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Kaare Christensen

Forskningsleder, Dr.med.
Professor, overlæge
Epidemiologi

Telefon: 6550 3049

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Forskningsområder

Forskningsområder

Genetisk epidemiologi, tvillingstudier, aldringsforskning, aldersrelaterede sygdomme, reproduktionsepidemiologi, medfødte misdannelser, læbe-ganespalte og føtal programmering.

Udvalgte faglige tillidsposter

Leder af Det Danske Tvillingregister, 2007-
Leder af Dansk Center for Aldringsforskning, 2008-
Medlem af styregruppen for NIA- LLFS Long Life Family Study, National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Aging, USA, 2004-
Medlem af Akademisk Råd, Syddansk Universitet, 2004-
Medlem af bestyrelsen for The International Society for Twin Studies (ISTS), 2010-
Adjungeret professor i aldringsepidemiologi ved Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Københavns Universitet, 2011-
Formand for Akademisk Råd, Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Syddansk Universitet, 2013-
Medlem af Universitetsrådet, Syddansk Universitet, 2013-

Udvalgte publikationer

Oksuzyan A, Jeune B, Juel K, Vaupel JW, Christensen K. Changes in hospitalisation and surgical procedures among the oldest-old: a follow-up study of the entire Danish 1895 and 1905 cohorts from ages 85 to 99 years. Age and Ageing 2013 [Epub ahead of print].

McGue M, Christensen K. Growing old but not growing apart: Twin similarity in the latter half of the lifespan. Behavior Genetics 2013;43(1):1-12.

Christensen K, Pedersen JK, Hjelmborg JV, Vaupel JW, Stevnsner T, Holm NV, Skytthe A. Cancer and longevity- is there a trade-off? A study of co-occurrence in Danish twin pairs born 1900-1918. The Journals of Gerontology, Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences 2012;67(5):489-94.

Frost M, Petersen I, Brixen K, Beck-Nielsen H, Holst JJ, Christiansen L,Højlund K, Christensen K. Adult glucose metabolism in extremely birthweight-discordant monozygotic twins. Diabetologia 2012;55(12):3204-12.

Christensen K, Doblhammer G, Rau R, Vaupel JW. Ageing populations: the challenges ahead. Lancet 2009;374:1196-1208.

Christensen K, Thinggaard M, McGue M, Rexbye H, Hjelmborg J, Aviv A, Gunn D, V d Ouderaa F, Vaupel JW. Perceived age as clinically useful biomarker of ageing: cohort study. BMJ 2009; 339: b5262.

Christensen K, McGue M, Petersen I, Jeune B, Vaupel JW. Exceptional longevity does not result in excessive levels of disability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2008; 105(36):13274-9.

Christensen K, Murray JC. What genome-wide association studies can do for medicine. New England Journal of Medicine 2007;356(11):1094-1097.

Christensen K, Johnson TE, Vaupel JW. The quest for genetic determinants of human longevity: challenges and insights. Nature Reviews Genetics 2006;7:436-448.

Tilknytninger

Det Danske Tvillingregister - Registerleder
Dansk Center for Aldringsforskning - Centerleder
Human Genetik - Professor

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Age Trajectory of High Cognitive Functioning Among the Oldest Old. / Thinggaard, Mikael; McGue, Matt; Christensen, Kaare .

Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics: Healthy Longevity. red. / Jean-Marie Robine; Carol Jagger; Eileen M Crimmins. Vol. 33 Springer Publishing Company, 2013. s. 35-48.

Publikation : Forskning - peer review ›Bidrag til bog/antologi

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Tvillinger og den genetiske hjerne. / Christensen, Kaare; McGue, Matt .

Den genetiske hjerne. red. / N Tommerup. København : Hjerneforum, 2013. s. 15-22.

Publikation : Forskning - peer review ›Bidrag til bog/antologi

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U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health. / US National Academy of Sciences Panel on understanding cross-national health differences among high-income countries.

Washington : THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES PRESS, Washington, D.C., 2013. 424 s.

Publikation : Forskning - peer review ›Rapport

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Leukocyte telomere dynamics in the elderly. / Steenstrup, Troels; Hjelmborg, Jacob V B; Mortensen, Laust H ; Kimura, Masayuki ; Christensen, Kaare ; Aviv, Abraham.

I: European Journal of Epidemiology , Vol. 28, Nr. 2, 02.2013, s. 181-7.