# Kristel Sleegers

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/kristel-sleegers/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 39,712 |
| Field | Alzheimer's disease research and treatments |
| h-index | 81 |
| i10-index | 180 |
| Last Known Institution | University of Antwerp |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5015407411 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0283-2332 |
| Works | 360 |

## Researcher papers

- [Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-of-74-046-individuals-identifies-11-new-susceptibility-loci-for/)
- [Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-association-study-identifies-variants-at-clu-and-picalm-associated/)
- [Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-meta-analysis-of-diagnosed-alzheimer-s-disease-identifies-new-risk-loci/)
- [Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and CR1 associated with Alzheimer's disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-association-study-identifies-variants-at-clu-and-cr1-associated-with/)
- [Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-variants-at-abca7-ms4a6a-ms4a4e-epha1-cd33-and-cd2ap-are-associated-with/)
- [Gene-Wide Analysis Detects Two New Susceptibility Genes for Alzheimer's Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/gene-wide-analysis-detects-two-new-susceptibility-genes-for-alzheimer-s-disease/)
- [Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/rare-coding-variants-in-plcg2-abi3-and-trem2-implicate-microglial-mediated/)
- [TREM2 mutations implicated in neurodegeneration impair cell surface transport and phagocytosis](https://scholariq.org/papers/trem2-mutations-implicated-in-neurodegeneration-impair-cell-surface-transport/)
- [APOE and Alzheimer disease: a major gene with semi-dominant inheritance](https://scholariq.org/papers/apoe-and-alzheimer-disease-a-major-gene-with-semi-dominant-inheritance/)
- [A C9orf72 promoter repeat expansion in a Flanders-Belgian cohort with disorders of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spectrum: a gene identification study](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-c9orf72-promoter-repeat-expansion-in-a-flanders-belgian-cohort-with-disorders/)
- [A Pan‐<scp>E</scp>uropean Study of the<i>C9orf72</i>Repeat Associated with<scp>FTLD</scp>: Geographic Prevalence, Genomic Instability, and Intermediate Repeats](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-pan-scp-e-scp-uropean-study-of-the-i-c9orf72-i-repeat-associated-with-scp-ftld/)

## Researcher topics

- [Alzheimer's disease research and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/alzheimer-s-disease-research-and-treatments/)
- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)
- [Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks](https://scholariq.org/topics/bioinformatics-and-genomic-networks/)
- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-research/)

## Researcher university

- [University of Antwerp](https://scholariq.org/institutions/university-of-antwerp/)

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