Karlijn Meeks

Also affiliated with National Human Genome Research Institute, Amsterdam Neuroscience, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyPsychology

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0.985Author DataRank

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Serum potassium concentration and its association with hypertension among Ghanaian migrants and non-migrants: The RODAM study

Atherosclerosis(2021)10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.12.006

Top 44%

0.428DataRank

Top 44%6 citations

Eva L. van der Linden, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Ina Danquah, Silver Bahendeka +6 more

Papers

Driven by 50 papers — median percentile 50. Top paper: “Physical Inactivity among Ghanaians in Ghana and Ghanaian Migrants in Europe”.

Physical Inactivity among Ghanaians in Ghana and Ghanaian Migrants in Europe

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise(2020)10.1249/mss.0000000000002357

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0.827DataRank · unranked

17 citations

Ama de‐Graft Aikins, Karlijn Meeks, Erik Beune, Juliet Addo, Liam Smeeth +4 more

Anthropometric indices and their cut-off points in relation to type 2 diabetes among Ghanaian migrants and non-migrants: The RODAM study

Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice(2021)10.1016/j.diabres.2021.108687

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0.687DataRank · unranked

12 citations

Karlijn Meeks, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Edwin Ferguson Laing, Daniel Boateng, Erik Beune +11 more

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of BMI in nine cohorts: Examining the utility of epigenetically predicted BMI

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2023)10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.12.014

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0.529DataRank · unranked

33 citations

Dianjianyi Sun, Karlijn Meeks, Pierre‐Antoine Dugué, Ellen W. Demerath, Weihua Guan +21 more

Trans-ethnic meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with longitudinal blood pressure traits

Scientific Reports(2021)10.1038/s41598-021-83450-3

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0.449DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Amy R. Bentley, Hampton L. Leonard, Karlijn Meeks, Kenneth Ekoru, Guanjie Chen +8 more

Serum potassium concentration and its association with hypertension among Ghanaian migrants and non-migrants: The RODAM study

Atherosclerosis(2021)10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.12.006

Top 44%

0.428DataRank

Top 44%6 citations

Eva L. van der Linden, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Ina Danquah, Silver Bahendeka +6 more

Ancestral and environmental patterns in the association between triglycerides and other cardiometabolic risk factors

EBioMedicine(2023)10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104548

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0.416DataRank · unranked

15 citations

Amy R. Bentley, Charles Agyemang, Henrike Galenkamp, Bert‐Jan H. van den Born, Nordin M.J. Hanssen +4 more

Mendelian randomization analyses suggest a causal role for circulating GIP and IL-1RA levels in homeostatic model assessment-derived measures of β-cell function and insulin sensitivity in Africans without type 2 diabetes

Genome Medicine(2023)10.1186/s13073-023-01263-7

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0.407DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Amy R. Bentley, Themistocles L. Assimes, Nora Franceschini, Adebowale Adeyemo, Charles N. Rotimi +2 more

Genome-wide analyses of multiple obesity-related cytokines and hormones informs biology of cardiometabolic traits

Genome Medicine(2021)10.1186/s13073-021-00971-2

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0.396DataRank · unranked

13 citations

Amy R. Bentley, Mateus H. Gouveia, Guanjie Chen, Jie Zhou, Lin Lei +4 more

Incidence, long-term predictors and progression of chronic kidney disease among African migrants and non-migrants: the transcontinental population-based prospective RODAM cohort study

BMJ Global Health(2025)10.1136/bmjgh-2024-016786

Top 50%

0.357DataRank

Top 50%5 citations

Felix P. Chilunga, Eva L. van der Linden, Erik Beune, Engwa A Godwill, Charles Hayfron‐Benjamin +9 more

Data sharing in the PRIMED Consortium: Design, implementation, and recommendations for future policymaking

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2025)10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.06.004

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0.301DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Quenna Wong, Whitney Hornsby, Matthew P. Conomos, Iftikhar J. Kullo, Bruce M Psaty +28 more

Gut microbiota shift in Ghanaian individuals along the migration axis: the RODAM-Pros cohort

Gut Microbes(2025)10.1080/19490976.2025.2471960

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0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Eva L. van der Linden, Charles F. Hayfron-Benjamin, Ellis Owusu‐Dabo, Samuel Nkansah Darko, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah +8 more

Mendelian randomization study reveals a causal relationship between adiponectin and LDL cholesterol in Africans

Scientific Reports(2022)10.1038/s41598-022-21922-w

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0.269DataRank · unranked

5 citations

Amy R. Bentley, Ayo P. Doumatey, Adebowale Adeyemo, Charles N. Rotimi, Karlijn Meeks

Association between Practising Religion and Cardiovascular Disease Risk among Ghanaian Non-Migrants and Migrants in Europe: The RODAM Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2021)10.3390/ijerph18052451

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0.241DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Daniel Boateng, Karlijn Meeks, Erik Beune, Juliet Addo, Silver Bahendeka +3 more

GWAS in Africans identifies novel lipids loci and demonstrates heterogenous association within Africa

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2020)10.1101/2020.10.28.359497

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0.213DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Guanjie Chen, Ayo P. Doumatey, Daniel Shriner, Karlijn Meeks, Mateus H. Gouveia +6 more

An explorative epigenome-wide association study of plasma renin and aldosterone concentration in a Ghanaian population: the RODAM study

Clinical Epigenetics(2022)10.1186/s13148-022-01378-5

Top 65%

0.201DataRank

Top 65%2 citations

Adrienne Halley, Karlijn Meeks, Felix P. Chilunga, Charles Hayfron‐Benjamin, Andrea Venema +6 more

X chromosome inactivation across primary human tissues is mostly complete, with significant implications for genetic and clinical studies

BMC Genomics(2025)10.1186/s12864-025-12352-9

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Ayo P. Doumatey, Lin Lei, Mateus H. Gouveia, Karlijn Meeks, Elisabeth F. Heuston +4 more

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of BMI in nine cohorts: Examining the utility of epigenetically predicted BMI

UNC Libraries(2024)10.17615/tg98-jd08

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

William Chen, Hou, L, JoAnn E. Manson, Alicia K. Smith, Shengxu Li +21 more

Validation of prevalent diabetes risk scores based on non-invasively measured predictors in Ghanaian migrant and non-migrant populations – The RODAM study

Public Health in Practice(2023)10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100453

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

André Pascal Kengne, Ellis Owusu‐Dabo, Matthias B. Schulze, Karlijn Meeks, Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch +6 more

Serum Adiponectin and Leptin Among Ghanaian Migrants in Amsterdam and Their Compatriots in Rural and Urban Ghana: The RODAM Study

Clinical Medicine Insights Endocrinology and Diabetes(2023)10.1177/11795514231218592

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Charles Hayfron‐Benjamin, S Chetty, Eva L. van der Linden, Karlijn Meeks, Erik Beune +5 more

Macrovascular and renal microvascular complications in West Africans with intermediate hyperglycemia living in West Africa and Europe: The RODAM study

Heliyon(2023)10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19334

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Charles Hayfron‐Benjamin, Yacoba Atiase, Silver Bahendeka, Karlijn Meeks, Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch +7 more

Associations between epigenome-wide DNA methylation and height-related traits among Sub-Saharan Africans: the RODAM study

Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease(2023)10.1017/s204017442300034x

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Karlijn Meeks, Felix P. Chilunga, Andrea Venema, Charles Agyemang, Eva van der Linden +2 more

Untargeted metabolomic profiling reveals molecular signatures associated with type 2 diabetes in Nigerians

Genome Medicine(2024)10.1186/s13073-024-01308-5

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18 citations

Daniel Shriner, Jie Zhou, Lin Lei, Guanjie Chen, Omolara Oluwasola-Taiwo +10 more

A comprehensive lifestyle index and its associations with DNA methylation and type 2 diabetes among Ghanaian adults: the rodam study

Clinical Epigenetics(2024)10.1186/s13148-024-01758-z

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5 citations

Karlijn Meeks, Felix P. Chilunga, A. Venema, R. Schindlmayr, Charles Hayfron‐Benjamin +6 more

A multi-dimensional Sustainable Diet Index (SDI) for Ghanaian adults under transition: the RODAM Study

Nutrition Journal(2024)10.1186/s12937-024-01009-0

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4 citations

Mary Nicolaou, Manuela De Allegri, Karlijn Meeks, Hibbah Osei-Kwasi, Julia Stockemer +10 more

Lipidomics profiling and circulating triglyceride concentrations in sub-Saharan African individuals

Scientific Reports(2024)10.1038/s41598-024-71734-3

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2 citations

Ayo P. Doumatey, Jie Zhou, Lin Lei, Karlijn Meeks, Elisabeth F. Heuston +3 more

Subcontinental genetic variation in the All of Us Research Program: Implications for biomedical research

The American Journal of Human Genetics(2025)10.1016/j.ajhg.2025.04.012

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0DataRank · unranked

19 citations

Karlijn Meeks, Víctor Borda, Thiago Peixoto Leal, Fernanda S. G. Kehdy, Reagan M. Mogire +9 more

Blood pressure change and hypertension incidence among Ghanaians living in rural Ghana, urban Ghana and The Netherlands: a prospective cohort study

EClinicalMedicine(2025)10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103141

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0DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Marieke P. Hoevenaar‐Blom, Erik Beune, Samuel Nkansah Darko, Sampson Twumasi-Ankrah, Karlijn Meeks +7 more

The use of race and ethnicity in sickle cell disease research

BMC Medical Research Methodology(2025)10.1186/s12874-025-02513-5

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2 citations

Minke A.E. Rab, Erik van Werkhoven, Teun B. Petersen, Marjon H. Cnossen, Amade M’charek +3 more

Subcontinental Genetic Diversity in the All of Us Research Program: Implications for Biomedical Research

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.01.09.632250

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0DataRank · unranked

3 citations

Karlijn Meeks, Víctor Borda, Thiago Peixoto Leal, Fernanda S. G. Kehdy, Reagan M. Mogire +9 more

Multi-cohort genome-wide association analyses reveal loci underlying circulating liver enzyme levels in African-ancestry populations

Research Square(2025)10.21203/rs.3.rs-6941679/v1

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0 citations

Reagan M. Mogire, Guanjie Chen, Ayo P. Doumatey, Karlijn Meeks, Mateus H. Gouveia +5 more

Epigenome-wide association study for perceived discrimination among sub-Saharan African migrants in Europe - the RODAM study

Scientific Reports(2020)10.1038/s41598-020-61649-0

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19 citations

Karlijn Meeks, Felix P. Chilunga, Charles Agyemang, Andrea Venema, Marcel M. A. M. Mannens +6 more

26 Acute phase reactants as predictors of chronic kidney disease incidence in Africans: the population-based prospective RODAM cohort study

European Journal of Public Health(2025)10.1093/eurpub/ckaf180.230

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0 citations

Felix P. Chilunga, Eva L. van der Linden, Erik Buene, Charles F. Hayfron-Benjamin, Karlijn Meeks +7 more

Obesity and cardiovascular disease risk among Africans residing in Europe and Africa: the RODAM study

Obesity Research & Clinical Practice(2020)10.1016/j.orcp.2020.01.007

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17 citations

Charles Agyemang, Joan Ama Foanor Aboagye, Justin B. Echouffo‐Tcheugui, Erik Beune, Liam Smeeth +8 more

Association between C reactive protein and microvascular and macrovascular dysfunction in sub-Saharan Africans with and without diabetes: the RODAM study

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care(2020)10.1136/bmjdrc-2020-001235

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13 citations

Anke H. Maitland‐van der Zee, Bert‐Jan H. van den Born, Albert Amoah, Karlijn Meeks, Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch +8 more

The Genetics of Circulating Resistin Level, A Biomarker for Cardiovascular Diseases, Is Informed by Mendelian Randomization and the Unique Characteristics of African Genomes

Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine(2020)10.1161/circgen.120.002920

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6 citations

Ayo P. Doumatey, Amy R. Bentley, Mateus H. Gouveia, Guanjie Chen, Jie Zhou +4 more

Inverse Association between Iron Deficiency and Glycated Hemoglobin Levels in Ghanaian Adults—the RODAM Study

Journal of Nutrition(2020)10.1093/jn/nxaa109

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3 citations

Eva L. van der Linden, Karlijn Meeks, Erik Beune, Liam Smeeth, Silver Bahendeka +6 more

Methodological considerations for the meta-analysis of metabolic syndrome in sub-Saharan Africa

Nutrition Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases(2020)10.1016/j.numecd.2020.03.009

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0 citations

André Pascal Kengne, Karlijn Meeks, Charles Agyemang, Hester Jaspers Faijer-Westerink

Epigenetic-age acceleration in the emerging burden of cardiometabolic diseases among migrant and non-migrant African populations: a population-based cross-sectional RODAM substudy

The Lancet Healthy Longevity(2021)10.1016/s2666-7568(21)00087-8

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23 citations

Peter Henneman, Hannah R. Elliott, Héléne T. Cronjé, Gagandeep Kaur Walia, Karlijn Meeks +10 more

Evolutionary forces in diabetes and hypertension pathogenesis in Africans

Human Molecular Genetics(2021)10.1093/hmg/ddaa238

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17 citations

Amy R. Bentley, Adebowale Adeyemo, Charles N. Rotimi, Karlijn Meeks

DNA Methylation as the Link between Migration and the Major Noncommunicable Diseases: the RODAM Study

Epigenomics(2021)10.2217/epi-2020-0329

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14 citations

Peter Henneman, Andrea Venema, Karlijn Meeks, Juan R Gonzalez, Carlos Ruiz-Arenas +11 more

GWAS in Africans identifies novel lipids loci and demonstrates heterogenous association within Africa

Human Molecular Genetics(2021)10.1093/hmg/ddab174

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12 citations

Guanjie Chen, Ayo P. Doumatey, Daniel Shriner, Karlijn Meeks, Mateus H. Gouveia +5 more

Rural and urban migration to Europe in relation to cardiovascular disease risk: does it matter where you migrate from?

Public Health(2021)10.1016/j.puhe.2021.06.001

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8 citations

Charles Agyemang, Daniel Boateng, Ina Danquah, Erik Beune, Liam Smeeth +4 more

Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis on C-reactive protein among Ghanaians suggests molecular links to the emerging risk of cardiovascular diseases

npj Genomic Medicine(2021)10.1038/s41525-021-00213-9

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9 citations

Peter Henneman, Andrea Venema, Karlijn Meeks, Ana Requena‐Méndez, Erik Beune +9 more

The Magnitude and Directions of the Associations between Early Life Factors and Metabolic Syndrome Differ across Geographical Locations among Migrant and Non-Migrant Ghanaians—The RODAM Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health(2021)10.3390/ijerph182211996

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5 citations

Felix P. Chilunga, Karlijn Meeks, Juliet Addo, Ina Danquah, Erik Beune +6 more

Metabolic-associated Fatty Liver Disease as Assessed by the Fatty Liver Index Among Migrant and Non-migrant Ghanaian Populations

Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology(2021)10.14218/jcth.2021.00066

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5 citations

Sjoerd Dingerink, Felix P. Chilunga, Karlijn Meeks, Silver Bahendeka, Matthias B. Schulze +6 more

C-reactive protein and hypertension among Ghanaian migrants and their homeland counterparts: the Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants study

Journal of Hypertension(2021)10.1097/hjh.0000000000003006

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4 citations

Eva L. van der Linden, Silver Bahendeka, Erik Beune, Karlijn Meeks, Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch +3 more

An epigenome-wide association study of insulin resistance in African Americans

Clinical Epigenetics(2022)10.1186/s13148-022-01309-4

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6 citations

Karlijn Meeks, Peter Henneman, Charles Agyemang, Ayo P. Doumatey, Charles N. Rotimi +2 more

Beta-cell dysfunction and insulin resistance in relation to abnormal glucose tolerance in African populations: can we afford to ignore the diversity within African populations?

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care(2022)10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002685

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3 citations

Adebowale Adeyemo, Charles Agyemang, Karlijn Meeks

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of BMI in nine cohorts: examining the utility of epigenetic BMI in predicting metabolic health

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.07.26.498234

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0 citations

Dianjianyi Sun, Karlijn Meeks, Pierre‐Antoine Dugué, Ellen W. Demerath, Weihua Guan +21 more

Epigenome-wide association study of plasma lipids in West Africans: the RODAM study

EBioMedicine(2023)10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104469

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5 citations

Karlijn Meeks, Felix P. Chilunga, Charles Hayfron‐Benjamin, Silver Bahendeka, Kerstin Klipstein‐Grobusch +6 more

Karlijn Meeks

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