Christian Dina

39.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
90 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Christian Dina is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Dina has authored 90 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Genetics, 25 papers in Molecular Biology and 17 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Christian Dina's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (21 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (14 papers). Christian Dina is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (21 papers), Regulation of Appetite and Obesity (15 papers) and Pancreatic function and diabetes (14 papers). Christian Dina collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Christian Dina's co-authors include Philippe Froguel, B Guy-Grand, Arnaud Basdevant, Karine Clément, Véronique Pelloux, Stephen Eyre, Jean Chambaz, Pierre Bougnères, M Gourmelen and Yves Le Bouc and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christian Dina

88 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

A mutation in the human leptin receptor gene causes obesity and pituitary dysfunction

1998 1.7k citations Karine Clément, Christian Dina et al. profile →
Genomewide Search for Type 2 Diabetes–Susceptibility Genes in French Whites: Evidence for a Novel Susceptibility Locus for Early-Onset Diabetes on Chromosome 3q27-qter and Independent Replication of a Type 2–Diabetes Locus on Chromosome 1q21–q24

2000 576 citations Sophie Gallina, Christian Dina et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian Dina France	40	2.3k	2.2k	2.2k	2.1k	1.6k	90	7.4k
Pierre Bougnères France	44	2.4k 1.0×	1.9k 0.8×	1.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	862 0.5×	153	7.7k
Julia M. Keogh United Kingdom	37	1.8k 0.8×	5.2k 2.3×	3.6k 1.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	67	9.3k
Anke Hinney Germany	48	2.0k 0.9×	3.0k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	777 0.5×	225	7.9k
Heiko Krude Germany	43	1.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.2×	1.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	496 0.3×	154	8.1k
Molly S. Bray United States	50	1.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	2.5k 1.2×	2.1k 1.0×	595 0.4×	139	8.1k
Heike Biebermann Germany	42	1.4k 0.6×	2.7k 1.2×	1.3k 0.6×	2.9k 1.4×	558 0.3×	141	7.2k
Marı́a M. Malagón Spain	47	385 0.2×	1.0k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	195	6.4k
Lawrence A. Frohman United States	50	1.1k 0.4×	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	2.3k 1.1×	802 0.5×	206	9.6k
Thomas D. Dyer United States	43	2.4k 1.0×	388 0.2×	802 0.4×	2.3k 1.1×	863 0.5×	186	6.7k
Gil Atzmon United States	45	1.6k 0.7×	481 0.2×	2.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	865 0.5×	135	7.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dina, Christian, et al.. (2025). Obesity, Dietary Patterns, and Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Review of Metabolic and Molecular Pathways. Current Issues in Molecular Biology. 47(6). 440–440. 3 indexed citations

Simões, Luciana G., Grégor Marchand, Carolina Bernhardsson, et al.. (2024). Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic France. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(10). e2310545121–e2310545121. 3 indexed citations

Anderson-Trocmé, Luke, Dominic Nelson, Shadi Zabad, et al.. (2023). On the genes, genealogies, and geographies of Quebec. Science. 380(6647). 849–855. 17 indexed citations

Capoulade, Romain, Jean Mérot, Solena Le Scouarnec, et al.. (2023). Genetics and pathophysiology of mitral valve prolapse. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1077788–1077788. 16 indexed citations

Yu, Mengyao, Catherine Tcheandjieu, Adrien Georges, et al.. (2022). Computational estimates of annular diameter reveal genetic determinants of mitral valve function and disease. JCI Insight. 7(3). 6 indexed citations

Yu, Mengyao, Sergiy Kyryachenko, Stéphanie Debette, et al.. (2021). Genome-Wide Association Meta-Analysis Supports Genes Involved in Valve and Cardiac Development to Associate With Mitral Valve Prolapse. Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine. 14(5). e003148–e003148. 10 indexed citations

Perrot, Nicolas, Sébastien Thériault, Sidwell Rigade, et al.. (2020). Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 activity, genetics and calcific aortic valve stenosis in humans. Heart. 106(18). 1407–1412. 15 indexed citations

Charpentier, Éric, Pierre Lindenbaum, Olivier Pichon, et al.. (2015). Search for Rare Copy-Number Variants in Congenital Heart Defects Identifies Novel Candidate Genes and a Potential Role for FOXC1 in Patients With Coarctation of the Aorta. Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics. 9(1). 86–94. 29 indexed citations

Liu, Yong‐Jun, Xiaogang Liu, Liang Wang, et al.. (2008). Genome-wide association scans identified CTNNBL1 as a novel gene for obesity. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(12). 1803–1813. 135 indexed citations

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Franks, Paul W., Olov Rolandsson, S. L. Debenham, et al.. (2007). Replication of the association between variants in WFS1 and risk of type 2 diabetes in European populations. Diabetologia. 51(3). 458–463. 90 indexed citations

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Israel, Salomon, Ariel Darvasi, Rachel Bachner‐Melman, et al.. (2007). Individual differences in allocation of funds in the dictator game associated with length of the arginine vasopressin 1a receptor RS3 promoter region and correlation between RS3 length and hippocampal mRNA. Genes Brain & Behavior. 7(3). 266–275. 216 indexed citations

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Yirmiya, Nurit, Cordelia Robinson Rosenberg, Shlomit Levi, et al.. (2006). Association between the arginine vasopressin 1a receptor (AVPR1a) gene and autism in a family-based study: mediation by socialization skills. Molecular Psychiatry. 11(5). 488–494. 170 indexed citations

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Cauchi, Stéphane, Stephen Eyre, Christian Dina, et al.. (2006). Transcription Factor TCF7L2 Genetic Study in the French Population. Diabetes. 55(10). 2903–2908. 254 indexed citations

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Heude, Barbara, Séverine Dubois, Marie‐Aline Charles, et al.. (2004). VNTR Polymorphism of the Insulin Gene and Childhood Overweight in a General Population. Obesity Research. 12(3). 499–504. 16 indexed citations

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Delplanque, Jérôme, Francis Vasseur, Éric Durand, et al.. (2002). Mutation Screening of the Urocortin Gene: Identification of New Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Association Studies with Obesity in French Caucasians. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 87(2). 867–869. 9 indexed citations

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Zohar, Ada H., Christian Dina, Yamima Osher, et al.. (2002). Tridimensional personality questionnaire trait of harm avoidance (anxiety proneness) is linked to a locus on chromosome 8p21. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 117B(1). 66–69. 39 indexed citations

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Vuillaume, Isabelle, David Devos, Susanna Schraen‐Maschke, et al.. (2002). A new locus for spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA21) maps to chromosome 7p21.3‐p15.1. Annals of Neurology. 52(5). 666–670. 46 indexed citations

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Delplanque, Jérôme, et al.. (2000). Linkage and association studies between the proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene and obesity in caucasian families. Diabetologia. 43(12). 1554–1557. 42 indexed citations

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Dupont, Sophie, et al.. (1999). Absence of replication in the French population of the association between beta 2/NEUROD-A45T polymorphism and type 1 diabetes.. PubMed. 25(6). 516–7. 16 indexed citations

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Dina, Christian, et al.. (1993). Diverse effects of the Dutch guidelines for a healthy diet on serum lipids of male patients with type IIA and type IIB hyperlipoproteinemia. European Journal of Internal Medicine. 4 indexed citations

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