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    Analysis of potential protein-modifying variants in 9000 endometriosis patients and 150000 controls of European ancestry 
    Sapkota, Yadav; De Vivo, Immaculata; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Fassbender, Amelie; Bowdler, Lisa; Buring, Julie E.; Edwards, Todd L.; Jones, Sarah; Dorien, O.; Peterse, Danielle; Rexrode, Kathryn M.; Ridker, Paul M.; Schork, Andrew J.; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Wallace, Leanne M.; Kraft, Peter; Morris, Andrew P.; Nyholt, Dale R.; Edwards, Digna R. Velez; Nyegaard, Mette; D'Hooghe, Thomas; Chasman, Daniel I.; Stefansson, Kari; Missmer, Stacey A.; Montgomery, Grant W. (Springer Nature, 2017-09)
    Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified 19 independent common risk loci for endometriosis. Most of the GWA variants are non-coding and the genes responsible for the association signals have not been identified. Herein, we aimed to assess ...
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    Associations of autozygosity with a broad range of human phenotypes 
    Clark, David W; Okada, Yukinori; Moore, Kristjan H S; Mason, Dan; Pirastu, Nicola; Gandin, Ilaria; Mattsson, Hannele; Barnes, Catriona L K; Lin, Kuang; Zhao, Jing Hua; Deelen, Patrick; Rohde, Rebecca; Schurmann, Claudia; Guo, Xiuqing; Giulianini, Franco; Zhang, Weihua; Medina-Gomez, Carolina; Karlsson, Robert; Bao, Yanchun; Bartz, Traci M; Baumbach, Clemens; Biino, Ginevra; Bixley, Matthew J; Brumat, Marco; Chai, Jin-Fang; Corre, Tanguy; Cousminer, Diana L; Dekker, Annelot M; Eccles, David A; van Eijk, Kristel R; Fuchsberger, Christian; Gao, He; Germain, Marine; Gordon, Scott D; de Haan, Hugoline G; Harris, Sarah E; Hofer, Edith; Huerta-Chagoya, Alicia; Igartua, Catherine; Jansen, Iris E; Jia, Yucheng; Kacprowski, Tim; Karlsson, Torgny; Kleber, Marcus E; Li, Shengchao Alfred; Li-Gao, Ruifang; Mahajan, Anubha; Matsuda, Koichi; Meidtner, Karina; Meng, Weihua; Montasser, May E; van der Most, Peter J; Munz, Matthias; Nutile, Teresa; Palviainen, Teemu; Prasad, Gauri; Prasad, Rashmi B; Priyanka, Tallapragada Divya Sri; Rizzi, Federica; Salvi, Erika; Sapkota, Bishwa R; Shriner, Daniel; Skotte, Line; Smart, Melissa C; Smith, Albert Vernon; van der Spek, Ashley; Spracklen, Cassandra N; Strawbridge, Rona J; Tajuddin, Salman M; Trompet, Stella; Turman, Constance; Verweij, Niek; Viberti, Clara; Wang, Lihua; Warren, Helen R; Wootton, Robyn E; Yanek, Lisa R; Yao, Jie; Yousri, Noha A; Zhao, Wei; Adeyemo, Adebowale A; Afaq, Saima; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos Alberto; Akiyama, Masato; Albert, Matthew L; Allison, Matthew A; Alver, Maris; Aung, Tin; Azizi, Fereidoun; Bentley, Amy R; Boeing, Heiner; Boerwinkle, Eric; Borja, Judith B; de Borst, Gert J; Bottinger, Erwin P; Broer, Linda; Campbell, Harry; Chanock, Stephen; Chee, Miao-Li; Chen, Guanjie; Chen, Yii-Der I; Chen, Zhengming; Chiu, Yen-Feng; Cocca, Massimiliano; Collins, Francis S; Concas, Maria Pina; Corley, Janie; Cugliari, Giovanni; van Dam, Rob M; Damulina, Anna; Daneshpour, Maryam S; Day, Felix R; Delgado, Graciela E; Dhana, Klodian; Doney, Alexander S F; Dörr, Marcus; Doumatey, Ayo P; Dzimiri, Nduna; Ebenesersdóttir, Sigríður Sunna; Elliott, Joshua; Elliott, Paul; Ewert, Ralf; Felix, Janine F; Fischer, Krista; Freedman, Barry I; Girotto, Giorgia; Goel, Anuj; Gögele, Martin; Goodarzi, Mark O; Graff, Mariaelisa; Granot-Hershkovitz, Einat; Grodstein, Francine; Guarrera, Simonetta; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Guity, Kamran; Gunnarsson, Bjarni; Guo, Yu; Hagenaars, Saskia P; Haiman, Christopher A; Halevy, Avner; Harris, Tamara B; Hedayati, Mehdi; van Heel, David A; Hirata, Makoto; Höfer, Imo; Hsiung, Chao Agnes; Huang, Jinyan; Hung, Yi-Jen; Ikram, M Arfan; Jagadeesan, Anuradha; Jousilahti, Pekka; Kamatani, Yoichiro; Kanai, Masahiro; Kerrison, Nicola D; Kessler, Thorsten; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Khor, Chiea Chuen; de Kleijn, Dominique P V; Koh, Woon-Puay; Kolcic, Ivana; Kraft, Peter; Krämer, Bernhard K; Kutalik, Zoltán; Kuusisto, Johanna; Langenberg, Claudia; Launer, Lenore J; Lawlor, Deborah A; Lee, I-Te; Lee, Wen-Jane; Lerch, Markus M; Li, Liming; Liu, Jianjun; Loh, Marie; London, Stephanie J; Loomis, Stephanie; Lu, Yingchang; Luan, Jian’an; Mägi, Reedik; Manichaikul, Ani W; Manunta, Paolo; Másson, Gísli; Matoba, Nana; Mei, Xue W; Meisinger, Christa; Meitinger, Thomas; Mezzavilla, Massimo; Milani, Lili; Millwood, Iona Y; Momozawa, Yukihide; Moore, Amy; Morange, Pierre-Emmanuel; Moreno-Macías, Hortensia; Mori, Trevor A; Morrison, Alanna C; Muka, Taulant; Murakami, Yoshinori; Murray, Alison D; de Mutsert, Renée; Mychaleckyj, Josyf C; Nalls, Mike A; Nauck, Matthias; Neville, Matt J; Nolte, Ilja M; Ong, Ken K; Orozco, Lorena; Padmanabhan, Sandosh; Pálsson, Gunnar; Pankow, James S; Pattaro, Cristian; Pattie, Alison; Polasek, Ozren; Poulter, Neil; Pramstaller, Peter P; Quintana-Murci, Lluis; Räikkönen, Katri; Ralhan, Sarju; Rao, Dabeeru C; van Rheenen, Wouter; Rich, Stephen S; Ridker, Paul M; Rietveld, Cornelius A; Robino, Antonietta; van Rooij, Frank J A; Ruggiero, Daniela; Saba, Yasaman; Sabanayagam, Charumathi; Sabater-Lleal, Maria; Sala, Cinzia Felicita; Salomaa, Veikko; Sandow, Kevin; Schmidt, Helena; Scott, Laura J; Scott, William R; Sedaghati-Khayat, Bahareh; Sennblad, Bengt; van Setten, Jessica; Sever, Peter J; Sheu, Wayne H-H; Shi, Yuan; Shrestha, Smeeta; Shukla, Sharvari Rahul; Sigurðsson, Jón K.; Sikka, Timo Tonis; Singh, Jai Rup; Smith, Blair H.; Stančáková, Alena; Stanton, Alice; Starr, John M; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Straker, Leon; sulem, patrick; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Swertz, Morris A; Taylor, Adele M; Taylor, Kent D; Terzikhan, Natalie; Tham, Yih-Chung; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Tillander, Annika; Tracy, Russell P; Tusié-Luna, Teresa; Tzoulaki, Ioanna; Vaccargiu, Simona; Vangipurapu, Jagadish; Veldink, Jan H; Vitart, Veronique; Völker, Uwe; Vuoksimaa, Eero; Wakil, Salma M; Waldenberger, Melanie; Wander, Gurpreet S; Wang, Ya Xing; Wareham, Nicholas J; Wild, Sarah; Yajnik, Chittaranjan S; Yuan, Jian-Min; Zeng, Lingyao; Zhang, Liang; Zhou, Jie; Amin, Najaf; Asselbergs, Folkert W; Bakker, Stephan J L; Becker, Diane M; Lehne, Benjamin; Bennett, David A; van den Berg, Leonard H; Berndt, Sonja I; Bharadwaj, Dwaipayan; Bielak, Lawrence F; Bochud, Murielle; Boehnke, Mike; Bouchard, Claude; Bradfield, Jonathan P; Brody, Jennifer A; Campbell, Archie; Carmi, Shai; Caulfield, Mark J; Cesarini, David; Chambers, John C; Chandak, Giriraj Ratan; Cheng, Ching-Yu; Ciullo, Marina; Cornelis, Marilyn; Cusi, Daniele; Smith, George Davey; Deary, Ian J; Dorajoo, Rajkumar; van Duijn, Cornelia M; Ellinghaus, David; Erdmann, Jeanette; Eriksson, Johan G; Evangelou, Evangelos; Evans, Michele K; Faul, Jessica D; Feenstra, Bjarke; Feitosa, Mary; Foisy, Sylvain; Franke, Andre; Friedlander, Yechiel; Gasparini, Paolo; Gieger, Christian; Gonzalez, Clicerio; Goyette, Philippe; Grant, Struan F A; Griffiths, Lyn R; Groop, Leif; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Gyllensten, Ulf; Hakonarson, Hakon; Hamsten, Anders; van der Harst, Pim; Heng, Chew-Kiat; Hicks, Andrew A; Hochner, Hagit; Huikuri, Heikki; Hunt, Steven C; Jaddoe, Vincent W V; De Jager, Philip L; Johannesson, Magnus; Johansson, Åsa; Jonas, Jost B; Jukema, J. Wouter; Junttila, Juhani; Kaprio, Jaakko; Kardia, Sharon L. R.; Karpe, Fredrik; Kumari, Meena; Laakso, Markku; van der Laan, Sander W; Lahti, Jari; Laudes, Matthias; Lea, Rodney A; Lieb, Wolfgang; Lumley, Thomas; Martin, Nicholas G; März, Winfried; Matullo, Giuseppe; McCarthy, Mark I; Medland, Sarah E; Merriman, Tony R; Metspalu, Andres; Meyer, Brian F; Mohlke, Karen L; Montgomery, Grant W; Mook-Kanamori, Dennis; Munroe, Patricia B; North, Kari E; Nyholt, Dale R; O’connell, Jeffery R; Ober, Carole; Oldehinkel, Albertine J; Palmas, Walter; Palmer, Colin; Pasterkamp, Gerard G; Patin, Etienne; Pennell, Craig E; Perusse, Louis; Peyser, Patricia A; Pirastu, Mario; Polderman, Tinca J. C.; Porteous, David J; Posthuma, Danielle; Psaty, Bruce M; Rioux, John D; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Rotimi, Charles; Rotter, Jerome I; Rudan, Igor; Den Ruijter, Hester M; Sanghera, Dharambir K; Sattar, Naveed; Schmidt, Reinhold; Schulze, Matthias B; Schunkert, Heribert; Scott, Robert A; Shuldiner, Alan R; Sim, Xueling; Small, Neil; Smith, Jennifer A; Sotoodehnia, Nona; Tai, E-Shyong; Teumer, Alexander; Timpson, Nicholas J; Toniolo, Daniela; Tregouet, David-Alexandre; Tuomi, Tiinamaija; Vollenweider, Peter; Wang, Carol A; Weir, David R; Whitfield, John B; Wijmenga, Cisca; Wong, Tien-Yin; Wright, John; Yang, Jingyun; Yu, Lei; Zemel, Babette S; Zonderman, Alan B; Perola, Markus; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Uitterlinden, André G; Kooner, Jaspal S; Chasman, Daniel I; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Franceschini, Nora; Franke, Lude; Haley, Chris S; Hayward, Caroline; Walters, Robin G; Perry, John R. B.; Esko, Tōnu; Helgason, Agnar; Stefansson, Kari; Joshi, Peter K; Kubo, Michiaki; Wilson, James F (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-10-31)
    In many species, the offspring of related parents suffer reduced reproductive success, a phenomenon known as inbreeding depression. In humans, the importance of this effect has remained unclear, partly because reproduction between close relatives is ...
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    Fourteen sequence variants that associate with multiple sclerosis discovered by meta-analysis informed by genetic correlations 
    Ólafsson, Sigurgeir; Stridh, Pernilla; Bos, Steffan Daniël; Ingason, Andrés; Euesden, Jack; sulem, patrick; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Gústafsson, Ómar; Jóhannesson, Ari; Geirsson, Árni J.; Þórsson, Árni V.; Sigurgeirsson, Bárður; Ludviksson, Bjorn; Ólafsson, Elías; Kristjansdottir, Helga; Jónasson, Jón G.; Ólafsson, Jón Hjaltalín; Örvar, Kjartan B.; Benediktsson, Rafn; Bjarnason, Ragnar Grímur; Kristjánsdóttir, Sjöfn; Gislason, Thorarinn; Valdimarsson, Trausti; Mikaelsdóttir, Evgenía; Sigurðsson, Snævar; Jonsson, Stefan; Rafnar, Thorunn; Aarsland, Dag; Djurovic, Srdjan; Fladby, Tormod; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Celius, Elisabeth G.; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Gröndal, Gerður; Steinsson, Kristján; Valdimarsson, Helgi; Björnsson, Sigurður; Björnsdóttir, Unnur Steina; Björnsson, Einar Stefán; Nilsson, Bjorn; Andreassen, Ole A.; Alfredsson, Lars; Hillert, Jan; Kockum, Ingrid Skelton; Másson, Gísli; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Stefansson, Hreinn; Hjaltason, Haukur; Harbo, Hanne F.; Olsson, Tomas; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Nature, 2017-08-08)
    A meta-analysis of publicly available summary statistics on multiple sclerosis combined with three Nordic multiple sclerosis cohorts (21,079 cases, 371,198 controls) revealed seven sequence variants associating with multiple sclerosis, not reported ...
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    Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease 
    Helgadottir, Anna; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Alexandersson, Kristjan F; Tragante, Vinicius; Þorsteinsdóttir, Margrét; Eiriksson, Finnur Freyr; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Björnsson, Eyþór; Magnússon, Ólafur; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Ferkingstad, Egil; Jensson, Brynjar Ö; Stefansson, Hreinn; Olafsson, Isleifur; Christensen, Alex H; Torp-Pedersen, Christian; Køber, Lars; Pedersen, Ole B; Erikstrup, Christian; Sørensen, Erik; Brunak, Søren; Banasik, Karina; Hansen, Thomas F; Nyegaard, Mette; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurdardottir, Olof; Þórarinsson, Björn L; Matthíasson, Stefán E.; Steingrimsdottir, Thora; Björnsson, Einar Stefán; Danielsen, Ragnar; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Arnar, David O; Ullum, Henrik; Bundgaard, Henning; sulem, patrick; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Holm, Hilma; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Stefansson, Kari (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2020-07-21)
    Aims: To explore whether variability in dietary cholesterol and phytosterol absorption impacts the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) using as instruments sequence variants in the ABCG5/8 genes, key regulators of intestinal absorption of dietary ...
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    Genome-wide analysis yields new loci associating with aortic valve stenosis 
    Helgadottir, Anna; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Stefánsson, Ólafur A.; Tragante, Vinicius; Þórólfsdóttir, Rósa B.; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Björnsson, Þorsteinn; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Verweij, Niek; Nielsen, Jonas B.; Zhou, Wei; Folkersen, Lasse; Martinsson, Andreas; Heydarpour, Mahyar; Prakash, Siddharth; Óskarsson, Gylfi; Gudbjartsson, Tomas; Geirsson, Arnar; Olafsson, Isleifur; Sigurðsson, Emil Lárus; Almgren, Peter; Melander, Olle; Franco-Cereceda, Anders; Hamsten, Anders; Fritsche, Lars; Lin, Maoxuan; Yang, Bo; Hornsby, Whitney; Guo, Dongchuan; Brummett, Chad M.; Abecasis, Gonçalo; Mathis, Michael; Milewicz, Dianna; Body, Simon C.; Eriksson, Per; Willer, Cristen J.; Hveem, Kristian; Newton-Cheh, Christopher; Smith, J. Gustav; Danielsen, Ragnar; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Nature, 2018-03-07)
    Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is the most common valvular heart disease, and valve replacement is the only definitive treatment. Here we report a large genome-wide association (GWA) study of 2,457 Icelandic AS cases and 349,342 controls with a follow-up ...
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    Genome-wide association identifies seven loci for pelvic organ prolapse in Iceland and the UK Biobank 
    Ólafsdóttir, Thorhildur; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; sulem, patrick; Stefánsson, Ólafur A.; Medek, Helga; Olafsson, Karl; Ingþórsson, Orri; Guðmundsson, Valur; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Halldorsson, Gisli; Kristjansson, Ragnar; Frigge, Michael L.; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Sigurðsson, Jón K.; Oddsson, Asmundur; Sigurðsson, Ásgeir; Eggertsson, Hannes P.; Melsted, Páll; Halldórsson, Bjarni; Lund, Sigrún Helga; Styrkarsdottir, Unnur; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Gudmundsson, Julius; Holm, Hilma; Tragante do O, Vinicius; Asselbergs, Folkert; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Jónsdóttir, Kristín; Rafnar, Thorunn; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-03-17)
    Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a downward descent of one or more of the pelvic organs, resulting in a protrusion of the vaginal wall and/or uterus. We performed a genome-wide association study of POP using data from Iceland and the UK Biobank, a total ...
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    Genome-wide association meta-analysis yields 20 loci associated with gallstone disease 
    Ferkingstad, Egil; Oddsson, Asmundur; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Deaton, Aimee M.; Jónsson, Stefán; Stefánsson, Ólafur A.; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Zink, Florian; Arnadottir, Gudny; Gunnarsson, Bjarni; Halldorsson, Gisli; Helgadottir, Anna; Jensson, Brynjar Örn; Kristjánsson, Ragnar P.; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Sverrisson, Davíð A.; Másson, Gísli; Olafsson, Isleifur; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Holm, Hilma; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Ólafsson, Sigurður; Steingrimsdottir, Thora; Rafnar, Thorunn; Björnsson, Einar Stefán; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; sulem, patrick; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-11-30)
    Gallstones are responsible for one of the most common diseases in the Western world and are commonly treated with cholecystectomy. We perform a meta-analysis of two genomewide association studies of gallstone disease in Iceland and the UK, totaling ...
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    Genome-wide associations for benign prostatic hyperplasia reveal a genetic correlation with serum levels of PSA 
    Gudmundsson, Julius; Sigurðsson, Jón K.; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Agnarsson, Bjarni A.; Ísaksson, Helgi J.; Stefánsson, Ólafur A.; Guðjónsson, Sigurjón Axel; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Másson, Gísli; Frigge, Michael L.; Stacey, Simon N.; sulem, patrick; Halldorsson, Gisli; Tragante, Vinicius; Holm, Hilma; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Olafsson, Isleifur; Jónsson, Þorvaldur; Jónsson, Eirikur; Barkardottir, Rosa Bjork; Hilmarsson, Rafn; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Geirsson, Guðmundur; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Rafnar, Thorunn; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-11-08)
    Benign prostatic hyperplasia and associated lower urinary tract symptoms (BPH/LUTS) are common conditions affecting the majority of elderly males. Here we report the results of a genome-wide association study of symptomatic BPH/LUTS in 20,621 patients ...
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    Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies eight new susceptibility loci for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma 
    Sarin, Kavita Y.; Lin, Yuan; Daneshjou, Roxana; Ziyatdinov, Andrey; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Rubin, Adam; Pardo, Luba M.; Wu, Wenting; Khavari, Paul A.; Uitterlinden, Andre; Nijsten, Tamar; Toland, Amanda E.; Ólafsson, Jón H.; Sigurgeirsson, Bárður; Þórisdóttir, Kristín; Jorgensen, Eric; Whittemore, Alice S.; Kraft, Peter; Stacey, Simon; Stefansson, Kari; Asgari, Maryam M.; Han, Jiali (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-02-10)
    Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is one of the most common cancers in the United States. Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 14 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with cutaneous SCC. Here, we report the ...
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    GWAS and colocalization analyses implicate carotid intima-media thickness and carotid plaque loci in cardiovascular outcomes 
    Smith, Albert Vernon; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-12)
    Carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT) and carotid plaque are measures of subclinical atherosclerosis associated with ischemic stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD). Here, we undertake meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in ...
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    GWAS of bone size yields twelve loci that also affect height, BMD, osteoarthritis or fractures 
    Styrkarsdottir, Unnur; Stefansson, Olafur A.; Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjorg; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Lund, Sigrún Helga; Stefansdottir, Lilja; Juliusson, Kristinn; Ágústsdóttir, Arna B.; Zink, Florian; Halldorsson, Gisli; Ivarsdottir, Erna V.; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Jonsson, Hakon; Gylfason, Arnaldur; Norland, Kristjan; Trajanoska, Katerina; Boer, Cindy G.; Southam, Lorraine; Leung, Jason C. S.; Tang, Nelson L. S.; Kwok, Timothy C. Y.; Lee, Jenny S. W.; Ho, Suzanne C.; Byrjalsen, Inger; Center, Jacqueline R.; Lee, Seung Hun; Koh, Jung-Min; Lohmander, L. Stefan; Ho-Pham, Lan T.; Nguyen, Tuan V.; Eisman, John A.; Woo, Jean; Leung, Ping-C.; Loughlin, John; Zeggini, Eleftheria; Christiansen, Claus; Rivadeneira, Fernando; van Meurs, Joyce; Uitterlinden, Andre G.; Mogensen, Brynjólfur; Jonsson, Helgi; Ingvarsson, Þorvaldur; Sigurdsson, Gunnar; Benediktsson, Rafn; sulem, patrick; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Másson, Gísli; Holm, Hilma; Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-05-03)
    Bone area is one measure of bone size that is easily derived from dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans. In a GWA study of DXA bone area of the hip and lumbar spine (N ≥ 28,954), we find thirteen independent association signals at twelve loci ...
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    GWAS of thyroid stimulating hormone highlights pleiotropic effects and inverse association with thyroid cancer 
    Zhou, Wei; Brumpton, Ben; Kabil, Omer; Gudmundsson, Julius; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Weinstock, Josh; Zawistowski, Matthew; Nielsen, Jonas B.; Chaker, Layal; Medici, Marco; Teumer, Alexander; Naitza, Silvia; Sanna, Serena; Schultheiss, Ulla T.; Cappola, Anne; Karjalainen, Juha; Kurki, Mitja; Oneka, Morgan; Taylor, Peter; Fritsche, Lars G.; Graham, Sarah E.; Wolford, Brooke N.; Overton, William; Rasheed, Humaira; Haug, Eirin B.; Gabrielsen, Maiken E.; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Surakka, Ida; Davey Smith, George; Pandit, Anita; Roychowdhury, Tanmoy; Hornsby, Whitney E.; Jonasson, Jon G.; Senter, Leigha; Liyanarachchi, Sandya; Ringel, Matthew D.; Xu, Li; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.; He, Huiling; Netea-Maier, Romana T.; Mayordomo, Jose I.; Plantinga, Theo S.; Hrafnkelsson, Jon; Hjartarson, Hannes; Sturgis, Erich M.; Palotie, Aarno; Daly, Mark; Citterio, Cintia E.; Arvan, Peter; Brummett, Chad M.; Boehnke, Michael; de la Chapelle, Albert; Stefansson, Kari; Hveem, Kristian; Willer, Cristen J.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-08-07)
    Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) is critical for normal development and metabolism. To better understand the genetic contribution to TSH levels, we conduct a GWAS meta-analysis at 22.4 million genetic markers in up to 119,715 individuals and identify ...
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    Large-scale genome-wide meta-analysis of polycystic ovary syndrome suggests shared genetic architecture for different diagnosis criteria 
    Day, Felix; Karaderi, Tugce; Jones, Michelle R.; Meun, Cindy; He, Chunyan; Drong, Alex; Kraft, Peter; Lin, Nan; Huang, Hongyan; Broer, Linda; Magi, Reedik; Saxena, Richa; Laisk, Triin; Urbanek, Margrit; Hayes, M. Geoffrey; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Fernandez-Tajes, Juan; Mahajan, Anubha; Mullin, Benjamin H.; Stuckey, Bronwyn G. A.; Spector, Timothy D.; Wilson, Scott G.; Goodarzi, Mark O.; Davis, Lea; Obermayer-Pietsch, Barbara; Uitterlinden, André G.; Anttila, Verneri; Neale, Benjamin M.; Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Fauser, Bart; Kowalska, Irina; Visser, Jenny A.; Andersen, Marianne; Ong, Ken; Stener-Victorin, Elisabet; Ehrmann, David; Legro, Richard S.; Salumets, Andres; McCarthy, Mark I.; Morin-Papunen, Laure; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Stefansson, Kari; Styrkarsdottir, Unnur; Perry, John R. B.; Dunaif, Andrea; Laven, Joop; Franks, Steve; Lindgren, Cecilia M.; Welt, Corrine K. (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-19)
    Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a disorder characterized by hyperandrogenism, ovulatory dysfunction and polycystic ovarian morphology. Affected women frequently have metabolic disturbances including insulin resistance and dysregulation of glucose ...
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    Lipoprotein(a) Concentration and Risks of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes 
    Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; sulem, patrick; Helgadottir, Anna; Gylfason, Arnaldur; Sæmundsdóttir, Jóna; Björnsson, Eyþór; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Eggertsson, Hannes; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Indridason, Olafur Skuli; Palsson, Runolfur; Jónasson, Friðbert; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Danielsen, Ragnar; Matthíasson, Stefán E.; Kristmundsdóttir, Snædís; Halldórsson, Bjarni V.; Hreiðarsson, Ástráður Benedikt; Valdimarsson, Einar M.; Gudnason, Thorarinn; Benediktsson, Rafn; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Kari (Elsevier BV, 2019-12-17)
    Background: Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a causal risk factor for cardiovascular diseases that has no established therapy. The attribute of Lp(a) that affects cardiovascular risk is not established. Low levels of Lp(a) have been associated with type 2 ...
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    Multi-ancestry GWAS of the electrocardiographic PR interval identifies 202 loci underlying cardiac conduction 
    Ntalla, Ioanna; Weng, Lu-Chen; Cartwright, James H.; Hall, Amelia Weber; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Tucker, Nathan R.; Choi, Seung Hoan; Chaffin, Mark D.; Roselli, Carolina; Barnes, Michael R.; Mifsud, Borbala; Warren, Helen R.; Hayward, Caroline; Marten, Jonathan; Cranley, James J.; Concas, Maria Pina; Gasparini, Paolo; Boutin, Thibaud; Kolcic, Ivana; Polasek, Ozren; Rudan, Igor; Araujo, Nathalia M.; Lima-Costa, Maria Fernanda; Ribeiro, Antonio Luiz P.; Souza, Renan P.; Tarazona-Santos, Eduardo; Giedraitis, Vilmantas; Ingelsson, Erik; Mahajan, Anubha; Morris, Andrew P.; Del Greco M, Fabiola; Foco, Luisa; Gögele, Martin; Hicks, Andrew A.; Cook, James P.; Lind, Lars; Lindgren, Cecilia M.; Sundström, Johan; Nelson, Christopher P.; Riaz, Muhammad B.; Samani, Nilesh J.; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Ulivi, Sheila; Kähönen, Mika; Mishra, Pashupati P.; Mononen, Nina; Nikus, Kjell; Caulfield, Mark J.; Dominiczak, Anna; Padmanabhan, Sandosh; Montasser, May E.; O’Connell, Jeff R.; Ryan, Kathleen; Shuldiner, Alan R.; Aeschbacher, Stefanie; Conen, David; Risch, Lorenz; Thériault, Sébastien; Hutri-Kähönen, Nina; Lehtimäki, Terho; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Raitakari, Olli T.; Barnes, Catriona L. K.; Campbell, Harry; Joshi, Peter K.; Wilson, James F.; Isaacs, Aaron; Kors, Jan A.; van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Huang, Paul L.; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Harris, Tamara B.; Launer, Lenore J.; Smith, Albert Vernon; Bottinger, Erwin P.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Nadkarni, Girish N.; Preuss, Michael H.; Correa, Adolfo; Mei, Hao; Wilson, James; Meitinger, Thomas; Müller-Nurasyid, Martina; Peters, Annette; Waldenberger, Melanie; Mangino, Massimo; Spector, Timothy D.; Rienstra, Michiel; van de Vegte, Yordi J.; van der Harst, Pim; Verweij, Niek; Kääb, Stefan; Schramm, Katharina; Sinner, Moritz F.; Strauch, Konstantin; Cutler, Michael J.; Fatkin, Diane; London, Barry; Olesen, Morten; Roden, Dan M.; Benjamin Shoemaker, M.; Gustav Smith, J.; Biggs, Mary L.; Bis, Joshua C.; Brody, Jennifer A.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Rice, Kenneth; Sotoodehnia, Nona; De Grandi, Alessandro; Fuchsberger, Christian; Pattaro, Cristian; Pramstaller, Peter P.; Ford, Ian; Wouter Jukema, J.; Macfarlane, Peter W.; Trompet, Stella; Dörr, Marcus; Felix, Stephan B.; Völker, Uwe; Weiss, Stefan; Havulinna, Aki S.; Jula, Antti; Sääksjärvi, Katri; Salomaa, Veikko; Guo, Xiuqing; Heckbert, Susan R.; Lin, Henry J.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Taylor, Kent D.; Yao, Jie; de Mutsert, Renée; Maan, Arie C.; Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O.; Noordam, Raymond; Cucca, Francesco; Ding, Jun; Lakatta, Edward G.; Qian, Yong; Tarasov, Kirill V.; Levy, Daniel; Lin, Honghuang; Newton-Cheh, Christopher H.; Lunetta, Kathryn L.; Murray, Alison D.; Porteous, David J.; Smith, Blair H.; Stricker, Bruno H.; Uitterlinden, André; van den Berg, Marten E.; Haessler, Jeffrey; Jackson, Rebecca D.; Kooperberg, Charles; Peters, Ulrike; Reiner, Alexander P.; Whitsel, Eric A.; Alonso, Alvaro; Arking, Dan E.; Boerwinkle, Eric; Ehret, Georg B.; Soliman, Elsayed Z.; Avery, Christy L.; Gogarten, Stephanie M.; Kerr, Kathleen F.; Laurie, Cathy C.; Seyerle, Amanda A.; Stilp, Adrienne; Assa, Solmaz; Abdullah Said, M.; Yldau van der Ende, M.; Lambiase, Pier D.; Orini, Michele; Ramirez, Julia; Van Duijvenboden, Stefan; Arnar, Davíð O.; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Holm, Hilma; sulem, patrick; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Thorolfsdottir, Rosa B; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Tinker, Andrew; Stefansson, Kari; Ellinor, Patrick T.; Jamshidi, Yalda; Lubitz, Steven A.; Munroe, Patricia B. (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-05-21)
    The electrocardiographic PR interval reflects atrioventricular conduction, and is associated with conduction abnormalities, pacemaker implantation, atrial fibrillation (AF), and cardiovascular mortality. Here we report a multi-ancestry (N = 293,051) ...
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    Predicted loss and gain of function mutations in ACO1 are associated with erythropoiesis 
    Óskarsson, Guðjón R.; Oddsson, Asmundur; Magnusson, Magnus Karl; Kristjansson, Ragnar; Halldorsson, Gisli; Ferkingstad, Egil; Zink, Florian; Helgadottir, Anna; Ívarsdóttir, Erna V.; Arnadottir, Gudny; Jensson, Brynjar Örn; Katrinardottir, Hildigunnur; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Kristinsdóttir, Anna Margrét; Lee, Amy L.; Sæmundsdóttir, Jóna; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Sigurðsson, Jón K.; Davíðsson, Ólafur B.; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Jonsson, Stefan; Guðmundsson, Reynir L.; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Tragante, Vinicius; Gunnarsson, Bjarni; Másson, Gísli; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Rafnar, Thorunn; Holm, Hilma; Olafsson, Isleifur; Önundarson, Páll Torfi; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; sulem, patrick; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-04-23)
    Hemoglobin is the essential oxygen-carrying molecule in humans and is regulated by cellular iron and oxygen sensing mechanisms. To search for novel variants associated with hemoglobin concentration, we performed genome-wide association studies of ...
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    A PRPH splice-donor variant associates with reduced sural nerve amplitude and risk of peripheral neuropathy 
    Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Ívarsdóttir, Erna V.; Bjarnadóttir, Kristbjörg; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Gylfadottir, Sandra Sif; Arnadottir, Gudny; Benediktsson, Rafn; Halldorsson, Gisli; Helgadottir, Anna; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Kristinsdóttir, Anna Margrét; Magnússon, Ólafur T.; Másson, Gísli; Melsted, Páll; Rafnar, Thorunn; Sigurðsson, Ásgeir; Sigurdsson, Gunnar; Skúladóttir, Ástrós; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Styrkarsdottir, Unnur; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Vikingsson, Arnor; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Hreinn; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; sulem, patrick; Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-04-16)
    Nerve conduction (NC) studies generate measures of peripheral nerve function that can reveal underlying pathology due to axonal loss, demyelination or both. We perform a genome-wide association study of sural NC amplitude and velocity in 7045 Icelanders ...
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    Rare loss-of-function variants in HECTD2 and AKAP11 confer risk of bipolar disorder 
    Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E; Tragante, Vinicius; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Jonsdottir, Gudrun A; Walters, Guðmundur Bragi; Ivarsdottir, Erna V; Arnadottir, Gudny A; Sturluson, Arni; Jensson, Brynjar O; Fridriksdottir, Run; Skúladóttir, Ástrós Thorarensen; Einarsson, Gudmundur; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Gunnarsson, Arni F; Gísladóttir, Rósa Signý; Sigurdsson, Asgeir; Oddsson, Asmundur; Jonsson, Hakon; Magnusson, Olafur Th; Helgason, Hannes; Norddahl, Gudmundur; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Haraldsson, Magnús; Sigurðsson, Engilbert; Holm, Hilma; Masson, Gisli; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Stefansson, Hreinn; Sulem, Patrick; Stefansson, Kari (2025-04)
    Bipolar disorder is a highly heritable psychiatric disorder; genome-wide association studies of bipolar disorder have yielded over 60 risk loci harboring common variants. To harness the information contained in rare loss-of-function (LOF) variants, ...
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    Rare SCARB1 mutations associate with high-density lipoprotein cholesterol but not with coronary artery disease 
    Helgadottir, Anna; sulem, patrick; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Jensson, Brynjar Örn; Arnadottir, Gudny; Olafsson, Isleifur; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurdardottir, Olof; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Kari (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018-03-27)
    Aims Scavenger receptor Class B Type 1 (SR-BI) is a major receptor for high-density lipoprotein (HDL) that promotes hepatic uptake of cholesterol from HDL. A rare mutation p.P376L, in the gene encoding SR-BI, SCARB1, was recently reported to associate ...
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    Sequence variants associating with urinary biomarkers 
    Benonisdottir, Stefania; Kristjansson, Ragnar P; Oddsson, Asmundur; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Mikaelsdottir, Evgenia; Kehr, Birte; Jensson, Brynjar O; Arnadottir, Gudny A; Sulem, Gerald; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Kristmundsdóttir, Snædís; Ívarsdóttir, Erna V.; Tragante, Vinicius; Gunnarsson, Bjarni; Runolfsdottir, Hrafnhildur Linnet; Arthur, Joseph G; Deaton, Aimee M; Eyjolfsson, Gudmundur I; Davidsson, Olafur B; Asselbergs, Folkert W; Hreidarsson, Astradur B; Rafnar, Thorunn; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Edvardsson, Vidar; Sigurdsson, Gunnar; Helgadottir, Anna; Halldórsson, Bjarni; Masson, Gisli; Holm, Hilma; Önundarson, Páll Torfi; Indridason, Olafur S; Benediktsson, Rafn; Palsson, Runolfur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Olafsson, Isleifur; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; sulem, patrick; Stefansson, Kari (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018-11-24)
    Urine dipstick tests are widely used in routine medical care to diagnose kidney and urinary tract and metabolic diseases. Several environmental factors are known to affect the test results, whereas the effects of genetic diversity are largely unknown. ...