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    Association of Genetically Predicted Lipid Levels With the Extent of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Icelandic Adults 
    Björnsson, Eyþór; Þorleifsson, Guðmar; Helgadóttir, Anna; Gudnason, Thorarinn; Gudbjartsson, Tomas; Andersen, Karl; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Tragante, Vinicius; Ólafsson, Ólafur Hreiðar; Jónsdóttir, Birna; Eyjólfsson, Guðmundur I.; Sigurðardóttir, Ólöf; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Kari (American Medical Association (AMA), 2020-01-01)
    Importance: Genetic studies have evaluated the influence of blood lipid levels on the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), but less is known about how they are associated with the extent of coronary atherosclerosis. Objective: To estimate the ...
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    Exome-chip meta-analysis identifies novel loci associated with cardiac conduction, including ADAMTS6 
    Prins, Bram P.; Mead, Timothy J.; Brody, Jennifer A.; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Ntalla, Ioanna; Bihlmeyer, Nathan A.; van den Berg, Marten; Bork-Jensen, Jette; Cappellani, Stefania; Van Duijvenboden, Stefan; Klena, Nikolai T.; Gabriel, George C.; Liu, Xiaoqin; Gulec, Cagri; Grarup, Niels; Haessler, Jeffrey; Hall, Leanne M.; Iorio, Annamaria; Isaacs, Aaron; Li-Gao, Ruifang; Lin, Honghuang; Liu, Ching-Ti; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Marten, Jonathan; Mei, Hao; Müller-Nurasyid, Martina; Orini, Michele; Padmanabhan, Sandosh; Radmanesh, Farid; Ramirez, Julia; Robino, Antonietta; Schwartz, Molly; van Setten, Jessica; Smith, Albert Vernon; Verweij, Niek; Warren, Helen R.; Weiss, Stefan; Alonso, Alvaro; Arnar, Davíð O.; Bots, Michiel L.; de Boer, Rudolf A.; Dominiczak, Anna F.; Eijgelsheim, Mark; Ellinor, Patrick T.; Guo, Xiuqing; Felix, Stephan B.; Harris, Tamara B.; Hayward, Caroline; Heckbert, Susan R.; Huang, Paul L.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Kähönen, Mika; Kors, Jan A.; Lambiase, Pier D.; Launer, Lenore J.; Li, Man; Linneberg, Allan; Nelson, Christopher P.; Pedersen, Oluf; Perez, Marco; Peters, Annette; Polasek, Ozren; Psaty, Bruce M.; Raitakari, Olli T.; Rice, Kenneth M.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Sinner, Moritz F.; Soliman, Elsayed Z.; Spector, Tim D.; Strauch, Konstantin; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Tinker, Andrew; Trompet, Stella; Uitterlinden, André; Vaartjes, Ilonca; van der Meer, Peter; Völker, Uwe; Völzke, Henry; Waldenberger, Melanie; Wilson, James G.; Xie, Zhijun; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Dörr, Marcus; van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Gasparini, Paolo; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Hansen, Torben; Kääb, Stefan; Kanters, Jørgen K.; Kooperberg, Charles; Lehtimäki, Terho; Lin, Henry J.; Lubitz, Steven A.; Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O.; Conti, Francesco J.; Newton-Cheh, Christopher H.; Rosand, Jonathan; Rudan, Igor; Samani, Nilesh J.; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Smith, Blair H.; Holm, Hilma; Stricker, Bruno H.; Ulivi, Sheila; Sotoodehnia, Nona; Apte, Suneel S.; van der Harst, Pim; Stefansson, Kari; Munroe, Patricia B.; Arking, Dan E.; Lo, Cecilia W.; Jamshidi, Yalda (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-07-17)
    Background: Genome-wide association studies conducted on QRS duration, an electrocardiographic measurement associated with heart failure and sudden cardiac death, have led to novel biological insights into cardiac function. However, the variants ...
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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 meta-analyses and fine-mapping elucidate pathways influencing albuminuria 
    Teumer, Alexander; Li, Yong; Ghasemi, Sahar; Prins, Bram P.; Wuttke, Matthias; Hermle, Tobias; Giri, Ayush; Sieber, Karsten B.; Qiu, Chengxiang; Kirsten, Holger; Tin, Adrienne; Chu, Audrey Y.; Bansal, Nisha; Feitosa, Mary F.; Wang, Lihua; Chai, Jin-Fang; Cocca, Massimiliano; Fuchsberger, Christian; Gorski, Mathias; Hoppmann, Anselm; Horn, Katrin; Li, Man; Marten, Jonathan; Noce, Damia; Nutile, Teresa; Sedaghat, Sanaz; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Tayo, Bamidele O.; van der Most, Peter J.; Xu, Yizhe; Yu, Zhi; Gerstner, Lea; Ärnlöv, Johan; Bakker, Stephan J. L.; Baptista, Daniela; Biggs, Mary L.; Boerwinkle, Eric; Brenner, Hermann; Burkhardt, Ralph; Carroll, Robert J.; Chee, Miao-Li; Chee, Miao-Ling; Chen, Mengmeng; Cheng, Ching-Yu; Cook, James P.; Coresh, Josef; Corre, Tanguy; Danesh, John; de Borst, Martin H.; De Grandi, Alessandro; de Mutsert, Renée; de Vries, Aiko P. J.; Degenhardt, Frauke; Dittrich, Katalin; Divers, Jasmin; Eckardt, Kai-Uwe; Ehret, Georg; Endlich, Karlhans; Felix, Janine F.; Franco, Oscar H.; Franke, Andre; Freedman, Barry I.; Freitag-Wolf, Sandra; Gansevoort, Ron T.; Giedraitis, Vilmantas; Gögele, Martin; Grundner-Culemann, Franziska; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Hamet, Pavel; Harris, Tamara B.; Hicks, Andrew A.; Holm, Hilma; Foo, Valencia Hui Xian; Hwang, Shih-Jen; Ikram, M. Arfan; Ingelsson, Erik; Jaddoe, Vincent W. V.; Jakobsdottir, Johanna; Josyula, Navya Shilpa; Jung, Bettina; Kähönen, Mika; Khor, Chiea-Chuen; Kiess, Wieland; Koenig, Wolfgang; Körner, Antje; Kovacs, Peter; Kramer, Holly; Krämer, Bernhard K.; Kronenberg, Florian; Lange, Leslie A.; Langefeld, Carl D.; Lee, Jeannette Jen-Mai; Lehtimäki, Terho; Lieb, Wolfgang; Lim, Su-Chi; Lind, Lars; Lindgren, Cecilia M.; Liu, Jianjun; Loeffler, Markus; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Mahajan, Anubha; Maranville, Joseph C.; Mascalzoni, Deborah; McMullen, Barbara; Meisinger, Christa; Meitinger, Thomas; Miliku, Kozeta; Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O.; Müller-Nurasyid, Martina; Mychaleckyj, Josyf C.; Nauck, Matthias; Nikus, Kjell; Ning, Boting; Noordam, Raymond; Connell, Jeffrey O’; Olafsson, Isleifur; Palmer, Nicholette D.; Peters, Annette; Podgornaia, Anna I.; Ponte, Belen; Poulain, Tanja; Pramstaller, Peter P.; Rabelink, Ton J.; Raffield, Laura M.; Reilly, Dermot F.; Rettig, Rainer; Rheinberger, Myriam; Rice, Kenneth M.; Rivadeneira, Fernando; Runz, Heiko; Ryan, Kathleen A.; Sabanayagam, Charumathi; Saum, Kai-Uwe; Schöttker, Ben; Shaffer, Christian M.; Shi, Yuan; Smith, Albert Vernon; Strauch, Konstantin; Stumvoll, Michael; Sun, Benjamin B.; Szymczak, Silke; Tai, E-Shyong; Tan, Nicholas Y. Q.; Taylor, Kent D.; Teren, Andrej; Tham, Yih-Chung; Thiery, Joachim; Thio, Chris H. L.; Thomsen, Hauke; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Tönjes, Anke; Tremblay, Johanne; Uitterlinden, André G.; van der Harst, Pim; Verweij, Niek; Vogelezang, Suzanne; Völker, Uwe; Waldenberger, Melanie; Wang, Chaolong; Wilson, Otis D.; Wong, Charlene; Wong, Tien-Yin; Yang, Qiong; Yasuda, Masayuki; Akilesh, Shreeram; Bochud, Murielle; Böger, Carsten A.; Devuyst, Olivier; Edwards, Todd L.; Ho, Kevin; Morris, Andrew P.; Parsa, Afshin; Pendergrass, Sarah A.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Stefansson, Kari; Wilson, James G.; Susztak, Katalin; Snieder, Harold; Heid, Iris M.; Scholz, Markus; Butterworth, Adam S.; Hung, Adriana M.; Pattaro, Cristian; Köttgen, Anna (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-09-11)
    Increased levels of the urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) are associated with higher risk of kidney disease progression and cardiovascular events, but underlying mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here, we conduct trans-ethnic (n = 564,257) ...
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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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    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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    A homozygous loss-of-function mutation leading to CYBC1 deficiency causes chronic granulomatous disease 
    Arnadottir, Gudny; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Gudmundsdottir, Steinunn; Ágústsdóttir, Arna B.; Sigurðsson, Snævar; Jensson, Brynjar Örn; Bjarnadóttir, Kristbjörg; Theodórs, Fannar; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Ívarsdóttir, Erna V.; Oddsson, Asmundur; Kristjánsson, Ragnar P.; Sulem, Gerald; Alexandersson, Kristján F.; Júlíusdóttir, Þórhildur; Guðmundsson, Kjartan R.; Sæmundsdóttir, Jóna; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Sigurðsson, Ásgeir; Manzanillo, Paolo; Guðjónsson, Sigurjón Axel; Thorisson, Gudmundur A.; Magnússon, Ólafur Þ.; Másson, Gísli; Örvar, Kjartan B.; Holm, Hilma; Björnsson, Sigurður; Arngrimsson, Reynir; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Haraldsson, Ásgeir; Sulem, Patrick; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-10-25)
    Mutations in genes encoding subunits of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase complex are recognized to cause chronic granulomatous disease (CGD), a severe primary immunodeficiency. Here we describe how deficiency of CYBC1, a previously uncharacterized protein ...
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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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    PR interval genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 50 loci associated with atrial and atrioventricular electrical activity 
    van Setten, Jessica; Brody, Jennifer A.; Jamshidi, Yalda; Swenson, Brenton R.; Butler, Anne M.; Campbell, Harry; Del Greco, Fabiola M.; Evans, Daniel S.; Gibson, Quince; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Kerr, Kathleen F.; Krijthe, Bouwe P.; Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka; Müller, Christian; Müller-Nurasyid, Martina; Nolte, Ilja M.; Padmanabhan, Sandosh; Ritchie, Marylyn D.; Robino, Antonietta; Smith, Albert Vernon; Steri, Maristella; Tanaka, Toshiko; Teumer, Alexander; Trompet, Stella; Ulivi, Sheila; Verweij, Niek; Yin, Xiaoyan; Arnar, Davíð O.; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Bader, Joel S.; Barnard, John; Bis, Josh; Blankenberg, Stefan; Boerwinkle, Eric; Bradford, Yuki; Buckley, Brendan M.; Chung, Mina K.; Crawford, Dana; den Hoed, Marcel; Denny, Josh C.; Dominiczak, Anna F.; Ehret, Georg B.; Eijgelsheim, Mark; Ellinor, Patrick T.; Felix, Stephan B.; Franco, Oscar H.; Franke, Lude; Harris, Tamara B.; Holm, Hilma; Ilaria, Gandin; Iorio, Annamaria; Kähönen, Mika; Kolcic, Ivana; Kors, Jan A.; Lakatta, Edward G.; Launer, Lenore J.; Lin, Honghuang; Lin, Henry J.; Loos, Ruth J. F.; Lubitz, Steven A.; Macfarlane, Peter W.; Magnani, Jared W.; Leach, Irene Mateo; Meitinger, Thomas; Mitchell, Braxton D.; Munzel, Thomas; Papanicolaou, George J.; Peters, Annette; Pfeufer, Arne; Pramstaller, Peter P.; Raitakari, Olli T.; Rotter, Jerome I.; Rudan, Igor; Samani, Nilesh J.; Schlessinger, David; Silva Aldana, Claudia T.; Sinner, Moritz F.; Smith, Jonathan D.; Snieder, Harold; Soliman, Elsayed Z.; Spector, Timothy D.; Stott, David J.; Strauch, Konstantin; Tarasov, Kirill V.; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Uitterlinden, Andre G.; Van Wagoner, David R.; Völker, Uwe; Völzke, Henry; Waldenberger, Melanie; Jan Westra, Harm; Wild, Philipp S.; Zeller, Tanja; Alonso, Alvaro; Avery, Christy L.; Bandinelli, Stefania; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Cucca, Francesco; Dörr, Marcus; Ferrucci, Luigi; Gasparini, Paolo; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Hayward, Caroline; Heckbert, Susan R.; Hicks, Andrew A.; Jukema, J. Wouter; Kääb, Stefan; Lehtimäki, Terho; Liu, Yongmei; Munroe, Patricia B.; Parsa, Afshin; Polasek, Ozren; Psaty, Bruce M.; Roden, Dan M.; Schnabel, Renate B.; Sinagra, Gianfranco; Stefansson, Kari; Stricker, Bruno H.; van der Harst, Pim; van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Wilson, James F.; Gharib, Sina A.; de Bakker, Paul I. W.; Isaacs, Aaron; Arking, Dan E.; Sotoodehnia, Nona (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-07-25)
    Electrocardiographic PR interval measures atrio-ventricular depolarization and conduction, and abnormal PR interval is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation and heart block. Our genome-wide association study of over 92,000 European-descent individuals ...
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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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    A rare missense mutation in MYH6 associates with non-syndromic coarctation of the aorta 
    Björnsson, Þorsteinn; Þórólfsdóttir, Rósa B.; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Sulem, Patrick; Norðdahl, Guðmundur L.; Helgadóttir, Anna; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; Magnusdóttir, Auður; Danielsen, Ragnar; Sigurðsson, Emil Lárus; Adalsteinsdottir, Berglind; Gunnarsson, Sverrir I; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Arnar, Davíð O.; Helgason, Hróðmar; Gudbjartsson, Tomas; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Kari (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2018-03-24)
    Aims Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) accounts for 4-8% of congenital heart defects (CHDs) and confers substantial morbidity despite treatment. It is increasingly recognized as a highly heritable condition. The aim of the study was to search for sequence ...
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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 variant at 4q25 near PITX2 associates with appendicitis 
    Kristjansson, Ragnar; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Oddsson, Asmundur; Galesloot, Tessel E.; Þorleifsson, Guðmar; Aben, Katja K.; Davíðsson, Ólafur B.; Jónsson, Stefán; Arnadottir, Gudny; Jensson, Brynjar Örn; Walters, G. Bragi; Sigurðsson, Jón K.; Sigurðsson, Snævar; Holm, Hilma; Arnar, Davíð O.; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Alexíusdóttir, Kristín; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.; Jónsson, Þorvaldur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Rafnar, Thorunn; sulem, patrick; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Nature, 2017-06-08)
    Appendicitis is one of the most common conditions requiring acute surgery and can pose a threat to the lives of affected individuals. We performed a genome-wide association study of appendicitis in 7,276 Icelandic and 1,139 Dutch cases and large groups ...
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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. ...
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    Sequence variants with large effects on cardiac electrophysiology and disease 
    Norland, Kristján; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Thorolfsdottir, Rosa B; Davidsson, Olafur B.; Tragante, Vinicius; Rajamani, Sridharan; Helgadottir, Anna; Grétarsdóttir, Sólveig; van Setten, Jessica; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Sverrisson, Jon Th.; Stephensen, Sigurdur Sverrir; Óskarsson, Gylfi; Sigurðsson, Emil Lárus; Andersen, Karl; Danielsen, Ragnar; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Arnar, Davíð O.; Sulem, Patrick; Holm, Hilma; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-10-22)
    Features of the QRS complex of the electrocardiogram, reflecting ventricular depolarisation, associate with various physiologic functions and several pathologic conditions. We test 32.5 million variants for association with ten measures of the QRS ...
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    Sequence variation at ANAPC1 accounts for 24% of the variability in corneal endothelial cell density 
    Ívarsdóttir, Erna V.; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Sulem, Patrick; Oddsson, Asmundur; Styrkarsdottir, Unnur; Kristmundsdóttir, Snædís; Arnadottir, Gudny; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Zoega, Gunnar M.; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Jónasson, Friðbert; Holm, Hilma; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-03-20)
    The corneal endothelium is vital for transparency and proper hydration of the cornea. Here, we conduct a genome-wide association study of corneal endothelial cell density (cells/mm2), coefficient of cell size variation (CV), percentage of hexagonal ...