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  • Liyanarachchi, Sandya; Gudmundsson, Julius; Ferkingstad, Egil; He, Huiling; Jónasson, Jón Gunnlaugur; Tragante, Vinicius; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Xu, Li; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.; Netea-Maier, Romana T.; Mayordomo, Jose I.; Plantinga, Theo S.; Hjartarson, Hannes; Hrafnkelsson, Jón; Sturgis, Erich M.; Brock, Pamela; Nabhan, Fadi; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Ringel, Matthew D.; Stefansson, Kari; de la Chapelle, Albert (2020-03-17)
    Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified at least 10 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) risk. Most of these SNPs are common variants with small to moderate effect sizes. Here we assessed ...
  • Dowsett, Joseph; Ferkingstad, Egil; Rasmussen, Line Jee Hartmann; Thørner, Lise Wegner; Magnússon, Magnús Karl; Sugden, Karen; Þorleifsson, Guðmar; Frigge, Mike; Burgdorf, Kristoffer Sølvsten; Ostrowski, Sisse Rye; Sørensen, Erik; Erikstrup, Christian; Pedersen, Ole Birger; Hansen, Thomas Folkmann; Banasik, Karina; Brunak, Søren; Tragante, Vinicius; Lund, Sigrún Helga; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Gunnarson, Bjarni; Poulton, Richie; Arseneault, Louise; Caspi, Avshalom; Moffitt, Terrie E.; Gudbjartsson, Daníel Fannar; Eugen-Olsen, Jesper; Stefánsson, Hreinn; Stefánsson, Kári; Ullum, Henrik (2021-06-02)
    Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) is a chronic inflammation marker associated with the development of a range of diseases, including cancer and cardiovascular disease. The genetics of suPAR remain unexplored but may shed ...
  • Oskarsson, Gudjon R.; Magnússon, Magnús Karl; Oddson, Ásmundur; Jensson, Brynjar O; Friðriksdóttir, Rún; Arnadottir, Gudny A; Katrinardottir, Hildigunnur; Rögnvaldsson, Sölvi; Halldórsson, Gísli Hreinn; Sveinbjörnsson, Gardar; Ivarsdottir, Erna V.; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Ferkingstad, Egil; Norland, Kristjan; Tragante, Vinicius; Sæmundsdóttir, Jóna; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Jonasdottir, Adalbjorg; Sigurjonsdottir, Svanhvit; Petursdottir, Karen O.; Davidsson, Olafur B; Rafnar, Thorunn; Hólm, Hilma; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Önundarson, Páll Torfi; Viðarsson, Brynjar; Sigurdardottir, Olof G.; Másson, Gísli; Gudbjartsson, Daniel Fannar; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Sulem, Patrick; Stefánsson, Kári (2022-06-01)
    The characteristic lobulated nuclear morphology of granulocytes is partially determined by composition of nuclear envelope proteins. Abnormal nuclear morphology is primarily observed as an increased number of hypolobulated immature neutrophils, called ...
  • 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 ...
  • Eiríksson, Finnur Freyr; Helgadottir, Anna; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Alexandersson, Kristjan F.; Tragante, Vinicius; Þorsteinsdóttir, Margrét; Grétarsdóttir, Solveig; Björnsson, Eyþór; Magnússon, Ólafur; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Ferkingstad, Egil; Jensson, Brynjar Ö; Stefansson, Hreinn; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Christensen, Alex H; Torp-Pedersen, Christian; Køber, Lars; Pedersen, Ole B; Erikstrup, Christian; Sorensen, Erik; Brunak, Søren; Banasik, Karina; Hansen, Thomas Folkmann; Nyegaard, Mette; Eyjolfssson, Gudmundur I; Sigurdardottir, Olof; Thorarinsson, Bjorn L; Matthiasson, Stefan E.; Steingrimsdottir, Thora; Bjornsson, Einar S; Danielsen, Ragnar; Asselbergs, Folkert W; Arnar, Davíð Ottó; Ullum, Henrik; Bundgaard, Henning; sulem, patrick; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Holm, Hilma; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Stefansson, Kari (2020)
    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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Simovski, Boris; Vodák, Daniel; Gundersen, Sveinung; Domanska, Diana; Azab, Abdulrahman; Holden, Lars; Holden, Marit; Grytten, Ivar; Rand, Knut; Drabløs, Finn; Johansen, Morten; Mora, Antonio; Lund-Andersen, Christin; Fromm, Bastian; Eskeland, Ragnhild; Gabrielsen, Odd Stokke; Ferkingstad, Egil; Nakken, Sigve; Bengtsen, Mads; Nederbragt, Alexander Johan; Thorarensen, Hildur Sif; Akse, Johannes Andreas; Glad, Ingrid; Hovig, Eivind; Sandve, Geir Kjetil (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-04-27)
    Background: Recent large-scale undertakings such as ENCODE and Roadmap Epigenomics have generated experimental data mapped to the human reference genome (as genomic tracks) representing a variety of functional elements across a large number of cell ...
  • 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 ...
  • Oskarsson, Gudjon R.; Oddsson, Asmundur; Magnusson, Magnus K.; Kristjansson, Ragnar P.; Halldorsson, Gisli H.; Ferkingstad, Egil; Zink, Florian; Helgadottir, Anna; Ivarsdottir, Erna V.; Arnadottir, Gudny A.; Jensson, Brynjar O.; Katrinardottir, Hildigunnur; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Kristinsdottir, Anna M.; Lee, Amy L.; Saemundsdottir, Jona; Stefansdottir, Lilja; Sigurdsson, Jon K.; Davidsson, Olafur B.; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Jonasdottir, Aslaug; Jonasdottir, Adalbjorg; Jonsson, Stefan; Gudmundsson, Reynir L.; Asselbergs, Folkert W.; Tragante, Vinicius; Gunnarsson, Bjarni; Masson, Gisli; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Rafnar, Thorunn; Holm, Hilma; Olafsson, Isleifur; Onundarson, Pall T.; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Sulem, Patrick; Stefansson, Kari (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 ...
  • Eiriksdottir, Thjodbjorg; Ardal, Steinthor; Jonsson, Benedikt A.; Lund, Sigrun H.; Ivarsdottir, Erna V.; Norland, Kristjan; Ferkingstad, Egil; Stefansson, Hreinn; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Holm, Hilma; Rafnar, Thorunn; Saemundsdottir, Jona; Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Þorgeirsson, Guðmundur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Sulem, Patrick; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Stefansson, Kari; Úlfarsson, Magnús Örn (2021-06-18)
    Predicting all-cause mortality risk is challenging and requires extensive medical data. Recently, large-scale proteomics datasets have proven useful for predicting health-related outcomes. Here, we use measurements of levels of 4,684 plasma proteins ...