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Fletta eftir efnisorði "General Agricultural and Biological Sciences"

Fletta eftir efnisorði "General Agricultural and Biological Sciences"

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    Aerial photogrammetry and tag-derived tissue density reveal patterns of lipid-store body condition of humpback whales on their feeding grounds 
    Aoki, Kagari; Isojunno, Saana; Bellot, Charlotte; Iwata, Takashi; Kershaw, Joanna; Akiyama, Yu; Martín López, Lucía M.; Ramp, Christian; Biuw, Martin; Swift, René; Wensveen, Paulus Jacobus; Pomeroy, Patrick; Narazaki, Tomoko; Hall, Ailsa; Sato, Katsufumi; Miller, Patrick J.O. (2021-01-27)
    Monitoring the body condition of free-ranging marine mammals at different life-history stages is essential to understand their ecology as they must accumulate sufficient energy reserves for survival and reproduction. However, assessing body condition ...
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    Copy number variants as modifiers of breast cancer risk for BRCA1/BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers 
    GEMO Study Collaborators; EMBRACE Collaborators; SWE-BRCA Investigators; kConFab Investigators; HEBON Investigators (2022-10-06)
    The contribution of germline copy number variants (CNVs) to risk of developing cancer in individuals with pathogenic BRCA1 or BRCA2 variants remains relatively unknown. We conducted the largest genome-wide analysis of CNVs in 15,342 BRCA1 and 10,740 ...
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    Differential and shared genetic effects on kidney function between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals 
    Lifelines Cohort Study; DiscovEHR/MyCode study; VA Million Veteran Program (2022-06-13)
    Reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) can progress to kidney failure. Risk factors include genetics and diabetes mellitus (DM), but little is known about their interaction. We conducted genome-wide association meta-analyses for estimated GFR based ...
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    Eleven genomic loci affect plasma levels of chronic inflammation marker soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor 
    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 ...
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    Genetic architecture of band neutrophil fraction in Iceland 
    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 ...
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    A genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers six sequence variants conferring risk of vertigo 
    Skuladottir, Astros Th; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Nawaz, Muhammad Sulaman; Petersen, Hannes; Rognvaldsson, Solvi; Moore, Kristjan Helgi Swerford; Olafsson, Pall I.; Magnusson, Sigurður H.; Bjornsdottir, Anna; Sveinsson, Olafur A.; Sigurdardottir, Gudrun R.; Sævarsdóttir, Sædís; Ivarsdottir, Erna V.; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Gunnarsson, Bjarni; Muhlestein, Joseph B.; Knowlton, Kirk U.; Jones, David A.; Nadauld, Lincoln D.; Hartmann, Annette M.; Rujescu, Dan; Strupp, Michael; Walters, Guðmundur Bragi; Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E.; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Holm, Hilma; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Sulem, Patrick; Stefansson, Hreinn; Stefansson, Kari (2021-10-07)
    Vertigo is the leading symptom of vestibular disorders and a major risk factor for falls. In a genome-wide association study of vertigo (Ncases = 48,072, Ncontrols = 894,541), we uncovered an association with six common sequence variants in individuals ...
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    A genome-wide meta-analysis yields 46 new loci associating with biomarkers of iron homeostasis 
    DBDS Genomic Consortium; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur (2021-02-03)
    Iron is essential for many biological functions and iron deficiency and overload have major health implications. We performed a meta-analysis of three genome-wide association studies from Iceland, the UK and Denmark of blood levels of ferritin (N = ...
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    HLA alleles, disease severity, and age associate with T-cell responses following infection with SARS-CoV-2 
    Olafsdottir, Thorunn A; Bjarnadottir, Kristbjorg; Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Halldórsson, Gísli Hreinn; Melsted, Páll; Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjorg; Ivarsdottir, Erna; Olafsdottir, Thorhildur; Arnthorsson, Asgeir O; Theódórs, Fannar; Eyþórsson, Elías Sæbjörn; Helgason, Dadi; Eggertsson, Hannes P.; Masson, Gisli; Bjarnadottir, Solveig; Sævarsdóttir, Sædís; Runólfsdóttir, Hrafnhildur L.; Ólafsson, Ísleifur; Saemundsdottir, Jona; Sigurðsson, Martin Ingi; Ingvarsson, Ragnar Freyr; Pálsson, Runólfur; Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur; Halldórsson, Bjarni Vilhjálmur; Holm, Hilma; Kristjánsson, Már; Sulem, Patrick; Þorsteinsdóttir, Unnur; Jónsdóttir, Ingileif; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Stefansson, Kari (2022-09-06)
    Memory T-cell responses following SARS-CoV-2 infection have been extensively investigated but many studies have been small with a limited range of disease severity. Here we analyze SARS-CoV-2 reactive T-cell responses in 768 convalescent SARS-CoV-2-infected ...
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    Oncostatin M reduces atherosclerosis development in APOE3Leiden.CETP mice and is associated with increased survival probability in humans 
    van Keulen, Danielle; Pouwer, Marianne G.; Emilsson, Valur; Matic, Ljubica Perisic; Pieterman, Elsbet J.; Hedin, Ulf; Gudnason, Vilmundur; Jennings, Lori L.; Holmstrøm, Kim; Nielsen, Boye Schnack; Pasterkamp, Gerard; Lindeman, Jan H.N.; van Gool, Alain J.; Sollewijn Gelpke, Maarten D.; Princen, Hans M.G.; Tempel, Dennie (2019-08-01)
    Objective Previous studies indicate a role for Oncostatin M (OSM) in atherosclerosis and other chronic inflammatory diseases for which inhibitory antibodies are in development. However, to date no intervention studies with OSM have been performed, and ...
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    Predicted loss and gain of function mutations in ACO1 are associated with erythropoiesis 
    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 ...
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    Predicting the probability of death using proteomics 
    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 ...
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    Reduction of antimicrobial resistant pneumococci seven years after introduction of pneumococcal vaccine in Iceland 
    Hjálmarsdóttir, Martha Ásdís; Haraldsson, Gunnsteinn Ægir; Quirk, Sigríður Júlía; Haraldsson, Ásgeir; Erlendsdóttir, Helga; Kristinsson, Karl Gústaf (2020)
    Background Penicillin non-susceptible (PNSP) and multi-resistant pneumococci have been prevalent in Iceland since early nineties, mainly causing problems in treatment of acute otitis media. The 10-valent protein conjugated pneumococcal vaccine (PHiD-CV) ...
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    Sequence variant affects GCSAML splicing, mast cell specific proteins, and risk of urticaria 
    Kristjansson, Ragnar P.; Oskarsson, Gudjon R.; Skuladottir, Astros; Oddsson, Asmundur; Rognvaldsson, Solvi; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Lund, Sigrun H.; Jensson, Brynjar O.; Styrmisdottir, Edda L.; Halldorsson, Gisli H.; Ferkingstad, Egil; Eldjarn, Grimur Hjorleifsson; Beyter, Doruk; Kristmundsdottir, Snædis; Juliusson, Kristinn; Fridriksdottir, Run; Arnadottir, Gudny A.; Katrinardottir, Hildigunnur; Snorradottir, Margret H.; Tragante, Vinicius; Stefansdottir, Lilja; Ivarsdottir, Erna V.; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Halldorsson, Bjarni V.; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Lúðvíksson, Björn Rúnar; Önundarson, Páll Torfi; Sævarsdóttir, Sædís; Melsted, Pall; Norddahl, Gudmundur L.; Björnsdóttir, Unnur Steina; Olafsdottir, Thorunn; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Sulem, Patrick; Stefansson, Kari (2023-07-10)
    Urticaria is a skin disorder characterized by outbreaks of raised pruritic wheals. In order to identify sequence variants associated with urticaria, we performed a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for urticaria with a total of 40,694 ...
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    A total of 219 metagenome-assembled genomes of microorganisms from Icelandic marine waters 
    Jégousse, Clara; Vannier, Pauline; Groben, René; Glöckner, Frank Oliver; Marteinsson, Viggó Þór (2021-04-02)
    Marine microorganisms contribute to the health of the global ocean by supporting the marine food web and regulating biogeochemical cycles. Assessing marine microbial diversity is a crucial step towards understanding the global ocean. The waters surrounding ...