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  • Runólfsdóttir, Hrafnhildur L.; Sayer, John A.; Indridason, Olafur S.; Eðvarðsson, Viðar Örn; Jensson, Brynjar O.; Arnadottir, Gudny A.; Gudjonsson, Sigurjon A.; Fridriksdottir, Run; Katrinardottir, Hildigunnur; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Sulem, Patrick; Stefansson, Kari; Pálsson, Runólfur (2021-03-11)
    Adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency is a rare, autosomal recessive disorder of purine metabolism that causes nephrolithiasis and progressive chronic kidney disease. The small number of reported cases indicates an extremely low prevalence, ...
  • Harðarson, Jóhann Pálmar; Guðmundsdóttir, Berglind; Valdimarsdottir, Audur G; Gudmundsdottir, Karen; Tryggvadottir, Arnrun; Thorarinsdottir, Kristjana; Wessman, Inga Dröfn; Davidsdottir, Soley; Tómasson, Gunnar; Holmes, Emily A; Thorisdottir, Audur S; Bjornsson, Andri S (2023-07-11)
    Cognitive theories of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) feature appraisal of trauma as a critical factor in the development and maintenance of the disorder. Here we explored appraisals of social trauma (severe rejection or humiliation). Participants ...
  • Palsson, Arnar; Gibson, Greg (Genetics Society of America, 2004-07-01)
    As part of an effort to dissect quantitative trait locus effects to the nucleotide level, association was assessed between 238 single-nucleotide and 20 indel polymorphisms spread over 11 kb of the Drosophila melanogaster Egfr locus and nine relative ...
  • Early Growth Genetics Consortium; Estonian Biobank Research Team; Danish Blood Donor Study Genomic Consortium (2023-05-10)
    Correction to: Nature Genetics. Published online 3 April 2023. In the version of this article originally published, the surname of author Stefan Johansson was misspelled as Johanson. In the abstract and “Genome-wide association analyses” section of the ...
  • Harðardóttir, Ingibjörg; Anderson, Kimberley Jade; Ósvaldsdóttir, Árný Björg; Atzinger, Birgit; Traustadóttir, Gunnhildur Ásta; Jensen, Kirstine Nolling; Lárusdóttir, Aðalheiður Elín; Bergþórsson, Jón Þór; Magnúsdóttir, Erna (2020-07-09)
    Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM) is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma, resulting in antibody-secreting lymphoplasmacytic cells in the bone marrow and pathologies resulting from high levels of monoclonal immunoglobulin M (IgM) in the blood. Despite the key ...
  • Csuka, Dorottya; Freysteinsdóttir, Edda Sigríður; Jóhannesdóttir, Guðrún; Agnarsson, Bjarni Agnar; Jóhannsson, Óskar Þór; Barkardóttir, Rósa Björk; Arason, Aðalgeir (2024-02-08)
    Although a number of high-risk breast cancer genes have been identified, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, the risk profile of many high-risk families cannot be explained using known breast cancer genes. Previously, we have shown strong indications of new ...
  • Pardal, Sara; Drews, Anna; Alves, Jose; Ramos, Jaime A.; Westerdahl, Helena (Springer Nature, 2017-05-23)
    The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) encodes proteins that are central for antigen presentation and pathogen elimination. MHC class I (MHC-I) genes have attracted a great deal of interest among researchers in ecology and evolution and have been ...
  • Smid, Marcel; Wilting, Saskia M.; Uhr, Katharina; Rodríguez-González, F. Germán; de Weerd, Vanja; Prager-Van der Smissen, Wendy J.C.; van der Vlugt-Daane, Michelle; van Galen, Anne; Nik-Zainal, Serena; Butler, Adam; Martin, Sancha; Davies, Helen R.; Staaf, Johan; van de Vijver, Marc J.; Richardson, Andrea L.; MacGrogan, Gaëten; Salgado, Roberto; van den Eynden, Gert G.G.M.; Purdie, Colin A.; Thompson, Alastair M.; Caldas, Carlos; Span, Paul N.; Sweep, Fred C.G.J.; Simpson, Peter T.; Lakhani, Sunil R.; Van Laere, Steven; Desmedt, Christine; Paradiso, Angelo; Eyfjörð, Jórunn Erla; Broeks, Annegien; Vincent-Salomon, Anne; Futreal, Andrew P.; Knappskog, Stian; King, Tari; Viari, Alain; Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise; Stunnenberg, Hendrik G.; Stratton, Mike; Foekens, John A.; Sieuwerts, Anieta M.; Martens, John W.M. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2019-01-28)
    Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a class of RNAs that is under increasing scrutiny, although their functional roles are debated. We analyzed RNA-seq data of 348 primary breast cancers and developed a method to identify circRNAs that does not rely on unmapped ...
  • Faundes, Víctor; Goh, Stephanie; Akilapa, Rhoda; Bezuidenhout, Heidre; Björnsson, Hans Tómas; Bradley, Lisa; Brady, Angela F.; Brischoux-Boucher, Elise; Brunner, Han; Bulk, Saskia; Canham, Natalie; Cody, Declan; Dentici, Maria Lisa; Digilio, Maria Cristina; Elmslie, Frances; Fry, Andrew E.; Gill, Harinder; Hurst, Jane; Johnson, Diana; Julia, Sophie; Lachlan, Katherine; Lebel, Robert Roger; Byler, Melissa; Gershon, Eric; Lemire, Edmond; Gnazzo, Maria; Lepri, Francesca Romana; Marchese, Antonia; McEntagart, Meriel; McGaughran, Julie; Mizuno, Seiji; Okamoto, Nobuhiko; Rieubland, Claudine; Rodgers, Jonathan; Sasaki, Erina; Scalais, Emmanuel; Scurr, Ingrid; Suri, Mohnish; van der Burgt, Ineke; Matsumoto, Naomichi; Miyake, Noriko; Benoit, Valérie; Lederer, Damien; Banka, Siddharth (2021-07)
    Purpose: The variant spectrum and the phenotype of X-linked Kabuki syndrome type 2 (KS2) are poorly understood. Methods: Genetic and clinical details of new and published individuals with pathogenic KDM6A variants were compiled and analyzed. Results: ...
  • Boukas, Leandros; Havrilla, James M.; Hickey, Peter F.; Quinlan, Aaron R.; Bjornsson, Hans; Hansen, Kasper D. (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2019-03-11)
    Coding variants in epigenetic regulators are emerging as causes of neurological dysfunction and cancer. However, a comprehensive effort to identify disease candidates within the human epigenetic machinery (EM) has not been performed; it is unclear ...
  • Hyun, Jason C.; Monk, Jonathan; Pálsson, Bernhard Örn (2022-01-04)
    Background: With the exponential growth of publicly available genome sequences, pangenome analyses have provided increasingly complete pictures of genetic diversity for many microbial species. However, relatively few studies have scaled beyond single ...
  • Jensson, Brynjar Örn; Hansdottir, Sif; Arnadottir, Gudny; Sulem, Gerald; Kristjansson, Ragnar; Oddsson, Asmundur; Benonisdottir, Stefania; Jónsson, Hákon; Helgason, Agnar; Sæmundsdóttir, Jóna; Magnússon, Ólafur T.; Másson, Gísli; Thorisson, Gudmundur; Jónasdóttir, Aðalbjörg; Jónasdóttir, Áslaug; Sigurðsson, Ásgeir; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Pétursdóttir, Vigdís; Kristinsson, Jón R.; Gudbjartsson, Daniel; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Arngrimsson, Reynir; sulem, patrick; Guðmundsson, Gunnar; Stefansson, Kari (Springer Nature, 2017-11-14)
    Background: Rare missense mutations in the gene encoding coatomer subunit alpha (COPA) have recently been shown to cause autoimmune interstitial lung, joint and kidney disease, also known as COPA syndrome, under a dominant mode of inheritance. Case ...
  • Milne, Richard; Morley, Katherine I.; Almarri, Mohamed A.; Anwer, Shamim; Atutornu, Jerome; Baranova, Elena E.; Bevan, Paul; Cerezo, Maria; Cong, Yali; Costa, Alessia; Critchley, Christine; Fernow, Josepine; Goodhand, Peter; Hasan, Qurratulain; Hibino, Aiko; Houeland, Gry; Howard, Heidi C.; Hussain, S. Zakir; Malmgren, Charlotta Ingvoldstad; Izhevskaya, Vera L.; Jędrzejak, Aleksandra; Jinhong, Cao; Kimura, Megumi; Kleiderman, Erika; Leach, Brandi; Liu, Keying; Mascalzoni, Deborah; Mendes, Álvaro; Minari, Jusaku; Nicol, Dianne; Niemiec, Emilia; Patch, Christine; Pollard, Jack; Prainsack, Barbara; Rivière, Marie; Robarts, Lauren; Roberts, Jonathan; Romano, Virginia; Sheerah, Haytham A.; Smith, James; Soulier, Alexandra; Steed, Claire; Stefánsdóttir, Vigdís Fjóla; Tandre, Cornelia; Thorogood, Adrian; Voigt, Torsten H.; Wang, Nan; West, Anne V.; Yoshizawa, Go; Middleton, Anna (2021-12)
    Background: Public trust is central to the collection of genomic and health data and the sustainability of genomic research. To merit trust, those involved in collecting and sharing data need to demonstrate they are trustworthy. However, it is unclear ...
  • Barkovskaya, Anna; Goodwin, Craig M.; Seip, Kotryna; Hilmarsdottir, Bylgja; Pettersen, Solveig; Stalnecker, Clint; Engebraaten, Olav; Briem, Eiríkur; Der, Channing J.; Moestue, Siver A.; Gudjonsson, Thorarinn; Mælandsmo, Gunhild M.; Prasmickaite, Lina (2021-05-01)
    Cellular phenotype plasticity between the epithelial and mesenchymal states has been linked to metastasis and heterogeneous responses to cancer therapy, and remains a challenge for the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Here, we used ...
  • Guðbrandsson, Jóhannes; Pashay Ahi, Ehsan; Franzdottir, Sigridur Rut; Kapralova, Kalina; Kristjansson, Bjarni K.; Steinhäuser, Sophie S.; Maier, Valerie H.; Johannesson, Isak M.; Snorrason, Sigurður S.; Jonsson, Zophonias O.; Palsson, Arnar (F1000 Research, Ltd., 2016-12-02)
    Species and populations with parallel evolution of specific traits can help illuminate how predictable adaptations and divergence are at the molecular and developmental level. Following the last glacial period, dwarfism and specialized bottom feeding ...
  • Kapralova, Kalina; Guðbrandsson, Jóhannes; Reynisdottir, Sigrun; Santos, Cristina B.; Baltanás, Vanessa C; Maier, Valerie H. untranslated; Snorrason, Sigurður S.; Palsson, Arnar (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-07-24)
    Northern freshwater fish may be suitable for the genetic dissection of ecological traits because they invaded new habitats after the last ice age (∼10.000 years ago). Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) colonizing streams and lakes in Iceland gave rise ...
  • Biobank Japan; EPIC-CVD; The CARDIoGRAMplusC4D Consortium (2022-12-01)
    The discovery of genetic loci associated with complex diseases has outpaced the elucidation of mechanisms of disease pathogenesis. Here we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for coronary artery disease (CAD) comprising 181,522 cases among ...
  • Agnarsdóttir, Dagbjört; Sigurjónsdóttir, Vaka Kristín; Emilsdóttir, Arna Rut; Petersen, Erna; Sigfússon, Gunnlaugur; Rögnvaldsson, Ingólfur; Franzson, Leifur; Vernon, Hilary; Björnsson, Hans Tómas (2022-06-16)
    Background: Cardiomyopathy is a known complication of organic acidemias but generally thought to be secondary to poor metabolic control. Methods: Our patient was found through biochemical testing and Sanger sequencing to harbor an Icelandic founder ...
  • Katrínardóttir, Borgný; Alves, Jose; Sigurjónsdóttir, Hrefna; Hersteinsson, Páll; Gunnarsson, Tomas Gretar (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-07-10)
    Distinct preference of species for habitats is most often driven by long term differences in demographic rates between habitats. Estimating variation in those rates is key for developing successful conservation strategies. Stochastic events can interact ...
  • Gowers, Glen-Oliver. F.; Vince, Oliver; Charles, John-Henry; Klarenberg, Ingeborg J.; Ellis, Tom; Edwards, Arwyn (MDPI AG, 2019-11-07)
    Microbial communities in remote locations remain under-studied. This is particularly true on glaciers and icecaps, which cover approximately 11% of the Earth’s surface. The principal reason for this is the inaccessibility of most of these areas due ...