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Fletta eftir efnisorði "Rannsóknir"
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(Springer Nature, 2017-04-28)HapMap imputed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have revealed >50 loci at which common variants with minor allele frequency >5% are associated with kidney function. GWAS using more complete reference sets for imputation, such as those from The ... -
(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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(MDPI AG, 2017-10-21)In Iceland, there is a large variation in daylight between summer and winter. The aim of the study was to identify how this large variation influences physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB). Free living PA was measured by a waist-worn ...
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(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 ...
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Decision aids to assist Icelandic men with PSA testing and prostate cancer treatment decision-making (2023-09)Prostate cancer (PC) is the second most common cancer among men globally and the most common cancer among Icelandic men. Early detection of PC is possible with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test. Before making a decision about PSA testing and before ...
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(Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2017-12-13)Objective To test the hypothesis that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinal microvascular signs are differentially associated with lobar and deep cerebral microbleeds (CMBs). Methods CMBs in lobar regions indicate cerebral amyloid ...
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(Springer Nature, 2015-09-16)Background The developmental basis of craniofacial morphology hinges on interactions of numerous signalling systems. Extensive craniofacial variation in the polymorphic Arctic charr, a member of the salmonid family, from Lake Thingvallavatn (Iceland), ...
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(Frontiers Media SA, 2017-07-25)In October 2008, Iceland experienced the fastest and deepest financial crisis recorded in modern times when all three major banks went bankrupt in less than 2 weeks. The purpose of this follow-up study is to examine potential changes in participation ...
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(Menntavísindasvið Háskóla Íslands, 2013-12-31)Í þessari grein fæst ég við þrjár meginspurningar. Í fyrsta lagi: Hvernig birtast siðferðileg álitamál í eigindlegum rannsóknum? Í öðru lagi: Eru þau að einhverju leyti frábrugðin siðferðilegum álitamálum við íhlutunarrannsóknir í læknisfræði? Og í ...
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(Stofnun stjórnsýslufræða og stjórnmála við Háskóla Íslands, 2017-06-16)Á Íslandi hefur það gjarnan verið trú fólks að félagslegur og efnahagslegur jöfnuður einkenni þjóðina og að hvers konar elítur séu lítt áberandi. Engu að síður eru vísbendingar um að elítur séu til staðar, og ennfremur að þær séu styrkjast og ójöfnuður ...
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Exome-chip meta-analysis identifies novel loci associated with cardiac conduction, including ADAMTS6 (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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(2021-10)Objectives: To report assessments of four systematic reviews (SRs) on (i) clinical outcomes of all-ceramic implant-supported crowns (iSCs), (ii) production time, effectiveness, and costs of computer-assisted manufacturing (CAM), (iii) computer-assisted ...
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(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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(Læknafélag Íslands / Icelandic Medical Association, 2017-06-06)Inngangur: Samkvæmt niðurstöðum rannsóknar á eitrunum á Íslandi frá 2001-2002 leita flestir sem þarfnast meðferðar vegna eitrunar á bráðamóttökur Landspítala. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að afla áreiðanlegra upplýsinga um bráðar eitranir sem koma ...
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(Springer Nature, 2017-09-12)It is unclear whether genetic markers interact with risk factors to influence atrial fibrillation (AF) risk. We performed genome-wide interaction analyses between genetic variants and age, sex, hypertension, and body mass index in the AFGen Consortium. ...
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(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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(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2018-09-26)The volume of the lateral ventricles (LV) increases with age and their abnormal enlargement is a key feature of several neurological and psychiatric diseases. Although lateral ventricular volume is heritable, a comprehensive investigation of its genetic ...
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(Springer Nature, 2017-02-14)The great majority of thyroid cancers are of the non-medullary type. Here we report findings from a genome-wide association study of non-medullary thyroid cancer, including in total 3,001 patients and 287,550 controls from five study groups of European ...
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(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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