List of works by Margus Punab

A validation of the first genome-wide association study of calcaneus ultrasound parameters in the European Male Ageing Study

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Active vitamin D (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D) and bone health in middle-aged and elderly men: the European Male Aging Study (EMAS).

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Age-related changes in general and sexual health in middle-aged and older men: results from the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS).

scientific article published on 19 November 2009

Alcohol and male reproductive health: a cross-sectional study of 8344 healthy men from Europe and the USA

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Alpha-1 antitrypsin phenotypes in patients with Klinefelter's syndrome

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Anaerobic seminal fluid micro-flora in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients

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Analysis of polymorphisms in the SRD5A2 gene and semen parameters in Estonian men.

scientific article published on 19 November 2009

Androgen receptor polymorphism-dependent variation in prostate-specific antigen concentrations of European men.

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Assessment of sexual health in aging men in Europe: development and validation of the European Male Ageing Study sexual function questionnaire

scientific article published on 4 March 2008

Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and cognitive performance in middle-aged and older European men.

scientific article published on 21 May 2009

Association of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone with mortality among middle-aged and older European men.

scientific article published on 26 December 2013

Association of HTR2A polymorphisms with chronic widespread pain and the extent of musculoskeletal pain: results from two population-based cohorts

scientific article published in March 2011

Association of cognitive performance with the metabolic syndrome and with glycaemia in middle-aged and older European men: the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published on November 2010

Association of in utero exposure to maternal smoking with reduced semen quality and testis size in adulthood: a cross-sectional study of 1,770 young men from the general population in five European countries

scientific article published in January 2004

Associations between sex steroids and the development of metabolic syndrome: a longitudinal study in European men.

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Changes in prevalence of obesity and high waist circumference over four years across European regions: the European male ageing study (EMAS).

scientific article published on 13 October 2016

Characteristics of androgen deficiency in late-onset hypogonadism: results from the European Male Aging Study (EMAS).

scientific article published on 14 March 2012

Characteristics of secondary, primary, and compensated hypogonadism in aging men: evidence from the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published on 19 February 2010

Chromosomal scan of single sperm cells by combining fluorescence-activated cell sorting and next-generation sequencing

scientific article published on 09 November 2018

Cohort profile: the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published on 7 February 2012

Comparison of serum testosterone and estradiol measurements in 3174 European men using platform immunoassay and mass spectrometry; relevance for the diagnostics in aging men.

scientific article published on 15 March 2012

Comparisons of immunoassay and mass spectrometry measurements of serum estradiol levels and their influence on clinical association studies in men.

scientific article published on 30 April 2013

Compensated reduction in Leydig cell function is associated with lower semen quality variables: a study of 8182 European young men.

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Complementary seminovaginal microbiome in couples

scientific article published on 11 April 2015

Decline of seminal parameters in middle-aged males is associated with lower urinary tract symptoms, prostate enlargement and bladder outlet obstruction

scientific article published on 01 September 2013

Development of and Recovery from Secondary Hypogonadism in Aging Men: Prospective Results from the EMAS.

scientific article published on 22 May 2015

East-West gradient in semen quality in the Nordic-Baltic area: a study of men from the general population in Denmark, Norway, Estonia and Finland

scientific article published in August 2002

Effect of polymorphisms in selected genes involved in pituitary-testicular function on reproductive hormones and phenotype in aging men.

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Elevated levels of gonadotrophins but not sex steroids are associated with musculoskeletal pain in middle-aged and older European men

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Endogenous hormones, androgen receptor CAG repeat length and fluid cognition in middle-aged and older men: results from the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published on 15 March 2010

Evaluation of cognitive subdomains, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published on July 2016

Evolutionary and functional analysis of RBMY1 gene copy number variation on the human Y chromosome

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

FSHB promoter polymorphism within evolutionary conserved element is associated with serum FSH level in men.

scientific article published on 21 June 2008

Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Gene Haplotypes and Male Infertility in Estonian Population and Meta-Analysis

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Frailty and bone health in European men.

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Frailty and sexual health in older European men.

scientific article published on 25 October 2012

Frailty in relation to variations in hormone levels of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis in older men: results from the European male aging study

scientific article published in May 2011

Genetic variation in sex hormone genes influences heel ultrasound parameters in middle-aged and elderly men: results from the European Male Aging Study (EMAS).

scientific article published in February 2009

Genetic variation in the RANKL/RANK/OPG signaling pathway is associated with bone turnover and bone mineral density in men

Genetically determined dosage of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) affects male reproductive parameters

scientific article published on 6 July 2011

Genetics of Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin and Testosterone Levels in Fertile and Infertile Men of Reproductive Age.

scientific article published on 11 April 2017

Glycemia but not the Metabolic Syndrome is Associated with Cognitive Decline: Findings from the European Male Ageing Study

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Hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis disruptions in older men are differentially linked to age and modifiable risk factors: the European Male Aging Study

scientific article published on 12 February 2008

Identification of late-onset hypogonadism in middle-aged and elderly men.

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Impaired quality of life and sexual function in overweight and obese men: the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published in April 2011

Increased Prevalance of the -211 T allele of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) beta subunit promoter polymorphism and lower serum FSH in infertile men.

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Increased estrogen rather than decreased androgen action is associated with longer androgen receptor CAG repeats

scientific article published on 7 October 2008

Influence of bone remodelling rate on quantitative ultrasound parameters at the calcaneus and DXA BMDa of the hip and spine in middle-aged and elderly European men: the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS).

scientific article published on 8 September 2011

Influence of insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-1 and IGFBP-3 on bone health: results from the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published on 19 April 2011

Influence of lifestyle factors on quantitative heel ultrasound measurements in middle-aged and elderly men.

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Influence of polymorphisms in the RANKL/RANK/OPG signaling pathway on volumetric bone mineral density and bone geometry at the forearm in men.

scientific article published on 2 October 2011

Influence of sexual intercourse on genital tract microbiota in infertile couples

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Low Free Testosterone Is Associated with Hypogonadal Signs and Symptoms in Men with Normal Total Testosterone

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Low free testosterone is associated with hypogonadal signs and symptoms in men with normal total testosterone levels: results from the European Male Ageing Study.

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Low heel ultrasound parameters predict mortality in men: results from the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS)

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Low prolactin is associated with sexual dysfunction and psychological or metabolic disturbances in middle-aged and elderly men: the European Male Aging Study (EMAS).

scientific article published on 29 October 2013

Lower vitamin D levels are associated with depression among community-dwelling European men.

scientific article published on 7 September 2010

Male infertility workup needs additional testing of expressed prostatic secretion and/or post-massage urine

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Male infertility: decreased levels of selenium, zinc and antioxidants

scientific article published on 31 December 2013

Musculoskeletal pain is associated with very low levels of vitamin D in men: results from the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published on 24 May 2010

Mycoplasmas in semen of chronic prostatitis patients.

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NR5A1 c.991-1G > C splice-site variant causes familial 46,XY partial gonadal dysgenesis with incomplete penetrance

scientific article published on 09 December 2020

Natural history, risk factors and clinical features of primary hypogonadism in ageing men: Longitudinal Data from the European Male Ageing Study

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Non-androgenic Anabolic Hormones Predict Risk Of Frailty: European Male Ageing Study Prospective Data

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Personal values that support and counteract utilization of a screening test for prostate cancer

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Perturbed insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and IGF binding protein-3 are not associated with chronic widespread pain in men: results from the European Male Ageing Study

scientific article published on 15 October 2009

Polymorphisms in genes involved in the NF-κB signalling pathway are associated with bone mineral density, geometry and turnover in men.

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Prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium and other sexually transmitted infections causing urethritis among high-risk heterosexual male patients in Estonia

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Prevalence of asymptomatic inflammatory (National Institutes of Health Category IV) prostatitis in young men according to semen analysis

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Reciprocal translocation t(7;16)(q21.2;p13.3) in an infertile man.

scientific article published in September 2006

Regional differences in semen qualities in the Baltic region

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Reply to Eugenio Ventimiglia, Francesco Montorsi, and Andrea Salonia's Letter to the Editor re: Jakob Damsgaard, Ulla N. Joensen, Elisabeth Carlsen, et al. Varicocele Is Associated with Impaired Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormone Levels: A Study

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Reproductive hormone levels predict changes in frailty status in community-dwelling older men: European Male Ageing Study prospective data

scientific article published on 24 November 2017

Reproductive physiology in young men is cumulatively affected by FSH-action modulating genetic variants: FSHR -29G/A and c.2039 A/G, FSHB -211G/T

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Semen quality and associated reproductive indicators in middle-aged males: the role of non-malignant prostate conditions and genital tract inflammation

scientific article published on 24 April 2013

Semen quality in middle-aged males: associations with prostate-specific antigen and age-related prostate conditions

scientific article published on 24 February 2014

Semen quality of young men from the general population in Baltic countries

scientific article published on 05 April 2017

Seminal interleukin-6 and serum prostate-specific antigen as possible predictive biomarkers in asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis

scientific article published on 19 April 2011

Seminal microbiome in men with and without prostatitis

scientific article published in February 2017

The ESR1 (6q25) locus is associated with calcaneal ultrasound parameters and radial volumetric bone mineral density in European men.

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The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: clinical, seminal and biochemical characteristics

scientific article published on 30 April 2020

The European Academy of Andrology (EAA) ultrasound study on healthy, fertile men: scrotal ultrasound reference ranges and associations with clinical, seminal and biochemical characteristics

scientific article published on 27 November 2020

The ability of three different models of frailty to predict all-cause mortality: results from the European Male Aging Study (EMAS).

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The association between different cognitive domains and age in a multi-centre study of middle-aged and older European men.

scientific article published in November 2009

The association of frailty with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone levels in older European men.

scientific article published on 30 October 2012

The effect of metabolic syndrome on male reproductive health: A cross-sectional study in a group of fertile men and male partners of infertile couples.

scientific article published on 16 March 2018

The effect of musculoskeletal pain on sexual function in middle-aged and elderly european men: results from the european male ageing study

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The limit of leucocytospermia from the microbiological viewpoint

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The non-synonymous SNP, R1150W, in SCN9A is not associated with chronic widespread pain susceptibility

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The relationships between sex hormones and sexual function in middle-aged and older European men.

scientific article published on 17 August 2011

Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19·2 million participants

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Two novel deletions (array CGH findings) in pigment dispersion syndrome

scientific article published in December 2007

Varicocele Is Associated with Impaired Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormone Levels: A Study of 7035 Healthy Young Men from Six European Countries

scientific article published on 13 July 2016

Vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older European men.

scientific article published on 22 September 2009