List of works - Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir

Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

scientific article

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

scientific article

New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

scientific article

Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

scientific article

Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

scientific article

Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

scientific article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

scientific article

Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

scientific article

Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

scientific article

Variant of TREM2 Associated with the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

scientific article

Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

scientific article

Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: a mendelian randomisation study

scientific article (publication date: 11 August 2012)

Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father's age to disease risk

scientific article

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

scientific article

Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

scientific article

Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

scientific article

A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline

scientific article

Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

scientific article published on 02 December 2012

Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants

scientific article

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

scientific article

Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

scientific article

Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24.

scientific article published in April 2007

A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations

scientific article published on 7 May 2006

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

scientific article

Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

scientific article

New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

scientific article

Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior

scientific article

Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

article

Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

scientific article

Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25.

scientific article published in July 2007

Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction

scientific article

Twenty bone-mineral-density loci identified by large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

scientific article

Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

scientific article

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

scientific article published on 11 May 2016

Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

scientific journal article

The gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase activating protein confers risk of myocardial infarction and stroke

article

Genetic determinants of hair, eye and skin pigmentation in Europeans

scientific article

Multiple genetic loci for bone mineral density and fractures

scientific article published on 29 April 2008

The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm

article

Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height

scientific article published in May 2008

Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

scientific article

Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

scientific article published in June 2009

Parental origin of sequence variants associated with complex diseases

scientific article published on December 2009

Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer

Fine-scale recombination rate differences between sexes, populations and individuals

scientific article published in October 2010

Common sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene confer susceptibility to exfoliation glaucoma

scientific article

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

scientific journal article

Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

scientific article

Common sequence variants on 2p15 and Xp11.22 confer susceptibility to prostate cancer

scientific journal article

Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

scientific article

List of works by Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir

Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

Variant of TREM2 Associated with the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Large-scale association analysis identifies 13 new susceptibility loci for coronary artery disease

Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: a mendelian randomisation study

Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father's age to disease risk

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline

Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture

Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24.

A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer

New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior

Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration

Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25.

Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction

Twenty bone-mineral-density loci identified by large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

Genetic variation in GIPR influences the glucose and insulin responses to an oral glucose challenge

The gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase activating protein confers risk of myocardial infarction and stroke

Genetic determinants of hair, eye and skin pigmentation in Europeans

Multiple genetic loci for bone mineral density and fractures

The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm

Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height

Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

Parental origin of sequence variants associated with complex diseases

Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer

Fine-scale recombination rate differences between sexes, populations and individuals

Common sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene confer susceptibility to exfoliation glaucoma

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

Common sequence variants on 2p15 and Xp11.22 confer susceptibility to prostate cancer

Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure