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Genetic evidence that raised sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Perry JR, Weedon MN, Langenberg C, Jackson AU, Lyssenko V, Sparsø T, Thorleifsson G, Grallert H, Ferrucci L, Maggio M, Paolisso G, Walker M, Palmer CN, Payne F, Young E, Herder C, Narisu N, Morken MA, Bonnycastle LL, Owen KR, Shields B, Knight B, Bennett A, Groves CJ, Ruokonen A, Jarvelin MR, Pearson E, Pascoe L, Ferrannini E, Bornstein SR, Stringham HM, Scott LJ, Kuusisto J, Nilsson P, Neptin M, Gjesing AP, Pisinger C, Lauritzen T, Sandbaek A, Sampson M; MAGIC; Zeggini E, Lindgren CM, Steinthorsdottir V, Thorsteinsdottir U, Hansen T, Schwarz P, Illig T, Laakso M, Stefansson K, Morris AD, Groop L, Pedersen O, Boehnke M, Barroso I, Wareham NJ, Hattersley AT, McCarthy MI, Frayling TM. Perry JR, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Hum Mol Genet. 2010 Feb 1;19(3):535-44. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddp522. Epub 2009 Nov 18. Hum Mol Genet. 2010. PMID: 19933169 Free PMC article.
The gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase activating protein confers risk of myocardial infarction and stroke.
Helgadottir A, Manolescu A, Thorleifsson G, Gretarsdottir S, Jonsdottir H, Thorsteinsdottir U, Samani NJ, Gudmundsson G, Grant SF, Thorgeirsson G, Sveinbjornsdottir S, Valdimarsson EM, Matthiasson SE, Johannsson H, Gudmundsdottir O, Gurney ME, Sainz J, Thorhallsdottir M, Andresdottir M, Frigge ML, Topol EJ, Kong A, Gudnason V, Hakonarson H, Gulcher JR, Stefansson K. Helgadottir A, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Nat Genet. 2004 Mar;36(3):233-9. doi: 10.1038/ng1311. Epub 2004 Feb 8. Nat Genet. 2004. PMID: 14770184
Association between the gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein and stroke replicated in a Scottish population.
Helgadottir A, Gretarsdottir S, St Clair D, Manolescu A, Cheung J, Thorleifsson G, Pasdar A, Grant SF, Whalley LJ, Hakonarson H, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Gulcher J, Stefansson K, MacLeod MJ. Helgadottir A, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Am J Hum Genet. 2005 Mar;76(3):505-9. doi: 10.1086/428066. Epub 2005 Jan 7. Am J Hum Genet. 2005. PMID: 15640973 Free PMC article.
A variant of the gene encoding leukotriene A4 hydrolase confers ethnicity-specific risk of myocardial infarction.
Helgadottir A, Manolescu A, Helgason A, Thorleifsson G, Thorsteinsdottir U, Gudbjartsson DF, Gretarsdottir S, Magnusson KP, Gudmundsson G, Hicks A, Jonsson T, Grant SF, Sainz J, O'Brien SJ, Sveinbjornsdottir S, Valdimarsson EM, Matthiasson SE, Levey AI, Abramson JL, Reilly MP, Vaccarino V, Wolfe ML, Gudnason V, Quyyumi AA, Topol EJ, Rader DJ, Thorgeirsson G, Gulcher JR, Hakonarson H, Kong A, Stefansson K. Helgadottir A, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Nat Genet. 2006 Jan;38(1):68-74. doi: 10.1038/ng1692. Epub 2005 Nov 10. Nat Genet. 2006. PMID: 16282974
Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes.
Grant SF, Thorleifsson G, Reynisdottir I, Benediktsson R, Manolescu A, Sainz J, Helgason A, Stefansson H, Emilsson V, Helgadottir A, Styrkarsdottir U, Magnusson KP, Walters GB, Palsdottir E, Jonsdottir T, Gudmundsdottir T, Gylfason A, Saemundsdottir J, Wilensky RL, Reilly MP, Rader DJ, Bagger Y, Christiansen C, Gudnason V, Sigurdsson G, Thorsteinsdottir U, Gulcher JR, Kong A, Stefansson K. Grant SF, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Nat Genet. 2006 Mar;38(3):320-3. doi: 10.1038/ng1732. Epub 2006 Jan 15. Nat Genet. 2006. PMID: 16415884
A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations.
Amundadottir LT, Sulem P, Gudmundsson J, Helgason A, Baker A, Agnarsson BA, Sigurdsson A, Benediktsdottir KR, Cazier JB, Sainz J, Jakobsdottir M, Kostic J, Magnusdottir DN, Ghosh S, Agnarsson K, Birgisdottir B, Le Roux L, Olafsdottir A, Blondal T, Andresdottir M, Gretarsdottir OS, Bergthorsson JT, Gudbjartsson D, Gylfason A, Thorleifsson G, Manolescu A, Kristjansson K, Geirsson G, Isaksson H, Douglas J, Johansson JE, Bälter K, Wiklund F, Montie JE, Yu X, Suarez BK, Ober C, Cooney KA, Gronberg H, Catalona WJ, Einarsson GV, Barkardottir RB, Gulcher JR, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Amundadottir LT, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Nat Genet. 2006 Jun;38(6):652-8. doi: 10.1038/ng1808. Epub 2006 May 7. Nat Genet. 2006. PMID: 16682969
Refining the impact of TCF7L2 gene variants on type 2 diabetes and adaptive evolution.
Helgason A, Pálsson S, Thorleifsson G, Grant SF, Emilsson V, Gunnarsdottir S, Adeyemo A, Chen Y, Chen G, Reynisdottir I, Benediktsson R, Hinney A, Hansen T, Andersen G, Borch-Johnsen K, Jorgensen T, Schäfer H, Faruque M, Doumatey A, Zhou J, Wilensky RL, Reilly MP, Rader DJ, Bagger Y, Christiansen C, Sigurdsson G, Hebebrand J, Pedersen O, Thorsteinsdottir U, Gulcher JR, Kong A, Rotimi C, Stefánsson K. Helgason A, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Nat Genet. 2007 Feb;39(2):218-25. doi: 10.1038/ng1960. Epub 2007 Jan 7. Nat Genet. 2007. PMID: 17206141 Free article.
A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes.
Steinthorsdottir V, Thorleifsson G, Reynisdottir I, Benediktsson R, Jonsdottir T, Walters GB, Styrkarsdottir U, Gretarsdottir S, Emilsson V, Ghosh S, Baker A, Snorradottir S, Bjarnason H, Ng MC, Hansen T, Bagger Y, Wilensky RL, Reilly MP, Adeyemo A, Chen Y, Zhou J, Gudnason V, Chen G, Huang H, Lashley K, Doumatey A, So WY, Ma RC, Andersen G, Borch-Johnsen K, Jorgensen T, van Vliet-Ostaptchouk JV, Hofker MH, Wijmenga C, Christiansen C, Rader DJ, Rotimi C, Gurney M, Chan JC, Pedersen O, Sigurdsson G, Gulcher JR, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Stefansson K. Steinthorsdottir V, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Nat Genet. 2007 Jun;39(6):770-5. doi: 10.1038/ng2043. Epub 2007 Apr 26. Nat Genet. 2007. PMID: 17460697 Free article. Clinical Trial.
The association of a SNP upstream of INSIG2 with body mass index is reproduced in several but not all cohorts.
Lyon HN, Emilsson V, Hinney A, Heid IM, Lasky-Su J, Zhu X, Thorleifsson G, Gunnarsdottir S, Walters GB, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Gulcher J, Nguyen TT, Scherag A, Pfeufer A, Meitinger T, Brönner G, Rief W, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Klanderman B, Raby BA, Silverman EK, Weiss ST, Laird N, Ding X, Groop L, Tuomi T, Isomaa B, Bengtsson K, Butler JL, Cooper RS, Fox CS, O'Donnell CJ, Vollmert C, Celedón JC, Wichmann HE, Hebebrand J, Stefansson K, Lange C, Hirschhorn JN. Lyon HN, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. PLoS Genet. 2007 Apr 27;3(4):e61. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.0030061. Epub 2007 Mar 7. PLoS Genet. 2007. PMID: 17465681 Free PMC article.
Support for involvement of the AHI1 locus in schizophrenia.
Ingason A, Sigmundsson T, Steinberg S, Sigurdsson E, Haraldsson M, Magnusdottir BB, Frigge ML, Kong A, Gulcher J, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K, Petursson H, Stefansson H. Ingason A, et al. Among authors: thorsteinsdottir u. Eur J Hum Genet. 2007 Sep;15(9):988-91. doi: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201848. Epub 2007 May 2. Eur J Hum Genet. 2007. PMID: 17473831 Free article.
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