• Genetic predisposition to hypertension is associated with preeclampsia in European and Central Asian women 

      Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; McGinnis, Ralph; Williams, Nicholas O.; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Shooter, Scott; Fadista, João; Sigurdsson, Jon K.; Auro, Kirsi; Berezina, Galina; Borges, Maria-Carolina; Bumpstead, Suzannah; Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jonas; Colgiu, Irina; Dolby, Vivien A.; Dudbridge, Frank; Engel, Stephanie M.; Franklin, Christopher S.; Frigge, Michael L; Frisbaek, Yr; Geirsson, Reynir T.; Geller, Frank; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Harmon, Quaker; Hougaard, David Michael; Hegay, Tatyana; Helgadottir, Anna; Hjartardóttir, Sigrún; Jääskeläinen, Tiina; Johannsdottir, Hrefna; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Juliusdottir, Thorhildur; Kalsheker, Noor; Kasimov, Abdumadjit; Kemp, John P.; Kivinen, Katja; Klungsøyr, Kari; Lee, Wai K; Melbye, Mads; Miedzybrodska, Zosia; Moffett, Ashley; Najmutdinova, Dilbar; Nishanova, Firuza; Olafsdottir, Thorunn; Perola, Markus; Pipkin, Fiona Broughton; Poston, Lucilla; Prescott, Gordon; Saevarsdottir, Saedis; Salimbayeva, Damilya; Scaife, Paula Juliet; Skotte, Line; Staines-Urias, Eleonora; Stefansson, Olafur A.; Sørensen, Karina Meden; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Tragante, Vinicius; Trogstad, Lill; Simpson, Nigel A.B.; Aripova, Tamara; Casas, Juan P; Dominiczak, Anna F; Walker, James J.; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte; Feenstra, Bjarke; Lawlor, Deborah A.; Boyd, Heather Allison; Magnus, Per; Laivuori, Hannele; Zakhidova, Nodira; Syvatova, Gulnara; Stefansson, Kari; Morgan, Linda (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy, affecting both maternal and fetal health. In genome-wide association meta-analysis of European and Central Asian mothers, we identify sequence variants that associate ...
    • Rare variants with large effects provide functional insights into the pathology of migraine subtypes, with and without aura 

      Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Chalmer, Mona A.; Stefansdottir, Lilja; Skuladottir, Astros Th.; Einarsson, Gudmundur; Andresdottir, Margret; Beyter, Doruk; Ferkingstad, Egil; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Halldorsson, Bjarni V.; Halldorsson, Gisli H.; Helgadottir, Anna; Helgason, Hannes; Hjorleifsson Eldjarn, Grimur; Jonasdottir, Adalbjorg; Jonasdottir, Aslaug; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Knowlton, Kirk U.; Nadauld, Lincoln D.; Lund, Sigrun H.; Magnusson, Olafur Th.; Melsted, Pall; Moore, Kristjan H. S.; Oddsson, Asmundur; Olason, Pall I.; Sigurdsson, Asgeir; Stefansson, Olafur A.; Saemundsdottir, Jona; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Tragante, Vinicius; Unnsteinsdottir, Unnur; Walters, G. Bragi; Zink, Florian; Rødevand, Linn; Andreassen, Ole; Igland, Jannicke; Lie, Rolv T.; Haavik, Jan; Banasik, Karina; Brunak, Søren; Didriksen, Maria; T. Bruun, Mie; Erikstrup, Christian; Kogelman, Lisette J. A.; Nielsen, Kaspar R.; Sørensen, Erik; Pedersen, Ole B.; Ullum, Henrik; Bay, Jakob; Boldsen, Jens K.; Brodersen, Thorsten; Burgdorf, Kristoffer; Dinh, Khoa M.; Dowsett, Joseph; Feenstra, Bjarke; Geller, Frank; Hindhede, Lotte; Hjalgrim, Henrik; Jacobsen, Rikke L.; Jemec, Gregor; Kaspersen, Katrine; Kjerulf, Bertram D.; Larsen, Margit A. H.; Louloudis, Ioannis; Lundgaard, Agnete; Mikkelsen, Susan; Mikkelsen, Christina; Nissen, Ioanna; Nyegaard, Mette; Henriksen, Alexander P.; Rohde, Palle D.; Rostgaard, Klaus; Swinn, Michael; Thørner, Lise W.; Bruun, Mie T.; Werge, Thomas; Westergaard, David; Masson, Gisli; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Olesen, Jes; Ludvigsson, Petur; Thorarensen, Olafur; Bjornsdottir, Anna; Sigurdardottir, Gudrun R.; Sveinsson, Olafur A.; Ostrowski, Sisse R.; Holm, Hilma; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Sulem, Patrick; Stefansson, Hreinn; Thorgeirsson, Thorgeir E.; Hansen, Thomas F; Stefansson, Kari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Migraine is a complex neurovascular disease with a range of severity and symptoms, yet mostly studied as one phenotype in genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Here we combine large GWAS datasets from six European ...