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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: walters gb. Nat Genet. 2006 Mar;38(3):320-3. doi: 10.1038/ng1732. Epub 2006 Jan 15. Nat Genet. 2006. PMID: 16415884
A large Icelandic family with early osteoarthritis of the hip associated with a susceptibility locus on chromosome 16p.
Ingvarsson T, Stefánsson SE, Gulcher JR, Jónsson HH, Jónsson H, Frigge ML, Pálsdóttir E, Olafsdóttir G, Jónsdóttir T, Walters GB, Lohmander LS, Stefánsson K. Ingvarsson T, et al. Among authors: walters gb. Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Nov;44(11):2548-55. doi: 10.1002/1529-0131(200111)44:11<2548::aid-art435>3.0.co;2-s. Arthritis Rheum. 2001. PMID: 11710711 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: walters gb. 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: walters gb. 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.
Common sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene confer susceptibility to exfoliation glaucoma.
Thorleifsson G, Magnusson KP, Sulem P, Walters GB, Gudbjartsson DF, Stefansson H, Jonsson T, Jonasdottir A, Jonasdottir A, Stefansdottir G, Masson G, Hardarson GA, Petursson H, Arnarsson A, Motallebipour M, Wallerman O, Wadelius C, Gulcher JR, Thorsteinsdottir U, Kong A, Jonasson F, Stefansson K. Thorleifsson G, et al. Among authors: walters gb. Science. 2007 Sep 7;317(5843):1397-400. doi: 10.1126/science.1146554. Epub 2007 Aug 9. Science. 2007. PMID: 17690259
The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm.
Helgadottir A, Thorleifsson G, Magnusson KP, Grétarsdottir S, Steinthorsdottir V, Manolescu A, Jones GT, Rinkel GJ, Blankensteijn JD, Ronkainen A, Jääskeläinen JE, Kyo Y, Lenk GM, Sakalihasan N, Kostulas K, Gottsäter A, Flex A, Stefansson H, Hansen T, Andersen G, Weinsheimer S, Borch-Johnsen K, Jorgensen T, Shah SH, Quyyumi AA, Granger CB, Reilly MP, Austin H, Levey AI, Vaccarino V, Palsdottir E, Walters GB, Jonsdottir T, Snorradottir S, Magnusdottir D, Gudmundsson G, Ferrell RE, Sveinbjornsdottir S, Hernesniemi J, Niemelä M, Limet R, Andersen K, Sigurdsson G, Benediktsson R, Verhoeven EL, Teijink JA, Grobbee DE, Rader DJ, Collier DA, Pedersen O, Pola R, Hillert J, Lindblad B, Valdimarsson EM, Magnadottir HB, Wijmenga C, Tromp G, Baas AF, Ruigrok YM, van Rij AM, Kuivaniemi H, Powell JT, Matthiasson SE, Gulcher JR, Thorgeirsson G, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Helgadottir A, et al. Among authors: walters gb. Nat Genet. 2008 Feb;40(2):217-24. doi: 10.1038/ng.72. Epub 2008 Jan 6. Nat Genet. 2008. PMID: 18176561
Genetics of gene expression and its effect on disease.
Emilsson V, Thorleifsson G, Zhang B, Leonardson AS, Zink F, Zhu J, Carlson S, Helgason A, Walters GB, Gunnarsdottir S, Mouy M, Steinthorsdottir V, Eiriksdottir GH, Bjornsdottir G, Reynisdottir I, Gudbjartsson D, Helgadottir A, Jonasdottir A, Jonasdottir A, Styrkarsdottir U, Gretarsdottir S, Magnusson KP, Stefansson H, Fossdal R, Kristjansson K, Gislason HG, Stefansson T, Leifsson BG, Thorsteinsdottir U, Lamb JR, Gulcher JR, Reitman ML, Kong A, Schadt EE, Stefansson K. Emilsson V, et al. Among authors: walters gb. Nature. 2008 Mar 27;452(7186):423-8. doi: 10.1038/nature06758. Epub 2008 Mar 16. Nature. 2008. PMID: 18344981
Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height.
Gudbjartsson DF, Walters GB, Thorleifsson G, Stefansson H, Halldorsson BV, Zusmanovich P, Sulem P, Thorlacius S, Gylfason A, Steinberg S, Helgadottir A, Ingason A, Steinthorsdottir V, Olafsdottir EJ, Olafsdottir GH, Jonsson T, Borch-Johnsen K, Hansen T, Andersen G, Jorgensen T, Pedersen O, Aben KK, Witjes JA, Swinkels DW, den Heijer M, Franke B, Verbeek AL, Becker DM, Yanek LR, Becker LC, Tryggvadottir L, Rafnar T, Gulcher J, Kiemeney LA, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Gudbjartsson DF, et al. Among authors: walters gb. Nat Genet. 2008 May;40(5):609-15. doi: 10.1038/ng.122. Epub 2008 Apr 6. Nat Genet. 2008. PMID: 18391951
Multiple genetic loci for bone mineral density and fractures.
Styrkarsdottir U, Halldorsson BV, Gretarsdottir S, Gudbjartsson DF, Walters GB, Ingvarsson T, Jonsdottir T, Saemundsdottir J, Center JR, Nguyen TV, Bagger Y, Gulcher JR, Eisman JA, Christiansen C, Sigurdsson G, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Styrkarsdottir U, et al. Among authors: walters gb. N Engl J Med. 2008 May 29;358(22):2355-65. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0801197. Epub 2008 Apr 29. N Engl J Med. 2008. PMID: 18445777 Free article.
Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity.
Thorleifsson G, Walters GB, Gudbjartsson DF, Steinthorsdottir V, Sulem P, Helgadottir A, Styrkarsdottir U, Gretarsdottir S, Thorlacius S, Jonsdottir I, Jonsdottir T, Olafsdottir EJ, Olafsdottir GH, Jonsson T, Jonsson F, Borch-Johnsen K, Hansen T, Andersen G, Jorgensen T, Lauritzen T, Aben KK, Verbeek AL, Roeleveld N, Kampman E, Yanek LR, Becker LC, Tryggvadottir L, Rafnar T, Becker DM, Gulcher J, Kiemeney LA, Pedersen O, Kong A, Thorsteinsdottir U, Stefansson K. Thorleifsson G, et al. Among authors: walters gb. Nat Genet. 2009 Jan;41(1):18-24. doi: 10.1038/ng.274. Epub 2008 Dec 14. Nat Genet. 2009. PMID: 19079260
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