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Lili Milani

Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

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Organism:human· 4 Approach:statistical model· 4 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 3 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:eQTL / molecular QTL mapping· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Tõnu EskoiD· 3 shared André G. Uitterlinden· 2 shared Andres MetspaluiD· 2 shared Aarno Palotie· 1 shared Abhishek K. Sarkar· 1 shared Adrew R. Wood· 1 shared Albert HofmaniD· 1 shared Albert V. Smith· 1 shared

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Genetic effects on migration behaviour contribute to increasing spatial differentiation at trait-associated loci in Estonia

Ivan A. Kuznetsov, Andres Metspalu, Lili Milani, Tõnu Esko, Reedik Mägi, Mari Nelis, Georgi Hudjashov, Mait Metspalu, Uku Vainik, Luca Pagani, Francesco Montinaro, Vasili Pankratov

The paper shows that migration behavior in Estonia increases spatial genetic differentiation at trait-associated loci, with educational attainment PGS driving inter-regional differences.

iScience · Nov 14, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetics

Comprehensive population-based genome sequencing provides insight into hematopoietic regulatory mechanisms

Michael Guo, Satish K Nandakumar, Jacob C Ulirsch, Seyedeh Maryam Zekavat, Jason D Buenrostro, Pradeep Natarajan, Rany Salem, Roberto Chiarle, Mario Mitt, Mart Kals, Kalle Parn, Krista Fischer, Lili Milani, Reedik Magi, Priit Palta, , Vijay G Sankaran

This study uses genome sequencing and epigenomic data to identify genetic variants influencing blood cell traits and uncover regulatory mechanisms in hematopoiesis.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Dec 28, 2016Peer-reviewedGenetics

Genomic analyses for age at menarche identify 389 independent signals and indicate BMI-independent effects of puberty timing on cancer susceptibility

Felix R. Day, Deborah J. Thompson, Hannes Helgason, Daniel I. Chasman, Hilary Finucane, Patrick Sulem, Katherine S. Ruth, Sean Whalen, Abhishek K. Sarkar, Eva Albrecht, Elisabeth Altmaier, Marzyeh Amini, Caterina M. Barbieri, Thibaud Boutin, Archie Campbell, , John R.B Perry

This study identifies 389 genetic signals for age at menarche and finds BMI-independent causal links between puberty timing and cancer risks.

bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2016 · PreprintGenomics

Cell specific eQTL analysis without sorting cells

Harm-Jan Westra, Danny Arends, Tõnu Esko, Marjolein J. Peters, Claudia Schurmann, Katharina Schramm, Johannes Kettunen, Hanieh Yaghootkar, Benjamin Fairfax, Anand Kumar Andiappan, Yang Li, Jingyuan Fu, Juha Karjalainen, Mathieu Platteel, Marijn Visschedijk, , Dena

The paper introduces a method for cell-specific eQTL analysis without cell sorting, showing that Crohn's disease-associated SNPs mainly affect neutrophil gene expression in whole blood data.

bioRxiv · Feb 12, 2014Genetics