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Nizar Smaoui

AbbVie (United States)

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Organism:human· 4 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 3 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:fine-mapping· 1

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Large-scale genome-wide analyses with proteomics integration reveal novel loci and biological insights into frailty

Jonathan K. L. Mak, Chenxi Qin, Moritz Krüger, Anna Kuukka, FinnGen, Aarno V. Palotie, Mark J. Daly, Bridget Riley-Gillis, Howard J. Jacob, Dirk S. Paul, Slavé Petrovski, Heiko Runz, Sally John, George Okafo, Robert M. Plenge, , Ekaterina A. Khramtsova

This study identifies 1,242 novel genetic variants and 31 novel genes associated with frailty through genome-wide association and proteomics integration.

Nature Aging · Aug 5, 2025Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

Genome-wide meta-analysis conducted in three large biobanks expands the genetic landscape of lumbar disc herniations

Ville Salo, Juhani H. Määttä, Eeva Sliz, FinnGen, Aarno V. Palotie, Mark J. Daly, Bridget Riley-Gills, Howard J. Jacob, Dirk S. Paul, Slavé Petrovski, Heiko Runz, Sally John, George Okafo, Nathan Lawless, Heli Salminen‐Mankonen, , Jukka T. Koskela

This study conducts a genome-wide meta-analysis across three biobanks to identify new genetic loci associated with lumbar disc herniation, expanding the known genetic landscape.

Nature Communications · Nov 7, 2024Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

A FinnGen pilot clinical recall study for Alzheimer's disease

Valtteri Julkunen, Claudia Schwarz, Juho Kalapudas, Merja Hallikainen, Aino‐Kaisa Piironen, Arto Mannermaa, Hanna Kujala, T. Laitinen, Veli‐Matti Kosma, Teemu I. Paajanen, Reetta K. Kälviäinen, Mikko Hiltunen, Sanna‐Kaisa Herukka, Sari Kärkkäinen, Tarja Kokkola, , Zhihao Ding

The paper demonstrates the feasibility of conducting clinical recall studies from the FinnGen biobank to collect customized clinical data from participants with Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive disorder.

Scientific Reports · Aug 3, 2023Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine

An expanded analysis framework for multivariate GWAS connects inflammatory biomarkers to functional variants and disease

Sanni Ruotsalainen, Juulia Partanen, Anna Cichońska, Jake Lin, Christian Benner, Ida L. Surakka, FinnGen, Aarno Palotie, Mark J. Daly, Pharmaceutical companies, Howard J. Jacob, Athena Matakidou, Heiko Runz, Sally John, Robert M. Plenge, , Kari Linden

The paper introduces a multivariate GWAS framework that identifies functional variants and disease associations by transforming multivariate results into univariate phenotypes for follow-up analysis.

European Journal of Human Genetics · Oct 27, 2020Peer-reviewedGenetics