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Niina Pitkänen

University of TurkuORCID 0000-0001-7383-4987Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 5 Approach:statistical model· 5 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 4 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 4 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Leo‐Pekka LyytikäineniD· 4 shared Bjarke FeenstraiD· 3 shared Carol A. WangiD· 3 shared Frank GelleriD· 3 shared Olli Tuomas RaitakariiD· 3 shared Robin N. BeaumontiD· 3 shared Ana EspinosaiD· 2 shared Anubha MahajaniD· 2 shared

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GenomicsThe American Journal of Human GeneticsPeer-reviewedOct 31, 2019

Multivariate genome-wide association analysis of a cytokine network reveals variants with widespread immune, haematological and cardiometabolic pleiotropy

Artika P. Nath, Scott C. Ritchie, Nastasiya F. Grinberg…·Michael Inouye

This study identifies genetic variants with pleiotropic effects on cytokines and related traits using a multivariate genome-wide association analysis.

47 citations

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GeneticsNature GeneticsPeer-reviewedMay 1, 2019

Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

Nicole M. Warrington, Robin N. Beaumont, Momoko Horikoshi…·Cæcilie Trier

This study identifies genetic effects on birth weight and their impact on cardio-metabolic traits, distinguishing fetal and maternal contributions.

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintSep 23, 2018

Variants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 are associated with gestational duration

Xueping Liu, Dorte Helenius, Line Skotte…·Bjarke Feenstra

This study identifies a fetal genome-wide association signal near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 linked to gestational duration and preterm/postterm birth.

2 citations

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GeneticsInternational Journal of ObesityPeer-reviewedOct 9, 2017

Maternal and fetal genetic contribution to gestational weight gain

Nicole M. Warrington, Rebecca Claire Richmond, Bjarke Feenstra…·Debbie A. Lawlor

This study investigates the genetic contributions to gestational weight gain, finding that maternal common variants explain about 20% of variability, while fetal variants have a minor role.

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GenomicsbioRxivMar 25, 2016

Genome-wide association study identifies 17 new loci influencing concentrations of circulating cytokines and growth factors

Ari Ahola-Olli, Peter Würtz, Aki S Havulinna…·Olli Raitakari

This study identifies 17 new genetic loci associated with circulating cytokine and growth factor concentrations in Finns, linking them to immune-related diseases and potential drug targets.

DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.11.007

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