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Rósa B. Þórólfsdóttir

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

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Daniel Fannar GudbjartssoniD· 4 shared Hilma HólmiD· 4 shared Kāri StefánssoniD· 4 shared Unnur ÞorsteinsdóttiriD· 4 shared Anna HelgadóttiriD· 3 shared Davíð O. ArnariD· 3 shared Garðar SveinbjörnssoniD· 3 shared Ingileif JónsdóttiriD· 3 shared

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Genome-wide association study of 1 million people identifies 111 loci for atrial fibrillation

Jonas Bille Nielsen, Rósa B. Þórólfsdóttir, Lars G. Fritsche, Wei Zhou, Morten Wagner Skov, Sarah E. Graham, Todd J. Herron, Shane McCarthy, Ellen M. Schmidt, Garðar Sveinbjörnsson, Ida L. Surakka, Michael R. Mathis, Masatoshi Yamazaki, Ryan Crawford, Maiken Elvestad Gabrielsen, , Cristen J. Willer

This study identifies 111 genetic loci and 163 risk variants associated with atrial fibrillation using a GWAS of over 1 million individuals.

Nature Genetics · Jul 26, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics

A rare missense mutation in MYH6 confers high risk of coarctation of the aorta

Þorsteinn Björnsson, Rósa B. Þórólfsdóttir, Garðar Sveinbjörnsson, Patrick Sulem, Gudmundur Logi Norddahl, Anna Helgadóttir, Sólveig Grétarsdóttir, Audur Magnusdottir, Ragnar Daníelsen, Emil L Sigurdsson, Berglind Aðalsteinsdóttir, Sverrir Ingi Gunnarsson, Ingileif Jónsdóttir, Davíð O. Arnar, Hróðmar Helgason, , Kāri Stefánsson

The paper identifies a rare missense mutation in MYH6 associated with increased risk of coarctation of the aorta and other cardiac conditions.

European Heart Journal · Mar 2, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics

Genome-wide analysis yields new loci associating with aortic valve stenosis

Anna Helgadóttir, Guðmar Þorleifsson, Sólveig Grétarsdóttir, Ólafur Andri Stefánsson, Vinicius Tragante, Rósa B. Þórólfsdóttir, Ingileif Jónsdóttir, Þorsteinn Björnsson, Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir, Niek Verweij, Jonas Bille Nielsen, Wei Zhou, Lasse Folkersen, Andreas Martinsson, Mahyar Heydarpour, , Kāri Stefánsson

This study identifies two new genetic loci associated with aortic valve stenosis through a large genome-wide association study.

Nature Communications · Mar 1, 2018Peer-reviewedGenetics

Mutations in RPL3L and MYZAP increase risk of atrial fibrillation

Rósa B. Þórólfsdóttir, Garðar Sveinbjörnsson, Patrick Sulem, Stefan Jonsson, Gisli Hreinn Halldorsson, Páll Melsted, Erna V. Ivarsdottir, Olafur B. Davidsson, Ragnar P. Kristjansson, Guðmar Þorleifsson, Anna Helgadóttir, Sólveig Grétarsdóttir, Gudmundur Logi Norddahl, Sridharan Rajamani, Bjarni Torfason, , Kāri Stefánsson

This study identifies mutations in RPL3L and MYZAP as risk factors for atrial fibrillation through genome-wide association analysis and functional validation.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2017 · PreprintGenetics