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Sara Kuitunen

University of HelsinkiORCID 0000-0001-8850-5932Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Assay:GWAS summary statistics· 1

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Aki Samuli HavulinnaiD· 1 shared Andrea GannaiD· 1 shared FinnGeniD· 1 shared Hanna Maria OllilaiD· 1 shared Jaakko A. KaprioiD· 1 shared Joel T RämöiD· 1 shared Juha M KarjalaineniD· 1 shared Kaitlin E. SamochaiD· 1 shared

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineNature MedicinePeer-reviewedSep 1, 2022

Genetic risk factors have a substantial impact on healthy life years

Sakari Jukarainen, Tuomo Kiiskinen, Sara Kuitunen…·Andrea Ganna

This study estimates the impact of genetic risk factors on disease burden using disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and finds that both common and rare variants significantly contribute to healthy life years lost.

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humanGWAS summary statistics

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Genetic & Genomic MedicineJournal of Internal MedicinePeer-reviewedJun 14, 2022

BMI is positively associated with accelerated epigenetic aging in twin pairs discordant for BMI

Sara Lundgren, Sara Kuitunen, Kirsi Hannele Pietiläinen…·Miina Ollikainen

The paper examines the association between BMI and epigenetic aging in twin pairs, finding BMI increases are linked to accelerated epigenetic age using GrimAge.

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humanDNA methylation

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