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Virpi Lummaa

University of TurkuORCID 0000-0002-2128-7587Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 5 Organism:human· 4 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:GWAS / association mapping· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Euan A. YoungiD· 4 shared Hannah L. DugdaleiD· 4 shared Erik PostmaiD· 3 shared Mirkka LahdenperäiD· 2 shared Alexandre CourtioliD· 1 shared Axelle DelaunayiD· 1 shared Bert van der VegtiD· 1 shared Diogo F. dos Santos· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 3/yr

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No genome-wide correlations and little shared genetic architecture between reproductive life-history traits and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer risk

Euan A. Young, E. Yagmur Erten, Erik Postma, Virpi Lummaa, Bert van der Vegt, Geertruida H. de Bock, Hannah L. Dugdale

This study investigates genetic correlations between estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer risk and reproductive traits, finding low and non-significant correlations.

Molecular Biology and Evolution · Aug 31, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Megaherbivore mortality risk from temperature extremes is buffered by vegetation productivity but amplified by rainfall

Hansraj Gautam, Alexandre Courtiol, John Archer Jackson, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Martin Seltmann, Axelle Delaunay, Diogo F. dos Santos, Zaw Min Oo, Win Htut, Virpi Lummaa

This study shows that megaherbivore mortality risk from temperature extremes is reduced by high vegetation productivity but increased by high rainfall.

bioRxiv · May 31, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Mothers face immediate, but family-size dependent, costs of sons in preindustrial Finland

Euan A. Young, León van Dorp, Mirkka Lahdenperä, Virpi Lummaa, Hannah L. Dugdale

This study examines the survival costs of sons for mothers in preindustrial Finland, finding increased short-term survival risks with more sons at higher family sizes.

bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Mothers facing greater environmental adversity experience increased costs of reproduction

Euan A. Young, Erik Postma, Virpi Lummaa, Hannah L. Dugdale

The paper examines how environmental adversity affects the lifespan cost of reproduction in women using historical famine data.

Science Advances · Nov 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Age- and sex-dependent sibling effects on early-life survival in preindustrial humans

Mark Spa, Euan A. Young, Virpi Lummaa, Erik Postma, Hannah L. Dugdale

This study examines how older siblings' survival, age, and sex affect childhood survival in preindustrial humans using historical data.

bioRxiv · Jun 30, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology