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Þorbjörg Jónsdóttir

Researcher Next ID · RN-016968

Researcher · Medicine

University of Akureyri

, Iceland

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Works count
41
Citation count
9,303
H-index
15
i10-index
16

Research interests

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Pain Management and Opioid Use
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Pediatric Pain Management Techniques

Publications

  • Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

    Nature Genetics · 2008 · 10.1038/ng.274

  • The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm

    Nature Genetics · 2008 · 10.1038/ng.72

  • A Common Variant on Chromosome 9p21 Affects the Risk of Myocardial Infarction

    Science · 2007 · 10.1126/science.1142842

  • A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes

    Nature Genetics · 2007 · 10.1038/ng2043

  • Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes

    Nature Genetics · 2006 · 10.1038/ng1732

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