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Kristrún R. Benediktsdóttir

Researcher Next ID · RN-016985

Researcher · Medicine

Reykjavík University

, Iceland

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Works count
58
Citation count
8,379
H-index
28
i10-index
35

Research interests

Medicine
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Folate and B Vitamins Research
Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Publications

  • Sequence variants at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus associate with many cancer types

    Nature Genetics · 2009 · 10.1038/ng.296

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24

    Nature Genetics · 2007 · 10.1038/ng1999

  • Genetic determinants of hair, eye and skin pigmentation in Europeans

    Nature Genetics · 2007 · 10.1038/ng.2007.13

  • Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

    Nature Genetics · 2007 · 10.1038/ng2062

  • A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations

    Nature Genetics · 2006 · 10.1038/ng1808

Current projects

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