Unnur Steina Björnsdóttir

Researcher Next ID · RN-021168

Researcher · Medicine

Reykjavik, Iceland

Not currently recruitingFunding unknown

Research interests

Medicine

Immunology and Microbiology

Social Sciences

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Asthma and respiratory diseases

IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Delphi Technique in Research

Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology

Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Asthma
CHEST Journal · 2021 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.04.013
Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks
Nature Genetics · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-017-0014-7
A rare IL33 loss-of-function mutation reduces blood eosinophil counts and protects from asthma
PLoS Genetics · 2017 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006659
Discovery of common variants associated with low TSH levels and thyroid cancer risk
Nature Genetics · 2012 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.1046
Genetic Correction of PSA Values Using Sequence Variants Associated with PSA Levels
Science Translational Medicine · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3001513
Association of Variants at UMOD with Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Stones—Role of Age and Comorbid Diseases
PLoS Genetics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1001039
A sequence variant on 17q21 is associated with age at onset and severity of asthma
European Journal of Human Genetics · 2010 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ejhg.2010.38
Common variants on 9q22.33 and 14q13.3 predispose to thyroid cancer in European populations
Nature Genetics · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.339
Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction
Nature Genetics · 2009 · https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.323

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