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Aki S. Havulinna is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare in Finland. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, and Physiology. The scientist's extensive work encompasses several main topics including Gut microbiota and health, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Diet and metabolism studies, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.

Havulinna has published in various venues, with frequent contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology), UNC Libraries, Nature Genetics, and Nature.

Several recent papers by Havulinna highlight their research interests and collaborations:

  • "The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids" (2021, Nature)
  • "Genetics of 35 blood and urine biomarkers in the UK Biobank" (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • "Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries" (2022, Nature)
  • "Polygenic and clinical risk scores and their impact on age at onset and prediction of cardiometabolic diseases and common cancers" (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • "Combined effects of host genetics and diet on human gut microbiota and incident disease in a single population cohort" (2022, Nature Genetics)

The scientist collaborates frequently with co-authors including Veikko Salomaa, Teemu Niiranen, Pekka Jousilahti, Leo Lahti, and Michael Inouye. The number of joint publications with these co-authors indicates sustained research partnerships and multidisciplinary efforts.

Best Publications

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Marju Orho-Melander;Ruth Frikke-Schmidt

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new risk loci for coronary artery disease

    Panos Deloukas;Stavroula Kanoni;Christina Willenborg;Martin Farrall

  • Six new loci associated with blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides in humans.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Sekar Kathiresan;Olle Melander;Candace Guiducci;Aarti Surti

  • Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality : An analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Massimo Stafoggia;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Genome-wide association of early-onset myocardial infarction with single nucleotide polymorphisms and copy number variants.

    Sekar Kathiresan;Benjamin F Voight;Shaun Purcell;Kiran Musunuru

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

  • FINEMAP: efficient variable selection using summary data from genome-wide association studies

    Christian Benner;Chris C.A. Spencer;Aki S. Havulinna;Veikko Salomaa

  • Genome-wide Association Study Identifies 27 Loci Influencing Concentrations of Circulating Cytokines and Growth Factors

    Ari V. Ahola-Olli;Peter Würtz;Aki S. Havulinna;Kristiina Aalto

  • Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

    Cecilia M. Lindgren;Iris M. Heid;Joshua C. Randall;Claudia Lamina

  • Metabolite Profiling and Cardiovascular Event Risk A Prospective Study of 3 Population-Based Cohorts

    Peter Würtz;Aki S Havulinna;Pasi Soininen;Tuulia Tynkkynen

  • A multilocus genetic risk score for coronary heart disease: case-control and prospective cohort analyses.

    Samuli Ripatti;Samuli Ripatti;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Marju Orho-Melander;Aki S Havulinna

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Samuli Ripatti
Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Terho Lehtimäki
Terho Lehtimäki Tampere University
Johannes Kettunen
Johannes Kettunen University of Oulu
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester

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