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Anu Jalanko publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anu Jalanko sits on this spectrum.

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45 publications 703+

This scientist: 115 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

Anu Jalanko D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Anu Jalanko sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

Overview

Anu Jalanko is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Immunology, and Hematology.

The scientist's work has contributed to multiple main topics in biomedical research, including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • BRCA Gene Mutations in Cancer
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic Factors in Colorectal Cancer

Recent publications by Anu Jalanko cover a range of topics largely within clinical and genetic epidemiology and biomarker studies. Selected papers include:

  • Hematopoietic mosaic chromosomal alterations increase the risk for diverse types of infection, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • The role of polygenic risk and susceptibility genes in breast cancer over the course of life, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A FinnGen pilot clinical recall study for Alzheimer's disease, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • TWINGEN: protocol for an observational clinical biobank recall and biomarker cohort study to identify Finnish individuals with high risk of Alzheimer's disease, 2024, BMJ Open
  • TWINGEN - protocol for an observational clinical biobank recall and biomarker study to identify individuals with high risk of Alzheimer's disease, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Publication venues for their work include:

  • Nature Medicine
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • BMJ Open
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent collaborators in Anu Jalanko's research network have included Aarno Palotie, Adam Ziemann, Anne Lehtonen, Apinya Lertratanakul, and Awaisa Ghazal.

Best Publications

  • Molecular genetics of the Finnish disease heritage.

    Leena Peltonen;Anu Jalanko;Teppo Varilo

  • Polygenic and clinical risk scores and their impact on age at onset and prediction of cardiometabolic diseases and common cancers.

    Nina Mars;Jukka T Koskela;Pietari Ripatti;Tuomo T J Kiiskinen

  • Mutant mitochondrial helicase Twinkle causes multiple mtDNA deletions and a late-onset mitochondrial disease in mice

    Henna Tyynismaa;Katja Peltola Mjosund;Sjoerd Wanrooij;Ilse Lappalainen

  • Twinkle helicase is essential for mtDNA maintenance and regulates mtDNA copy number

    Henna Tyynismaa;Hiroshi Sembongi;Monika Bokori-Brown;Caroline Granycome

  • Human palmitoyl protein thioesterase: evidence for lysosomal targeting of the enzyme and disturbed cellular routing in infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis.

    E. Hellsten;J. Vesa;V. M. Olkkonen;A. Jalanko

  • Genetic Variability Overrides the Impact of Parental Cell Type and Determines iPSC Differentiation Potential

    Aija Kyttälä;Roksana Moraghebi;Cristina Valensisi;Johannes Kettunen

  • Cloning and Characterization of Human Placental Catechol--Methyltransferase cDNA

    Kenneth Lundstr;Marjo Salminen;Anu Jalanko;Raija Savolainen

  • Biosynthesis and Intracellular Targeting of the CLN3 Protein Defective in Batten Disease

    Irma Järvelä;Markku Sainio;Terhi Rantamäki;Vesa M. Olkkonen

  • Interconnections of CLN3, Hook1 and Rab proteins link Batten disease to defects in the endocytic pathway

    Kaisu Luiro;Kristiina Yliannala;Laura Ahtiainen;Heidi Maunu

  • CLN3 protein is targeted to neuronal synapses but excluded from synaptic vesicles: new clues to Batten disease

    Kaisu Luiro;Outi Kopra;Maarit Lehtovirta;Anu Jalanko

  • Lysosomal localization of the neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis CLN5 protein

    Juha Isosomppi;Jouni Vesa;Anu Jalanko;Leena Peltonen

  • Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses are connected at molecular level: interaction of CLN5 protein with CLN2 and CLN3.

    Jouni Vesa;Mark H. Chin;Kathrin Oelgeschläger;Juha Isosomppi

  • The neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis CLN8 membrane protein is a resident of the endoplasmic reticulum.

    Liina Lonka;Aija Kyttälä;Susanna Ranta;Anu Jalanko

  • Defective Intracellular Transport of CLN3 is the Molecular Basis of Batten Disease (JNCL)

    Irma Järvelä;Maarit Lehtovirta;Ritva Tikkanen;Aija Kyttälä

  • Genetic architecture of human plasma lipidome and its link to cardiovascular disease

    Rubina Tabassum;Joel T Rämö;Pietari Ripatti;Jukka T Koskela

  • Palmitoyl protein thioesterase (PPT) localizes into synaptosomes and synaptic vesicles in neurons: implications for infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (INCL)

    Maarit Lehtovirta;Aija Kyttälä;Eeva-Liisa Eskelinen;Michael Hess

  • Cell biology and function of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis-related proteins.

    Katrin Kollmann;Kristiina Uusi-Rauva;Enzo Scifo;Jaana Tyynelä

  • Mice with Ppt1Deltaex4 mutation replicate the INCL phenotype and show an inflammation-associated loss of interneurons

    Anu Jalanko;Jouni Vesa;Tuula Manninen;Carina von Schantz

  • The role of polygenic risk and susceptibility genes in breast cancer over the course of life.

    Nina Mars;Elisabeth Widén;Sini Kerminen;Tuomo Meretoja

  • Inherited myeloproliferative neoplasm risk affects haematopoietic stem cells

    Erik L. Bao;Satish K. Nandakumar;Satish K. Nandakumar;Satish K. Nandakumar;Xiaotian Liao;Xiaotian Liao;Xiaotian Liao;Alexander G. Bick

Frequent Co-Authors

Leena Peltonen
Leena Peltonen University of Helsinki
Jonathan D. Cooper
Jonathan D. Cooper Washington University in St. Louis
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Anu Suomalainen
Anu Suomalainen University of Helsinki
Vesa M. Olkkonen
Vesa M. Olkkonen University of Helsinki
Elina Ikonen
Elina Ikonen University of Helsinki
Nisse Kalkkinen
Nisse Kalkkinen University of Helsinki
Johannes Kettunen
Johannes Kettunen University of Oulu
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki
Anna-Elina Lehesjoki University of Helsinki
Michal Dadlez
Michal Dadlez Polish Academy of Sciences

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