Asgeir Sigurdsson

Best Publications

• Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk

  Augustine Kong;Michael L. Frigge;Gisli Masson;Soren Besenbacher;Soren Besenbacher

  2382
  Citations

• Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

  Hreinn Stefansson;Dan Rujescu;Sven Cichon;Olli P. H. Pietilainen

  2010
  Citations

• A common variant on chromosome 9p21 affects the risk of myocardial infarction

  Anna Helgadottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Andrei Manolescu;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  1945
  Citations

• Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population.

  Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Agnar Helgason;Hakon Jonsson;Olafur T Magnusson

  1578
  Citations

• Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25

  Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Anna Helgadottir;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  1062
  Citations

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

  Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Andrei Manolescu;Laufey T Amundadottir

  1029
  Citations

• Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland.

  Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Gudmundur L Norddahl;Pall Melsted;Kristbjorg Gunnarsdottir

  1014
  Citations

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

  Laufey T. Amundadottir;Patrick Sulem;Julius Gudmundsson;Agnar Helgason

  932
  Citations

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

  Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  869
  Citations

• Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

  Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hannes Helgason;Sigurjon A Gudjonsson;Florian Zink

  819
  Citations

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

  Thorunn Rafnar;Patrick Sulem;Simon N Stacey;Frank Geller

  707
  Citations

• Clonal hematopoiesis, with and without candidate driver mutations, is common in the elderly.

  Florian Zink;Simon N. Stacey;Gudmundur L. Norddahl;Michael L. Frigge

  702
  Citations

• Fine-scale recombination rate differences between sexes, populations and individuals

  Augustine Kong;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson;Gisli Masson

  679
  Citations

• Parental origin of sequence variants associated with complex diseases

  Augustine Kong;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gisli Masson;Gudmar Thorleifsson

  641
  Citations

• Common variants on chromosome 5p12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

  Simon N Stacey;Andrei Manolescu;Patrick Sulem;Steinunn Thorlacius

  556
  Citations

• Sequence Variant on 8q24 Confers Susceptibility to Urinary Bladder Cancer

  Lambertus A Kiemeney;Steinunn Thorlacius;Patrick Sulem;Frank Geller

  501
  Citations

• Common variants on 9q22.33 and 14q13.3 predispose to thyroid cancer in European populations

  Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Jon G Jonasson

  451
  Citations

• Common variants near CAV1 and CAV2 are associated with primary open-angle glaucoma

  Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Alex W Hewitt;Alex W Hewitt;Gisli Masson

  449
  Citations

• Common sequence variants on 2p15 and Xp11.22 confer susceptibility to prostate cancer

  Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  448
  Citations

• Genome-wide association and replication studies identify four variants associated with prostate cancer susceptibility

  Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Thorarinn Blondal

  434
  Citations