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Bjarke Feenstra is affiliated with the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and related fields. Their work spans 125 publications primarily focused on medicine, with significant contributions also in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their main subfields of study include pediatrics, perinatology, and child health, genetics, obstetrics and gynecology, molecular biology, and surgery, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within medical research. The research topics cover areas such as birth, development and health, pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, genetic associations and epidemiology, gestational diabetes research and management, preterm birth and chorioamnionitis, metabolism and genetic disorders, along with health, environment, and cognitive aging.

Feenstra's frequently published works appear in venues like bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Genetics, UNC Libraries, Scientific Reports, and Nature Communications, showing an engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed platforms.

Among the recent significant papers are:

  • Metabolic Dynamics and Prediction of Gestational Age and Time to Delivery in Pregnant Women, 2020, Cell
  • Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Acute and persistent symptoms in non-hospitalized PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Genetic predisposition to hypertension is associated with preeclampsia in European and Central Asian women, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour

Frequent co-authors contributing to the collaborative nature of Feenstra's research include Frank Geller, Line Skotte, Mads Melbye, Ole Birger Pedersen, and Sisse Rye Ostrowski. These collaborations indicate sustained partnerships across multiple studies.

Best Publications

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Genome-partitioning of genetic variation for complex traits using common SNPs

    Jian Yang;Teri A. Manolio;Louis R. Pasquale;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

    John R.B. Perry;Felix Day;Cathy E. Elks;Patrick Sulem

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

    Thomas W. Winkler;Anne E. Justice;Mariaelisa Graff;Llilda Barata

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer.

    Cathy C. Laurie;Cecelia A Laurie;Kenneth Rice;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Cathy E. Elks;John R B Perry;Patrick Sulem;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

    Momoko Horikoshi;Robin N. Beaumont;Felix R. Day;Nicole M. Warrington;Nicole M. Warrington

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • Genome Analyses of >200,000 Individuals Identify 58 Loci for Chronic Inflammation and Highlight Pathways that Link Inflammation and Complex Disorders.

    S Ligthart;A Vaez;U Võsa;M G Stathopoulou

  • Genetic Associations with Gestational Duration and Spontaneous Preterm Birth

    Ge Zhang;Bjarke Feenstra;Jonas Bacelis;Xueping Liu

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis.

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Chih-Mei Chen;Adaikalavan Ramasamy

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new susceptibility loci for childhood body mass index.

    Janine F. Felix;Jonathan P. Bradfield;Claire Monnereau;Ralf J P Van Der Valk

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism.

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio;Ulla Sovio

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies six novel loci associated with habitual coffee consumption.

    M. C. Cornelis;E. M. Byrne;T. Esko;M. A. Nalls

  • Genetic evidence for causal relationships between maternal obesity-related traits and birth weight

    Jessica Tyrrell;Jessica Tyrrell;Rebecca C. Richmond;Rebecca C. Richmond;Tom M. Palmer;Tom M. Palmer;Bjarke Feenstra

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O. C. Cookson

  • New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

    Momoko Horikoshi;Hanieh Yaghootkar;Dennis O. Mook-Kanamori;Ulla Sovio

Frequent Co-Authors

Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
Frank Geller
Frank Geller Statens Serum Institut
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
George Davey Smith
George Davey Smith University of Bristol
Fernando Rivadeneira
Fernando Rivadeneira Erasmus University Rotterdam

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