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Bjarni V. Halldorsson

Bjarni V. Halldorsson

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68
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26607
World Ranking
2401
National Ranking
13

Overview

Bjarni V. Halldorsson is affiliated with Reykjavík University in Iceland. Their research areas primarily lie within Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's work also extends to Medicine, covering fields such as Immunology, Cancer Research, and Surgery.

Their subfields of study include:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Immunology
  • Cancer Research
  • Surgery

Main topics explored in the research include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Recent publications by Bjarni V. Halldorsson include:

  • "Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "The sequences of 150,119 genomes in the UK Biobank," 2022, Nature
  • "Large-scale plasma proteomics comparisons through genetics and disease associations," 2023, Nature
  • "Long-read sequencing of 3,622 Icelanders provides insight into the role of structural variants in human diseases and other traits," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Differences between germline genomes of monozygotic twins," 2021, Nature Genetics

Frequent co-authors with whom Bjarni V. Halldorsson has collaborated extensively are:

  • Kāri Stefánsson
  • Daníel F. Guðbjartsson
  • Patrick Sulem
  • Ingileif Jónsdóttir
  • Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir

The scientist's publications are commonly found in prominent journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Nature Communications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Genetics
  • Nature
  • Communications Biology

Best Publications

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia

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

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • The nature of nurture: Effects of parental genotypes.

    Augustine Kong;Augustine Kong;Augustine Kong;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Michael L. Frigge;Bjarni J. Vilhjalmsson;Bjarni J. Vilhjalmsson

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

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

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Twenty bone mineral-density loci identified by large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Fernando Rivadeneira;Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Karol Estrada;Bjarni V. Halldorsson

  • Multiple Genetic Loci for Bone Mineral Density and Fractures

    Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Bjarni V. Halldorsson;Solveig Gretarsdottir;Daniel F. Gudbjartsson

  • Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;G Bragi Walters;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Hreinn Stefansson

  • Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease.

    Egil Ferkingstad;Patrick Sulem;Bjarni A Atlason;Gardar Sveinbjornsson

  • Parental influence on human germline de novo mutations in 1,548 trios from Iceland

    Hákon Jónsson;Patrick Sulem;Birte Kehr;Snaedis Kristmundsdottir

  • A hybrid micro-macroevolutionary approach to gene tree reconstruction.

    Dannie Durand;Bjarni V. Halldórsson;Benjamin Vernot

  • New sequence variants associated with bone mineral density

    Unnur Styrkarsdottir;Bjarni V Halldorsson;Bjarni V Halldorsson;Solveig Gretarsdottir;Daniel F Gudbjartsson

  • Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile.

    Tuomas O Kilpeläinen;M Carola Zillikens;Alena Stančákova;Francis M Finucane

  • Causal mechanisms and balancing selection inferred from genetic associations with polycystic ovary syndrome

    Felix R. Day;David A. Hinds;Joyce Y. Tung;Lisette Stolk

  • Collaborative Meta-analysis: Associations of 150 Candidate Genes With Osteoporosis and Osteoporotic Fracture

    J. Brent Richards;Fotini K. Kavvoura;Fernando Rivadeneira;Unnur Styrkársdóttir

  • Characterizing mutagenic effects of recombination through a sequence-level genetic map.

    Bjarni V. Halldorsson;Bjarni V. Halldorsson;Gunnar Palsson;Olafur A. Stefansson;Hakon Jonsson

  • Sequence variants in the CLDN14 gene associate with kidney stones and bone mineral density

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;Hilma Holm;Hilma Holm;Vidar Edvardsson;G Bragi Walters

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Genetic variation near IRS1 associates with reduced adiposity and an impaired metabolic profile

    Tuomas O. Kilpelainen;M. Carola Zillikens;Alena Stancakova;Francis M. Finucane

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Ingileif Jonsdottir
Ingileif Jonsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Augustine Kong
Augustine Kong University of Oxford
Agnar Helgason
Agnar Helgason University of Iceland
Patrick Sulem
Patrick Sulem deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gisli Masson
Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Styrkarsdottir
Unnur Styrkarsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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