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Overview

Bo Jacobsson is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine.

The main subfields of study in which they have contributed include:

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Genetics

Their work covers multiple research topics, notably:

  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Bo Jacobsson has published extensively in journals with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
  • Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Representative recent papers authored by or including Bo Jacobsson are:

  • "Current use of noninvasive prenatal testing in Europe, Australia and the USA: A graphical presentation," 2020, Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
  • "Risk factors for spontaneous preterm delivery," 2020, International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
  • "The genetic architecture of sporadic and multiple consecutive miscarriage," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Antibiotic administration reduces the rate of intraamniotic inflammation in preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes," 2020, American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Frequent collaborators of Bo Jacobsson include:

  • Marián Kacerovský
  • Pol Solé-Navais
  • Christopher Flatley
  • Julius Juodakis
  • Pål R. Njølstad

Best Publications

  • A report: the definition and classification of cerebral palsy April 2006.

    Peter Rosenbaum;Nigel Paneth;Alan Leviton;Maurice Goldstein

  • Proposed definition and classification of cerebral palsy, April 2005.

    Martin Bax;Murray Goldstein;Peter Rosenbaum;Alan Leviton

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

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

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Advanced maternal age and adverse perinatal outcome.

    Bo Jacobsson;Lars Ladfors;Ian Milsom

  • Cell-Free DNA Analysis for Noninvasive Examination of Trisomy

    Mary E. Norton;Bo Jacobsson;Geeta K. Swamy;Louise C. Laurent

  • Non-Invasive Chromosomal Evaluation (NICE) Study: results of a multicenter prospective cohort study for detection of fetal trisomy 21 and trisomy 18

    Mary E. Norton;Herb Brar;Jonathan Weiss;Ardeshir Karimi

  • 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

  • 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

  • Amniotic fluid infection, inflammation, and colonization in preterm labor with intact membranes

    Teresa Cobo;Marian Kacerovsky;Bo Jacobsson

  • 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

  • Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

    Nicola Barban;Rick Jansen;Ronald De Vlaming;Ahmad Vaez;Ahmad Vaez

  • Spontaneous preterm delivery in primiparous women at low risk in Denmark: population based study

    Jens Langhoff-Roos;Ulrik Kesmodel;Bo Jacobsson;Steen Rasmussen

  • Antenatal risk factors for cerebral palsy

    Bo Jacobsson;Gudrun Hagberg

  • 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

  • Maternal Dietary Patterns and Preterm Delivery: Results From Large Prospective Cohort Study

    L. Englund-Ögge;A.L. Brantsæter;V. Sengpiel;M. Haugen

  • Bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy may predispose for preterm birth and postpartum endometritis

    Bo Jacobsson;Peter Pernevi;Lene Chidekel;Jens Jörgen Platz-Christensen

  • Cerebral palsy and restricted growth status at birth: population-based case-control study

    B Jacobsson;K Ahlin;A Francis;G Hagberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Jouke-Jan Hottenga
Jouke-Jan Hottenga Hamad bin Khalifa University
Elina Hyppönen
Elina Hyppönen University of South Australia
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Hans Bisgaard
Hans Bisgaard University of Copenhagen
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Susan M. Ring
Susan M. Ring University of Bristol
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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