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2026

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Genetics

D-Index
90
Citations
38609
World Ranking
1064
National Ranking
6

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Finland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Elisabeth Widen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including genetics, surgery, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, pathology, and forensic medicine.

The scientist's work primarily concentrates on genetic associations and epidemiology, with particular attention to BRCA gene mutations in cancer, birth development and health, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, lipid metabolism and disorders, the intersection of cancer, lipids, and metabolism, as well as nutrition, genetics, and disease.

Widen's frequent co-authors include Samuli Ripatti, Matti Pirinen, Aarno Palotie, Sanni Ruotsalainen, and Nina Mars, indicating collaboration within a network of researchers with expertise that likely complements their own.

Their publications often appear in prominent venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), UNC Libraries, The American Journal of Human Genetics, Atherosclerosis, and Nature Genetics.

Some recent publications by Elisabeth Widen include:

  • Responsible use of polygenic risk scores in the clinic: potential benefits, risks and gaps, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Genome-wide association analysis of plasma lipidome identifies 495 genetic associations, 2023, Nature Communications
  • The role of polygenic risk and susceptibility genes in breast cancer over the course of life, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Systematic comparison of family history and polygenic risk across 24 common diseases, 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics

Best Publications

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Genome-wide association meta-analysis in 269,867 individuals identifies new genetic and functional links to intelligence

    Jeanne E Savage;Philip R Jansen;Philip R Jansen;Sven Stringer;Kyoko Watanabe

  • Early Metabolic Defects in Persons at Increased Risk for Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

    Johan Eriksson;Anja Franssila-Kallunki;Agneta Ekstrand;Carola Saloranta

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight risk loci and implicates metabo-psychiatric origins for anorexia nervosa

    Hunna J. Watson;Hunna J. Watson;Hunna J. Watson;Zeynep Yilmaz;Laura M. Thornton;Christopher Hübel;Christopher Hübel

  • Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

    Iris M. Heid;Anne U. Jackson;Joshua C. Randall;Tthomas W. Winkler

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

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

  • Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

    Veryan Codd;Christopher P Nelson;Eva Albrecht;Massimo Mangino

  • A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance.

    Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Alisa K. Manning;Robert A. Scott;Jonna L. Grimsby

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Mägi;Reedik Mägi;Andrea Ganna

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • Polymorphisms in the Tyrosine Kinase 2 and Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 Genes Are Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Snaevar Sigurdsson;Gunnel Nordmark;Harald H.H. Göring;Katarina Lindroos

  • 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

  • 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

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • 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-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

    Sonja I. Berndt;Stefan Gustafsson;Reedik Maegi;Andrea Ganna

Frequent Co-Authors

Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Samuli Ripatti
Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki
Jari Lahti
Jari Lahti University of Helsinki
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

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