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Ingileif Jonsdottir

Ingileif Jonsdottir

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Biology and Biochemistry
Iceland
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
79
Citations
27287
World Ranking
4247
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Iceland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Iceland Leader Award

Overview

Ingileif Jonsdottir is affiliated with deCODE Genetics in Iceland. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable emphasis on subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Infectious Diseases, and Rheumatology.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases

Ingileif Jonsdottir has contributed to multiple publications in a variety of journals, with frequent appearances in:

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

Their recent papers include:

  • "Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "The sequences of 150,119 genomes in the UK Biobank," 2022, Nature
  • "Large-scale plasma proteomics comparisons through genetics and disease associations," 2023, Nature

They have collaborated frequently with co-authors including Kāri Stefánsson, Daníel F. Guðbjartsson, Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir, Hilma Hólm, and Patrick Sulem.

Best Publications

  • Variant of TREM2 associated with the risk of Alzheimer's disease

    Thorlakur Jonsson;Hreinn Stefansson;Stacy Steinberg;Ingileif Jonsdottir

  • Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

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

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

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

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

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Identification of new susceptibility loci for osteoarthritis (arcOGEN): A genome-wide association study

    E Zeggini;K Panoutsopoulou

  • Psoriasis: a T-cell-mediated autoimmune disease induced by streptococcal superantigens?

    Helgi Valdimarsson;Barbara S. Baker;Ingileif Jónsdóttir;Ann Powles

  • Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for quantitation of human antibodies to pneumococcal polysaccharides.

    Catherine M. Wernette;Carl E. Frasch;Dace Madore;George Carlone

  • Genome-wide association analysis of insomnia complaints identifies risk genes and genetic overlap with psychiatric and metabolic traits

    Anke R Hammerschlag;Sven Stringer;Christiaan A de Leeuw;Suzanne Sniekers

  • Target genes, variants, tissues and transcriptional pathways influencing human serum urate levels

    Adrienne Tin;Jonathan Marten;Victoria L. Halperin Kuhns;Yong Li

  • Competition for FcRn-mediated transport gives rise to short half-life of human IgG3 and offers therapeutic potential

    Nigel M. Stapleton;Jan Terje Andersen;Jan Terje Andersen;Annette M. Stemerding;Stefania P. Bjarnarson

  • Genome-wide association analyses for lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify new loci and potential druggable targets

    Louise V. Wain;Louise V. Wain;Nick Shrine;María Soler Artigas;A. Mesut Erzurumluoglu

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies ten loci influencing allergic sensitization

    Klaus Bønnelykke;Melanie C Matheson;Tune Hannes Pers;Raquel Granell

  • Variants with large effects on blood lipids and the role of cholesterol and triglycerides in coronary disease

    Anna Helgadottir;Anna Helgadottir;Solveig Gretarsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Eirikur Hjartarson

  • A genome-wide association study identifies an osteoarthritis susceptibility locus on chromosome 7q22.

    Hanneke J M Kerkhof;Rik J Lories;Ingrid Meulenbelt;Ingileif Jonsdottir

  • Large-scale analysis of association between GDF5 and FRZB variants and osteoarthritis of the hip, knee, and hand

    Evangelos Evangelou;Kay Chapman;Ingrid Meulenbelt;Fotini B. Karassa

  • 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

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)
Patrick Sulem
Patrick Sulem deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Bjarni V. Halldorsson
Bjarni V. Halldorsson Reykjavík University
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gisli Masson
Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Styrkarsdottir
Unnur Styrkarsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Thorunn Rafnar
Thorunn Rafnar deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Augustine Kong
Augustine Kong University of Oxford

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