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  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award
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  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Jaakko Kaprio is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research spans fields including Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, prominently including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Birth, Development, and Health, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Physical Activity and Health, and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Recent papers include:

  • "FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population" (2023) published in Nature
  • "Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation" (2021) published in Nature Genetics
  • "Genetic diversity fuels gene discovery for tobacco and alcohol use" (2022) published in Nature
  • "FinnGen: Unique genetic insights from combining isolated population and national health register data" (2022) published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Avoiding dynastic, assortative mating, and population stratification biases in Mendelian randomization through within-family analyses" (2020) published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors in Jaakko Kaprio's publications include Teemu Palviainen, Dorret I. Boomsma, Miina Ollikainen, Aarno Palotie, and Nicholas G. Martin.

Common publication venues for their research are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, Twin Research and Human Genetics, Scientific Reports, and Molecular Psychiatry.

Best Publications

  • Environmental and Heritable Factors in the Causation of Cancer — Analyses of Cohorts of Twins from Sweden, Denmark, and Finland

    Paul Lichtenstein;Niels V. Holm;Pia K. Verkasalo;Anastasia Iliadou

  • Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

    Tanya M. Teslovich;Kiran Musunuru;Albert V. Smith;Andrew C. Edmondson

  • 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

  • Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

    Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso;Gina M. Peloso

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

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

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

  • 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

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

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

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

  • Characterizing the quantitative genetic contribution to rheumatoid arthritis using data from twins

    Alexander J. MacGregor;Harold Snieder;Alan S. Rigby;Markku Koskenvuo

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

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

  • Genetic influences on brain structure

    Paul M. Thompson;Tyrone D. Cannon;Katherine L. Narr;Theo van Erp

  • Genomic Relationships, Novel Loci, and Pleiotropic Mechanisms across Eight Psychiatric Disorders

    Phil H. Lee;Verneri Anttila;Hyejung Won;Yen-Chen A. Feng

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

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • 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

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses identify multiple loci associated with smoking behavior

    Helena Furberg;Yunjung Kim;Jennifer Dackor;Eric Boerwinkle

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

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

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

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

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Markku Koskenvuo
Markku Koskenvuo University of Helsinki
Richard J. Rose
Richard J. Rose Indiana University
Kirsi H. Pietiläinen
Kirsi H. Pietiläinen University of Helsinki
Karri Silventoinen
Karri Silventoinen University of Helsinki
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Urho M. Kujala
Urho M. Kujala University of Jyväskylä
Tellervo Korhonen
Tellervo Korhonen University of Helsinki
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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