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Kaisa Silander is affiliated with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in Finland. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with research contributions spanning several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Information Systems, and Ophthalmology.

Their work addresses a variety of topics such as Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging; Ethics in Clinical Research; Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies; Research Data Management Practices; Retinal Diseases and Treatments; Retinal Imaging and Analysis; and Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Silander are:

  • Extending the Minimum Information About BIobank Data Sharing Terminology to Describe Samples, Sample Donors, and Events, 2020, Biopreservation and Biobanking
  • Overlap of Genetic Loci for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy With Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 2023, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Update of the Minimum Information About BIobank Data Sharing (MIABIS) Core Terminology to the 3rd Version, 2024, Biopreservation and Biobanking
  • Genome-Wide Association Study for Incident Myocardial Infarction and Coronary Heart Disease in Prospective Cohort Studies: The CHARGE Consortium, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Shared environment and colorectal cancer: A Nordic pedigree registry-based cohort study, 2022, International Journal of Cancer

They have frequently published in venues such as:

  • Biopreservation and Biobanking
  • JAMA Ophthalmology
  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Collaborators often working with Silander include Niina Eklund, David van Enckevort, Annelies Debucquoy, Heimo Müller, and Cäcilia Engels. The frequency of coauthorship indicates ongoing partnerships in research across multiple projects.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • 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

  • 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

  • Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

    Ron Do;Cristen J. Willer;Ellen M. Schmidt;Sebanti Sengupta

  • Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts

    Yurii S Aulchenko;Samuli Ripatti;Ida Lindqvist;Dorret Boomsma

  • Genome-wide association scan meta-analysis identifies three Loci influencing adiposity and fat distribution

    Cecilia M. Lindgren;Iris M. Heid;Joshua C. Randall;Claudia Lamina

  • Genome-wide association study identifies multiple loci influencing human serum metabolite levels

    Johannes Kettunen;Johannes Kettunen;Taru Tukiainen;Antti-Pekka Sarin;Antti-Pekka Sarin;Alfredo Ortega-Alonso

  • A multilocus genetic risk score for coronary heart disease: case-control and prospective cohort analyses.

    Samuli Ripatti;Samuli Ripatti;Emmi Tikkanen;Emmi Tikkanen;Marju Orho-Melander;Aki S Havulinna

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Estimation of the mutation frequencies in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1 and hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies: a European collaborative study

    E. Nelis;C. van Broeckhoven;E.C.M. Mariman;A.A.W.M. Gabreëls-Festen

  • Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

    Matthew R. Robinson;Aaron Kleinman;Mariaelisa Graff;Anna A.E. Vinkhuyzen

  • Metabonomic, transcriptomic, and genomic variation of a population cohort

    Michael Inouye;Michael Inouye;Johannes Kettunen;Pasi Soininen;Pasi Soininen;Kaisa Silander

  • Genetic Variation Near the Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-4α Gene Predicts Susceptibility to Type 2 Diabetes

    Kaisa Silander;Karen L. Mohlke;Laura J. Scott;Erin C. Peck

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Samuli Ripatti
Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Tiina Paunio
Tiina Paunio University of Helsinki
Francis S. Collins
Francis S. Collins National Institutes of Health
Michael Boehnke
Michael Boehnke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Leena Peltonen
Leena Peltonen University of Helsinki
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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