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Kirsi H. Pietiläinen

Kirsi H. Pietiläinen

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Medicine

D-Index
84
Citations
21888
World Ranking
15271
National Ranking
175

Overview

Kirsi H. Pietiläinen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and focuses their research primarily within Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans various subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to diet and metabolism studies, adipose tissue and metabolism, and adipokines, inflammation, and metabolic diseases. Additional research interests include obesity, physical activity, diet, epigenetics and DNA methylation, genetic associations and epidemiology, as well as eating disorders and behaviors.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kirsi H. Pietiläinen include:

  • Jaakko Kaprio
  • Päivi Pajukanta
  • Sini Heinonen
  • Marcus Alvarez
  • Miina Ollikainen

The scientist has published multiple papers in notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • Nature Metabolism
  • UNC Libraries

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Kirsi H. Pietiläinen demonstrate a focus on metabolism, genetics, and related health conditions:

  • "Daily energy expenditure through the human life course," 2021, Science
  • "Accurate estimation of cell composition in bulk expression through robust integration of single-cell information," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Niacin Cures Systemic NAD+ Deficiency and Improves Muscle Performance in Adult-Onset Mitochondrial Myopathy," 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • "Once-weekly cagrilintide for weight management in people with overweight and obesity: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled and active-controlled, dose-finding phase 2 trial," 2021, The Lancet
  • "Genome-wide Association Analysis in Humans Links Nucleotide Metabolism to Leukocyte Telomere Length," 2020, 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

  • 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 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

  • Physical inactivity and obesity: a vicious circle

    Kirsi H. Pietiläinen;Jaakko Kaprio;Patrik Borg;Guy Plasqui

  • Liver Fat in the Metabolic Syndrome

    Anna Kotronen;Jukka Westerbacka;Robert Bergholm;Kirsi H Pietiläinen

  • Daily energy expenditure through the human life course

    Herman Pontzer;Yosuke Yamada;Hiroyuki Sagayama;Philip N. Ainslie

  • Genome-wide association and large-scale follow up identifies 16 new loci influencing lung function

    María Soler Artigas;Daan W. Loth;Louise V. Wain;Sina A. Gharib

  • Acquired obesity is associated with changes in the serum lipidomic profile independent of genetic effects - A monozygotic twin study

    Kirsi H. Pietiläinen;Kirsi H. Pietiläinen;Marko Sysi-Aho;Aila Rissanen;Tuulikki Seppänen-Laakso

  • FGF-21 as a biomarker for muscle-manifesting mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiencies: a diagnostic study.

    Anu Suomalainen;Anu Suomalainen;Jenni M Elo;Kirsi H Pietiläinen;Anna H Hakonen

  • Bacterial Endotoxin Activity in Human Serum Is Associated With Dyslipidemia, Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Chronic Inflammation

    Mariann I. Lassenius;Kirsi H. Pietiläinen;Kati Kaartinen;Pirkko J. Pussinen

  • Sex-differences in heritability of BMI: A comparative study of results from Twin Studies in Eight Countries

    Karoline Schousboe;Gonneke Willemsen;Kirsten O. Kyvik;Jakob Mortensen

  • An Integrated Understanding of the Rapid Metabolic Benefits of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on Hepatic Steatosis in Humans

    Adil Mardinoglu;Hao Wu;Elias Bjornson;Cheng Zhang

  • Genetic evidence of assortative mating in humans

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

  • Accurate estimation of cell composition in bulk expression through robust integration of single-cell information.

    Brandon Jew;Marcus Alvarez;Elior Rahmani;Zong Miao

  • Mitochondrial myopathy induces a starvation-like response

    Henna Tyynismaa;Christopher J. Carroll;Nuno Raimundo;Sofia Tuulikki Ahola-Erkkilä

  • Global Transcript Profiles of Fat in Monozygotic Twins Discordant for BMI: Pathways behind Acquired Obesity

    Kirsi H Pietiläinen;Jussi Naukkarinen;Aila Rissanen;Juha Saharinen

  • Metabolic Signatures of Adiposity in Young Adults: Mendelian Randomization Analysis and Effects of Weight Change

    Peter Würtz;Qin Wang;Antti J Kangas;Rebecca C Richmond

  • 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

Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Aila Rissanen
Aila Rissanen University of Helsinki
Hannele Yki-Järvinen
Hannele Yki-Järvinen University of Helsinki
Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector King's College London
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Dorret I. Boomsma
Dorret I. Boomsma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Gonneke Willemsen
Gonneke Willemsen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Samuli Ripatti
Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki

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