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Lili Milani is affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia and has an extensive research portfolio primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including Genetics, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Neurology.

The scientist's research addresses multiple topics, notably Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Birth, Development, and Health, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism.

Lili Milani has contributed to several recent papers, displaying a focus on genetics, immune-mediated diseases, DNA methylation, and genome-wide studies. These include:

  • Rare coding variants in ten genes confer substantial risk for schizophrenia (2022, Nature)
  • Genetics of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-mediated disease risk and therapeutic targets (2023, Nature Immunology)
  • Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • A cross-disorder dosage sensitivity map of the human genome (2022, Cell)
  • Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging (2021, Genome Biology)

The scholar frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Tõnu Esko, Reedik Mägi, Andres Metspalu, Mari Nelis, and Kristi Krebs. These collaborations have contributed to a robust network of scientific exchange and publication.

Research outputs by Lili Milani are often published in influential and reputable venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Communications, European Neuropsychopharmacology, UNC Libraries, and Scientific Reports. This pattern indicates active engagement with wide-reaching scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci

    Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Aiden Corvin;James T. R. Walters

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

    Naomi R. Wray;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Manuel Mattheisen;MacIej Trzaskowski

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • 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

  • Large-scale cis- and trans-eQTL analyses identify thousands of genetic loci and polygenic scores that regulate blood gene expression

    Urmo Võsa;Annique Claringbould;Annique Claringbould;Harm-Jan Westra;Marc Jan Bonder

  • Systematic identification of trans eQTLs as putative drivers of known disease associations

    Harm-Jan Westra;Marjolein J Peters;Tõnu Esko;Hanieh Yaghootkar

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

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

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

    Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

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

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

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Genome-wide association study of more than 40,000 bipolar disorder cases provides new insights into the underlying biology

    Niamh Mullins;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Andreas J. Forstner;Kevin S. O'Connell;Kevin S. O'Connell;Brandon Coombes

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

  • Novel genetic associations for blood pressure identified via gene-alcohol interaction in up to 570K individuals across multiple ancestries

    Mary F. Feitosa;Aldi T. Kraja;Daniel I. Chasman;Yun J. Sung

  • Contribution of copy number variants to schizophrenia from a genome-wide study of 41,321 subjects

    Christian R Marshall;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniel P Howrigan;Daniele Merico;Bhooma Thiruvahindrapuram

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

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

  • Genetic variance estimation with imputed variants finds negligible missing heritability for human height and body mass index.

    Jian Yang;Andrew Bakshi;Zhihong Zhu;Gibran Hemani;Gibran Hemani

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

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

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

  • The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes

    Christian Fuchsberger;Jason Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan

Frequent Co-Authors

Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Andres Metspalu
Andres Metspalu University of Tartu
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Reedik Mägi
Reedik Mägi University of Tartu
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Lude Franke
Lude Franke University Medical Center Groningen
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland

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