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Maija Wessman is a researcher affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their work primarily spans the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, they focus on subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Genetics, Surgery, and Clinical Psychology.

Wessman's research topics include:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
  • Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research

Recent publications by Wessman and their collaborators are:

  • Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • A genome-wide cross-phenotype meta-analysis of the association of blood pressure with migraine, 2020, Nature Communications
  • A causal effects of gut microbiota in the development of migraine, 2023, The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Causal relationships between migraine and microstructural white matter: a Mendelian randomization study, 2023, The Journal of Headache and Pain

Wessman's frequent coauthors include:

  • Hreinn Stefánsson
  • Aarno Palotie
  • Ville Artto
  • Mikko Kallela
  • Matti Pirinen

Their work has appeared repeatedly in venues such as The Journal of Headache and Pain, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cephalalgia, Nature Genetics, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • A structural variation reference for medical and population genetics

    Ryan L Collins;Ryan L Collins;Harrison Brand;Harrison Brand;Konrad J Karczewski;Konrad J Karczewski;Xuefang Zhao;Xuefang Zhao

  • Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine

    Padhraig Gormley;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Bendik S. Winsvold;Bendik S. Winsvold;Priit Palta

  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new susceptibility loci for migraine

    Verneri Anttila;Bendik S. Winsvold;Bendik S. Winsvold;Padhraig Gormley;Tobias Kurth

  • Genome-wide association study of migraine implicates a common susceptibility variant on 8q22.1

    Anttila;Stefansson H;Kallela M;Todt U

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies susceptibility loci for migraine without aura.

    Tobias Freilinger;Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Boukje de Vries;Rainer Malik

  • WNT1 Mutations in Early-onset Osteoporosis and Osteogenesis Imperfecta

    Christine M. Laine;Kyu Sang Joeng;Philippe M. Campeau;Riku Kiviranta

  • Migraine: a complex genetic disorder

    Maija Wessman;Gisela M Terwindt;Mari A Kaunisto;Aarno Palotie

  • Food neophobia shows heritable variation in humans.

    Antti Knaapila;Hely Tuorila;Karri Silventoinen;Kaisu Keskitalo

  • A Susceptibility Locus for Migraine with Aura, on Chromosome 4q24

    Maija Wessman;Mikko Kallela;Mari A. Kaunisto;Pia Marttila

  • Sweet taste preferences are partly genetically determined: identification of a trait locus on chromosome 16

    Kaisu Keskitalo;Antti Knaapila;Mikko Kallela;Aarno Palotie

  • Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan

    Muralidharan Sargurupremraj;Hideaki Suzuki;Hideaki Suzuki;Xueqiu Jian;Xueqiu Jian;Chloé Sarnowski

  • Confirmation of the Type 2 Myotonic Dystrophy (CCTG)n Expansion Mutation in Patients with Proximal Myotonic Myopathy/Proximal Myotonic Dystrophy of Different European Origins: A Single Shared Haplotype Indicates an Ancestral Founder Effect

    Linda L. Bachinski;Bjarne Udd;Giovanni Meola;Valeria Sansone

  • Transcript expression-aware annotation improves rare variant interpretation

    Beryl B Cummings;Beryl B Cummings;Konrad J Karczewski;Konrad J Karczewski;Jack A Kosmicki;Jack A Kosmicki;Eleanor G Seaby;Eleanor G Seaby

  • Evaluating potential drug targets through human loss-of-function genetic variation

    EV Minikel;KJ Karczewski;KJ Karczewski;HC Martin;BB Cummings;BB Cummings

  • Trisomy 12 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: an interphase cytogenetic study.

    AP Losada;M Wessman;M Tiainen;AH Hopman

  • Quantitative-Trait-Locus Analysis of Body-Mass Index and of Stature, by Combined Analysis of Genome Scans of Five Finnish Study Groups

    Markus Perola;Markus Perola;Miina Öhman;Tero Hiekkalinna;Jenni Leppävuori

  • Testing of variants of the MTHFR and ESR1 genes in 1798 Finnish individuals fails to confirm the association with migraine with aura.

    MA Kaunisto;M Kallela;E Hämäläinen;R Kilpikari

  • A functional polymorphism in the manganese superoxide dismutase gene and diabetic nephropathy.

    Anna Möllsten;Stefan L. Marklund;Maija Wessman;Maria Svensson

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies susceptibility loci for migraine without aura

    T. Freilinger;V. Anttila;B. de Vries;R. Malik

  • Genome-wide association study of migraine implicates a common susceptibility variant on 8q22.1

    V. Anttila;H. Stefansson;M. Kallela;U. Todt

Frequent Co-Authors

Aarno Palotie
Aarno Palotie University of Helsinki
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki
Per-Henrik Groop
Per-Henrik Groop University of Helsinki
Carol Forsblom
Carol Forsblom University of Helsinki
Dale R. Nyholt
Dale R. Nyholt Queensland University of Technology
Martin Dichgans
Martin Dichgans Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mark J. Daly
Mark J. Daly Massachusetts General Hospital
Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

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