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Overview

Maris Laan is affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia and has contributed extensively to the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their research encompasses genetics, molecular biology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, perinatology, child health, and reproductive medicine.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of main topics that include:

  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Sperm and Testicular Function
  • Pregnancy and Preeclampsia Studies
  • Sexual Differentiation and Disorders
  • Reproductive Biology and Fertility
  • Renal and Related Cancers
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Maris Laan has published multiple scientific papers spanning several journals, some of which are:

  • "Monogenic causes of non-obstructive azoospermia: challenges, established knowledge, limitations and perspectives" (2020, Human Genetics)
  • "Genome-wide analysis in over 1 million individuals of European ancestry yields improved polygenic risk scores for blood pressure traits" (2024, Nature Genetics)
  • "A de novo paradigm for male infertility" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Diverse monogenic subforms of human spermatogenic failure" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Variants in GCNA, X-linked germ-cell genome integrity gene, identified in men with primary spermatogenic failure" (2021, Human Genetics)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Maris Laan include:

  • Margus Punab
  • Laura Kasak
  • Donald F. Conrad
  • Kristiina Rull
  • Liina Nagirnaja

The publication venues where Maris Laan has most frequently contributed are:

  • Andrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Human Genetics
  • Nature Communications
  • Human Reproduction

Best Publications

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association study identifies eight loci associated with blood pressure

    Christopher Newton-Cheh;Christopher Newton-Cheh;Toby Johnson;Toby Johnson;Vesela Gateva;Martin D. Tobin

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P Cabrera;He Gao

  • Genetic associations at 53 loci highlight cell types and biological pathways relevant for kidney function

    Cristian Pattaro;Alexander Teumer;Mathias Gorski;Audrey Y. Chu

  • Genome-Wide Association Study of Blood Pressure Extremes Identifies Variant near UMOD Associated with Hypertension

    Sandosh Padmanabhan;Olle Melander;Toby Johnson;Anna Maria Di Blasio

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • SLC2A9 Is a High-Capacity Urate Transporter in Humans

    Mark J. Caulfield;Patricia B. Munroe;Deb O'Neill;Kate Witkowska

  • Meta-analysis identifies multiple loci associated with kidney function–related traits in east Asian populations

    Y. Okada;X. Sim;X. Sim;M. J. Go;J. Y. Wu;J. Y. Wu

  • Genome-wide scan identifies CDH13 as a novel susceptibility locus contributing to blood pressure determination in two European populations

    Elin Org;Susana Eyheramendy;Peeter Juhanson;Christian Gieger

  • Genetics of recurrent miscarriage: challenges, current knowledge, future directions.

    Kristiina Rull;Kristiina Rull;Liina Nagirnaja;Maris Laan

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Is Associated with a Variant in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1

    Morris J. Bown;Gregory T. Jones;Seamus C. Harrison;Benjamin J. Wright

  • Demographic history and linkage disequilibrium in human populations.

    Maris Laan;Svante Pääbo

  • Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource study

    Ervin R. Fox;J. Hunter Young;Yali Li;Albert W. Dreisbach

  • Genomewide Association Study Using a High-Density Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Array and Case-Control Design Identifies a Novel Essential Hypertension Susceptibility Locus in the Promoter Region of Endothelial NO Synthase

    Erika Salvi;Zoltán Kutalik;Nicola Glorioso;Paola Benaglio

  • Blood Pressure Loci Identified with a Gene-Centric Array

    Toby Johnson;Tom R. Gaunt;Stephen J. Newhouse;Stephen J. Newhouse;Sandosh Padmanabhan

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R. Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P. Cabrera;He Gao

  • Mapping Genes through the Use of Linkage Disequilibrium Generated by Genetic Drift: ‘Drift Mapping’ in Small Populations with No Demographic Expansion

    Joseph D. Terwilliger;Sebastian Zöllner;Maris Laan;Svante Pääbo

  • 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

Frequent Co-Authors

Nilesh J. Samani
Nilesh J. Samani University of Leicester
Mark J. Caulfield
Mark J. Caulfield Queen Mary University of London
Patricia B. Munroe
Patricia B. Munroe Queen Mary University of London
Tonu Esko
Tonu Esko University of Tartu
Martin Farrall
Martin Farrall University of Oxford
Markus Perola
Markus Perola Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Jaspal S. Kooner
Jaspal S. Kooner Imperial College London
John C. Chambers
John C. Chambers Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Anuj Goel
Anuj Goel University of Oxford
Hugh Watkins
Hugh Watkins University of Oxford

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