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2026

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Genetics

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116
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Medicine

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Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Iceland Leader Award

Overview

Patrick Sulem is affiliated with deCODE Genetics in Iceland. Their research spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology as well as Medicine. The scientist has contributed extensively to Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable presence in subfields such as Genetics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Surgery.

The scientific work of Patrick Sulem encompasses a variety of main topics including Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, RNA modifications and cancer, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities.

The recent notable publications by Patrick Sulem include:

  • "Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population", 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease", 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland", 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "The sequences of 150,119 genomes in the UK Biobank", 2022, Nature
  • "Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing", 2021, Nature

Frequent co-authors with Patrick Sulem include:

  • Daníel F. Guðbjartsson
  • Kāri Stefánsson
  • Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Hilma Hólm
  • Ingileif Jónsdóttir

Patrick Sulem's publications are frequently found in journals and venues such as:

  • Nature Communications
  • Nature Genetics
  • Communications Biology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature

Best Publications

  • Rate of de novo mutations and the importance of father’s age to disease risk

    Augustine Kong;Michael L. Frigge;Gisli Masson;Soren Besenbacher;Soren Besenbacher

  • A mutation in APP protects against Alzheimer’s disease and age-related cognitive decline

    Thorlakur Jonsson;Jasvinder K. Atwal;Stacy Steinberg;Jon Snaedal

  • A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease.

    Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Frank Geller;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar

  • Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;G Bragi Walters;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

  • Spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the Icelandic Population.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Agnar Helgason;Hakon Jonsson;Olafur T Magnusson

  • Erratum: Genetic variation in the prostate stem cell antigen gene PSCA confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (991-995))

    Xifeng Wu;Yuanqing Ye;Lambertus A. Kiemeney;Patrick Sulem

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Variants in ELL2 influencing immunoglobulin levels associate with multiple myeloma

    Bhairavi Swaminathan;Guðmar Thorleifsson;Magnus Jöud;Mina Ali

  • Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;David O Arnar;Anna Helgadottir;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • Genome-wide association study identifies a second prostate cancer susceptibility variant at 8q24.

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Andrei Manolescu;Laufey T Amundadottir

  • Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Gudmundur L Norddahl;Pall Melsted;Kristbjorg Gunnarsdottir

  • A common variant associated with prostate cancer in European and African populations

    Laufey T. Amundadottir;Patrick Sulem;Julius Gudmundsson;Agnar Helgason

  • Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

    Simon N Stacey;Andrei Manolescu;Patrick Sulem;Thorunn Rafnar

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Genetic determinants of hair, eye and skin pigmentation in Europeans.

    Patrick Sulem;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Simon N Stacey;Agnar Helgason

  • Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

    Julius Gudmundsson;Patrick Sulem;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Jon T. Bergthorsson

  • Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Hannes Helgason;Sigurjon A Gudjonsson;Florian Zink

  • Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior.

    Thorgeir E Thorgeirsson;Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Ida Surakka;Ida Surakka;Jacqueline M Vink

  • Common sequence variants in the LOXL1 gene confer susceptibility to exfoliation glaucoma.

    Gudmar Thorleifsson;Kristinn P. Magnusson;Patrick Sulem;G. Bragi Walters

  • Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;G Bragi Walters;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Hreinn Stefansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
Daniel F. Gudbjartsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Thorunn Rafnar
Thorunn Rafnar deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Gisli Masson
Gisli Masson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Augustine Kong
Augustine Kong University of Oxford
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Ingileif Jonsdottir
Ingileif Jonsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Agnar Helgason
Agnar Helgason University of Iceland
Bjarni V. Halldorsson
Bjarni V. Halldorsson Reykjavík University

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