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Ulla Sovio is a researcher affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on medicine, with a special emphasis on obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. The scientist's research contributions also extend into cancer research, immunology, and epidemiology.

The core themes guiding their investigations include pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, birth, development and health, gestational diabetes research and management, prenatal screening and diagnostics, reproductive system and pregnancy, cancer genomics and diagnostics, as well as preterm birth and chorioamnionitis.

Ulla Sovio has published extensively, with notable papers covering a variety of topics related to placental biology, fetal growth, and pregnancy outcomes. Significant recent publications include:

  • "Inherent mosaicism and extensive mutation of human placentas," 2021, Nature
  • "The RNA landscape of the human placenta in health and disease," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "A maternal serum metabolite ratio predicts fetal growth restriction at term," 2020, Nature Medicine
  • "The CD94/NKG2A inhibitory receptor educates uterine NK cells to optimize pregnancy outcomes in humans and mice," 2021, Immunity
  • "Fetal inheritance of chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 predisposes the mother to pre-eclampsia," 2020, Nature Microbiology

The scholar collaborates frequently with other researchers, highlighting a collaborative scientific practice. Prominent frequent coauthors include Gordon C. S. Smith, D. Stephen Charnock-Jones, Emma Cook, Francesca Gaccioli, and Jasmine A. Mack. These collaborations indicate sustained partnerships across various studies and thematic research areas.

In terms of publication venues, Sovio's work appears regularly in several specialized journals and repositories, such as the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Apollo (University of Cambridge), and UNC Libraries. Their presence in these outlets underscores a focus on clinical and biomedical research communities.

Best Publications

  • A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity

    Timothy M. Frayling;Nicholas J. Timpson;Michael N. Weedon;Eleftheria Zeggini;Eleftheria Zeggini;Eleftheria Zeggini

  • 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

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

    Josée Dupuis;Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena;Richa Saxena

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (vol 42, pg 105, 2010)

    J Dupuis;C Langenberg;I Prokopenko;R Saxena

  • A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans.

    N D Palmer;C W McDonough;P J Hicks;B H Roh

  • 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 analysis of metabolic traits in a birth cohort from a founder population

    Chiara Sabatti;Anna-Liisa Hartikainen;Anneli Pouta

  • Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: A meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

    Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen;Lu Qi;Soren Brage;Stephen J. Sharp

  • Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

    John R.B. Perry;Felix Day;Cathy E. Elks;Patrick Sulem

  • Screening for Fetal Growth Restriction With Universal Third Trimester Ultrasonography in Nulliparous Women in the Pregnancy Outcome Prediction (POP) Study: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Ulla Sovio;Ian R. White;Alison Dacey;Dharmintra Pasupathy

  • Genomic analyses identify hundreds of variants associated with age at menarche and support a role for puberty timing in cancer risk

    Felix R. Day;Deborah J. Thompson;Hannes Helgason;Hannes Helgason;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Kari R Risnes;Lars J Vatten;Jennifer L Baker;Karen Jameson

  • Stress-Related Eating and Drinking Behavior and Body Mass Index and Predictors of This Behavior☆

    Jaana Laitinen;Ellen Ek;Ulla Sovio

  • Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

    Cathy E. Elks;John R B Perry;Patrick Sulem;Daniel I. Chasman

  • Human placenta has no microbiome but can contain potential pathogens.

    Marcus C. de Goffau;Marcus C. de Goffau;Susanne Lager;Susanne Lager;Susanne Lager;Ulla Sovio;Ulla Sovio;Francesca Gaccioli;Francesca Gaccioli

  • Novel Loci for Adiponectin Levels and Their Influence on Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Traits: A Multi-Ethnic Meta-Analysis of 45,891 Individuals

    Z Dastani;Hivert M-F.;Hivert M-F.;N Timpson;Perry Jrb.;Perry Jrb.

  • Erratum: New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk (Nature Genetics (2010) 42 (105-116))

    Josée Dupuis;Claudia Langenberg;Inga Prokopenko;Richa Saxena

  • 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

Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Gordon C. S. Smith
Gordon C. S. Smith University of Cambridge
Anneli Pouta
Anneli Pouta Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott Imperial College London
Anna-Liisa Hartikainen
Anna-Liisa Hartikainen University of Oulu
Marika Kaakinen
Marika Kaakinen University of Helsinki
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Lyle J. Palmer
Lyle J. Palmer University of Adelaide
Johan G. Eriksson
Johan G. Eriksson National University of Singapore

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