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Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

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Genetics
Iceland
2026

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Genetics

D-Index
89
Citations
68744
World Ranking
1090
National Ranking
8

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Iceland Leader Award

Overview

Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir is affiliated with deCODE Genetics in Iceland. Their research contributions span various fields related to genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a particular focus on genetic associations and epidemiology as well as pregnancy-related health conditions.

The main fields of study represented in their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these areas, their research often explores the following subfields:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Reproductive Medicine

The research topics addressed by Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir include:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Endometriosis Research and Treatment
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics

Their recent notable publications highlight work on integrating genetics with proteomics and disease, multi-ancestry studies, and pregnancy complications. These papers include:

  • "Large-scale integration of the plasma proteome with genetics and disease," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Multiomics study of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease," 2022, Nature Genetics
  • "Genetic predisposition to hypertension is associated with preeclampsia in European and Central Asian women," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of gestational diabetes mellitus highlights genetic links with type 2 diabetes," 2022, Human Molecular Genetics

Frequent co-authors appearing alongside Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir include:

  • Kāri Stefánsson
  • Guðmar Þorleifsson
  • Daníel F. Guðbjartsson
  • Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir
  • Hreinn Stefánsson

The primary venues where Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir's work has been published are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Genetics
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Human Molecular Genetics

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes

    E Zeggini;L J Scott;R Saxena;B F Voight

  • 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

  • Twelve type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci identified through large-scale association analysis

    Benjamin F. Voight;Benjamin F. Voight;Laura J. Scott;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Andrew P. Morris

  • Large-scale association analysis provides insights into the genetic architecture and pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

    Andrew P Morris;Benjamin F Voight;Benjamin F Voight;Tanya M Teslovich;Teresa Ferreira

  • Neuregulin 1 and Susceptibility to Schizophrenia

    Hreinn Stefansson;Engilbert Sigurdsson;Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Soley Bjornsdottir

  • 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

  • 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 yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

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

  • Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps.

    Anubha Mahajan;Daniel Taliun;Matthias Thurner;Neil R. Robertson

  • Genetics of gene expression and its effect on disease

    Valur Emilsson;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Bin Zhang;Amy S. Leonardson

  • A variant in CDKAL1 influences insulin response and risk of type 2 diabetes.

    Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir;Gudmar Thorleifsson;Inga Reynisdottir;Rafn Benediktsson

  • 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 trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

  • 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

  • Genome-wide trans-ancestry meta-analysis provides insight into the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes susceptibility

    Anubha Mahajan;Min Jin Go;Weihua Zhang;Jennifer E. Below

Frequent Co-Authors

Kari Stefansson
Kari Stefansson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
Unnur Thorsteinsdottir deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Cecilia M. Lindgren
Cecilia M. Lindgren University of Oxford
Leif Groop
Leif Groop Lund University
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Michael Boehnke
Michael Boehnke University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Gudmar Thorleifsson
Gudmar Thorleifsson deCODE Genetics (Iceland)
Inga Prokopenko
Inga Prokopenko University of Surrey

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