Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir

deCODE Genetics (Iceland) — IS

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology(79), Epigenetics and DNA Methylation(24), Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals(19), Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock(17), Birth, Development, and Health(17)

Publications174 total

Observational and Mendelian randomization studies of plasma sclerostin levels do not provide evidence of cardiovascular adverse effects of sclerostin inhibition
Human Molecular Genetics·2025
The burden of endometriosis on quality of life in Danish women: an analysis of the Danish Blood Donor Study
BMC Medicine·2025Open Access
Sequence Diversity Lost in Early Pregnancy
Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey·2025
The burden of endometriosis on quality of life in Danish blood donors
2025Open Access
Sequence diversity lost in early pregnancy
Nature·2025· 13 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide analyses identify 25 infertility loci and relationships with reproductive traits across the allele frequency spectrum
Nature Genetics·2025· 12 citedOpen Access
Missense variants in FRS3 affect body mass index in populations of diverse ancestries
Nature Communications·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Complete human recombination maps
Nature·2025· 30 citedOpen Access
Rare variant associations with birth weight identify genes involved in adipose tissue regulation, placental function and insulin-like growth factor signalling
Nature Communications·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Multi-ancestry genetic study of type 2 diabetes highlights the power of diverse populations for discovery and translation
UNC Libraries·2024Open Access
Sequence variants associated with BMI affect disease risk through BMI itself
Nature Communications·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Homozygosity for a stop-gain variant in CCDC201 causes primary ovarian insufficiency
Nature Genetics·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies five loci associated with postpartum hemorrhage
Nature Genetics·2024· 9 citedOpen Access
Rare variant associations with birth weight identify genes involved in adipose tissue regulation, placental function and insulin-like growth factor signalling
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Genome-wide analyses identify 21 infertility loci and over 400 reproductive hormone loci across the allele frequency spectrum
2024· 15 citedOpen Access
Variant in the synaptonemal complex protein SYCE2 associates with pregnancy loss through effect on recombination
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology·2024· 12 citedOpen Access
Actionable Genotypes and Their Association with Life Span in Iceland
New England Journal of Medicine·2023· 50 cited
Genetic predisposition to hypertension is associated with preeclampsia in European and Central Asian women
UNC Libraries·2023Open Access
Genetic effects on the timing of parturition and links to fetal birth weight
Yearbook of pediatric endocrinology·2023· 7 cited
GWAS of random glucose in 476,326 individuals provide insights into diabetes pathophysiology, complications and treatment stratification
Nature Genetics·2023· 93 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Guðmar Þorleifsson(39), Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir(27), Augustine Kong(24), Kāri Stefánsson(24), Daníel F. Guðbjartsson(20), Torben Jørgensen(17), Inga Prokopenko(16), Patrick Sulem(16), Anne Jackson(15), Cecilia M. Lindgren(14), Rafn Benediktsson(14), Reedik Mägi(13), Niels Grarup(13), Hreinn Stefánsson(13), Lu Qi(12), Tōnu Esko(12), Laura J. Scott(12), Lori L. Bonnycastle(12), Benjamin F. Voight(12), Nigel W. Rayner(12)