Leena Mykkänen

Kuopio University Hospital — Finland

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins(46), Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases(20), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research(13), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health(13), Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer(13)

Publications104 total

Type-2 diabetes and cognitive function in a non-demented population
Acta Neurologica Scandinavica·2009· 60 cited
Subtle hyperproinsulinaemia characterises the defective insulin secretory capacity in offspring of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody-positive patients with latent autoimmune diabetes mellitus in adults
European Journal of Endocrinology·2005· 4 cited
Plasma aldosterone to renin ratio predicts treatment response in primary aldosteronism: Is volume loading needed?
Blood Pressure·2005· 6 citedOpen Access
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Predict the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Care·2004· 131 citedOpen Access
The Val103Ile Polymorphism of Melanocortin‐4 Receptor Regulates Energy Expenditure and Weight Gain
Obesity Research·2004· 33 citedOpen Access
Low Insulin Sensitivity (<i>S</i>i = 0) in Diabetic and Nondiabetic Subjects in the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study
Diabetes Care·2003· 62 citedOpen Access
Insulin Resistance Syndrome Predicts Coronary Heart Disease Events in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Men
Diabetes Care·2001· 109 citedOpen Access
New Amino Acid Substitutions in the <i>IRS-2</i> Gene in Finnish and Chinese Subjects With Late-Onset Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes·2001· 33 citedOpen Access
<i>APOE</i> -ε4 is associated with weight loss in women with AD
Neurology·2001· 54 cited
Relation of systemic blood pressure, left ventricular mass, insulin sensitivity, and coronary artery disease to QT interval duration in nondiabetic and type 2 diabetic subjects
The American Journal of Cardiology·2000· 81 cited
Prevention of coronary heart disease in type 2 diabetes.
PubMed·2000· 7 cited
Variants in the hepatocyte nuclear factor-1alpha and -4alpha genes in Finnish and Chinese subjects with late-onset type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes Care·2000· 35 citedOpen Access
Inflammation and microalbuminuria in nondiabetic and type 2 diabetic subjects: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study
Kidney International·2000· 367 citedOpen Access
The Pro12Ala substitution in the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma 2 is associated with an insulin-sensitive phenotype in families with familial combined hyperlipidemia and in nondiabetic elderly subjects with dyslipidemia
Atherosclerosis·2000· 50 citedOpen Access
Hyperproinsulinemia is not a characteristic feature in the offspring of patients with different phenotypes of type II diabetes
European Journal of Endocrinology·2000· 15 cited
Chronic Subclinical Inflammation as Part of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome
Circulation·2000· 2.4k cited
Carotid artery atherosclerosis in type-2 diabetic and nondiabetic subjects with and without symptomatic coronary artery disease (The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study)
The American Journal of Cardiology·2000· 100 cited
Heart rate in relation to insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion in nondiabetic subjects.
Diabetes Care·2000· 93 citedOpen Access
Insulin-Resistant Prediabetic Subjects Have More Atherogenic Risk Factors Than Insulin-Sensitive Prediabetic Subjects
Circulation·2000· 456 cited
Author Index Vol. 19, 2000
Neuroepidemiology·2000Open Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Markku Laakso(28), Steven M. Haffner(22), Johanna Kuusisto(13), Kalevi Pyörälà(11), Ralph B. D’Agostino(10), Keijo Koivisto(10), Tuomo Hänninen(10), Paavo Riekkinen(9), Andreas Festa(7), Matti Vanhanen(7), Johanna Kuusisto(6), George Howard(5), Russell P. Tracy(5), Mohammed Saad(5), Peter J. Savage(5), E.-L. Helkala(5), Kari Kervinen(5), Eeva‐Liisa Helkala(5), Marian Rewers(4), Richard F. Hamman(4)