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Erkki Vartiainen
Researcher at National Institute for Health and Welfare
Publications - 345
Citations - 30952
Erkki Vartiainen is an academic researcher from National Institute for Health and Welfare. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 90, co-authored 332 publications receiving 28446 citations. Previous affiliations of Erkki Vartiainen include Flinders University & National Institutes of Health.
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Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk
Georg Ehret,Georg Ehret,Georg Ehret,Patricia B. Munroe,Kenneth Rice,Murielle Bochud,Andrew D. Johnson,Daniel I. Chasman,Albert V. Smith,Martin D. Tobin,Germaine C. Verwoert,Shih-Jen Hwang,Vasyl Pihur,Peter Vollenweider,Paul F. O'Reilly,Najaf Amin,Jennifer L. Bragg-Gresham,Alexander Teumer,Nicole L. Glazer,Lenore J. Launer,Jing Hua Zhao,Yurii S. Aulchenko,Simon Heath,Siim Sõber,Afshin Parsa,Jian'an Luan,Pankaj Arora,Abbas Dehghan,Feng Zhang,Gavin Lucas,Andrew A. Hicks,Anne U. Jackson,John F. Peden,Toshiko Tanaka,Sarah H. Wild,Igor Rudan,Igor Rudan,Wilmar Igl,Yuri Milaneschi,Alex Parker,Cristiano Fava,Cristiano Fava,John C. Chambers,John C. Chambers,Ervin R. Fox,Meena Kumari,Min Jin Go,Pim van der Harst,Wen Hong Linda Kao,Marketa Sjögren,D. G. Vinay,Myriam Alexander,Yasuharu Tabara,Sue Shaw-Hawkins,Peter H. Whincup,Yongmei Liu,Gang Shi,Johanna Kuusisto,Bamidele O. Tayo,Mark Seielstad,Mark Seielstad,Xueling Sim,Khanh-Dung H. Nguyen,Terho Lehtimäki,Giuseppe Matullo,Ying Wu,Tom R. Gaunt,N. Charlotte Onland-Moret,Mark E. Cooper,Carl G. P. Platou,Elin Org,Rebecca Hardy,Santosh Dahgam,Jutta Palmen,Veronique Vitart,Peter S. Braund,Peter S. Braund,Tatiana Kuznetsova,Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal,Adebowale Adeyemo,Walter Palmas,Harry Campbell,Barbara Ludwig,Maciej Tomaszewski,Maciej Tomaszewski,Ioanna Tzoulaki,Ioanna Tzoulaki,Nicholette D. Palmer,Thor Aspelund,Melissa Garcia,Yen Pei C. Chang,Jeffrey R. O'Connell,Nanette I. Steinle,Diederick E. Grobbee,Dan E. Arking,Sharon L.R. Kardia,Alanna C. Morrison,Dena G. Hernandez,Samer S. Najjar,Samer S. Najjar,Wendy L. McArdle,David Hadley,David Hadley,Morris J. Brown,John M. C. Connell,Aroon D. Hingorani,Ian N. M. Day,Debbie A Lawlor,John Beilby,Robert W. Lawrence,Robert Clarke,Jemma C. Hopewell,Halit Ongen,Albert W. Dreisbach,Yali Li,J. Hunter Young,Joshua C. Bis,Mika Kähönen,Jorma Viikari,Linda S. Adair,Nanette R. Lee,Ming-Huei Chen,Matthias Olden,Cristian Pattaro,Judith A. Hoffman Bolton,Anna Köttgen,Anna Köttgen,Sven Bergmann,Sven Bergmann,Vincent Mooser,Nish Chaturvedi,Timothy M. Frayling,Muhammad Islam,Tazeen H. Jafar,Jeanette Erdmann,Smita R. Kulkarni,Stefan R. Bornstein,Jürgen Grässler,Leif Groop,Benjamin F. Voight,Johannes Kettunen,Philip Howard,Andrew M. Taylor,Simonetta Guarrera,Fulvio Ricceri,Valur Emilsson,Andrew S. Plump,Inês Barroso,Inês Barroso,Kay-Tee Khaw,Alan B. Weder,Steven C. Hunt,Yan V. Sun,Richard N. Bergman,Francis S. Collins,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Laura J. Scott,Heather M. Stringham,Leena Peltonen,Markus Perola,Erkki Vartiainen,Stefan Martin Brand,Jan A. Staessen,Thomas J. Wang,Thomas J. Wang,Paul Burton,Paul Burton,María Soler Artigas,Yanbin Dong,Harold Snieder,Harold Snieder,Xiaoling Wang,Haidong Zhu,Kurt Lohman,Megan E. Rudock,Susan R. Heckbert,Susan R. Heckbert,Nicholas L. Smith,Nicholas L. Smith,Nicholas L. Smith,Kerri L. Wiggins,Ayo P. Doumatey,Daniel Shriner,Gudrun Veldre,Margus Viigimaa,Sanjay Kinra,Dorairaj Prabhakaran,Vikal Tripathy,Carl D. Langefeld,Annika Rosengren,Dag S. Thelle,Anna Maria Corsi,Andrew B. Singleton,Terrence Forrester,Gina Hilton,Colin A. McKenzie,Tunde Salako,Naoharu Iwai,Yoshikuni Kita,Toshio Ogihara,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Takayoshi Ohkubo,Tomonori Okamura,Hirotsugu Ueshima,Satoshi Umemura,Susana Eyheramendy,Thomas Meitinger,H.-Erich Wichmann,Yoon Shin Cho,Hyung Lae Kim,Jong-Young Lee,James Scott,Joban Sehmi,Joban Sehmi,Weihua Zhang,Bo Hedblad,Peter M. Nilsson,George Davey Smith,Andrew Wong,Narisu Narisu,Alena Stančáková,Leslie J. Raffel,Jie Yao,Sekar Kathiresan,Sekar Kathiresan,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Stephen M. Schwartz,M. Arfan Ikram,W. T. Longstreth,Thomas H. Mosley,Sudha Seshadri,Nick Shrine,Louise V. Wain,Mario A. Morken,Amy J. Swift,Jaana Laitinen,Inga Prokopenko,Inga Prokopenko,Paavo Zitting,Jackie A. Cooper,Steve E. Humphries,John Danesh,Asif Rasheed,Anuj Goel,Anders Hamsten,Hugh Watkins,Stephan J. L. Bakker,Wiek H. van Gilst,C. S. Janipalli,K. Radha Mani,Chittaranjan S. Yajnik,Albert Hofman,Francesco U.S. Mattace-Raso,Ben A. Oostra,Ayse Demirkan,Aaron Isaacs,Fernando Rivadeneira,Edward G. Lakatta,Marco Orrù,Angelo Scuteri,Mika Ala-Korpela,Mika Ala-Korpela,Antti J. Kangas,Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen,Pasi Soininen,Pasi Soininen,Taru Tukiainen,Taru Tukiainen,Taru Tukiainen,Peter Würtz,Peter Würtz,Peter Würtz,Rick Twee-HeeOng,Rick Twee-HeeOng,Marcus Dörr,Heyo K. Kroemer,Uwe Völker,Henry Völzke,Pilar Galan,Serge Hercberg,Mark Lathrop,Diana Zelenika,Panos Deloukas,Massimo Mangino,Tim D. Spector,Guangju Zhai,James F. Meschia,Mike A. Nalls,Pankaj Sharma,Janoš Terzić,M.V. Kranthi Kumar,Matthew Denniff,Ewa Zukowska-Szczechowska,Lynne E. Wagenknecht,F. Gerald R. Fowkes,Fadi J. Charchar,Peter Schwarz,Caroline Hayward,Xiuqing Guo,Charles N. Rotimi,Michiel L. Bots,Eva Brand,Nilesh J. Samani,Nilesh J. Samani,Ozren Polasek,Philippa J. Talmud,Fredrik Nyberg,Fredrik Nyberg,Diana Kuh,Maris Laan,Kristian Hveem,Lyle J. Palmer,Lyle J. Palmer,Yvonne T. van der Schouw,Juan P. Casas,Karen L. Mohlke,Paolo Vineis,Olli T. Raitakari,Santhi K. Ganesh,Tien Yin Wong,Tien Yin Wong,E. Shyong Tai,Richard S. Cooper,Markku Laakso,Dabeeru C. Rao,Tamara B. Harris,Richard W Morris,Anna F. Dominiczak,Mika Kivimäki,Michael Marmot,Tetsuro Miki,Danish Saleheen,Giriraj R. Chandak,Josef Coresh,Gerjan Navis,Veikko Salomaa,Bok Ghee Han,Xiaofeng Zhu,Jaspal S. Kooner,Jaspal S. Kooner,Olle Melander,Paul M. Ridker,Stefania Bandinelli,Ulf Gyllensten,Alan F. Wright,James F. Wilson,Luigi Ferrucci,Martin Farrall,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Peter P. Pramstaller,Roberto Elosua,Nicole Soranzo,Nicole Soranzo,Eric J.G. Sijbrands,David Altshuler,David Altshuler,Ruth J. F. Loos,Alan R. Shuldiner,Alan R. Shuldiner,Christian Gieger,Pierre Meneton,André G. Uitterlinden,Nicholas J. Wareham,Vilmundur Gudnason,Jerome I. Rotter,Rainer Rettig,Manuela Uda,David P. Strachan,Jacqueline C. M. Witteman,Anna-Liisa Hartikainen,Jacques S. Beckmann,Eric Boerwinkle,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Michael Boehnke,Martin G. Larson,Martin G. Larson,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Bruce M. Psaty,Bruce M. Psaty,Gonçalo R. Abecasis,Aravinda Chakravarti,Paul Elliott,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Daniel Levy,Mark J. Caulfield,Toby Johnson +391 more
TL;DR: A genetic risk score based on 29 genome-wide significant variants was associated with hypertension, left ventricular wall thickness, stroke and coronary artery disease, but not kidney disease or kidney function, and these findings suggest potential novel therapeutic pathways for cardiovascular disease prevention.
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Six new loci associated with blood low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol or triglycerides in humans.
Sekar Kathiresan,Sekar Kathiresan,Olle Melander,Candace Guiducci,Aarti Surti,Noël P. Burtt,Mark J. Rieder,Gregory M. Cooper,Charlotta Roos,Benjamin F. Voight,Benjamin F. Voight,Aki S. Havulinna,Björn Wahlstrand,Thomas Hedner,Dolores Corella,E. Shyong Tai,Jose M. Ordovas,Göran Berglund,Erkki Vartiainen,Pekka Jousilahti,Bo Hedblad,Marja-Riitta Taskinen,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Veikko Salomaa,Leena Peltonen,Leif Groop,Leif Groop,David Altshuler,Marju Orho-Melander +29 more
TL;DR: Using genome-wide association data from three studies and targeted replication association analyses in up to 18,554 independent participants, it is shown that common SNPs at 18 loci are reproducibly associated with concentrations of low-density cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and/or triglycerides.
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Sex, Age, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Coronary Heart Disease A Prospective Follow-Up Study of 14 786 Middle-Aged Men and Women in Finland
TL;DR: Differences in major cardiovascular risk factors explained a substantial part of the sex difference in CHD risk, particularly in HDL cholesterol and smoking, among men and women.
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Environmental biodiversity, human microbiota, and allergy are interrelated
Ilkka Hanski,Leena von Hertzen,Nanna Fyhrquist,Kaisa Koskinen,Kaisa Anneli Torppa,Tiina Laatikainen,Piia Karisola,Petri Auvinen,Lars Paulin,Mika J. Mäkelä,Erkki Vartiainen,Timo U. Kosunen,Harri Alenius,Tari Haahtela +13 more
TL;DR: Analyzing atopic sensitization in a random sample of adolescents living in a heterogeneous region of 100 × 150 km, it is shown that environmental biodiversity in the surroundings of the study subjects’ homes influenced the composition of the bacterial classes on their skin.
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GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment
Cornelius A. Rietveld,Sarah E. Medland,Jaime Derringer,Jian Yang,Tõnu Esko,Nicolas W. Martin,Nicolas W. Martin,Harm-Jan Westra,Konstantin Shakhbazov,Abdel Abdellaoui,Arpana Agrawal,Eva Albrecht,Behrooz Z. Alizadeh,Najaf Amin,John Barnard,Sebastian E. Baumeister,Kelly S. Benke,Lawrence F. Bielak,Jeffrey A. Boatman,Patricia A. Boyle,Gail Davies,Christiaan de Leeuw,Niina Eklund,Niina Eklund,Daniel S. Evans,Rudolf Ferhmann,Krista Fischer,Christian Gieger,Håkon K. Gjessing,Sara Hägg,Sara Hägg,Jennifer R. Harris,Caroline Hayward,Christina Holzapfel,Carla A. Ibrahim-Verbaas,Erik Ingelsson,Erik Ingelsson,Bo Jacobsson,Bo Jacobsson,Peter K. Joshi,Astanand Jugessur,Marika Kaakinen,Stavroula Kanoni,Juha Karjalainen,Ivana Kolcic,Kati Kristiansson,Kati Kristiansson,Zoltán Kutalik,Zoltán Kutalik,Jari Lahti,Sang Hong Lee,Peng Lin,Penelope A. Lind,Yongmei Liu,Kurt Lohman,Marisa Loitfelder,George McMahon,Pedro Marques Vidal,Osorio Meirelles,Lili Milani,Ronny Myhre,Marja-Liisa Nuotio,Marja-Liisa Nuotio,Christopher Oldmeadow,Katja Petrovic,Wouter J. Peyrot,Ozren Polasek,Lydia Quaye,Eva Reinmaa,John P. Rice,Thais S. Rizzi,Helena Schmidt,Reinhold Schmidt,Albert V. Smith,Jennifer A. Smith,Toshiko Tanaka,Antonio Terracciano,Antonio Terracciano,Matthijs J. H. M. van der Loos,Veronique Vitart,Henry Völzke,Jürgen Wellmann,Lei Yu,Wei Zhao,Jüri Allik,John Attia,Stefania Bandinelli,François Bastardot,Jonathan P. Beauchamp,David A. Bennett,Klaus Berger,Laura J. Bierut,Dorret I. Boomsma,Ute Bültmann,Harry Campbell,Christopher F. Chabris,Lynn Cherkas,Mina K. Chung,Francesco Cucca,Francesco Cucca,Mariza de Andrade,Philip L. De Jager,Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,Jan-Emmanuel De Neve,Ian J. Deary,George Dedoussis,Panos Deloukas,Maria Dimitriou,Guoný Eiríksdóttir,Martin F. Elderson,Johan G. Eriksson,David M. Evans,Jessica D. Faul,Luigi Ferrucci,Melissa E. Garcia,Henrik Grönberg,Vilmundur Guonason,Per Hall,Juliette Harris,Tamara B. Harris,Nicholas D. Hastie,Andrew C. Heath,Dena G. Hernandez,Wolfgang Hoffmann,Adriaan Hofman,Rolf Holle,Elizabeth G. Holliday,Jouke-Jan Hottenga,William G. Iacono,Thomas Illig,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Mika Kähönen,Jaakko Kaprio,Jaakko Kaprio,Robert M. Kirkpatrick,Matthew Kowgier,Antti Latvala,Antti Latvala,Lenore J. Launer,Debbie A Lawlor,Terho Lehtimäki,Jingmei Li,Paul Lichtenstein,Peter Lichtner,David C. Liewald,Pamela A. F. Madden,Patrik K. E. Magnusson,Tomi E. Mäkinen,Marco Masala,Matt McGue,Andres Metspalu,Andreas Mielck,Michael B. Miller,Grant W. Montgomery,Sutapa Mukherjee,Sutapa Mukherjee,Dale R. Nyholt,Ben A. Oostra,Lyle J. Palmer,Aarno Palotie,Aarno Palotie,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Markus Perola,Markus Perola,Markus Perola,Patricia A. Peyser,Martin Preisig,Katri Räikkönen,Olli T. Raitakari,Anu Realo,Susan M. Ring,Samuli Ripatti,Samuli Ripatti,Samuli Ripatti,Fernando Rivadeneira,Igor Rudan,Aldo Rustichini,Veikko Salomaa,Antti-Pekka Sarin,David Schlessinger,Rodney J. Scott,Harold Snieder,Beate St Pourcain,John M. Starr,Jae Hoon Sul,Ida Surakka,Ida Surakka,Rauli Svento,Alexander Teumer,Henning Tiemeier,Frank J. A. van Rooij,David R. Van Wagoner,Erkki Vartiainen,Jorma Viikari,Peter Vollenweider,Judith M. Vonk,Gérard Waeber,David R. Weir,H.-Erich Wichmann,Elisabeth Widen,Gonneke Willemsen,James F. Wilson,Alan F. Wright,Dalton Conley,George Davey-Smith,Lude Franke,Patrick J. F. Groenen,Albert Hofman,Magnus Johannesson,Sharon L.R. Kardia,Robert F. Krueger,David Laibson,Nicholas G. Martin,Michelle N. Meyer,Michelle N. Meyer,Danielle Posthuma,Danielle Posthuma,Roy Thurik,Nicholas J. Timpson,André G. Uitterlinden,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Peter M. Visscher,Peter M. Visscher,Daniel J. Benjamin,David Cesarini,David Cesarini,David Cesarini,Philipp Koellinger +230 more
TL;DR: In this article, a genome-wide association study of educational attainment was conducted in a discovery sample of 101,069 individuals and a replication sample of 25,490 individuals, and three independent SNPs are genome wide significant (rs9320913, rs11584700, rs4851266).