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Marju Orho-Melander
Researcher at Lund University
Publications - 357
Citations - 43071
Marju Orho-Melander is an academic researcher from Lund University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Type 2 diabetes. The author has an hindex of 79, co-authored 330 publications receiving 37214 citations. Previous affiliations of Marju Orho-Melander include Boston University & University of Copenhagen.
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Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids
Tanya M. Teslovich,Kiran Musunuru,Albert V. Smith,Andrew C. Edmondson,Ioannis M. Stylianou,Masahiro Koseki,James P. Pirruccello,James P. Pirruccello,James P. Pirruccello,Samuli Ripatti,Daniel I. Chasman,Cristen J. Willer,Christopher T. Johansen,Sigrid W. Fouchier,Aaron Isaacs,Gina M. Peloso,Maja Barbalić,Sally L. Ricketts,Joshua C. Bis,Yurii S. Aulchenko,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Mary F. Feitosa,John C. Chambers,Marju Orho-Melander,Olle Melander,Toby Johnson,Xiaohui Li,Xiuqing Guo,Mingyao Li,Yoon Shin Cho,Min Jin Go,Young Jin Kim,Jong-Young Lee,Taesung Park,Kyunga Kim,Xueling Sim,Rick Twee-Hee Ong,Damien C. Croteau-Chonka,Leslie A. Lange,Joshua D. Smith,Kijoung Song,Jing Hua Zhao,Xin Yuan,Jian'an Luan,Claudia Lamina,Andreas Ziegler,Weihua Zhang,Robert Y.L. Zee,Alan F. Wright,Jacqueline C. M. Witteman,James F. Wilson,Gonneke Willemsen,H.-Erich Wichmann,John Whitfield,Dawn M. Waterworth,Nicholas J. Wareham,Gérard Waeber,Peter Vollenweider,Benjamin F. Voight,Benjamin F. Voight,Veronique Vitart,André G. Uitterlinden,Manuela Uda,Jaakko Tuomilehto,John R. Thompson,Toshiko Tanaka,Ida Surakka,Heather M. Stringham,Tim D. Spector,Nicole Soranzo,Nicole Soranzo,Johannes H. Smit,Juha Sinisalo,Kaisa Silander,Eric J.G. Sijbrands,Angelo Scuteri,James Scott,David Schlessinger,Serena Sanna,Veikko Salomaa,Juha Saharinen,Chiara Sabatti,Aimo Ruokonen,Igor Rudan,Lynda M. Rose,Robert Roberts,Mark J. Rieder,Bruce M. Psaty,Peter P. Pramstaller,Irene Pichler,Markus Perola,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Nancy L. Pedersen,Cristian Pattaro,Alex N. Parker,Guillaume Paré,Ben A. Oostra,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Markku S. Nieminen,Deborah A. Nickerson,Grant W. Montgomery,Thomas Meitinger,Ruth McPherson,Mark I. McCarthy,Wendy L. McArdle,David Masson,Nicholas G. Martin,Fabio Marroni,Massimo Mangino,Patrik K. E. Magnusson,Gavin Lucas,Robert Luben,Ruth J. F. Loos,Marja-Liisa Lokki,Guillaume Lettre,Claudia Langenberg,Lenore J. Launer,Edward G. Lakatta,Reijo Laaksonen,Kirsten Ohm Kyvik,Florian Kronenberg,Inke R. Koenig,Kay-Tee Khaw,Jaakko Kaprio,Lee M. Kaplan,Åsa Johansson,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,A. Cecile J.W. Janssens,Erik Ingelsson,Wilmar Igi,G. Kees Hovingh,Jouke-Jan Hottenga,Albert Hofman,Andrew A. Hicks,Christian Hengstenberg,Iris M. Heid,Caroline Hayward,Aki S. Havulinna,Nicholas D. Hastie,Tamara B. Harris,Talin Haritunians,Alistair S. Hall,Ulf Gyllensten,Candace Guiducci,Leif Groop,Leif Groop,Elena Gonzalez,Christian Gieger,Nelson B. Freimer,Luigi Ferrucci,Jeanette Erdmann,Paul Elliott,Kenechi Ejebe,Angela Doering,Anna F. Dominiczak,Serkalem Demissie,Panagiotis Deloukas,Eco J. C. de Geus,Ulf de Faire,Gabriel Crawford,Francis S. Collins,Yii-Der Ida Chen,Mark J. Caulfield,Harry Campbell,Noël P. Burtt,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Dorret I. Boomsma,S. Matthijs Boekholdt,Richard N. Bergman,Inês Barroso,Stefania Bandinelli,Christie M. Ballantyne,Themistocles L. Assimes,Themistocles L. Assimes,Thomas Quertermous,Thomas Quertermous,David Altshuler,David Altshuler,Mark Seielstad,Tien Yin Wong,E-Shyong Tai,Alan B. Feranil,Christopher W. Kuzawa,Christopher W. Kuzawa,Linda S. Adair,Herman A. Taylor,Ingrid B. Borecki,Stacey Gabriel,James G. Wilson,Hilma Holm,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Vilmundur Gudnason,Ronald M. Krauss,Karen L. Mohlke,Jose M. Ordovas,Patricia B. Munroe,Jaspal S. Kooner,Alan R. Tall,Robert A. Hegele,John J.P. Kastelein,Eric E. Schadt,Jerome I. Rotter,Eric Boerwinkle,David P. Strachan,Vincent Mooser,Kari Stefansson,Muredach P. Reilly,Nilesh J. Samani,Heribert Schunkert,L. Adrienne Cupples,Manjinder S. Sandhu,Manjinder S. Sandhu,Paul M. Ridker,Daniel J. Rader,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Leena Peltonen,Gonçalo R. Abecasis,Michael Boehnke,Sekar Kathiresan +218 more
TL;DR: The results identify several novel loci associated with plasma lipids that are also associated with CAD and provide the foundation to develop a broader biological understanding of lipoprotein metabolism and to identify new therapeutic opportunities for the prevention of CAD.
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Genome-Wide Association Analysis Identifies Loci for Type 2 Diabetes and Triglyceride Levels
Richa Saxena,Benjamin F. Voight,Valeriya Lyssenko,Noël P. Burtt,Paul I.W. de Bakker,Hong Chen,Jeffrey J. Roix,Sekar Kathiresan,Joel N. Hirschhorn,Mark J. Daly,Thomas E. Hughes,Leif Groop,David Altshuler,Peter Almgren,Jose C. Florez,Joanne M. Meyer,Kristin Ardlie,Kristina Bengtsson Boström,Bo Isomaa,Guillaume Lettre,Ulf Lindblad,Helen N. Lyon,Olle Melander,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Peter Nilsson,Marju Orho-Melander,Lennart Råstam,Elizabeth K. Speliotes,Marja-Riitta Taskinen,Tiinamaija Tuomi,Candace Guiducci,Anna Berglund,Joyce Carlson,Lauren Gianniny,Rachel Hackett,Liselotte Hall,Johan Holmkvist,Esa Laurila,Marketa Sjögren,Maria Sterner,Aarti Surti,Margareta Svensson,Malin Svensson,Ryan Tewhey,Brendan Blumenstiel,Melissa Parkin,Matthew DeFelice,Rachel Barry,Wendy Brodeur,Jody Camarata,Nancy Chia,Mary Fava,John G. Gibbons,Bob Handsaker,Claire M. Healy,Kieu Nguyen,Casey Gates,Carrie Sougnez,Diane Gage,Marcia M. Nizzari,Stacey Gabriel,Gung-Wei Chirn,Qicheng Ma,Hemang Parikh,Delwood Richardson,Darrell O. Ricke,Shaun Purcell +66 more
TL;DR: The discovery of associated variants in unsuspected genes and outside coding regions illustrates the ability of genome-wide association studies to provide potentially important clues to the pathogenesis of common diseases.
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Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: A mendelian randomisation study
Benjamin F. Voight,Benjamin F. Voight,Benjamin F. Voight,Gina M. Peloso,Gina M. Peloso,Marju Orho-Melander,Ruth Frikke-Schmidt,Maja Barbalić,Majken K. Jensen,George Hindy,Hilma Holm,Eric L. Ding,Toby Johnson,Heribert Schunkert,Nilesh J. Samani,Nilesh J. Samani,Robert Clarke,Jemma C. Hopewell,John F. Thompson,Mingyao Li,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Kiran Musunuru,Kiran Musunuru,James P. Pirruccello,James P. Pirruccello,Danish Saleheen,Li Chen,Alexandre F.R. Stewart,Arne Schillert,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Gudmundur Thorgeirsson,Sonia S. Anand,James C. Engert,Thomas M. Morgan,John A. Spertus,Monika Stoll,Klaus Berger,Nicola Martinelli,Domenico Girelli,Pascal P. McKeown,Christopher Patterson,Stephen E. Epstein,Joseph M. Devaney,Mary Susan Burnett,Vincent Mooser,Samuli Ripatti,Ida Surakka,Markku S. Nieminen,Juha Sinisalo,Marja-Liisa Lokki,Markus Perola,Aki S. Havulinna,Ulf de Faire,Bruna Gigante,Erik Ingelsson,Tanja Zeller,Philipp S. Wild,Paul I.W. de Bakker,Olaf H. Klungel,Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee,Bas J M Peters,Anthonius de Boer,Diederick E. Grobbee,Pieter Willem Kamphuisen,Vera H.M. Deneer,Clara C. Elbers,N. Charlotte Onland-Moret,Marten H. Hofker,Cisca Wijmenga,W. M. Monique Verschuren,Jolanda M. A. Boer,Yvonne T. van der Schouw,Asif Rasheed,Philippe M. Frossard,Serkalem Demissie,Serkalem Demissie,Cristen J. Willer,Ron Do,Jose M. Ordovas,Jose M. Ordovas,Gonçalo R. Abecasis,Michael Boehnke,Karen L. Mohlke,Mark J. Daly,Mark J. Daly,Candace Guiducci,Noël P. Burtt,Aarti Surti,Elena Gonzalez,Shaun Purcell,Shaun Purcell,Stacey Gabriel,Jaume Marrugat,John F. Peden,Jeanette Erdmann,Patrick Diemert,Christina Willenborg,Inke R. König,Marcus Fischer,Christian Hengstenberg,Andreas Ziegler,Ian Buysschaert,Diether Lambrechts,Frans Van de Werf,Keith A.A. Fox,Nour Eddine El Mokhtari,Diana Rubin,Jürgen Schrezenmeir,Stefan Schreiber,Arne Schäfer,John Danesh,Stefan Blankenberg,Robert Roberts,Ruth McPherson,Hugh Watkins,Alistair S. Hall,Kim Overvad,Eric B. Rimm,Eric Boerwinkle,Anne Tybjærg-Hansen,L. Adrienne Cupples,L. Adrienne Cupples,Muredach P. Reilly,Olle Melander,Pier Mannuccio Mannucci,Diego Ardissino,David S. Siscovick,Roberto Elosua,Kari Stefansson,Kari Stefansson,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Veikko Salomaa,Daniel J. Rader,Leena Peltonen,Leena Peltonen,Stephen M. Schwartz,David Altshuler,Sekar Kathiresan +140 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a Mendelian randomisation analysis was performed to compare the effect of HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and genetic score on risk of myocardial infarction.
Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: a mendelian randomisation study
Benjamin F. Voight,Gina M. Peloso,Marju Orho-Melander,Ruth Frikke-Schmidt,Maja Barbalić,Majken K. Jensen,George Hindy,Hilma Holm,Eric L. Ding,Toby Johnson,Heribert Schunkert,Nilesh J. Samani,Robert Clarke,Jemma C. Hopewell,John F. Thompson,Mingyao Li,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Kiran Musunuru,James P. Pirruccello,Danish Saleheen,Li Chen,Alexandre F.R. Stewart,Arne Schillert,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Gudmundur Thorgeirsson,Sonia S. Anand,James C. Engert,Thomas M. Morgan,John A. Spertus,Monika Stoll,Klaus Berger,Nicola Martinelli,Domenico Girelli,Pascal P. McKeown,Christopher Patterson,Stephen E. Epstein,Joseph M. Devaney,Mary-Susan Burnett,Vincent Mooser,Samuli Ripatti,Ida Surakka,Markku S. Nieminen,Juha Sinisalo,Marja-Liisa Lokki,Markus Perola,Aki S. Havulinna,Ulf de Faire,Bruna Gigante,Erik Ingelsson,Tanja Zeller,Philipp S. Wild,Paul I.W. de Bakker,Olaf H. Klungel,Anke-Hilse Maitland-van der Zee,Bas J M Peters,Anthonius de Boer,Diederick E. Grobbee,Pieter Willem Kamphuisen,Vera H.M. Deneer,Clara C. Elbers,N. Charlotte Onland-Moret,Marten H. Hofker,Cisca Wijmenga,W. M. Monique Verschuren,Jolanda M. A. Boer,Yvonne T. van der Schouw,Asif Rasheed,Philippe M. Frossard,Serkalem Demissie,Cristen J. Willer,Ron Do,Jose M. Ordovas,Gonçalo R. Abecasis,Michael Boehnke,Karen L. Mohlke,Mark J. Daly,Candace Guiducci,Noël P. Burtt,Aarti Surti,Elena Gonzalez,Shaun Purcell,Stacey Gabriel,Jaume Marrugat,John F. Peden,Jeanette Erdmann,Patrick Diemert,Christina Willenborg,Inke R. Koenig,Marcus Fischer,Christian Hengstenberg,Andreas Ziegler,Ian Buysschaert,Diether Lambrechts,Frans Van de Werf,Keith A.A. Fox,Nour Eddine El Mokhtari,Diana Rubin,Juergen Schrezenmeir,Stefan Schreiber,Arne S. Schaefer,John Danesh,Stefan Blankenberg,Robert Roberts,Ruth McPherson,Hugh Watkins,Alistair S. Hall,Kim Overvad,Eric B. Rimm,Eric Boerwinkle,Anne Tybjærg-Hansen,L. Adrienne Cupples,Muredach P. Reilly,Olle Melander,Pier Mannuccio Mannucci,Diego Ardissino,David S. Siscovick,Roberto Elosua,Kari Stefansson,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Veikko Salomaa,Daniel J. Rader,Leena Peltonen,Stephen M. Schwartz,David Altshuler,Sekar Kathiresan +125 more
TL;DR: Mendelian randomisation analyses challenge the concept that raising of plasma HDL cholesterol will uniformly translate into reductions in risk of myocardial infarction.
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Genetic variation in the gene encoding calpain-10 is associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Yukio Horikawa,Naohisa Oda,Nancy J. Cox,Xiuping Li,Xiuping Li,Marju Orho-Melander,Manami Hara,Yoshinori Hinokio,Yoshinori Hinokio,Tom H. Lindner,Hirosato Mashima,Peter Eh Schwarz,Peter Eh Schwarz,L. del Bosque-Plata,L. del Bosque-Plata,Y. Oda,Issei Yoshiuchi,Susan Colilla,Kenneth S. Polonsky,S Wei,Patrick Concannon,Naoko Iwasaki,Jan Schulze,Leslie J. Baier,Clifton Bogardus,Leif Groop,Eric Boerwinkle,Craig L. Hanis,Graeme I. Bell +28 more
TL;DR: The positional cloning of a gene located in the NIDDM1 region that shows association with type 2 diabetes in Mexican Americans and a Northern European population from the Botnia region of Finland is described, suggesting a novel pathway that may contribute to the development of type 1 diabetes.