Reynir Tómas Geirsson

TL;DR: Familial predisposition and patterns of genetic inheritance of eclampsia and pre‐eclampedia were investigated through three or four generations in 94 families from the homogenous island population of Iceland, finding that with increasing numbers of affected daughters or grand‐daughters the probability rose of finding more affected women in a family.

TL;DR: In this article, the potential association between hypertension in pregnancy, preeclampsia and eclampia with increased death rates from ischemic heart disease (IHD) was investigated.

TL;DR: A gestational weight gain of 11.5–16.0 kg (Institute of Medicine recommendation) for women of normal prepregnant weight is related to the lowest risk for pregnancy‐delivery complications, and low weight gain should be avoided to optimize birth outcome.

TL;DR: A meta-analysis of genome-wide association case-control data sets for endometriosis highlights novel variants in or near specific genes with important roles in sex steroid hormone signalling and function, and offers unique opportunities for more targeted functional research efforts.

TL;DR: This is the first population-based study using an extensive genealogy database to examine the genetic contribution to endometriosis and demonstrates that a genetic factor is present, with a raised risk in close and more distant relatives, and a definite kinship factor with maternal and paternal inheritance contributing.