• Multiomics analysis of rheumatoid arthritis yields sequence variants that have large effects on risk of the seropositive subset 

      Saevarsdottir, Saedis; Stefansdottir, Lilja; Sulem, Patrick; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Ferkingstad, Egil; Rutsdottir, Gudrun; Glintborg, Bente; Westerlind, Helga; Grondal, Gerdur; Loft, Isabella C; Sorensen, Signe Bek; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Brink, Mikael; Arlestig, Lisbeth; Arnthorsson, Asgeir Orn; Baecklund, Eva; Banasik, Karina; Bank, Steffen; Bjorkman, Lena I; Ellingsen, Torkell; Erikstrup, Christian; Frei, Oleksandr; Gjertsson, Inger; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F; Gudjonsson, Sigurjon A; Halldorsson, Gisli H; Hendricks, Oliver; Hillert, Jan; Hogdall, Estrid; Jacobsen, Søren; Jensen, Dorte Vendelbo; Jonsson, Helgi Freyr; Kastbom, Alf; Kockum, Ingrid; Kristensen, Salome; Kristjansdottir, Helga; Larsen, Margit H; Linauskas, Asta; Hauge, Ellen-Margrethe; Loft, Anne G; Ludviksson, Bjorn R; Lund, Sigrun H; Markusson, Thorsteinn; Masson, Gisli; Melsted, Pall; Moore, Kristjan H S; Munk, Heidi; Nielsen, Kaspar R; Norddahl, Gudmundur L; Oddsson, Asmundur; Olafsdottir, Thorunn A; Olason, Pall I; Olsson, Tomas; Ostrowski, Sisse Rye; Hørslev-Petersen, Kim; Rognvaldsson, Solvi; Sanner, Helga; Silberberg, Gilad N; Stefansson, Hreinn; Sørensen, Erik; Sørensen, Inge J; Turesson, Carl; Bergman, Thomas; Alfredsson, Lars; Kvien, Tore Kristian; Brunak, Søren; Steinsson, Kristján; Andersen, Vibeke; Andreassen, Ole; Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Solbritt; Hetland, Merete Lund; Klareskog, Lars; Askling, Johan; Padyukov, Leonid; Pedersen, Ole Bv; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Stefansson, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives To find causal genes for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its seropositive (RF and/or ACPA positive) and seronegative subsets. Methods We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of 31 313 RA cases (68% ...
    • Variants in ELL2 influencing immunoglobulin levels associate with multiple myeloma 

      Swaminathan, Bhairavi; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Jöud, Magnus; Ali, Mina; Johnsson, Ellinor; Ajore, Ram; Sulem, Patrick; Halvarsson, Britt-Marie; Eyjolfsson, Gudmundur I.; Haraldsdottir, Vilhelmina; Hultman, Christina; Ingelsson, Erik; Kristinsson, Sigurdur Y; Kähler, Anna Katarina; Lenhoff, Stig; Masson, Gisli; Mellqvist, Ulf-Henrik; Månsson, Robert; Nelander, Sven; Olafsson, Isleifur; Sigurdardóttir, Olöf Gudrun; Steingrimsdottir, Hlif; Vangsted, Annette; Vogel, Ulla; Waage, Anders; Nahi, Hareth; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Rafnar, Thorunn; Turesson, Ingemar; Gullberg, Urban; Stefansson, Kari; Hansson, Markus; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Nilsson, Björn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterized by an uninhibited, clonal growth of plasma cells. While first-degree relatives of patients with MM show an increased risk of MM, the genetic basis of inherited MM susceptibility is ...