• An LDLR missense variant poses high risk of familial hypercholesterolemia in 30% of Greenlanders and offers potential of early cardiovascular disease intervention 

      Jørsboe, Emil; Andersen, Mette K.; Skotte, Line; Stæger, Frederik F.; Færgeman, Nils J.; Hanghøj, Kristian; Santander, Cindy G.; Senftleber, Ninna K.; Diaz, Lars J.; Overvad, Maria; Waples, Ryan K.; Geller, Frank; Bjerregaard, Peter; Melbye, Mads; Larsen, Christina V.L.; Feenstra, Bjarke; Koch, Anders; Jørgensen, Marit E.; Grarup, Niels; Moltke, Ida; Albrechtsen, Anders; Hansen, Torben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The common Arctic-specific LDLR p.G137S variant was recently shown to be associated with elevated lipid levels. Motivated by this, we aimed to investigate the effect of p.G137S on metabolic health and cardiovascular disease ...
    • Multiple paths toward repeated phenotypic evolution in the spiny-leg adaptive radiation (Tetragnatha; Hawai'i) 

      Cerca, José; Cotoras, Darko; Santander, Cindy G.; Bieker, Vanessa Carina; Hutchins, Leke; Morin-Lagos, Jaime; Prada, Carlos; Kennedy, Susan M.; Krehenwinkel, Henrik; Rominger, Andrew J.; Meier, Joana Isabel; Dimitrov, Dimitar; Struck, Torsten H; Gillespie, Rosemary G (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The repeated evolution of phenotypes provides clear evidence for the role of natural selection in driving evolutionary change. However, the evolutionary origin of repeated phenotypes can be difficult to disentangle as it ...