• Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 29 new acne susceptibility loci 

      Mitchell, Brittany L.; Saklatvala, Jake R.; Dand, Nick; Hagenbeek, Fiona A.; Li, Xin; Min, Josine L.; Thomas, Laurent; Bartels, Meike; Jan Hottenga, Jouke; Lupton, Michelle K.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Dong, Xianjun; Hveem, Kristian; Løset, Mari; Martin, Nicholas G.; Barker, Jonathan N.; Han, Jiali; Smith, Catherine H.; Rentería, Miguel E.; Simpson, Michael A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Acne vulgaris is a highly heritable skin disorder that primarily impacts facial skin. Severely inflamed lesions may leave permanent scars that have been associated with long-term psychosocial consequences. Here, we perform ...
    • Obesity, waist circumference, weight change, and risk of incident psoriasis: prospective data from the HUNT study 

      Snekvik, Ingrid; Smith, Catherine H.; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Langan, Sinéad M.; Modalsli, Ellen Heilmann; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Saunes, Marit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Although psoriasis has been associated with obesity, there are few prospective studies with objective measures. We prospectively examined the effect of body mass index, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, and 10-year ...