• Associations of low sex hormone-binding globulin and androgen excess in early pregnancy with fasting and post-prandial hyperglycaemia, gestational diabetes, and its severity 

      Mustaniemi, Sanna; Morin-Papunen, Laure; Keikkala, Elina; Öhman, Hanna; Surcel, Heljä-Marja; Kaaja, Risto; Gissler, Mika; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laivuori, Hannele; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Vääräsmäki, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Aims We studied whether androgen excess and low sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) measured in early pregnancy are independently associated with fasting and post-prandial hyperglycaemia, gestational diabetes (GDM), and ...
    • Betamethasone administration during pregnancy is associated with placental epigenetic changes with implications for inflammation 

      Czamara, Darina; Dieckmann, Linda; Röh, Simone; Kraemer, Sarah; Rancourt, Rebecca C.; Sammallahti, Sara; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Laivuori, Hannele; Eriksson, Johan G.; Räikkönen, Katri; Henrich, Wolfgang; Plagemann, Andreas; Binder, Elisabeth B.; Braun, Thorsten; Entringer, Sonja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Glucocorticoids (GCs) play a pivotal role in fetal programming. Antenatal treatment with synthetic GCs (sGCs) in individuals in danger of preterm labor is common practice. Adverse short- and long-term effects ...
    • Characteristics of epigenetic aging across gestational and perinatal tissues 

      Dieckmann, Linda; Lahti-Pulkkinen, Marius; Kvist, Tuomas; Lahti, Jari; DeWitt, Peter E.; Cruceanu, Cristiana; Laivuori, Hannele; Sammallahti, Sara; Villa, Pia M.; Suomalainen-König, Sanna; Eriksson, Johan G.; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Raikkönen, Katri; Binder, Elisabeth B.; Czamara, Darina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Epigenetic clocks have been used to indicate differences in biological states between individuals of same chronological age. However, so far, only few studies have examined epigenetic aging in newborns—especially ...
    • Characteristics of preeclampsia in donor cell gestations 

      Ervaala, Attina; Laivuori, Hannele; Gissler, Mika; Kere, Juha; Kivinen, Katja; Pouta, Anneli; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Heinonen, Seppo; Wedenoja, Satu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Pregnancies conceived through donor oocytes or sperm show increased risk for preeclampsia. We studied this issue in a preeclampsia case-control cohort (n = 2778), and found overrepresentation of donor cell gestations among ...
    • Circulating Levels of Anti-C1q and Anti-Factor H Autoantibodies and Their Targets in Normal Pregnancy and Preeclampsia 

      Dijkstra, Douwe Jan; Lokki, A Inkeri; Gierman, Lobke; Borggreven, Nicole Veronique; van der Keur, Carin; Eikmans, Michael; Gelderman, Kyra Andrea; Laivuori, Hannele; Heinonen, Seppo; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Kere, Juha; Kivinen, Katja; Pouta, Anneli; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte; van der Hoorn, Marie-Louise P; Trouw, Leendert Adrianus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Preeclampsia (PE) generally manifests in the second half of pregnancy with hypertension and proteinuria. The understanding of the origin and mechanism behind PE is incomplete, although there is clearly an immune component ...
    • External validation of prognostic models predicting pre-eclampsia: individual participant data meta-analysis 

      Snell, Kym I.E.; Allotey, John; Smuk, Melanie; Hooper, Richard; Chan, Claire; Ahmed, Asif; Chappell, Lucy C.; Von Dadelszen, Peter; Green, Marcus; Kenny, Louise; Khalil, Asma; Khan, Khalid; Mol, Ben W.; Myers, Jenny; Poston, Lucilla; Thilaganathan, Basky; Staff, Anne Cathrine; Smith, Gordon C.S.; Ganzevoort, Wessel; Laivuori, Hannele; Odibo, Anthony; Arenas Ramírez, Javier; Kingdom, John; Daskalakis, George; Farrar, Diane; Baschat, Ahmet A.; Seed, Paul T.; Prefumo, Federico; da Silva Costa, Fabricio; Groen, Henk; Audibert, Francois; Masse, Jacques; Skråstad, Ragnhild Bergene; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Haavaldsen, Camilla; Nagata, Chie; Rumbold, Alice R.; Heinonen, Seppo; Askie, Lisa; Smits, Luc; Vinter, Christina; Magnus, Per; Eero, Kajantie; Villa, Pia M.; Jenum, Anne Karen; Andersen, Louise B.; Norman, Jane E.; Ohkuchi, Akihide; Eskild, Anne; Bhattacharya, Sohinee; McAuliffe, Fionnuala; Galindo, Alberto; Herraiz, Ignacio; Carbillon, Lionel; Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin; Yeo, SeonAe; Browne, Joyce L.; Moons, Karel G.M.; Riley, Richard D.; Thangaratinam, Shakila (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Pre-eclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Early identification of women at risk during pregnancy is required to plan management. Although there are many published ...
    • Fetal HLA-G mediated immune tolerance and interferon response in preeclampsia 

      Wedenoja, Satu; Yoshihara, Masahito; Teder, Hindrek; Sariola, Hannu; Gissler, Mika; Katayama, Shintaro; Wedenoja, Juho; Häkkinen, Inka M.; Ezer, Sini; Linder, Nina; Lundin, Johan; Skoog, Tiina; Sahlin, Ellika; Iwarsson, Erik; Pettersson, Karin; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Mokkonen, Mikael; Heinonen, Seppo; Laivuori, Hannele; Krjutškov, Kaarel; Kere, Juha (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Fetal immune tolerance is crucial for pregnancy success. We studied the link between preeclampsia, a severe pregnancy disorder with uncertain pathogenesis, and fetal human leukocyte antigen G (HLA-G) and other ...
    • Genetic predisposition to hypertension is associated with preeclampsia in European and Central Asian women 

      Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; McGinnis, Ralph; Williams, Nicholas O.; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Thorleifsson, Gudmar; Shooter, Scott; Fadista, João; Sigurdsson, Jon K.; Auro, Kirsi; Berezina, Galina; Borges, Maria-Carolina; Bumpstead, Suzannah; Bybjerg-Grauholm, Jonas; Colgiu, Irina; Dolby, Vivien A.; Dudbridge, Frank; Engel, Stephanie M.; Franklin, Christopher S.; Frigge, Michael L; Frisbaek, Yr; Geirsson, Reynir T.; Geller, Frank; Gretarsdottir, Solveig; Gudbjartsson, Daniel F.; Harmon, Quaker; Hougaard, David Michael; Hegay, Tatyana; Helgadottir, Anna; Hjartardóttir, Sigrún; Jääskeläinen, Tiina; Johannsdottir, Hrefna; Jonsdottir, Ingileif; Juliusdottir, Thorhildur; Kalsheker, Noor; Kasimov, Abdumadjit; Kemp, John P.; Kivinen, Katja; Klungsøyr, Kari; Lee, Wai K; Melbye, Mads; Miedzybrodska, Zosia; Moffett, Ashley; Najmutdinova, Dilbar; Nishanova, Firuza; Olafsdottir, Thorunn; Perola, Markus; Pipkin, Fiona Broughton; Poston, Lucilla; Prescott, Gordon; Saevarsdottir, Saedis; Salimbayeva, Damilya; Scaife, Paula Juliet; Skotte, Line; Staines-Urias, Eleonora; Stefansson, Olafur A.; Sørensen, Karina Meden; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Tragante, Vinicius; Trogstad, Lill; Simpson, Nigel A.B.; Aripova, Tamara; Casas, Juan P; Dominiczak, Anna F; Walker, James J.; Thorsteinsdottir, Unnur; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte; Feenstra, Bjarke; Lawlor, Deborah A.; Boyd, Heather Allison; Magnus, Per; Laivuori, Hannele; Zakhidova, Nodira; Syvatova, Gulnara; Stefansson, Kari; Morgan, Linda (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Preeclampsia is a serious complication of pregnancy, affecting both maternal and fetal health. In genome-wide association meta-analysis of European and Central Asian mothers, we identify sequence variants that associate ...
    • Genome-wide association scan identifies a risk locus for preeclampsia on 2q14, near the inhibin, beta B gene 

      Johnson, Matthew P; Brennecke, Shaun P.; East, Christine; Göring, Harald H H; Kent, Jack W; Dyer, Thomas D.; Said, Joanne M; Roten, Linda Tømmerdal; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte; Abraham, Lawrence J; Heinonen, Seppo; Kajantie, Eero; Kere, Juha; Kivinen, Katja; Pouta, Anneli; Laivuori, Hannele; Austgulen, Rigmor; Blangero, John; Moses, Eric K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Elucidating the genetic architecture of preeclampsia is a major goal in obstetric medicine. We have performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for preeclampsia in unrelated Australian individuals of Caucasian ancestry ...
    • Genome-Wide Copy Number Variant and High-Throughput Transcriptomics Analyses of Placental Tissues Underscore Persisting Child Susceptibility in At-Risk Pregnancies Cleared in Standard Genetic Testing 

      Czamara, Darina; Cruceanu, Cristiana; Lahti-Pulkkinen, Marius; Dieckmann, Linda; Ködel, Maik; Sauer, Susann; Rex-Haffner, Monika; Sammallahti, Sara; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Laivuori, Hannele; Lahti, Jari; Räikkönen, Katri; Binder, Elisabeth B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Several studies have shown that children from pregnancies with estimated first-trimester risk based on fetal nuchal translucency thickness and abnormal maternal serum pregnancy protein and hormone levels maintain a higher ...
    • Gestational diabetes is associated with the risk of offspring's congenital anomalies: a register-based cohort study 

      Kinnunen, Jenni; Nikkinen, Hilkka; Keikkala, Elina; Mustaniemi, Sanna; Gissler, Mika; Laivuori, Hannele; Eriksson, Johan G.; Kaaja, Risto; Pouta, Anneli; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Vääräsmäki, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common pregnancy-related disorder and a well-known risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. There are conflicting findings on the association of GDM with the risk of ...
    • Increased Oral Care Needs and Third Molar Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Finnish Gestational Diabetes Case-Control Study 

      Pukkila, Jenni; Mustaniemi, Sanna; Lingaiah, Shilpa; Lappalainen, Olli-Pekka; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Pouta, Anneli; Kaaja, Risto; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laivuori, Hannele; Gissler, Mika; Vääräsmäki, Marja; Keikkala, Elina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      (1) Hyperglycemia and oral pathology accelerate each other in diabetes. We evaluated whether gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with self-reported increased oral health care needs and oral symptoms, including ...
    • InterPregGen: Genetic studies of pre-eclampsia in three continents 

      Morgan, Linda; McGinnis, Ralph; Steinthorsdottir, Valgerdur; Syvatova, Gulnara; Zakhidova, Nodira; Lee, Wai Kwong; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte; Magnus, Per; Walker, James; Casas, Juan Pablo; Sultanov, Saidazim; Laivuori, Hannele (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Pre-eclampsia is a major cause of maternal and fetal mortality in pregnancy. The identification of genetic variants which predispose to pre-eclampsia demands large DNA collections from affected mothers and babies and ...
    • Longitudinal changes in plasma hemopexin and alpha-1-microglobulin concentrations in women with and without clinical risk factors for pre-eclampsia 

      Murtoniemi, Katja; Kalapotharakos, Grigorios; Vahlberg, Tero; Raikkonen, Katri; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Hämäläinen, Esa; Åkerstrom, Bo; Villa, Pia M.; Hansson, Stefan R.; Laivuori, Hannele (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Recent studies have shown increased concentration of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) in pre-eclamptic women. Plasma hemopexin (Hpx) and alpha-1-microglobulin (A1M) are hemoglobin scavenger proteins that protect against toxic effects ...
    • Maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment and mental and behavioral disorders in children 

      Airikka, Aino; Lahti-Pulkkinen, Marius; Tuovinen, Soile; Heinonen, Kati; Lahti, Jari; Girchenko, Polina; Lähdepuro, Anna; Pyhälä, Riikka; Czamara, Darina; Villa, Pia; Laivuori, Hannele; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Binder, Elisabeth B.; Räikkönen, Katri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Exposure to maltreatment in childhood is associated with lifelong risk of mental and behavioral disorders. Whether the effects extend to the next generation remains unclear. We examined whether maternal exposure to childhood ...
    • Normal Gestational Weight Gain Protects From Large-for-Gestational-Age Birth Among Women With Obesity and Gestational Diabetes 

      Mustaniemi, Sanna; Nikkinen, Hilkka; Bloigu, Aini; Pouta, Anneli; Kaaja, Risto; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laivuori, Hannele; Gissler, Mika; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Vääräsmäki, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Pre-pregnancy obesity, excess gestational weight gain (GWG), and gestational diabetes (GDM) increase fetal growth. Our aim was to assess whether normal GWG is associated with lower risk for a large-for-gestational-age ...
    • A polyepigenetic glucocorticoid exposure score at birth and childhood mental and behavioral disorders 

      Suarez, Anna; Lahti, Jari; Lahti-Pulkkinen, Marius; Girchenko, Polina; Czamara, Darina; Arloth, Janine; Malmberg, Anni LK.; Hämäläinen, Esa; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Laivuori, Hannele; Villa, Pia M.; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Provençal, Nadine; Binder, Elisabeth B.; Räikkönen, Katri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Maternal depression and anxiety during pregnancy may enhance fetal exposure to glucocorticoids (GCs) and harm neurodevelopment. We tested whether a novel cross-tissue polyepigenetic biomarker indicative of in ...
    • Positive maternal mental health during pregnancy and mental and behavioral disorders in children: A prospective pregnancy cohort study 

      Lähdepuro, Anna; Lahti-Pulkkinen, Marius; Pyhälä, Riikka; Tuovinen, Soile; Lahti, Jari; Heinonen, Kati; Laivuori, Hannele; Villa, Pia M.; Reynolds, Rebecca M.; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Girchenko, Polina; Räikkönen, Katri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    • Pregnancy outcomes according to the definition of gestational diabetes 

      Koivunen, Sanna; Viljakainen, Matti; Männistö, Tuija; Gissler, Mika; Pouta, Anneli; Kaaja, Risto; Eriksson, Johan G.; Laivuori, Hannele; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Vääräsmäki, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective To assess the frequency and perinatal outcomes of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) defined by the criteria according to the International Association of Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) and the ...
    • Reliability of a novel approach for reference-based cell type estimation in human placental DNA methylation studies 

      Dieckmann, Linda; Cruceanu, Cristiana; Lahti-Pulkkinen, Marius; Lahti, Jari; Kvist, Tuomas; Laivuori, Hannele; Sammallahti, Sara; Villa, Pia M.; Suomalainen-König, Sanna; Rancourt, Rebecca C.; Plagemann, Andreas; Henrich, Wolfgang; Eriksson, Johan G.; Kajantie, Eero Olavi; Entringer, Sonja; Braun, Thorsten; Räikkönen, Katri; Binder, Elisabeth B.; Czamara, Darina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The placenta is a central organ during early development, influencing trajectories of health and disease. DNA methylation (DNAm) studies of human placenta improve our understanding of how its function relates to disease ...