• A genome-wide association study provides insights into the genetic etiology of 57 essential and non-essential trace elements in humans 

      Moksnes, Marta Riise; Hansen, Ailin Falkmo; Wolford, Brooke; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Rasheed, Humaira; Simic, Anica; Bhatta, Laxmi; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Surakka, Ida; Zhou, Wei; Magnus, Per Minor; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Andreassen, Ole; Syversen, Tore; Zheng, Jie; Fritsche, Lars; Evans, David M.; Warrington, Nicole Maree; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Flaten, Trond Peder; Willer, Cristen J.; Hveem, Kristian; Brumpton, Ben Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Trace elements are important for human health but may exert toxic or adverse effects. Mechanisms of uptake, distribution, metabolism, and excretion are partly under genetic control but have not yet been extensively mapped. ...
    • Genome-wide meta-analysis of iron status biomarkers and the effect of iron on all-cause mortality in HUNT 

      Moksnes, Marta Riise; Graham, Sarah E.; Wu, Kuan-Han; Hansen, Ailin Falkmo; Gagliano Taliun, Sarah A.; Zhou, Wei; Thorstensen, Ketil; Fritsche, Lars; Gill, Dipender; Mason, Amy; Cucca, Francesco; Schlessinger, David; Abecasis, Gonçalo R.; Burgess, Stephen; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Hveem, Kristian; Willer, Cristen J.; Brumpton, Ben Michael (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Iron is essential for many biological processes, but iron levels must be tightly regulated to avoid harmful effects of both iron deficiency and overload. Here, we perform genome-wide association studies on four iron-related ...
    • NEIL1 and NEIL2 DNA glycosylases modulate anxiety and learning in a cooperative manner in mice 

      Hildrestrand, Gunn Annette; Rolseth, Veslemøy; Kunath, Nicolas; Suganthan, Rajikala; Jensen, Vidar; Bugaj, Anna Maria; Fernandez Berrocal, Marion Silvana; SIkko, Sunniva Bøe; Vetlesen, Susanne; Kusnierczyk, Anna; Olsen, Ann-Karin Hardie; Gutzkow, Kristine Bjerve; Rowe, Alexander D.; Wang, Wei; Moldestad, Olve; Syrstad, Monika; Slupphaug, Geir; Eide, Lars; Klungland, Arne; Sætrom, Pål; Luna, Luisa; Ye, Jing; Scheffler, Katja; Bjørås, Magnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Oxidative DNA damage in the brain has been implicated in neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. DNA glycosylases initiate base excision repair (BER), the main pathway for oxidative DNA base lesion repair. NEIL1 and NEIL3 ...