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Bjarke Feenstra

Senior Scientist, Department of Epidemiology Research, Statens Serum Institut …
Verified email at ssi.dk
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies six novel loci associated with habitual coffee consumption

…, M Stumvoll, J Beilby, LR Pasquale, B Feenstra… - Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
Coffee, a major dietary source of caffeine, is among the most widely consumed beverages in
the world and has received considerable attention regarding health risks and benefits. We …

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

…, S Buyske, A Demirkan, G Deng, GB Ehret, B Feenstra… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Obesity is heritable and predisposes to many diseases. To understand the genetic basis of
obesity better, here we conduct a genome-wide association study and Metabochip meta-…

Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

…, M Beekman, A Demirkan, GB Ehret, B Feenstra… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Using genome-wide data from 253,288 individuals, we identified 697 variants at genome-wide
significance that together explained one-fifth of the heritability for adult height. By testing …

Video-speed electronic paper based on electrowetting

RA Hayes, BJ Feenstra - Nature, 2003 - nature.com
In recent years, a number of different technologies have been proposed for use in reflective
displays 1 , 2 , 3 . One of the most appealing applications of a reflective display is electronic …

Genome partitioning of genetic variation for complex traits using common SNPs

…, JM Cunningham, M De Andrade, B Feenstra… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
… The intercept of this regression (b 0 ) appears to be due to cryptic relatedness because
when we eliminated relatives with a relationship >0.025, b 0 declined to zero (Fig. 3). We …

Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer

…, E Feingold, JC Murray, M Melbye, B Feenstra… - Nature …, 2012 - nature.com
We detected clonal mosaicism for large chromosomal anomalies (duplications, deletions
and uniparental disomy) using SNP microarray data from over 50,000 subjects recruited for …

Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

…, WQ Ang, T Corre, DL Cousminer, B Feenstra… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
Age at menarche is a marker of timing of puberty in females. It varies widely between
individuals, is a heritable trait and is associated with risks for obesity, type 2 diabetes, …

Thirty new loci for age at menarche identified by a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

…, DL Cousminer, DF Gudbjartsson, T Esko, B Feenstra… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
To identify loci for age at menarche, we performed a meta-analysis of 32 genome-wide
association studies in 87,802 women of European descent, with replication in up to 14,731 …

Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

…, M Kurek, D Hu, C Eng, DS Postma, B Feenstra… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
… PPP2R3C (a protein phosphatase component regulating B cell maturation and survival),
the … functions, including roles in T H 17 and B cell differentiation and function; ETS1-deficient …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide association analyses of physical activity and sedentary behavior provide insights into underlying mechanisms and roles in disease prevention

…, R Dorajoo, ND Dueker, E Kasbohm, B Feenstra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Although physical activity and sedentary behavior are moderately heritable, little is known
about the mechanisms that influence these traits. Combining data for up to 703,901 …