Ulf de Faire
Karolinska Institutet
368 Papers
6.7K Citations
Ulf de Faire is an academic researcher from Karolinska Institutet. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 96, co-authored 361 publications. Previous affiliations of Ulf de Faire include Imperial College London & Karolinska University Hospital.
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Genetic fine mapping and genomic annotation defines causal mechanisms at type 2 diabetes susceptibility loci
Kyle J. Gaulton,Kyle J. Gaulton,Teresa Ferreira,Yeji Lee,Anne Raimondo,Reedik Mägi,Michael E. Reschen,Anubha Mahajan,Adam E. Locke,N. William Rayner,N. William Rayner,N. William Rayner,Neil Robertson,Neil Robertson,Robert A. Scott,Inga Prokopenko,Laura J. Scott,Todd Green,Thomas Sparsø,Dorothée Thuillier,Loic Yengo,Harald Grallert,Simone Wahl,Mattias Frånberg,Mattias Frånberg,Mattias Frånberg,Rona J. Strawbridge,Hans A. Kestler,Hans A. Kestler,Himanshu Chheda,Lewin Eisele,Stefan Gustafsson,Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Lu Qi,Lennart C. Karssen,Elisabeth M. van Leeuwen,Sara M. Willems,Sara M. Willems,Man Li,Han Chen,Han Chen,Christian Fuchsberger,Phoenix Kwan,Clement Ma,Michael D. Linderman,Yingchang Lu,Soren K. Thomsen,Jana K. Rundle,Nicola L. Beer,Nicola L. Beer,Martijn van de Bunt,Martijn van de Bunt,Anil Chalisey,Hyun Min Kang,Benjamin F. Voight,Gonçalo R. Abecasis,Peter Almgren,Damiano Baldassarre,Beverley Balkau,Rafn Benediktsson,Matthias Blüher,Heiner Boeing,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Erwin P. Bottinger,Noël P. Burtt,Jason Carey,Guillaume Charpentier,Peter S. Chines,Marilyn C. Cornelis,David Couper,Andrew Crenshaw,Rob M. van Dam,Rob M. van Dam,Alex S. F. Doney,Mozhgan Dorkhan,Sarah Edkins,Johan G. Eriksson,Tõnu Esko,Tõnu Esko,Tõnu Esko,Elodie Eury,João Fadista,Jason Flannick,Pierre Fontanillas,Caroline S. Fox,Paul W. Franks,Karl Gertow,Christian Gieger,Bruna Gigante,Omri Gottesman,George B. Grant,Niels Grarup,Christopher J. Groves,Maija Hassinen,Christian Theil Have,Christian Herder,Oddgeir L. Holmen,Astradur B. Hreidarsson,Steve E. Humphries,David J. Hunter,Anne U. Jackson,Anna Jonsson,Marit E. Jørgensen,Torben Jørgensen,Torben Jørgensen,Wen-Hong L. Kao,Nicola D. Kerrison,Leena Kinnunen,Norman Klopp,Augustine Kong,Peter Kovacs,Peter Kraft,Jasmina Kravic,Cordelia Langford,Karin Leander,Liming Liang,Peter Lichtner,Cecilia M. Lindgren,Cecilia M. Lindgren,Eero Lindholm,Allan Linneberg,Allan Linneberg,Ching-Ti Liu,Stéphane Lobbens,Jian'an Luan,Valeriya Lyssenko,Valeriya Lyssenko,Satu Männistö,Olga McLeod,Julia Meyer,Evelin Mihailov,Ghazala Mirza,Thomas W. Mühleisen,Thomas W. Mühleisen,Martina Müller-Nurasyid,Carmen Navarro,Markus M. Nöthen,Nikolay Oskolkov,Katharine R. Owen,Katharine R. Owen,Domenico Palli,Sonali Pechlivanis,Leena Peltonen,John R. B. Perry,Carl Platou,Carl Platou,Michael Roden,Douglas M. Ruderfer,Denis Rybin,Yvonne T. van der Schouw,Bengt Sennblad,Bengt Sennblad,Gunnar Sigurðsson,Alena Stančáková,Gerald Steinbach,Petter Storm,Konstantin Strauch,Heather M. Stringham,Qi Sun,Qi Sun,Barbara Thorand,Emmi Tikkanen,Anke Tönjes,Joseph Trakalo,Elena Tremoli,Tiinamaija Tuomi,Roman Wennauer,Steven Wiltshire,Andrew R. Wood,Eleftheria Zeggini,Ian Dunham,Ewan Birney,Lorenzo Pasquali,Jorge Ferrer,Ruth J. F. Loos,Josée Dupuis,Jose C. Florez,Eric Boerwinkle,Eric Boerwinkle,James S. Pankow,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Eric J.G. Sijbrands,James B. Meigs,Frank B. Hu,Frank B. Hu,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Kari Stefansson,Kari Stefansson,Timo A. Lakka,Rainer Rauramaa,Michael Stumvoll,Nancy L. Pedersen,Lars Lind,Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi,Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi,Eeva Korpi-Hyövälti,Timo Saaristo,Juha Saltevo,Johanna Kuusisto,Markku Laakso,Andres Metspalu,Raimund Erbel,Karl-Heinz Jöcke,Susanne Moebus,Samuli Ripatti,Veikko Salomaa,Erik Ingelsson,Erik Ingelsson,Bernhard O. Boehm,Richard N. Bergman,Francis S. Collins,Karen L. Mohlke,Heikki A. Koistinen,Heikki A. Koistinen,Heikki A. Koistinen,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Kristian Hveem,Inger Njølstad,Panagiotis Deloukas,Panagiotis Deloukas,Peter Donnelly,Peter Donnelly,Timothy M. Frayling,Andrew T. Hattersley,Ulf de Faire,Anders Hamsten,Thomas Illig,Annette Peters,Stéphane Cauchi,Robert Sladek,Robert Sladek,Philippe Froguel,Philippe Froguel,Torben Hansen,Torben Hansen,Oluf Pedersen,Andrew D. Morris,C. N. A. Palmer,Sekar Kathiresan,Sekar Kathiresan,Olle Melander,Peter M. Nilsson,Leif Groop,Leif Groop,Inês Barroso,Inês Barroso,Inês Barroso,Claudia Langenberg,Nicholas J. Wareham,Christopher A. O’Callaghan,Anna L. Gloyn,Anna L. Gloyn,Anna L. Gloyn,David Altshuler,Michael Boehnke,Tanya M. Teslovich,Mark I. McCarthy,Mark I. McCarthy,Mark I. McCarthy,Andrew P. Morris +261 more
TL;DR: This paper performed fine mapping of 39 established type 2 diabetes (T2D) loci in 27,206 cases and 57,574 controls of European ancestry, and identified 49 distinct association signals at these loci including five mapping in or near KCNQ1.
The genetics of blood pressure regulation and its target organs from association studies in 342,415 individuals
Georg Ehret,Georg Ehret,Teresa Ferreira,Daniel I. Chasman,Anne U. Jackson,Ellen M. Schmidt,Toby Johnson,Toby Johnson,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Jian'an Luan,Louise A. Donnelly,Stavroula Kanoni,Ann-Kristin Petersen,Vasyl Pihur,Rona J. Strawbridge,Dmitry Shungin,Dmitry Shungin,Maria Hughes,Osorio Meirelles,Marika Kaakinen,Nabila Bouatia-Naji,Nabila Bouatia-Naji,Kati Kristiansson,Kati Kristiansson,Sonia Shah,Marcus E. Kleber,Xiuqing Guo,Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen,Cristiano Fava,Cristiano Fava,Niclas Eriksson,Ilja M. Nolte,Patrik K. E. Magnusson,Elias Salfati,Loukianos S. Rallidis,Elizabeth Theusch,Andrew J. Smith,Lasse Folkersen,Kate Witkowska,Tune H. Pers,Roby Joehanes,Stuart K. Kim,Lazaros Lataniotis,Rick Jansen,Andrew D. Johnson,Helen R. Warren,Young Jin Kim,Wei Zhao,Ying Wu,Bamidele O. Tayo,Murielle Bochud,Devin Absher,Linda S. Adair,Najaf Amin,Dan E. Arking,Tomas Axelsson,Damiano Baldassarre,Beverley Balkau,Stefania Bandinelli,Michael R. Barnes,Inês Barroso,Inês Barroso,Stephen Bevan,Joshua C. Bis,Gyda Bjornsdottir,Michael Boehnke,Eric Boerwinkle,Lori L. Bonnycastle,Dorret I. Boomsma,Stefan R. Bornstein,Morris Brown,Michel Burnier,Claudia P. Cabrera,John C. Chambers,John C. Chambers,John C. Chambers,I. Shou Chang,Ching-Yu Cheng,Ching-Yu Cheng,Peter S. Chines,Ren-Hua Chung,Francis S. Collins,John M. C. Connell,Angela Döring,Jean Dallongeville,John Danesh,John Danesh,Ulf de Faire,Graciela E. Delgado,Anna F. Dominiczak,Alex S. F. Doney,Fotios Drenos,Fotios Drenos,Sarah Edkins,John D. Eicher,Roberto Elosua,Stefan Enroth,Jeanette Erdmann,Per Eriksson,Tõnu Esko,Tõnu Esko,Tõnu Esko,Evangelos Evangelou,Evangelos Evangelou,Alun Evans,Tove Fall,Martin Farrall,Janine F. Felix,Jean Ferrières,Luigi Ferrucci,Myriam Fornage,Terrence Forrester,Nora Franceschini,Oscar H. Franco,Anders Franco-Cereceda,Ross M. Fraser,Santhi K. Ganesh,He Gao,Karl Gertow,Francesco Gianfagna,Bruna Gigante,Franco Giulianini,Anuj Goel,Alison H. Goodall,Alison H. Goodall,Mark O. Goodarzi,Mathias Gorski,Jürgen Gräßler,Christopher J. Groves,Vilmundur Gudnason,Ulf Gyllensten,Göran Hallmans,Anna-Liisa Hartikainen,Maija Hassinen,Aki S. Havulinna,Caroline Hayward,Serge Hercberg,Karl-Heinz Herzig,Andrew A. Hicks,Aroon D. Hingorani,Joel N. Hirschhorn,Joel N. Hirschhorn,Albert Hofman,Albert Hofman,Jostein Holmen,Oddgeir L. Holmen,Jouke-Jan Hottenga,Phil Howard,Chao A. Hsiung,Steven C. Hunt,Steven C. Hunt,M. Arfan Ikram,Thomas Illig,Carlos Iribarren,Richard A. Jensen,Mika Kähönen,Hyun Min Kang,Sekar Kathiresan,Sekar Kathiresan,Brendan J. Keating,Kay-Tee Khaw,Yun Kyoung Kim,Eric Kim,Mika Kivimäki,Norman Klopp,Genovefa Kolovou,Pirjo Komulainen,Jaspal S. Kooner,Jaspal S. Kooner,Jaspal S. Kooner,Gulum Kosova,Gulum Kosova,Ronald M. Krauss,Diana Kuh,Zoltán Kutalik,Zoltán Kutalik,Johanna Kuusisto,Kirsti Kvaløy,Timo A. Lakka,Nanette R. Lee,I. Te Lee,Wen Jane Lee,Daniel Levy,Xiaohui Li,Kae Woei Liang,Honghuang Lin,Honghuang Lin,Li Lin,Jaana Lindström,Stéphane Lobbens,Stéphane Lobbens,Satu Männistö,Gabriele Müller,Martina Müller-Nurasyid,François Mach,Hugh S. Markus,Eirini Marouli,Eirini Marouli,Mark I. McCarthy,Colin A. McKenzie,Pierre Meneton,Cristina Menni,Andres Metspalu,Vladan Mijatovic,Leena Moilanen,Leena Moilanen,May E. Montasser,Andrew D. Morris,Alanna C. Morrison,Antonella Mulas,Ramaiah Nagaraja,Narisu Narisu,Kjell Nikus,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Christopher J. O'Donnell,Paul F. O'Reilly,Ken K. Ong,Fred Paccaud,Cameron D. Palmer,Cameron D. Palmer,Afshin Parsa,Nancy L. Pedersen,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Brenda W.J.H. Penninx,Markus Perola,Markus Perola,Markus Perola,Annette Peters,Neil Poulter,Peter P. Pramstaller,Bruce M. Psaty,Bruce M. Psaty,Bruce M. Psaty,Thomas Quertermous,Dabeeru C. Rao,Asif Rasheed,N. William Rayner,N. William Rayner,Frida Renström,Frida Renström,Rainer Rettig,Kenneth Rice,Robert Roberts,Lynda M. Rose,Jacques E. Rossouw,Nilesh J. Samani,Nilesh J. Samani,Serena Sanna,Jouko Saramies,Heribert Schunkert,Sylvain Sebert,Sylvain Sebert,Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu,Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu,Young Ah Shin,Xueling Sim,Xueling Sim,Johannes H. Smit,Albert V. Smith,Maria X. Sosa,Tim D. Spector,Alena Stančáková,Alice Stanton,Kathleen Stirrups,Kathleen Stirrups,Heather M. Stringham,Johan Sundström,Amy J. Swift,Ann-Christine Syvänen,E. Shyong Tai,Toshiko Tanaka,Kirill V. Tarasov,Alexander Teumer,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Martin D. Tobin,Elena Tremoli,André G. Uitterlinden,Matti Uusitupa,Ahmad Vaez,Ahmad Vaez,Dhananjay Vaidya,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Erik P A Van Iperen,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Ramachandran S. Vasan,Germaine C. Verwoert,Jarmo Virtamo,Veronique Vitart,Benjamin F. Voight,Peter Vollenweider,Aline Wagner,Louise V. Wain,Nicholas J. Wareham,Hugh Watkins,Alan B. Weder,Harm-Jan Westra,Rainford J. Wilks,Tom Wilsgaard,James F. Wilson,Tien Yin Wong,Tien Yin Wong,Tsun-Po Yang,Tsun-Po Yang,Jie Yao,Loic Yengo,Loic Yengo,Weihua Zhang,Weihua Zhang,Jing Hua Zhao,Xiaofeng Zhu,Pascal Bovet,Richard S. Cooper,Karen L. Mohlke,Danish Saleheen,Jong-Young Lee,Paul Elliott,Hinco J. Gierman,Hinco J. Gierman,Cristen J. Willer,Lude Franke,G. Kees Hovingh,Kent D. Taylor,George Dedoussis,Peter S. Sever,Andrew Wong,Lars Lind,Themistocles L. Assimes,Inger Njølstad,Peter Schwarz,Claudia Langenberg,Harold Snieder,Mark J. Caulfield,Olle Melander,Markku Laakso,Juha Saltevo,Rainer Rauramaa,Jaakko Tuomilehto,Erik Ingelsson,Erik Ingelsson,Terho Lehtimäki,Kristian Hveem,Walter Palmas,Winfried März,Winfried März,Meena Kumari,Veikko Salomaa,Yii-Der Ida Chen,Jerome I. Rotter,Philippe Froguel,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Marjo-Riitta Järvelin,Edward G. Lakatta,Kari Kuulasmaa,Paul W. Franks,Paul W. Franks,Paul W. Franks,Anders Hamsten,H.-Erich Wichmann,H.-Erich Wichmann,Colin N. A. Palmer,Kari Stefansson,Kari Stefansson,Paul M. Ridker,Ruth J. F. Loos,Ruth J. F. Loos,Aravinda Chakravarti,Panos Deloukas,Panos Deloukas,Andrew P. Morris,Andrew P. Morris,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Christopher Newton-Cheh,Patricia B. Munroe +375 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified 66 blood pressure-associated loci, of which 17 were new; 15 harbored multiple distinct association signals, and 66 index SNPs were enriched for cis-regulatory elements, particularly in vascular endothelial cells, consistent with a primary role in blood pressure control through modulation of vascular tone across multiple tissues.
The Swedish Twin Registry : establishment of a biobank and other recent developments
Patrik K. E. Magnusson,Catarina Almqvist,Iffat Rahman,Andrea Ganna,Alexander Viktorin,Hasse Walum,Linda Halldner,Sebastian Lundström,Fredrik Ullén,Niklas Långström,Henrik Larsson,Anastasia Nyman,Clara Hellner Gumpert,Maria Råstam,Henrik Anckarsäter,Sven Cnattingius,Magnus Johannesson,Erik Ingelsson,Lars Klareskog,Ulf de Faire,Nancy L. Pedersen,Paul Lichtenstein +21 more
TL;DR: The main projects within which the new collections of both biological samples as well as phenotypic measures have been collected are described and coverage by year of birth, zygosity determination, ethnic heterogeneity, and influences of in vitro fertilization are described.
Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways
Lisette Stolk,John R. B. Perry,John R. B. Perry,Daniel I. Chasman,Chunyan He,Massimo Mangino,Patrick Sulem,Maja Barbalić,Linda Broer,Enda M. Byrne,Florian Ernst,Tmu Esko,Nora Franceschini,Daniel F. Gudbjartsson,Jouke-Jan Hottenga,Peter Kraft,Peter Kraft,Patrick F. McArdle,Eleonora Porcu,So-Youn Shin,Albert V. Smith,Sophie H. Van Wingerden,Guangju Zhai,Guangju Zhai,Wei V. Zhuang,Eva Albrecht,Behrooz Z. Alizadeh,Thor Aspelund,Stefania Bandinelli,Lovorka Barać Lauc,Jacques S. Beckmann,Mladen Boban,Eric Boerwinkle,Frank J.M. Broekmans,Andrea Burri,Harry Campbell,Stephen J. Chanock,Constance Chen,Marilyn C. Cornelis,Tanguy Corre,Andrea D. Coviello,Pio D'Adamo,Gail Davies,Ulf de Faire,Eco J. C. de Geus,Ian J. Deary,George Dedoussis,Panagiotis Deloukas,Shah Ebrahim,Gudny Eiriksdottir,Valur Emilsson,Johan G. Eriksson,Bart C.J.M. Fauser,Liana Ferreli,Luigi Ferrucci,Krista Fischer,Aaron R. Folsom,Melissa E. Garcia,Paolo Gasparini,Christian Gieger,Nicole L. Glazer,Diederick E. Grobbee,Per Hall,Toomas Haller,Susan E. Hankinson,Merli Hass,Caroline Hayward,Andrew C. Heath,Albert Hofman,Erik Ingelsson,A. Cecile J.W. Janssens,Andrew D. Johnson,David Karasik,David Karasik,Sharon L.R. Kardia,Jules J. Keyzer,Douglas P. Kiel,Douglas P. Kiel,Ivana Kolcic,Z. Kutalik,Z. Kutalik,Jari Lahti,Sandra Lai,Triin Laisk,Joop S.E. Laven,Debbie A Lawlor,Jianjun Liu,Lorna M. Lopez,Yvonne V. Louwers,Patrik K. E. Magnusson,Mara Marongiu,Nicholas G. Martin,Irena Martinović Klarić,Corrado Masciullo,Barbara McKnight,Sarah E. Medland,David Melzer,Vincent Mooser,Pau Navarro,Anne B. Newman,Dale R. Nyholt,N. Charlotte Onland-Moret,Aarno Palotie,Guillaume Paré,Guillaume Paré,Alexander N. Parker,Nancy L. Pedersen,Petra H.M. Peeters,Giorgio Pistis,Andrew S. Plump,Ozren Polasek,Victor J M Pop,Bruce M. Psaty,Bruce M. Psaty,Katri R Currency Signikkönen,Emil Rehnberg,Jerome I. Rotter,Igor Rudan,Igor Rudan,Cinzia Sala,Andres Salumets,Angelo Scuteri,Andrew B. Singleton,Jennifer A. Smith,Harold Snieder,Nicole Soranzo,Nicole Soranzo,Simon N. Stacey,John M. Starr,Maria G. Stathopoulou,Kathleen Stirrups,Ronald P. Stolk,Unnur Styrkarsdottir,Yan V. Sun,Albert Tenesa,Barbara Thorand,Daniela Toniolo,Laufey Tryggvadottir,Kim Tsui,Sheila Ulivi,Rob M. van Dam,Rob M. van Dam,Yvonne T. van der Schouw,Carla H. van Gils,Peter Van Nierop,Jacqueline M. Vink,Peter M. Visscher,Peter M. Visscher,Marlies Voorhuis,Gérard Waeber,Henri Wallaschofski,H.-Erich Wichmann,Elisabeth Widen,Colette J M Wijnands-van Gent,Gonneke Willemsen,James F. Wilson,Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel,Alan F. Wright,Laura M. Yerges-Armstrong,Tatijana Zemunik,Lina Zgaga,Lina Zgaga,M. Carola Zillikens,Marek Zygmunt,Alice M. Arnold,Dorret I. Boomsma,Julie E. Buring,Laura Crisponi,Ellen W. Demerath,Ellen W. Demerath,Vilmundur Gudnason,Tamara B. Harris,Frank B. Hu,David J. Hunter,David J. Hunter,Lenore J. Launer,Andres Metspalu,Grant W. Montgomery,Ben A. Oostra,Paul M. Ridker,Serena Sanna,David Schlessinger,Tim D. Spector,Kari Stefansson,Kari Stefansson,Elizabeth A. Streeten,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,Manuela Uda,André G. Uitterlinden,Cornelia M. van Duijn,Henry Völzke,Anna Murray,Anna Murray,Joanne M. Murabito,Jenny A. Visser,Jenny A. Visser,Kathryn L. Lunetta,Kathryn L. Lunetta +198 more
TL;DR: A meta-analysis of 22 genome-wide association studies in 38,968 women of European descent identified 13 loci newly associated with age at natural menopause, including genes implicated in DNA repair, immune function and immune function.
Mapping of 79 loci for 83 plasma protein biomarkers in cardiovascular disease.
Lasse Folkersen,Eric B. Fauman,Maria Sabater-Lleal,Rona J. Strawbridge,Mattias Frånberg,Bengt Sennblad,Damiano Baldassarre,Fabrizio Veglia,Steve E. Humphries,Rainer Rauramaa,Ulf de Faire,Andries J. Smit,Philippe Giral,Sudhir Kurl,Elmo Mannarino,Stefan Enroth,Åsa Johansson,Sofia Bosdotter Enroth,Stefan Gustafsson,Lars Lind,Cecilia M. Lindgren,Andrew P. Morris,Vilmantas Giedraitis,Angela Silveira,Anders Franco-Cereceda,Elena Tremoli,Ulf Gyllensten,Erik Ingelsson,Søren Brunak,Per Eriksson,Daniel Ziemek,Anders Hamsten,Anders Mälarstig +32 more
TL;DR: Overall, a majority of the plasma proteins studied showed evidence of regulation at the genetic level, enabling future studies of the causal architecture of human disease, which should aid discovery of new drug targets.