List of works - Gonneke Willemsen

Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

scientific article

Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

scientific article (publication date: November 2010)

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

scientific article

New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

scientific article

Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

scientific article

Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

scientific article

Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

scientific article

A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

scientific article

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

scientific article

Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior

scientific article

Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts

scientific article (publication date: 2009)

Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

scientific article

Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

scientific article published on 26 April 2018

Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

scientific article

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

scientific article published on 11 May 2016

A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance

scientific article published on 13 May 2012

Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

scientific article published on April 2013

GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment

scientific article published on 21 June 2013

Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

scientific article

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

scientific journal article

Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

scientific article

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in >80 000 subjects identifies multiple loci for C-reactive protein levels

scientific article

Heritability of adult body height: a comparative study of twin cohorts in eight countries

scientific article

Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals

scientific article

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

scientific article

Common variants at 10 genomic loci influence hemoglobin A₁(C) levels via glycemic and nonglycemic pathways

scientific article

Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma

scientific article published on 16 October 2011

New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

scientific article published on 30 November 2011

FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

scientific article published on 16 September 2012

Genome-wide association for major depressive disorder: a possible role for the presynaptic protein piccolo

scientific article published on 09 December 2008

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

scientific article

Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

scientific article published on 5 December 2012

Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma

scientific article

Variation, patterns, and temporal stability of DNA methylation: considerations for epigenetic epidemiology

scientific article published on 12 April 2010

Sex differences in heritability of BMI: a comparative study of results from twin studies in eight countries

scientific article published in October 2003

Heritability and genomics of gene expression in peripheral blood

scientific article

The Adult Netherlands Twin Register: twenty-five years of survey and biological data collection

scientific article

Meta-analysis of telomere length in 19,713 subjects reveals high heritability, stronger maternal inheritance and a paternal age effect

scientific article published on 16 January 2013

Netherlands Twin Register: from twins to twin families

scientific article

Heritability of smoking initiation and nicotine dependence

scientific article published on July 2005

Genome-wide association and genetic functional studies identify autism susceptibility candidate 2 gene (AUTS2) in the regulation of alcohol consumption

scientific journal article

The impact of low-frequency and rare variants on lipid levels

scientific article published on 11 May 2015

Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

scientific article

Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight

scientific article

New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

scientific article published on 2 December 2012

Genome-wide study for circulating metabolites identifies 62 loci and reveals novel systemic effects of LPA.

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

Epigenetic variation during the adult lifespan: cross-sectional and longitudinal data on monozygotic twin pairs

scientific article

Identification of heart rate-associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders

scientific article published on 14 April 2013

Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

scientific article

Common variants in TMPRSS6 are associated with iron status and erythrocyte volume

scientific article

List of works by Gonneke Willemsen

Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids

Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

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

New genetic loci implicated in fasting glucose homeostasis and their impact on type 2 diabetes risk

Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels

Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

A mega-analysis of genome-wide association studies for major depressive disorder

Meta-analysis identifies 13 new loci associated with waist-hip ratio and reveals sexual dimorphism in the genetic basis of fat distribution

Sequence variants at CHRNB3-CHRNA6 and CYP2A6 affect smoking behavior

Loci influencing lipid levels and coronary heart disease risk in 16 European population cohorts

Large-scale association analyses identify new loci influencing glycemic traits and provide insight into the underlying biological pathways

Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression

Variants in MTNR1B influence fasting glucose levels

Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

A genome-wide approach accounting for body mass index identifies genetic variants influencing fasting glycemic traits and insulin resistance

Identification of seven loci affecting mean telomere length and their association with disease

GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment

Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 11 new loci for anthropometric traits and provides insights into genetic architecture

Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in >80 000 subjects identifies multiple loci for C-reactive protein levels

Heritability of adult body height: a comparative study of twin cohorts in eight countries

Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals

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

Common variants at 10 genomic loci influence hemoglobin A₁(C) levels via glycemic and nonglycemic pathways

Genome-wide association study identifies loci influencing concentrations of liver enzymes in plasma

New gene functions in megakaryopoiesis and platelet formation

FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index

Genome-wide association for major depressive disorder: a possible role for the presynaptic protein piccolo

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

Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell

Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma

Variation, patterns, and temporal stability of DNA methylation: considerations for epigenetic epidemiology

Sex differences in heritability of BMI: a comparative study of results from twin studies in eight countries

Heritability and genomics of gene expression in peripheral blood

The Adult Netherlands Twin Register: twenty-five years of survey and biological data collection

Meta-analysis of telomere length in 19,713 subjects reveals high heritability, stronger maternal inheritance and a paternal age effect

Netherlands Twin Register: from twins to twin families

Heritability of smoking initiation and nicotine dependence

Genome-wide association and genetic functional studies identify autism susceptibility candidate 2 gene (AUTS2) in the regulation of alcohol consumption

The impact of low-frequency and rare variants on lipid levels

Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight

New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism

Genome-wide study for circulating metabolites identifies 62 loci and reveals novel systemic effects of LPA.

Epigenetic variation during the adult lifespan: cross-sectional and longitudinal data on monozygotic twin pairs

Identification of heart rate-associated loci and their effects on cardiac conduction and rhythm disorders

Genome-wide associations for birth weight and correlations with adult disease

Common variants in TMPRSS6 are associated with iron status and erythrocyte volume