List of works - Ulla Sovio

A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity

scientific article

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

scientific article (publication date: November 2010)

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

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

scientific article

Genome-wide association analysis of metabolic traits in a birth cohort from a founder population

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

Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

scientific article

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

scientific article

A polymorphism within the G6PC2 gene is associated with fasting plasma glucose levels

scientific article published in May 2008

Infant vitamin d supplementation and allergic conditions in adulthood: northern Finland birth cohort 1966.

scientific article

Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 15 February 2011

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

scientific journal 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

A bivariate genome-wide approach to metabolic syndrome: STAMPEED consortium

scientific journal article

A genome-wide meta-analysis of genetic variants associated with allergic rhinitis and grass sensitization and their interaction with birth order

scientific journal article

Screening for fetal growth restriction with universal third trimester ultrasonography in nulliparous women in the Pregnancy Outcome Prediction (POP) study: a prospective cohort study

scientific article

Stress-related eating and drinking behavior and body mass index and predictors of this behavior

scientific article published in January 2002

Early life factors and blood pressure at age 31 years in the 1966 northern Finland birth cohort

scientific article published in November 2004

A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans

scientific article published on 4 January 2012

Association between common variation at the FTO locus and changes in body mass index from infancy to late childhood: the complex nature of genetic association through growth and development

scientific article published on 17 February 2011

Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume

scientific article published on 15 April 2012

Neonatal outcome and congenital malformations in children born after in-vitro fertilization

scientific article published in May 2002

Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity

scientific article

Genetic determinants of height growth assessed longitudinally from infancy to adulthood in the northern Finland birth cohort 1966

scientific article

Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference

scientific article published on 15 April 2012

Predictors of abdominal obesity among 31-y-old men and women born in Northern Finland in 1966.

scientific article published in January 2004

Association of variants in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene with polycystic ovary syndrome

scientific article published on 14 May 2008

Relation of immediate postnatal growth with obesity and related metabolic risk factors in adulthood: the northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study

scientific article published in April 2010

Size at birth, weight gain over the life course, and low-grade inflammation in young adulthood: northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort study

scientific article published on 9 April 2008

Unemployment and obesity among young adults in a northern Finland 1966 birth cohort

scholarly article by J Laitinen et al published 27 September 2002 in International Journal of Obesity

Distinct variants at LIN28B influence growth in height from birth to adulthood

scientific article

Pubertal timing and growth influences cardiometabolic risk factors in adult males and females

scientific article published on 14 February 2012

Adolescent manifestations of metabolic syndrome among children born to women with gestational diabetes in a general-population birth cohort

scientific article

Maternal weight gain during the first half of pregnancy and offspring obesity at 16 years: a prospective cohort study

scientific article published in May 2012

Hormonal profile of women with self-reported symptoms of oligomenorrhea and/or hirsutism: Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study

scientific article

Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with eating behaviour patterns in European populations

Manifestations of metabolic syndrome after hypertensive pregnancy

scientific article published on 23 February 2004

Metabolic cardiovascular disease risk factors in women with self-reported symptoms of oligomenorrhea and/or hirsutism: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study

scientific article

How do changes in body mass index in infancy and childhood associate with cardiometabolic profile in adulthood? Findings from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study

scientific article published on 4 September 2013

Growth, psychomotor development and morbidity up to 3 years of age in children born after IVF.

scientific article published in November 2003

Large-scale analysis of the relationship between CYP11A promoter variation, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and serum testosterone

scientific article

Genome-wide association study reveals multiple loci associated with primary tooth development during infancy

scientific article

Analysis of multiple data sets reveals no association between the insulin gene variable number tandem repeat element and polycystic ovary syndrome or related traits

scientific article

Overweight in childhood, adolescence and adulthood and cardiovascular risk in later life: pooled analysis of three british birth cohorts

scientific article

Relationship between birthweight and blood lipid concentrations in later life: evidence from the existing literature

scientific article published on October 2003

Accelerated Fetal Growth Prior to Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study of Nulliparous Women

scientific article published on 7 April 2016

Cloninger's Temperament dimensions, socio-economic and lifestyle factors and metabolic syndrome markers at age 31 years in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.

scientific article

List of works by Ulla Sovio

A common variant in the FTO gene is associated with body mass index and predisposes to childhood and adult obesity

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

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

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

Genome-wide association analysis of metabolic traits in a birth cohort from a founder population

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

Physical activity attenuates the influence of FTO variants on obesity risk: a meta-analysis of 218,166 adults and 19,268 children

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

A polymorphism within the G6PC2 gene is associated with fasting plasma glucose levels

Infant vitamin d supplementation and allergic conditions in adulthood: northern Finland birth cohort 1966.

Birthweight and mortality in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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

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

A bivariate genome-wide approach to metabolic syndrome: STAMPEED consortium

A genome-wide meta-analysis of genetic variants associated with allergic rhinitis and grass sensitization and their interaction with birth order

Screening for fetal growth restriction with universal third trimester ultrasonography in nulliparous women in the Pregnancy Outcome Prediction (POP) study: a prospective cohort study

Stress-related eating and drinking behavior and body mass index and predictors of this behavior

Early life factors and blood pressure at age 31 years in the 1966 northern Finland birth cohort

A genome-wide association search for type 2 diabetes genes in African Americans

Association between common variation at the FTO locus and changes in body mass index from infancy to late childhood: the complex nature of genetic association through growth and development

Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume

Neonatal outcome and congenital malformations in children born after in-vitro fertilization

Genome-wide association and longitudinal analyses reveal genetic loci linking pubertal height growth, pubertal timing and childhood adiposity

Genetic determinants of height growth assessed longitudinally from infancy to adulthood in the northern Finland birth cohort 1966

Common variants at 12q15 and 12q24 are associated with infant head circumference

Predictors of abdominal obesity among 31-y-old men and women born in Northern Finland in 1966.

Association of variants in the fat mass and obesity associated (FTO) gene with polycystic ovary syndrome

Relation of immediate postnatal growth with obesity and related metabolic risk factors in adulthood: the northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study

Size at birth, weight gain over the life course, and low-grade inflammation in young adulthood: northern Finland 1966 Birth Cohort study

Unemployment and obesity among young adults in a northern Finland 1966 birth cohort

Distinct variants at LIN28B influence growth in height from birth to adulthood

Pubertal timing and growth influences cardiometabolic risk factors in adult males and females

Adolescent manifestations of metabolic syndrome among children born to women with gestational diabetes in a general-population birth cohort

Maternal weight gain during the first half of pregnancy and offspring obesity at 16 years: a prospective cohort study

Hormonal profile of women with self-reported symptoms of oligomenorrhea and/or hirsutism: Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study

Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with eating behaviour patterns in European populations

Manifestations of metabolic syndrome after hypertensive pregnancy

Metabolic cardiovascular disease risk factors in women with self-reported symptoms of oligomenorrhea and/or hirsutism: Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study

How do changes in body mass index in infancy and childhood associate with cardiometabolic profile in adulthood? Findings from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 Study

Growth, psychomotor development and morbidity up to 3 years of age in children born after IVF.

Large-scale analysis of the relationship between CYP11A promoter variation, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and serum testosterone

Genome-wide association study reveals multiple loci associated with primary tooth development during infancy

Analysis of multiple data sets reveals no association between the insulin gene variable number tandem repeat element and polycystic ovary syndrome or related traits

Overweight in childhood, adolescence and adulthood and cardiovascular risk in later life: pooled analysis of three british birth cohorts

Relationship between birthweight and blood lipid concentrations in later life: evidence from the existing literature

Accelerated Fetal Growth Prior to Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Cohort Study of Nulliparous Women

Cloninger's Temperament dimensions, socio-economic and lifestyle factors and metabolic syndrome markers at age 31 years in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.