List of works - Eero Kajantie

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

scientific article

Trajectories of growth among children who have coronary events as adults

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

The effects of sex and hormonal status on the physiological response to acute psychosocial stress

scientific article

Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

scientific article published on 18 April 2016

Glucose regulation in young adults with very low birth weight

scientific article

Pre-eclampsia is associated with increased risk of stroke in the adult offspring: the Helsinki birth cohort study

scientific article published on 5 March 2009

Genome-wide association identifies nine common variants associated with fasting proinsulin levels and provides new insights into the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

scientific article

Growth and chronic disease: findings in the Helsinki Birth Cohort

scientific article published in September 2009

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

scientific article published on 15 February 2011

Boys live dangerously in the womb

scientific article published on May 2010

Infant Growth and Stroke in Adult Life

The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

scientific article

Genome-wide screen for metabolic syndrome susceptibility Loci reveals strong lipid gene contribution but no evidence for common genetic basis for clustering of metabolic syndrome traits

scientific journal article

Childhood Growth and Hypertension in Later Life

Trans-ancestry meta-analyses identify rare and common variants associated with blood pressure and hypertension

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

scientific article published on February 2016

The surface area of the placenta and hypertension in the offspring in later life

scientific article published on January 2010

Size at birth as a predictor of mortality in adulthood: a follow-up of 350 000 person-years

scientific article published on 11 March 2005

The early origins of chronic heart failure: impaired placental growth and initiation of insulin resistance in childhood

scientific article

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

scientific article

A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function

scientific article

Prenatal and Postnatal Growth and Cognitive Abilities at 56 Months of Age: A Longitudinal Study of Infants Born at Term

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Short sleep duration and behavioral symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in healthy 7- to 8-year-old children

scientific article published in May 2009

Depression in young adults with very low birth weight: the Helsinki study of very low-birth-weight adults

scientific article

Cardiometabolic risk factors in young adults who were born preterm

scientific article published on 5 May 2015

Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

scientific article

Very low birth weight and behavioral symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young adulthood: the Helsinki study of very-low-birth-weight adults

scientific article published on 15 July 2008

Childhood separation experience predicts HPA axis hormonal responses in late adulthood: a natural experiment of World War II.

scientific article published on 5 December 2009

Placental 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 and fetal cortisol/cortisone shuttle in small preterm infants

scientific article

An epigenetic clock for gestational age at birth based on blood methylation data

scientific article

Association between type 2 diabetes and exposure to persistent organic pollutants

scientific article

Identification of novel genetic Loci associated with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and clinical thyroid disease

scientific article

Poor sleep and altered hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenal-medullary system activity in children

scientific article published in March 2010

Growth before 2 years of age and serum lipids 60 years later: the Helsinki Birth Cohort study

scientific article published on 11 February 2008

Body mass index during childhood and adult body composition in men and women aged 56-70 y

article

Behavioural symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in preterm and term children born small and appropriate for gestational age: a longitudinal study

scientific article

Cardiovascular health of Finnish war evacuees 60 years later

scientific article published in January 2009

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

scientific article

Cord plasma adiponectin: a 20-fold rise between 24 weeks gestation and term

scientific article

Preterm birth--a risk factor for type 2 diabetes? The Helsinki birth cohort study

scientific article published on 7 September 2010

Maternal and Social Origins of Hypertension

Depressive symptoms in adults separated from their parents as children: a natural experiment during World War II.

scientific article published on 17 September 2007

Long-term consequences of maternal overweight in pregnancy on offspring later health: findings from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

scientific article published on 9 June 2014

Mother's body size and placental size predict coronary heart disease in men.

scientific article published on June 2011

Genome-wide association scan identifies a risk locus for preeclampsia on 2q14, near the inhibin, beta B gene

scientific article

Genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers novel loci influencing circulating leptin levels

scientific article published on February 2016

Early life predictors of the physiological stress response later in life

scientific article

Temporal associations between daytime physical activity and sleep in children

scientific article

Decreased bone mineral density in adults born with very low birth weight: a cohort study

scientific article

List of works by Eero Kajantie

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

Trajectories of growth among children who have coronary events as adults

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

The effects of sex and hormonal status on the physiological response to acute psychosocial stress

Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

Glucose regulation in young adults with very low birth weight

Pre-eclampsia is associated with increased risk of stroke in the adult offspring: the Helsinki birth cohort study

Genome-wide association identifies nine common variants associated with fasting proinsulin levels and provides new insights into the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes

Growth and chronic disease: findings in the Helsinki Birth Cohort

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

Boys live dangerously in the womb

Infant Growth and Stroke in Adult Life

The Influence of Age and Sex on Genetic Associations with Adult Body Size and Shape: A Large-Scale Genome-Wide Interaction Study

Genome-wide screen for metabolic syndrome susceptibility Loci reveals strong lipid gene contribution but no evidence for common genetic basis for clustering of metabolic syndrome traits

Childhood Growth and Hypertension in Later Life

Trans-ancestry meta-analyses identify rare and common variants associated with blood pressure and hypertension

New loci for body fat percentage reveal link between adiposity and cardiometabolic disease risk

The surface area of the placenta and hypertension in the offspring in later life

Size at birth as a predictor of mortality in adulthood: a follow-up of 350 000 person-years

The early origins of chronic heart failure: impaired placental growth and initiation of insulin resistance in childhood

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

A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function

Prenatal and Postnatal Growth and Cognitive Abilities at 56 Months of Age: A Longitudinal Study of Infants Born at Term

Short sleep duration and behavioral symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in healthy 7- to 8-year-old children

Depression in young adults with very low birth weight: the Helsinki study of very low-birth-weight adults

Cardiometabolic risk factors in young adults who were born preterm

Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior

Very low birth weight and behavioral symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young adulthood: the Helsinki study of very-low-birth-weight adults

Childhood separation experience predicts HPA axis hormonal responses in late adulthood: a natural experiment of World War II.

Placental 11 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 and fetal cortisol/cortisone shuttle in small preterm infants

An epigenetic clock for gestational age at birth based on blood methylation data

Association between type 2 diabetes and exposure to persistent organic pollutants

Identification of novel genetic Loci associated with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and clinical thyroid disease

Poor sleep and altered hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical and sympatho-adrenal-medullary system activity in children

Growth before 2 years of age and serum lipids 60 years later: the Helsinki Birth Cohort study

Body mass index during childhood and adult body composition in men and women aged 56-70 y

Behavioural symptoms of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in preterm and term children born small and appropriate for gestational age: a longitudinal study

Cardiovascular health of Finnish war evacuees 60 years later

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

Cord plasma adiponectin: a 20-fold rise between 24 weeks gestation and term

Preterm birth--a risk factor for type 2 diabetes? The Helsinki birth cohort study

Maternal and Social Origins of Hypertension

Depressive symptoms in adults separated from their parents as children: a natural experiment during World War II.

Long-term consequences of maternal overweight in pregnancy on offspring later health: findings from the Helsinki Birth Cohort Study

Mother's body size and placental size predict coronary heart disease in men.

Genome-wide association scan identifies a risk locus for preeclampsia on 2q14, near the inhibin, beta B gene

Genome-wide meta-analysis uncovers novel loci influencing circulating leptin levels

Early life predictors of the physiological stress response later in life

Temporal associations between daytime physical activity and sleep in children

Decreased bone mineral density in adults born with very low birth weight: a cohort study