Weronica Ek

Hormonal Contraceptive Formulations and Breast Cancer Risk in Adolescents and Premenopausal Women

Hadizadeh, Fatemeh; Koteci, Ardita; Karlsson, Torgny; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i JAMA Oncology, s. 1497-1506, 2025

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Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) polymorphisms and asthma risk in rural and urban settings: findings from the UK biobank

Kisiel, Marta A.; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Johansson, Åsa; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2025

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Contemporary menopausal hormone therapy and risk of cardiovascular disease - a Swedish nationwide register-based emulated target trial

Johansson, Therese; Karlsson, Torgny; Bliuc, Dana; Schmitz, Daniel et al.

Ingår i The BMJ, 2024

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Adiposity and sex-specific cancer risk.

Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Ivansson, Emma; Höglund, Julia; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i Cancer Cell, s. 1186-11970000, 2023

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Population-based cohort study of oral contraceptive use and risk of depression

Johansson, Therese; Vinther Larsen, S.; Bui, M.; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2023

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Hormonal Contraceptive Formulations and Breast Cancer Risk in Adolescents and Premenopausal Women

Hadizadeh, Fatemeh; Koteci, Ardita; Karlsson, Torgny; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i JAMA Oncology, s. 1497-1506, 2025

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Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR-4) polymorphisms and asthma risk in rural and urban settings: findings from the UK biobank

Kisiel, Marta A.; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Johansson, Åsa; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2025

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Contemporary menopausal hormone therapy and risk of cardiovascular disease - a Swedish nationwide register-based emulated target trial

Johansson, Therese; Karlsson, Torgny; Bliuc, Dana; Schmitz, Daniel et al.

Ingår i The BMJ, 2024

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Adiposity and sex-specific cancer risk.

Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Ivansson, Emma; Höglund, Julia; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i Cancer Cell, s. 1186-11970000, 2023

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Population-based cohort study of oral contraceptive use and risk of depression

Johansson, Therese; Vinther Larsen, S.; Bui, M.; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2023

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Body Mass Index and the Risk of Rheumatic Disease: Linear and Nonlinear Mendelian Randomization Analyses

Karlsson, Torgny; Hadizadeh, Fatemeh; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Johansson, Åsa et al.

Ingår i Arthritis & Rheumatology, s. 2027-2035, 2023

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Effects of oral contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy on the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective cohort study

Hadizadeh, Fatemeh; Johansson, Therese; Johansson, Åsa; Karlsson, Torgny et al.

Ingår i Rheumatology, s. 2101-2108, 2023

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Gene-based variant analysis of whole-exome sequencing in relation to eosinophil count

Höglund, Julia; Hadizadeh, Fatemeh; Ek, Weronica E.; Karlsson, Torgny et al.

Ingår i Frontiers in Immunology, 2022

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Contribution of rare whole-genome sequencing variants to plasma protein levels and the missing heritability

Kierczak, Marcin; Rafati, Nima; Höglund, Julia; Gourlé, Hadrien et al.

Ingår i Nature Communications, 2022

• DOI för Contribution of rare whole-genome sequencing variants to plasma protein levels and the missing heritability
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Oral Contraceptives, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Stroke Risk

Johansson, Therese; Fowler, Philip; Ek, Weronica E.; Skalkidou, Alkistis et al.

Ingår i Stroke, s. 3107-3115, 2022

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Investigating the Effect of Estradiol Levels on the Risk of Breast, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancer

Johansson, Åsa; Schmitz, Daniel; Höglund, Julia; Hadizadeh, Fatemeh et al.

Ingår i Journal of the Endocrine Society, 2022

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Causal effects of inflammatory protein biomarkers on inflammatory diseases

Ek, Weronica E; Karlsson, Torgny; Höglund, Julia; Rask-Andersen, Mathias et al.

Ingår i Science Advances, 2021

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Modification of Heritability for Educational Attainment and Fluid Intelligence by Socioeconomic Deprivation in the UK Biobank

Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Karlsson, Torgny; Ek, Weronica E; Johansson, Asa

Ingår i American Journal of Psychiatry, s. 625-634, 2021

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Characterization of the human ABO genotypes and their association to common inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases in the UK Biobank

Höglund, Julia; Karlsson, Torgny; Johansson, Therese; Ek, Weronica E. et al.

Ingår i American Journal of Hematology, s. 1350-1362, 2021

• DOI för Characterization of the human ABO genotypes and their association to common inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases in the UK Biobank
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Null association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with allergic rhinitis, allergic sensitization and non-allergic rhinitis: A Mendelian randomization study

Feng, Qi; Bonnelykke, Klaus; Ek, Weronica E; Chawes, Bo L. et al.

Ingår i Clinical and Experimental Allergy, s. 78-86, 2021

• DOI för Null association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with allergic rhinitis, allergic sensitization and non-allergic rhinitis: A Mendelian randomization study

Time-dependent effects of oral contraceptive use on breast, ovarian and endometrial cancers

Karlsson, Torgny; Johansson, Therese; Höglund, Julia; Ek, Weronica E et al.

Ingår i Cancer Research, s. 1153-1162, 2021

• DOI för Time-dependent effects of oral contraceptive use on breast, ovarian and endometrial cancers

Genome-Wide Association Study of Estradiol Levels and the Causal Effect of Estradiol on Bone Mineral Density

Schmitz, Daniel; Ek, Weronica E.; Berggren, Elin; Höglund, Julia et al.

Ingår i Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2021

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Targeted Analysis of Serum Proteins Encoded at Known Inflammatory Bowel Disease Risk Loci

Drobin, Kimi; Assadi, Ghazaleh; Hong, Mun-Gwan; Andersson, Eni et al.

Ingår i Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, s. 306-316, 2019

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Contribution of genetics to visceral adiposity and its relation to cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Karlsson, Torgny; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Pan, Gang; Höglund, Julia et al.

Ingår i Nature Medicine, s. 1390-1395, 2019

• DOI för Contribution of genetics to visceral adiposity and its relation to cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Improved power and precision with whole genome sequencing data in genome-wide association studies of inflammatory biomarkers

Höglund, Julia; Rafati, Nima; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Enroth, Stefan et al.

Ingår i Scientific Reports, 2019

• DOI för Improved power and precision with whole genome sequencing data in genome-wide association studies of inflammatory biomarkers
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Genome-wide association study of body fat distribution identifies adiposity loci and sex-specific genetic effects

Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Karlsson, Torgny; Ek, Weronica E; Johansson, Åsa

Ingår i Nature Communications, 2019

• DOI för Genome-wide association study of body fat distribution identifies adiposity loci and sex-specific genetic effects
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Genome-wide association analysis of 350 000 Caucasians from the UK Biobank identifies novel loci for asthma, hay fever and eczema

Johansson, Åsa; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Karlsson, Torgny; Ek, Weronica E

Ingår i Human Molecular Genetics, s. 4022-4041, 2019

• DOI för Genome-wide association analysis of 350 000 Caucasians from the UK Biobank identifies novel loci for asthma, hay fever and eczema
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A GWAS meta-analysis from 5 population-based cohorts implicates ion channel genes in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome

Bonfiglio, F.; Henstrom, M.; Nag, A.; Hadizadeh, F. et al.

Ingår i Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2018

• DOI för A GWAS meta-analysis from 5 population-based cohorts implicates ion channel genes in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome

Genetic variants influencing phenotypic variance heterogeneity

Ek, Weronica E; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Karlsson, Torgny; Enroth, Stefan et al.

Ingår i Human Molecular Genetics, s. 799-810, 2018

• DOI för Genetic variants influencing phenotypic variance heterogeneity

A Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Concentration in Blood

Jiang, Jiyang; Thalamuthu, Anbupalam; Ho, Jennifer E.; Mahajan, Anubha et al.

Ingår i Frontiers in Genetics, 2018

• DOI för A Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies of Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Concentration in Blood
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Breast-feeding and risk of asthma, hay fever, and eczema

Ek, Weronica E; Karlsson, Torgny; Hernándes, Carlos Azuaje; Rask-Andersen, Mathias et al.

Ingår i Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, s. 1157-+, 2018

• DOI för Breast-feeding and risk of asthma, hay fever, and eczema

A meta-analysis of reflux genome-wide association studies in 6750 Northern Europeans from the general population

Bonfiglio, F; Hysi, P G; Ek, Weronica; Karhunen, V et al.

Ingår i Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2017

• DOI för A meta-analysis of reflux genome-wide association studies in 6750 Northern Europeans from the general population

Epigenome-wide DNA methylation study of IgE concentration in relation to self-reported allergies

Ek, Weronica E.; Ahsan, Muhammad; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Liang, Liming et al.

Ingår i Epigenomics, s. 407-418, 2017

• DOI för Epigenome-wide DNA methylation study of IgE concentration in relation to self-reported allergies

The relative contribution of DNA methylation and genetic variants on protein biomarkers for human diseases.

Ahsan, Muhammad; Ek, Weronica E; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Karlsson, Torgny et al.

Ingår i PLOS Genetics, 2017

• DOI för The relative contribution of DNA methylation and genetic variants on protein biomarkers for human diseases.
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Gene-environment interaction study for BMI reveals interactions between genetic factors and physical activity, alcohol consumption and socioeconomic status.

Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Karlsson, Torgny; Ek, Weronica E; Johansson, Åsa

Ingår i PLOS Genetics, 2017

• DOI för Gene-environment interaction study for BMI reveals interactions between genetic factors and physical activity, alcohol consumption and socioeconomic status.
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Tea and coffee consumption in relation to DNA methylation in four European cohorts

Ek, Weronica E.; Tobi, Elmar W; Ahsan, Muhammad; Lampa, Erik et al.

Ingår i Human Molecular Genetics, s. 3221-3231, 2017

• DOI för Tea and coffee consumption in relation to DNA methylation in four European cohorts

Epigenome-wide association study reveals differential DNA methylation in individuals with a history of myocardial infarction

Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Martinsson, David; Ahsan, Muhammad; Enroth, Stefan et al.

Ingår i Human Molecular Genetics, s. 4739-4748, 2016

• DOI för Epigenome-wide association study reveals differential DNA methylation in individuals with a history of myocardial infarction

Genome-wide DNA methylation study identifies genes associated with the cardiovascular biomarker GDF-15

Ek, Weronica E; Hedman, Åsa K; Enroth, Stefan; Morris, Andrew P et al.

Ingår i Human Molecular Genetics, s. 817-827, 2016

• DOI för Genome-wide DNA methylation study identifies genes associated with the cardiovascular biomarker GDF-15

The role of DNA methylation in the pathogenesis of disease: what can epigenome-wide association studies tell?

Ek, Weronica E; Rask-Andersen, Mathias; Johansson, Åsa

Ingår i Epigenomics, s. 5-7, 2016

• DOI för The role of DNA methylation in the pathogenesis of disease: what can epigenome-wide association studies tell?

Polymorphisms in genes in the androgen pathway and risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

Ek, Weronica E; Lagergren, Katarina; Cook, Michael; Wu, Anna H et al.

Ingår i International Journal of Cancer, s. 1146-1152, 2016

• DOI för Polymorphisms in genes in the androgen pathway and risk of Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma

Analysis of the genetic architecture of susceptibility to cervical cancer indicates that common SNPs explain a large proportion of the heritability

Chen, Dan; Cui, Tao; Ek, Weronica E.; Liu, Han et al.

Ingår i Carcinogenesis, s. 992-998, 2015

• DOI för Analysis of the genetic architecture of susceptibility to cervical cancer indicates that common SNPs explain a large proportion of the heritability

Polymorphisms in Genes of Relevance for Oestrogen and Oxytocin Pathways and Risk of Barrett's Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Pooled Analysis from the BEACON Consortium.

Lagergren, Katarina; Ek, Weronica E; Levine, David; Chow, Wong-Ho et al.

Ingår i PLOS ONE, 2015

• DOI för Polymorphisms in Genes of Relevance for Oestrogen and Oxytocin Pathways and Risk of Barrett's Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Pooled Analysis from the BEACON Consortium.

Pleiotropic Analysis of Cancer Risk Loci on Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Risk.

Lee, Eunjung; Stram, Daniel O; Ek, Weronica E; Onstad, Lynn E et al.

Ingår i Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2015

• DOI för Pleiotropic Analysis of Cancer Risk Loci on Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Risk.

Exploring the genetics of irritable bowel syndrome: a GWA study in the general population and replication in multinational case-control cohorts.

Ek, Weronica E; Reznichenko, Anna; Ripke, Stephan; Niesler, Beate et al.

Ingår i Gut, 2015

• DOI för Exploring the genetics of irritable bowel syndrome: a GWA study in the general population and replication in multinational case-control cohorts.

The history of genetics in inflammatory bowel disease.

Ek, Weronica E; D'Amato, Mauro; Halfvarson, Jonas

Ingår i Annals of Gastroenterology, 2014

Obesity and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus: a Mendelian randomization study.

Thrift, Aaron P; Shaheen, Nicholas J; Gammon, Marilie D; Bernstein, Leslie et al.

Ingår i Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2014

• DOI för Obesity and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus: a Mendelian randomization study.

Most common 'sporadic' cancers have a significant germline genetic component.

Lu, Yi; Ek, Weronica E; Whiteman, David; Vaughan, Thomas L et al.

Ingår i Human Molecular Genetics, 2014

• DOI för Most common 'sporadic' cancers have a significant germline genetic component.

Loss-of-function of the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.5 (channelopathies) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Beyder, Arthur; Mazzone, Amelia; Strege, Peter R; Tester, David J et al.

Ingår i Gastroenterology, 2014

• DOI för Loss-of-function of the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV1.5 (channelopathies) in patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

Germline genetic contributions to risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, Barrett's esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux

Ek, Weronica E; Levine, David M; D'Amato, Mauro; Pedersen, Nancy L et al.

Ingår i Journal of the National Cancer Institute, s. 1711-8, 2013

• DOI för Germline genetic contributions to risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, Barrett's esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux

A genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus.

Levine, David M; Ek, Weronica E; Zhang, Rui; Liu, Xinxue et al.

Ingår i Nature Genetics, 2013

• DOI för A genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus.

Generation of a multi-locus chicken introgression line to study the effects of genetic interactions on metabolic phenotypes in chickens.

Ek, Weronica; Marklund, Stefan; Ragavendran, Ashok; Siegel, Paul et al.

Ingår i Frontiers in Genetics, 2012

• DOI för Generation of a multi-locus chicken introgression line to study the effects of genetic interactions on metabolic phenotypes in chickens.

Common variants at the MHC locus and at chromosome 16q24.1 predispose to Barrett's esophagus.

Su, Zhan; Gay, Laura J; Strange, Amy; Palles, Claire et al.

Ingår i Nature Genetics, 2012

• DOI för Common variants at the MHC locus and at chromosome 16q24.1 predispose to Barrett's esophagus.