Katja Pahkala

This study compares traditional risk factors and epigenetic clocks in predicting non-communicable disease morbidity and finds traditional factors perform better in a middle-aged cohort.

The paper maps cis- and trans-eQTLs in blood samples to infer gene regulatory networks and prioritize trait-relevant pathways.

The paper identifies USP18 as a negative regulator of interferon response at a lupus risk locus through trans-eQTL analysis in lymphoblastoid cell lines.

This study identifies a fetal genome-wide association signal near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 linked to gestational duration and preterm/postterm birth.

This study investigates the genetic contributions to gestational weight gain, finding that maternal common variants explain about 20% of variability, while fetal variants have a minor role.