Sara Hägg
Senior Lecturer
| Docent
E-mail: sara.hagg@ki.se
Telephone: +46852482236
Visiting address: ,
Postal address: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB II Hägg, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Associate Professor (Docent) in molecular epidemiology at the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet.
Education
- PhD in Computational Biology, Linköping University, 2009
- MSc in Molecular Biology, Stockholm University, 2003
- BSc in Computer Science, Stockholm University, 2003
Postdoc
- Genetic epidemiology, Medical epidemiology and biostatistics (MEB), KI, 2011-2014
- Molecular epidemiology, Department of medical sciences, Uppsala University, 2013-2014
Sabbatical
- Stanford University School of Medicine, 2016
Research
- My main research interest is human biological aging
- how to measure it in human cohorts, understanding causal pathways in aging and identify
geroprotectors to repurpose for age-related diseases. Markers of human biological aging can be telomere length, epigenetic clocks, functional aging,
frailty index, etc. I study such markers in longitudinal data from several twin studies of aging (SATSA, GENDER, HARMONY, OCTO-Twin, TwinGene)
within the Swedish Twin Registry and also using UK biobank data. Methods that I use include longitudinal modelling, causal analyses using drug target Mendelian Randomization, and large-scale genome-wide approaches. For a more detailed description of my current research please visit my project page A geroscientifc approach to study human biological aging.
Articles
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Article: STATISTICS IN MEDICINE. 2024;43(4):731-755
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Article: GEROSCIENCE. 2024;46(1):961-968
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Article: CIRCULATION-GENOMIC AND PRECISION MEDICINE. 2024;17(1):e004232
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Article: EPIGENETICS. 2023;18(1):2158285
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES. 2023;:S0272-6386(23)00994-0
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Article: MOLECULAR GENETICS & GENOMIC MEDICINE. 2023;11(12):e2255
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Article: BRAIN. 2023;146(12):4891-4902
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Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2023;:jnnp-2023-331917
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Article: HEALTH SCIENCE REPORTS. 2023;6(11):e1692
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Article: NEUROLOGY. 2023;101(5):e522-e532
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Article: AGING CELL. 2023;22(8):e13868
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Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;129(1):94-103
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2023;38(7):809-819
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Article: GEROSCIENCE. 2023;45(3):2065-2078
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Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2023;126:103-112
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Article: GEROSCIENCE. 2023;45(3):2051-2064
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2023;51(4):587-594
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Article: CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH. 2023;119(4):998-1007
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Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82(3):316-323
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;78(2):333-341
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Article: ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2023;15(1):5
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Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2023;69(4):396-405
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(3):e0283344
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Article: EPIGENETICS COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;3(1):7
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Article: GERONTOLOGY. 2023;69(12):1385-1393
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Article: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2022;41(12):2973-2979
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;37(12):1261-1271
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Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2022;14(1):153
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;77(11):2311-2319
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Journal article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:e198
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Article: EPIGENOMICS. 2022;14(18):1105-1124
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Article: NEUROLOGY. 2022;99(7):e650-e659
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Article: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2022;354:1-7
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Article: NATURE AGING. 2022;2(7):644-661
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Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2022;54(5):581-592
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Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2022;12(1):124
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Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2022;27(3):1667-1675
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Journal article: NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2022;8(1):14
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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2022;12(1):1330
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Article: JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2022;152(1):269-275
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Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2021;50(6):2174-2182
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Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2021;19(1):248
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Article: NUTRIENTS. 2021;13(10):3539
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Journal article: NPJ PARKINSONS DISEASE. 2021;7(1):78
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Article: AGING CELL. 2021;20(9):e13459
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Article: AGING-US. 2021;13(13):16990-17023
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Article: GENOME BIOLOGY. 2021;22(1):194
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Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2021;13(1):129
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Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2021;12(1):3417
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Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2021;26(6):2148-2162
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Article: GEROSCIENCE. 2021;43(3):1519-1525
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Article: HUMAN GENETICS. 2021;140(6):849-861
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Article: EPIGENOMICS. 2021;13(12):939-951
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY. 2021;69(5):1128-1139
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Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2021;13(1):85
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Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2021;66:103318
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Article: MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT. 2021;194:111426
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Article: FRONTIERS IN RESEARCH METRICS AND ANALYTICS. 2021;6:594424
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2020;21(11):1555-1559.e2
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Article: LIFE SCIENCE ALLIANCE. 2020;3(10):e202000817
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2020;75(10):1943-1950
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Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2020;288(2):234-247
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Article: AGING CELL. 2020;19(8):e13197
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Article: PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE. 2020;82(6):614-622
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION. 2020;59(4):1763-1766
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2020;44(6):1397-1405
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Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2020;87(8):708-716
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Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2020;12(1):49
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2020;106(3):389-404
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Article: EJSO. 2020;46(3):316-320
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Article: ELIFE. 2020;9:e51507
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Article: HEART. 2020;106(4):267-272
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Article: CLINICAL EPIGENETICS. 2019;11(1):187
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2019;3(Supplement_1):s33
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2019;3(Supplement_1):s32-s33
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Article: PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE. 2019;81(9):799-807
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Article: EPIGENETICS. 2019;14(10):961-976
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Article: EMERGING TOPICS IN LIFE SCIENCES. 2019;3(4):411-421
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Article: ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE. 2019;6(6):190420
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Article: BIOGERONTOLOGY. 2019;20(3):321-329
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Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2019;17(1):94
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2019;74(4):582-587
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Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2019;51(3):404-413
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Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2019;40:710-716
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2019;109(1):90-98
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Article: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2019;74(1):57-61
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Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2018;9(1):5141
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;187(10):2186-2191
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Article: EPIGENETICS. 2018;13(9):975-987
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Article: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING. 2018;69:111-116
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Article: EPIGENETICS. 2018;13(8):866-874
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Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2018;50(7):912-919
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Journal article: REVUE D EPIDEMIOLOGIE ET DE SANTE PUBLIQUE. 2018;66:s237
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;47(3):899-907
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Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2018;9(1):2098
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Article: HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS. 2018;27(10):1809-1818
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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018;8(1):7526
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Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2018;7(9):e007806
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Article: GENES. 2018;9(2):E78-78
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Article: NEUROLOGY. 2018;90(4):e291-e297
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Article: METHODS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY. 2018;1750:293-306
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Article: AGING-US. 2017;9(12):2629-2646
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Journal article: F1000RESEARCH. 2017;6:2145
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Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2017;22(12):1680-1690
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Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7(1):13230
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Article: CIRCULATION RESEARCH. 2017;121(3):214-219
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Journal article: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2017;1(suppl_1):1333-1334
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Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2017;7(5):e1142
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Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2017;7(4):e1100
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Article: F1000RESEARCH. 2017;6:2145
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Article: AGING-US. 2016;8(7):1398-1415
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Article: METABOLOMICS. 2016;12(1):4
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Article: HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS. 2015;24(23):6849-6860
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Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2015;97(5):708-714
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Article: PLOS GENETICS. 2015;11(7):e1005230
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Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2015;47(6):589-597
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Article: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2015;20(6):735-743
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Article: DIABETES. 2015;64(5):1841-1852
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2015;44(2):578-586
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Journal article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART B-NEUROPSYCHIATRIC GENETICS. 2014;165B(6):510-520
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Article: DIABETIC MEDICINE. 2014;31(7):787-793
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2014;43(3):878-886
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Article: HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS. 2014;23(9):2490-2497
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Article: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2014;43(4):983-992
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Article: PLOS GENETICS. 2014;10(2):e1004201
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Article: CELL CYCLE. 2014;13(23):3645-3658
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Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;23(suppl_1)
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Article: SCIENCE. 2013;340(6139):1467-1471
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Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2013;208(1):88-94
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Article: DIABETES. 2013;62(4):1338-1344
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Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2013;45(4):422-427e2
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Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2013;10(6):e1001474
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Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:664
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2011;27(6):851-857
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Journal article: [TITLE FIELD MISSING]. 2011;12(1):64
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(4):e18248
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All other publications
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Review: NATURE MEDICINE. 2024;30(2):360-372
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Review: JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2023;:glad251
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Preprint: 2023;medRxiv
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Corrigendum: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;14(1):716
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Conference publication: ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM. 2023;79:25
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2023;31:311-312
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Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2022;6:243
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2022;63:E50
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Editorial comment: NATURE MICROBIOLOGY. 2022;7(8):1106-1107
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Preprint: 2022;Research Square
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Preprint: 2022;medRxiv
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Letter: CLINICAL NUTRITION. 2022;41(2):573-574
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Editorial comment: NATURE AGING. 2022;2(2):102-104
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Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;74:1207-1209
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2022;29:146
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Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2022;28(3_SUPPL):212
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2022;29:692
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Conference publication: INNOVATION IN AGING. 2021;5:5
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Preprint: 2021;medRxiv
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2021;51:E109-E110
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Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2021;290(3):602-620
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Corrigendum: HUMAN GENETICS. 2021;140(6):863
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Review: ELIFE. 2021;10:e63425
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Preprint: 2021;Research Square
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Preprint: 2021;medRxiv
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Preprint: 2021;bioRxiv
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Preprint: 2020;bioRxiv
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Preprint: 2020;bioRxiv
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Corrigendum: NATURE GENETICS. 2020;52(3):354
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2020;50(6):485-487
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Preprint: 2019;bioRxiv
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Preprint: 2019;medRxiv
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Preprint: 2019;bioRxiv
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Corrigendum: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2019;10(1):2068
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Review: CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGY. 2019;34(3):270-274
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Preprint: 2019;bioRxiv
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Preprint: 2019;bioRxiv
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2019;29:1114
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2019;29:S218-S219
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):527
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):532
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):515
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):503
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2019;49(6):508-509
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Review: AGEING RESEARCH REVIEWS. 2018;48:11-20
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Editorial comment: CIRCULATION RESEARCH. 2018;122(4):546-547
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2018;26:749-750
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Conference publication: HUMAN GENOMICS. 2018;12
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Preprint: 2017;bioRxiv
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Preprint: 2017;bioRxiv
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Preprint: 2017;bioRxiv
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Review: EBIOMEDICINE. 2017;21:29-36
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Preprint: 2017;bioRxiv
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2017;47(6):706
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2017;47(6):709
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Letter: JAMA NEUROLOGY. 2015;72(10):1202-1203
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Conference publication: GERONTOLOGIST. 2015;55
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Conference publication: BEHAVIOR GENETICS. 2015;45(6):664
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Conference publication: ATHEROSCLEROSIS. 2014;235(2):E29
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Conference publication: DIABETOLOGIA. 2013;56:S60
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Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2013;42
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Conference publication: GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2012;36(7):776-777
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Conference publication: CIRCULATION. 2012;126(21)
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Conference publication: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2011;12(1):64
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Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2006;7(3):357
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Grants
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2027
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025
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Swedish Research Council1 December 2021 - 30 November 2025
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Swedish Research Council1 December 2021 - 30 November 2025
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2021 - 31 December 2024
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2016 - 31 December 2019
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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft1 January 2016
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Swedish Research Council1 January 2013 - 31 December 2016
Employments
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2015
Supervisor
- Karolina Gustavsson, Muti-omics of aging and risk for dementia, 2024