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K. Heikkilä

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K. Heikkilä — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 51
Works: 134
Citations: 15K

Most-cited papers

Discovery and Refinement of Loci Associated with Lipid Levels
C. Willer, Ellen M. Schmidt, Sebanti Sengupta, G. Peloso +255 more
2013Nature Genetics3,021 citations Open access
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New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution
D. Shungin, T. Winkler, Damien C. Croteau-Chonka, T. Ferreira +402 more
2015Nature1,551 citations Open access
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Corrigendum: Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine
P. Gormley, V. Anttila, B. Winsvold, P. Palta +103 more
2016Nature Genetics1,150 citations Open access
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Familial Risk and Heritability of Cancer Among Twins in Nordic Countries
L. Mucci, J. Hjelmborg, J. Harris, K. Czene +21 more
2016Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)861 citations Open access
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Rare and low-frequency coding variants alter human adult height
E. Marouli, M. Graff, C. Medina-Gomez, K. Lo +368 more
2017Nature614 citations Open access
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new susceptibility loci for migraine
V. Anttila, B. Winsvold, P. Gormley, T. Kurth +91 more
2013Nature Genetics402 citations Open access
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Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine
P. Gormley, V. Anttila, B. Winsvold, P. Palta +103 more
2015Nature Genetics389 citations Open access
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Genetic and environmental effects on body mass index from infancy to the onset of adulthood: an individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts participating in the COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins (CODATwins) study.
K. Silventoinen, A. Jelenkovic, R. Sund, Y. Hur +100 more
2016American Journal of Clinical Nutrition223 citations Open access
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The Role of Adiposity in Cardiometabolic Traits: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis
T. Fall, S. Hägg, R. Mägi, A. Ploner +121 more
2013BDJ219 citations Open access
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Heritability of diurnal type: a nationwide study of 8753 adult twin pairs
M. Koskenvuo, C. Hublin, M. Partinen, K. Heikkilä +1 more
2007Journal of Sleep Research217 citations
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Genetic and environmental influences on height from infancy to early adulthood: An individual-based pooled analysis of 45 twin cohorts
A. Jelenkovic, R. Sund, Y. Hur, Y. Yokoyama +99 more
2016Scientific Reports185 citations Open access
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Directional dominance on stature and cognition in diverse human populations
Peter K. Joshi, T. Esko, H. Mattsson, N. Eklund +356 more
2015Nature172 citations Open access
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Common variants associated with plasma triglycerides and risk for coronary artery disease
R. Do, C. Willer, Ellen M. Schmidt, Sebanti Sengupta +259 more
2013Nature Genetics167 citations Open access
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Midlife sleep characteristics associated with late life cognitive function.
Jyri J. Virta, K. Heikkilä, M. Perola, M. Koskenvuo +3 more
2013Sleep161 citations Open access
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Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior
Nicola Barban, R. Jansen, R. de Vlaming, A. Vaez +250 more
2016Nature Genetics137 citations Open access
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Harmonization of Neuroticism and Extraversion phenotypes across inventories and cohorts in the Genetics of Personality Consortium: an application of Item Response Theory
S. M. van den Berg, M. D. de Moor, M. McGue, E. Pettersson +84 more
2014Behavior Genetics124 citations Open access
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Geographical structure and differential natural selection among North European populations.
Brian P. Mcevoy, G. Montgomery, A. McRae, S. Ripatti +23 more
2009Genome Research116 citations Open access
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Genetic Component of Noise Sensitivity
M. Heinonen-Guzejev, H. Vuorinen, H. Mussalo-Rauhamaa, K. Heikkilä +2 more
2005Twin Research and Human Genetics116 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness
Gabriel Cuellar Partida, J. Tung, N. Eriksson, E. Albrecht +114 more
2019bioRxiv101 citations Open access
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Long-term consistency of diurnal-type preferences among men
U. Broms, J. Pitkäniemi, H. Bäckmand, K. Heikkilä +6 more
2014Chronobiology International97 citations
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Elucidating the relationship between noise sensitivity and personality
D. Shepherd, M. Heinonen-Guzejev, M. Hautus, K. Heikkilä
2015Noise and Health95 citations Open access
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Increased Genetic Vulnerability to Smoking at CHRNA5 in Early-Onset Smokers
Sarah M. Hartz, S. Short, N. Saccone, R. Culverhouse +150 more
2012Archives of General Psychiatry80 citations Open access
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Age- and Sex-Specific Causal Effects of Adiposity on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
T. Fall, S. Hägg, A. Ploner, R. Mägi +84 more
2015Diabetes75 citations Open access
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Midlife cardiovascular risk factors and late cognitive impairment
Jyri J. Virta, K. Heikkilä, M. Perola, M. Koskenvuo +3 more
2013European Journal of Epidemiology74 citations
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Molecular genetic overlap between migraine and major depressive disorder
Yuanhao Yang, Hui-Ying Zhao, D. Boomsma, L. Ligthart +107 more
2018European Journal of Human Genetics71 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study on detailed profiles of smoking behavior and nicotine dependence in a twin sample
A. Loukola, J. Wedenoja, Kaisu Keskitalo-Vuokko, U. Broms +14 more
2013Molecular Psychiatry71 citations Open access
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Evidence that BMI and type 2 diabetes share only a minor fraction of genetic variance: a follow-up study of 23,585 monozygotic and dizygotic twins from the Finnish Twin Cohort Study
M. Lehtovirta, K. Pietiläinen, E. Levälahti, K. Heikkilä +4 more
2010Diabetologia70 citations Open access
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FinnTwin12 Cohort: An Updated Review
R. Rose, J. Salvatore, S. Aaltonen, P. Barr +11 more
2019Twin Research and Human Genetics69 citations Open access
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Analysis of detailed phenotype profiles reveals CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 gene cluster association with several nicotine dependence traits.
U. Broms, J. Wedenoja, M. R. Largeau, T. Korhonen +13 more
2012Nicotine & Tobacco Research67 citations Open access
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The CODAtwins project: the cohort description of COllaborative project of Development of Anthropometrical measures in Twins to study macro-environmental variation in genetic and environmental effects on anthropometric traits
K. Silventoinen, A. Jelenkovic, R. Sund, C. Honda +122 more
2015Twin Research and Human Genetics66 citations Open access
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The association of noise sensitivity with coronary heart and cardiovascular mortality among Finnish adults.
M. Heinonen-Guzejev, H. Vuorinen, H. Mussalo-Rauhamaa, K. Heikkilä +2 more
2007Science of the Total Environment64 citations
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A genome-wide cross-phenotype meta-analysis of the association of blood pressure with migraine
Yanjun Guo, P. Rist, I. Daghlas, F. Giulianini +129 more
2020Nature Communications61 citations Open access
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FinnTwin16: A Longitudinal Study from Age 16 of a Population-Based Finnish Twin Cohort
Milla Kaidesoja, S. Aaltonen, L. Bogl, K. Heikkilä +12 more
2019Twin Research and Human Genetics61 citations Open access
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Genome-wide association study identifies 48 common genetic variants associated with handedness
G. Cuéllar-Partida, J. Tung, N. Eriksson, E. Albrecht +114 more
2020Nature Human Behaviour56 citations Open access
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Linkage of nicotine dependence and smoking behavior on 10q, 7q and 11p in twins with homogeneous genetic background
A. Loukola, U. Broms, H. Maunu, E. Widén +13 more
2008The Pharmacogenomics Journal54 citations Open access
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Genetic and environmental influences on adult human height across birth cohorts from 1886 to 1994
A. Jelenkovic, Y. Hur, R. Sund, Y. Yokoyama +95 more
2016eLife53 citations Open access
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Metabolic signatures of birthweight in 18 288 adolescents and adults
P. Würtz, Qin Wang, Marjo Niironen, T. Tynkkynen +20 more
2016International Journal of Epidemiology47 citations Open access
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Early adolescent aggression predicts antisocial personality disorder in young adults: a population-based study
A. Whipp, T. Korhonen, A. Raevuori, K. Heikkilä +4 more
2018European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry46 citations Open access
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Cross-trait analyses with migraine reveal widespread pleiotropy and suggest a vascular component to migraine headache
Katherine M. Siewert, D. Klarin, S. Damrauer, Kyong-Mi Chang +130 more
2020International Journal of Epidemiology45 citations Open access
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Physical activity, fitness, glucose homeostasis, and brain morphology in twins.
M. Rottensteiner, T. Leskinen, E. Niskanen, S. Aaltonen +8 more
2015Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise44 citations Open access
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Noise sensitivity and multiple chemical sensitivity scales: properties in a population based epidemiological study.
M. Heinonen-Guzejev, M. Koskenvuo, H. Mussalo-Rauhamaa, H. Vuorinen +2 more
2012Noise and Health41 citations Open access
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Midlife Alcohol Consumption and Later Risk of Cognitive Impairment: A Twin Follow-up Study
Jyri J. Virta, Tarja Järvenpää, K. Heikkilä, M. Perola +4 more
2010Journal of Alzheimer's Disease41 citations
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Leisure-time physical inactivity and association with body mass index: a Finnish Twin Study with a 35-year follow-up.
M. Piirtola, J. Kaprio, K. Waller, K. Heikkilä +5 more
2017International Journal of Epidemiology40 citations Open access
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Testing the reciprocal association between smoking and depressive symptoms from adolescence to adulthood: A longitudinal twin study.
A. Ranjit, T. Korhonen, J. Buchwald, K. Heikkilä +4 more
2019Drug and Alcohol Dependence37 citations Open access
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The Negative Affect Hypothesis of Noise Sensitivity
D. Shepherd, M. Heinonen-Guzejev, K. Heikkilä, K. Dirks +3 more
2015International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health36 citations Open access
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Distinct Loci in the CHRNA5/CHRNA3/CHRNB4 Gene Cluster Are Associated With Onset of Regular Smoking
Sarah H. Stephens, Sarah M. Hartz, Nicole R. Hoft, N. Saccone +122 more
2013Genetic Epidemiology35 citations Open access
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Zygosity differences in height and body mass index of twins from infancy to old age: A study of the CODATwins project
A. Jelenkovic, Y. Yokoyama, R. Sund, C. Honda +126 more
2015Twin Research and Human Genetics34 citations Open access
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Chronic diseases and objectively monitored physical activity profile among aged individuals – a cross-sectional twin cohort study
U. Kujala, Pekka Hautasaari, H. Vähä-Ypyä, K. Waller +6 more
2019Annals medicus32 citations Open access
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Association between education and future leisure-time physical inactivity: a study of Finnish twins over a 35-year follow-up
M. Piirtola, J. Kaprio, U. Kujala, K. Heikkilä +4 more
2016BMC Public Health30 citations Open access
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Noise sensitivity and hearing disability.
M. Heinonen-Guzejev, T. Jauhiainen, H. Vuorinen, A. Viljanen +5 more
2011Noise and Health30 citations Open access
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