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Steinunn Thorlacius

Reykjavík University

46

Works

15,043

Citations

32

h-index

40

i10-index

Research Topics

BRCA gene mutations in cancer Cancer-related Molecular Pathways Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Affiliations

Reykjavík University1997–2021

Scripps Research Institute2009–2009

deCODE Genetics (Iceland)2007–2010

Radboud University Nijmegen2008–2008

University of Iceland1997–2012

Top Works

Average Risks of Breast and Ovarian Cancer Associated with BRCA1 or BRCA2 Mutations Detected in Case Series Unselected for Family History: A Combined Analysis of 22 Studies

Antonis C. Antoniou,Paul D.P. Pharoah,et al.

20033,664 citations

Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease

Thorgeir E. Thorgeirsson,Frank Geller,et al.

20081,519 citations

Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity

Guðmar Þorleifsson,G. Bragi Walters,et al.

20081,402 citations

The complete BRCA2 gene and mutations in chromosome 13q-linked kindreds

Sean V. Tavtigian,Jacques Simard,et al.

1996844 citations

Common variants on chromosomes 2q35 and 16q12 confer susceptibility to estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer

Simon Stacey,Andrei Manolescu,et al.

2007785 citations

Two variants on chromosome 17 confer prostate cancer risk, and the one in TCF2 protects against type 2 diabetes

Jūlı́us Guðmundsson,Patrick Sulem,et al.

2007724 citations

Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height

Daníel F. Guðbjartsson,G. Bragi Walters,et al.

2008681 citations

Sequence variants at the TERT-CLPTM1L locus associate with many cancer types

Þórunn Rafnar,Patrick Sulem,et al.

2009611 citations

A single BRCA2 mutation in male and female breast cancer families from Iceland with varied cancer phenotypes

Steinunn Thorlacius,Guðríður H. Ólafsdóttir,et al.

1996529 citations