# Anna Helgadóttir

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/anna-helgadottir/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 20,983 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 53 |
| i10-index | 80 |
| Last Known Institution | deCODE Genetics (Iceland) |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5082800110 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1806-2467 |
| Works | 167 |

## Researcher papers

- [Variant of transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene confers risk of type 2 diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/variant-of-transcription-factor-7-like-2-tcf7l2-gene-confers-risk-of-type-2/)
- [A Common Variant on Chromosome 9p21 Affects the Risk of Myocardial Infarction](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-common-variant-on-chromosome-9p21-affects-the-risk-of-myocardial-infarction/)
- [The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-power-of-genetic-diversity-in-genome-wide-association-studies-of-lipids/)
- [Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25](https://scholariq.org/papers/variants-conferring-risk-of-atrial-fibrillation-on-chromosome-4q25/)
- [Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-association-and-mendelian-randomisation-analysis-provide-insights/)
- [The gene encoding 5-lipoxygenase activating protein confers risk of myocardial infarction and stroke](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-gene-encoding-5-lipoxygenase-activating-protein-confers-risk-of-myocardial/)
- [Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction](https://scholariq.org/papers/sequence-variants-affecting-eosinophil-numbers-associate-with-asthma-and/)
- [The same sequence variant on 9p21 associates with myocardial infarction, abdominal aortic aneurysm and intracranial aneurysm](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-same-sequence-variant-on-9p21-associates-with-myocardial-infarction/)
- [Discovery and systematic characterization of risk variants and genes for coronary artery disease in over a million participants](https://scholariq.org/papers/discovery-and-systematic-characterization-of-risk-variants-and-genes-for/)
- [Lipoprotein(a) Concentration and Risks of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/lipoprotein-a-concentration-and-risks-of-cardiovascular-disease-and-diabetes/)
- [Genetic predisposition to hypertension is associated with preeclampsia in European and Central Asian women](https://scholariq.org/papers/genetic-predisposition-to-hypertension-is-associated-with-preeclampsia-in/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/metabolomics-and-mass-spectrometry-studies/)
- [Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/lipoproteins-and-cardiovascular-health/)
- [RNA modifications and cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/rna-modifications-and-cancer/)
- [Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins](https://scholariq.org/topics/diabetes-cardiovascular-risks-and-lipoproteins/)

## Researcher university

- [deCODE Genetics (Iceland)](https://scholariq.org/institutions/decode-genetics-iceland/)

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