# Þórunn Rafnar

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/orunn-rafnar/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 33,510 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 83 |
| i10-index | 159 |
| Last Known Institution | deCODE Genetics (Iceland) |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5063931663 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0491-7046 |
| Works | 240 |

## Researcher papers

- [A Genome-wide Association Study of Lung Cancer Identifies a Region of Chromosome 5p15 Associated with Risk for Adenocarcinoma](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-genome-wide-association-study-of-lung-cancer-identifies-a-region-of-chromosome-2/)
- [A Genome-wide Association Study of Lung Cancer Identifies a Region of Chromosome 5p15 Associated with Risk for Adenocarcinoma](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-genome-wide-association-study-of-lung-cancer-identifies-a-region-of-chromosome/)
- [A multi-stage genome-wide association study of bladder cancer identifies multiple susceptibility loci](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-multi-stage-genome-wide-association-study-of-bladder-cancer-identifies/)
- [Sequence variant on 8q24 confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer](https://scholariq.org/papers/sequence-variant-on-8q24-confers-susceptibility-to-urinary-bladder-cancer/)
- [A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-genome-wide-association-study-identifies-susceptibility-loci-for-ovarian/)
- [Sequence variants in the CLDN14 gene associate with kidney stones and bone mineral density](https://scholariq.org/papers/sequence-variants-in-the-cldn14-gene-associate-with-kidney-stones-and-bone/)
- [Genome-wide association study identifies a sequence variant within the DAB2IP gene conferring susceptibility to abdominal aortic aneurysm](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-wide-association-study-identifies-a-sequence-variant-within-the-dab2ip/)
- [Association of Variants at UMOD with Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Stones—Role of Age and Comorbid Diseases](https://scholariq.org/papers/association-of-variants-at-umod-with-chronic-kidney-disease-and-kidney-stones/)
- [FLT3 stop mutation increases FLT3 ligand level and risk of autoimmune thyroid disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/flt3-stop-mutation-increases-flt3-ligand-level-and-risk-of-autoimmune-thyroid/)

## Researcher topics

- [Genetic Associations and Epidemiology](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-associations-and-epidemiology/)
- [Epigenetics and DNA Methylation](https://scholariq.org/topics/epigenetics-and-dna-methylation/)
- [BRCA gene mutations in cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/brca-gene-mutations-in-cancer/)
- [RNA modifications and cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/rna-modifications-and-cancer/)
- [Genetic factors in colorectal cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetic-factors-in-colorectal-cancer/)

## Researcher university

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

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