# Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/unnur-orsteinsdottir/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 146,080 |
| Field | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology |
| h-index | 179 |
| i10-index | 437 |
| Last Known Institution | deCODE Genetics (Iceland) |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5048586856 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7049-2827 |
| Works | 602 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 36.

- [Variant of <i>TREM2</i> Associated with the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/variant-of-i-trem2-i-associated-with-the-risk-of-alzheimer-s-disease/)
- [w2145813488](https://scholariq.org/papers/w2145813488/)
- [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/)
- [Fine-mapping type 2 diabetes loci to single-variant resolution using high-density imputation and islet-specific epigenome maps](https://scholariq.org/papers/fine-mapping-type-2-diabetes-loci-to-single-variant-resolution-using-high/)
- [Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes](https://scholariq.org/papers/meta-analysis-of-genome-wide-association-data-and-large-scale-replication/)
- [Large recurrent microdeletions associated with schizophrenia](https://scholariq.org/papers/large-recurrent-microdeletions-associated-with-schizophrenia/)
- [Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-variants-conferring-risk-of-schizophrenia/)
- [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/)
- [Humoral Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland](https://scholariq.org/papers/humoral-immune-response-to-sars-cov-2-in-iceland/)
- [Variants conferring risk of atrial fibrillation on chromosome 4q25](https://scholariq.org/papers/variants-conferring-risk-of-atrial-fibrillation-on-chromosome-4q25/)
- [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/)
- [Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration](https://scholariq.org/papers/seven-new-loci-associated-with-age-related-macular-degeneration/)

## 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/)
- [Genomics and Rare Diseases](https://scholariq.org/topics/genomics-and-rare-diseases/)
- [RNA modifications and cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/rna-modifications-and-cancer/)
- [Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease](https://scholariq.org/topics/nutrition-genetics-and-disease/)

## Researcher university

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

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