Health & Traits Publications

Wei Y, Zhen J et al.

Nat Commun

Maintaining normal thyroid function is crucial in pregnancy, yet thyroid dysfunction and the presenc...

Thyroid stimulating hormone levels within normal range in pregnancy

Pasanen A, Karjalainen MK et al.

PLoS Genet

Preterm birth (<37 weeks of gestation) is a major cause of neonatal death and morbidity. Up to 40...

Gestational duration

Beaumont RN, Flatley C et al.

Nat Genet

A well-functioning placenta is essential for fetal and maternal health throughout pregnancy. Using p...

Placental weight (fetal genotype, adjusted for sex and gestational age)

Juodakis J, Ytterberg K et al.

Hum Mol Genet

Preterm birth is a major burden to neonatal health worldwide, determined in part by genetics. Recent...

Gestational age at birth (maternal effect)

Solé-Navais P, Flatley C et al.

Nat Genet

The timing of parturition is crucial for neonatal survival and infant health. Yet, its genetic basis...

Preterm delivery

Beck JJ, Pool R et al.

Hum Mol Genet

Birth weight (BW) is an important predictor of newborn survival and health and has associations with...

Birth weight

Olafsdottir T, Thorleifsson G et al.

Commun Biol

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a downward descent of one or more of the pelvic organs, resulting in ...

Pelvic organ prolapse

Liu X, Helenius D et al.

Nat Commun

The duration of pregnancy is influenced by fetal and maternal genetic and non-genetic factors. Here ...

Spontaneous preterm birth (preterm birth)

Beaumont RN, Warrington NM et al.

Hum Mol Genet

Genome-wide association studies of birth weight have focused on fetal genetics, whereas relatively l...

Offspring birth weight

Zhang G, Feenstra B et al.

N Engl J Med

Despite evidence that genetic factors contribute to the duration of gestation and the risk of preter...

Preterm birth (maternal effect)