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Laurent Thomas

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Laurent Thomas

Researcher
Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

laurent.thomas@ntnu.no
+4773598416 Laboratoriesenteret, 231.05.058, Øya
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About

Researcher at the Unit for Molecular Biology, in the group for Bioinformatics and Gene Regulation, and in the K.G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology.

Received a Ph.D. in bioinformatics and trained as a postdoctoral scientist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim. His research interests focus on gene regulation, particularly on single nucleotide polymorphisms, alternative polyadenylation and non-coding RNAs such as microRNAs and circular RNAs, but also genetic variants such as Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP), particulary SNP funcitonal changes, Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and genotype quality control (QC).

 

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2026

  • Post, Wilke M.; Widomska, Joanna; Oosterwijk, Egbert; Witte, Ward De; Tiemessen, Dorien M.; Klemann, Cornelius J.H.M.; Ruisch, Il Hyun; Coenen, Marieke J.H.; Janssen, Dick A.W.; Martens, Frank. (2026) Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing Links Female Urgency Urinary Incontinence with Alzheimer’s Disease: Implications for Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences
    Academic article
  • Dand, Nick; Rayinda, Tuntas; Sliz, Eeva; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Saklatvala, Jake R.; McSweeney, Sheila M.; Ung, Chuin Ying; Christou, Evangelos; Lewis, Fiona; Kettunen, Johannes. (2026) Genome-wide meta-analysis in lichen sclerosus identifies 14 genomic risk loci. British Journal of Dermatology
    Academic article
  • Arham, Alya Ghina Aqila; Sharma, Abhibhav; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Ramessur, Ravi; Debik, Julia Barbara; Dénos, Marion Nicole Marie; Hoff, Mari; Videm, Vibeke; Paternoster, Lavinia; Smith, Catherine. (2026) Circulating metabolites associated with psoriasis in the UK Biobank and the HUNT Study: a cross-sectional study of 470 352 participants. British Journal of Dermatology
    Academic article
  • Cathro, Celina Janene; Hansen, Ellen-Sofie; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Hindberg, Kristian Dalsbø; Tang, Weihong; Guan, Weihua; Folsom, Aaron R.; Jonasson, Christian; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Hveem, Kristian. (2026) Plasma level of human epididymis protein 4 is associated with risk of future venous thromboembolism—the Trøndelag Health study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
    Academic article
  • Strom, Nora I.; Verhulst, Brad; Bacanu, Silviu Alin; Gillespie Cheesman, Rosa Catherine; Purves, Kirstin L.; Gedik, Hüseyin; Mitchell, Brittany L.; Kwong, Alex S.; Faucon, Annika B.; Singh, Kritika. (2026) Genome-wide association study of major anxiety disorders in 122,341 European-ancestry cases identifies 58 loci and highlights GABAergic signaling. Nature Genetics
    Academic article
  • Holm, Peter C.; Haue, Amalie D.; Westergaard, David; Röder, Timo; Banasik, Karina; Tragante, Vinicius; Johansen, Christian H.; Christensen, Alex H.; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl. (2026) Development and validation of a neural network survival prediction model for ischemic heart disease. Cardiovascular Diabetology
    Academic article

2025

  • Saklatvala, Jake R.; Lessard, Samuel; Teder-Laving, Maris; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Ramessur, Ravi; Zierer, Jonas; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Barton, Anne; Baudry, David; Bowes, John. (2025) Genetic liability to psoriasis predicts severe disease outcomes. Genome Medicine
    Academic article
  • Grotzinger, Andrew D.; Werme, Josefin; Peyrot, Wouter J.; Frei, Oleksandr; Leeuw, Christiaan de; Bicks, Lucy K.; Guo, Qiuyu; Margolis, Michael P.; Coombes, Brandon J.; Batzler, Anthony. (2025) Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders. Nature
    Academic article
  • Hatzikotoulas, Konstantinos; Southam, Lorraine; Stefansdottir, Lilja; Boer, Cindy G.; McDonald, Merry-Lynn; Pett, J. Patrick; Park, Young-Chan; Tuerlings, Margo; Mulders, Rick; Barysenka, Andrei. (2025) Translational genomics of osteoarthritis in 1,962,069 individuals. Nature
    Academic article
  • Jenssen, Marita; Arora, Nikhil; Løset, Mari; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Thomas, Laurent Francois; VAssmyr, Ole-Jørgen Bekkevold; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Sun, Yi-Qian; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Jorde, Rolf. (2025) Exploring Interaction between Genetically Predicted Body Mass Index and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels on the Odds for Psoriasis in UK Biobank and the HUNT Study: A Factorial Mendelian Randomization Study. JID Innovations
    Academic article
  • Ramessur, Ravi; Saklatvala, Jake; Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Mahil, Satveer K.; Barker, Jonathan N.; Dand, Nick; Simpson, Michael A.; Smith, Catherine H.. (2025) Investigating the Genetic Basis of the Influence of Adiposity on Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Large United Kingdom Population–Based Biobank. Journal of Investigative Dermatology
    Academic article
  • Alam, Mohammad Sayeef; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Hveem, Kristian; Lundin, Knut; Withoff, Sebo; Jonkers, Iris H.; Sollid, Ludvig Magne; Hjort, Rebecka; Ness-Jensen, Eivind. (2025) Population screening of adults identifies novel genetic variants associated with celiac disease. Scientific Reports
    Academic article
  • Standl, Marie; Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Johnston, Luke J.; Elias, Martina S.; Arshad, S. Hasan; Bager, Peter; Bataille, Veronique; Blakeway, Helena; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Boomsma, Dorret. (2025) Gene–Environment Interaction Affects Risk of Atopic Eczema: Population and In Vitro Studies. Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Academic article
  • Strom, Nora I.; Gerring, Zachary F.; Galimberti, Marco; Yu, Dongmei; Halvorsen, Matthew W.; Abdellaoui, Abdel; Rodriguez-Fontenla, Cristina; Sealock, Julia M.; Bigdeli, Tim; Coleman, Jonathan R.. (2025) Genome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Nature Genetics
    Academic article
  • Liu, Hongbo; Abedini, Amin; Ha, Eunji; Ma, Ziyuan; Sheng, Xin; Dumoulin, Bernhard; Qiu, Chengxiang; Aranyi, Tamas; Li, Shen; Dittrich, Nicole. (2025) Kidney multiome-based genetic scorecard reveals convergent coding and regulatory variants. Science
    Academic article
  • Dand, Nick; Stuart, Philip E.; Bowes, John; Ellinghaus, David; Nititham, Joanne; Saklatvala, Jake R.; Teder-Laving, Maris; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Traks, Tanel; Uebe, Steffen. (2025) GWAS meta-analysis of psoriasis identifies new susceptibility alleles impacting disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets. Nature Communications
    Academic article

2024

  • Øvretveit, Karsten; Ingeström, Emma Maria Lovisa; Spitieris, Michail; Tragante, Vinicius; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Steinsland, Ingelin; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Gudbjartsson, Daníel Fannar; Hólm, Hilma; Stefánsson, Kári. (2024) Polygenic Interactions With Environmental Exposures in Blood Pressure Regulation: The HUNT Study. Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA)
    Academic article
  • Potenza, Maria Letizia; Blankvoort, Stefan Matthias Adriaan; Carvalho, Miguel; Grimstvedt, Joachim Schweder; Di Maria, Valentina; Moan, Kristian Magnus; Raveendran Nair, Rajeevkumar; Flatset, Marcus Sandbukt; Zhang, Qiangwei; Thomas, Laurent Francois. (2024) Generation of an enhancer-driven gene expression viral tool specific to dentate granule cell-types through direct hippocampal injection. Frontiers in Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Scholz, Markus; Horn, Katrin; Pott, Janne; Wuttke, Matthias; Kühnapfel, Andreas; Nasr, M. Kamal; Kirsten, Holger; Li, Yong; Hoppmann, Anselm; Gorski, Mathias. (2024) X-chromosome and kidney function: evidence from a multi-trait genetic analysis of 908,697 individuals reveals sex-specific and sex-differential findings in genes regulated by androgen response elements. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Fongang, Bernard; Sargurupremraj, Muralidharan; Jian, Xueqiu; Mishra, Aniket; Damotte, Vincent; Rojas, Itziar De; Skrobot, Olivia; Bis, Joshua C; Fan, Kang-Hsien; Jacobsen, Erin. (2024) A genome-wide association meta-analysis of all-cause and vascular dementia. Alzheimer's & Dementia
    Academic article
  • Moksnes, Marta R.; Hansen, Ailin F.; Wolford, Brooke N.; Thomas, Laurent F.; Rasheed, Humaira; Simic, Anica; Bhatta, Laxmi; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Surakka, Ida; Zhou, Wei. (2024) A genome-wide association study provides insights into the genetic etiology of 57 essential and non-essential trace elements in humans. Communications Biology
    Academic article
  • Ramessur, Ravi; Saklatvala, Jake; Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Mahil, Satveer K.; Barker, Jonathan N; Dand, Nick; Simpson, Michael; Smith, Catherine. (2024) The impact of central adiposity and genetic factors on psoriasis risk: insights from the UK Biobank. British Journal of Dermatology
    Conference abstract
  • Hernandez-Cordero, Ariana; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Smail, Alice; Lim, Zhao Qin; Saklatvala, Jake R.; Chung, Raymond; Curtis, Charles J.; Baum, Patrick; Visvanathan, Sudha; Burden, A. David. (2024) A genome-wide meta-analysis of palmoplantar pustulosis implicates TH2 responses and cigarette smoking in disease pathogenesis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Academic article

2023

  • Øvretveit, Karsten; Ingeström, Emma Maria Lovisa; Spitieris, Michail; Tragante, Vinicius; Wade, Kaitlin Hazel; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Wolford, Brooke Nichole; Wisløff, Ulrik; Gudbjartsson, Daníel Fannar; Hólm, Hilma Asbjørn. (2023) Polygenic risk scores associate with blood pressure traits across the lifespan. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC)
    Academic article
  • Williams, Alexander T.; Shrine, Nick; Gijzel, Hardeep Naghra-van; Betts, Joanna C.; Chen, Jing; Hessel, Edith M.; John, Catherine; Packer, Richard; Reeve, Nicola F.; Yeo, Astrid J.. (2023) Genome-wide association study of susceptibility to hospitalised respiratory infections. Wellcome Open Research
    Academic article
  • Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Bjarkø, Vera Vik; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Berrospi, Patricia; Hveem, Kristian; Saunes, Marit; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Løset, Mari. (2023) Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Comorbidities in Psoriasis and the Effect of HLA-C*06:02 Status: The HUNT Study, Norway. Acta Dermato-Venereologica
    Academic article
  • Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Kilanowski, Anna; Sobczyk, Maria K.; Shringarpure, Suyash S.; Mitchell, Ruth; Reis, Kadri; Reigo, Anu; Mägi, Reedik; Nelis, Mari; Tanaka, Nao. (2023) European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Winsvold, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold; Harder, Aster V. E.; Ran, Caroline; Chalmer, Mona A.; Dalmasso, Maria Carolina; Ferkingstad, Egil; Tripathi, Kumar Parijat; Bacchelli, Elena; Børte, Sigrid; Fourier, Carmen. (2023) Cluster Headache Genomewide Association Study and Meta-Analysis Identifies Eight Loci and Implicates Smoking as Causal Risk Factor. Annals of Neurology
    Academic article
  • Surakka, Ida; Wolford, Brooke Nichole; Ritchie, Scott C.; Hornsby, Whitney E.; Sutton, Nadia R.; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Inouye, Michael; Hveem, Kristian. (2023) Sex-Specific Survival Bias and Interaction Modeling in Coronary Artery Disease Risk Prediction. Circulation: Genomic and precision medicine
    Academic article
  • McSweeney, Sheila Mary; Saklatvala, Jake; Rispoli, Rossella; Ganier, Clarisse; Woszczek, Grzegorz; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Hveem, Kristian; Løset, Mari; Dand, Nick; Tziotzios, Christos. (2023) Genome-wide meta-analysis implicates variation affecting mast cell biology in urticaria. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Academic article
  • Jacobsen, Kaya Kvarme; Børte, Sigrid; Laborie, Lene Bjerke; Kristiansen, Hege; Schäfer, Annette; Martinsen, Amy; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen J; Fors, Egil Andreas. (2023) COL11A1 is associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip and secondary osteoarthritis in the HUNT study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
    Academic article

2022

  • Brumpton, Ben Michael; Graham, Sarah; Surakka, Ida; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Løset, Mari; Fritsche, Lars G.; Wolford, Brooke; Zhou, Wei; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Holmen, Oddgeir Lingaas. (2022) The HUNT study: A population-based cohort for genetic research. Cell Genomics
    Academic article
  • Mars, Nina; Kerminen, Sini; Feng, Yen-Chen A.; Kanai, Masahiro; Läll, Kristi; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Parolo, Pietro della Briotta; Neale, Benjamin M.; Smoller, Jordan W.. (2022) Genome-wide risk prediction of common diseases across ancestries in one million people. Cell Genomics
    Academic article
  • Gorski, Mathias; Rasheed, Humaira; Teumer, Alexander; Thomas, Laurent; Graham, Sarah E.; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Winkler, Thomas W.; Günther, Felix; Stark, Klaus J.; Chai, Jin-Fang. (2022) Genetic loci and prioritization of genes for kidney function decline derived from a meta-analysis of 62 longitudinal genome-wide association studies. Kidney International
    Academic article
  • Hartley, April; Sanderson, Eleanor; Granell, Raquel; Paternoster, Lavinia; Zheng, Jie; Smith, George Davey; Southam, Lorraine; Hatzikotoulas, Konstantinos; Boer, Cindy G.; Meurs, Joyce Van. (2022) Using multivariable Mendelian randomization to estimate the causal effect of bone mineral density on osteoarthritis risk, independently of body mass index. International Journal of Epidemiology
    Academic article
  • Bahrami, Shahram; Hindley, Guy Frederick Lanyon; Winsvold, Bendik K S; O'Connell, Kevin Sean; Frei, Oleksandr; Shadrin, Alexey; Cheng, Weiqiu; Bettella, Francesco; Rødevand, Linn; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim. (2022) Dissecting the shared genetic basis of migraine and mental disorders using novel statistical tools. Brain
    Academic article
  • Winkler, Thomas W.; Rasheed, Humaira; Teumer, Alexander; Gorski, Mathias; Rowan, Bryce X.; Stanzick, Kira J.; Thomas, Laurent; Tin, Adrienne; Hoppmann, Anselm; Chu, Audrey Y.. (2022) Differential and shared genetic effects on kidney function between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. Communications Biology
    Academic article
  • Hautakangas, Heidi; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Ruotsalainen, Sanni; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Harder, Aster V. E.; Kogelman, Lisette J. A.; Thomas, Laurent; Noordam, Raymond; Benner, Christian; Gormley, Padhraig. (2022) Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles. Nature Genetics
    Academic article
  • Mishra, Aniket; Malik, Rainer; Hachiya, Tsuyoshi; Jürgenson, Tuuli; Namba, Shinichi; Posner, Daniel C.; Kamanu, Frederick K.; Koido, Masaru; Grand, Quentin Le; Shi, Mingyang. (2022) Publisher Correction: Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries. Nature
    Corrigendum
  • Mishra, Aniket; Malik, Rainer; Hachiya, Tsuyoshi; Jürgenson, Tuuli; Namba, Shinichi; Posner, Daniel C.; Kamanu, Frederick K.; Koido, Masaru; Grand, Quentin Le; Shi, Mingyang. (2022) Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries. Nature
    Academic article
  • Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Bjarkø, Vera Vik; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Berrospi, Patricia; Hveem, Kristian; Saunes, Marit; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Løset, Mari. (2022) Body composition, cardiometabolic risk factors and comorbidities in psoriasis and the effect of HLA-C*06:02 status in a general population. Journal of Investigative Dermatology
    Conference abstract
  • Mitchell, Brittany L.; Saklatvala, Jake R.; Dand, Nick; Hagenbeek, Fiona A.; Li, Xin; Min, Josine L.; Thomas, Laurent; Bartels, Meike; Hottenga, Jouke Jan; Lupton, Michelle K.. (2022) Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 29 new acne susceptibility loci. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Wightman, Douglas P.; Jansen, Iris E.; Savage, Jeanne E.; Shadrin, Alexey; Bahrami, Shahram; Holland, Dominic; Rongve, Arvid; Børte, Sigrid; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Drange, Ole Kristian. (2022) Author Correction: A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer’s disease (Nature Genetics, (2021), 53, 9, (1276-1282), 10.1038/s41588-021-00921-z). Nature Genetics
    Corrigendum
  • Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Modalsli, Ellen Heilmann; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Saunes, Marit; Willer, Cristen; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Hveem, Kristian. (2022) Discovering novel genes and causal relationships for psoriasis: The HUNT study. Acta Dermato-Venereologica
    Conference abstract

2021

  • Rasheed, Humaira; Zheng, Jie; Rees, Jessica; Sanderson, Eleanor; Thomas, Laurent; Richardson, Tom G.; Fang, Si; Bekkevold, Ole-Jørgen; Stovner, Endre Bakken; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad. (2021) The causal effects of serum lipids and apolipoproteins on kidney function: Multivariable and bidirectional Mendelian-randomization analyses. International Journal of Epidemiology
    Academic article
  • Rahman, Shafiqur; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Chavez, Sergio; Børte, Sigrid; Tsepilov, Vakov; Sharapov, Sodbo Zh; Martinsen, Amy; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen. (2021) Genome-wide association study identifies RNF123 locus as associated with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
    Academic article
  • Harder, Aster V.E.; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Noordam, Raymond; Vijfhuizen, Lisanne S.; Børte, Sigrid; Kogelman, Lisette J.A.; Boer, Irene de; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Rosendaal, Frits; Dijk, Ko Willems van. (2021) Genetic Susceptibility Loci in Genomewide Association Study of Cluster Headache. Annals of Neurology
    Academic article
  • Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Magnusson, Karin; Børte, Sigrid; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Thomas, Laurent; Storheim, Kjersti; Hveem, Kristian; Zwart, John-Anker. (2021) Response to Letter to the Editor: ‘Comments on the paper presenting prediction models for incident hand OA in the HUNT study’. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
    Commentary
  • Rogne, Tormod; Liyanarachi, Kristin Vardheim; Rasheed, Humaira; Thomas, Laurent; Flatby, Helene Marie; Stenvik, Jørgen; Løset, Mari; Gill, Dipender; Burgess, Stephen; Willer, Cristen J. (2021) GWAS Identifies LINC01184/SLC12A2 as a Risk Locus for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Journal of Investigative Dermatology
    Academic article
  • Moksnes, Marta Riise; Røsjø, Helge; Richmond, Anne; Lyngbakken, Magnus N; Graham, Sarah E; Hansen, Ailin Falkmo; Wolford, Brooke N; Taliun, Sarah A Gagliano; Lefaive, Jonathon; Rasheed, Humaira. (2021) Genome-wide association study of cardiac troponin i in the general population. Human Molecular Genetics
    Academic article
  • Flatby, Helene Marie; Rasheed, Humaira; Ravi, Anuradha; Thomas, Laurent; Liyanarachi, Kristin Vardheim; Afset, Jan Egil; DeWan, Andrew; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Hveem, Kristian; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav. (2021) Risk of lower respiratory tract infections: a genome-wide association study with Mendelian randomization analysis in three independent European populations. Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI)
    Academic article
  • Freidin, Maxim B.; Tsepilov, Yakov A.; Stanaway, Ian B.; Meng, Weihua; Hayward, Caroline; Smith, Blair H.; Khoury, Samar; Parisien, Marc; Bortsov, Andrey; Diatchenko, Luda. (2021) Sex- and age-specific genetic analysis of chronic back pain. Pain
    Academic article
  • Stanzick, Kira J.; Li, Yong; Schlosser, Pascal; Gorski, Mathias; Wuttke, Matthias; Thomas, Laurent; Rasheed, Humaira; Rowan, Bryce X.; Graham, Sarah E.; Vanderweff, Brett R.. (2021) Discovery and prioritization of variants and genes for kidney function in >1.2 million individuals. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Khoury, Samar; Parisien, Marc; Thompson, Scott J.; Vachon-Presseau, Etienne; Roy, Mathieu; Mitchell, Amy; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen J.. (2021) Genome-wide analysis identifies impaired axonogenesis in chronic overlapping pain conditions. Brain
    Academic article
  • Wightman, Douglas P.; Jansen, Iris E.; Savage, Jeanne E.; Shadrin, Alexey; Bahrami, Shahram; Holland, Dominic; Rongve, Arvid; Børte, Sigrid; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Drange, Ole Kristian. (2021) A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer's disease. Nature Genetics
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Thenghao; Ellinghaus, David; Juzenas, Simonas; Cossais, François; Burmeister, Greta; Mayr, Gabriele; Jørgensen, Isabella Friis; Teder-Laving, Maris; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Chen, Sisi. (2021) Genome-wide analysis of 944 133 individuals provides insights into the etiology of haemorrhoidal disease. Gut
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Jie; Zhang, Yuemiao; Rasheed, Humaira; Walker, Venexia M.; Sugawara, Yuka; Li, Jiachen; Leng, Yue; Elsworth, Benjamin; Wootton, Robyn E.; Fang, Si. (2021) Trans-ethnic Mendelian-randomization study reveals causal relationships between cardiometabolic factors and chronic kidney disease. International Journal of Epidemiology
    Academic article
  • Winsvold, Bendik K S; Kitsos, Ioannis; Thomas, Laurent; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard. (2021) Genome-Wide Association Study of 2,093 Cases With Idiopathic Polyneuropathy and 445,256 Controls Identifies First Susceptibility Loci. Frontiers in Neurology
    Academic article
  • Boer, Cindy G.; Hatzikotoulas, Konstantinos; Southam, Lorraine; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Almeida, Rodrigo Coutinho de; Zhang, Yanfei; Wu, Tian T.; Zheng, Jie; Hartley, April; Teder-Laving, Maris. (2021) Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations. Cell
    Academic article

2020

  • Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Magnusson, Karin; Børte, Sigrid; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Thomas, Laurent; Storheim, Kjersti; Hveem, Kristian; Zwart, John-Anker. (2020) Development and validation of a prediction model for incident hand osteoarthritis in the HUNT study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
    Academic article
  • Børte, Sigrid; Zwart, John-Anker; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Thomas, Laurent; Fritsche, Lars; Surakke, Ida; Nielsen, Jonas B.; Zhou, Wei; Wolford, Brooke. (2020) Mitochondrial genome-wide association study of migraine – the HUNT Study. Cephalalgia
    Academic article
  • Klarin, Derek; Verma, Shefali Setia; Judy, Renae; Dikilitas, Ozan; Wolford, Brooke N.; Paranjpe, Ishan; Levin, Michael G.; Pan, Cuiping; Tcheandjieu, Catherine; Spin, Joshua M.. (2020) Genetic Architecture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Million Veteran Program. Circulation
    Academic article

2019

  • Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Wolford, Brooke N.; Holmen, Oddgeir; Luetge, Almut; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Modalsli, Ellen Heilmann; Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Fritsche, Lars. (2019) Genome-wide association study of psoriasis suggests a new risk locus on chromosome 10: The HUNT Study. Forum for Nordic Dermato-Venereology
    Conference abstract

2016

  • Stracquadanio, Giovanni; Wang, Xuting; Wallace, Marsha D; Grawenda, Anna M.; Zhang, Ping; Hewitt, Juliet; Zeron-Medina, Jorge; Castro-Giner, Francesc; Tomlinson, Ian P; Goding, Colin R.. (2016) The importance of p53 pathway genetics in inherited and somatic cancer genomes. Nature Reviews Cancer
    Academic article

2014

  • Razick, Sabry; Mocnik, Rok; Thomas, Laurent; Ryeng, Einar; Drabløs, Finn; Sætrom, Pål. (2014) The eGenVar data management system--cataloguing and sharing sensitive data and metadata for the life sciences. Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation
    Academic article
  • Thomas, Laurent; Sætrom, Pål. (2014) Circular RNAs are depleted of polymorphisms at microRNA binding sites. Bioinformatics
    Academic article

2012

  • Thomas, Laurent. (2012) Effects of Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms on microRNA-Based Gene Regulation and Their Association With Disease. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis
  • Thomas, Laurent; Sætrom, Pål. (2012) Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Can Create Alternative Polyadenylation Signals and Affect Gene Expression through Loss of MicroRNA-Regulation. PLoS Computational Biology
    Academic article

2011

  • Thomas, Laurent; Saito, Takaya; Sætrom, Pål. (2011) Inferring causative variants in microRNA target sites. Nucleic Acids Research (NAR)
    Academic article

2009

  • Sætrom, Pål; Biesinger, Jacob; Li, Sierra M.; Smith, David; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Majzoub, Karim; Rivas, Guillermo E.; Alluin, Jessica; Rossi, John J.; Krontiris, Theodore G.. (2009) A Risk Variant in an miR-125b Binding Site in BMPR1B Is Associated with Breast Cancer Pathogenesis. Cancer Research
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Post, Wilke M.; Widomska, Joanna; Oosterwijk, Egbert; Witte, Ward De; Tiemessen, Dorien M.; Klemann, Cornelius J.H.M.; Ruisch, Il Hyun; Coenen, Marieke J.H.; Janssen, Dick A.W.; Martens, Frank. (2026) Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing Links Female Urgency Urinary Incontinence with Alzheimer’s Disease: Implications for Treatment. International Journal of Molecular Sciences
    Academic article
  • Dand, Nick; Rayinda, Tuntas; Sliz, Eeva; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Saklatvala, Jake R.; McSweeney, Sheila M.; Ung, Chuin Ying; Christou, Evangelos; Lewis, Fiona; Kettunen, Johannes. (2026) Genome-wide meta-analysis in lichen sclerosus identifies 14 genomic risk loci. British Journal of Dermatology
    Academic article
  • Arham, Alya Ghina Aqila; Sharma, Abhibhav; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Ramessur, Ravi; Debik, Julia Barbara; Dénos, Marion Nicole Marie; Hoff, Mari; Videm, Vibeke; Paternoster, Lavinia; Smith, Catherine. (2026) Circulating metabolites associated with psoriasis in the UK Biobank and the HUNT Study: a cross-sectional study of 470 352 participants. British Journal of Dermatology
    Academic article
  • Cathro, Celina Janene; Hansen, Ellen-Sofie; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Hindberg, Kristian Dalsbø; Tang, Weihong; Guan, Weihua; Folsom, Aaron R.; Jonasson, Christian; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Hveem, Kristian. (2026) Plasma level of human epididymis protein 4 is associated with risk of future venous thromboembolism—the Trøndelag Health study. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
    Academic article
  • Strom, Nora I.; Verhulst, Brad; Bacanu, Silviu Alin; Gillespie Cheesman, Rosa Catherine; Purves, Kirstin L.; Gedik, Hüseyin; Mitchell, Brittany L.; Kwong, Alex S.; Faucon, Annika B.; Singh, Kritika. (2026) Genome-wide association study of major anxiety disorders in 122,341 European-ancestry cases identifies 58 loci and highlights GABAergic signaling. Nature Genetics
    Academic article
  • Holm, Peter C.; Haue, Amalie D.; Westergaard, David; Röder, Timo; Banasik, Karina; Tragante, Vinicius; Johansen, Christian H.; Christensen, Alex H.; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl. (2026) Development and validation of a neural network survival prediction model for ischemic heart disease. Cardiovascular Diabetology
    Academic article
  • Saklatvala, Jake R.; Lessard, Samuel; Teder-Laving, Maris; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Ramessur, Ravi; Zierer, Jonas; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Barton, Anne; Baudry, David; Bowes, John. (2025) Genetic liability to psoriasis predicts severe disease outcomes. Genome Medicine
    Academic article
  • Grotzinger, Andrew D.; Werme, Josefin; Peyrot, Wouter J.; Frei, Oleksandr; Leeuw, Christiaan de; Bicks, Lucy K.; Guo, Qiuyu; Margolis, Michael P.; Coombes, Brandon J.; Batzler, Anthony. (2025) Mapping the genetic landscape across 14 psychiatric disorders. Nature
    Academic article
  • Hatzikotoulas, Konstantinos; Southam, Lorraine; Stefansdottir, Lilja; Boer, Cindy G.; McDonald, Merry-Lynn; Pett, J. Patrick; Park, Young-Chan; Tuerlings, Margo; Mulders, Rick; Barysenka, Andrei. (2025) Translational genomics of osteoarthritis in 1,962,069 individuals. Nature
    Academic article
  • Rasheed, Humaira; Zheng, Jie; Rees, Jessica; Sanderson, Eleanor; Thomas, Laurent; Richardson, Tom G.; Fang, Si; Bekkevold, Ole-Jørgen; Stovner, Endre Bakken; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad. (2021) The causal effects of serum lipids and apolipoproteins on kidney function: Multivariable and bidirectional Mendelian-randomization analyses. International Journal of Epidemiology
    Academic article
  • Jenssen, Marita; Arora, Nikhil; Løset, Mari; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Thomas, Laurent Francois; VAssmyr, Ole-Jørgen Bekkevold; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Sun, Yi-Qian; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Jorde, Rolf. (2025) Exploring Interaction between Genetically Predicted Body Mass Index and Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels on the Odds for Psoriasis in UK Biobank and the HUNT Study: A Factorial Mendelian Randomization Study. JID Innovations
    Academic article
  • Øvretveit, Karsten; Ingeström, Emma Maria Lovisa; Spitieris, Michail; Tragante, Vinicius; Wade, Kaitlin Hazel; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Wolford, Brooke Nichole; Wisløff, Ulrik; Gudbjartsson, Daníel Fannar; Hólm, Hilma Asbjørn. (2023) Polygenic risk scores associate with blood pressure traits across the lifespan. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (EJPC)
    Academic article
  • Williams, Alexander T.; Shrine, Nick; Gijzel, Hardeep Naghra-van; Betts, Joanna C.; Chen, Jing; Hessel, Edith M.; John, Catherine; Packer, Richard; Reeve, Nicola F.; Yeo, Astrid J.. (2023) Genome-wide association study of susceptibility to hospitalised respiratory infections. Wellcome Open Research
    Academic article
  • Ramessur, Ravi; Saklatvala, Jake; Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Mahil, Satveer K.; Barker, Jonathan N.; Dand, Nick; Simpson, Michael A.; Smith, Catherine H.. (2025) Investigating the Genetic Basis of the Influence of Adiposity on Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Large United Kingdom Population–Based Biobank. Journal of Investigative Dermatology
    Academic article
  • Rahman, Shafiqur; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Chavez, Sergio; Børte, Sigrid; Tsepilov, Vakov; Sharapov, Sodbo Zh; Martinsen, Amy; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen. (2021) Genome-wide association study identifies RNF123 locus as associated with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
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  • Thomas, Laurent; Saito, Takaya; Sætrom, Pål. (2011) Inferring causative variants in microRNA target sites. Nucleic Acids Research (NAR)
    Academic article
  • Brumpton, Ben Michael; Graham, Sarah; Surakka, Ida; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Løset, Mari; Fritsche, Lars G.; Wolford, Brooke; Zhou, Wei; Nielsen, Jonas Bille; Holmen, Oddgeir Lingaas. (2022) The HUNT study: A population-based cohort for genetic research. Cell Genomics
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  • Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Magnusson, Karin; Børte, Sigrid; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Thomas, Laurent; Storheim, Kjersti; Hveem, Kristian; Zwart, John-Anker. (2020) Development and validation of a prediction model for incident hand osteoarthritis in the HUNT study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
    Academic article
  • Mars, Nina; Kerminen, Sini; Feng, Yen-Chen A.; Kanai, Masahiro; Läll, Kristi; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Parolo, Pietro della Briotta; Neale, Benjamin M.; Smoller, Jordan W.. (2022) Genome-wide risk prediction of common diseases across ancestries in one million people. Cell Genomics
    Academic article
  • Harder, Aster V.E.; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Noordam, Raymond; Vijfhuizen, Lisanne S.; Børte, Sigrid; Kogelman, Lisette J.A.; Boer, Irene de; Tronvik, Erling Andreas; Rosendaal, Frits; Dijk, Ko Willems van. (2021) Genetic Susceptibility Loci in Genomewide Association Study of Cluster Headache. Annals of Neurology
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  • Gorski, Mathias; Rasheed, Humaira; Teumer, Alexander; Thomas, Laurent; Graham, Sarah E.; Sveinbjornsson, Gardar; Winkler, Thomas W.; Günther, Felix; Stark, Klaus J.; Chai, Jin-Fang. (2022) Genetic loci and prioritization of genes for kidney function decline derived from a meta-analysis of 62 longitudinal genome-wide association studies. Kidney International
    Academic article
  • Hartley, April; Sanderson, Eleanor; Granell, Raquel; Paternoster, Lavinia; Zheng, Jie; Smith, George Davey; Southam, Lorraine; Hatzikotoulas, Konstantinos; Boer, Cindy G.; Meurs, Joyce Van. (2022) Using multivariable Mendelian randomization to estimate the causal effect of bone mineral density on osteoarthritis risk, independently of body mass index. International Journal of Epidemiology
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  • Bahrami, Shahram; Hindley, Guy Frederick Lanyon; Winsvold, Bendik K S; O'Connell, Kevin Sean; Frei, Oleksandr; Shadrin, Alexey; Cheng, Weiqiu; Bettella, Francesco; Rødevand, Linn; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim. (2022) Dissecting the shared genetic basis of migraine and mental disorders using novel statistical tools. Brain
    Academic article
  • Øvretveit, Karsten; Ingeström, Emma Maria Lovisa; Spitieris, Michail; Tragante, Vinicius; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Steinsland, Ingelin; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Gudbjartsson, Daníel Fannar; Hólm, Hilma; Stefánsson, Kári. (2024) Polygenic Interactions With Environmental Exposures in Blood Pressure Regulation: The HUNT Study. Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA)
    Academic article
  • Winkler, Thomas W.; Rasheed, Humaira; Teumer, Alexander; Gorski, Mathias; Rowan, Bryce X.; Stanzick, Kira J.; Thomas, Laurent; Tin, Adrienne; Hoppmann, Anselm; Chu, Audrey Y.. (2022) Differential and shared genetic effects on kidney function between diabetic and non-diabetic individuals. Communications Biology
    Academic article
  • Johnsen, Marianne Bakke; Magnusson, Karin; Børte, Sigrid; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Thomas, Laurent; Storheim, Kjersti; Hveem, Kristian; Zwart, John-Anker. (2021) Response to Letter to the Editor: ‘Comments on the paper presenting prediction models for incident hand OA in the HUNT study’. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
    Commentary
  • Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Bjarkø, Vera Vik; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Berrospi, Patricia; Hveem, Kristian; Saunes, Marit; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Løset, Mari. (2023) Body Composition, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Comorbidities in Psoriasis and the Effect of HLA-C*06:02 Status: The HUNT Study, Norway. Acta Dermato-Venereologica
    Academic article
  • Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Kilanowski, Anna; Sobczyk, Maria K.; Shringarpure, Suyash S.; Mitchell, Ruth; Reis, Kadri; Reigo, Anu; Mägi, Reedik; Nelis, Mari; Tanaka, Nao. (2023) European and multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of atopic dermatitis highlights importance of systemic immune regulation. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Rogne, Tormod; Liyanarachi, Kristin Vardheim; Rasheed, Humaira; Thomas, Laurent; Flatby, Helene Marie; Stenvik, Jørgen; Løset, Mari; Gill, Dipender; Burgess, Stephen; Willer, Cristen J. (2021) GWAS Identifies LINC01184/SLC12A2 as a Risk Locus for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections. Journal of Investigative Dermatology
    Academic article
  • Alam, Mohammad Sayeef; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Hveem, Kristian; Lundin, Knut; Withoff, Sebo; Jonkers, Iris H.; Sollid, Ludvig Magne; Hjort, Rebecka; Ness-Jensen, Eivind. (2025) Population screening of adults identifies novel genetic variants associated with celiac disease. Scientific Reports
    Academic article
  • Moksnes, Marta Riise; Røsjø, Helge; Richmond, Anne; Lyngbakken, Magnus N; Graham, Sarah E; Hansen, Ailin Falkmo; Wolford, Brooke N; Taliun, Sarah A Gagliano; Lefaive, Jonathon; Rasheed, Humaira. (2021) Genome-wide association study of cardiac troponin i in the general population. Human Molecular Genetics
    Academic article
  • Stracquadanio, Giovanni; Wang, Xuting; Wallace, Marsha D; Grawenda, Anna M.; Zhang, Ping; Hewitt, Juliet; Zeron-Medina, Jorge; Castro-Giner, Francesc; Tomlinson, Ian P; Goding, Colin R.. (2016) The importance of p53 pathway genetics in inherited and somatic cancer genomes. Nature Reviews Cancer
    Academic article
  • Flatby, Helene Marie; Rasheed, Humaira; Ravi, Anuradha; Thomas, Laurent; Liyanarachi, Kristin Vardheim; Afset, Jan Egil; DeWan, Andrew; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Hveem, Kristian; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav. (2021) Risk of lower respiratory tract infections: a genome-wide association study with Mendelian randomization analysis in three independent European populations. Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI)
    Academic article
  • Potenza, Maria Letizia; Blankvoort, Stefan Matthias Adriaan; Carvalho, Miguel; Grimstvedt, Joachim Schweder; Di Maria, Valentina; Moan, Kristian Magnus; Raveendran Nair, Rajeevkumar; Flatset, Marcus Sandbukt; Zhang, Qiangwei; Thomas, Laurent Francois. (2024) Generation of an enhancer-driven gene expression viral tool specific to dentate granule cell-types through direct hippocampal injection. Frontiers in Neuroscience
    Academic article
  • Freidin, Maxim B.; Tsepilov, Yakov A.; Stanaway, Ian B.; Meng, Weihua; Hayward, Caroline; Smith, Blair H.; Khoury, Samar; Parisien, Marc; Bortsov, Andrey; Diatchenko, Luda. (2021) Sex- and age-specific genetic analysis of chronic back pain. Pain
    Academic article
  • Stanzick, Kira J.; Li, Yong; Schlosser, Pascal; Gorski, Mathias; Wuttke, Matthias; Thomas, Laurent; Rasheed, Humaira; Rowan, Bryce X.; Graham, Sarah E.; Vanderweff, Brett R.. (2021) Discovery and prioritization of variants and genes for kidney function in >1.2 million individuals. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Scholz, Markus; Horn, Katrin; Pott, Janne; Wuttke, Matthias; Kühnapfel, Andreas; Nasr, M. Kamal; Kirsten, Holger; Li, Yong; Hoppmann, Anselm; Gorski, Mathias. (2024) X-chromosome and kidney function: evidence from a multi-trait genetic analysis of 908,697 individuals reveals sex-specific and sex-differential findings in genes regulated by androgen response elements. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Khoury, Samar; Parisien, Marc; Thompson, Scott J.; Vachon-Presseau, Etienne; Roy, Mathieu; Mitchell, Amy; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen J.. (2021) Genome-wide analysis identifies impaired axonogenesis in chronic overlapping pain conditions. Brain
    Academic article
  • Winsvold, Bendik Kristoffer Slagsvold; Harder, Aster V. E.; Ran, Caroline; Chalmer, Mona A.; Dalmasso, Maria Carolina; Ferkingstad, Egil; Tripathi, Kumar Parijat; Bacchelli, Elena; Børte, Sigrid; Fourier, Carmen. (2023) Cluster Headache Genomewide Association Study and Meta-Analysis Identifies Eight Loci and Implicates Smoking as Causal Risk Factor. Annals of Neurology
    Academic article
  • Hautakangas, Heidi; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Ruotsalainen, Sanni; Bjornsdottir, Gyda; Harder, Aster V. E.; Kogelman, Lisette J. A.; Thomas, Laurent; Noordam, Raymond; Benner, Christian; Gormley, Padhraig. (2022) Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles. Nature Genetics
    Academic article
  • Fongang, Bernard; Sargurupremraj, Muralidharan; Jian, Xueqiu; Mishra, Aniket; Damotte, Vincent; Rojas, Itziar De; Skrobot, Olivia; Bis, Joshua C; Fan, Kang-Hsien; Jacobsen, Erin. (2024) A genome-wide association meta-analysis of all-cause and vascular dementia. Alzheimer's & Dementia
    Academic article
  • Wightman, Douglas P.; Jansen, Iris E.; Savage, Jeanne E.; Shadrin, Alexey; Bahrami, Shahram; Holland, Dominic; Rongve, Arvid; Børte, Sigrid; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Drange, Ole Kristian. (2021) A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer's disease. Nature Genetics
    Academic article
  • Surakka, Ida; Wolford, Brooke Nichole; Ritchie, Scott C.; Hornsby, Whitney E.; Sutton, Nadia R.; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Inouye, Michael; Hveem, Kristian. (2023) Sex-Specific Survival Bias and Interaction Modeling in Coronary Artery Disease Risk Prediction. Circulation: Genomic and precision medicine
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Thenghao; Ellinghaus, David; Juzenas, Simonas; Cossais, François; Burmeister, Greta; Mayr, Gabriele; Jørgensen, Isabella Friis; Teder-Laving, Maris; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Chen, Sisi. (2021) Genome-wide analysis of 944 133 individuals provides insights into the etiology of haemorrhoidal disease. Gut
    Academic article
  • Standl, Marie; Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Johnston, Luke J.; Elias, Martina S.; Arshad, S. Hasan; Bager, Peter; Bataille, Veronique; Blakeway, Helena; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Boomsma, Dorret. (2025) Gene–Environment Interaction Affects Risk of Atopic Eczema: Population and In Vitro Studies. Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Academic article
  • McSweeney, Sheila Mary; Saklatvala, Jake; Rispoli, Rossella; Ganier, Clarisse; Woszczek, Grzegorz; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Hveem, Kristian; Løset, Mari; Dand, Nick; Tziotzios, Christos. (2023) Genome-wide meta-analysis implicates variation affecting mast cell biology in urticaria. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Academic article
  • Moksnes, Marta R.; Hansen, Ailin F.; Wolford, Brooke N.; Thomas, Laurent F.; Rasheed, Humaira; Simic, Anica; Bhatta, Laxmi; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Surakka, Ida; Zhou, Wei. (2024) A genome-wide association study provides insights into the genetic etiology of 57 essential and non-essential trace elements in humans. Communications Biology
    Academic article
  • Mishra, Aniket; Malik, Rainer; Hachiya, Tsuyoshi; Jürgenson, Tuuli; Namba, Shinichi; Posner, Daniel C.; Kamanu, Frederick K.; Koido, Masaru; Grand, Quentin Le; Shi, Mingyang. (2022) Publisher Correction: Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries. Nature
    Corrigendum
  • Ramessur, Ravi; Saklatvala, Jake; Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Budu-Aggrey, Ashley; Mahil, Satveer K.; Barker, Jonathan N; Dand, Nick; Simpson, Michael; Smith, Catherine. (2024) The impact of central adiposity and genetic factors on psoriasis risk: insights from the UK Biobank. British Journal of Dermatology
    Conference abstract
  • Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Wolford, Brooke N.; Holmen, Oddgeir; Luetge, Almut; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Modalsli, Ellen Heilmann; Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Fritsche, Lars. (2019) Genome-wide association study of psoriasis suggests a new risk locus on chromosome 10: The HUNT Study. Forum for Nordic Dermato-Venereology
    Conference abstract
  • Mishra, Aniket; Malik, Rainer; Hachiya, Tsuyoshi; Jürgenson, Tuuli; Namba, Shinichi; Posner, Daniel C.; Kamanu, Frederick K.; Koido, Masaru; Grand, Quentin Le; Shi, Mingyang. (2022) Stroke genetics informs drug discovery and risk prediction across ancestries. Nature
    Academic article
  • Strom, Nora I.; Gerring, Zachary F.; Galimberti, Marco; Yu, Dongmei; Halvorsen, Matthew W.; Abdellaoui, Abdel; Rodriguez-Fontenla, Cristina; Sealock, Julia M.; Bigdeli, Tim; Coleman, Jonathan R.. (2025) Genome-wide analyses identify 30 loci associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder. Nature Genetics
    Academic article
  • Razick, Sabry; Mocnik, Rok; Thomas, Laurent; Ryeng, Einar; Drabløs, Finn; Sætrom, Pål. (2014) The eGenVar data management system--cataloguing and sharing sensitive data and metadata for the life sciences. Database: The Journal of Biological Databases and Curation
    Academic article
  • Sætrom, Pål; Biesinger, Jacob; Li, Sierra M.; Smith, David; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Majzoub, Karim; Rivas, Guillermo E.; Alluin, Jessica; Rossi, John J.; Krontiris, Theodore G.. (2009) A Risk Variant in an miR-125b Binding Site in BMPR1B Is Associated with Breast Cancer Pathogenesis. Cancer Research
    Academic article
  • Børte, Sigrid; Zwart, John-Anker; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Thomas, Laurent; Fritsche, Lars; Surakke, Ida; Nielsen, Jonas B.; Zhou, Wei; Wolford, Brooke. (2020) Mitochondrial genome-wide association study of migraine – the HUNT Study. Cephalalgia
    Academic article
  • Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Bjarkø, Vera Vik; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Berrospi, Patricia; Hveem, Kristian; Saunes, Marit; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Løset, Mari. (2022) Body composition, cardiometabolic risk factors and comorbidities in psoriasis and the effect of HLA-C*06:02 status in a general population. Journal of Investigative Dermatology
    Conference abstract
  • Klarin, Derek; Verma, Shefali Setia; Judy, Renae; Dikilitas, Ozan; Wolford, Brooke N.; Paranjpe, Ishan; Levin, Michael G.; Pan, Cuiping; Tcheandjieu, Catherine; Spin, Joshua M.. (2020) Genetic Architecture of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in the Million Veteran Program. Circulation
    Academic article
  • Thomas, Laurent; Sætrom, Pål. (2012) Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Can Create Alternative Polyadenylation Signals and Affect Gene Expression through Loss of MicroRNA-Regulation. PLoS Computational Biology
    Academic article
  • Zheng, Jie; Zhang, Yuemiao; Rasheed, Humaira; Walker, Venexia M.; Sugawara, Yuka; Li, Jiachen; Leng, Yue; Elsworth, Benjamin; Wootton, Robyn E.; Fang, Si. (2021) Trans-ethnic Mendelian-randomization study reveals causal relationships between cardiometabolic factors and chronic kidney disease. International Journal of Epidemiology
    Academic article
  • Mitchell, Brittany L.; Saklatvala, Jake R.; Dand, Nick; Hagenbeek, Fiona A.; Li, Xin; Min, Josine L.; Thomas, Laurent; Bartels, Meike; Hottenga, Jouke Jan; Lupton, Michelle K.. (2022) Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 29 new acne susceptibility loci. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Liu, Hongbo; Abedini, Amin; Ha, Eunji; Ma, Ziyuan; Sheng, Xin; Dumoulin, Bernhard; Qiu, Chengxiang; Aranyi, Tamas; Li, Shen; Dittrich, Nicole. (2025) Kidney multiome-based genetic scorecard reveals convergent coding and regulatory variants. Science
    Academic article
  • Winsvold, Bendik K S; Kitsos, Ioannis; Thomas, Laurent; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard. (2021) Genome-Wide Association Study of 2,093 Cases With Idiopathic Polyneuropathy and 445,256 Controls Identifies First Susceptibility Loci. Frontiers in Neurology
    Academic article
  • Hernandez-Cordero, Ariana; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Smail, Alice; Lim, Zhao Qin; Saklatvala, Jake R.; Chung, Raymond; Curtis, Charles J.; Baum, Patrick; Visvanathan, Sudha; Burden, A. David. (2024) A genome-wide meta-analysis of palmoplantar pustulosis implicates TH2 responses and cigarette smoking in disease pathogenesis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Academic article
  • Boer, Cindy G.; Hatzikotoulas, Konstantinos; Southam, Lorraine; Stefánsdóttir, Lilja; Almeida, Rodrigo Coutinho de; Zhang, Yanfei; Wu, Tian T.; Zheng, Jie; Hartley, April; Teder-Laving, Maris. (2021) Deciphering osteoarthritis genetics across 826,690 individuals from 9 populations. Cell
    Academic article
  • Dand, Nick; Stuart, Philip E.; Bowes, John; Ellinghaus, David; Nititham, Joanne; Saklatvala, Jake R.; Teder-Laving, Maris; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Traks, Tanel; Uebe, Steffen. (2025) GWAS meta-analysis of psoriasis identifies new susceptibility alleles impacting disease mechanisms and therapeutic targets. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Wightman, Douglas P.; Jansen, Iris E.; Savage, Jeanne E.; Shadrin, Alexey; Bahrami, Shahram; Holland, Dominic; Rongve, Arvid; Børte, Sigrid; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Drange, Ole Kristian. (2022) Author Correction: A genome-wide association study with 1,126,563 individuals identifies new risk loci for Alzheimer’s disease (Nature Genetics, (2021), 53, 9, (1276-1282), 10.1038/s41588-021-00921-z). Nature Genetics
    Corrigendum
  • Thomas, Laurent; Sætrom, Pål. (2014) Circular RNAs are depleted of polymorphisms at microRNA binding sites. Bioinformatics
    Academic article
  • Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Modalsli, Ellen Heilmann; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Saunes, Marit; Willer, Cristen; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Hveem, Kristian. (2022) Discovering novel genes and causal relationships for psoriasis: The HUNT study. Acta Dermato-Venereologica
    Conference abstract
  • Jacobsen, Kaya Kvarme; Børte, Sigrid; Laborie, Lene Bjerke; Kristiansen, Hege; Schäfer, Annette; Martinsen, Amy; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Willer, Cristen J; Fors, Egil Andreas. (2023) COL11A1 is associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip and secondary osteoarthritis in the HUNT study. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
    Academic article

Student thesis or dissertation

  • Thomas, Laurent. (2012) Effects of Single-nucleotide Polymorphisms on microRNA-Based Gene Regulation and Their Association With Disease. Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
    Doctoral thesis

Outreach

2024

  • Conference poster
    Alam, Mohammad Sayeef; Hjort, Rebecka Louise; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Hveem, Kristian; Lundin, Knut; Jonkers, Iris H.; Sollid, Ludvig Magne; Ness-Jensen, Eivind. (2024) The IRX1 locus is associated with celiac disease: results from a screened population-based cohort, the HUNT study. Nordic Conference on Future Health (NCFH) 2024
  • Conference lecture
    Alam, Mohammad Sayeef; Hjort, Rebecka Louise; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Hveem, Kristian; Lundin, Knut; Jonkers, Iris H.; Sollid, Ludvig Magne; Ness-Jensen, Eivind. (2024) The IRX1 locus is associated with celiac disease: results from a screened population-based cohort, the HUNT study. International Coeliac Disease Symposium (ICDS) 2024

2023

  • Conference poster
    Lund-Hanssen, Charlotte; Olsen, Lene Christin; Thomas, Laurent Francois; O'Reilly, Kally; Witter, Menno Peter; Sætrom, Pål. (2023) The Conserved Expression of Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Entorhinal Cortex During Postnatal Development. Gene Regulatory Mechanisms in Neural Fate Decisions
  • Conference poster
    Øvretveit, Karsten; Ingeström, Emma Maria Lovisa; Spitieris, Michail; Tragante, Vinicius; Wade, Kaitlin Hazel; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Wolford, Brooke Nichole; Wisløff, Ulrik; Gudbjartsson, Daníel Fannar; Hólm, Hilma Asbjørn. (2023) Polygenic risk scores predict blood pressure traits across the lifespan. American Society of Human Genetics 2023 Annual Meeting

2022

  • Conference poster
    Øvretveit, Karsten; Ingeström, Emma Maria Lovisa; Spitieris, Michail; Tragante, Vinicius; Wade, Kaitlin Hazel; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Wolford, Brooke Nichole; Wisløff, Ulrik; Gudbjartsson, Daníel Fannar; Hólm, Hilma. (2022) Polygenic predictions and interactions in hypertension. K.G. Jebsen for Genetic Epidemiology Symposium
  • Conference lecture
    Øvretveit, Karsten; Ingeström, Emma Maria Lovisa; Spitieris, Michail; Tragante, Vinicius; Wade, Kaitlin Hazel; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Wolford, Brooke Nichole; Wisløff, Ulrik; Gudbjartsson, Daníel Fannar; Hólm, Hilma. (2022) Polygenic predictions and interactions in hypertension. Exercise in Medicine
  • Conference poster
    Lund-Hanssen, Charlotte; Olsen, Lene Christin; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Sætrom, Pål. (2022) The Conserved Expression of Long Non-Coding RNAs in the Entorhinal Cortex During Postnatal Development. 8th Annual NORBIS Conference
  • Conference poster
    Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Bjarkø, Vera Vik; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Berropsi, Patricia; Hveem, Kristian; Saunes, Marit; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Løset, Mari. (2022) Body composition, cardiometabolic risk factors and comorbidities in psoriasis and the effect of HLA-C*06:02 status in a general population. 51st Annual ESDR meeting
  • Conference lecture
    Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent Francois; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Modalsli, Ellen Heilmann; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Saunes, Marit; Willer, Cristen; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Hveem, Kristian. (2022) Discovering novel genes and causal relationships for psoriasis: The HUNT study. 35th Nordic Congres of Dermatology and Venereology

2021

  • Conference lecture
    Arcaini, Paolo; Laurent, Thomas; Ali, Shaukat. (2021) Parameter-Based Testing and Debugging of Autonomous Driving Systems. 2021 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV)

2019

  • Conference lecture
    Løset, Mari; Thomas, Laurent; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Wolford, Brooke N.; Holmen, Oddgeir; Luetge, Almut; Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Modalsli, Ellen Heilmann; Solvin, Åshild Øksnevad; Fritsche, Lars. (2019) Genome-wide association study of psoriasis suggests a new risk locus on chromosome 10: The HUNT Study. The 34th Nordic Congress of Dermatology & Venereology

2018

  • Conference poster
    Blankvoort, Stefan; Thomas, Laurent; Witter, Menno; Sætrom, Pål; cotney, Justin; Kentros, Clifford. (2018) The marked diversity of unique cortical enhancers enables neuron-specific tools by Enhancer-Driven Gene Expression (EDGE). FENS 2018

2017

  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2017) SNPs affecting microRNA-based gene regulation. Jebsen center for genetic epidemiology meeting
  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2017) SNPs affecting microRNA-based gene regulation. Mandagsmøte IKM

2015

  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2015) Detection of circular RNAs in Rat. Mandagsmøte IKM

2014

  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2014) Circular RNAs are depleted of polymorphisms at microRNA binding sites. Mandagsmøte IKM

2013

  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2013) Single nucleotide polymorphisms in microRNA Binding Sites of circular RNAs. Systems Biology meetings at NTNU
  • Conference lecture
    Sætrom, Pål; Thomas, Laurent. (2013) Finding SNPs that affect microRNA regulation. 10th International RNAi, MicroRNAs & Single Cell Biology – 2013 Meeting

2012

  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2012) Effects of single-nucleotide polymorphisms on microRNA-based gene regulation. Systems Biology meetings at NTNU

2011

  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2011) SNPs can create alternative polyadenylation signals and affect gene expression through loss of microRNA-regulation. Systems Biology meetings at NTNU
  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2011) Identifying disease-causative variants in microRNA target sites. Mandagsmøte IKM
  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2011) Identifying disease-causative variants in microRNA target sites. eGenVar møte
  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent. (2011) Identifying disease-causative variants in microRNA target sites. Bioinformatics for Young Scientists 2011

2010

  • Conference lecture
    Thomas, Laurent Francois. (2010) Identifying disease-causative variants in microRNA target sites. Systems Biology meetings at NTNU
  • Conference poster
    Thomas, Laurent Francois; Saito, Takaya; Sætrom, Pål. (2010) Identifying causative variants in microRNA target sites. RECOMB Computational Cancer Biology

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