Laxmi Bhatta
About
Research Project
Using Genetics to Investigate the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
A multidisciplinary research approach on obstructive airway diseases: socio-economical and life course perspectives: Nordic EpiLung project (Norway, Sweden, Finland)
Research Area
Genetic epidemiology
Respiratory Epidemiology
Research Group
Genome-wide association study (GWAS)
Mendelian randomization (MR)
Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
Education
PhD programme in Medicine, Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU, Norway (2016 - 2019)
Masters in Public Health (MPH), The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), Norway (2013)
Publications
2023
-
Wang, Ying;
Namba, Shinichi;
Lopera, Esteban;
Kerminen, Sini;
Tsuo, Kristin;
Läll, Kristi;
Kanai, Masahiro;
Zhou, Wei;
Wu, Kuan-Han;
Favé, Marie-Julie;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Awadalla, Philip;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Deelen, Patrick;
Hveem, Kristian;
Faro, Valeria Lo;
Mägi, Reedik;
Murakami, Yoshinori;
Sanna, Serena;
Smoller, Jordan W.;
Uzunovic, Jasmina;
Wolford, Brooke N.;
GBMI, .;
Willer, Cristen;
Gamazon, Eric R.;
Cox, Nancy J.;
Surakka, Ida;
Okada, Yukinori;
Martin, Alicia R.;
Hirbo, Jibril B..
(2023)
Global Biobank analyses provide lessons for developing polygenic risk scores across diverse cohorts.
Cell Genomics.
volum 3 (1).
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;
Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad;
Thomas, Laurent;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Rasheed, Humaira;
Zhang, He;
Kang, Hyun Min;
Hornsby, Whitney;
Moksnes, Marta Riise;
Coward, Eivind;
Melbye, Mads;
Giskeødegård, Guro F.;
Fenstad, Jørn;
Krokstad, Steinar;
Næss, Marit;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Boehnke, Michael;
Abecasis, Gonçalo R.;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Hveem, Kristian;
Willer, Cristen J..
(2022)
The HUNT study: A population-based cohort for genetic research.
Cell Genomics.
volum 2 (10).
Academic article
-
Korologou-Linden, Roxanna;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Howe, Laura D.;
Millard, Louise A. C.;
Kolaric, Katarina;
Ben-Shlomo, Yoav;
Williams, Dylan M.;
Smith, George Davey;
Anderson, Emma L.;
Stergiakouli, Evie;
Davies, Neil Martin.
(2022)
The causes and consequences of Alzheimer’s disease: phenome-wide evidence from Mendelian randomization.
Nature Communications.
volum 13 (1).
Academic article
-
Moen, Gunn-Helen Øiseth;
Nivard, Michel;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Warrington, Nicole Maree;
Willer, Cristen;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Evans, David M..
(2022)
Using Genomic Structural Equation Modeling to Partition the Genetic Covariance Between Birthweight and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors into Maternal and Offspring Components in the Norwegian HUNT Study.
Behavior Genetics.
Academic article
-
Zhao, Huiling;
Rasheed, Humaria;
Nøst, Therese Haugdahl;
Cho, Yoonsu;
Liu, Yi;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Bhattacharya, Arjun;
Hemani, Gibran;
Davey Smith, George;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Zhou, Wei;
Neale, Benjamin M.;
Gaunt, Tom R.;
Zheng, Jie.
(2022)
Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization in global biobank meta-analysis reveals multi-ancestry drug targets for common diseases.
Cell Genomics.
Academic article
2021
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Cepelis, Aivaras;
Vikjord, Sigrid Anna Aalberg;
Malmo, Vegard;
Laugsand, Lars Erik;
Dalen, Håvard;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Janszky, Imre;
Strand, Linn B;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2021)
Bone mineral density and risk of cardiovascular disease in men and women: the HUNT study.
European Journal of Epidemiology (EJE).
Academic article
-
Wang, Geng;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Moen, Gunn-Helen;
Hwang, Liang-Dar;
Kemp, John P.;
Bond, Tom A.;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Evans, David M.;
Warrington, Nicole M..
(2021)
Investigating a Potential Causal Relationship Between Maternal Blood Pressure During Pregnancy and Future Offspring Cardiometabolic Health.
Hypertension.
Academic article
-
Wilczek, Michael;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Freyschuss, Bo;
Brismar, Torkel B..
(2021)
Screening for women with increased risk of fragility fractures in a general female population using digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR).
Maturitas.
volum 144.
Academic article
2020
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Leivseth, Linda;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Henriksen, Anne Hildur;
Carslake, David;
Chen, Yue;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2020)
GOLD classifications, COPD hospitalization, and all-cause mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The HUNT study.
The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
volum 15.
Academic article
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Leivseth, Linda;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Henriksen, Anne Hildur;
Carslake, David;
Yue, Chen;
Martinez-Camblor, Pablo;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2020)
Spirometric Classifications of COPD Severity as Predictive Markers for Clinical Outcomes: The HUNT Study.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
volum 203 (8).
Academic article
-
Ferreira, Manuel A R;
Vonk, Judith M.;
Baurecht, Hansjörg;
Marenholz, Ingo;
Tian, Chao;
Hoffman, Joshua D.;
Helmer, Quinta;
Tillander, Annika;
Ullemar, Vilhelmina;
Lu, Yi;
Grosche, Sarah;
Ruschendorf, Franz;
Granell, Raquel;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Fritsche, Lars;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad;
Nielsen, Jonas Bille;
Zhou, Wei;
Hveem, Kristian;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Holmen, Oddgeir;
Løset, Mari;
Abecasis, Goncalo;
Willer, Cristen J.;
Emami, Nima C.;
Cavazos, Taylor B.;
Witte, John S.;
Szwajda, Agnieszka;
23andMe Research Team, ,;
collaborators of SHARE study, ,;
Hinds, David A.;
Hubner, Norbert;
Weidinger, Stephan;
Magnusson, Patrik KE;
Jorgenson, Eric;
Karlsson, Robert;
Paternoster, Lavinia;
Boomsma, Dorret I.;
Almqvist, Catarina;
Lee, Young-Ae;
Koppelman, Gerard H.;
Esparza-Gordillo, Jorge;
Hummel, Oliver;
Hottenga, Jouke-Jan;
Willemsen, Gonneke;
Rodríguez, Elke;
Hotze, Melanie;
Franke, Andre;
Matheson, Melanie C.;
Dharmage, Shyamali Chandrika;
Arnold, Andreas;
Homuth, Georg;
Schmidt, Carsten O;
Thompson, Philip J.;
Martin, Nicholas G;
Duffy, David L.;
Novak, Natalija;
Schulz, Holger;
Karrasch, Stefan;
Gieger, Christian;
Strauch, Konstantin;
Melles, Ronald B.
(2020)
Age-of-onset information helps identify 76 genetic variants associated with allergic disease.
PLoS Genetics.
volum 16 (6).
Academic article
2019
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Leivseth, Linda;
Carslake, David;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Chen, Yue;
Henriksen, Anne Hildur;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2019)
Comparison of pre‐ and post‐bronchodilator lung function as predictors of mortality: The HUNT Study.
Respirology (Carlton South. Print).
Academic article
-
Vikjord, Sigrid Anna;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Vanfleteren, Lowie E.G.W.;
Langhammer, Arnulf.
(2019)
The Association of Bone Mineral Density with Mortality in a COPD Cohort. The HUNT Study, Norway.
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Academic article
2018
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Leivseth, Linda;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Chen, Yue;
Henriksen, Anne Hildur;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2018)
Prevalence and trend of COPD from 1995–1997 to 2006–2008: The HUNT study, Norway.
Respiratory Medicine.
volum 138.
Academic article
2013
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Klouman, Elise;
Deuba, Keshab;
Shrestha, Rachana;
Karki, Deepak Kumar;
Ekström, Anna Mia;
Ahmed, Luai Awad.
(2013)
Survival on antiretroviral treatment among adult HIV-infected patients in Nepal: a retrospective cohort study in far-western Region, 2006–2011.
BMC Infectious Diseases.
volum 13:604 (604).
Academic article
Scientific articles
-
Wang, Ying;
Namba, Shinichi;
Lopera, Esteban;
Kerminen, Sini;
Tsuo, Kristin;
Läll, Kristi;
Kanai, Masahiro;
Zhou, Wei;
Wu, Kuan-Han;
Favé, Marie-Julie;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Awadalla, Philip;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Deelen, Patrick;
Hveem, Kristian;
Faro, Valeria Lo;
Mägi, Reedik;
Murakami, Yoshinori;
Sanna, Serena;
Smoller, Jordan W.;
Uzunovic, Jasmina;
Wolford, Brooke N.;
GBMI, .;
Willer, Cristen;
Gamazon, Eric R.;
Cox, Nancy J.;
Surakka, Ida;
Okada, Yukinori;
Martin, Alicia R.;
Hirbo, Jibril B..
(2023)
Global Biobank analyses provide lessons for developing polygenic risk scores across diverse cohorts.
Cell Genomics.
volum 3 (1).
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;
Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad;
Thomas, Laurent;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Rasheed, Humaira;
Zhang, He;
Kang, Hyun Min;
Hornsby, Whitney;
Moksnes, Marta Riise;
Coward, Eivind;
Melbye, Mads;
Giskeødegård, Guro F.;
Fenstad, Jørn;
Krokstad, Steinar;
Næss, Marit;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Boehnke, Michael;
Abecasis, Gonçalo R.;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Hveem, Kristian;
Willer, Cristen J..
(2022)
The HUNT study: A population-based cohort for genetic research.
Cell Genomics.
volum 2 (10).
Academic article
-
Korologou-Linden, Roxanna;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Howe, Laura D.;
Millard, Louise A. C.;
Kolaric, Katarina;
Ben-Shlomo, Yoav;
Williams, Dylan M.;
Smith, George Davey;
Anderson, Emma L.;
Stergiakouli, Evie;
Davies, Neil Martin.
(2022)
The causes and consequences of Alzheimer’s disease: phenome-wide evidence from Mendelian randomization.
Nature Communications.
volum 13 (1).
Academic article
-
Moen, Gunn-Helen Øiseth;
Nivard, Michel;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Warrington, Nicole Maree;
Willer, Cristen;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Evans, David M..
(2022)
Using Genomic Structural Equation Modeling to Partition the Genetic Covariance Between Birthweight and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors into Maternal and Offspring Components in the Norwegian HUNT Study.
Behavior Genetics.
Academic article
-
Zhao, Huiling;
Rasheed, Humaria;
Nøst, Therese Haugdahl;
Cho, Yoonsu;
Liu, Yi;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Bhattacharya, Arjun;
Hemani, Gibran;
Davey Smith, George;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Zhou, Wei;
Neale, Benjamin M.;
Gaunt, Tom R.;
Zheng, Jie.
(2022)
Proteome-wide Mendelian randomization in global biobank meta-analysis reveals multi-ancestry drug targets for common diseases.
Cell Genomics.
Academic article
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Cepelis, Aivaras;
Vikjord, Sigrid Anna Aalberg;
Malmo, Vegard;
Laugsand, Lars Erik;
Dalen, Håvard;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Janszky, Imre;
Strand, Linn B;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2021)
Bone mineral density and risk of cardiovascular disease in men and women: the HUNT study.
European Journal of Epidemiology (EJE).
Academic article
-
Wang, Geng;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Moen, Gunn-Helen;
Hwang, Liang-Dar;
Kemp, John P.;
Bond, Tom A.;
Åsvold, Bjørn Olav;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Evans, David M.;
Warrington, Nicole M..
(2021)
Investigating a Potential Causal Relationship Between Maternal Blood Pressure During Pregnancy and Future Offspring Cardiometabolic Health.
Hypertension.
Academic article
-
Wilczek, Michael;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Freyschuss, Bo;
Brismar, Torkel B..
(2021)
Screening for women with increased risk of fragility fractures in a general female population using digital X-ray radiogrammetry (DXR).
Maturitas.
volum 144.
Academic article
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Leivseth, Linda;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Henriksen, Anne Hildur;
Carslake, David;
Chen, Yue;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2020)
GOLD classifications, COPD hospitalization, and all-cause mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The HUNT study.
The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
volum 15.
Academic article
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Leivseth, Linda;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Henriksen, Anne Hildur;
Carslake, David;
Yue, Chen;
Martinez-Camblor, Pablo;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2020)
Spirometric Classifications of COPD Severity as Predictive Markers for Clinical Outcomes: The HUNT Study.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
volum 203 (8).
Academic article
-
Ferreira, Manuel A R;
Vonk, Judith M.;
Baurecht, Hansjörg;
Marenholz, Ingo;
Tian, Chao;
Hoffman, Joshua D.;
Helmer, Quinta;
Tillander, Annika;
Ullemar, Vilhelmina;
Lu, Yi;
Grosche, Sarah;
Ruschendorf, Franz;
Granell, Raquel;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Fritsche, Lars;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad;
Nielsen, Jonas Bille;
Zhou, Wei;
Hveem, Kristian;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Holmen, Oddgeir;
Løset, Mari;
Abecasis, Goncalo;
Willer, Cristen J.;
Emami, Nima C.;
Cavazos, Taylor B.;
Witte, John S.;
Szwajda, Agnieszka;
23andMe Research Team, ,;
collaborators of SHARE study, ,;
Hinds, David A.;
Hubner, Norbert;
Weidinger, Stephan;
Magnusson, Patrik KE;
Jorgenson, Eric;
Karlsson, Robert;
Paternoster, Lavinia;
Boomsma, Dorret I.;
Almqvist, Catarina;
Lee, Young-Ae;
Koppelman, Gerard H.;
Esparza-Gordillo, Jorge;
Hummel, Oliver;
Hottenga, Jouke-Jan;
Willemsen, Gonneke;
Rodríguez, Elke;
Hotze, Melanie;
Franke, Andre;
Matheson, Melanie C.;
Dharmage, Shyamali Chandrika;
Arnold, Andreas;
Homuth, Georg;
Schmidt, Carsten O;
Thompson, Philip J.;
Martin, Nicholas G;
Duffy, David L.;
Novak, Natalija;
Schulz, Holger;
Karrasch, Stefan;
Gieger, Christian;
Strauch, Konstantin;
Melles, Ronald B.
(2020)
Age-of-onset information helps identify 76 genetic variants associated with allergic disease.
PLoS Genetics.
volum 16 (6).
Academic article
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Leivseth, Linda;
Carslake, David;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Chen, Yue;
Henriksen, Anne Hildur;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2019)
Comparison of pre‐ and post‐bronchodilator lung function as predictors of mortality: The HUNT Study.
Respirology (Carlton South. Print).
Academic article
-
Vikjord, Sigrid Anna;
Brumpton, Ben Michael;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Vanfleteren, Lowie E.G.W.;
Langhammer, Arnulf.
(2019)
The Association of Bone Mineral Density with Mortality in a COPD Cohort. The HUNT Study, Norway.
COPD: Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Academic article
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Leivseth, Linda;
Mai, Xiao-Mei;
Chen, Yue;
Henriksen, Anne Hildur;
Langhammer, Arnulf;
Brumpton, Ben Michael.
(2018)
Prevalence and trend of COPD from 1995–1997 to 2006–2008: The HUNT study, Norway.
Respiratory Medicine.
volum 138.
Academic article
-
Bhatta, Laxmi;
Klouman, Elise;
Deuba, Keshab;
Shrestha, Rachana;
Karki, Deepak Kumar;
Ekström, Anna Mia;
Ahmed, Luai Awad.
(2013)
Survival on antiretroviral treatment among adult HIV-infected patients in Nepal: a retrospective cohort study in far-western Region, 2006–2011.
BMC Infectious Diseases.
volum 13:604 (604).
Academic article
Media
2019
-
PosterBackman, Helena; Bhatta, Laxmi; Hedman, Linnea; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Vähätalo, Iida; Lassman-Klee, Paul G.; Nwaru, Bright I.; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Vikjord, Sigrid Anna; Lindberg, Anne; Lundbäck, Bo; Rönmark, Eva; Langhammer, Arnulf. (2019) Asthma is still a risk factor for mortality in Sweden and Norway – the Nordic EpiLung Study. European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2019 ; 2019-09-28.
-
PosterVikjord, Sigrid Anna; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Bhatta, Laxmi; Vanfleteren, Lowie E.G.W.; Langhammer, Arnulf. (2019) The association of anxiety and depression with mortality, symptom burden and health care utilization in a COPD cohort. The HUNT Study, Norway. European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2019 ; 2019-09-28.
2017
-
PosterBhatta, Laxmi; Leivseth, Linda; Mai, Xiao-Mei; Chen, Yue; Henriksen, Anne Hildur; Langhammer, Arnulf; Brumpton, Ben Michael. (2017) The prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in 1995-97 and 2006-08: The HUNT study, Norway. European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2017 ; 2017-09-09 - 2017-09-13.