Astanand Jugessur
Position
Associate Professor
Affiliation
Publications
Academic article
- Balthasar, Melissa R.; Roelants, Mathieu; Brannsether-Ellingsen, Bente et al. (2024). Trends in overweight and obesity in Bergen, Norway, using data from routine child healthcare 2010–2022. (external link)
- Edwin, Trine Holt; Håberg, Asta; Zotcheva, Ekaterina et al. (2024). Trajectories of Occupational Cognitive Demands and Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in Later Life: The HUNT4 70+ Study. (external link)
- Forthun, Ingvild Halsør; Roelants, Mathieu; Knutsen, Helle Katrine et al. (2024). Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Timing of Puberty in Norwegian Boys: Data from the Bergen Growth Study 2. (external link)
- Lee, Yunsung; Jugessur, Astanand; Gjessing, Håkon K. et al. (2024). Effect of polygenic scores of telomere length alleles on telomere length in newborns and parents. (external link)
- Skodvin, Siri Nærland; Gjessing, Håkon Kristian; Jugessur, Astanand et al. (2023). Statistical methods to detect mother-father genetic interaction effects on risk of infertility: A genome-wide approach. (external link)
- Haftorn, Kristine Løkås; Denault, William Robert Paul; Lee, Yunsung et al. (2023). Nucleated red blood cells explain most of the association between DNA methylation and gestational age. (external link)
- Romanowska, Julia; Nustad, Haakon Egdetveit; Page, Christian Magnus et al. (2023). The X-factor in ART: does the use of assisted reproductive technologies influence DNA methylation on the X chromosome?. (external link)
- Forthun, Ingvild Halsør; Roelants, Mathieu; Haug, Line Småstuen et al. (2023). Levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Norwegian children stratified by age and sex - Data from the Bergen Growth Study 2. (external link)
- Haftorn, Kristine Løkås; Romanowska, Julia; Lee, Yunsung et al. (2023). Stability selection enhances feature selection and enables accurate prediction of gestational age using only five DNA methylation sites. (external link)
- Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Bruserud, Ingvild S.; Oehme, Ninnie Helen Bakken et al. (2023). Deep phenotyping of pubertal development in Norwegian children: the Bergen Growth Study 2. (external link)
- Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Strand, Bjørn Heine; Bowen, Catherine E et al. (2023). Retirement age and disability status as pathways to later-life cognitive impairment: Evidence from the Norwegian HUNT Study linked with Norwegian population registers. (external link)
- Zotcheva, Ekaterina; Bratsberg, Bernt Magne; Strand, Bjørn Heine et al. (2023). Trajectories of occupational physical activity and risk of later-life mild cognitive impairment and dementia: the HUNT4 70+ study. (external link)
- Kristjansson, Dana; Bohlin, Jon; Nguyen, Truc Trung et al. (2022). Evolution and dispersal of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup U5 in Northern Europe: insights from an unsupervised learning approach to phylogeography. (external link)
- Romanowska, Julia; Nustad, Haakon; Page, Christian Magnus et al. (2022). The X-factor in ART: does the use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies influence DNA methylation on the X chromosome?. (external link)
- Lee, Yunsung; Riskedal, Espen; Kalleberg, Karl Trygve et al. (2022). EWAS of post-COVID-19 patients shows methylation differences in the immune-response associated gene, IFI44L, three months after COVID-19 infection. (external link)
- Bohlin, Jon; Page, Christian Magnus; Lee, Yunsung et al. (2022). Age and sex effects on DNA methylation sites linked to genes implicated in severe COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 host cell entry. (external link)
- Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse; Bowen, Catherine E; Håberg, Asta et al. (2022). Marital Histories and Associations With Later-Life Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment Risk in the HUNT4 70+ Study in Norway. (external link)
- Okbay, Aysu; Wu, Yeda; Wang, Nancy et al. (2022). Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals. (external link)
- Denault, William Robert Paul; Bohlin, Jon; Page, Christian Magnus et al. (2022). Cross-fitted instrument: A blueprint for one-sample Mendelian randomization. (external link)
- Kristjansson, Dana; Schurr, Theodore; Bohlin, Jon et al. (2022). Phylogeographic history of mitochondrial haplogroup J in Scandinavia. (external link)
- Carlsen, Ellen Øen; Lee, Yunsung; Magnus, Per Minor et al. (2022). An examination of mediation by DNA methylation on birthweight differences induced by assisted reproductive technologies. (external link)
- Håberg, Siri Eldevik; Page, Christian Magnus; Lee, Yunsung et al. (2022). DNA methylation in newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technology. (external link)
- Lee, Yunsung; Bohlin, Jon; Page, Christian Magnus et al. (2022). Associations between epigenetic age acceleration and infertility. (external link)
- Denault, William Robert Paul; Romanowska, Julia; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen et al. (2021). Wavelet Screening identifies regions highly enriched for differentially methylated loci for orofacial clefts. (external link)
- Denault, William Robert Paul; Romanowska, Julia; Helgeland, Øyvind et al. (2021). A fast wavelet-based functional association analysis replicates several susceptibility loci for birth weight in a Norwegian population. (external link)
- Kristjansson, Dana; Bohlin, Jon; Jugessur, Astanand et al. (2021). Matrilineal diversity and population history of Norwegians. (external link)
- Haftorn, Kristine Løkås; Lee, Yunsung; Denault, William Robert Paul et al. (2021). An EPIC predictor of gestational age and its application to newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technologies. (external link)
- Denault, William Robert Paul; Jugessur, Astanand (2021). Detecting differentially methylated regions using a fast wavelet-based approach to functional association analysis. (external link)
- Denault, William Robert Paul; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Juodakis, Julius et al. (2021). Wavelet Screening: a novel approach to analyzing GWAS data. (external link)
- Lee, Yunsung; Jacobsen, Kristine Løkås; Denault, William Robert Paul et al. (2020). Blood-based epigenetic estimators of chronological age in human adults using DNA methylation data from the Illumina MethylationEPIC array. (external link)
- Gjerdevik, Miriam; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Romanowska, Julia et al. (2020). Design efficiency in genetic association studies. (external link)
- Romanowska, Julia; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Jugessur, Astanand et al. (2020). Gene-methylation interactions: Discovering region-wise DNA methylation levels that modify SNP-associated disease risk. (external link)
- Gjerdevik, Miriam; Jugessur, Astanand; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen et al. (2019). Haplin power analysis: a software module for power and sample size calculations in genetic association analyses of family triads and unrelated controls. (external link)
- Linnér, Richard Karlsson; Biroli, Pietro; Kong, Edward et al. (2019). Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences. (external link)
- Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Romanowska, Julia; Gjerdevik, Miriam et al. (2019). A genome-wide scan of cleft lip triads identifies parent-of-origin interaction effects between ANK3 and maternal smoking, and between ARHGEF10 and alcohol consumption. (external link)
- Lee, Yunsung; Choufani, Sanaa; Weksberg, Rosanna et al. (2019). Placental epigenetic clocks: estimating gestational age using placental DNA methylation levels. (external link)
- Lee, Yunsung; Sun, Dianjianyi; Ori, Anil P.S. et al. (2019). Epigenome-wide association study of leukocyte telomere length. (external link)
- Skare, Øivind; Lie, Rolv T.; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen et al. (2018). Analysis of parent-of-origin effects on the X chromosome in asian and european orofacial cleft triads identifies associations with DMD, FGF13, EGFL6, and additional loci at Xp22.2. (external link)
- Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Lie, Rolv T.; Romanowska, Julia et al. (2018). A genome-wide search for gene-environment effects in isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate triads points to an interaction between maternal periconceptional vitamin use and variants in ESRRG. (external link)
- Demontis, Ditte; Walters, Raymond K.; Martin, Joanna et al. (2018). Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. (external link)
- Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Jugessur, Astanand; Gjerdevik, Miriam et al. (2017). Genome-wide analysis of parent-of-origin interaction effects with environmental exposure (PoOxE): An application to European and Asian cleft palate trios. (external link)
- Skare, Øivind; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Gjerdevik, Miriam et al. (2017). A new approach to chromosome-wide analysis of X-linked markers identifies new associations in Asian and European case-parent triads of orofacial clefts. (external link)
- Gjerdevik, Miriam; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Romanowska, Julia et al. (2017). Parent-of-origin-environment interactions in case-parent triads with or without independent controls. (external link)
- Okbay, Aysu; Beauchamp, Jonathan P.; Fontana, Mark Alan et al. (2016). Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment. (external link)
- Kutschke, Julia; Sætre Bjørnhaug, Anina; Brandt, Ingunn et al. (2016). Social factors and health : description of a new Norwegian twin study. (external link)
- Barban, Nicola; Jansen, Rick; De Vlaming, Ronald et al. (2016). Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior. (external link)
- Bustamante, Mariona; Standl, Marie; Bassat, Quique et al. (2016). A genome-wide association meta-analysis of diarrhoeal disease in young children identifies FUT2 locus and provides plausible biological pathways. (external link)
- Middeldorp, Christel M.; Hammerschlag, Anke R.; Ouwens, Klaasjan G. et al. (2016). A genome-wide association meta-analysis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in population-based pediatric cohorts. (external link)
- Aspinall, Andrea; Raj, Supriya; Jugessur, Astanand et al. (2014). Expanding the cleft phenotype: The dental characteristics of unaffected parents of Australian children with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate. (external link)
- Thelle, Dag Steinar; Selmer, Randi; Gjesdal, Knut et al. (2013). Resting heart rate and physical activity as risk factors for lone atrial fibrillation: a prospective study of 309 540 men and women. (external link)
- Butali, Azeez; Little, Julian; Chevrier, Cécile et al. (2013). Folic acid supplementation use and the MTHFR C677T polymorphism in orofacial clefts etiology: an individual participant data pooled-analysis. (external link)
- Myking, Solveig; Boyd, Heather A; Myhre, Ronny et al. (2013). X-chromosomal maternal and fetal SNPs and the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery in a Danish/Norwegian genome-wide association study. (external link)
- Rietveld, Cornelius A.; Medland, SE; Derringer, J et al. (2013). GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Skare, Øivind; Lie, Rolv T. et al. (2012). X-Linked Genes and Risk of Orofacial Clefts: Evidence from Two Population-Based Studies in Scandinavia. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Gjessing, Håkon K.; Wilcox, Allen J et al. (2012). Assessing the impact of nicotine dependence genes on the risk of facial clefts: An example of the use of national registry and biobank data. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Skare, Øivind; Harris, Jennifer et al. (2012). Using offspring-parent triads to study complex traits : a tutorial based on orofacial clefts. (external link)
- Skare, Øivind; Jugessur, Astanand; Lie, Rolv T. et al. (2012). Application of a Novel Hybrid Study Design to Explore Gene-Environment Interactions in Orofacial Clefts. (external link)
- Rahimov, Fedik; Jugessur, Astanand; Murray, Jeffrey C (2012). Genetics of Nonsyndromic Orofacial Clefts. (external link)
- Wehby, George; Jugessur, Astanand; Murray, Jeffrey C et al. (2011). Genes as instrument for studying risk behavior effects: an application to maternal smoking and orofacial clefts. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Shi, Min; Gjessing, Håkon et al. (2011). Fetal genetic risk of isolated cleft lip only versus isolated cleft lip and palate: a subphenotype analysis using two population-based studies of orofacial clefts in Scandinavia. (external link)
- Wee, Line L.; Vefring, Hege; Jonsson, Grete et al. (2011). Rapid genotyping of the human renin (REN) gene by the LightCycler (R) instrument: Identification of unexpected nucleotide substitutions within the selected hybridization probe area. (external link)
- Wee, Line L.; Vefring, Hege; Jonsson, Grete et al. (2010). Rapid genotyping of the human renin (REN) gene by the LightCycler® instrument: Identification of unexpected nucleotide substitutions within the selected hybridization probe area. (external link)
- Vefring, Hege; Wee, Line L.; Jugessur, Astanand et al. (2010). Maternal angiotensinogen (AGT) haplotypes, fetal renin (REN) haplotypes and risk of preeclampsia; estimation of gene-gene interaction from family-triad data. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Shi, Min; Gjessing, Håkon K. et al. (2010). Maternal genes and facial clefts in offspring: a comprehensive search for genetic associations in two population-based cleft studies from Scandinavia. (external link)
- Boyles, Abee L; DeRoo, Lisa A; Lie, Rolv Terje et al. (2010). Maternal alcohol consumption, alcohol metabolism genes, and the risk of oral clefts: A population-based case-control study in Norway, 1996-2001. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Shi, Min; Gjessing, Håkon K et al. (2009). Genetic determinants of facial clefting: analysis of 357 candidate genes using two national cleft studies from Scandinavia. (external link)
- Shi, Min; Mostowska, Adranna; Jugessur, Astanand et al. (2009). Identification of Microdeletions in Candidate Genes for Cleft Lip and/or Palate. (external link)
- Moreno, LM; Mansilla, MA; Bullard, SA et al. (2009). FOXE1 association with both isolated cleft lip with or without cleft palate, and isolated cleft palate. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Rahimov, Fedik; Lie, Rolv Terje et al. (2008). Genetic variants in IRF6 and the risk of facial clefts: Single-marker and haplotype-based analyses in a population-based case-control study of facial clefts in Norway. (external link)
- Rahimov, Fedik; Marazita, Mary L.; Visel, Alex et al. (2008). Disruption of an AP-2 alpha binding site in an IRF6 enhancer is associated with cleft lip. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Murray, Jeffrey C. (2005). Orofacial clefting: recent insights into a complex trait. (external link)
- Di Paola, J; Jugessur, Astanand; Goldman, T et al. (2005). Platelet glycoprotein Ib alpha and integrin alpha(2)beta(1) polymorphisms: gene frequencies and linkage disequilibrium in a population diversity panel. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Lie, Rolv Terje; Wilcox, Allen J. et al. (2003). Cleft Palate, Transforming Growth Factor Alpha Gene Variants, and Maternal Exposures: Assessing Gene-Environment Interactions in Case-Parent Triads. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Lie, Rolv Terje; Wilcox, Allen J. et al. (2003). Variants of Developmental Genes (TGFA, TGFB3, and MSX1) and Their Associations With Orofacial Clefts: A Case-Parent Triad Analysis. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Wilcox, Allen J.; Lie, Rolv Terje et al. (2003). Exploring the effects of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene variants C677T and A1298C on the risk of orofacial clefts in 261 Norwegian case-parents triads. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Frost, P.; Andersen, T.I. et al. (2000). Enhanced detection of mutations in BRCA1 exon 11 using restricion endonuclease-fingerprinting SSCP. (external link)
Poster
- Gjessing, Håkon Kristian; Gjerdevik, Miriam; Romanowska, Julia et al. (2023). Family-based methods to identify genes implicated in infertility and fetal viability. (external link)
- Gjerdevik, Miriam; Jugessur, Astanand; Gjessing, Håkon Kristian et al. (2023). Parent-of-origin effects on childhood asthma. (external link)
- Gjessing, Håkon; Gjerdevik, Miriam; Jugessur, Astanand et al. (2023). Family-based methods to identify genes implicated in infertility and fetal viability. (external link)
- Haftorn, Kristine Løkås; Romanowska, Julia; Lee, Yunsung et al. (2023). Stability selection enhances feature selection and enables accurate prediction of gestational age using only five DNA methylation sites.. (external link)
- Bohlin, Jon; Page, Christian Magnus; Nustad, Haakon Egdetveit et al. (2022). Associations between epigenetic age acceleration and infertility. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand; Lie, Rolv Terje; Wilcox, Allen J. et al. (1999). Allelic variants of candidate genes TGFA, TGFB3, and MSX1 and orofacial clefting in Norway: A case-parent triad approach. (external link)
Errata
- Kristjansson, Dana; Bohlin, Jon; Nguyen, Truc Trung et al. (2022). Correction: Evolution and dispersal of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup U5 in Northern Europe: insights from an unsupervised learning approach to phylogeography (BMC Genomics, (2022), 23, 1, (354), 10.1186/s12864-022-08572-y). (external link)
- Denault, William Robert Paul; Jugessur, Astanand (2021). Correction to: Detecting differentially methylated regions using a fast wavelet-based approach to functional association analysis (10.1186/s12859‑021‑03979‑y). (external link)
Doctoral dissertation
Academic literature review
Thesis at a second degree level
- Jugessur, Astanand (1998). Breast-cancer-1 (BRCA1) gene mutation analysis : methodological development and investigation of genetic predisposition among 73 Scandinavian breast/ovarian cancer patients. (external link)
- Jugessur, Astanand (1998). Breast-cancer-1 (BRCA1) gene mutation analysis. Methodological development and investigation of genetic predisposition among 73 Scandinavian breast/ovarian cancer patients. (external link)