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Priit Palta

Estonian Genome Centre, Institute of Genomics, University of Tartu
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Cited by 9690

Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

…, C Cruchaga, M Alegret, B Winsvold, P Palta… - Science, 2018 - science.org
INTRODUCTION Brain disorders may exhibit shared symptoms and substantial epidemiological
comorbidity, inciting debate about their etiologic overlap. However, detailed study of …

Magnitude of cognitive dysfunction in adults with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of six cognitive domains and the most frequently reported neuropsychological tests …

P Palta, ALC Schneider, GJ Biessels… - Journal of the …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Palta and Schneider contributed equally to this work. The authors declare no conflicts of
interest. Portions of this research were presented at the American Diabetes Association 72nd …

[HTML][HTML] FinnGen provides genetic insights from a well-phenotyped isolated population

MI Kurki, J Karjalainen, P Palta, TP Sipilä… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Population isolates such as those in Finland benefit genetic research because deleterious
alleles are often concentrated on a small number of low-frequency variants (0.1% ≤ minor …

De novo mutations in schizophrenia implicate synaptic networks

…, S Dwyer, P Gormley, L Georgieva, E Rees, P Palta… - Nature, 2014 - nature.com
… mutations had more than expected direct interconnections (P = 0.008), which was consistent
with more overall connectivity to synaptic proteins as a whole (P = 0.005). b, Overlap of …

FinnGen: Unique genetic insights from combining isolated population and national health register data

MI Kurki, J Karjalainen, P Palta, TP Sipilä… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Population isolates such as Finland provide benefits in genetic studies because the allelic
spectrum of damaging alleles in any gene is often concentrated on a small number of low-…

[HTML][HTML] Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts

…, PH Whincup, EE Dooley, KP Gabriel, P Palta… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Although 10 000 steps per day is widely promoted to have health benefits, there
is little evidence to support this recommendation. We aimed to determine the association …

Meta-analysis of 375,000 individuals identifies 38 susceptibility loci for migraine

P Gormley, V Anttila, BS Winsvold, P Palta, T Esko… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Migraine is a debilitating neurological disorder affecting around one in seven people worldwide,
but its molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. There is some debate about …

A new highly penetrant form of obesity due to deletions on chromosome 16p11. 2

…, P Vollenweider, G Waeber, A Kurg, P Palta… - Nature, 2010 - nature.com
Obesity has become a major worldwide challenge to public health, owing to an interaction
between the Western ‘obesogenic’ environment and a strong genetic contribution 1 . Recent …

Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies new susceptibility loci for migraine

…, L Ligthart, J Wedenoja, I Dunham, BM Neale, P Palta… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Migraine is the most common brain disorder, affecting approximately 14% of the adult
population, but its molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. We report the results of a meta-…

[HTML][HTML] Distribution and medical impact of loss-of-function variants in the Finnish founder population

ET Lim, P Würtz, AS Havulinna, P Palta… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Exome sequencing studies in complex diseases are challenged by the allelic heterogeneity,
large number and modest effect sizes of associated variants on disease risk and the …