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Päivi Pajukanta

University of California, Los Angeles · US
Area of research
Genetics · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins.
h-index
56
citations
14,183
works
255
NIH funding
primary concept
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Recent publications

Adipose tissue eQTL meta-analysis highlights the contribution of allelic heterogeneity to gene expression regulation and cardiometabolic traits
Nature Genetics 2025cited by 21position: middledoi
Single-cell DNA methylome and 3D genome atlas of human subcutaneous adipose tissue
Nature Genetics 2025cited by 5position: lastdoi
Publisher Correction: Partitioned polygenic risk scores identify distinct types of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Nature Medicine 2025cited by 0position: middledoi
Partitioned polygenic risk scores identify distinct types of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
Nature Medicine 2024cited by 89position: middledoi
Increased secretion of adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles is associated with adipose tissue inflammation and the mobilization of excess lipid in human obesity
Journal of Translational Medicine 2024cited by 34position: middledoi
Age-dependent genes in adipose stem and precursor cells affect regulation of fat cell differentiation and link aging to obesity via cellular and genetic interactions
Genome Medicine 2024cited by 27position: lastdoi
Single nucleus RNA-sequencing integrated into risk variant colocalization discovers 17 cell-type-specific abdominal obesity genes for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease
EBioMedicine 2024cited by 19position: lastdoi
A novel long non-coding RNA connects obesity to impaired adipocyte function
Molecular Metabolism 2024cited by 4position: middledoi
Cross-tissue omics analysis discovers ten adipose genes encoding secreted proteins in obesity-related non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
EBioMedicine 2023cited by 65position: lastdoi
Deep learning-based phenotype imputation on population-scale biobank data increases genetic discoveries
Nature Genetics 2023cited by 51position: middledoi
Applying an evolutionary mismatch framework to understand disease susceptibility
PLoS Biology 2023cited by 40position: middledoi
Increased body mass index is linked to systemic inflammation through altered chromatin co-accessibility in human preadipocytes
Nature Communications 2023cited by 24position: lastdoi
Cell-Type Composition Affects Adipose Gene Expression Associations With Cardiometabolic Traits
Diabetes 2023cited by 15position: middledoi
Single-cell dissection of the obesity-exercise axis in adipose-muscle tissues implies a critical role for mesenchymal stem cells
Cell Metabolism 2022cited by 121position: middledoi
Human liver single nucleus and single cell RNA sequencing identify a hepatocellular carcinoma-associated cell-type affecting survival
Genome Medicine 2022cited by 92position: lastdoi
ACE2 expression in adipose tissue is associated with cardio-metabolic risk factors and cell type composition—implications for COVID-19
International Journal of Obesity 2022cited by 44position: middledoi
Molecular pathways behind acquired obesity: Adipose tissue and skeletal muscle multiomics in monozygotic twin pairs discordant for BMI
Cell Reports Medicine 2021cited by 72position: middledoi
Indole-3-Propionic Acid, a Gut-Derived Tryptophan Metabolite, Associates with Hepatic Fibrosis
Nutrients 2021cited by 67position: middledoi
Differential Mitochondrial Gene Expression in Adipose Tissue Following Weight Loss Induced by Diet or Bariatric Surgery
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2021cited by 51position: middledoi
Identification of 90 NAFLD GWAS loci and establishment of NAFLD PRS and causal role of NAFLD in coronary artery disease
Human Genetics and Genomics Advances 2021cited by 46position: lastdoi
Identification of TBX15 as an adipose master trans regulator of abdominal obesity genes
Genome Medicine 2021cited by 44position: lastdoi
Fast estimation of genetic correlation for biobank-scale data
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2021cited by 41position: middledoi
Integrative analysis of liver-specific non-coding regulatory SNPs associated with the risk of coronary artery disease
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2021cited by 40position: middledoi
Accurate estimation of cell composition in bulk expression through robust integration of single-cell information
Nature Communications 2020cited by 448position: middledoi
Enhancing droplet-based single-nucleus RNA-seq resolution using the semi-supervised machine learning classifier DIEM
Scientific Reports 2020cited by 100position: lastdoi
The causal effect of obesity on prediabetes and insulin resistance reveals the important role of adipose tissue in insulin resistance
PLoS Genetics 2020cited by 71position: lastdoi
RIPK1 gene variants associate with obesity in humans and can be therapeutically silenced to reduce obesity in mice
Nature Metabolism 2020cited by 58position: middledoi
Adiponectin GWAS loci harboring extensive allelic heterogeneity exhibit distinct molecular consequences
PLoS Genetics 2020cited by 22position: middledoi
A comprehensive study of metabolite genetics reveals strong pleiotropy and heterogeneity across time and context
Nature Communications 2019cited by 90position: middledoi
Adipose Tissue Gene Expression Associations Reveal Hundreds of Candidate Genes for Cardiometabolic Traits
The American Journal of Human Genetics 2019cited by 86position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Marcus Alvarez · University of California, San Francisco17 papers (2016–2025)Markku Laakso · Cleveland Clinic17 papers (2012–2025)Zong Miao · Second Military Medical University12 papers (2018–2024)Kirsi H. Pietiläinen · University of Helsinki11 papers (2020–2025)Kristina M. Garske · University of Turku10 papers (2018–2024)Arthur Ko · Detroit Area Pre College Engineering Program10 papers (2016–2021)Karen L. Mohlke · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill10 papers (2013–2024)Jussi Pihlajamäki · University of Eastern Finland9 papers (2012–2024)Aldons J. Lusis · ABT Molecular Imaging (United States)8 papers (2012–2021)Dorota Kamińska · University of California, Los Angeles7 papers (2021–2024)Michael Boehnke · University of Tartu7 papers (2012–2023)David Z. Pan · The University of Texas at Austin7 papers (2018–2024)Janet S. Sinsheimer · University of California, Los Angeles7 papers (2013–2023) · 6 papers (2020–2025)Ville Männistö · University of Eastern Finland6 papers (2021–2024)Francis S. Collins · Clinical Research Consortium5 papers (2012–2020)Johanna Kuusisto · University of Eastern Finland5 papers (2016–2023)Asha Kar · University of California, Los Angeles5 papers (2023–2025)Amogha Koka · University of California, Los Angeles5 papers (2021–2024)Mete Civelek · Institute of Human Genetics5 papers (2012–2019)