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Incidence and outcome of hospital-acquired COVID-19 infections in secondary and tertiary care hospitals in the era of COVID-19 vaccinations by Helanne, Hanna, Forsblom, Erik, Kainulainen, Katariina, Järvinen, Asko, Kortela, Elisa

“…Hospital-acquired (HA) COVID-19 infections are known to increase morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and outcome of…”
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Arrhythmic disorder mapped to chromosome 1q42–q43 causes malignant polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in structurally normal hearts by Swan, Heikki, Piippo, Kirsi, Viitasalo, Matti, Heikkilä, Päivi, Paavonen, Timo, Kainulainen, Katariina, Kere, Juha, Keto, Pekka, Kontula, Kimmo, Toivonen, Lauri

“…OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to provide clinical and anatomical characteristics as well as genetic background of a malignant arrhythmogenic…”
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Evidence for Involvement of the Type 1 Angiotensin II Receptor Locus in Essential Hypertension by Kainulainen, Katariina, Perola, Markus, Terwilliger, Joseph, Kaprio, Jaakko, Koskenvuo, Markku, Syvanen, Ann-Christine, Vartiainen, Erkki, Peltonen, Leena, Kontula, Kimmo

“…Components of the renin-angiotensin system play an important role in the normal regulation of blood pressure. We carried out a comprehensive genetic linkage…”
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Genome-wide scan of predisposing loci for increased diastolic blood pressure in Finnish siblings by PEROLA, Markus, KAINULAINEN, Katariina, PAJUKANTA, Päivi, TERWILLIGER, Joseph D, HIEKKALINNA, Tero, ELLONEN, Pekka, KAPRIO, Jaakko, KOSKENVUO, Markku, KONTULA, Kimmo, PELTONEN, Leena

“…To review, on a genome-wide scale, a linkage result obtained in an earlier candidate gene analysis in this same study sample, and to look for other possible…”
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Mutations in the fibrillin gene responsible for dominant ectopia lentis and neonatal Marfan syndrome by Kainulainen, Katariina, Karttunen, Leena, Puhakka, Lea, Sakai, Lynn, Peltonen, Leena

“…Mutations in the gene coding for fibrillin on chromosome 15 (FBN1) are known to cause Marfan syndrome (MFS). A related disorder, dominant ectopia lentis (EL),…”
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Location on Chromosome 15 of the Gene Defect Causing Marfan Syndrome by Kainulainen, Katariina, Pulkkinen, Leena, Savolainen, Aslak, Kaitila, Ilkka, Peltonen, Leena

“…MARFAN syndrome is one of the most common inherited connective-tissue disorders, with an estimated prevalence of 40 to 60 cases per million population. 1 It is…”
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Fever in Travelers Returning from Malaria-Endemic Areas: Don't Look for Malaria Only by SIIKAMÄKI, Heli M, KIVELÄ, Pia S, SIPILÄ, Pyry N, MED, Cand, KETTUNEN, Annikaisa, KATARIINA KAINULAINEN, M, OLLGREN, Jukka P, KANTELE, Anu

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Fever in travelers returning from malaria-endemic areas: don't look for malaria only by Siikamäki, Heli M, Kivelä, Pia S, Sipilä, Pyry N, Kettunen, Annikaisa, Kainulainen, M Katariina, Ollgren, Jukka P, Kantele, Anu

“…Returning travelers with fever pose challenges for clinicians because of the multitude of diagnostic alternatives. Case data in a Finnish tertiary hospital…”
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Apolipoprotein E, Dementia, and Cortical Deposition of β-Amyloid Protein by Polvikoski, Tuomo, Sulkava, Raimo, Haltia, Matti, Kainulainen, Katariina, Vuorio, Alpo, Verkkoniemi, Auli, Niinistö, Leena, Halonen, Pirjo, Kontula, Kimmo

“…Apolipoprotein E, a major component of circulating lipoproteins and an important regulator of lipid metabolism, exists in three major isoforms (E2, E3, and E4)…”
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Angiotensinogen gene M235T polymorphism predicts left ventricular hypertrophy in endurance athletes by Karjalainen, Jouko, Kujala, Urho M., Stolt, Anu, Mäntysaari, Matti, Viitasalo, Matti, Kainulainen, Katariina, Kontula, Kimmo

“…OBJECTIVES We studied whether left ventricular mass in athletes associates with polymorphisms in genes encoding components of the renin–angiotensin system…”
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Polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotesinogen (AGT) genes and their associations with blood pressure and carotid artery intima media thickness among healthy Finnish young adults—the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study by Islam, Md. Shaheenul, Lehtimäki, Terho, Juonala, Markus, Kähönen, Mika, Hutri-Kähönen, Nina, Kainulainen, Katariina, Miettinen, Helena, Taittonen, Leena, Kontula, Kimmo, Viikari, Jorma S.A., Raitakari, Olli T.

“…The roles of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) insertion–deletion (I/D) and angiotensinogen (AGT) m235t polymorphisms in cardiovascular diseases have been…”
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Molecular genetics of the long QT syndrome: Two novel mutations of the KVLQT1 gene and phenotypic expression of the mutant gene in a large kindred by Saarinen, Kirsi, Swan, Heikki, Kainulainen, Katariina, Toivonen, Lauri, Viitasalo, Matti, Kontula, Kimmo

“…At least three different gene loci were recently shown to account for the long QT syndrome (LQTS), a monogenic disorder with altered myocardial repolarization…”
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Does apolipoprotein E influence learning and memory in the nondemented oldest old? by Salo, A, Ylikoski, R, Verkkoniemi, A, Polvikoski, T, Juva, K, Rastas, S, Kontula, K, Kainulainen, K, Niinistö, L, Notkola, I L, Sulkava, R

“…The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) epsilon4 and epsilon2 alleles to learning and memory performances in…”
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Relation of collagen type I alpha 1 (COLIA 1) and vitamin D receptor genotypes to bone mass, turnover, and fractures in early postmenopausal women and to hip fractures in elderly people by Välimäki, Stiina, Tähtelä, Riitta, Kainulainen, Katariina, Laitinen, Kalevi, Löyttyniemi, Eliisa, Sulkava, Raimo, Välimäki, Matti, Kontula, Kimmo

“…Background: In a previous study, we showed an association between the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene BsmI restriction fragment polymorphism and peak bone mass…”
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Apolipoprotein E, cognitive function, and dementia in a general population aged 85 years and over by Juva, K, Verkkoniemi, A, Viramo, P, Polvikoski, T, Kainulainen, K, Kontula, K, Sulkava, R

“…We examined 510 subjects representing 83.2% of all citizens of a Finnish city aged 85 years or over. Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores, diagnosis of…”
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Two Mutations in Marfan Syndrome Resulting in Truncated Fibrillin Polypeptides by Kainulainen, Katariina, Sakai, Lynn Y., Child, Anne, Pope, F. Michael, Puhakka, Lea, Ryhanen, Lasse, Palotie, Aarno, Kaitila, Ilkka, Peltonen, Lenna

“…Biochemical and molecular genetic studies have recently suggested that mutations in the gene coding for fibrillin on chromosome 15 result in Marfan syndrome…”
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Markers for the gene ob and serum leptin levels in human morbid obesity by OKSANEN, L, ÖHMAN, M, KONTULA, K, HEIMAN, M, KAINULAINEN, K, KAPRIO, J, MUSTAJOKI, P, KOIVISTO, V, KOSKENVUO, M, JÄNNE, O. A, PELTONEN, L

“…Leptin, the product of the ob gene, reduces body fat in genetically obese animals and circulates in elevated concentrations in the blood of obese patients…”
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Two novel fibrillin-1 mutations resulting in premature termination codons but in different mutant transcript levels and clinical phenotypes by Karttunen, Leena, Ukkonen, Tarja, Kainulainen, Katariina, Syvänen, Ann-Christine, Peltonen, Leena

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An extra cysteine in one of the non-calcium-binding epidermal growth factor-like motifs of the FBN1 polypeptide is connected to a novel variant of Marfan syndrome by Ståhl-Hallengren, C, Ukkonen, T, Kainulainen, K, Kristofersson, U, Saxne, T, Tornqvist, K, Peltonen, L

“…We present here a family with a clinical phenotype resembling Marfan syndrome (MFS), and displaying joint contracture and episodes of knee joint effusions, but…”
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Testing of human homologues of murine obesity genes as candidate regions in Finnish obese sib pairs by Ohman, M, Oksanen, L, Kainulainen, K, Jänne, O A, Kaprio, J, Koskenvuo, M, Mustajoki, P, Kontula, K, Peltonen, L

“…The human homologues of recently discovered murine obesity genes provide relevant candidates to study the genetic component of obesity in humans. We analysed…”
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