Johansson Å

Family name	Johansson
Given name	Åsa
Initials	Å
ORCID	ORCID 0000-0002-2915-4498
Affiliations	Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.

36 publications

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Breast cancer risk during oral contraceptive use in women with high polygenic risk.

Chatsatourian C, Lo Faro V, Karlsson T, Hadizadeh F, Johansson Å

Breast Cancer Res. 27 (1) 215 [2025-12-01; online 2025-12-01]

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Improving accuracy in genome-wide association studies: a two-step approach for handling below limit of detection biomarker measurements.

Deng YA, Karlsson T, Johansson Å

NAR Genomics and Bioinformatics 7 (4) lqaf201 [2025-12-00; online 2025-12-31]

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T2T-CHM13 improves read mapping and detection of clinically relevant genetic variation in the Swedish population.

Schmitz D, Ameur A, Johansson Å

Genome Res 35 (11) 2377-2388 [2025-11-03; online 2025-11-03]

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Time-resolved Mendelian randomization detects substantial variation in the detrimental effect of obesity throughout life.

Karlsson T, Hadizadeh F, Rask-Andersen M, Schmitz D, Johansson Å

Sci Adv 11 (43) eadv0926 [2025-10-24; online 2025-10-24]

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Oral contraceptive use increases bone density and reduces the risk of osteoporosis.

Ivansson EL, Johansson T, Karlsson T, Johansson Å

Eur. J. Epidemiol. 40 (9) 1123-1131 [2025-09-00; online 2025-07-09]

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Precision Omics Initiative Sweden (PROMISE) will integrate research with healthcare.

Kämpe A, Gudmundsson S, Walsh CP, ..., Lindstrand A, Lappalainen T

Nat. Med. 31 (6) 1730-1732 [2025-06-00; online 2025-04-05]

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Effects of oral contraceptives and menopausal hormone therapy on the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a prospective cohort study.

Hadizadeh F, Johansson T, Johansson Å, Karlsson T, Ek WE

Rheumatology (Oxford) 63 (8) 2101-2108 [2024-08-01; online 2023-09-29]

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Author Correction: Genetics of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-mediated disease risk and therapeutic targets.

Zhao JH, Stacey D, Eriksson N, ..., Butterworth AS, Peters JE

Nat. Immunol. 24 (11) 1960 [2023-11-00; online 2023-09-08]

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Precision medicine in complex diseases-Molecular subgrouping for improved prediction and treatment stratification.

Johansson Å, Andreassen OA, Brunak S, ..., Wheelock CE, Jacobsson B

J. Intern. Med. 294 (4) 378-396 [2023-10-00; online 2023-04-24]

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Genetics of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-mediated disease risk and therapeutic targets.

Zhao JH, Stacey D, Eriksson N, ..., Butterworth AS, Peters JE

Nat. Immunol. 24 (9) 1540-1551 [2023-09-00; online 2023-08-10]

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Genetic insights into resting heart rate and its role in cardiovascular disease.

van de Vegte YJ, Eppinga RN, van der Ende MY, ..., Verweij N, van der Harst P

Nat Commun 14 (1) 4646 [2023-08-02; online 2023-08-02]

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An atlas of genetic scores to predict multi-omic traits.

Xu Y, Ritchie SC, Liang Y, ..., Butterworth AS, Inouye M

Nature 616 (7955) 123-131 [2023-04-00; online 2023-03-29]

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Mapping pQTLs of circulating inflammatory proteins identifies drivers of immune-related disease risk and novel therapeutic targets

Zhao JH, Stacey D, Eriksson N, ..., Butterworth AS, Peters JE

- - (-) - [2023-03-27; online 2023-03-27]

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Illuminating the 'healthy obese' phenotype.

Rask-Andersen M, Johansson Å

Nat Metab 5 (2) 193-194 [2023-02-00; online 2023-01-27]

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Implementing precision medicine in a regionally organized healthcare system in Sweden.

Fioretos T, Wirta V, Cavelier L, ..., Edsjö A, Rosenquist R

Nat. Med. 28 (10) 1980-1982 [2022-10-00; online 2022-09-20]

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Oral Contraceptives, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Stroke Risk.

Johansson T, Fowler P, Ek WE, ..., Karlsson T, Johansson Å

Stroke 53 (10) 3107-3115 [2022-10-00; online 2022-06-23]

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Investigating the Effect of Estradiol Levels on the Risk of Breast, Endometrial, and Ovarian Cancer.

Johansson Å, Schmitz D, Höglund J, ..., Karlsson T, Ek WE

J Endocr Soc 6 (8) bvac100 [2022-08-01; online 2022-06-29]

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Contribution of rare whole-genome sequencing variants to plasma protein levels and the missing heritability.

Kierczak M, Rafati N, Höglund J, ..., Karlsson T, Johansson Å

Nat Commun 13 (1) 2532 [2022-05-09; online 2022-05-09]

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Using genotyping and whole-exome sequencing data to improve genetic risk prediction in deep venous thrombosis

Lo Faro V, Johansson T, Höglund J, Hadizadeh F, Johansson Å

- - (-) - [2022-04-27; online 2022-04-27]

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An atlas of genetic scores to predict multi-omic traits

Xu Y, Ritchie SC, Liang Y, ..., Butterworth AS, Inouye M

- - (-) - [2022-04-17; online 2022-04-17]

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Causal effects of inflammatory protein biomarkers on inflammatory diseases.

Ek WE, Karlsson T, Höglund J, Rask-Andersen M, Johansson Å

Sci Adv 7 (50) eabl4359 [2021-12-10; online 2021-12-08]

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Characterization of the human ABO genotypes and their association to common inflammatory and cardiovascular diseases in the UK Biobank.

Höglund J, Karlsson T, Johansson T, Ek WE, Johansson Å

Am. J. Hematol. 96 (11) 1350-1362 [2021-11-01; online 2021-08-18]

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Genome-wide Association Study of Estradiol Levels and the Causal Effect of Estradiol on Bone Mineral Density.

Schmitz D, Ek WE, Berggren E, ..., Karlsson T, Johansson Å

J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 106 (11) e4471-e4486 [2021-10-21; online 2021-07-14]

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Genome-Wide Association Study of Estradiol Levels, and the Causal Effect of Estradiol on Bone Mineral Density

Schmitz D, Ek WE, Berggren E, ..., Karlsson T, Johansson Å

- - (-) - [2021-07-05; online 2021-07-05]

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The contribution of rare whole genome sequencing variants to plasma protein levels and to the missing heritability

Kierczak M, Rafati N, Höglund J, ..., Karlsson T, Johansson Å

- - (-) - [2021-06-21; online 2021-06-21]

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Genomic and drug target evaluation of 90 cardiovascular proteins in 30,931 individuals.

Folkersen L, Gustafsson S, Wang Q, ..., Ingelsson E, Mälarstig A

Nat Metab 2 (10) 1135-1148 [2020-10-00; online 2020-10-16]

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Genomic evaluation of circulating proteins for drug target characterisation and precision medicine

Folkersen L, Gustafsson S, Wang Q, ..., Ingelsson E, Mälarstig A

- - (-) - [2020-04-06; online 2020-04-06]

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Improved power and precision with whole genome sequencing data in genome-wide association studies of inflammatory biomarkers.

Höglund J, Rafati N, Rask-Andersen M, ..., Ek WE, Johansson Å

Sci Rep 9 (1) 16844 [2019-11-14; online 2019-11-14]

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Associations of autozygosity with a broad range of human phenotypes.

Clark DW, Okada Y, Moore KHS, ..., Kubo M, Wilson JF

Nat Commun 10 (1) 4957 [2019-10-31; online 2019-10-31]

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Contribution of genetics to visceral adiposity and its relation to cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Karlsson T, Rask-Andersen M, Pan G, ..., Ek WE, Johansson Å

Nat. Med. 25 (9) 1390-1395 [2019-09-00; online 2019-09-09]

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Immune cells lacking Y chromosome have widespread dysregulation of autosomal genes

Dumanski JP, Halvardson J, Davies H, ..., Ryś J, Forsberg LA

- - (-) - [2019-06-18; online 2019-06-18]

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Systemic and specific effects of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medication on plasma protein biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases.

Enroth S, Maturi V, Berggrund M, ..., Johansson Å, Gyllensten U

Sci Rep 8 (1) 5531 [2018-04-03; online 2018-04-03]

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The relative contribution of DNA methylation and genetic variants on protein biomarkers for human diseases.

Ahsan M, Ek WE, Rask-Andersen M, ..., Gyllensten U, Johansson Å

PLoS Genet 13 (9) e1007005 [2017-09-00; online 2017-09-15]

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Gene-environment interaction study for BMI reveals interactions between genetic factors and physical activity, alcohol consumption and socioeconomic status.

Rask-Andersen M, Karlsson T, Ek WE, Johansson Å

PLoS Genet 13 (9) e1006977 [2017-09-00; online 2017-09-05]

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Mapping of 79 loci for 83 plasma protein biomarkers in cardiovascular disease.

Folkersen L, Fauman E, Sabater-Lleal M, ..., Hamsten A, Mälarstig A

PLoS Genet 13 (4) e1006706 [2017-04-00; online 2017-04-03]

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Genome-wide association analysis identifies six new loci associated with forced vital capacity.

Loth DW, Soler Artigas M, Gharib SA, ..., Tobin MD, London SJ

Nat. Genet. 46 (7) 669-677 [2014-07-00; online 2014-06-15]