Weronica E. Ek

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

Torgny Karlsson, Mathias Rask‐Andersen, Gang Pan et al. · Nature Medicine · 2019 · 313 citations

Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Genetic Determinant +12

Genome-wide association study of body fat distribution identifies adiposity loci and sex-specific genetic effects

Mathias Rask‐Andersen, Torgny Karlsson, Weronica E. Ek et al. · Nature Communications · 2019 · 252 citations · Full text

A genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus

David Levine, Weronica E. Ek, Rui Zhang et al. · Nature Genetics · 2013 · 192 citations · Full text

Genome-wide Association Study, Esophageal Cancer, Medicine +9

Obesity and Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s Esophagus: A Mendelian Randomization Study

Aaron P. Thrift, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Marilie D. Gammon et al. · JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2014 · 181 citations

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

Mathias Rask‐Andersen, Torgny Karlsson, Weronica E. Ek et al. · PLoS Genetics · 2017 · 177 citations · Full text

Physical Activity, Genetic Epidemiology, Social Determinants Of Health +22