New Study Explores the Role of BMI in Disease Risk

A new study from deCODE genetics/Amgen highlights the importance of BMI in the pathogenesis of disease, suggesting that reducing BMI alone could lower the risk of several diseases. Kari Stefansson and Guðmundur Einarsson, scientists at deCODE genetics and authors on...

Variants in the genome affect DNA methylation

A new study by scientists at deCODE Genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, shows that sequence variants drive the correlation between DNA methylation and gene expression. The same variants are linked to various diseases as well as other human traits. Kari Stefansson, senior...

New study reveales 12 sequence variants that affect the risk of ET

Ástrós Thorarensen Skúladóttir is the project leader of the study in Communications Biology. Scientists at deCODE genetics and their collaborators have revealed 12 sequence variants that affect the risk of  ET, (Essential tremor) providing important insights into its...