Sonja I. Berndt

ORCID: 0000-0001-5230-0652
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Research Areas
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Vitamin D Research Studies

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics
2016-2025

National Institutes of Health
2016-2025

National Cancer Institute
2016-2025

National Human Genome Research Institute
2024

Government of the United States of America
2023

Center for Cancer Research
2009-2023

National Cancer Institute
2023

Cancer Genetics (United States)
2005-2020

United States Department of Health and Human Services
2007-2020

University of Washington
2019

Elizabeth K. Speliotes Cristen J. Willer Sonja I. Berndt Keri L. Monda Guðmar Þorleifsson and 95 more Anne Jackson Hana Lango Allen Cecilia M. Lindgren Jian’an Luan Reedik Mägi Joshua C. Randall Sailaja Vedantam Thomas W. Winkler Lu Qi Tsegaselassie Workalemahu Iris M. Heid Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir Heather M. Stringham Michael N. Weedon Eleanor Wheeler Andrew R. Wood Teresa Ferreira Robert J. Weyant Ayellet V. Segrè Karol Estrada Liming Liang James Nemesh Ju-Hyun Park Stefan Gustafsson Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen Jian Yang Nabila Bouatia‐Naji Tõnu Esko Mary F. Feitosa Zoltán Kutalik Massimo Mangino Soumya Raychaudhuri André Scherag Albert V. Smith Ryan Welch Wei Zhao Katja K.H. Aben Devin M. Absher Najaf Amin Anna Dixon Eva Fisher Nicole L. Glazer Michael E. Goddard Nancy L. Heard‐Costa Volker Hoesel Jouke‐Jan Hottenga Åsa Johansson Toby Johnson Shamika Ketkar Claudia Lamina Shengxu Li Miriam F. Moffatt Richard H. Myers Narisu Narisu John R. B. Perry Marjolein J. Peters Michael Preuß Samuli Ripatti Fernando Rivadeneira Camilla H. Sandholt Laura J. Scott Nicholas J. Timpson Jonathan P. Tyrer S. van Wingerden Richard M. Watanabe Charles C. White Fredrik Wiklund Cristina Barlassina Daniel I. Chasman Matthew N. Cooper John‐Olov Jansson Robert Lawrence Niina Pellikka Inga Prokopenko Jianxin Shi Elisabeth Thiering Helene Alavere Maria Teresa Sciarrone Alibrandi Peter Almgren Alice M. Arnold Thor Aspelund Larry D. Atwood Beverley Balkau Anthony J. Balmforth Amanda J. Bennett Yoav Ben‐Shlomo Richard N. Bergman Sven Bergmann Heike Biebermann Alexandra I. F. Blakemore Tanja Boes Lori L. Bonnycastle Stefan R. Bornstein Matthew A. Brown Thomas A. Buchanan

10.1038/ng.686 article EN Nature Genetics 2010-10-10
Hana Lango Allen Karol Estrada Guillaume Lettre Sonja I. Berndt Michael N. Weedon and 95 more Fernando Rivadeneira Cristen J. Willer Anne Jackson Sailaja Vedantam Soumya Raychaudhuri Teresa Ferreira Andrew R. Wood Robert J. Weyant Ayellet V. Segrè Elizabeth K. Speliotes Eleanor Wheeler Nicole Soranzo Ju‐Hyun Park Jian Yang Daníel F. Guðbjartsson Nancy L. Heard‐Costa Joshua C. Randall Lu Qi Albert V. Smith Reedik Mägi Tomi Pastinen Liming Liang Iris M. Heid Jian’an Luan Guðmar Þorleifsson Thomas W. Winkler Michael E. Goddard Ken Sin Lo Cameron D. Palmer Tsegaselassie Workalemahu Yurii S. Aulchenko Åsa Johansson M. Carola Zillikens Mary F. Feitosa Tõnu Esko Toby Johnson Shamika Ketkar Peter Kraft Massimo Mangino Inga Prokopenko Devin Absher Eva Albrecht Florian Ernst Nicole L. Glazer Caroline Hayward Jouke‐Jan Hottenga Kevin B. Jacobs Joshua W. Knowles Zoltán Kutalik Keri L. Monda Ozren Polašek Michael Preuß Nigel W. Rayner Neil R. Robertson Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir Jonathan P. Tyrer Benjamin F. Voight Fredrik Wiklund Jianfeng Xu Wei Zhao Dale R. Nyholt Niina Pellikka Markus Perola John R. B. Perry Ida Surakka Mari-Liis Tammesoo Elizabeth L. Altmaier Najaf Amin Thor Aspelund Tushar Bhangale Gabrielle Boucher Daniel I. Chasman Constance Chen Lachlan Coin Matthew N. Cooper Anna Dixon Quince Gibson Elin Grundberg Ke Hao Juhani Junttila Lee M. Kaplan Johannes Kettunen Inke R. König Tony Kwan Robert Lawrence Douglas F. Levinson Mattias Lorentzon Barbara McKnight Andrew P. Morris Martina Müller‐Nurasyid Julius S. Ngwa Shaun Purcell Suzanne Rafelt Rany M. Salem Erika Salvi

10.1038/nature09410 article EN Nature 2010-09-29
Cristen J. Willer Elizabeth K. Speliotes Ruth J. F. Loos Shengxu Li Cecilia M. Lindgren and 95 more Iris M. Heid Sonja I. Berndt Amanda L. Elliott Anne Jackson Claudia Lamina Guillaume Lettre Noha Lim Helen N. Lyon Steven A. McCarroll Konstantinos Papadakis Lu Qi Joshua C. Randall Rosa Maria Roccasecca Serena Sanna Paul Scheet Michael N. Weedon Eleanor Wheeler Jing Hua Zhao Leonie C. Jacobs Inga Prokopenko Nicole Soranzo Toshiko Tanaka Nicholas J. Timpson Peter Almgren Amanda J. Bennett Richard N. Bergman Sheila Bingham Lori L. Bonnycastle Matthew A. Brown Noel L. P. Burtt Peter S. Chines Lachlan Coin Francis S. Collins John Connell Cyrus Cooper George Davey Smith Elaine Dennison Parimal Deodhar Paul Elliott Michael R. Erdos Karol Estrada David M. Evans Lauren Gianniny Christian Gieger Christopher Gillson Candace Guiducci Rachel Hackett David Hadley Alistair S. Hall Aki S. Havulinna Johannes Hebebrand Albert Hofman Bo Isomaa Kevin B. Jacobs Toby Johnson Pekka Jousilahti Z Jovanović Kay‐Tee Khaw Peter Kraft Mikko Kuokkanen Johanna Kuusisto Jaana Laitinen Edward G. Lakatta Jian’an Luan Robert Luben Massimo Mangino Wendy L. McArdle Thomas Meitinger Antonella Mulas Patricia B. Munroe Narisu Narisu Andy Ness Kate Northstone Stephen O’Rahilly Carolin Purmann Matthew G. Rees Martin Ridderstråle Susan M. Ring Fernando Rivadeneira A Ruokonen Manjinder S. Sandhu Jouko Saramies Laura J. Scott Angelo Scuteri Kaisa Silander Matthew Sims Kijoung Song Jonathan Stephens Suzanne Stevens Heather M. Stringham Y. C. Loraine Tung Timo T. Valle Cornelia M. van Duijn Karani S. Vimaleswaran Péter Vollenweider

10.1038/ng.287 article EN Nature Genetics 2008-12-14
Iris M. Heid Anne Jackson Joshua C. Randall Thomas W. Winkler Lu Qi and 95 more Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir Guðmar Þorleifsson M. Carola Zillikens Elizabeth K. Speliotes Reedik Mägi Tsegaselassie Workalemahu Charles C. White Nabila Bouatia‐Naji Tamara B. Harris Sonja I. Berndt Erik Ingelsson Cristen J. Willer Michael N. Weedon Jian’an Luan Sailaja Vedantam Tõnu Esko Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen Zoltán Kutalik Shengxu Li Keri L. Monda Anna Dixon Chris Holmes Lee M. Kaplan Liming Liang Josine L. Min Miriam F. Moffatt Cliona Molony Geoffrey C. Nicholson Eric E. Schadt Krina T. Zondervan Mary F. Feitosa Teresa Ferreira Hana Lango Allen Robert J. Weyant Eleanor Wheeler Andrew R. Wood Karol Estrada Michael E. Goddard Guillaume Lettre Massimo Mangino Dale R. Nyholt Shaun Purcell Albert V. Smith Peter M. Visscher Jian Yang Steven A. McCarroll James Nemesh Benjamin F. Voight Devin Absher Najaf Amin Thor Aspelund Lachlan Coin Nicole L. Glazer Caroline Hayward Nancy L. Heard‐Costa Jouke‐Jan Hottenga Åsa Johansson Toby Johnson Marika Kaakinen Karen Kapur Shamika Ketkar Joshua W. Knowles Peter Kraft Aldi T. Kraja Claudia Lamina Michael F. Leitzmann Barbara McKnight Andrew P. Morris Ken K. Ong John R. B. Perry Marjolein J. Peters Ozren Polašek Inga Prokopenko Nigel W. Rayner Samuli Ripatti Fernando Rivadeneira Neil R. Robertson Serena Sanna Ulla Sovio Ida Surakka Alexander Teumer S. van Wingerden Véronique Vitart Wei Zhao Christine Cavalcanti-Proença Peter S. Chines Eva Fisher Jennifer R. Kulzer Cécile Lecœur Narisu Narisu Camilla H. Sandholt Laura J. Scott Kaisa Silander Klaus Stark Mari‐Liis Tammesoo

10.1038/ng.685 article EN Nature Genetics 2010-10-10

More than 1 million prostate biopsies are performed annually among Medicare beneficiaries. We determined the risk of serious complications requiring hospitalization. hypothesized that with emerging multidrug resistant organisms there may be an increasing infectious complications.In a 5% random sample participants in SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results) regions from 1991 to 2007 we compared 30-day hospitalization rates ICD-9 primary diagnosis codes for admissions between 17,472...

10.1016/j.juro.2011.06.057 article EN The Journal of Urology 2011-09-23
Sonja I. Berndt Stefan Gustafsson Reedik Mägi Andrea Ganna Eleanor Wheeler and 95 more Mary F. Feitosa Anne E. Justice Keri L. Monda Damien C. Croteau‐Chonka Felix R. Day Tõnu Esko Tove Fall Teresa Ferreira Davide Gentilini Anne Jackson Jian’an Luan Joshua C. Randall Sailaja Vedantam Cristen J. Willer Thomas W. Winkler Andrew R. Wood Tsegaselassie Workalemahu Yi‐Juan Hu Sang Lee Liming Liang Dan-Yu Lin Josine L. Min Benjamin M. Neale Guðmar Þorleifsson Jian Yang Eva Albrecht Najaf Amin Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham Gemma Cadby Martin den Heijer Niina Eklund Krista Fischer Anuj Goel Jouke‐Jan Hottenga Jennifer E. Huffman Ivonne Jarick Åsa Johansson Toby Johnson Stavroula Kanoni Marcus E. Kleber Inke R. König Kati Kristiansson Zoltán Kutalik Claudia Lamina Cécile Lecœur Li Guo Massimo Mangino Wendy L. McArdle Carolina Medina‐Gómez Martina Müller‐Nurasyid Julius S. Ngwa Ilja M. Nolte Lavinia Paternoster Sonali Pechlivanis Markus Perola Marjolein J. Peters Michael Preuß Lynda M. Rose Jianxin Shi Dmitry Shungin Albert V. Smith Rona J. Strawbridge Ida Surakka Alexander Teumer Mieke D. Trip Jonathan P. Tyrer Jana V. van Vliet‐Ostaptchouk Liesbeth Vandenput Lindsay L. Waite Wei Zhao Devin Absher Folkert W. Asselbergs Mustafa Atalay Antony Attwood Anthony J. Balmforth Hanneke Basart John Beilby Lori L. Bonnycastle Paolo Brambilla Marcel Bruinenberg Harry Campbell Daniel I. Chasman Peter S. Chines Francis S. Collins John Connell William Cookson Ulf dé Fairé Femmie de Vegt Mariano Dei Maria Dimitriou Sarah Edkins Karol Estrada David M. Evans Martin Farrall Maurizio Ferrario

10.1038/ng.2606 article EN Nature Genetics 2013-04-07

Abstract Physical activity has been associated with lower risks of breast and colorectal cancer in epidemiological studies; however, it is unknown if these associations are causal or confounded. In two-sample Mendelian randomisation analyses, using summary genetic data from the UK Biobank GWA consortia, we found that a one standard deviation increment average acceleration was (odds ratio [OR]: 0.51, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.27 to 0.98, P-value = 0.04) (OR: 0.66, CI: 0.48 0.90, 0.01)....

10.1038/s41467-020-14389-8 article EN cc-by Nature Communications 2020-01-30
Joshua C. Randall Thomas W. Winkler Zoltán Kutalik Sonja I. Berndt Anne Jackson and 95 more Keri L. Monda Tuomas O. Kilpeläinen Tõnu Esko Reedik Mägi Shengxu Li Tsegaselassie Workalemahu Mary F. Feitosa Damien C. Croteau‐Chonka Felix R. Day Tove Fall Teresa Ferreira Stefan Gustafsson Adam E. Locke Iain Mathieson André Scherag Sailaja Vedantam Andrew R. Wood Liming Liang Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir Guðmar Þorleifsson Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis Antigone S. Dimas Fredrik Karpe Josine L. Min Geoffrey C. Nicholson Deborah J. Clegg Thomas N. Person Jon P. Krohn Sabrina Bauer Christa Buechler Kristina Eisinger Amélie Bonnefond Philippe Froguel Jouke‐Jan Hottenga Inga Prokopenko Lindsay L. Waite Tamara B. Harris Albert V. Smith Alan R. Shuldiner Wendy L. McArdle Mark J. Caulfield Patricia B. Munroe Henrik Grönberg Yii-Der Ida Chen Li Guo J. Beckmann Toby Johnson Unnur Þorsteinsdóttir Maris Teder‐Laving Kay‐Tee Khaw Nicholas J. Wareham Wei Zhao Najaf Amin Ben A. Oostra Aldi T. Kraja Michael A. Province L. Adrienne Cupples Nancy L. Heard‐Costa Jaakko Kaprio Samuli Ripatti Ida Surakka Francis S. Collins Jouko Saramies Jaakko Tuomilehto Antti Jula Veikko Salomaa Jeanette Erdmann Christian Hengstenberg Christina Loley Heribert Schunkert Claudia Lamina H.-Erich Wichmann Eva Albrecht Christian Gieger Andrew A. Hicks Åsa Johansson Peter P. Pramstaller Sekar Kathiresan Elizabeth K. Speliotes Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Anna-Liisa Hartikainen Marjo‐Riitta Järvelin Ulf Gyllensten Dorret I. Boomsma Harry Campbell James F. Wilson Stephen J. Chanock Martin Farrall Anuj Goel Carolina Medina‐Gómez Fernando Rivadeneira Karol Estrada André G. Uitterlinden Albert Hofman M. Carola Zillikens

Given the anthropometric differences between men and women previous evidence of sex-difference in genetic effects, we conducted a genome-wide search for sexually dimorphic associations with height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, hip waist-to-hip-ratio (133,723 individuals) took forward 348 SNPs into follow-up (additional 137,052 total 94 studies. Seven loci displayed significant (FDR<5%), including four previously established (near GRB14/COBLL1, LYPLAL1/SLC30A10, VEGFA,...

10.1371/journal.pgen.1003500 article EN cc-by PLoS Genetics 2013-06-06
Matthew R. Robinson Aaron Kleinman Mariaelisa Graff Anna A. E. Vinkhuyzen David Couper and 95 more Michael B. Miller Wouter J. Peyrot Abdel Abdellaoui Brendan P. Zietsch Ilja M. Nolte Jana V. van Vliet‐Ostaptchouk Harold Snieder Behrooz Z. Alizadeh H. Marike Boezen Lude Franke Pim van der Harst Gerjan Navis Marianne G. Rots Harold Snieder Morris A. Swertz Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel Cisca Wijmenga Gonçalo R. Abecasis Devin Absher Helene Alavere Eva Albrecht Hana Lango Allen Peter Almgren Najaf Amin Philippe Amouyel Denise Anderson Alice M. Arnold Dominique Arveiler Thor Aspelund Folkert W. Asselbergs Themistocles L. Assimes Mustafa Atalay Antony Attwood Larry D. Atwood Stephan J. L. Bakker Beverley Balkau Anthony J. Balmforth Cristina Barlassina Inês Barroso Hanneke Basart Sabrina Bauer J. Beckmann John Beilby Amanda J. Bennett Yoav Ben‐Shlomo Richard N. Bergman Sven Bergmann Sonja I. Berndt Reiner Biffar Anna Maria Di Blasio Bernhard O. Boehm Michael Boehnke Heiner Boeing Eric Boerwinkle Jennifer L. Bolton Amélie Bonnefond Lori L. Bonnycastle Dorret I. Boomsma Ingrid B. Borecki Stefan R. Bornstein Nabila Bouatia‐Naji Gabrielle Boucher Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham Paolo Brambilla Marcel Bruinenberg Thomas A. Buchanan Christa Buechler Gemma Cadby Harry Campbell Mark J. Caulfield Christine Cavalcanti-Proença G Cesana Stephen J. Chanock Daniel I. Chasman Yii‐Der Ida Chen Peter S. Chines Deborah J. Clegg Lachlan Coin Francis S. Collins John Connell William Cookson Matthew N. Cooper Damien C. Croteau‐Chonka L. Adrienne Cupples Daniele Cusi Felix R. Day Ian N.M. Day George Dedoussis Mariano Dei Panos Deloukas Emmanouil T. Dermitzakis Antigone S. Dimas Maria Dimitriou Anna Dixon Marcus Dörr

10.1038/s41562-016-0016 article EN Nature Human Behaviour 2017-01-09

10.1038/ng.2456 article EN Nature Genetics 2012-11-11
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