Publications 2009 and earlier

Holtug K, Laverty G, Árnason SS., Skadhauge E. NH4+ secretion in the avian colon. An actively regulated barrier to ammonium permeation of the colon mucosa. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 153(3):258-26,2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.02.023

Arnadottir, H., Hvanndal, I., Andresdottir, V., Burr, S.E., Frey J and Gudmundsdottir, B. K. 2009. The AsaP1 peptidase of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. achromogenes is a highly conserved deuterolysin metalloprotease (family M35) and a major virulence factor. Journal of Bacteriology 191, 403–410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.00847-08

Bjornsdottir, R., Johannsdottir, J., Coe, J., Smaradottir, H., Agustsson, Th., Sigurgisladottir, S. and Gudmundsdottir, B.K. 2009. Survival and quality of halibut larvae (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L) in intensive farming: possible impact of the intestinal bacterial community. Aquaculture 286, 53–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2008.09.003

Bjornsdottir, B., Fridjonsson, O. H., Magnusdottir, S., Andresdottir, V., Hreggvidsson, G. O. Gudmundsdottir, B. K. 2009. Characterization of an extracellular vibriolysin of the fish pathogen Moritella viscosa. Veterinary Microbiology 136, 326–334. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.11.020

Bjornsdottir, B., Fast,M.D.,Sperker,s.a., Brown, L. L. and Gudmundsdottir, B. K. 2009. Effects of Moritella viscosa antigens on immune gene regulation in an Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) cell line (SHK-1). Fish & Shellfish Immunology 26, 858–863. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2009.03.015

Gudmundsdottir, S., Magnadottir, B., Bjornsdottir, B., Arnadottir, H., and Gudmundsdottir, B. K. 2009. Specific and natural antibody response of cod juveniles vaccinated against Vibrio anguillarum. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 26, 619–624.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2008.09.017

Magnadottir, B., Gudmundsdottir, S., Gudmundsdottir,B. K., and Helgason, S. 2009. Natural antibodies of cod (Gadus morhus L.): Specificity, activity and affinity. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B 154, 309–316. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.07.005

Bogdanovic, X., Singh, R. K., Hentschke, J., Gudmundsdóttir, B. K. and Hinrichs, W. 2009. Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of AsaP1_E294A and AsaP1_E294Q, two inactive mutants of the toxic zinc metallopeptidase AsaP1 from Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. achromogenes. Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications F65, 695-697. http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S1744309109020132

Hermannsdottir, R., Johannsdottir J., Smaradottir H., Sigurgisladottir S., Gudmundsdottir B.K. and Bjornsdottir R. 2009. Analysis of effects induced by a pollock protein hydrolysate on early development, innate immunity and the bacterial community structure of first feeding of Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) larvae. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 27, 595-602. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2009.05.007

Anna R. Magnusardottir, Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Holmfríidur Thorgeirsdottir, Geir Gunnlaugsson, Gudrun V. Skuladottir. Docosahexaenoic acid in red blood cells of women of reproductive age is positively associated with oral contraceptive use and physical activity. Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids, 2009, 80:27-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plefa.2008.10.004

Bauer GL, Christian P, Bergsteinsdóttir K, Hallsson JH, Gísladóttir BK, Schepsky A, Swing DA, O'Sullivan TN, Arnheiter H, Bismuth K, Debbache J, Fletcher CF, Warming S, Copeland NG, Jenkins NA, Steingrímsson E. Genetics. The role of MITF phosphorylation sites during coat color and eye development in mice analyzed by bacterial artificial chromosome transgene rescue. Genetics 2009 Jul 27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.109.103945

Asta Björk Jonsdottir, Maaike P.G. Vreeswijk, Ron Wolterbeek, Peter Devilee, Hans J. Tanke, Jorunn E. Eyfjörd, and Karoly Szuhai. BRCA2 heterozygosity delays cytokinesis in primary human fibroblasts. Cellular Oncology. 2009, 31:191-201. http://iospress.metapress.com/content/h3520331n5365714/

Halldorsson S, Gudjonsson T, Gottfredsson M, Singh PK, Gudmundsson GH, Baldursson O. Azithromycin Maintains Airway Epithelial Integrity During Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2009 Apr 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1165/rcmb.2008-0357OC

Agnarsson B, Ingthorsson S, Gudjonsson T, Leosson K. Evanescent-wave fluorescence microscopy using symmetric planar waveguides. Opt Express. 2009 Mar 30;17(7):5075-82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.005075

Anna R. Magnusardottir, Laufey Steingrimsdottir, Holmfridur Thorgeirsdottir, Arnar Hauksson, Gudrun V. Skuladottir. Red blood cell n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in first trimester of pregnancy are inversely associated with placental weight. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica, 2009, 88:91-97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00016340802616914

Ogmundsdóttir HM, Björnsson J, Holbrook WP. 2009. Role of TP53 in the progression of pre-malignant and malignant oral mucosal lesions: A follow-up study of 144 patients. J Oral Pathol Med. 2009 Mar 14. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0714.2009.00766.x

Ogmundsdóttir HM, Hilmarsdóttir H, Björnsson J, Holbrook WP. Longitudinal study of TP53 mutations in eight patients with potentially malignant orla mucosal disorders. J Oral Pathol Med. 2009 Mar 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0714.2009.00767.x

Ogmundsdóttir HM, Einarsdóttir HK, Steingrímsdóttir H, Haraldsdóttir V. 2009. Familial predisposition to monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia and multiple myeloma. Clin Lymphoma Myeloma. 2009 Mar;9(1):27-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.3816/CLM.2009.n.005

Tuomisto, J., Holl, K., Rantakokko, P., Koskela, P., Hallmans, G., Wadell, G., Stattin, P., Dillner, J., Ögmundsdottir, H.M., Vartiainen, T., Lehtinen, M. and Pukkala, E.2009. Maternal smoking during pregnancy and testicular cancer in the sons: a nested case-control study and a meta-analysis. European Journal of Cancer. 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2009.01.017

Holl K, Lundin E, Surcel HM, Grankvist K, Koskela P, Dillner J, Hallmans G, Wadell G, Olafsdottir GH, Ogmundsdottir HM, Pukkala E, Lehtinen M, Stattin P, Lukanova A. 2009. Endogenous steroid hormone levels in early oregnancy and risk of testicular cancer in the offspring: a nested case-referent study. Int J Cancer. 2009 Jun 15;124(12):2923-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijc.24312

Konrádsdóttir F, Ogmundsdóttir H, Sigurdsson V, Loftsson T. 2009. Drug targeting to the hair follicles: a cyclodextrin-based drug delivery. AAPS PharmSciTech. 2009;10(1):266-9. Epub 2009 Mar 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1208/s12249-009-9205-6

Stefansson OA, Jonasson JG, Johannsson OT, Olafsdottir K, Steinarsdottir M, Valgeirsdottir S, Eyfjord JE. Genomic profiling of breast tumours in relation to BRCA abnormalities and phenotypes. Breast Cancer Res. 2009;11(4):R47. Epub 2009 Jul 9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr2334

Sigridur K. Bodvarsdottir, Freyja Imsland, Bjorgvin Thorisson, Margret Steinarsdottir, Jorunn E. Eyfjord. 64,XX, SRY-, and ZFY-Negative Icelandic Horse Likely to Be True Hermaphrodite. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science 2009; 29(10): 734-738. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2009.08.007

Traustason, S., Eysteinsson, T., Agnarsson, B.A., Stefánsson, E: GABA agonists fail to protect the retina from ischemia-reperfusion injury. Experimental Eye Research, 88 (3), 261-366, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2008.07.019

Hardarson, SH, Basit, S., Jónsdóttir, TE., Eysteinsson, T., Halldorsson, G.H., Karlsson, R.A., Beach, JM, Benediktsson, J.A., Stefánsson, E: Oxygen saturation in human retinal vessels is higher in dark than in light. Invest. Ophthalm. Vis. Science, 50(5), 2308-2311, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.08-2576

Traustason, S., Hardarson, SH, Gottfredsdottir, MS, Eysteinsson, T., Karlsson, R.A., Harris, A., Stefánsson, E: Dorzolamide-Timolol Combination and Retinal Vessel Oxygen Saturation in Patients with Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 93, 1064-1067, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo.2008.148460

Hardarson, SH, Gottfredsdottir, MS, Halldorsson, GH, Karlsson, RA, Benediktsson, JA, Eysteinsson, T, Beach, JM, Harris, A, Stefansson, E: Glaucoma filtration surgery and retinal oxygen saturation. Invest. Ophthalm. Vis. Science, 50 (11), 5247-50, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.08-3117

Maier, V. H., Dorn, K., Gudmundsdóttir, B. K. and Gudmundsson, G.H. 2008. Characterisation of cathelicidin gene family members in divergent fish species. Molecular Immunology 45, 3723–3730. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molimm.2008.06.002
 
Lauzon H. L., Gudmundsdottir, S., Pedersen, M. H., Budde, B.B, and Gudmundsdottir, B.K. 2008. Isolation of putative probionts from cod rearing environment. Veterinary Microbiology 132, 328–339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.05.014
 
Anna L. Petursdottir, Susan A. Farr, John E. Morley, William A. Banks, Gudrun V. Skuladottir. Effect of Dietary n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Brain Lipid Fatty Acid Composition, Learning Ability, and Memory of Senescence-Accelerated Mouse. Journal of Gerontology: Biological Sciences, 2008 63A, 1153-60. http://biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/63/11/1153
 
Hoek KS, Schlegel NC, Eichhoff OM, Widmer DS, Praetorius C, Einarsson SO, Valgeirsdottir S, Bergsteinsdottir K, Schepsky A, Dummer R, Steingrimsson E. 2008. Novel MITF targets identified using a two-step DNA microarray strategy. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 21:665-676. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-148X.2008.00505.x
 
Sveinsdóttir, H. Gudmundsdóttir, Á. and Vilhelmsson, O. (2008). Proteomics. In: Handbook of Seafood and Seafood Products Analysis (Ed. Nollet-Toldra). CRC Press, CA, USA. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781420046359-c3
 
Freysdottir J, Omarsdottir S, Ingólfsdóttir K, Vikingsson A, Olafsdottir ES. In vitro and in vivo immunomodulating effects of traditionally prepared extract and purified compounds from Cetraria islandica. International Immunopharmacology,8: 423-430, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2007.11.007
 
Steingrimsson, E. 2008. All for one, one for all: alternative promoters and Mitf. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Res. 2008 May 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-148X.2008.00473.x
 
Carl A. Hubel, Robert W. Powers, Sunna Snaedal, Hilary S. Gammill, Roberta B. Ness, James M. Roberts and Reynir Arngrímsson. 2008. C-reactive protein is elevated 30 years after eclamptic pregnancy. Hypertension.
 
Antoniou AC, Cunningham AP, Peto J, Evans DG, Lalloo F, Narod SA, Risch HA, Eyfjord JE, Hopper JL, Southey MC, Olsson H, Johannsson O, Borg A, Passini B, Radice P, Manoukian S, Eccles DM, Tang N, Olah E, Anton-Culver H, Warner E, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Gorski B, Tryggvadottir L, Syrjakoski K, Kallioniemi OP, Eerola H, Nevanlinna H, Pharoah PD, Easton DF. The BOADICEA model of genetic susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancers: updates and extensions. Br J Cancer. 2008 Apr 22;98(8):1457-66. Epub 2008 Mar 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6604305
 
Patel M, Gomez S, Berg S, Petersen H, Almbladth P, Lindblad J, Magnusson M, Johansson R & Fransson PA. (2008). Effects of 24-hour and 36-hour sleep deprivation on human postural control and adaptation. Exp Brain Res Feb;185(2):165-73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-007-1143-5
 
Patel M, Fransson PA, Lush D, Petersen H, Magnusson M, Johansson R & Gomez S. (2008). The effects of foam surface properties on standing body movement. Acta Otolaryngol. (Stockh.). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00016480701827517
 
Pálsdóttir, H.M. and Gudmundsdóttir, Á. 2008.The novel trypsin Y from Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) - isolation, purification and characterization. Food Chemistry 111, 408-414. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2008.04.005
 
Sveinsdóttir, H., Vilhelmsson, O. and Gudmundsdóttir, Á. (2008). Proteome analysis of abundant proteins in two age groups of early Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part D: Genomics and Proteomics. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbd.2008.06.001
 
Birgir Briem, Örnólfur Þorvarðarson & Hannes Petersen (2008). Acute epiglottitis in Iceland 1983 – 2006. Auris Nasus Larynx. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anl.2008.03.012
 
Bismuth, K., Skuntz, S., Hallsson, J.H., Pak, E., Dutra, A.S., Steingrimsson, E., and Arnheiter, H. (2008). An unstable targeted allele of the mouse Mitf gene with a high somatic and germline reversion rate. Genetics 178, 259-272. http://dx.doi.org/10.1534/genetics.107.081893
 
Petersen, PH., Gudjonsson T., Sveinsson, O. (2008). The application of stem cells for research and treatment of neurological disorders / Notkun stofnfrumna til rannsókna og lækninga á taugasjúkdómum. The Icelandic Medical Journal / Læknablaðið. February, 94(2): 117-122. (In Icelandic). http://www.laeknabladid.is/2008/02/nr/3074
 
Audur Y. Thorlaksdottir, Jon J. Jonsson, Laufey Tryggvadottir, Gudrun V. Skuladottir, Anna L. Petursdottir, Helga M. Ogmundsdottir, Jorunn E. Eyfjord, Ingibjorg Hardardottir. Positive association Between DNA Strand Breaks in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Red Blood Cells from Women. Nutrition and Cancer 59 (1): 21-28 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01635580701365092
 
Bodvarsdottir, S.K., Hilmarsdottir, H., Birgisdottir, V., Steinarsdottir, M., Jonasson, J.G., and Eyfjord, J.E. (2007a). Aurora-A amplification associated with BRCA2 mutation in breast tumours. Cancer Lett 248, 96-102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2006.06.003
 
Bodvarsdottir, S.K., Steinarsdottir, M., Hilmarsdottir, H., Jonasson, J.G., and Eyfjord, J.E. (2007b). MYC amplification and TERT expression in breast tumor progression. Cancer Genet Cytogenet 176, 93-99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2007.04.002
 
Bodvarsdottir, S.K., Vidarsdottir, L., and Eyfjord, J.E. (2007c). AURKA and breast cancer in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16, 2517. http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0669
 
Burnett, L., McQueen, M.J., Jonsson, J.J., and Torricelli, F. (2007). IFCC position paper: report of the IFCC taskforce on ethics: introduction and framework. Clin Chem Lab Med 45, 1098-1104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/CCLM.2007.199
 
Freysdottir, J., Hardardottir, I., Gizurarson, S., and Vikingsson, A. (2007). Mucosal tolerance to KLH reduces BSA-induced arthritis in rats--an indication of bystander suppression. J Clin Immunol 27, 284-293.
 
Gudmundsdóttir, Á. and Bjarnason, J. (2007). Applications of cold adapted proteases in the food industry. In: Novel enzyme technology for food applications (Editor:Bob Rastall). Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK. Chapter 10, pp. 205-214. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/132312094
 
Halldorsson, S., Asgrimsson, V., Axelsson, I., Gudmundsson, G.H., Steinarsdottir, M., Baldursson, O., and Gudjonsson, T. (2007). Differentiation potential of a basal epithelial cell line established from human bronchial explant. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol Anim 43, 283-289. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11626-007-9050-4
 
Hallsson, J.H., Haflidadottir, B.S., Schepsky, A., Arnheiter, H., and Steingrimsson, E. (2007). Evolutionary sequence comparison of the Mitf gene reveals novel conserved domains. Pigment Cell Res 20, 185-200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0749.2007.00373.x
 
Hsu, J.C., Chang, J., Wang, T., Steingrimsson, E., Magnusson, M.K., and Bergsteinsdottir, K. (2007). Statistically designing microarrays and microarray experiments to enhance sensitivity and specificity. Brief Bioinform 8, 22-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbl023
 
Jenny Chang-Claude, Nadine Andrieu, Matti Rookus, Richard Brohet, Antonis C. Antoniou, Susan Peock, Rosemarie Davidson, Louise Izatt, Trevor Cole, Catherine Noguès, Elisabeth Luporsi, Laetitia Huiart, GENEPSO, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, Flora E. Van Leeuwen, Ana Osorio, Jorunn Eyfjord, Paolo Radice, David E. Goldgar, the IBCCS collaborators group, Douglas F Easton. Age at menarche and menopause and breast cancer risk in the International BRCA1/2 Carrier Cohort Study (IBCCS). Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers Prevention. Apr;16 (4):740-6. (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-06-0829
 
Jonasson, F., Sander, B., Eysteinsson, T., Jorgensen, T., and Klintworth, G.K. (2007). Sveinsson chorioretinal atrophy: the mildest changes are located in the photoreceptor outer segment/retinal pigment epithelium junction. Acta Ophthalmol Scand 85, 862-867. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0420.2007.01002.x
 
Linda Vidarsdottir, Sigridur K. Bodvarsdottir, Holmfridur Hilmarsdottir, Laufey Tryggvadottir & Jorunn E. Eyfjord. Breast cancer risk associated with Aurora-A 91T->A polymorphism in relation to BRCA2 mutation. Cancer Lett 250, 206-212 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2006.10.003
 
Magnusson, M.K., Henning, P., Myhre, S., Wikman, M., Uil, T.G., Friedman, M., Andersson, K.M., Hong, S.S., Hoeben, R.C., Habib, N.A., et al. (2007). Adenovirus 5 vector genetically re-targeted by an Affibody molecule with specificity for tumor antigen HER2/neu. Cancer Gene Ther 14, 468-479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.cgt.7701027
 
Pálsdóttir, H.M. and Gudmundsdóttir, Á. (2007).  Expression and purification of a cold-adapted group III trypsin in Escherichia coli. Prot. Expr. and Purif. 51, 243-252. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2006.06.008
 
Pálsdóttir, H.M. and Gudmundsdóttir, Á. (2007). Development of a qRT-PCR assay to determine the relative mRNA expression of two different trypsins in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Comp. Biochem and Biophys. 146, 26-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2006.08.016
 
Petursdottir, A.L., Farr, S.A., Morley, J.E., Banks, W.A., and Skuladottir, G.V. (2007). Lipid peroxidation in brain during aging in the senescence-accelerated mouse (SAM). Neurobiol Aging 28, 1170-1178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.05.033
 
Petursdottir, D.H., and Hardardottir, I. (2007). Dietary fish oil increases the number of splenic macrophages secreting TNF-alpha and IL-10 but decreases the secretion of these cytokines by splenic T cells from mice. J Nutr 137, 665-670. http://jn.nutrition.org/content/137/3/665
 
Sigridur K. Bodvarsdottir, Margret Steinarsdottir, Valgerdur Birgisdottir, Holmfridur Hilmarsdottir, Jon G. Jonasson, Jorunn E. Eyfjord. Aurora-A amplification associated with BRCA2 mutation in breast tumours. Cancer Lett. 248, 96-102 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2006.06.003
 
Sigridur K. Bodvarsdottir, Margret Steinarsdottir, Holmfridur Hilmarsdottir, Jon G. Jonasson and Jorunn E. Eyfjord. MYC amplification and TERT expression in breast tumour progression. Cancer Genet Cytogene. Jul 15;176(2):93-99 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2007.04.002
 
Sigridur K. Bodvarsdottir, Linda Vidarsdottir, Jorunn E. Eyfjord. AURKA and Breast Cancer in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 16 (11): 2517-2517 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0669
 
Skuladottir, I.H., Petursdottir, D.H., and Hardardottir, I. (2007). The effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on TNF-alpha and IL-10 secretion by murine peritoneal cells in vitro. Lipids 42, 699-706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11745-007-3081-1
 
Steingrimsdottir, H., Haraldsdottir, V., Olafsson, I., Gudnason, V., and Ogmundsdottir, H.M. (2007). Monoclonal gammopathy: natural history studied with a retrospective approach. Haematologica 92, 1131-1134. http://dx.doi.org/10.3324/haematol.11284
 
Thorlaksdottir AY, Jonsson JJ, Tryggvadottir L, Skuladottir GV, Petursdottir AL, Ogmundsdottir HM, Eyfjord JE, Hardardottir I. (2007). Positive association between DNA strand breaks in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and polyunsaturated fatty acids in red blood cells from women. Nutr Cancer. 59, 21-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01635580701365092
 
Tryggvadottir L, Vidarsdottir L, Thorgeirsson T, Jonasson JG, Olafsdottir EJ, Olafsdottir GH, Rafnar T, Thorlacius S, Jonsson E, Eyfjord JE, Tulinius H. Prostate Cancer Progression and Survival in BRCA2 Mutation Carriers. J Natl Cancer Inst. Jun 20;99(12):929-35. Epub 2007 Jun 12 (2007). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djm005
 
Sveinsdóttir, H., Thorarensen, H. and Gudmundsdóttir, Á. (2006). Involvement of trypsin and chymotrypsin activities in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) embryogenesis. Aquaculture 260, 307-314. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.06.009
 
Asgrimsson, V., Gudjonsson, T., Gudmundsson, G.H., and Baldursson, O. (2006). Novel effects of azithromycin on tight junction proteins in human airway epithelia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 50, 1805-1812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.50.5.1805-1812.2006
 
Bataillon, T., Mailund, T., Thorlacius, S., Steingrimsson, E., Rafnar, T., Halldorsson, M.M., Calian, V., and Schierup, M.H. (2006). The effective size of the Icelandic population and the prospects for LD mapping: inference from unphased microsatellite markers. Eur J Hum Genet 14, 1044-1053. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201669
 
Birgisdottir, V., Stefansson, O.A., Bodvarsdottir, S.K., Hilmarsdottir, H., Jonasson, J.G., and Eyfjord, J.E. (2006). Epigenetic silencing and deletion of the BRCA1 gene in sporadic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res 8, R38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/bcr1522
 
Bjarnadottir, H., Gudmundsson, B., Gudnason, J., and Jonsson, J.J. (2006). Encapsidation determinants located downstream of the major splice donor in the maedi-visna virus leader region. J Virol 80, 11743-11755. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01284-06
 
Bjornsson, H.T., Ellingsen, L.M., and Jonsson, J.J. (2006). Transposon-derived repeats in the human genome and 5-methylcytosine-associated mutations in adjacent genes. Gene 370, 43-50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2005.11.011
 
Eldon, B.J., Thorlacius, S., Jonsson, T., Jonasson, J.G., Kjartansson, J., Bodvarsson, S., Steingrimsson, E., and Rafnar, T. (2006). A population-based study on the familial aggregation of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Iceland. Eur J Cancer 42, 922-926. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2005.11.029
 
Gunnarsson, G.H., Gudmundsson, B., Thormar, H.G., Alfredsson, A., and Jonsson, J.J. (2006a). Two-dimensional strandness-dependent electrophoresis. Nat Protoc 1, 3011-3018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2006.477
 
Gunnarsson, G.H., Gudmundsson, B., Thormar, H.G., Alfredsson, A., and Jonsson, J.J. (2006b). Two-dimensional strandness-dependent electrophoresis: a method to characterize single-stranded DNA, double-stranded DNA, and RNA-DNA hybrids in complex samples. Anal Biochem 350, 120-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2005.12.013
 
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