Hjalgrim H

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus · active 2014-2023

Study types

  • preprint 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 1
  • chronic_pelvic_pain 1
  • infertility 1
2023
Cohort Profile: The Danish Blood Donor Study.
International journal of epidemiology ·doi:10.1093/ije/dyac194
2019
DBDS Genomic Cohort, a prospective and comprehensive resource for integrative and temporal analysis of genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors affecting health of blood donors.
BMJ open ·doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-028401

PurposeTo establish a cohort that enables identification of genomic factors that influence human health and empower increased blood donor health and safe blood transfusions. Human health is complex and involves several factors, a major one …

preprint 2018
Large-scale genome-wide association meta-analysis of endometriosis reveals 13 novel loci and genetically-associated comorbidity with other pain conditions
·doi:10.1101/406967

Abstract Endometriosis is a common complex inflammatory condition characterised by the presence of endometrium-like tissue outside the uterus, mainly in the pelvic area. It is associated with chronic pelvic pain and infertility, and its pat…

2014
Combined oral contraception and obesity are strong predictors of low-grade inflammation in healthy individuals: results from the Danish Blood Donor Study (DBDS).
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088196

BackgroundC-reactive protein (CRP) is a well-established marker of inflammation. The level of CRP is affected by several lifestyle factors. A slightly increased CRP level, also known as low-grade inflammation (LGI), is associated with incre…