Janne Pitkäniemi

A genome-wide scan for type 1 diabetes susceptibility genes in nuclear families with multiple affected siblings in Finland (2007)

Qiao, Qing, Österholm, Anne-May, He, Bing, Pitkäniemi, Janne, Cordell, Heather J, Sarti, Cinzia, ...

Abstract Background A genome-wide search for genes that predispose to type 1 diabetes using linkage analysis was performed using 900 microsatellite markers in 70 nuclear families with affected...

Potts model for haplotype associations (2005)

Moltchanova, Elena V, Pitkäniemi, Janne, Haapala, Laura

Abstract Bayesian spatial modeling has become important in disease mapping and has also been suggested as a useful tool in genetic fine mapping. We have implemented the Potts model and applied it to...

Increasing incidence of Type 1 diabetes – role for genes? (2004)

Pitkäniemi, Janne, Onkamo, Päivi, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Arjas, Elja

Abstract Background The incidence of Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is increasing fast in many populations. The reasons for this are not known, although an increase in the penetrance of the...