Jaakko Kaprio

Jaakko Arthur Kaprio (born 23 April 1952) is a Finnish human geneticist. He is Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at the Department of Public Health of the University of Helsinki, where he also leads the twin study project. He was director of the Finnish Institute for Molecular Medicine (FIMM) starting in October 2015, and ending on 31 January 2018. He formerly held a research professorship funded by the Academy of Finland for five years. He has also served as president of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco's European Chapter, the International Society for Twin Studies, and the Behavior Genetics Association.

In 2022, he was elected a member of the Academia Europaea. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Genetic and Environmental Factors Underlying Parallel Changes in Body Mass Index and Alcohol Consumption: A 36-Year Longitudinal Study of Adult Twins

    Genetic and Environmental Factors Underlying Parallel Changes in Body Mass Index and Alcohol Consumption: A 36-Year Longitudinal Study of Adult Twins by Gabin Drouard, Karri Silventoinen, Antti Latvala, Jaakko Kaprio

    Published 2023-03-01
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    Branched-Chain Amino Acid Levels Are Related with Surrogates of Disturbed Lipid Metabolism among Older Men

    Branched-Chain Amino Acid Levels Are Related with Surrogates of Disturbed Lipid Metabolism among Older Men by Urho M Kujala, Markku Peltonen, Merja K. Laine, Merja K. Laine, Jaakko Kaprio, Jaakko Kaprio, Jaakko Kaprio, Olli. J. Heinonen, Jouko Sundvall, Johan G. Eriksson, Johan G. Eriksson, Johan G. Eriksson, Antti Jula, Seppo Sarna, Heikki Kainulainen

    Published 2016-11-01
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    Age at separation, residential mobility, and depressive symptoms among twins in late adolescence and young adulthood: a FinnTwin12 cohort study

    Age at separation, residential mobility, and depressive symptoms among twins in late adolescence and young adulthood: a FinnTwin12 cohort study by Zhiyang Wang, Alyce M. Whipp, Marja Heinonen-Guzejev, Jaakko Kaprio

    Published 2024-08-01
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    The role of adolescent lifestyle habits in biological aging: A prospective twin study

    The role of adolescent lifestyle habits in biological aging: A prospective twin study by Anna Kankaanpää, Asko Tolvanen, Aino Heikkinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Miina Ollikainen, Elina Sillanpää

    Published 2022-11-01
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    Adolescent leisure-time physical activity and eating disorders: a longitudinal population-based twin study

    Adolescent leisure-time physical activity and eating disorders: a longitudinal population-based twin study by Nadja Anis, Anna Keski-Rahkonen, Sara Kaartinen, Yasmina Silén, Jaakko Kaprio, Sari Aaltonen

    Published 2024-06-01
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    Pre-diagnosis blood DNA methylation profiling of twin pairs discordant for breast cancer points to the importance of environmental risk factors

    Pre-diagnosis blood DNA methylation profiling of twin pairs discordant for breast cancer points to the importance of environmental risk factors by Hannes Frederik Bode, Liang He, Jacob V. B. Hjelmborg, Jaakko Kaprio, Miina Ollikainen

    Published 2024-11-01
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    Suicide and depression in former contact sports participants: population-based cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysisResearch in context

    Suicide and depression in former contact sports participants: population-based cohort study, systematic review, and meta-analysisResearch in context by G. David Batty, Philipp Frank, Urho M. Kujala, Seppo J. Sarna, Jaakko Kaprio

    Published 2023-06-01
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    Genetic liability to disability pension in women and men: a prospective population-based twin study.

    Genetic liability to disability pension in women and men: a prospective population-based twin study. by Jurgita Narusyte, Annina Ropponen, Karri Silventoinen, Kristina Alexanderson, Jaakko Kaprio, Åsa Samuelsson, Pia Svedberg

    Published 2011-01-01
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    DNA methylation sites in early adulthood characterised by pubertal timing and development: a twin study

    DNA methylation sites in early adulthood characterised by pubertal timing and development: a twin study by Emir Sehovic, Stephanie M. Zellers, Markus K. Youssef, Aino Heikkinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Miina Ollikainen

    Published 2023-11-01
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    Tattoo ink exposure is associated with lymphoma and skin cancers – a Danish study of twins

    Tattoo ink exposure is associated with lymphoma and skin cancers – a Danish study of twins by Signe Bedsted Clemmensen, Jonas Mengel-From, Jaakko Kaprio, Henrik Frederiksen, Jacob von Bornemann Hjelmborg

    Published 2025-01-01
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    Longitudinal leisure-time physical activity profiles throughout adulthood and related characteristics: a 36-year follow-up study of the older Finnish Twin Cohort

    Longitudinal leisure-time physical activity profiles throughout adulthood and related characteristics: a 36-year follow-up study of the older Finnish Twin Cohort by Bram J. Berntzen, Asko Tolvanen, Urho M. Kujala, Karri Silventoinen, Eero Vuoksimaa, Jaakko Kaprio, Sari Aaltonen

    Published 2024-04-01
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    Novel epigenetic biomarkers for hematopoietic cancer found in twins

    Novel epigenetic biomarkers for hematopoietic cancer found in twins by Signe B. Clemmensen, Henrik Frederiksen, Jonas Mengel-From, Aino Heikkinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Jacob vB Hjelmborg

    Published 2024-09-01
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    Measurement invariance of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale and associations with genetic risk in older adults.

    Measurement invariance of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale and associations with genetic risk in older adults. by Toni T Saari, Maarit Piirtola, Aino Aaltonen, Teemu Palviainen, Anni Varjonen, Valtteri Julkunen, Juha O Rinne, Jaakko Kaprio, Eero Vuoksimaa

    Published 2024-01-01
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    Mental, physical, and social well-being and quality of life in healthy young adult twin pairs discordant and concordant for body mass index.

    Mental, physical, and social well-being and quality of life in healthy young adult twin pairs discordant and concordant for body mass index. by Sakris K E Kupila, Bram J Berntzen, Maheswary Muniandy, Aila J Ahola, Jaakko Kaprio, Aila Rissanen, Kirsi H Pietiläinen

    Published 2023-01-01
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    Mental, physical, and social well-being and quality of life in healthy young adult twin pairs discordant and concordant for body mass index

    Mental, physical, and social well-being and quality of life in healthy young adult twin pairs discordant and concordant for body mass index by Sakris K. E. Kupila, Bram J. Berntzen, Maheswary Muniandy, Aila J. Ahola, Jaakko Kaprio, Aila Rissanen, Kirsi H. Pietiläinen

    Published 2023-01-01
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    Noise sensitivity and hearing disability

    Noise sensitivity and hearing disability by Marja Heinonen-Guzejev, Tapani Jauhiainen, Heikki Vuorinen, Anne Viljanen, Taina Rantanen, Markku Koskenvuo, Kauko Heikkilä, Helena Mussalo-Rauhamaa, Jaakko Kaprio

    Published 2011-01-01
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    Lifestyle differences between co-twins are associated with decreased similarity in their internal and external exposome profiles

    Lifestyle differences between co-twins are associated with decreased similarity in their internal and external exposome profiles by Gabin Drouard, Zhiyang Wang, Aino Heikkinen, Maria Foraster, Jordi Julvez, Katja M. Kanninen, Irene van Kamp, Matti Pirinen, Miina Ollikainen, Jaakko Kaprio

    Published 2024-09-01
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    Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in nonagenarians: Associations with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health and cognitive characteristics.

    Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in nonagenarians: Associations with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health and co... by Sari Aaltonen, Mia Urjansson, Anni Varjonen, Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Paula Iso-Markku, Sara Kaartinen, Tommi Vasankari, Urho M Kujala, Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Eero Vuoksimaa

    Published 2023-01-01
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    Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in nonagenarians: Associations with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health and cognitive characteristics

    Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in nonagenarians: Associations with self-reported physical activity, anthropometric, sociodemographic, health and co... by Sari Aaltonen, Mia Urjansson, Anni Varjonen, Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Paula Iso-Markku, Sara Kaartinen, Tommi Vasankari, Urho M. Kujala, Karri Silventoinen, Jaakko Kaprio, Eero Vuoksimaa

    Published 2023-01-01
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    Exploring machine learning strategies for predicting cardiovascular disease risk factors from multi-omic data

    Exploring machine learning strategies for predicting cardiovascular disease risk factors from multi-omic data by Gabin Drouard, Juha Mykkänen, Jarkko Heiskanen, Joona Pohjonen, Saku Ruohonen, Katja Pahkala, Terho Lehtimäki, Xiaoling Wang, Miina Ollikainen, Samuli Ripatti, Matti Pirinen, Olli Raitakari, Jaakko Kaprio

    Published 2024-05-01
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