A genome-wide linkage and association study of musical aptitude identifies loci containing genes related to inner ear development and neurocognitive functions

J Oikkonen, Y Huang, P Onkamo, L Ukkola-Vuoti… - Molecular …, 2015 - nature.com
… The prior probability of LD given linkage (L) is also set to 0.02, so that in the absence of prior
linkage information P(L&LD)=0.0004. (See also WTCC Consortium 2007 24 … L Ukkola-Vuoti

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide copy number variation analysis in extended families and unrelated individuals characterized for musical aptitude and creativity in music

L Ukkola-Vuoti, C Kanduri, J Oikkonen, G Buck… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
… Liisa Ukkola-Vuoti , Contributed equally to this work with: Liisa Ukkola-Vuoti, Chakravarthi
Kanduri … Contributed equally to this work with: Liisa Ukkola-Vuoti, Chakravarthi Kanduri …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of listening to music on human transcriptome

…, P Raijas, M Ahvenainen, AK Philips, L Ukkola-Vuoti… - PeerJ, 2015 - peerj.com
Although brain imaging studies have demonstrated that listening to music alters human brain
structure and function, the molecular mechanisms mediating those effects remain unknown…

Music-listening regulates human microRNA expression

…, P Raijas, M Ahvenainen, AK Philips, L Ukkola-Vuoti… - Epigenetics, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Music-listening and performance have been shown to affect human gene expression. In
order to further elucidate the biological basis of the effects of music on the human body, we …

[HTML][HTML] Association of the arginine vasopressin receptor 1A (AVPR1A) haplotypes with listening to music

L Ukkola-Vuoti, J Oikkonen, P Onkamo… - Journal of human …, 2011 - nature.com
Music is listened in all cultures. We hypothesize that willingness to produce and perceive
sound and music is social communication that needs musical aptitude. Here, listening to music …

[HTML][HTML] Creative activities in music–a genome-wide linkage analysis

…, T Kuusi, P Peltonen, P Raijas, L Ukkola-Vuoti… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Creative activities in music represent a complex cognitive function of the human brain,
whose biological basis is largely unknown. In order to elucidate the biological background of …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting signatures of positive selection associated with musical aptitude in the human genome

…, J Oikkonen, K Karma, P Raijas, L Ukkola-Vuoti… - Scientific Reports, 2016 - nature.com
Abilities related to musical aptitude appear to have a long history in human evolution. To
elucidate the molecular and evolutionary background of musical aptitude, we compared …

Cardiovascular event rate and death in high‐risk secondary prevention patient cohort in Finland: A registry study

I Toppila, L UkkolaVuoti, J Perttilä… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… (LDL) was 2.80 mmol/l (SD ± 1.03 mmol/l), and LDL of the third quartile was 3.4 mmol/l. …
Liisa Ukkola-Vuoti and Iiro Toppila drafted the first draft of the manuscript. Julia Perttilä, Outi …

[HTML][HTML] The burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis in Finnish occupational healthcare

M Summanen, L Ukkola-Vuoti, S Kurki… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2021 - Springer
Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability and pain especially among
older adults, but it is also known to affect working age individuals, often leading to reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of disease severity on comorbid conditions in atopic dermatitis: nationwide registry-based investigation in Finnish adults

V Kiiski, L Ukkola-Vuoti, J Vikkula, M Ranta… - Acta Dermato …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The majority of registry studies on atopic dermatitis include only patients and diagnoses
from specialized healthcare. The aim of this retrospective, real-world cohort study was to …