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A forerunner in the global landscape of genomics research projects. The study has collected and analysed genome and health data from >500,000 Finnish biobank donors to understand the genetic basis of diseases.
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We are proud to welcome Alnylam Pharmaceuticals as the 15th pharma company to join our public-private partnership! Alnylam brings world-leading expertise in RNAi therapeutics to the consortium, further enriching the scientific and translational potential of the study. www.finngen.fi/en/alnylam-b...
Alnylam Becomes Newest Partner in FinnGen Consortium | FinnGen
FinnGen is proud to welcome Alnylam Pharmaceuticals as its newest industry partner. As the 15th pharmaceutical company to join the public-private partnership, Alnylam brings world-leading expertise in...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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FinnGen-aineistoa hyödyntänyt LL Joel Räsäsen normaalipaineisen hydrokefalian eli NPH-taudin geneettistä taustaa käsittelevä väitöskirja tarkastetaan tänään Itä-Suomen yliopiston terveystieteiden tiedekunnassa Kuopion kampuksella. Tilaisuutta voi seurata myös verkossa:
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LL Joel Räsänen, väitös 31.10.2025: Uusi tieto NPH-taudin geneettisestä taustasta voi auttaa valottamaan taudin syntymekanismeja
NPH-taudin genominlaajuinen tutkimus on ensimmäinen laatuaan maailmassa ja sen tulokset tarjoavat merkittävästi uutta tietoa taudin geneettisistä tekijöistä.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Large biobank projects like #FinnGen help in uncovering genetic factors that influence cancer risk and outcomes, enhancing risk prediction & biomarker and drug target discovery.
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Unlocking the potential of FinnGen to advance cancer research - Nature Reviews Cancer
Large biobank projects such as FinnGen have enabled systematic searches for inherited factors that causally influence a wide range of human traits, including cancer risk and outcome. These explorations provide genetic insights for various aspects of cancer research, including improved risk prediction, enhanced biomarker and drug target discovery, and personalized medicine.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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If you are in or around Turku tomorrow, don’t miss Prof. Mark Daly’s @biocityturku.bsky.social guest seminar highlighting the latest FinnGen discoveries!
📆21st Oct at 12:00-13:00, Presidentti auditorium, BioCity
Title: FinnGen and the road ahead in human genetics
🔗 biocityturku.fi/events/bioci...
Mark Daly stands smiling with arms crossed against a white background featuring light green abstract biological shapes. The logo “BioCity Turku” appears near the bottom left.
October 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Day 4 at #ASHG2025 and the FinnGen team is still going strong! 💪🧬
Visit today’s FinnGen posters (see the thread) and swing by booth #147 for some Finnish candies and great conversation!
October 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Excited (😁) to share a commentary on @finngen.bsky.social & cancer research, co-written with Mervi Aavikko & @dalygene.bsky.social!!

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October 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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So much great FinnGen science on display again today at #ASHG2025! Make sure to visit the posters listed here, and stop by at our booth (# 147) for some Finnish salmiakki!
October 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Here’s a look at today’s FinnGen-related posters at #ASHG25, showcasing some of our research community's latest discoveries.
October 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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#ASHG2025 in Boston is off to a great start!
The FinnGen team is ready and waiting for you at Booth #147! Come say hi, explore insights from one of the world’s largest genomics initiatives and grab a FinnGen canvas bag (and other goodies)!
Two representatives at the FinnGen booth at the ASHG conference, standing behind a white counter with the FinnGen logo. The booth displays banners and screens in the background, and several navy-blue FinnGen canvas bags are visible on the side.
October 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Just in time for #ASHG2025, a new FinnGen public data release is live!
This release features the first clinical laboratory value association results. Analyses cover 383 lab measurements (OMOPIDs) with data from ≥1,000 participants each.
Access the results here: www.finngen.fi/en/access_re...
FinnGen public release October 14: The first set of clinical laboratory value GWAS results. FinnGen logo and a black-and-white abstract genetic data pattern at the bottom. Graphics credits: Aalto University, Visual Communication Design Team.
October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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We’re getting ready for an exciting week at #ASHG2025 in Boston! Come meet the FinnGen team at booth 147 - we’ll be sharing updates and showcasing new public resources and tools. Plus, don’t miss the various presentations featuring FinnGen results across the program!
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Meet FinnGen at the ASHG 2025! | FinnGen
Results based on the FinnGen data are presented in almost 40 talks or posters during the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) in Boston, October 14-18. We also have a b...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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💥 New preprint & our first RCT! 💥

Does an extremely high or low BMI polygenic score influence weight loss after a diet intervention?

GENEROOS is a 6-month randomized diet vs. control trial testing if genetic predisposition to higher BMI affects weight loss in overweight adults
October 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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FinnGen is in the spotlight!
In EP 204 of #TheGeneticsPodcast, Prof. @sripatti.bsky.social, director of @fimm-uh.bsky.social, discusses how FinnGen’s data are helping translate genetics into real-world clinical tools, such as polygenic risk scores & treatment prediction.
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Podcast cover image for The Genetics Podcast Episode 204. The background is orange with faint letters A, C, T, G. On the right is a portrait of Samuli Ripatti wearing glasses and a suit. The title text reads: 'Bringing cardiovascular genetics and biobank discoveries into the clinic.' Below: 'With Samuli Ripatti of the University of Helsinki.' A label in the bottom right corner shows 'Ep 204'.
September 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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This week, ~230 national and international FinnGen partner researchers came together in Helsinki for our annual F2F-meeting at Kalastajatorppa. The excellent scientific presentations and exchange of ideas will help shape the next phase of FinnGen and advance our scientific goals. Thank you!
A group photo of the meeting participants raising their glasses.
September 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Congratulations to the winners of the FinnGen Publication Prize 2025! 🎉

🏆 Jakob German (FIMM/UH)
🏆 Ville Salo (University of Oulu)

This annual prize is announced during our F2F meeting, celebrating outstanding science from the past year.
A big thank you to Scellex for sponsoring this year’s prize!
Blue background with confetti and the title “FinnGen Prize for the Best Papers 2025.” On the left, a photo of Jakob German (FIMM/UH) above the title and journal reference: Nature Medicine, June 2025, with the paper title: Incorporating genetic data improves target trial emulations and informs the use of polygenic scores in randomized controlled trial design. On the right, a photo of Ville Salo (University of Oulu) above the title and journal reference: Nature Communications, Nov 2024, with the paper title: Genome-wide meta-analysis conducted in three large biobanks expands the genetic landscape of lumbar disc herniations. The center features the FinnGen logo and text “The prize is sponsored by Scellex – single cell solutions.”
September 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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It's the FinnGen Helsinki F2F time of the year! Our Scientific Director Aarno Palotie just kicked off this year's meeting by warmly welcoming our international and local guests. The next two days will be all about exciting science, great discussions, and catching up with colleagues.
Aarno Palotie presenting, with a slide showing the timeline of the FinnGen project.
September 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Our trisomy work is now online! 🚀

Got curious after reading our short PheWAS paper? 👀
Catch me 🌠 & my talk 🎤 this October at #ASHG25 in Boston!

Yes, I am still endlessly curious about sex chromosome aneuploidies - whether it's somatic (X/Y loss) or germline (trisomies)!! 💘
August 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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📣Online now!
📄 #PheWAS of male and female sex chromosome trisomies in 1.5 million participants of MVP, FinnGen, and UK Biobank
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Phenome-wide association study of male and female sex chromosome trisomies in 1.5 million participants of MVP, FinnGen, and UK Biobank
We examined disease associations for sex chromosome trisomies (SCTs) by performing a phenome-wide association study in 2,769 individuals with SCT (47,XXY: 1,319; 47,XYY: 1,108; and 47,XXX: 342). Many ...
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August 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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We are looking for a Data Scientist to support our clinically oriented research teams in generating insights from decades of rich, longitudinal health data. If you are inspired by the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research at a global scale, apply here:
jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
Recruitment banner for a Data Scientist position for the FinnGen project. Left: Large FinnGen logo. Right: Black text reads ‘DATA SCIENTIST for the FinnGen project.’ Below are the logos of FIMM and University of Helsinki. Bold black text at the bottom reads ‘APPLY BY 14 SEP.
August 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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📢 Another month, another set of impactful studies!
Here are the papers published in July 2025 that utilized FinnGen data and credited us as a co-author.
Exciting to see our resource advancing science across medical fields.
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August 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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A new FinnGen-based study by researchers from Tampere University & @ki.se has identified genetic variants linked to brain function, immune defence and metabolism that contribute to the development of frailty in older people.
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Genes reveal why some older people suffer from frailty
A new study has identified genetic variants linked to brain function, immune defence and metabolism that contribute to the development of frailty in older people. The study, published in Nature Aging ...
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August 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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📢 Our newest batch of scientific publications! 📢
Here are the papers published during June 2025 that used FinnGen data and credited us as a co-author. Thread👇 #FinnGen #genetics
July 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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📢 A fresh batch of scientific discoveries!

Here are the papers published in May 2025 that used FinnGen data and credited us as a co-author.

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Screenshots of the title pages of the five publications mentioned in this thread, on a blue background, with the logo of FinnGen in the upper right corner.
June 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Suomalaisessa väestössä esiintyvä harvinainen TYROBP-geenimuutos lisää riskiä sairastua Alzheimerin tautiin, osoitti Itä-Suomen yliopiston johtama, FinnGeniä hyödyntänyt tutkimus. Geenimuutos vaikuttaa aivojen tulehdusta säätelevien mikrogliasolujen toimintaan.
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Tutkijat löysivät suomalaisilta uuden Alzheimerin taudin riskiä lisäävän geenimuutoksen
Suomalaisessa väestössä esiintyvä harvinainen TYROBP-geenimuutos lisää merkittävästi riskiä sairastua Alzheimerin tautiin. Geenimuutos vaikuttaa aivojen tulehdusta säätelevien mikrogliasolujen toimint...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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📢 Here comes a list of papers published in April 2025, where FinnGen has been utilized and listed as a co-author. Great to see our data driving such an impactful science!
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April 30, 2025 at 8:45 AM