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Jón Jóhannes Jónsson - Professor
–
School of Health Sciences
Jón Jóhannes Jónsson
Íslenska
Professor
Professor and Chair
Location
Læknagarður / Lg-505
Phone
525 - 4845
Email
jonjj [at] hi.is
Unit
Biochemistry
Website
http://www.hi.is/nam/lifsam/JonJJ/forsidajjj.htm
Curriculum Vitae
Jón Jóhannes Jónsson - Curriculum Vitae
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5084-8374
Research portal – Jón Jóhannes Jónsson
Courses 2024 - 2025
LÆK222G - Cell biology and genetics
LÆK408G - Molecular Life Sciences B
LÆK314G - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology A
LÆK105F - Clinical Biochemistry
LÆK310G - Molecular Life Sciences
LÆK410G - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B
Collaboration
Sweden
,
Various
,
Various
Education
1992
,
Ph.D.
,
University of Minnesota, PhD
,
1983
,
Embættispróf
,
,
Professional Experience
2002 -
,
Directir of Genetics and Molecular Medicine,
Landspítali - University Hospital
2011 -
,
Professor,
Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1997 -
2002,
Director of Clinical Biohemistry,
Landspítali - University Hospital
1996 -
2002,
Associate professor, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Iceland
1983 -
1986,
General postgraduate medical training,
Landspítali - University Hospital, University of Minnesota and Yale University
Published works
2024
Molecular Pathology of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 in Iceland
Molecular Genetics and Genomic Medicine
2023
Lyfjaþolinn háþrýstingur – hjáhnoðuæxli
Læknablaðið
Genetic Subtypes and Outcome of Patients Aged 1 to 45 Years Old With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in the NOPHO ALL2008 Trial
HemaSphere
Person-centered genetic counselling
A population-based survey of FBN1 variants in Iceland reveals underdiagnosis of Marfan syndrome
European Journal of Human Genetics
2022
Population-level deficit of homozygosity unveils CPSF3 as an intellectual disability syndrome gene
Nature Communications
Aukin notkun á erfðaheilbrigðisþjónustu á Íslandi árin 2012-2017
Læknablaðið
Aukin notkun á erfðaheilbrigðisþjónustu á Íslandi árin 2012-2017
Læknablaðið
Aukin notkun á erfðaheilbrigðisþjónustu á Íslandi árin 2012-2017
Laeknabladid
2021
Monoamine oxidase A activity in fibroblasts as a functional confirmation of MAOA variants
JIMD Reports
Aukin notkun á erfðaheilbrigðisþjónustu á Íslandi árin 2012-2017
Læknablaðið
Undiagnosed Phenylketonuria Can Exist Everywhere
Journal of Pediatrics
Molecular genetics of inherited retinal degenerations in Icelandic patients
Clinical Genetics
2020
Web-based return of BRCA2 research results
European Journal of Human Genetics
2019
Ethical issues in precision medicine
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
Electronically ascertained extended pedigrees in breast cancer genetic counseling
Familial Cancer
2018
Northern lights assay: a versatile method for comprehensive detection of DNA damage
Nucleic Acids Research
Microgels and apparatus for PAGE of nucleic acids in one or two dimensions
BioTechniques
2016
Counsellee’s experience of cancer genetic counselling with pedigrees that automatically incorporate genealogical and cancer database information
Journal of Community Genetics
2015
Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population
Nature Genetics
Variability of ethics education in laboratory medicine training programs
Clinica Chimica Acta
Impact of different ChIP-Seq protocols on DNA integrity and quality of bioinformatics analysis results
Briefings in Functional Genomics
2014
First trimester detection of trisomy 16 using combined biochemical and ultrasound screening
Prenatal Diagnosis
Fjölskyldusaga og ættartré
Laeknabladid
Erfdarádgjöf og sálfélagslegir pættir
Laeknabladid
Erfoaráogjöf vegna krabbameina
Laeknabladid
Erfðaráðgjöf á meðgöngu
Laeknabladid
Membrane transporters in a human genome-scale metabolic knowledgebase and their implications for disease
Frontiers in Physiology
2013
Iceland - Genetic counseling services
Journal of Genetic Counseling
The use of genealogy databases for risk assessment in genetic health service
Journal of Community Genetics
Importance of the efficiency of double-stranded DNA formation in cDNA synthesis for the imprecision of microarray expression analysis
Clinical Chemistry
A community-driven global reconstruction of human metabolism
Nature Biotechnology
2012
Enhanced interpretation of newborn screening results without analyte cutoff values
Genetics in Medicine
Distribution of a marker of germline methylation differs between major families of transposon-derived repeats in the human genome
Gene
A de novo 1.13 Mb microdeletion in 12q13.13 associated with congenital distal arthrogryposis, intellectual disability and mild dysmorphism
European Journal of Medical Genetics
The Scientific Program of the XXXIIIth Nordic Congress in Clinical Chemistry in Reykjavik, Iceland June 12th-15th, 2012
Klinisk Biokemi i Norden
The distribution of a germline methylation marker suggests a regional mechanism of LINE-1 silencing by the piRNA-PIWI system
BMC Genetics
A compendium of inborn errors of metabolism mapped onto the human metabolic network
Molecular BioSystems
2011
Mutations in multiple PKD genes may explain early and severe polycystic kidney disease
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Clinical validation of cutoff target ranges in newborn screening of metabolic disorders by tandem mass spectrometry: a worldwide collaborative project.
Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics
2010
Bráðir kviðverkir af völdum slitróttrar bráðaporfýríu : sjúkratilfelli og yfirlit
Læknablaðið
Tyrosine kinase mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors in a nation-wide study in Iceland
APMIS
Sjúkratilfelli - Lífshættulegar truflanir á blóosöltum hjá átta vikna dreng
Laeknabladid
Effects of knowledge, education, and experience on acceptance of first trimester screening for chromosomal anomalies
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
2009
HapMap methylation-associated SNPs, markers of germline DNA methylation, positively correlate with regional levels of human meiotic recombination
Genome Research
Genome-scale network analysis of imprinted human metabolic genes
Epigenetics
2007
Two-dimensional strandness-dependent electrophoresis
Nature Protocols
IFCC Position Paper
Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Positive association between DNA strand breaks in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and polyunsaturated fatty acids in red blood cells from women
Nutrition and Cancer
2006
Transposon-derived repeats in the human genome and 5-methylcytosine- associated mutations in adjacent genes
Gene
Encapsidation determinants located downstream of the major splice donor in the maedi-visna virus leader region
Journal of Virology
Positive association between plasma antioxidant capacity and n-3 PUFA in red blood cells from Icelandic women.
Lipids
Two-dimensional strandness-dependent electrophoresis
Analytical Biochemistry
Positive association between plasma antioxidant capacity and n-3 PUFA in red blood cells from Icelandic women.
Lipids
2005
Spennuvisnun (Dystrophia Myotonica)
Læknabladid
A rapid real-time qRT-PCR assay for ovine β-actin mRNA
Journal of Biotechnology
2004
IFCC Taskforce on Ethics
Two-dimensional conformation-dependent electrophoresis (2D-CDE) to separate DNA fragments containing unmatched bulge from complex DNA samples.
Nucleic Acids Research
2003
Quantitative assays for maedi-visna virus genetic sequences and mRNA's based on RT-PCR with real-time FRET measurements
Virology
2001
Lífefnaskimun fyrir fósturgöllum
Læknablaðið
2000
"Supercharged cells" for delivery of recombinant human iduronate-2-sulfatase
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism
1999
Identification and characterization of a highly conserved protein absent in the Alport syndrome (A), mental retardation (M), midface hypoplasia (M), and elliptocytosis (E) contiguous gene deletion syndrome
Genomics
1998
Alport syndrome, mental retardation, midface hypoplasia, and elliptocytosis: a new X-linked contiguous gene deletion syndrome?
Journal of Medical Genetics
FACL4, a new gene encoding long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase 4, is deleted in a family with Alport syndrome, elliptocytosis and mental retardation
Genomics
1997
Molecular characterization of patients with 18q23 deletions
American Journal of Human Genetics
1996
Svipgerðareinun á meingenum og aðrar nýjar aðferðir við erfðamengisrannsóknir
Preclinical studies of lymphocyte gene therapy for mild Hunter syndrome (mucupolysaccharidosis type II)
Human Gene Therapy
1995
From mutation mapping to phenotype cloning
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Intact retrovirus-mediated transduction of an engineered intron-containing purine nucleosidephosphorylase gene
Human Gene Therapy
Molecular genetic diagnosis of mucupolyaccharidosis type II (Hunter syndrome) by automated sequencing and computer- assisted interpretation: Toward mutation mapping of the iduronate-2-sulfatase gene
American Journal of Human Genetics
1994
An enchanger in the first intron of the human purine nucleoside phosphorylase-encoding gene
Gene
1992
Intron requirement for expression of the human purine nucleoside phosphorylase gene
Nucleic Acids Research
1991
Herpes simplex viros thymidine kinase enzymatic assay in transient transfection experiments using thymidine kinase deficient cells
Analytical Biochemistry
Járnbúskapur fullorðinna Íslendinga : tíðni járnskorts og járnofhleðslu
Læknablaðið
Sequence and functional characterization of the human purine nucleoside phosphorylase promoter
Nucleic Acids Research
Prevalence of iron deficiency and iron overload in the adult Icelandic Population
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
1986
Segaleysandi meðferð við bráðri kransæðastíflu. Árangur af meðferð hjá fyrstu þrjátíu og þremur íslensku sjúklingunum
Læknablaðið
1985
Homosystínmiga á Íslandi
Læknablaðið
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