Dr. Lina Zgaga

• Genetics of Personality Consortium, de Moor MH, van den Berg SM, Verweij KJ,... Zgaga L, ...et al., Meta-analysis of Genome-wide Association Studies for Neuroticism, and the Polygenic Association With Major Depressive Disorder, JAMA Psychiatry, 72, (7), 2015, p642-50Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Ibrahim-Verbaas CA, Bressler J, Debette S, Schuur M, Smith AV, Bis JC, Davies G, Trompet S, Smith JA, Wolf C, Chibnik LB, Liu Y, Vitart V, Kirin M, Petrovic K, Polasek O, Zgaga L, et al., GWAS for executive function and processing speed suggests involvement of the CADM2 gene, Molecular Psychiatry, epub ahead of print, 2015Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Debette S, Ibrahim Verbaas CA, Bressler J, Schuur M, Smith A, Bis JC, ... Zgaga L, ... et al., Genome-wide studies of verbal declarative memory in nondemented older people: the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology consortium., Biological Psychiatry, 77, (8), 2015, p749-63Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Davies G, Armstrong N, Bis JC, Bressler J, Chouraki V, Giddaluru S, Hofer E, Ibrahim-Verbaas CA, Kirin M, Lahti J, van der Lee SJ, Le Hellard S, Liu T, Marioni RE, Oldmeadow C, Postmus I, Smith AV, Smith JA, Thalamuthu A, Thomson R, Vitart V, Wang J, Yu L, Zgaga L, et al. , Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53949)., Molecular Psychiatry, 20, (2), 2015, p183-92Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Shungin D, Winkler TW, Croteau-Chonka DC, ...Morris AP, Lindgren CM, Mohlke KL (L Zgaga for The ReproGen Consortium), New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution., Nature, 518, (7538), 2015, p187-96Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Locke AE, Kahali B, Berndt SI,... Hirschhorn JN, Loos RJ, Speliotes EK (L Zgaga for the The ReproGen Consortium), Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology., Nature, 518, (7538), 2015, p197-206Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• van den Berg SM, de Moor MH, Verweij KJ, Krueger RF, Luciano M, et al., Meta-analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Extraversion: Findings from the Genetics of Personality Consortium., Behav Genet. , epub ahead of print, 2015Journal Article, 2015
• Holleran G, Hall B, Zgaga L, Breslin N, McNamara D., The natural history of small bowel angiodysplasia., Scand J Gastroenterol, epub ahead of print, 2015Journal Article, 2015
• Timofeeva MN, Kinnersley B, Farrington SM, Whiffin N, Palles C, Svinti V, Lloyd A, Gorman M, Ooi LY, Hosking F, Barclay E, Zgaga L, Dobbins S, Martin L, Theodoratou E, Broderick P, Tenesa A, Smillie C, Grimes G, Hayward C, Campbell A, Porteous D, Deary IJ, et al., Recurrent Coding Sequence Variation Explains Only A Small Fraction of the Genetic Architecture of Colorectal Cancer., Science Reports, 2015, p10;5:16286.Journal Article, 2015, DOI
• Kelly D, Theodoratou E, Farrington S, Fraser R, Campbell H, Dunlop MG, Zgaga L., The Contributions of Adjusted Ambient UVB at the Place of Residence and Other Determinants to Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations., British Journal of Dermatology, 174, (5), 2016, p1068-78Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Clare Quigley, Cristina Taut, Tamara Zigman, Louise Gallagher, Harry Campbell, Lina Zgaga, Association between Home Birth and Breast Feeding Outcomes: a Cross-Sectional Study in 28,125 Mother-Infant Pairs from Ireland and UK, British Medical Journal Open, 6, (e010551), 2016, p10.1136/bmjopen-2015- 010551Journal Article, 2016, DOI , URL
• Hayes C, Kearney M, O'Carroll H, Zgaga L, Geary M, Kelleher CC., Patterns of Smoking Behaviour in Low-Income Pregnant Women: A Cohort Study of Differential Effects on Infant Birth Weight., International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. , 13, (11), 2016, p1060-Journal Article, 2016, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Gilheaney O, Zgaga L, Harpur I, Sheaf G, Kiefer L, Bechet S, Walshe M, Prevalence of OD in Adults with TMD associated with RA: Examining the evidence, Dysphagia, ESSD Congress, Milan, Italy, 12-15 October 2016, 32, (1), 2017, pp178Published Abstract, 2017
• Gilheaney O, Harpur I, Sheaf G, Zgaga L, Walshe M, 'The Prevalence of oropharyngeal dysphagia in adults presenting with temporomandibular disorders and rheumatoid arthritis: Systematic review and meta analysis ', PROSPERO International Register of Systematic Reviews, NHS National Institute for Health Research , NHS National Institute for Health Research , 2016, - 1-6Protocol or guideline, 2016, URL
• Gilheaney O, Zgaga L, Harpur I, Kerr P, Walshe M, 'Prevalence of OD in Adults with TMD: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis', PROSPERO International Register of Systematic Reviews, NHS National Institute for Health Research , 2017, - 1-5Protocol or guideline, 2017, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Taut C, Kelly A, Zgaga L, The Association Between Infant Temperament and Breastfeeding Duration: A Cross-Sectional Study., Breastfeeding Medicine, 2016, p11:111-8Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Zgaga L, O'Sullivan F, Cantwell MM, Murray LJ, Thota PN, Coleman HG., Markers of Vitamin D Exposure and Esophageal Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis., Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 25, (6), 2016, p877-86Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Amin N, Allebrandt KV, van der Spek A, Müller-Myhsok B, Hek K, Teder-Laving M, Hayward C, Esko T, van Mill JG, Mbarek H, Watson NF, Melville SA, Del Greco FM, Byrne EM, Oole E, Kolcic I, Chen TH, Evans DS, Coresh J, Vogelzangs N, Karjalainen J, Willemsen G, Gharib SA, Zgaga L, et al, Genetic variants in RBFOX3 are associated with sleep latency., Eur J Hum Genet, 24, (10), 2016, p1488-95Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Hinney A, Kesselmeier M, Jall S, Volckmar AL, Föcker M, Antel J; GCAN.; WTCCC3., Heid IM, et al., Evidence for three genetic loci involved in both anorexia nervosa risk and variation of body mass index., Mol Psychiatry, 22, (2), 2017, p192-201Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Weiss E, Zgaga L, Read S, Wild S, Dunlop MG, Campbell H, McQuillan R, Wilson JF., Farming, Foreign Holidays, and Vitamin D in Orkney., PLoS One, 11, (5), 2016, pe0155633Journal Article, 2016, DOI
• Vaughan-Shaw PG, O'Sullivan F, Farrington SM, Theodoratou E, Campbell H, Dunlop MG, Zgaga L., The impact of vitamin D pathway genetic variation and circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D on cancer outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis., Br J Cancer, 116, (8), 2017, p1092-1110Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• O'Sullivan F, Laird E, Kelly D, van Geffen J, van Weele M, McNulty H, Hoey L, Healy M, McCarroll K, Cunningham C, Casey M, Ward M, Strain JJ, Molloy AM, Zgaga L., Ambient UVB Dose and Sun Enjoyment Are Important Predictors of Vitamin D Status in an Older Population., Journal of Nutrition, 147, (5), 2017, p858-868.Journal Article, 2017, DOI
• Gilheaney Ó., Zgaga L., Harpur I., Sheaf G., Kiefer L., Béchet S., Walshe M., The Prevalence of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Adults Presenting with Temporomandibular Disorders Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Dysphagia, 32, (5), 2017, p587 - 600Journal Article, 2017, DOI , URL , TARA - Full Text
• Ivers JH, Zgaga L, Sweeney B, Keenan E, Darker C, Smyth BP, Barry J., A naturalistic longitudinal analysis of post-detoxification outcomes in opioid-dependent patients., Drug and Alcohol Review, 37, (S1), 2018, p339 - 347Journal Article, 2018, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Smith A, Murphy L, Zgaga L, Barron TI, Bennett K., Pre-diagnostic statin use, lymph node status and mortality in women with stages I-III breast cancer., Br J Cancer. , 117, (4), 2018, p588-596Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Elío J., Crowley Q., Scanlon R., Hodgson J., Zgaga L., Estimation of residential radon exposure and definition of Radon Priority Areas based on expected lung cancer incidence, Environment International, 114, 2018, p69 - 76Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Crowley, Q., Elío, J., Scanlon, R., Hodgson, J., Long, S., Zgaga, L., Mapping and modelling radon for radiation protection and improved health, 71st Geological Congress of Turkey, METU, Ankara, 2018, pp927 - 927Conference Paper, 2018
• Hayes, C.; Kelly, D.; Taut, C.; Nixon, E.; Zgaga, L.; Williams, J.; O'Dowd, T.; Reulbach, U. , Health Care Utilisation by Bullying Victims: A Cross-Sectional Study of a 9-Year-Old Cohort in Ireland, Healthcare, 6, (1), 2018, p19-Journal Article, 2018, URL , TARA - Full Text
• Moran S. M., Monach P. A., Zgaga L., Cuthbertson D., Carette S., Khalidi N. A., Koening C. L., Langford C. A., McAlear C. A., Moreland L., Pagnoux C., Seo P., Specks U., Sreih A., Wyse J., Ytterberg S. R., Merkel P. A. and Little M. A., Urinary soluble CD163 and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in the identification of subtle renal flare in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 2018, p1-9Journal Article, 2018, DOI , URL
• O'Sullivan F, Raftery T, van Weele M, van Geffen J, McNamara D, O'Morain C, Mahmud N, Kelly D, Healy M, O'Sullivan M, Zgaga L., Sunshine is an important determinant of vitamin D status even among high-dose supplement users: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial in Crohn's disease patients., Photochemistry and Photobiology, 95, (4), 2019, p1060 - 1067Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Madden JM, Duffy MJ, Zgaga L, Bennett K., Trends in vitamin D supplement use in a general female and breast cancer population in Ireland: A repeated cross-sectional study., PloS one, 13, (12), 2018, pe0209033Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Madden JM, Murphy L, Zgaga L, Bennett K., De novo vitamin D supplement use post-diagnosis is associated with breast cancer survival., Breast cancer research and treatment, 172, (1), 2018, p179-190Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• O'Callaghan ME, Zgaga L, O'Ciardha D, O'Dowd T., Free Children's Visits and General Practice Attendance., Annals of family medicine, 16, (3), 2018, p246-249Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• He Y, Timofeeva M, Farrington SM, Vaughan-Shaw P, Svinti V, Walker M, Zgaga L, Meng X, Li X, Spiliopoulou A, Jiang X, Hyppönen E, Kraft P, Kiel DP, SUNLIGHT consortium, Hayward C, Campbell A, Porteous D, Vucic K, Kirac I, Filipovic M, Harris SE, Deary IJ, Houlston R, Tomlinson IP, Campbell H, Theodoratou E, Dunlop MG., Exploring causality in the association between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and colorectal cancer risk: a large Mendelian randomisation study., BMC medicine, 16, (1), 2018, p142Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• O'Sullivan F, van Geffen J, van Weele M, Zgaga L., Annual Ambient UVB at Wavelengths that Induce Vitamin D Synthesis is Associated with Reduced Esophageal and Gastric Cancer Risk: A Nested Case-Control Study., Photochemistry and photobiology, 94, (4), 2018, p797-806Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Jiang X, O'Reilly PF, Aschard H, Aschard H, Hsu YH, Richards JB, Dupuis J, Ingelsson E, Karasik D, Pilz S, Berry D, Kestenbaum B, Zheng J, Luan J, Sofianopoulou E, Streeten EA, Albanes D, Lutsey PL, Yao L, Tang W, Econs MJ, Wallaschofski H, Völzke H, Zhou A, Power C, McCarthy MI, Michos ED, Boerwinkle E, Weinstein SJ, Freedman ND, Huang WY, Van Schoor NM, van der Velde N, Groot LCPGM, Enneman A, Cupples LA, Booth SL, Vasan RS, Liu CT, Zhou Y, Ripatti S, Ohlsson C, Vandenput L, Lorentzon M, Eriksson JG, Shea MK, Houston DK, Kritchevsky SB, Liu Y, Lohman KK, Ferrucci L, Peacock M, Gieger C, Beekman M, Slagboom E, Deelen J, Heemst DV, Kleber ME, März W, de Boer IH, Wood AC, Rotter JI, Rich SS, Robinson-Cohen C, den Heijer M, Jarvelin MR, Cavadino A, Joshi PK, Wilson JF, Hayward C, Lind L, Michaëlsson K, Trompet S, Zillikens MC, Uitterlinden AG, Rivadeneira F, Broer L, Zgaga L, Campbell H, Theodoratou E, Farrington SM, Timofeeva M, Dunlop MG, Valdes AM, Tikkanen E, Lehtimäki T, Lyytikäinen LP, Kähönen M, Raitakari OT, Mikkilä V, Ikram MA, Sattar N, Jukema JW, Wareham NJ, Langenberg C, Forouhi NG, Gundersen TE, Khaw KT, Butterworth AS, Danesh J, Spector T, Wang TJ, Hyppönen E, Kraft P, Kiel DP., Genome-wide association study in 79,366 European-ancestry individuals informs the genetic architecture of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels., Nature communications, 9, (1), 2018, p260Journal Article, 2018, DOI
• Endocrine Oncology and Metabolism, Zagreb, Croatia, V.B.Z. d.o.o., Velikopoljska 12, [eds.], 2017Editorial Board, 2017
• Journal of Global Health, Edinburgh, UK, Edinburgh University Global Health Society (EUGHS), [eds.], 2015Editorial Board, 2015
• Jo-Hanna Ivers, Lina Zgaga, Bernie O'Donoghue-Hynes, Aisling Heary, Brian Gallwey, Joe Barry, Five-year standardised mortality ratios in a cohort of homeless people in Dublin, BMJ Open, 9, (1), 2019Journal Article, 2019
• Zgaga L, Laird E, Healy M, 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Measurement in Human Hair: Results from a Proof-of-Concept study, Nutrients, 11, (2), 2019, p423-Journal Article, 2019
• Madden JM, Leacy FP, Zgaga L, Bennett K., Fitting marginal structural and G-estimation models under complex treatment patterns: investigating the association between de novo vitamin D supplement use post breast cancer diagnosis and all-cause mortality using linked pharmacy claim and registry data., American Journal of Epidemiology, 189, (3), 2020, p224-234Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Lim ST, Thijs V, Murphy SJX, Fernandez-Cadenas I, Montaner J, Offiah C, Marquardt L, Kelly PJ, Bath PM, Lim SY, Ford GA, Norrving B, Cox D, Prodan CI, Barber PA, Werring DJ, Perry R, Zgaga L, Dawson J, McCabe DJH., Platelet function/reactivity testing and prediction of risk of recurrent vascular events and outcomes after TIA or ischaemic stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis., Journal of Neurology, 2020Journal Article, 2020, DOI
• Meng X, Li X, Timofeeva MN, He Y, Spiliopoulou A, Wei WQ, Gifford A, Wu H, Varley T, Joshi P, Denny JC, Farrington SM, Zgaga L, Dunlop MG, McKeigue P, Campbell H, Theodoratou E., Phenome-wide Mendelian-randomization study of genetically determined vitamin D on multiple health outcomes using the UK Biobank study., International Journal of Epidemiology, 48, (5), 2019, p1425-1434Journal Article, 2019
• Quigley C, Zgaga L, Vartsakis G, Fahy G., Refractive error and vision problems in children: association with increased sedentary behavior and reduced exercise in 9-year-old children in Ireland., Journal of AAPOS, 23, (3), 2019, p159.e1 - 159.e6Journal Article, 2019
• Law PJ, Timofeeva M, Fernandez-Rozadilla C, Broderick P, , Zgaga L, Brezina S, Gsur A, Cheadle JP, Aaltonen LA, Tomlinson I, Houlston RS, Dunlop MG., Association analyses identify 31 new risk loci for colorectal cancer susceptibility., Nature Communications, 10, (1), 2019, p2154-Journal Article, 2019
• Vaughan-Shaw PG, Zgaga L, Theodoratou E, Blackmur JP, Dunlop MG., Whether vitamin D supplementation protects against colorectal cancer risk remains an open question., European Journal of Cancer, (115), 2019, p1-3Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Vaughan-Shaw PG, Zgaga L, Ooi LY, Theodoratou E, Timofeeva M, Svinti V, Walker M, O'Sullivan F, Ewing A, Johnston S, Din FVN, Campbell H, Farrington SM, Dunlop MG., Low plasma vitamin D is associated with adverse colorectal cancer survival after surgical resection, independent of systemic inflammatory response., Gut, 69, (1), 2019, p103-111Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Quigley C, Deady S, Hughes E, McElnea E, Zgaga L, Chetty S., National incidence of eyelid cancer in Ireland (2005-2015)., Eye, 33, (10), 2019, p1534-1539Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• Markotic A, Langer S, Kelava T, Vucic K, Turcic P, Tokic T, Stefancic L, Radetic E, Farrington S, Timofeeva M, Rudan I, Campbell H, Dunlop M, Kirac I, Zgaga L., Higher Post-Operative Serum Vitamin D Level is Associated with Better Survival Outcome in Colorectal Cancer Patients., Nutrition and Cancer, 71, (7), 2019, p1078-1085.Journal Article, 2019, DOI
• L Zgaga, E Laird, M Healy, 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D CAN BE MEASURED IN HUMAN HAIR., Vitamin D Workshop, New York, May 2019, 2019Poster, 2019
• L Zgaga, R Mangan, J Wyse, VITAMIN D RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS (RCTS) ARE OFTEN UNDERPOWERED: RESULTS FROM A SIMULATION-BASED APPROACH TO ESTIMATING POWER AND SAMPLE SIZE THAT ACCOUNTS FOR A LARGE INTER-INDIVIDUAL AND INTRA-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY., Vitamin D Workshop, New York, May 2019, 2019Poster, 2019
• Darker, C., O'Connell, N., Dempster, M., Graham, C., O'Connor, C., Zgaga, L., Nolan, A., Tobin, K., Brennan, N., Nicolson, G., Burke, E., Mather, L., Crowley, P., Scally, G., Barry, J., Study protocol for the COvid-19 Toolbox for All IslaNd (CONTAIN) project: A cross-border analysis in Ireland to disentangle psychological, behavioural, media and governmental responses to COVID-19, HRB Open Research, 2020, p10.12688/hrbopenres.13105.1Journal Article, 2020
• Wyse J, Mangan, R and Zgaga L, Power determination in vitamin D randomised control trials and characterising factors affecting it through a novel simulation-based tool, Scientific Reports, 11, 2021, p10804Journal Article, 2021, DOI
• Cliodhna O'Connor, Nicola O'Connell, Emma Burke, Martin Dempster, Christopher D. Graham, Gabriel Scally, Lina Zgaga, Ann Nolan, Gail Nicolson, Luke Mather, Joseph Barry, Philip Crowley, Catherine D. Darker,, Bordering on crisis: A qualitative analysis of focus group, social media, and news media perspectives on the Republic of Ireland-Northern Ireland border during the 'first wave' of the COVID-19 pandemic, Social Science and Medicine, 282, 2021Journal Article, 2021, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• O'Connor, C., O'Connell, N., Burke, E., Nolan, A., Dempster, M., Graham, C.D., Nicolson, G., Barry. J., Scally, G., Crowley, P., Zgaga, L., Mather,L., & Darker, C.D, Media Representations of Science during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of News and Social Media on the Island of Ireland, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, (9542), 2021Journal Article, 2021
• Martin Dempster, Nicola O'Connell, Christopher D. Graham, Cliodhna O'Connor, Lina Zgaga, Emma Burke, Luke Mather, Gail Nicolson, Joe Barry, Gabriel Scally, Ann Nolan. Katy Tobin, Philip Crowley and Catherine D. Darker, Non-adherence to COVID-19 containment behaviours: results from an all-Ireland telephone surv, BMC Public Health, 22, (898), 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Jennifer Scott, Enock Havyarimana, Albert Navarro-Gallinad, Arthur White, Jason Wyse, Jos van Geffen, Michiel van Weele, Antonia Buettner, Tamara Wanigasekera, Cathal Walsh, Louis Aslett, John D Kelleher, Julie Power, James Ng, Declan O'Sullivan, Lucy Hederman, Neil Basu, Mark A Little, Lina Zgaga, The association between ambient UVB dose and ANCA-associated vasculitis relapse and onset, Arthritis Research & Therapy, 24, (1), 2022, p1 - 14Journal Article, 2022, DOI
• Moran GP, Zgaga L, Daly B, Harding M, Montgomery T., Does fluoride exposure impact on the human microbiome?, Toxicology letters, 2023, pS0378-4274(23)00098-XJournal Article, 2023, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Zgaga L., Shraim R., Bolger E., Wyse J., Statistical power in vitamin D randomized control trials investigating biomarkers as continuous outcomes, The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2022Journal Article, 2022, DOI , URL
• Khanna T, Shraim R, Zarkovic M, van Weele M, van Geffen J, Zgaga L., Comprehensive Analysis of Seasonal and Geographical Variation in UVB Radiation Relevant for Vitamin D Production in Europe., Nutrients, 2022Journal Article, 2022
• Shraim R, MacDonnchadha C, Vrbanic L, McManus R, Zgaga L., Share Gene-Environment Interactions in Vitamin D Status and Sun Exposure: A Systematic Review with Recommendations for Future Research., Nutrients, 14, (13), 2022, p2735-Journal Article, 2022
• Li X, van Geffen J, van Weele M, Zhang X, He Y, Meng X, Timofeeva M, Campbell H, Dunlop M, Zgaga L, Theodoratou E., An observational and Mendelian randomisation study on vitamin D and COVID-19 risk in UK Biobank., 11, (1), 2021, p18262-Journal Article, 2021
• Vaughan-Shaw PG, Timofeeva M, Ooi LY, Svinti V, Grimes G, Smillie C, Blackmur JP, Donnelly K, Theodoratou E, Campbell H, Zgaga L, Din FVN, Farrington SM, Dunlop MG., Differential genetic influences over colorectal cancer risk and gene expression in large bowel mucosa., 149, (5), 2021, p1100-1108Journal Article, 2021
• Vaughan-Shaw PG, Buijs LF, Blackmur JP, Theodoratou E, Zgaga L, Din FVN, Farrington SM, Dunlop MG., The effect of vitamin D supplementation on survival in patients with colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials., Br J Cancer. , 123, (11), 2020, p1705-1712Journal Article, 2020
• Zhang X, He Y, Li X, Shraim R, Xu W, Wang L, Farrington SM, Campbell H, Timofeeva M, Zgaga L, Vaughan-Shaw P, Theodoratou E, Dunlop MG., Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and survival outcomes of colorectal cancer: evidence from population-based prospective cohorts and Mendelian randomisation., British journal of cancer, 130, (9), 2024, p1585-1591Journal Article, 2024, DOI
• Brennan MM, van Geffen J, van Weele M, Zgaga L, Shraim R., Ambient ultraviolet-B radiation, supplements and other factors interact to impact vitamin D status differently depending on ethnicity: A cross-sectional study., Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland), 43, (6), 2024, p1308-1317Journal Article, 2024, DOI
• Leacy EJ, Teh JW, O'Rourke AM, Brady G, Gargan S, Conlon N, Scott J, Dunne J, Phelan T, Griffin MD, Power J, Mooney A, Naughton A, Kiersey R, Gardiner M, O'Brien C, Mullan R, Flood R, Clarkson M, Townsend L, O'Shaughnessy M, Dyer AH, Moran B, Fletcher JM, Zgaga L, Little MA, RITA Ireland Vasculitis Biobank., Effect of Immunosuppression on the Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination., International journal of molecular sciences, 25, (10), 2024, p5239Journal Article, 2024, DOI
• Shraim R, Farran MZ, He G, Marunica Karsaj J, Zgaga L, McManus R., Systematic review on gene-sun exposure interactions in skin cancer., Molecular genetics & genomic medicine, 11, (10), 2023, pe2259Journal Article, 2023, DOI
• Lina Zgaga, Margaret M. Brennan, Jos van Geffen, Michiel van Weele, and Rasha Shraim, Ambient UVB, Supplements and Other Factors Interact to Impact Vitamin D Status Differently Depending on Ethnicity: Analysis of the UK Biobank, Vitamin D Workshop, Cork, 27-29 May 2024, 2024Poster, 2024
• Rasha Shraim, Ross McManus, Lina Zgaga, Genome-wide GxE study with individualised ambient UV dose uncovers 162 novel vitamin D status variants, Vitamin D Workshop, Cork, 27-29 May 2024, 2024Poster, 2024
• Zgaga L, Theodoratou E, Kyle J, Farrington SM, Agakov F, Tenesa A, Walker M, McNeill G, Wright AF, Rudan I, Dunlop MG, Campbell H., The association of dietary intake of purine-rich vegetables, sugar-sweetened beverages and dairy with plasma urate, in a cross-sectional study., PLoS One, 7, (6), 2012, pe38123-Journal Article, 2012
• Vimaleswaran KS, Berry DJ, Lu C, Tikkanen E, Pilz S, Hiraki LT, Cooper JD, Dastani Z, Li R, Houston DK, Wood AR, Michaëlsson K, Vandenput L, Zgaga L, Yerges-Armstrong LM, McCarthy MI, Dupuis J, Kaakinen M, Kleber ME, Jameson K, Arden N, Raitakari O, et al., Causal Relationship between Obesity and Vitamin D Status: Bi-Directional Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Multiple Cohorts., PLoS Medicine, 10, (2), 2013, pe1001383-Journal Article, 2013
• Lauc G, Huffman JE, Pučić M, Zgaga L, Adamczyk B, Mu inić A, Novokmet M, Pola ek O, Gornik O, Kri tić J, Keser T, Vitart V, Scheijen B, Uh HW, Molokhia M, Patrick AL, McKeigue P, et al., Loci associated with N-glycosylation of human immunoglobulin g show pleiotropy with autoimmune diseases and haematological cancers., PLoS Genetics, 9, (1), 2013, pe1003225Journal Article, 2013
• Dowman B, Campbell RM, Zgaga L, Adeloye D, Chan KY., Estimating the burden of rheumatoid arthritis in Africa: A systematic analysis., Journal of Global Health, 2, (2), 2012, p20406Journal Article, 2012
• Thanabalasingham G, Huffman JE, Kattla JJ, Novokmet M, Rudan I, Gloyn AL, Hayward C, Adamczyk B, Reynolds RM, Muzinic A, Hassanali N, Pucic M, Bennett AJ, Essafi A, Polasek O, Mughal SA, Redzic I, Primorac D, Zgaga L, Kolcic I, Hansen T, Gasperikova D, Tjora E, Strachan MW, Nielsen T, Stanik J, Klimes I, Pedersen OB, Njølstad PR, Wild SH, Gyllensten U, Gornik O, Wilson JF, Hastie ND, Campbell H, McCarthy MI, Rudd PM, Owen KR, Lauc G, Wright AF., Mutations in HNF1A Result in Marked Alterations of Plasma Glycan Profile., Diabetes, 2012Journal Article, 2012
• Rudan I, Theodoratou E, Zgaga L, Nair H, Chan KY, Tomlinson M, Tsai A, Biloglav Z, Huda T, El Arifeen S, Chopra M, Campbell H., Setting priorities for development of emerging interventions against childhood pneumonia, meningitis and influenza., Journal of Global Health, 2, (1), 2012, p10304Journal Article, 2012
• Waters D, Jawad I, Ahmad A, Luk ić I, Nair H, Zgaga L, Theodoratou E, Rudan I, Zaidi AK, Campbell H., Aetiology of community-acquired neonatal sepsis in low and middle income countries., Journal of Global Health, 1, (2), 2011, p154-70Journal Article, 2011
• Franceschini N, van Rooij FJ, Prins BP, Feitosa MF, Karakas M, Eckfeldt JH, Folsom AR, Kopp J, Vaez A, Andrews JS, Baumert J, Boraska V, Broer L, Hayward C, Ngwa JS, Okada Y, Polasek O, Westra HJ, Wang YA, Del Greco M F, Glazer NL, Kapur K, Kema IP, Lopez LM, Schillert A, Smith AV, Winkler CA, Zgaga L; LifeLines Cohort Study, Bandinelli S, et al., Discovery and fine mapping of serum protein loci through transethnic meta-analysis., American Journal of Human Genetics, 91, (4), 2012, p744-53Journal Article, 2012
• Theodoratou E, Montazeri Z, Hawken S, Allum GC, Gong J, Tait V, Kirac I, Tazari M, Farrington SM, Demarsh A, Zgaga L, Landry D, Benson HE, Read SH, Rudan I, Tenesa A, Dunlop MG, Campbell H, Little J., Systematic meta-analyses and field synopsis of genetic association studies in colorectal cancer., Journal of the National Cancer Instute, 104, (19), 2012, p1433-57Journal Article, 2012
• Yang J, Loos RJ, Powell JE, Medland SE, Speliotes EK, Chasman DI, Rose LM, Thorleifsson G, Steinthorsdottir V, Mägi R, Waite L, et al., FTO genotype is associated with phenotypic variability of body mass index., Nature, 490, (7419), 2012, p267-72Journal Article, 2012
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• Vimaleswaran KS, Cavadino A, Berry DJ; LifeLines Cohort Study investigators, Jorde R, Dieffenbach AK, Lu C, Alves AC, Heerspink HJ, Tikkanen E, Eriksson J, Wong A, Mangino M, Jablonski KA, Nolte IM, Houston DK, Ahluwalia TS, van der Most PJ, Pasko D, Zgaga L, et al., Association of vitamin D status with arterial blood pressure and hypertension risk: a mendelian randomisation study., Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol, 2, (9), 2014, p719-29Journal Article, 2014, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Loth DW, Artigas MS, Gharib SA, Wain LV, Franceschini N, Koch B, Pottinger TD, Smith AV, Duan Q, Oldmeadow C, ... Zgaga L, et al., Genome-wide association analysis identifies six new loci associated with forced vital capacity., Nature Genetics, 47, (7), 2014, p669-77Journal Article, 2014, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• van den Berg SM, de Moor MH, McGue M, Pettersson E, Terracciano A, Verweij KJ, Amin N, Derringer J, Esko T, ... Zgaga L, et al., Harmonization of Neuroticism and Extraversion phenotypes across inventories and cohorts in the Genetics of Personality Consortium: an application of Item Response Theory., Behav Genet. , 44, (4), 2014, p295-313Journal Article, 2014, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Whiffin N, Hosking FJ, Farrington SM, Palles C, Dobbins SE, Zgaga L, Lloyd A, Kinnersley B, Gorman M, Tenesa A, Broderick P, Wang Y, Barclay E, Hayward C, Martin L, Buchanan DD, Ko Win A, Hopper J, Jenkins M, Lindor NM, Newcomb PA, Gallinger S, Conti D, Schumacher F, Casey G, Liu T; The Swedish Low-Risk Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Campbell H, Lindblom A, Houlston RS, Tomlinson IP, Dunlop MG., Identification of susceptibility loci for colorectal cancer in a genome-wide meta-analysis., Human Molecular Genetics, 23, (17), 2014, p4729-37Journal Article, 2014, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Theodoratou E, Tzoulaki I, Zgaga L, Ioannidis JP., Vitamin D and multiple health outcomes: umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of observational studies and randomised trials., BMJ, 2014Journal Article, 2014, DOI , TARA - Full Text
• Nair H, Lau E, Brooks W, Seong A, Theodoratou E, Zgaga L, Huda T, Jadhav SS, Rudan I, Campbell H, An evaluation of the emerging vaccines against influenza in children., BMC Public Health., 13 Suppl 3:S14, 2013Journal Article, 2013, DOI

• Najznačajnije grane epidemiologije [Branches of Epidemiology; in Croatian]. in, editor(s)Ivana Kolcic, Ariana Vorko-Jovic. , Epidemiologija [Epidemiology; in Croatian]. , Zagreb, Croatia, Medicinska naklada, 2012, [Ivana Kolčić, Lina Zgaga, Ariana Znaor, Ira Gjenero-Margan]Book Chapter
• Psihosomatske bolesti [Psychosomatic diseases; in Croatian]. in, editor(s)Dinko Puntarić, Darko Ropac, Arijana Vorko-Jović, Ira Gjenero-Margan, Igor Rudan. , Opća epidemiologija [General epidemiology; in Croatian]. , Zagreb, Croatia, LASERplus, 2007, [Lina Zgaga]Book Chapter
• Zgaga L, Vaughan-Shaw PG, O'Sullivan F, Farrington SM, Theodoratou E, Campbell H, Dunlop MG., Reply to 'Comment on 'The impact of vitamin D pathway genetic variation and circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D on cancer outcome: systematic review and meta-analysis''., Br J Cancer. , 117, (2), 2017, pe4.Journal Article, DOI
• L Zgaga, F O'Sullivan, J van Geffen, M van Weele , ANNUAL AMBIENT UVB AT A PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND RISK OF BREAST, COLORECTAL, LUNG AND PROSTATE CANCER: A LARGE PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY., Vitamin D Workshop, Barcelona, Spain, 2018Oral Presentation
• Lina Zgaga, Effects of Vitamin D deficiency on human health - not just a problem for bones? , 2nd Annual Multidisciplinary Study Day in Metabolic Bone Biochemistry and Medicine , Dublin, Ireland, 4th March, 2016Invited Talk
• Lina Zgaga, Genetics and Vitamin D, Irish Osteoporosis Society Annual Medical Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 2016Invited Talk
• Lina Zgaga, Causality in Vitamin D assessment, Irish Osteoporosis Society Annual Medical Conference, Dublin, October, 2019Invited Talk
• Lina Zgaga, Vitamin D, BONE HEALTH & OSTEOPOROSIS CONFERENCE, April 2019, 2019Invited Talk
• Zgaga L, Heterogeneity of the Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation in Randomized Controlled Trials on Cancer Prevention. , JAMA Netw Open, 3, (11), 2020, pe2027176Journal Article
• Zgaga L, Rudan I., Schizophrenia: Searching for the causes through many layers of complexity., Psychiatria Danubina, 24, (1), 2012, p21-2Journal Article

• Title

  SOGVID: Survival in Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer Patients and Vitamin D
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  European Commission
• Title

  Integrative genomics in colorectal cancer susceptibility: developing risk reducing interventions through understanding biology
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  CRUK
• Title

  The development of a well-being index and identification of major disruptors of well-being in Irish children
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  National Children's Research Center, Ireland
• Title

  Growing Up in Ireland Phase 2
  Summary
  Funding Agency

  Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Genetics, Public health, Medical, health and life sciences, Clinical Medicine, Cancer, Nutrition and dietetics,

• Article selected as the "Editor's Pick" (Journal of Nutrition, Q1) 2017
• MSc degree in genetics with distinction 2009
• Fellow of Trinity College Dublin 2021
• Platform Presentation Prize Winner (Irish Society of Gastroenterology Summer Meeting) 2014
• Athena SWAN Bronze Award for the School of Medicine (Committee Chair and Athena SWAN Champion) 2022
• Provost's Research Award (Provost's PhD Projects) 2019
• Grade Point Average in Medical School: 4.83 / 5.00; among top 5% of the class 2005
• Douglas Falconer Prize for best MSc dissertation 2009
• Award for outstanding scientific productivity during PhD 2011
• Provost's Teaching Award 2018

• Croatian Medical Association Present
• The St. James' Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital Joint Research Ethics Committee (JREC) 2024
• HRB Trials Methodology Research Network member and TCD lead Present
• The National Research Ethics Committee (NREC) Present
• The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health (member) 2022

• The St. James' Hospital and Tallaght University Hospital Joint Research Ethics Committee, JREC, level 3, member 2021-2024
• Editorial Board Member (Journal of Global Health) 2011
• Journal Reviewer for top-of-the-class journals, including: British Medical Journal (BMJ); Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI); European Journal of Epidemiology; Environmental Health Perspectives; International Journal of Cancer; Journal of Nutrition; Nutrients; PLoS Genetics; PLoS Medicine, and many other). regularly from 2009
• Editorial Board Member (Endocrine Oncology and Metabolism Journal) 2015
• External Examiner (PhD, University of Edinburgh) 2020
• The Irish Expert Body on Fluorides and Health, Member (Ministerial Appointment) 2020-2022
• Progress Review Panel, member for the SFI Centre for Research Training in Genomics Data Science 2020-2024
• Management Team Member for Growing up in Ireland Study 2014-2020
• Editorial Board Member (Nutrients) 2019
• Scientific Advisory Group for the Growing Up in Ireland Study, Member 2014-2020
• Grant reviewer (COST Association, European Cooperation in Science and Technology) 2017
• External Evaluator for Senior Academic Promotion (University of Haifa) 2017
• Grant reviewer (Croatian National Science Foundation) 2024
• Grant reviewer (Medical Research Council, New Investigator Research Grants (NIRG) stream) 2019
• Editorial Board Member (Nutrients)
• External Examiner (PhD proposal reviewer, The University of Southern Denmark, The Graduate School of Health Sciences, Denmark)
• The National Research Ethics Committee, Member (Ministerial Appointment) ongoing since 2023
• Provision of expert advice to the government bodies on Medically Assisted Reproduction Act (Croatia) 2012