David Westergaard

David Westergaard

Assistant Professor


  1. 2021
  2. Published

    Cohort profile: Copenhagen Hospital Biobank - Cardiovascular Disease Cohort (CHB-CVDC): Construction of a large-scale genetic cohort to facilitate a better understanding of heart diseases

    Laursen, I. H., Banasik, K., Haue, A. D., Petersen, O., Holm, P. C., Westergaard, D., Bundgaard, H., Brunak, S., Frikke-Schmidt, R., Holm, H., Sørensen, E., Thorner, L. W., Larsen, M. A. H., Schwinn, M., Køber, L., Torp-Pedersen, C., Ostrowski, S. R., Erikstrup, C., Nyegaard, M., Stefansson, H. & 11 others, Gylfason, A., Zink, F., Walters, G. B., Oddsson, A., Thorleifsson, G., Masson, G., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Gudbjartsson, D., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Stefansson, K. & Ullum, H., 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 12, 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Genetic insight into sick sinus syndrome

    Thorolfsdottir, R. B., Sveinbjornsson, G., Aegisdottir, H. M., Benonisdottir, S., Stefansdottir, L., Ivarsdottir, E. V., Halldorsson, G. H., Sigurdsson, J. K., Torp-Pedersen, C., Weeke, P. E., Brunak, S., Westergaard, D., Pedersen, O. B., Sørensen, E., Nielsen, K. R., Burgdorf, K. S., Banasik, K., Brumpton, B., Zhou, W., Oddsson, A. & 25 others, Tragante, V., Hjorleifsson, K. E., Davidsson, O. B., Rajamani, S., Jonsson, S., Torfason, B., Valgardsson, A. S., Thorgeirsson, G., Frigge, M. L., Thorleifsson, G., Norddahl, G. L., Helgadottir, A., Gretarsdottir, S., Sulem, P., Jonsdottir, I., Willer, C. J., Hveem, K., Bundgård, Henning, Ullum, H., Arnar, D. O., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Holm, H., Stefansson, K. & DBDS Genomic Consortium, D. G. C., 2021, In: European Heart Journal. 42, 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    SARS-CoV-2 in first trimester pregnancy: a cohort study

    la Cour Freiesleben, N., Egerup, P., Vauvert Römmelmayer Hviid, K., Rosenbek Severinsen, E., Kolte, A. M., Westergaard, D., Fich Olsen, L., Prætorius, L., Zedeler, A., Hellerung Christiansen, A-M., Reinhardt Nielsen, J., Bang, D., Berntsen, S., Ollé-López, J., Ingham, A., Bello-Rodríguez, J., Marie Storm, D., Ethelberg-Findsen, J., Hoffmann, E. R., Wilken-Jensen, C. & 4 others, Stener Jørgensen, F., Westh, Henrik T., Løvendahl Jørgensen, H. & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2021, In: Human Reproduction. 36, 1, p. 40-47

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. 2022
  6. Published

    The untapped potential of reproductive history in cardiovascular disease

    Bliddal, S., Westergaard, David & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2022, In: European Heart Journal. 43, 3, p. 200-201 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  7. Published

    Established risk loci for systemic lupus erythematosus at NCF2, STAT4, TNPO3, IRF5 and ITGAM associate with distinct clinical manifestations: A Danish genome-wide association study

    DBDS Genomic Consortium, D. G. C., 2022, In: Joint Bone Spine. 89, 4, 105357.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Pregnancy loss and risk of multiple sclerosis and autoimmune neurological disorder: A nationwide cohort study

    Mikkelsen, A. P., Egerup, P., Kolte, A. M., Westergaard, David, Nielsen, Henriette Svarre & Lidegaard, Øjvind, 2022, In: Plos One. 17, 3, 13 p., e0266203.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Genome-wide association study of febrile seizures implicates fever response and neuronal excitability genes

    Skotte, L., Fadista, J., Bybjerg-Grauholm, J., Appadurai, V., Hildebrand, M. S., Hansen, T. F., Banasik, K., Grove, J., Albiñana, C., Geller, F., Bjurström, C. F., Vilhjálmsson, B. J., Coleman, M., Damiano, J. A., Burgess, R., Scheffer, I. E., Pedersen, O. B. V., Erikstrup, C., Westergaard, D., Nielsen, K. R. & 19 others, Sørensen, E., Bruun, M. T., Liu, X., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Pers, Tune H, Mortensen, P. B., Mors, O., Nordentoft, Merete, Dreier, J. W., Børglum, A. D., Christensen, J., Hougaard, D. M., Buil, A., Hviid, Anders Peter, Melbye, M., Ullum, H., Berkovic, S. F., Werge, Thomas & Feenstra, B., 2022, In: Brain. 145, 2, p. 555–568

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  10. Published

    Asthma Is Associated With Pregnancy Loss and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: A Nationwide Cohort Study

    Tidemandsen, C., Egerup, P., Ulrik, Charlotte Suppli, Backer, Vibeke, Westergaard, David, Mikkelsen, A. P., Lidegaard, Øjvind & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2022, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 10, 9, p. 2326-2332.e3

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. 2023
  12. Published

    DanMAC5: a browser of aggregated sequence variants from 8,671 whole genome sequenced Danish individuals

    Banasik, K., Møller, P. L., Techlo, T. R., Holm, P. C., Walters, G. B., Ingason, A., Rosengren, A., Rohde, P. D., Kogelman, L. J. A., Westergaard, D., Siggaard, T., Chmura, P. J., Chalmer, M. A., Magnússon, Ó., Þórisson, G., Stefánsson, H., Guðbjartsson, D. F., Stefánsson, K., Olesen, J., Winther, S. & 5 others, Bøttcher, M., Brunak, Søren, Werge, Thomas, Nyegaard, M. & Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, 2023, In: BMC Genomic Data. 24, 1, 4 p., 30.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Genome-wide association study of placental weight identifies distinct and shared genetic influences between placental and fetal growth

    Beaumont, R. N., Flatley, C., Vaudel, M., Wu, X., Chen, J., Moen, G. H., Skotte, L., Helgeland, Ø., Solé-Navais, P., Banasik, K., Albiñana, C., Ronkainen, J., Fadista, J., Stinson, S. E., Trajanoska, K., Wang, C. A., Westergaard, D., Srinivasan, S., Sánchez-Soriano, C., Bilbao, J. R. & 68 others, Allard, C., Groleau, M., Kuulasmaa, T., Leirer, D. J., White, F., Jacques, P. É., Cheng, H., Hao, K., Andreassen, O. A., Åsvold, B. O., Atalay, M., Bhatta, L., Bouchard, L., Brumpton, B. M., Brunak, Søren, Bybjerg-Grauholm, J., Ebbing, C., Elliott, P., pjx571, pjx571, Erikstrup, C., Estarlich, M., Franks, S., Gaillard, R., Geller, F., Grove, J., Hougaard, D. M., Kajantie, E., Morgen, C. S., Nohr, E. A., Nyegaard, Mette, Palmer, C. N. A., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Rivadeneira, F., Sebert, S., Shields, B. M., Stoltenberg, C., Surakka, I., Thørner, L. W., Ullum, H., Vaarasmaki, M., Vilhjalmsson, B. J., Willer, C. J., Lakka, T. A., Gybel-Brask, D., Bustamante, M., Hansen, Torben, Pearson, E. R., Reynolds, R. M., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Pennell, C. E., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Felix, J. F., Hattersley, A. T., Melbye, M., Lawlor, D. A., Hveem, K., Werge, Thomas, Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, Magnus, P., Evans, D. M., Jacobsson, B., Järvelin, M. R., Zhang, G., Hivert, M. F., Johansson, S., Freathy, R. M., Feenstra, B. & Njølstad, P. R., 2023, In: Nature Genetics. 55, 11, p. 1807-1819 13 p.

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