David Westergaard

David Westergaard

Assistant Professor


  1. 2022
  2. 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, Mads, Ullum, H., Berkovic, S. F., Werge, Thomas & Feenstra, B., 2022, In: Brain. 145, 2, p. 555–568

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  3. 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 articlepeer-review

  4. 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 journalEditorial

  5. 2021
  6. Published

    A genome-wide meta-analysis yields 46 new loci associating with biomarkers of iron homeostasis

    Bell, S., Rigas, A. S., Magnusson, M. K., Ferkingstad, E., Allara, E., Bjornsdottir, G., Ramond, A., Sørensen, E., Halldorsson, G. H., Paul, D. S., Burgdorf, K. S., Eggertsson, H. P., Howson, J. M. M., Thørner, L. W., Kristmundsdottir, S., Astle, W. J., Erikstrup, C., Sigurdsson, J. K., Vuckovic, D., Dinh, K. M. & 31 others, Tragante, V., Surendran, P., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Vidarsson, B., Jiang, T., Paarup, H. M., Onundarson, P. T., Akbari, P., Nielsen, K. R., Lund, S. H., Juliusson, K., Magnusson, M. I., Frigge, M. L., Oddsson, A., Olafsson, I., Kaptoge, S., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Runarsson, G., Wood, A. M., Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Burgdorf, Kristoffer Sølvsten, Jemec, Gregor, Jennum, Poul, Nielsen, K. R., Petersen, M., Werge, Thomas, Westergaard, David, Banasik, Karina, Brunak, Søren, Ullum, H. & DBDS Genomic Consortium, D. G. C., 2021, In: Communications Biology . 4, 1, 14 p., 156.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  7. Published

    Acute and persistent symptoms in non-hospitalized PCR-confirmed COVID-19 patients

    Bliddal, S., Banasik, Karina, Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Nissen, J., Cantwell, Lisa, Schwinn, M., Tulstrup, Morten Rytter, Westergaard, David, Ullum, H., Brunak, Søren, Tommerup, Niels, Feenstra, B., Geller, F., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Grønbæk, Kirsten, Nielsen, Claus Henrik, Nielsen, Susanne Dam & Feldt-Rasmussen, Ulla, 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 13153.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    Chance of live birth: a nationwide, registry-based cohort study

    Kolte, A. M., Westergaard, David, Lidegaard, Øjvind, Brunak, Søren & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2021, In: Human Reproduction. 36, 4, p. 1065-1073 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  9. 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 articlepeer-review

  10. 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 articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Optimizing drug selection from a prescription trajectory of one patient

    Aguayo-Orozco, A., Haue, Amalie Dahl, Jørgensen, Isabella Friis, Westergaard, David, Moseley, P. L., Mortensen, Laust Hvas & Brunak, Søren, 2021, In: npj Digital Medicine. 4, 1, 150.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  12. 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 articlepeer-review

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