David Westergaard

David Westergaard

Assistant Professor


  1. 2021
  2. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

  3. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

  7. 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

  8. Published

    Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Antibodies at Delivery in Women, Partners, and Newborns

    Egerup, P., Fich Olsen, L., Christiansen, A-M. H., Westergaard, D., Severinsen, E. R., Hviid, K. V. R., Kolte, A. M., Boje, A. D., Bertelsen, M-L. M. F., Prætorius, L., Zedeler, A., Nielsen, J. R., Bang, D., Berntsen, S., Ethelberg-Findsen, J., Storm, D. M., Bello-Rodríguez, J., Ingham, A., Ollé-López, J., Hoffmann, E. R. & 7 others, Wilken-Jensen, C., Krebs, Lone, Jørgensen, Finn Stener, Westh, Henrik T., Jørgensen, Henrik Løvendahl, Freiesleben, Nina la Cour & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2021, In: Obstetrics and Gynecology. 137, 1, p. 49-55

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The impact of early pregnancy complications on completed family size—A nationwide, registry-based cohort study with 40 years of data

    Kolte, A. M., Westergaard, David, Lidegaard, Øjvind, Brunak, Søren & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2021, In: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 100, 12, p. 2226-2233

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. 2022
  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 2023
  17. Published

    A second update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

    Kanai, M., Andrews, S., Cordioli, M., Stevens, C., Neale, B. M., Daly, M., Ganna, A., Pathak, G. A., Ellinghaus, D., Banasik, K., Brunak, S., Pedersen, O. B., Westergaard, D., Sequeros, C. B., Nissen, J., Feldt-Rasmussen, U., Grønbæk, K., Ostrowski, S. R., Guindo-Martinez, M., Garcia, S. M. & 70 others, Hjalgrim, Henrik, Admin team lead, A. T. L., Admin team member, A. T. M., Analysis team lead, A. T. L., Analysis team member, A. T. M., Data collection lead, D. C. L., Data collection member, D. C. M., Manuscript analysis team lead, M. A. T. L., Manuscript analysis team members: Mendelian randomization, M. A. T. M. M. R., Manuscript analysis team members: methods development, M. A. T. M. M. D., Manuscript analysis team members: phenome-wide association study, M. A. T. M. P. A. S., Manuscript analysis team members: principal component projection, gene prioritization, M. A. T. M. P. C. P. G. P., Project management lead, P. M. L., Scientific communication lead, S. C. L., Scientific communication member, S. C. M., Writing group lead, W. G. L., Writing group member, W. G. M., 23andMe, 2., Adolescent brain and cognitive development study, A. B. A. C. D. S., Analysis group, A. G., Armenia_Covid-19hg, A., Assessment of the influence of clinical, functional, immunological and genetic factors on the severity of the course of coronavirus infection with SARS-CoV-2 and post-COVID syndrome, A. O. T. I. O. C. F. I. A. G. F. O. T. S. O. T. C. O. C. I. W. S. A. P. S., Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), A. L. S. O. P. A. C. (., BelCovid, B., Biobanque Quebec COVID19, B. Q. C., BioVU, B., Bonn Study of COVID-19 Genetics, B. S. O. C. G., CGEn HostSeq—Canadian COVID-19 Human Host Genome Sequencing Databank, C. H. C. H. H. G. S. D., Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine—CCPM, C. C. F. P. M., COMRI/Virology Study, C. S., Covid19 Ioannina Biobank, C. I. B., COVID19-Host(a)ge, C., Covid19hg-CL, C., Danish COVID-19 Genomic Consortium, D. C. G. C., Egypt hgCOVID hub, E. H. H., EraCORE, E., FinnGen, F., French hgCOVID, F. H., GCAT. Genomes For Life, G. G. F. L., Genes & Health, G. &. H., Genetic influences on severity of COVID-19 illness in Korea, G. I. O. S. O. C. I. I. K., GenOMICC, G., Genotek COVID-19 study, G. C. S., Helix Exome+ COVID-19 Phenotypes, H. E. C. P., Host Genetic Factors for COVID-19 Severity and Outcome in Western Indian Population, H. G. F. F. C. S. A. O. I. W. I. P., Host Genetics in COVID Cohorts of Mixed ancestry from Mexico, H. G. I. C. C. O. M. A. F. M., Japan Coronavirus Taskforce, J. C. T., Japan NCGM-COVID19, J. N., Jordan COVID-19 Host Genomics Initiative (JCHGI), J. C. H. G. I. (., Leadership, L., Lung eQTL Consortium, L. E. C., Mass General Brigham—Host Vulnerability to COVID-19, M. G. B. V. T. C., MexGen-COVID, M., Pa-COVID-19, P., Project management group, P. M. G., Project management support, P. M. S., Qatar Genome Program, Q. G. P., SARS-CoV-2 and Host Genome sequencing, S. A. H. G. S., Scientific communication group, S. C. G., Search for Genomic Markers Predicting the Severity of the response to COVID-19, S. F. G. M. P. T. S. O. T. R. T. C., Spanish COalition to Unlock Research on host GEnetics on COVID-19 (SCOURGE), S. C. T. U. R. O. H. G. O. C. (., The Danish Blood Donor Study, T. D. B. D. S., The Genetic Predisposition to severe COVID-19, T. G. P. T. S. C., Tirschenreuth Study (TiKoco), T. S. (., UCLA Precision Health COVID-19 Host Genomics Biobank, U. P. H. C. H. G. B., UK Biobank, U. B., Variability in Immune Response Genes and Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (INMUNGEN-CoV2 study), V. I. I. R. G. A. S. O. S. I. (. S., Website development, W. D., Writing Group, W. G. & The COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative, T. C. H. G. I., 2023, In: Nature. 621, 7977, p. E7-E26 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    BALDR: A Web-based platform for informed comparison and prioritization of biomarker candidates for type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Lundgaard, Agnete Troen, Burdet, F., Siggaard, T., Westergaard, David, Vagiaki, D., Cantwell, Lisa, Röder, T., Vistisen, D., Sparsø, T., Giordano, G. N., Ibberson, M., Banasik, Karina & Brunak, Søren, 2023, In: PLOS Computational Biology. 19, 8, 13 p., e1011403.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. 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

  20. Published

    Deep integrative models for large-scale human genomics

    Sigurdsson, Arnór Ingi, Louloudis, Ioannis, Banasik, Karina, Westergaard, David, Winther, Ole, Lund, O., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Erikstrup, C., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Nyegaard, Mette, Brunak, Søren, Vilhjálmsson, B. & Rasmussen, Simon, 2023, In: Nucleic Acids Symposium Series. 51, 12, 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Deficit of homozygosity among 1.52 million individuals and genetic causes of recessive lethality

    Oddsson, A., Sulem, P., Sveinbjornsson, G., Arnadottir, G. A., Steinthorsdottir, V., Halldorsson, G. H., Atlason, B. A., Oskarsson, G. R., Helgason, H., Nielsen, H. S., Westergaard, D., Karjalainen, J. M., Katrinardottir, H., Fridriksdottir, R., Jensson, B. O., Tragante, V., Ferkingstad, E., Jonsson, H., Gudjonsson, S. A., Beyter, D. & 31 others, Moore, K. H. S., Thordardottir, H. B., Kristmundsdottir, S., Stefansson, O. A., Rantapää-Dahlqvist, S., Sonderby, I. E., Didriksen, Maria, Stridh, P., Haavik, J., Tryggvadottir, L., Frei, O., Walters, G. B., Kockum, I., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Olafsdottir, T. A., Selbaek, G., Nyegaard, M., Erikstrup, C., Brodersen, T., Saevarsdottir, S., Olsson, T., Nielsen, K. R., Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Brunak, Søren, Jacobsen, R. L., Brunak, Søren, Banasik, Karina, Askling, J., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Ostrowski, Sisse Rye & DBDS Genomic Consortium, D. G. C., 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 15 p., 3453.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Drug dosage modifications in 24 million in-patient prescriptions covering eight years: A Danish population-wide study of polypharmacy

    Leal Rodríguez, C., Haue, Amalie Dahl, Mazzoni, G., Eriksson, R., Hernansanz Biel, J., Cantwell, Lisa, Westergaard, David, Belling, K. G. & Brunak, Søren, 2023, In: PLOS Digital Health. 2, 9, 27 p., e0000336.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Endometriosis is associated with pregnancy loss: a nationwide historical cohort study

    Boje, A. D., Egerup, P., Westergaard, David, Bertelsen, M. L. M. F., Nyegaard, M., Hartwell, D., Lidegaard, Øjvind & Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, 2023, In: Fertility and Sterility. 119, 5, p. 826-835

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  24. Published

    Genetic effects on the timing of parturition and links to fetal birth weight: [Inkl. Correction]

    Solé-Navais, P., Flatley, C., Steinthorsdottir, V., Vaudel, M., Juodakis, J., Chen, J., Laisk, T., LaBella, A. L., Westergaard, D., Bacelis, J., Brumpton, B., Skotte, L., Borges, M. C., Helgeland, Ø., Mahajan, A., Wielscher, M., Lin, F., Briggs, C., Wang, C. A., Moen, G. H. & 33 others, Beaumont, R. N., Bradfield, J. P., Abraham, A., Thorleifsson, G., Gabrielsen, M. E., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Modzelewska, D., Nohr, E. A., Hypponen, E., Srivastava, A., Talbot, O., Allard, C., Williams, S. M., Menon, R., Shields, B. M., Sveinbjornsson, G., Xu, H., Melbye, M., Lowe, W., Bouchard, L., Oken, E., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Gudbjartsson, D. F., Erikstrup, C., Sørensen, E., McCarthy, M. I., Lie, R. T., Ullum, H., Nyegaard, Mette, Nielsen, Henriette Svarre, Early Growth Genetics Consortium, E. G. G. C., Estonian Biobank Research Team, E. B. R. T. & Danish Blood Donor Study Genomic Consortium, D. B. D. S. G. C., 2023, In: Nature Genetics. 55, p. 559–567

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. 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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  26. Published

    Pancreatic cancer symptom trajectories from Danish registry data and free text in electronic health records

    Hjaltelin, Jessica Xin, Novitski, Sif Ingibergsdóttir, Jørgensen, Isabella Friis, Siggaard, T., Vulpius, S. A., Westergaard, David, Johansen, Julia Sidenius, Chen, I. M., Jensen, Lars Juhl & Brunak, Søren, 2023, In: eLife. 12, 15 p., e84919.

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  27. Published

    Pregnancy Loss and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and All-Cause Mortality: A Nationwide Partner Comparison Cohort Study

    Mikkelsen, A. P., Egerup, P., Kolte, A. M., Westergaard, David, Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Nielsen, Henriette Svarre & Lidegaard, Øjvind, 2023, In: Journal of the American Heart Association. 12, 15, 17 p., e028620.

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  28. Published

    Pregnancy-Associated Bleeding and Genetics: Five Sequence Variants in the Myometrium and Progesterone Signaling Pathway are associated with postpartum hemorrhage

    Westergaard, D., Steinthorsdottir, V., Stefansdottir, L., Rohde, P. D., Wu, X., Geller, F., Tyrmi, J., Havulinna, A. S., Navais, P. S., Flatley, C., Ostrowski, S. R., Pedersen, O. B., Erikstrup, C., Sørensen, E., Mikkelsen, C., Brun, M. T., Jensen, B. A., Brodersen, T., Ullum, H., Magnus, P. & 8 others, Andreassen, O. A., Njolstad, P. R., Krebs, Lone, Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Banasik, Karina, Brunak, Søren, Nielsen, Henriette Svarre & FinnGen, F., 2023, medRxiv, 51 p. (medRxiv).

    Research output: Working paperPreprintResearch

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