Staff Profile
Valentina Mamasoula
Research Assistant
- Email: valentina.mamasoula@ncl.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 241 8692
- Address: Institute of Human Genetics
Newcastle University
International Centre for Life
Central Parkway
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 3BZ
Publications
- Warren HR, Evangelou E, Cabrera CP, Gao H, Ren M, Mifsud B, Ntalla I, Surendran P, Liu C, Cook JP, Kraja AT, Drenos F, Loh M, Verweij N, Marten J, Karaman I, Segura Lepe MP, O'Reilly PF, Knight J, Snieder H, Kato N, He J, Shyong Tai E, Abdullah Said M, Porteous D, Alver M, Poulter N, Farrall M, Gansevoort RT, Padmanabhan S, Magi R, Stanton A, Connell J, Bakker SJL, Metspalu A, Shields DC, Thom S, Brown M, Sever P, Esko T, Hayward C, van der Harst P, Saleheen D, Chowdhury R, Chambers JC, Chasman DI, Chakravarti A, Newton-Cheh C, Lindgren CM, Levy D, Kooner JS, Keavney B, Tomaszewski M, Samani NJ, Howson JMM, Tobin MD, Munroe PB, Ehret GB, Wain LV, Barnes MR, Tzoulaki I, Caulfield MJ, Elliott P, Wain V, Vaez A, Jansen R, Joehanes R, van der Most PJ, Mesut Erzurumluoglu A, O'Reilly P, Rose LM, Verwoert GC, Hottenga J-J, Strawbridge RJ, Esko T, Arking DE, Hwang S-J, Guo X, Kutalik Z, Trompet S, Shrine N, Teumer A, Ried JS, Bis JC, Smith AV, Amin N, Nolte IM, Lyytikainen L-P, Mahajan A, Wareham NJ, Hofer E, Joshi PK, Kristiansson K, Traglia M, Havulinna AS, Goel A, Nalls MA, Sober S, Vuckovic D, Luan J, Fabiola Del Greco M, Ayers KL, Marrugat J, Ruggiero D, Lopez LM, Niiranen T, Enroth S, Jackson AU, Nelson CP, Huffman JE, Zhang W, Gandin I, Harris SE, Zemonik T, Lu Y, Shah N, de Borst MH, Mangino M, Prins BP, Campbell A, Li-Gao R, Chauhan G, Oldmeadow C, Abecasis G, Abedi M, Barbieri CM, Batini C, Blake T, Boehnke M, Bottinger EP, Braund PS, Brumat M, Campbell H, Cocca M, Collins F, Cordell HJ, Damman JJ, Davies G, de Geus EJ, de Mutsert R, Deelen J, Demirkale Y, Doney ASF, Dorr M, Ferreira T, Franberg M, Giedraitis V, Gieger C, Giulianini F, Gow AJ, Hamsten A, Harris TB, Hofman A, Holliday EG, Jarvelin M-R, Johansson A, Johnson AD, Jousilahti P, Jula A, Kahonen M, Kathiresan S, Khaw K-T, Kolcic I, Koskinen S, Langenberg C, Larson M, Launer LJ, Lehne B, Liewald DCM, Lin L, Lind L, Mach F, Mamasoula C, Menni C, Milaneschi Y, Morgan A, Morris AD, Morrison AC, Munson PJ, Nandakumar P, Nguyen QT, Nutile T, Oldehinkel AJ, Oostra BA, Org E, Palotie A, Pare G, Pattie A, Penninx BWJH, Pramstaller PP, Raitakari OT, Rice K, Ridker PM, Riese H, Ripatti S, Robino A, Rotter JI, Rudan I, Saba Y, Saint Pierre A, Sala CF, Sarin A-P, Schmidt R, Scott R, Seelen MA, Siscovick D, Sorice R, Stott DJ, Sundstrom J, Swertz M, Taylor KD, Tzourio C, Uitterlinden AG, Volker U, Vollenweider P, Wild S, Willemsen G, Wright AF, Yao J, Theriault S, Conen D, John A, Debette S, Mook-Kanamori DO, Zeggini E, Spector TD, Palmer CNA, Vergnaud A-C, Loos RJF, Polasek O, Starr JM, Girotto G, Lindgren CM, Vitart V, Tuomilehto J, Gyllensten U, Knekt P, Deary IJ, Ciullo M, Elosua R, Keavney BD, Hicks AA, Scott RA, Gasparini P, Laan M, Liu YM, Watkins H, Hartman CA, Salomaa V, Toniolo D, Perola M, Wilson JF, Schmidt H, Zhao JH, Lehtimaki T, van Duijn CM, Gudnason V, Psaty BM, Peters A, Rettig R, James A, Wouter Jukema J, Strachan DP, Palmas W, Ingelsson E, Boomsma DI, Franco OH, Bochud M, Morris AP. Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk. Nature Genetics 2017, 49(3), 403-415.
- Wain LV, Vaez A, Jansen R, Joehanes R, Van Der Most PJ, Erzurumluoglu AM, O'Reilly PF, Cabrera CP, Warren HR, Rose LM, Verwoert GC, Hottenga J-J, Strawbridge RJ, Esko T, Arking DE, Hwang S-J, Guo X, Kutalik Z, Trompet S, Shrine N, Teumer A, Ried JS, Bis JC, Smith AV, Amin N, Nolte IM, Lyytikainen L-P, Mahajan A, Wareham NJ, Hofer E, Joshi PK, Kristiansson K, Traglia M, Havulinna AS, Goel A, Nalls MA, Sober S, Vuckovic D, Luan J, Del Greco FM, Ayers KL, Marrugat J, Ruggiero D, Lopez LM, Niiranen T, Enroth S, Jackson AU, Nelson CP, Huffman JE, Zhang W, Marten J, Gandin I, Harris SE, Zemunik T, Lu Y, Evangelou E, Shah N, De Borst MH, Mangino M, Prins BP, Campbell A, Li-Gao R, Chauhan G, Oldmeadow C, Abecasis G, Abedi M, Barbieri CM, Barnes MR, Batini C, Beilby J, Blake T, Boehnke M, Bottinger EP, Braund PS, Brown M, Brumat M, Campbell H, Chambers JC, Cocca M, Collins F, Connell J, Cordell HJ, Damman JJ, Davies G, De Geus EJ, De Mutsert R, Deelen J, Demirkale Y, Doney ASF, Dorr M, Farrall M, Ferreira T, Franberg M, Gao H, Giedraitis V, Gieger C, Giulianini F, Gow AJ, Hamsten A, Harris TB, Hofman A, Holliday EG, Hui J, Jarvelin M-R, Johansson A, Johnson AD, Jousilahti P, Jula A, Kahonen M, Kathiresan S, Khaw K-T, Kolcic I, Koskinen S, Langenberg C, Larson M, Launer LJ, Lehne B, Liewald DCM, Lin L, Lind L, Mach F, Mamasoula C, Menni C, Mifsud B, Milaneschi Y, Morgan A, Morris AD, Morrison AC, Munson PJ, Nandakumar P, Nguyen QT, Nutile T, Oldehinkel AJ, Oostra BA, Org E, Padmanabhan S, Palotie A, Pare G, Pattie A, Penninx BWJH, Poulter N, Pramstaller PP, Raitakari OT, Ren M, Rice K, Ridker PM, Riese H, Ripatti S, Robino A, Rotter JI, Rudan I, Saba Y, Saint Pierre A, Sala CF, Sarin A-P, Schmidt R, Scott R, Seelen MA, Shields DC, Siscovick D, Sorice R, Stanton A, Stott DJ, Sundstrom J, Swertz M, Taylor KD, Thom S, Tzoulaki I, Tzourio C, Uitterlinden AG, Volker U, Vollenweider P, Wild S, Willemsen G, Wright AF, Yao J, Theriault S, Conen D, Attia J, Sever P, Debette S, Mook-Kanamori DO, Zeggini E, Spector TD, Van Der Harst P, Palmer CNA, Vergnaud A-C, Loos RJF, Polasek O, Starr JM, Girotto G, Hayward C, Kooner JS, Lindgren CM, Vitart V, Samani NJ, Tuomilehto J, Gyllensten U, Knekt P, Deary IJ, Ciullo M, Elosua R, Keavney BD, Hicks AA, Scott RA, Gasparini P, Laan M, Liu Y, Watkins H, Hartman CA, Salomaa V, Toniolo D, Perola M, Wilson JF, Schmidt H, Zhao JH, Lehtimaki T, Van Duijn CM, Gudnason V, Psaty BM, Peters A, Rettig R, James A, Jukema JW, Strachan DP, Palmas W, Metspalu A, Ingelsson E, Boomsma DI, Franco OH, Bochud M, Newton-Cheh C, Munroe PB, Elliott P, Chasman DI, Chakravarti A, Knight J, Morris AP, Levy D, Tobin MD, Snieder H, Caulfield MJ, Ehret GB. Novel Blood Pressure Locus and Gene Discovery Using Genome-Wide Association Study and Expression Data Sets from Blood and the Kidney. Hypertension 2017, 70(3), e4-e19.
- Fisher A, Andreasson A, Chrysos A, Lally J, Mamasoula C, Exley C, Wilkinson J, Qian J, Watson G, Lewington O, Chadwick T, McColl E, Pearce M, Mann K, McMeekin N, Vale L, Tsui S, Yonan N, Simon A, Marczin N, Mascaro J, Dark J. An observational study of Donor Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in UK Lung Transplantation : DEVELOP-UK. Health Technology Assessment 2016, 20(85).
- Fisher A, Andreasson A, Chrysos A, Lally J, Mamasoula C, Exley C, Wilkinson J, Qian J, Watson G, Lewington O, Chadwick T, McColl E, Pearce M, Mann K, McMeekin N, Vale L, Tsui S, Yonan N, Simon A, Marczin N, Mascaro J, Dark J. An observational study of Donor Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion in UK lung transplantation: DEVELOP-UK. Health Technology Assessment 2016, 20(85), 1-276.
- McAllister-Williams RH, Anderson IM, Finkelmeyer A, Gallagher P, Grunze HCR, Haddad PM, Hughes T, Lloyd AJ, Mamasoula C, McColl E, Pearce S, Siddiqi N, Sinha BNP, Steen N, Wainwright J, Winter FH, Ferrier IN, Watson S, ADD Study Team. Antidepressant augmentation with metyrapone for treatment-resistant depression (the ADD study): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry 2016, 3(2), 117-127.
- Barban N, Jansen R, de Vlaming R, Vaez A, Mandemakers JJ, Tropf FC, Shen X, Wilson JF, Chasman DI, Nolte IM, Tragante V, van der Laan SW, Perry JRB, Kong A, Ahluwalia TS, Albrecht E, Yerges-Armstrong L, Atzmon G, Auro K, Ayers K, Bakshi A, Ben-Avraham D, Berger K, Bergman A, Bertram L, Bielak LF, Bjornsdottir G, Bonder MJ, Broer L, Bui M, Barbieri C, Cavadino A, Chavarro JE, Turman C, Concas MP, Cordell HJ, Davies G, Eibich P, Eriksson N, Esko T, Eriksson J, Falahi F, Felix JF, Fontana MA, Franke L, Gandin I, Gaskins AJ, Gieger C, Gunderson EP, Guo XQ, Hayward C, He CY, Hofer E, Huang HY, Joshi PK, Kanoni S, Karlsson R, Kiechl S, Kifley A, Kluttig A, Kraft P, Lagou V, Lecoeur C, Lahti J, Li-Gao RF, Lind PA, Liu T, Makalic E, Mamasoula C, Matteson L, Mbarek H, McArdle PF, McMahon G, Meddens SFW, Mihailov E, Miller M, Missmer SA, Monnereau C, van der Most PJ, Myhre R, Nalls MA, Nutile T, Kalafati IP, Porcu E, Prokopenko I, Rajan KB, Rich-Edwards J, Rietveld CA, Robino A, Rose LM, Rueedi R, Ryan KA, Saba Y, Schmidt D, Smith JA, Stolk L, Streeten E, Tonjes A, Thorleifsson G, Ulivi S, Wedenoja J, Wellmann J, Willeit P, Yao J, Yengo L, Zhao JH, Zhao W, Zhernakova DV, Amin N, Andrews H, Balkau B, Barzilai N, Bergmann S, Biino G, Bisgaard H, Bonnelykke K, Boomsma DI, Buring JE, Campbell H, Cappellani S, Ciullo M, Cox SR, Cucca F, Toniolo D, Davey-Smith G, Deary IJ, Dedoussis G, Deloukas P, van Duijn CM, de Geus EJC, Eriksson JG, Evans DA, Faul JD, Sala CF, Froguel P, Gasparini P, Girotto G, Grabe HJ, Greiser KH, Groenen PJF, de Haan HG, Haerting J, Harris TB, Heath AC, Heikkila K, Hofman A, Homuth G, Holliday EG, Hopper J, Hypponen E, Jacobsson B, Jaddoe' VWV, Johannesson M, Kahonen M, Kajantie E, Kardia SLR, Keavney B, Kolcic I, Koponen P, Kovacs P, Kronenberg F, Kutalik Z, La Bianca M, Lachance G, Iacono WG, Lai S, Lehtimaki T, Liewald DC, Lindgren CM, Liu YM, Luben R, Lucht M, Luoto R, Magnus P, Magnusson PKE, Martin NG, McGue M, McQuillan R, Medland SE, Meisinger C, Mellstrom D, Metspalu A, Traglia M, Milani L, Mitchell P, Montgomery GW, Mook-Kanamori D, de Mutsert R, Nohr EA, Ohlsson C, Olsen P, Ong KK, Paternoster L, Pattie A, Penninx BWJH, Perola M, Peyser PA, Pirastu M, Polasek O, Power C, Kaprio J, Raffel LJ, Raikkonen K, Raitakari O, Ridker PM, Ring SM, Roll K, Rudan I, Ruggiero D, Rujescu D, Salomaa V, Schlessinger D, Schmidt H, Schmidt R, Schupf N, Smit J, Sorice R, Spector TD, Starr JM, Stockl D, Strauch K, Stumvoll M, Swertz MA, Thorsteinsdottir U, Thurik AR, Timpson NJ, Tung JY, Uitterlinden AG, Vaccargiu S, Viikari J, Vitart V, Volzke H, Vollenweider P, Vuckovic D, Waage J, Wagner GG, Wang JJ, Wareham NJ, Weir DR, Willemsen G, Willeit J, Wright AF, Zondervan KT, Stefansson K, Krueger RF, Lee JJ, Benjamin DJ, Cesarini D, Koellinger PD, den Hoed M, Snieder H, Mills MC, Bios Consortium, LifeLines Cohort Study. Genome-wide analysis identifies 12 loci influencing human reproductive behavior. Nature Genetics 2016, 48(12), 1462-1472.
- Howey R, Mamasoula C, Töpf A, Nudel R, Goodship JA, Keavney BD, Cordell HJ. Increased Power for Detection of Parent-of-Origin Effects via the Use of Haplotype Estimation. American Journal of Human Genetics 2015, 97(3), 419-434.
- Howey R, Mamasoula C, Topf A, Nudel R, Newbury DF, Fisher SE, Goodship JA, Keavney BD, Cordell HJ. Increased power for detection of parent-of-origin effects via the use of haplotype estimation. In: 2015 Annual Meeting of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society. 2015, Maryland, USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Mamasoula C, Prentice RR, Pierscionek T, Pangilinan F, Mills JL, Druschel C, Pass K, Russell MW, Hall D, Töpf A, Brown DL, Zelenika D, Bentham J, Cosgrove C, Bhattacharya S, Granados Riveron J, Setchfield K, Brook JD, Bu'lock FA, Thornborough C, Rahman TJ, PalominoDoza J, Tan HL, O'Sullivan J, Stuart AG, Blue G, Winlaw D, Postma AV, Mulder BJ, Zwinderman AH, van Engelen K, Moorman AF, Rauch A, Gewillig M, Breckpot J, Devriendt K, Lathrop GM, Farrall M, Goodship JA, Cordell HJ, Brody LC, Keavney BD. Association between C677T Polymorphism of Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase and Congenital Heart Disease: Meta-Analysis of 7,697 Cases and 13,125 Controls. Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics 2013, 6(4), 347-353.
- Harper AR, Mayosi BM, Rodriguez A, Rahman T, Hall D, Mamasoula C, Avery PJ, Keavney BD. Common Variation Neighbouring Micro-RNA 22 Is Associated with Increased Left Ventricular Mass. PLoS One 2013, 8(1), e55061.
- Cordell HJ, Topf A, Mamasoula C, Postma AV, Bentham J, Zelenika D, Heath S, Blue G, Cosgrove C, Riveron JG, Darlay R, Soemedi R, Wilson IJ, Ayers KL, Rahman TJ, Hall D, Mulder BJM, Zwinderman AH, van Engelen K, Brook JD, Setchfield K, Bu'Lock FA, Thornborough C, O'Sullivan J, Stuart AG, Parsons J, Bhattacharya S, Winlaw D, Mital S, Gewillig M, Breckpot J, Devriendt K, Moorman AFM, Rauch A, Lathrop GM, Keavney BD, Goodship JA. Genome-wide association study identifies loci on 12q24 and 13q32 associated with Tetralogy of Fallot. Human Molecular Genetics 2013, 22(7), 1473-1481.
- Cordell HJ, Bentham J, Topf A, Zelenika D, Heath S, Mamasoula C, Cosgrove C, Blue G, Granados-Riveron J, Setchfield K, Thornborough C, Breckpot J, Soemedi R, Martin R, Rahman TJ, Hall D, van Engelen K, Moorman AFM, Zwinderman AH, Barnett P, Koopman TT, Adriaens ME, Varro A, George Jr AL, dos Remedios C, Bishopric NH, Bezzina CR, O'Sullivan J, Gewilling M, Bu'Lock FA, Winlaw D, Bhattacharya S, Devriendt K, Brook JD, Mulder BJM, Mital S, Postma AV, Lathrop GM, Farrall M, Goodship JA, Keavney BD. Genome-wide association study of multiple congenital heart disease phenotypes identifies a susceptibility locus for atrial septal defect at chromosome 4p16. Nature Genetics 2013, 45(7), 822-824.
- Goodship JA, Hall D, Topf A, Mamasoula C, Griffin H, Rahman TJ, Glen E, Tan H, Doza JP, Relton CL, Bentham J, Bhattacharya S, Cosgrove C, Brook D, Granados-Riveron J, Bu'Lock FA, O'Sullivan J, Stuart AG, Parsons J, Cordell HJ, Keavney B. A Common Variant in the PTPN11 Gene Contributes to the Risk of Tetralogy of Fallot. Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics 2012, 5(3), 287-292.
- Mamasoula C, Pierscionek T, Hall D, Topf A, Doza JP, Rahman T, Tan A, Bentham J, Bhattacharya S, Cosgrove C, Brook D, Riveron JG, Bu'Lock FA, O'Sullivan J, Wren C, Goodship JA, Cordell HJ, Keavney B. Aetiological Role Of Folate Deficiency In Congenital Cardiovascular Malformation: Evidence From "Mendelian Randomisation" And Meta-Analysis. In: 20th Annual Meeting of the International Genetic Epidemiology Society (IGES). 2012, Heidelberg, Germany: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
- Soemedi R, Wilson IJ, Bentham J, Darlay R, Topf A, Zelenika D, Cosgrove C, Setchfield K, Thornborough C, Granados-Riveron J, Blue GM, Breckpot J, Hellens S, Zwolinkski S, Glen E, Mamasoula C, Rahman TJ, Hall D, Rauch A, Devriendt K, Gewillig M, O' Sullivan J, Winlaw DS, Bu'Lock F, Brook JD, Bhattacharya S, Lathrop M, Santibanez-Koref M, Cordell HJ, Goodship JA, Keavney BD. Contribution of Global Rare Copy-Number Variants to the Risk of Sporadic Congenital Heart Disease. American Journal of Human Genetics 2012, 91(3), 489-501.
- Mamasoula V, Pierscionek T, Hall D, Palomino-Doza J, Topf A, Rahman T, Goodship J, Keavney B. Aetiological role of folate deficiency in congenital heart disease: evidence from Mendelian randomisation and meta-analysis. In: British Cardiovascular Society Annual Conference. 2011, Manchester, UK: BMJ Publishing Group.
- Ayers K, Mamasoula C, Cordell JH. Penalized-regression-based multimarker genotype analysis of Genetic Analysis Workshop 17 data. BMC Proceedings 2011, 5(Supp. 9), S92.