E. Porcu, M. Medici, G. Pistis, A. Cappola, C. Volpato, S. J. Brown, M. Gögele, S. Wilson, J. O'Connell, T. Tanaka, M. den Heijer, J. Deelen, D. Toniolo, R. Peeters, S. Sanna, S. Naitza; A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci in the regulation of circulating thyroid stimulating hormone and thyroxine circulating levels. ESHG 2011, Amsterdam, May 25-31 (Poster)

I. Zara , M. Pitzalis, M. Zoledziewska, E. Cocco, F. Deidda, J. Frau, M. Dei, S. Lai, F. Poddie, R. Cusano, M. Marcelli, F. Reinier1, R. Berutti , C. Sidore, M.
Valentini, G. Farina, D. Schlessinger, G. Rosati, S. Sanna, F. Cucca; A genome-wide association study for two autoimmune diseases in Sardinia. ESHG 2011, Amsterdam, May 25-31 (Poster)

M. Valentini, I. Zara, M. Muggiri, M. Moro, C. Podda, L. Leoni, C. Jones, S. Sanna; Comparison of two strategies for genotype calling. ESHG 2011, Amsterdam, May 25-31 (Poster)

M. Steri, L. Morelli, M. Pitzalis, M. Zoledziewska, F. Busonero, A. Maschio, F. Poddie, M. Uda, D. Schlessinger, F. Cucca, S. Sanna. A genome-wide analysis of Sardinian population structure ESHG 2011, Amsterdam, May 25-31 (Poster)

S. Sanna, M. Pitzalis, M. Zoledziewska, I. Zara, C. Sidore, R. Murru, M. B. Whalen, L. Scirru, M. A. Secci, F. Deidda, L. Corrado, N. Barizzone, F. Poddie, L. Morelli, G. Farina, M. Dei, S. Lai, A. Mulas, Y. Li, M. Pugliatti, S. Traccis, A. Angius, S. D'alfonso, M. Melis, G. Rosati, G. R. Abecasis, M. Uda, M. G. Marrosu, D. Schlessinger, F. Cucca. Variants within the CBLB gene are associated with multiple sclerosis. ASHG 2010 Washington DC  2-6 Novembre. Poster #1089

S. Sanna, M. Pitzalis, M. Zoledziewska, I. Zara, C. Sidore, R. Murru, M. B. Whalen, F. Busonero, A. Maschio, G. Costa, M. Pugliatti, S. Traccis, A. Angius, M. Melis, G. Rosati, G. R. Abecasis, M. Uda, M. G. Marrosu, D. Schlessinger, F. Cucca. A GWAS in Sardinians revelas a novel gene associated with Multiple Sclerosis. ESHG 2010, Goteborg June 12-16. Oral Communication

S. Sanna, N. Soranzo, E. Wheeler, C. Geiger, D. Radke, J. Dupuis, E. Stolerman, N. Bouatia- Naji, C. Langenberg, I. Prokopenko, M.S. Sandhu, W.H.L. Kao, N.J. Wareham, J.C. Florez, M. Uda, I. Barroso, J.B. Meigs, on behalf of MAGIC. Common variants at ten loci influence glycated hemoglobin levels via glycemic and non-glycemic pathways. ASHG Honolulu, 20-24 October 2009 Poster PB#666

S. Sanna , F. Busonero, A Maschio, P F. McArdle, G Usala, M Dei, S Lai, A Mulas, M G Piras,  Perseu, M Masala, M Marongiu, L Crisponi, S Naitza, R Galanello, G R. Abecasis , A R. Shuldiner, D Schlessinger, A Cao, M Uda. Genome-wide association scan for bilirubin levels in a Sardinian population. 3th International meeting on genetics of complex diseases in isolated populations. Trieste - Italy, 21-24 June 2009 (Oral communication)

S. Sanna , F. Busonero, A Maschio, P F. McArdle, G Usala, M Dei, S Lai, A Mulas, M G Piras,  Perseu, M Masala, M Marongiu, L Crisponi, S Naitza, R Galanello, G R. Abecasis , A R. Shuldiner, D Schlessinger, A Cao, M Uda. Genome-wide association scan for bilirubin levels in a Sardinian population. ESHG Vienna, 23-26 May 2009 (Oral communication)

A Pfeufer, S. Sanna, D E. Arking, M Müller, V Gateva, C Fuchsberger, C Pattaro, A Scuteri, M F. Sinner, S S. Najjar, W.H. L Kao, T W. Mühleisen, S Möhlenkamp, R Erbel, K-H Jöckel, F Marroni, A A. Hicks, E Lakatta, B. Müller-Myhsok, P.P. Pramstaller, H.-E. Wichmann, D Schlessinger, E Boerwinkle, T Meitinger, M Uda, J Coresh, S Kääb, G R. Abecasis, A Chakravarti for the ARIC, KORA, SardiNIA, GenNOVA and Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study Groups. Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in individuals of European ancestry: the QTSCD consortium. ESHG Vienna, 23-26 June 2009 (Oral communication)

A Pfeufer, S. Sanna, D E. Arking, M Müller, V Gateva, C Fuchsberger, C Pattaro, A Scuteri, M F. Sinner, S S. Najjar, W.H. L Kao, T W. Mühleisen, S Möhlenkamp, R Erbel, K-H Jöckel, F Marroni, A A. Hicks, E Lakatta, B. Müller-Myhsok, P.P. Pramstaller, H.-E. Wichmann, D Schlessinger, E Boerwinkle, T Meitinger, M Uda, J Coresh, S Kääb, G R. Abecasis, A Chakravarti for the ARIC, KORA, SardiNIA, GenNOVA and Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study Groups. Common variants at ten loci modulate the QT interval duration in individuals of European ancestry: the QTSCD consortium. ESHG Vienna, 23-26 June 2009 (Oral communication)

R Galanello, S Sanna, L Perseu, M Carla Sollaino, S Satta, M Uda, G Usala, G Abecasis, D Schlessinger, and A Cao. Genetic Modifiers of Homozygous Beta Zero Thalassemia. ASH 2008 Poster

K. V. Tarasov, S. Sanna, A. Scuteri, J. B. Strait, M. Orrù, A. Parsa, P.-I. Lin, A. Maschio, W. Post, A. Cao, R. Nagaraja, B. Mitchell, G. Abecasis, A. R. Shuldiner, M. Uda, E. G. Lakatta, S. S. Najjar, D. Schlessinger. COL4A1 Polymorphism Is Associated With Pulse Wave Velocity By Genome Wide Association Scan. ASHG, 58th meeting, Philadelphia 2008. Poster #1986

S. Sanna, LA Lopez, G. Usala, G. Ceresini, M. G. Pilia, M. G. Piras, N. Sestu, A. Maschio, F. Busonero, M. Dei, S. Lai, A. Mulas, L. Crisponi, T. Tanaka, S. Bandinelli, J. Guralnik, B. D. Mitchell, A. Loi, A. Prinzis, S. Mariotti, A. R. Shuldiner, L. Ferrucci, A. Cao, D. Schlessinger, M. Uda, G. Abecasis, R Nagaraja and S. Naitza. Genome-wide association scan for serum TSH levels in 2375 Sardinian. ESHG meeting, Barcelona, Spain, May 31-June 2 2008.Oral Communication (winner talk for the ESHG 2008 Young Scientist Award)

M. Uda, R. Galanello, S. Sanna, G. Lettre, V. G. Sankaran, G. Usala, F. Busonero, A. Maschio, S. Lai, L. Crisponi, S. Naitza, I. Asunis, M. Deiana, M. Marongiu, L. Porcu, M. Lovicu, R. Nagaraja, L. Perseu, S. Satta, P. Moi, S. H. Orkin, G. R. Abecasis, D. Schlessinger, J. N. Hirschhorn, A. Cao.BCL11A is associated with persistent HbF and ameliorates the ß-thalassemia phenotype. ESHG meeting, Barcelona, Spain, May 31-June 2 2008. Oral Communication.

S. Sanna, A. U. Jackson, G. Usala, C. J. Willer, M. Dei, L. L. Bonnycastle, S. Lai, Y. Li, M. Uda, M. R. Erdos, H. Shen, A. Suldiner, A. Cao, R. M. Bergnam, D. Schlessinger, F.S. Collins, M. Boehnke, G. R. Abecasis, R. Nagaraja, K. L. Mohlke. Genome-wide association scan for height in 6,671 individuals from Finland and Sardinia. ASHG, 57th meeting, San Diego, October 2007. Poster #2671 PDF abstract

C. J. Willer, A. Scuteri. L. L. Bonnycastle, S. Sanna, A. U. Jackson, A. Maschio, W. L. Duren, F. Busonero, R. Pruim, R. Watanabe, S. Najjar, L. J. Scott, M. Uda, J. Tuomiletho, , M. Uda, G. R. Abecasis, F.S. Collins, D. Schlessinger, K. L. Mohkle, E. Lakatta, Diabetes Genetics Iniziative. Genome-wide association scan for HDL-cholester, LDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels in 9,000 individuals. ASHG, 57th meeting, San Diego, October 2007. Poster #1783 abstract

M. Uda, S. Sanna, WM Chen, G. Usala, A. Maschio, F. Busonero, A. Mulas, M. Dei, S. Lai, A. Scuteri, M. Orru, S. Naitza, L. Crisponi, M. Masala, E. Lakatta, P. Costa, G. Abecasis, D. Schlessinger, A. Cao. First results of genome-wide association using jointly 10K and 500K Affymetrix chips in a Sardinian cohort. ASHG, 57th meeting, San Diego, October 2007. Poster #2455 abstract

S. Li, S. Sanna, M. Dei, G. Usala, A. Maschio, F. Busonero, A. Mulas, M. Orru, G. Albai, S. Bandinelli, D. Schlessinger, A. Scuteri, S. Najjar, A. Cao, G. R. Abecasis, L. Ferruci, M. Uda, WM Chen, R. Nagaraja. The GLUT9 gene is associated with serum uric acid levels in Sardinia and Chianti cohorts. ASHG, 57th meeting, San Diego, October 2007. Poster #2647 abstract

WM Chen , A. U. Jackson, A. Scuteri, M. R. Erdos, M. Uda , W. Duren, S. Sanna, H. Stringham, A. Mulas, A. Shen, L. J. Scott, S. Najjar, A. Shuldiner, J. Tuomiletho, E. Lakatta, R. N. Bergman, D. Schlessinger, M. Boehnke, .G. R. Abecasis, R. Watanabe. Genome-wide association scans in cohorts from Sardinia and Finland identify a locus for fasting glucose. ASHG, 57th meeting, San Diego, October 2007. Poster #259 abstract