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Kiive, E, Katus U, Eensoo D, Villa I, Mäestu J, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Parsing reward sensitivity reveals distinct relationships with energy intake, metabolic markers, physical activity and fitness. Acta Neuropsychiatrica (2025); 37(e8), 1-9. DOI: 10.1017/neu.2024.63

Tudor L, Podobnik J, Nedic Erjavec G, Nikolac Perkovic M, Harro J, Kanarik M, Marcinko D, Svob Strac D, Cusek M, Kovac V et al. Association of Lower COMT Activity Alleles with Aggressive Traits in Male Youth with Conduct Disorder Living in a Correctional Facility. Biomolecules (2025); 15(4):554. DOI: 10.3390/biom15040554 

Harro J, Sakala K. Antisocial Behaviour and Monoamine Oxidases. In: Martin CR, Preedy VR, PatelVB, Rajendram R (eds) Handbook of the Biology and Pathology of Mental Disorders. Springer Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-32035-4_44-1

Tokko T, Eensoo D, Harro J. From parents to children: associations of traffic risks with impulsivity, family relationships and serotonin transporter genotype. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2024; 131(9):1095-1103. DOI: 10.1007/s00702-024-02798-8

Kiive E, Kurrikoff T, Veidebaum T, Harro J. To Each His Own Fear: Gender-Related Association of Anxiety, Substance Use, and Eating Disorders in a Representative Birth Cohort Sample of Young Adults with Either COMT Val158Met allele. Neuropsychology 2024; 83(1): 41-48. DOI: 10.1159/000535912

Kanarik M, Sakala K, Matrov D, Kaart T, Roy A, Ziegler GC, Veidebaum T, Lesch KP, Harro J. MAOA methylation is associated with impulsive and antisocial behaviour: dependence on allelic variation, family environment and diet. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2024;131(1):59-71. DOI: 10.1007/s00702-023-02675-w

Kiive E, Kanarik M, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Neuropeptide Y gene variants and Agreeableness: interaction effect with the birth cohort and the serotonin transporter promoter polymorphism. Acta Neuropsychiatr 2024;36(1):1-8. DOI: 10.1017/neu.2023.23

Pishva E, van den Hove DLA, Laroche V, Lvovs A, Roy A, Ortega G, Burrage J, Veidebaum T, Kanarik M, Mill J, Lesch KP, Harro J. Genome-wide DNA methylation analysis of aggressive behaviour: a longitudinal population-based study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2023;64(7):998-1006. DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13782

Sakala K, Katus U, Kiive E, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Is low platelet MAO activity associated with antisocial behaviour? Evidence from representative samples of longitudinally observed birth cohorts. Brain Res 2023;1804:148249. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2023.148249

Zareei F, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Family Relationships and Alcohol Consumption: Interaction with the Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism (5-HTTLPR). Neuropsychobiology 2022;81(6):497-505. DOI: 10.1159/000526004

Kanarik M, Grimm O, Mota NR, Reif A, Harro J. ADHD co-morbidities: A review of implication of gene x environment effects with dopamine-related genes. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2022;139:104757. DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiorev.2022.104757

Tokko T, Miškinyte G, Eensoo D, Harro J. Driving risks of young drivers with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: association with the dopamine transporter gene VNTR polymorphism. Nord J Psychiatry 2022;76(8):575-583. DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2022.2032330

Sakala K, Kasearu K, Katus U, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Association between platelet MAO activity and lifetime drug use in a longitudinal birth cohort study. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2022;239(1):327-337. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-021-06035-y

Lvovs A, Matrov D, Kurrikoff T, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Cholecystokinin B receptor gene polymorphism (rs2941026) is associated with anxious personality and suicidal thoughts in a longitudinal study. Acta Neuropsychiatr 2022;34(4):201-211. DOI: 10.1017/neu.2021.41

Tõugu P, Tulviste T, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Schoolchildren's autobiographical memory: COMT gene Val¹⁵⁸Met polymorphism effects on emotional content and quality of first memories. Cogn Process 2022;23(1):109-120. DOI: 10.1007/s10339-021-01064-z

Matrov D, Kurrikoff T, Villa I, Sakala K, Pulver A, Veidebaum T, Shimmo R, Harro J. Association of Impulsivity With Food, Nutrients, and Fitness in a Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2022;25(12):1014-1025. DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyac052

Tamm G, Kreegipuu K, Harro J. Platelet MAO activity and COMT Val158Met genotype interaction predicts visual working memory updating efficiency. Behav Brain Res 2021;407:113255. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113255

Katus U, Villa I, Ringmets I, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Neuropeptide Y gene variants in obesity, dietary intake, blood pressure, lipid and glucose metabolism: A longitudinal birth cohort study. Peptides 2021;139:170524. DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2021.170524

Muntaner-Mas A, Ortega FB, Femia P, Kiive E, Eensoo D, Mäestu J, Franke B, Reif A, Faraone SV, Harro J. Low cardiorespiratory fitness and obesity for ADHD in childhood and adolescence: A 6-year cohort study. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2021;31(4):903-913. DOI: 10.1111/sms.13905

Vaht M. Variation rs6971 in the Translocator Protein Gene (TSPO) is Associated with Aggressiveness and Impulsivity but Not with Anxiety in a Population-Representative Sample of Young Adults. J Genet Psychol 2021;182(3):149-162. DOI: 10.1080/00221325.2021.1896470

Klaus K, Vaht M, Pennington K, Harro J. Interactive effects of DRD2 rs6277 polymorphism, environment and sex on impulsivity in a population-representative study. Behav Brain Res 2021;403:113131. DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113131

Tuvi I, Harro J, Kiive E, Vaht M, Bachmann T. Associations of attention distractibility with attention deficit and with variation in the KTN1 gene. Neurosci Lett 2020;738:135397. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135397

Pulver A, Kiive E, Kanarik M, Harro J. Association of orexin/hypocretin receptor gene (HCRTR1) with reward sensitivity, and interaction with gender. Brain Res 2020;1746:147013. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2020.147013

Tamm G, Kreegipuu K, Harro J. Updating facial emotional expressions in working memory: Differentiating trait anxiety and depressiveness. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2020;209:103117. DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103117

Schoenmacker GH, Sakala K, Franke B, Buitelaar JK, Veidebaum T, Harro J, Heskes T, Claassen T, Alejandro AV. Identification and validation of risk factors for antisocial behaviour involving police. Psychiatry Res 2020;291:113208. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113208

Katus U, Villa I, Ringmets I, Vaht M, Mäestu E, Mäestu J, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Association of FTO rs1421085 with obesity, diet, physical activity, and socioeconomic status: A longitudinal birth cohort study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2020;30(6):948-959. DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2020.02.008

Pulver A, Kiive E, Harro J. Reward sensitivity, affective neuroscience personality, symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and TPH2-703G/T (rs4570625) genotype. Acta Neuropsychiatr 2020;32(5):247-256. DOI: 10.1017/neu.2020.18

Mäestu E, Harro J, Veidebaum T, Kurrikoff T, Jürimäe J, Mäestu J. Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness through adolescence predict metabolic syndrome in young adults. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2020;30(4):701-708. DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2019.12.009

O'Leary A, Laas K, Vaht M, Kiive E, Veidebaum T, Reif A, Harro J. Nitric oxide synthase genotype interacts with stressful life events to increase aggression in male subjects in a population-representative sample. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2020;30:56-65. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2019.07.241

Steene-Johannessen J, Hansen BH, Dalene KE, Kolle E, Northstone K, Møller NC, Grøntved A, Wedderkopp N, Kriemler S, Page AS, Puder JJ, Reilly JJ, Sardinha LB, van Sluijs EMF, Andersen LB, van der Ploeg H, Ahrens W, Flexeder C, Standl M, Shculz H, Moreno LA, De Henauw S, Michels N, Cardon G, Ortega FB, Ruiz J, Aznar S, Fogelholm M, Decelis A, Olesen LG, Hjorth MF, Santos R, Vale S, Christiansen LB, Jago R, Basterfield L, Owen CG, Nightingale CM, Eiben G, Polito A, Lauria F, Vanhelst J, Hadjigeorgiou C, Konstabel K, Molnár D, Sprengeler O, Manios Y, Harro J, Kafatos A, Anderssen SA, Ekelund U; Determinants of Diet and Physical Activity knowledge hub (DEDIPAC); International Children’s Accelerometry Database (ICAD) Collaborators, IDEFICS Consortium and HELENA Consortium. Variations in accelerometry measured physical activity and sedentary time across Europe - harmonized analyses of 47,497 children and adolescents. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2020;17(1):38. DOI: 10.1186/s12966-020-00930-x

Katus U, Villa I, Ringmets I, Pulver A, Veidebaum T, Harro J. The role of reward sensitivity in obesity and its association with Transcription Factor AP-2B: A longitudinal birth cohort study. Neurosci Lett 2020;735:135158. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135158

Tomson-Johanson K, Kaart T, Kiivet RA, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Low cholesterol levels in children predict impulsivity in young adulthood. Acta Neuropsychiatr 2020;32(4):196-205. DOI: 10.1017/neu.2019.48

Vaht M, Laas K, Fernàndez-Castillo N, Kurrikoff T, Kanarik M, Faraone SV, Tooding LM, Veidebaum T, Franke B, Reif A, Cormand B, Harro J. Variants of the Aggression-Related RBFOX1 Gene in a Population Representative Birth Cohort Study: Aggressiveness, Personality, and Alcohol Use Disorder. Front Psychiatry 2020 24;11:501847. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2020.501847

Joost U, Villa I, Comasco E, Oreland L, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Association between Transcription Factor AP-2B genotype, obesity, insulin resistance and dietary intake in a longitudinal birth cohort study. Int J Obes (Lond) 2019;43(10):2095-2106. DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0396-y

Harro J, Laas K, Eensoo D, Kurrikoff T, Sakala K, Vaht M, Parik J, Mäestu J, Veidebaum T. Orexin/hypocretin receptor gene (HCRTR1) variation is associated with aggressive behaviour. Neuropharmacology 2019;156:107527. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2019.02.009

Harro J, Vaht M. Molecular genetics meets sociology: birth cohort effects on alcohol use and relationship with candidate genes. In Preedy, V.R. (ed), Neuroscience of Alcohol: Mechanisms and Treatment. Academic Press, 2019 pp. 13–20 Academic Press, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813125-1.00002-7

Roy A, Laas K, Kurrikoff T, Reif A, Veidebaum T, Lesch KP, Harro J. Family environment interacts with CRHR1 rs17689918 to predict mental health and behavioural outcomes. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2018;86:45-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2018.05.004

Tomson-Johanson K, Harro J. Low cholesterol, impulsivity and violence revisited. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2018;25(2):103-107. DOI: 10.1097/MED.0000000000000395

Harro J, Oreland L. The role of MAO in personality and drug use. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2016; 69:101-111. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2016.02.013 

Kurrikoff T, Kaarma K, Tooding L-M, Vaht M, Tulviste T, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Association of the COMT Val108/158Met genotype with professional career and education: The Val-allele is more frequent in managers and in enterprising occupations. Pers Individ Differ 2018; 121:213-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.05.002

Fernàndez-Castillo N, Gan G, van Donkelaar MMJ, Vaht M, Weber H, Retz W, Meyer-Lindenberg A, Franke B, Harro J, Reif A, Faraone SV, Cormand B. RBFOX1, encoding a splicing regulator, is a candidate gene for aggressive behaviour. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2020;30:44-55. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.11.012. 

Luht K, Eensoo D, Tooding LM, Harro J. The association of measures of the serotonin system, personality, alcohol use, and smoking with risk-taking traffic behaviour in adolescents in a longitudinal study. Nord J Psychiatry 2018;72(1):9-16. DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2017.1368702

Lätt E, Jürimäe J, Harro J, Loit HM, Mäestu J. Low fitness is associated with metabolic risk independently of central adiposity in a cohort of 18-year-olds. Scand J Med Sci Sports 2018;28(3):1084-1091. DOI: 10.1111/sms.13002

Laas K, Kiive E, Mäestu J, Vaht M, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Nice guys: Homozygocity for the TPH2 -703G/T (rs4570625) minor allele promotes low aggressiveness and low anxiety. J Affect Disord 2017;215:230-236. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.03.045

Kiive E, Laas K, Vaht M, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Stressful life events increase aggression and alcohol use in young carriers of the GABRA2 rs279826/rs279858 A-allele. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2017;27(8):816-827. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2017.02.003

Tamm G, Kreegipuu K, Harro J, Cowan N. Updating schematic emotional facial expressions in working memory: Response bias and sensitivity. Acta Psychol (Amst) 2017;172:10-18. DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2016.11.002

Vaht M, Laas K, Kiive E, Parik J, Veidebaum T, Harro J. A functional neuregulin-1 gene variant and stressful life events: Effect on drug use in a longitudinal population-representative cohort study. J Psychopharmacol 2017;31(1):54-61. DOI: 10.1177/0269881116655979

 Rozenblat V, Ong D, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Akkermann K, Collier D, Engels RCME, Fernandez-Aranda F, Harro J, Homberg JR, Karwautz A, Kiive E, Klump KL, Larson CL, Racine SE, Richardson J, Steiger H, Stoltenberg SF, van Strien T, Wagner G, Treasure J, Krug I. A systematic review and secondary data analysis of the interactions between the serotonin transporter 5-HTTLPR polymorphism and environmental and psychological factors in eating disorders. J Psychiatr Res 2017;84:62-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.09.023

Tomson K, Vaht M, Laas K, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Effect of a human serotonin 5-HT2A receptor gene polymorphism on impulsivity: Dependence on cholesterol levels. J Affect Disord 2016;206:23-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.07.036

Vaht M, Kurrikoff T, Laas K, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Oxytocin receptor gene variation rs53576 and alcohol abuse in a longitudinal population representative study. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2016;74:333-341. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.09.018

Oreland L. Lagravinese G, Toffoletto S, Nilsson KW, Harro J, Robert Cloninger C, Comasco E. Personality as an intermediate phenotype for genetic dissection of alcohol use disorder. Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) 2018; 125(1):107–130. DOI: 10.1007/s00702-016-1672-9 

Vaht M, Kiive E, Veidebaum T, Harro J. A Functional Vesicular Monoamine Transporter 1 (VMAT1) Gene Variant Is Associated with Affect and the Prevalence of Anxiety, Affective, and Alcohol Use Disorders in a Longitudinal Population-Representative Birth Cohort Study. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2016;19(7):pyw013. DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyw013

Lehto K, Mäestu J, Kiive E, Veidebaum T, Harro J. BDNF Val66Met genotype and neuroticism predict life stress: A longitudinal study from childhood to adulthood. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2016;26(3):562-569. DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2015.12.029

Tamm G, Kreegipuu K, Harro J. Perception of emotion in facial stimuli: The interaction of ADRA2A and COMT genotypes, and sex. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2016;64:87-95. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2015.07.012

Tõugu P, Vaht M, Tulviste T, Veidebaum T, Harro J. The association between the COMT gene Val158Met polymorphism and preschoolers’ autobiographical memory details and narrative cohesiveness. Cogn Dev 2016;36:181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2016.06.002

Laas K, Eensoo D, Paaver M, Lesch KP, Reif A, Harro J. Further evidence for the association of the NPSR1 gene A/T polymorphism (Asn107Ile) with impulsivity and hyperactivity. J Psychopharmacol 2015;29(8):878-883. DOI: 10.1177/0269881115573803

Tulviste T, Kiive E, Akkermann K, Harro J. Fears in the General Population: More Frequent in Females and Associated With the Serotonin Transporter Promoter Polymorphism and Perceived Relationship With Mothers. J Child Neurol 2015;30(11):1459-1465. DOI: 10.1177/0883073815570151

Lehto K, Vaht M, Mäestu J, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Effect of tryptophan hydroxylase-2 gene polymorphism G-703 T on personality in a population representative sample. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2015;57:31-35. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2014.10.005

Laas K, Reif A, Akkermann K, Kiive E, Domschke K, Lesch KP, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Neuropeptide S receptor gene variant and environment: contribution to alcohol use disorders and alcohol consumption. Addict Biol 2015;20(3):605-616. DOI: 10.1111/adb.12149

Goharian TS, Andersen LB, Franks PW, Wareham NJ, Brage S, Veidebaum T, Ekelund U, Lawlor DA, Loos RJ, Grøntved A. Examining the causal association of fasting glucose with blood pressure in healthy children and adolescents: a Mendelian randomization study employing common genetic variants of fasting glucose. J Hum Hypertens 2015;29(3):179-184. DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2014.63

Kiive E, Laas K, Akkermann K, Comasco E, Oreland L, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Mitigating aggressiveness through education? The monoamine oxidase A genotype and mental health in general population. Acta Neuropsychiatr Feb;26(1):19-28. DOI: 10.1017/neu.2013.34

Vaht M, Merenäkk L, Mäestu J, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism (5-HTTLPR) and alcohol use in general population: interaction effect with birth cohort. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014;231(13):2587-2594. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3427-8

Laas K, Reif A, Akkermann K, Kiive E, Domschke K, Lesch KP, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Interaction of the neuropeptide S receptor gene Asn¹⁰⁷Ile variant and environment: contribution to affective and anxiety disorders, and suicidal behaviour. Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2014;17(4):541-552. DOI: 10.1017/S1461145713001478

Laas K, Reif A, Kiive E, Domschke K, Lesch KP, Veidebaum T, Harro J. A functional NPSR1 gene variant and environment shape personality and impulsive action: a longitudinal study. J Psychopharmacol 2014;28(3):227-236. DOI: 10.1177/0269881112472562

Kurrikoff T, Hiio K, Täht K, Harro J, Veidebaum T. The 5-HTTLPR genotype and depressiveness link: contribution of aspects of environment and gender. Psychiatry Res. 2013 Aug 30;209(1):126-7. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.06.022

Nikolac Perkovic M, Kiive E, Nedic Erjavec G, Veidebaum T, Curkovic M, Dodig-Curkovic K, Muck-Seler D, Harro J, Pivac N. The association between the catechol-O-methyltransferase Val108/158Met polymorphism and hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive symptoms in youth. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Nov;230(1):69-76. doi: 10.1007/s00213-013-3138-1

Ortega FB, Konstabel K, Pasquali E, Ruiz JR, Hurtig-Wennlöf A, Mäestu J, Löf M, Harro J, Bellocco R, Labayen I, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time during childhood, adolescence and young adulthood: a cohort study. PLoS One. 2013 Apr 23;8(4):e60871. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060871

Tulviste T. Socialization values of mothers and fathers: Does the child’s age matter? Trames 2013;17(67/62),2. 129-140. DOI: 10.3176/tr.2013.2.02

Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Labayen I, Hurtig-Wennlöf A, Harro J, Kwak L, Oja L, Merenäkk L, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Role of socio-cultural factors on changes in fitness and adiposity in youth: A 6-year follow-up study. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis 2013;23:883-890. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.numecd.2012.05.008

Lehto K, Akkermann K, Parik J, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Effect of COMT Val158Met polymorphism on personality traits and educational attainment in a longitudinal population representative study. Eur Psychiatry 2013;28:492-498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.06.008

Kiive E, Harro J. The effect of serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism on adolescent and adult ADHD symptoms and educational attainment: A longitudinal study. Eur Psychiatry 2013;28:372-378. DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2012.04.004 

Kurrikoff T, Lesch KP, Kiive E, Konstabel K, Herterich S, Veidebaum T, Reif A, Harro J. Association of a functional variant of the nitric oxide synthase 1 gene with personality, anxiety, and depressiveness. Dev Psychopathol 2012;24(4):1225-1235. DOI: 10.1017/S0954579412000661

Labayen I, Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Loit HM, Harro J, Villa I, Veidebaum T, Sjostrom M. Exclusive breastfeeding duration and cardiorespiratory fitness in children and adolescents. Am J Clin Nutr 2012;95(2):498-505. DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.111.023838

Labayen I, Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Loit HM, Harro J, Villa I, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Association of exclusive breastfeeding duration and fibrinogen levels in childhood and adolescence: the European Youth Heart Study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2012;166(1):56-61. DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.769

Akkermann K, Kaasik K, Kiive E, Nordquist N, Oreland L, Harro J. The impact of adverse life events and the serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism on the development of eating disorder symptoms. J Psychiatr Res 2012;46(1):38-43. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.09.013

Lillemäe K, Ress K, Harro J, Merenäkk L, Maaroos HI, Uibo R, Uibo O. A 10-year serological follow-up of celiac disease in an Estonian population. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012;24(1):55-58. DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32834d09b9

Kutsar D, Kasearu K, Kurrikoff T. Family trends and changing parenting practices in Estonia. Cogn Brain Behav 2012; 16(2):171-190

Martínez-Vizcaino V, Ortega FB, Solera-Martínez M, Ruiz JR, Labayen I, Eensoo D, Harro J, Loit HM, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Stability of the factorial structure of metabolic syndrome from childhood to adolescence: a 6-year follow-up study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2011;10:81. DOI: 10.1186/1475-2840-10-81

Tomson K, Merenäkk L, Loit HM, Mäestu J, Harro J. The relationship between serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism and serum lipid levels at young age in a longitudinal population-representative study. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2011;35(8):1857-1862. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2011.08.004.

Ress K, Harro J, Uibo O, Uibo R. Use of a fully automated immunoassay for celiac disease screening in a pediatric population. Clin Chem Lab Med 2011;49(6):983-987. DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.164

Reif A, Kiive E, Kurrikoff T, Paaver M, Herterich S, Konstabel K, Tulviste T, Lesch KP, Harro J. A functional NOS1 promoter polymorphism interacts with adverse environment on functional and dysfunctional impulsivity. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2011;214(1):239-248. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-1915-7

Ortega FB, Labayen I, Ruiz JR, Kurvinen E, Loit HM, Harro J, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Improvements in fitness reduce the risk of becoming overweight across puberty. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2011;43(10):1891-1897. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182190d71

Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Labayen I, Kwak L, Harro J, Oja L, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Sleep duration and activity levels in Estonian and Swedish children and adolescents. Eur J Appl Physiol 2011;111(10):2615-2623. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1883-6

Merenäkk L, Mäestu J, Nordquist N, Parik J, Oreland L, Loit HM, Harro J. Effects of the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) and α2A-adrenoceptor (C-1291G) genotypes on substance use in children and adolescents: a longitudinal study. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2011;215(1):13-22. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-2109-z

Labayen I, Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Harro J, Merenäkk L, Oja L, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Insulin sensitivity at childhood predicts changes in total and central adiposity over a 6-year period. Int J Obesity 2011; 35:1284-1288. DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2011.98

Hiio K, Merenäkk L, Nordquist N, Parik J, Oreland L, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Effects of serotonin transporter promoter and BDNF Val66Met genotype on personality traits in a population representative sample of adolescents. Psychiatr Genet 2011;21(5):261-264. DOI: 10.1097/YPG.0b013e32834371e8

Gonda X, Fountoulakis KN, Harro J, Pompili M, Akiskal HS, Badgy G, Rihmer Z. The possible contributory role of the S allele of 5-HTTLPR in the emergence of suicidality. J Psuchophramacol 25(7):857-866. DOI: 10.1177/0269881110376693 

Harro J, Kiive E. Droplets of back bile? Development of vulnerability and resilience to depression in young age. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2011; 36(3):380-392. DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2010.02.009

Akkermann K, Hiio K, Villa I, Harro J. Food restriction leads to binge eating dependent upon the effect of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism. Psychiatry Res 2011;185(1-2):39-43. DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2010.04.024

Labayen I, Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Loit HM, Harro J, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Intergenerational cardiovascular disease risk factors involve both maternal and paternal BMI. Diabetes Care 2010;33(4):894-900. DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1878

Kiive E, Kurrikoff T, Mäestu J, Harro J. Effect of alpha2A-adrenoceptor C-1291G genotype and maltreatment on hyperactivity and inattention in adolescents. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2010;34(1):219-224. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.11.011

Akkermann K, Nordquist N, Oreland L, Harro J. Serotonin transporter gene promoter polymorphism affects the severity of binge eating in general population. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2010;34(1):111-114. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2009.10.008

Chillón P, Ortega FB, Ruiz JR, Veidebaum T, Oja L, Mäestu J, Sjöström M. Active commuting to school in children and adolescents: an opportunity to increase physical activity and fitness. Scand J Public Health 2010;38(8):873-879. DOI: 10.1177/1403494810384427

Harro J, Merenäkk L, Nordquist N, Konstabel K, Comasco E, Oreland L. Personality and the serotonin transporter gene: Associations in a longitudinal population-based study. Biol Psychol 2009;81(1):9-13. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2009.01.001

Nordquist N, Göktürk C, Comasco E, Eensoo D, Merenäkk L, Veidebaum T, Oreland L, Harro J. The transcription factor TFAP2B is associated with insulin resistance and adiposity in healthy adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2009;17(9):1762-1767. DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.83

Paaver M, Kurrikoff T, Nordquist N, Oreland L, Harro J. The effect of 5-HTT gene promoter polymorphism on impulsivity depends on family relations in girls. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2008;32(5):1263-1268. DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2008.03.021

Akkermann K, Paaver M, Nordquist N, Oreland L, Harro J. Association of 5-HTT gene polymorphism, platelet MAO activity, and drive for thinness in a population-based sample of adolescent girls. Int J Eat Disord 2008;41(5):399-404. DOI: 10.1002/eat.20516

Mäestu J, Allik J, Merenäkk L, Eensoo D, Parik J, Veidebaum T, Harro J. Associations between an alpha 2A adrenergic receptor gene polymorphism and adolescent personality. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2008;147B(4):418-423. DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.b.30621

Rizzo NS, Ruiz JR, Oja L, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Associations between physical activity, body fat, and insulin resistance (homeostasis model assessment) in adolescents: the European Youth Heart Study. Am J Clin Nutr 2008;87(3):586-592. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/87.3.586

Paaver M, Nordquist N, Parik J, Harro M, Oreland L, Harro J. Platelet MAO activity and the 5-HTT gene promoter polymorphism are associated with impulsivity and cognitive style in visual information processing. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2007;194(4):545-554. DOI: 10.1007/s00213-007-0867-z

Eensoo D, Harro M, Pullmann H, Allik J, Harro J. Association of traffic behavior with personality and platelet monoamine oxidase activity in schoolchildren. J Adolesc Health 2007;40(4):311-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.10.011

Villa I, Yngve A, Poortvliet E, Grjibovski A, Liiv K, Sjöström M, Harro M. Dietary intake among under-, normal- and overweight 9- and 15-year-old Estonian and Swedish schoolchildren. Public Health Nutr 2007;10(3):311-322. DOI: 10.1017/S1368980007352476

Ruiz JR, Ortega FB, Loit HM, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Body fat is associated with blood pressure in school-aged girls with low cardiorespiratory fitness: the European Youth Heart Study. J Hypertens 2007;25(10):2027-2034. DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328277597f

Ress K, Harro M, Maaroos HI, Harro J, Uibo R, Uibo O. High prevalence of coeliac disease: need for increasing awareness among physicians. Dig Liver Dis 2007;39(2):136-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2006.07.012

Mäestu J, Villa I, Parik J, Paaver M, Merenäkk L, Eensoo D, Harro M, Harro J. Human adrenergic alpha 2A receptor C-1291G polymorphism leads to higher consumption of sweet food products. Mol Psychiatry 2007;12(6):520-521. DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4001976

Anderssen SA, Cooper AR, Riddoch C, Sardinha LB, Harro M, Brage S, Andersen LB. Low cardiorespiratory fitness is a strong predictor for clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children independent of country, age and sex. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2007;14(4):526-531. DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328011efc1

Hurtig-Wennlöf A, Ruiz JR, Harro M, Sjöström M. Cardiorespiratory fitness relates more strongly than physical activity to cardiovascular disease risk factors in healthy children and adolescents: the European Youth Heart Study. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 2007;14(4):575-581. DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e32808c67e3

Kiive E, Fischer K, Harro M, Harro J. Platelet monoamine oxidase activity in association with adolescent inattentive and hyperactive behaviour: A prospective longitudinal study. Pers Indiv Diff 2007; 43:155-166. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2006.11.018

Ruiz JR, Rizzo NS, Ortega FB, Loit HM, Veidebaum T, Sjöström M. Markers of insulin resistance are associated with fatness and fitness in school -aged children: the European Youth Heart Study. Diabetologia 2007;50:1401-1408. DOI: 10.1007/s00125-007-0678-0

Laidra K, Allik J, Harro M, Merenäkk L, Harro J. Agreement among adolescents, parents, and teachers on adolescent personality. Assessment 2006;13(2):187-196. DOI: 10.1177/1073191106287125

Klasson-Heggebø L, Andersen LB, Wennlöf AH, Sardinha LB, Harro M, Froberg K, Anderssen SA. Graded associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, fatness, and blood pressure in children and adolescents. Br J Sports Med 2006;40(1):25-29; discussion 25-29. DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2004.016113

Ekelund U, Brage S, Froberg K, Harro M, Anderssen SA, Sardinha LB, Riddoch C, Andersen LB. TV viewing and physical activity are independently associated with metabolic risk in children: the European Youth Heart Study. PLoS Med 2006;3(12):e488. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030488

Andersen LB, Harro M, Sardinha LB, Froberg K, Ekelund U, Brage S, Anderssen SA. Physical activity and clustered cardiovascular risk in children: a cross-sectional study (The European Youth Heart Study). Lancet 2006;368(9532):299-304. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)69075-2

Lawlor DA, Riddoch CJ, Page AS, Andersen LB, Wedderkopp N, Harro M, Stansbie D, Smith GD. Infant feeding and components of the metabolic syndrome: findings from the European Youth Heart Study. Arch Dis Child 2005;90(6):582-588. DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.055335

Kiive E, Merenäkk L, Harro M, Harro J. Changes in platelet monoamine oxidase activity, cholesterol levels and hyperactive behaviour in adolescents over a period of three years. Neurosci Lett 2005;384(3):310-315. DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.04.093

Lawlor DA, Riddoch CJ, Page AS, Anderssen SA, Froberg K, Harro M, Stansbie D, Smith GD. The association of birthweight and contemporary size with insulin resistance among children from Estonia and Denmark: findings from the European Youth Heart Study. Diabet Med 2005;22(7):921-930. DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01551.x

Lawlor DA, Harro M, Wedderkopp N, Andersen LB, Sardinha LB, Riddoch CJ, Page AS, Anderssen SA, Froberg K, Stansbie D, Davey Smith G. Association of socioeconomic position with insulin resistance among children from Denmark, Estonia, and Portugal: cross sectional study. BMJ 2005;331(7510):183. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.331.7510.183

Riddoch CJ, Bo Andersen L, Wedderkopp N, Harro M, Klasson-Heggebø L, Sardinha LB, Cooper AR, Ekelund U. Physical activity levels and patterns of 9- and 15-yr-old European children. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2004;36(1):86-92. DOI: 10.1249/01.MSS.0000106174.43932.92

Harro J, Fischer K, Vansteelandt S, Harro M. Both low and high activities of platelet monoamine oxidase increase the probability of becoming a smoker. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2004;14(1):65-69. DOI: 10.1016/s0924-977x(03)00062-2

Ekelund U, Sardinha LB, Anderssen SA, Harro M, Franks PW, Brage S, Cooper AR, Andersen LB, Riddoch C, Froberg K. Associations between objectively assessed physical activity and indicators of body fatness in 9- to 10-y-old European children: a population-based study from 4 distinct regions in Europe (the European Youth Heart Study). Am J Clin Nutr 2004;80(3):584-590. DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.3.584

Merenäkk L, Harro M, Kiive E, Laidra K, Eensoo D, Allik J, Oreland L, Harro J. Association between substance use, personality traits, and platelet MAO activity in preadolescents and adolescents. Addict Behav. 2003 Oct;28(8):1507-1514. DOI: 10.1016/s0306-4603(02)00270-8

Kiive E, Eensoo D, Harro M, Harro J. Platelet monoamine oxidase activity in association with childhood aggressive and hyperactive behaviour: the effect of smoking? Pers Indiv Diff 2002;33:355-363. https://doi.org/S0191-8869(01)00160-X

Harro M, Eensoo D, Kiive E, Merenäkk L, Alep J, Oreland L, Harro J. Platelet monoamine oxidase in healthy 9- and 15-years old children: the effect of gender, smoking and puberty. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2001;25(8):1497-1511. DOI: 10.1016/s0278-5846(01)00212-3