• Auxilin is a novel susceptibility gene for congenital heart block which directly impacts fetal heart function 

      Meisgen, Sabrina; Hedlund, Malin; Ambrosi, Aurelie; Folkersen, Lasse; Ottosson, Vijole; Forsberg, David; Thorlacius, Gudny Ella; Biavati, Luca; Strandberg, Linn; Mofors, Johannes; Ramskold, Daniel; Ruhrmann, Sabrina; Meneghel, Lauro; Nyberg, William; Espinosa, Alexander; Hamilton, Robert Murray; Franco-Cereceda, Anders; Hamsten, Anders; Olsson, Tomas; Greene, Lois; Eriksson, Per; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Salomonsson, Stina; Kuchroo, Vijay K; Herlenius, Eric; Kockum, Ingrid; Sonesson, Sven-Erik; Herlenius, Marie Elisabeth Wahren (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective: Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) may develop after transplacental transfer of maternal autoantibodies with cardiac manifestations (congenital heart block, CHB) including atrioventricular block, atrial and ...
    • Neil3-dependent base excision repair regulates lipid metabolism and prevents atherosclerosis in Apoe-deficient mice 

      Skarpengland, Tonje; Holm, Sverre; Scheffler, Katja; Gregersen, Ida; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Suganthan, Rajikala; Segers, Filip; Østlie, Ingunn; Otten, Jeroen J.T.; Gomez, Luisa Fernanda Luna; Ketelhuth, Daniel F.J.; Lundberg, Anna M.; Neurauter, Christine Gran; Hildrestrand, Gunn Annette; Skjelland, Mona; Bjørndal, Bodil; Svardal, Asbjørn M.; Iversen, Per Ole; Hedin, Ulf; Nygård, Ståle; Olstad, Ole Kristoffer; Krohg-Sørensen, Kirsten; Slupphaug, Geir; Eide, Lars; Kusnierczyk, Anna; Folkersen, Lasse; Ueland, Thor; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Hansson, Göran K.; Biessen, Erik A.L.; Halvorsen, Bente; Bjørås, Magnar; Aukrust, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Increasing evidence suggests that oxidative DNA damage accumulates in atherosclerosis. Recently, we showed that a genetic variant in the human DNA repair enzyme NEIL3 was associated with increased risk of myocardial ...