• Blood Pressure Treatment in Kidney Transplant Recipients—Can We Improve? 

      Onsøien, Mari Olsen; Midtvedt, Karsten; Reisæter, Anna Varberg; Aasarød, Knut; Waldum-Grevbo, Bård; Vikse, Bjørn Egil; Eriksen, Bjørn Odvar; Åsberg, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background. Hypertension in kidney transplant (KTx) recipients is common, affecting both patient and graft survival. Annual data from the Norwegian Renal Registry reveal that <50% of adult (>18 y) KTx recipients reach ...
    • Exposure to mycophenolate and fatherhood 

      Midtvedt, Karsten; Bergan, Stein; Reisæter, Anna Varberg; Vikse, Bjørn Egil; Åsberg, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07)
      Background: Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is the active immunosuppressive substance in both mycophenolate mofetil and mycophenolate sodium, and it is widely used after organ transplantation. In women, taking MPA is teratogenic ...
    • Low Immunization Rate in Kidney Transplant Recipients Also After Dose 2 of the BNT162b2 Vaccine: Continue to Keep Your Guard up! 

      Midtvedt, Karsten; Tran, Trung; Parker, Krystina; Marti, Hans Peter; Stenehjem, Aud Eldrid; Gøransson, Lasse Gunnar; Soldal, Kari Mørkve; Madsen, Camilla; Smedbråten, Julia; Vaage, Eline Benno; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Åsberg, Anders (Journal article, 2021)
    • Titers of antibodies against ancestral SARS-CoV-2 correlate with levels of neutralizing antibodies to multiple variants 

      Tran, Trung The; Vaage, Eline Benno; Mehta, Adi; Chopra, Adity; Tietze, Lisa; Kolderup, Anette; Anthi, Aina Karen; König, Marton; Nygaard, Gro Owren; Lind, Andreas; Müller, Fredrik; Nissen-Meyer, Lise Sofie Haug; Magnus, Per Minor; Trogstad, Lill; Mjaaland, Siri; Søraas, Arne Vasli; Midtvedt, Karsten; Åsberg, Anders; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Medhus, Asle Wilhelm; Høivik, Marte Lie; Lundin, Knut; Karlsen, Randi Fuglaas; Dahle, Reidun; Danielsson, Karin; Thomassen, Kristine Stien; Kro, Grete Anette Birkeland; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Zhou, Fan; Langeland, Nina; Aukrust, Pål; Melum, Espen; Åvitsland, Tone Lise; Wiencke, Kristine; Holter, Jan Cato; Munthe, Ludvig Andre; Grødeland, Gunnveig; Andersen, Jan Terje; Vaage, John T.; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Diagnostic assays currently used to monitor the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines measure levels of antibodies to the receptor-binding domain of ancestral SARS-CoV-2 (RBDwt). However, the predictive value for protection against ...