• Altered immune activation and IL-23 signaling in response to Candida albicans in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 

      Bruserud, Øyvind; Bratland, Eirik; Hellesen, Alexander; Delaleu, Nicolas; Reikvam, Håkon; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-01)
      Objective: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is a rare, childhood onset disease caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is one of the three major ...
    • B cells and autoantibodies in AIRE deficiency 

      Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe; Braun, Sarah; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is a rare but severe monogenetic autoimmune endocrine disease caused by failure of the Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE). AIRE regulates the negative selection of T cells in the ...
    • The chaperonin CCT8 controls proteostasis essential for T cell maturation, selection, and function 

      Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Maio, Stefano; Handel E, Adam; White PJ, Madeleine; Howie, Duncan; Davis, Simon; Prevot, Nicolas; Rota A, Ioanna; Deadman E, Mary; Kessler M, Benedict; Fischer, Roman; Trede S, Nikolaus; Sezgin, Erdinc; Maizels M, Rick; Holländer, Georg A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      T cells rely for their development and function on the correct folding and turnover of proteins generated in response to a broad range of molecular cues. In the absence of the eukaryotic type II chaperonin complex, CCT, T ...
    • Coexistence of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia and Autoimmune Addison's Disease 

      Aslaksen, Sigrid; Methlie, Paal; Vigeland, Magnus Dehli; Jøssang, Dag Eirik; Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe; Sheng, Ying; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Skinningsrud, Beate; Undlien, Dag Erik; Selmer, Kaja Kristine; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Bratland, Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)
      Background: Underlying causes of adrenal insufficiency include congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and autoimmune adrenocortical destruction leading to autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD). Here, we report a patient with a ...
    • Dominant-negative heterozygous mutations in AIRE confer diverse autoimmune phenotypes 

      Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Assing, Kristian; Baris, Safa; Safgren, Stephanie L.; Johansen, Isik S.; Jakobsen, Marianne Antonius; Babovic-Vuksanovic, Dusica; Agre, Katherine; Klee, Eric W.; Majcic, Emina; Ferré, Elise M.N.; Schmitt, Monica M.; DiMaggio, Tom; Rosen, Lindsey B.; Rahman, Muhammad; Chrysis, Dionisios; Giannakopoulos, Aristeidis; Garcia, Maria Tallon; González-Granado, Luis Ignacio; Stanley, Katherine; Galant-Swafford, Jessica; Suwannarat, Pim; Meyts, Isabelle; Lionakis, Michail S.; Husebye, Eystein Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by severe and childhood onset organ-specific autoimmunity caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. More ...
    • GWAS for autoimmune Addison's disease identifies multiple risk loci and highlights AIRE in disease susceptibility 

      Eriksson, Daniel; Røyrvik, Ellen Christine; Aranda-Guillen, Maribel; Berger, Amund Holte; Landegren, Nils; Artaza, Haydee; Hallgren, Åsa; Grytaas, Marianne; Strøm, Sara; Bratland, Eirik; Botusan, Ileana; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Breivik, Lars Ertesvåg; Vaudel, Marc; Helgeland, Øyvind; Falorni, Alberto; Jørgensen, Anders Palmstrøm; Hulting, Anna-Lena; Svartberg, Johan; Ekwall, Olov; Fougner, Kristian J; Wahlberg, Jeanette; Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar; Dahlqvist, Per; Study group, Norwegian Addison Registry; Study Group, Swedish Addison Registry; Knappskog, Per Morten; Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe; Bensing, Sophie; Johansson, Stefan; Kämpe, Olof; Husebye, Eystein Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Autoimmune Addison’s disease (AAD) is characterized by the autoimmune destruction of the adrenal cortex. Low prevalence and complex inheritance have long hindered successful genetic studies. We here report the first ...
    • A longitudinal follow-up of autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 

      Bruserud, Øyvind; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Landegren, Nils; Erichsen, Martina Moter; Bratland, Eirik; Lima, Kari; Jørgensen, Anders Palmstrøm; Myhre, Anne Grethe; Svartberg, Johan; Fougner, Kristian J; Bakke, Åsne; Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar; Mella, Bjarne; Breivik, Lars Ertesvåg; Viken, Marte K; Knappskog, Per; Cuida Marthinussen, Ileana Mihaela; Løvås, Kristian; Kämpe, Olle; Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe; Husebye, Eystein Sverre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08)
      Context: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS1) is a childhood-onset monogenic disease defined by the presence of two of the three major components: hypoparathyroidism, primary adrenocortical insufficiency, and ...
    • The natural history of 21-hydroxylase autoantibodies in autoimmune Addison’s disease 

      Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe; Breivik, Lars Ertesvåg; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Grytaas, Marianne; Bratland, Eirik; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: The most common cause of primary adrenal failure (Addison’s disease) in the Western world is autoimmunity characterized by autoantibodies against the steroidogenic enzyme 21-hydroxylase (CYP21A2, 21OH). Detection ...
    • Oral microbiota in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 

      Bruserud, Øyvind; Siddiqui, Huma; Marthinussen, Michaela Cuida; Chen, Tsute; Jonsson, Roland; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Olsen, Ingar; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Wolff, Anette Bøe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Background: Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type-1 (APS-1) is a rare, childhood onset disease caused by mutations in the Autoimmune Regulator gene. The phenotypic expression is highly variable and includes disease ...
    • Revealing missing human protein isoforms based on Ab initio prediction, RNA-seq and proteomics 

      Hu, Zhiqiang; Scott, Hamish S.; Qin, Guangrong; Zheng, Guangyong; Chu, Xixia; Xie, Lu; Adelson, David L.; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Venugopal, Parvathy; Babic, Milena; Hahn, Christopher N.; Zhang, Bing; Wang, Xiaojing; Li, Nan; Wei, Chaochun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-09)
      Biological and biomedical research relies on comprehensive understanding of protein-coding transcripts. However, the total number of human proteins is still unknown due to the prevalence of alternative splicing. In this ...
    • Systemic interferon type I and B cell responses are impaired in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 

      Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Delaleu, Nicolas; Dolan, David William Peter; Meager, Anthony; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS-1) is caused by mutations in the autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene and characterised clinically by multiple autoimmune manifestations and serologically by autoantibodies against ...
    • T cell receptor assessment in autoimmune disease requires access to the most adjacent immunologically active organ 

      Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Ardesjo Lundgren, Brita; Hamm, David; Gan, Poh-Yi; Holdsworth, Stephen R; Hahn, Christopher N.; Schreiber, Andreas W.; Scott, Hamish S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07)
      Next generation sequencing of T and B cell receptors is emerging as a valuable and effective method to diagnose and monitor hematopoietic malignancies. So far, this approach has not been fully explored in regard to autoimmune ...
    • Transcriptional Changes in Regulatory T Cells From Patients With Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type 1 Suggest Functional Impairment of Lipid Metabolism and Gut Homing 

      Berger, Amund Holte; Bratland, Eirik; Sjøgren, Thea; Heimli, Marte; Tyssedal, Torgeir; Bruserud, Øyvind; Johansson, Stefan; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I (APS-1) is a monogenic model disorder of organ-specific autoimmunity caused by mutations in the Autoimmune regulator (AIRE) gene. AIRE facilitates the expression of organ-specific ...
    • Vaccination prevents severe COVID-19 outcome in patients with neutralizing type 1 interferon autoantibodies 

      Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe; Hansen, Lena; Grytaas, Marianne Aardal; Oftedal, Bergithe Eikeland; Breivik, Lars Ertesvåg; Zhou, Fan; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Sjøgren, Thea; Olofsson, Jan Stefan; Trieu, Mai Chi; Meager, Anthony; Jørgensen, Anders Palmstrøm; Lima, Kari; Mohn, Kristin Greve-Isdahl; Langeland, Nina; Cox Brokstad, Rebecca Jane; Husebye, Eystein Sverre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      A hallmark of patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1) is serological neutralizing autoantibodies against type 1 interferons (IFN-I). The presence of these antibodies has been associated with severe ...