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    • Plasma-Metanephrines in Patients with Autoimmune Addison’s Disease with and without Residual Adrenocortical Function 

      Åkerman, Anna-Karin; Sævik, Åse Bjorvatn; Thorsby, Per Medbøe; Methlie, Paal; Quinkler, Marcus; Jørgensen, Anders Palmstrøm; Höybye, Charlotte; Debowska, Aleksandra; Nedrebø, Bjørn Gunnar; Dahle, Anne Lise; Carlsen, Siri; Tomkowicz, Aneta; Sollid, Stina Therese; Nermoen, Ingrid; Grønning, Kaja; Dahlqvist, Per; Grimnes, Guri; Skov, Jakob; Finnes, Trine Elisabeth; Wahlberg, Jeanette; Holte, Synnøve Emblem; Simunkova, Katerina; Kämpe, Olle; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Øksnes, Marianne; Bensing, Sophie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-22)
      Purpose: Residual adrenocortical function, RAF, has recently been demonstrated in one-third of patients with autoimmune Addison’s disease (AAD). Here, we set out to explore any influence of RAF on the levels of plasma ...

    • Platelet functionality in cold-stored whole blood 

      Kristoffersen, Einar Klæboe; Apelseth, Torunn Oveland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Whole blood is currently being reintroduced as a blood product to be used in massive bleeding situations because it affords plasma, red cells and platelets in a balanced ratio and in a logistical advantageous way. Questions ...

    • Platelet microparticles decrease daunorubicin‐induced dna damage and modulate intrinsic apoptosis in thp‐1 cells 

      Cacic, Daniel; Nordgård, Oddmund; Meyer, Peter Albert; Hervig, Tor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Platelets can modulate cancer through budding of platelet microparticles (PMPs) that can transfer a plethora of bioactive molecules to cancer cells upon internalization. In acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) this can induce ...

    • Platelet Microparticles Protect Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Cells against Daunorubicin-Induced Apoptosis 

      Cacic, Daniel; Reikvam, Håkon; Nordgård, Oddmund; Meyer, Peter; Hervig, Tor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The role of platelets in cancer development and progression is increasingly evident, and several platelet–cancer interactions have been discovered, including the uptake of platelet microparticles (PMPs) by cancer cells. ...

    • Platelets for advanced drug delivery in cancer 

      Cacic, Daniel Limi; Hervig, Tor; Reikvam, Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction: Cancer-related drug expenses are rising with the increasing cancer incidence and cost may represent a severe challenge for drug access for patients with cancer. Consequently, strategies for increasing therapeutic ...

    • Pleckstrin Levels Are Increased in Patients with Chronic Periodontitis and Regulated via the MAP Kinase-p38α Signaling Pathway in Gingival Fibroblasts 

      Alim, M. Abdul; Njenda, Duncan; Lundmark, Anna; Kamińska, Marta; Jansson, Leif; Eriksson, Kaja; Kats, Anna; Johannsen, Gunnar; Arvidsson, Catalin Koro; Mydel, Piotr Mateusz; Yucel-Lindberg, Tülay (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Chronic periodontitis (CP) is a bacteria-driven inflammatory disease characterized by the breakdown of gingival tissue, the periodontal ligament, and alveolar bone, leading ultimately to tooth loss. We previously reported ...

    • Pleural Empyema Caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Fusobacterium nucleatum: A Distinct Entity of Pleural Infections 

      Dyrhovden, Ruben; Eagan, Tomas Mikal Lind; Fløtten, Øystein; Siljan, William Ward; Leegaard, Truls Michael; Bø, Bjørnar; Fardal, Hilde; Grøvan, Fredrik; Kildahl-Andersen, Arne; Larssen, Kjersti Wik; Tilseth, Rune; Hjetland, Reidar; Løes, Sigbjørn Suk; Lindemark, Frode; Tellevik, Marit Gjerde; Breistein, Rebecca Irene; Kommedal, Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Many community-acquired pleural infections are caused by facultative and anaerobic bacteria from the human oral microbiota. The epidemiology, clinical characteristics, pathogenesis, and etiology of such ...

    • PNPLA 3 I148M genetic variant associates with insulin resistance and baseline viral load in HCV genotype 2 but not in genotype 3 infection 

      Rembeck, Karolina; Maglio, Cristina; Lagging, Martin; Christensen, Peer Brehm; Färkkilä, Martti; Langeland, Nina; Mørch, Kristine; Buhl, Mads R.; Pedersen, Court; Norkrans, Gunnar; Hellstrand, Kristoffer; Lindh, Magnus; Pirazzi, Carlo; Burza, Maria A.; Romeo, Stefano; Westin, Johan; for the NORDynamIC group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-14)
      Background: Hepatic steatosis in HCV patients has been postulated as a risk factor associated with a higher frequency of fibrosis and cirrhosis. A single genetic variant, PNPLA3 I148M, has been widely associated with ...

    • Point Shear Wave Elastography and the Effect of Physical Exercise, Alcohol Consumption, and Respiration in Healthy Adults 

      Taraldsen, Victoria; Tomasgard, Sunneva; Rudlang, Margrethe Thune; Gilja, Odd Helge; Vesterhus, Mette; Mjelle, Anders Batman (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Purpose Ultrasound elastography is a noninvasive method for liver stiffness measurement (LSM) with the aim of reflecting approximate liver fibrosis load. Despite minimal evidence, current guidelines recommend 10 min of ...

    • Point-of-care high-sensitivity troponin assays: Advancements, clinical applications, and implementation considerations 

      Thulin, Ingrid Viola Lavesson; Myrmel, Gard Mikael Saele; Jordalen, Silje; Collinson, Paul; Aakre, Kristin Moberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assays have changed the workflow in emergency departments allowing for rapid allocation of patients with high or low risk of non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. Recently, ...

    • Point-of-care influenza testing impacts clinical decision, patient flow and length of stay in hospitalized adults 

      Fjelltveit, Elisabeth Berg; Brokstad, Rebecca Jane Cox; Østensjø, Jørgen; Blomberg, Bjørn; Ebbesen, Marit Helen; Langeland, Nina; Mohn, Kristin Greve Isdahl (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Influenza is difficult to distinguish clinically from other acute respiratory infections. Rapid laboratory diagnosis can help initiate early effective antiviral treatment and isolation. Implementing a novel ...

    • Polarizing versus depolarizing blood cardioplegia: An experimental study of myocardial function, metabolism and ultrastructure following cardiopulmonary bypass and cardioplegic arrest 

      Aass, Terje (Doctoral thesis, 2019-01-11)
      In cardiothoracic surgery, the use of the heart-lung machine for cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and induced cardiac arrest, cardioplegia, is required for performing the majority of the surgical procedures. Myocardial protection ...

    • Polygenic overlap between C-reactive protein, plasma lipids, and Alzheimer disease 

      Desikan, Rahul S.; Schork, Andrew J.; Wang, Yunpeng; Thompson, Wesley K.; Dehghan, Abbas; Ridker, Paul M.; Chasman, Daniel I.; McEvoy, Linda K.; Holland, Dominic; Chen, Chi-Hua; Karow, David S.; Brewer, James B.; Hess, Christopher P.; Williams, Julie; Sims, Rebecca; O'Donovan, Michael C.; Choi, Seung Hoan; Bis, Joshua C.; Ikram, M. Arfan; Gudnason, Vilmundur; DeStefano, Anita L.; Van Der Lee, Sven J.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Van Duijn, Cornelia M.; Launer, Lenore; Seshadri, Sudha; Pericak-Vance, Margaret A.; Mayeux, Richard; Haines, Jonathan L.; Farrer, Lindsay A.; Hardy, John; Ulstein, Ingun; Aarsland, Dag; Fladby, Tormod; White, Linda; Sando, Sigrid Botne; Rongve, Arvid; Witoelar, Aree; Djurovic, Srdjan; Hyman, Bradley T.; Snædal, Jon; Steinberg, Stacy; Stefansson, Hreinn; Stefánsson, Kári; Schellenberg, Gerard D.; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Dale, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06)
      Background—Epidemiological findings suggest a relationship between Alzheimer disease (AD), inflammation, and dyslipidemia, although the nature of this relationship is not well understood. We investigated whether this ...

    • Polygenic overlap with body-mass index improves prediction of treatment-resistant schizophrenia 

      O'Connell, Kevin Sean; Koch, Elise; Lenk, Hasan Cagin; Akkouh, Ibrahim Ahmed; Hindley, Guy Frederick Lanyon; Jaholkowski, Piotr Pawel; Smith, Robert Løvsletten; Holen, Børge; Shadrin, Alexey; Frei, Oleksandr; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Steen, Nils Eiel; Dale, Anders M; Molden, Espen; Djurovic, Srdjan; Andreassen, Ole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Treatment resistant schizophrenia (TRS) is characterized by repeated treatment failure with antipsychotics. A recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) of TRS showed a polygenic architecture, but no significant loci were ...

    • Polygenic risk modeling for prediction of epithelial ovarian cancer risk 

      Dareng, Eileen O.; Tyrer, Jonathan P.; Barnes, Daniel R.; Jones, Michelle R.; Yang, Xin; Aben, Katja K. H.; Adank, Muriel A.; Agata, Simona; Andrulis, Irene L.; Anton-Culver, Hoda; Antonenkova, Natalia N.; Aravantinos, Gerasimos; Arun, Banu K.; Augustinsson, Annelie; Balmaña, Judith; Bandera, Elisa V.; Barkardottir, Rosa B.; Barrowdale, Daniel; Beckmann, Matthias W.; Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia; Benitez, Javier; Bermisheva, Marina; Bernardini, Marcus Q.; Bjørge, Line; Black, Amanda; Bogdanova, Natalia V.; Bonanni, Bernardo; Borg, Ake; Brenton, James D.; Budzilowska, Agnieszka; Butzow, Ralf; Buys, Saundra S.; Cai, Hui; Caligo, Maria A.; Campbell, Ian; Cannioto, Rikki; Cassingham, Hayley; Chang-Claude, Jenny; Chanock, Stephen J.; Chen, Kexin; Chiew, Yoke-Eng; Chung, Wendy K.; Claes, Kathleen B. M.; Colonna, Sarah; Cook, Linda S.; Couch, Fergus J.; Daly, Mary B.; Dao, Fanny; Davies, Eleanor; de la Hoya, Miguel; de Putter, Robin; Dennis, Joe; DePersia, Allison; Devilee, Peter; Diez, Orland; Ding, Yuan Chun; Doherty, Jennifer A.; Domchek, Susan M.; Dörk, Thilo; du Bois, Andreas; Dürst, Matthias; Eccles, Diana M.; Eliassen, Heather A.; Engel, Christoph; Evans, Gareth D.; Fasching, Peter A.; Flanagan, James M.; Fortner, Renée T.; Machackova, Eva; Friedman, Eitan; Ganz, Patricia A.; Garber, Judy; Gensini, Francesca; Giles, Graham G.; Glendon, Gord; Godwin, Andrew K.; Goodman, Marc T.; Greene, Mark H.; Gronwald, Jacek; Hahnen, Eric; Haiman, Christopher A.; Håkansson, Niclas; Hamann, Ute; Hansen, Thomas V. O.; Harris, Holly R.; Hartman, Mikael; Heitz, Florian; Hildebrandt, Michelle A. T.; Høgdall, Estrid; Høgdall, Claus K.; Hopper, John L.; Huang, Ruea-Yea; Huff, Chad; Hulick, Peter J.; Huntsman, David G.; Imyanitov, Evgeny N.; van der Hout, Annemieke H.; Isaacs, Claudine; Jakubowska, Anna; James, Paul A.; Janavicius, Ramunas; Jensen, Allan; Johannsson, Oskar Th.; John, Esther M.; Kang, Daehee; Karlan, Beth Y.; Karnezis, Anthony; Kelemen, Linda E.; Khusnutdinova, Elza; Kiemeney, Lambertus A.; Kim, Byoung-Gie; Kjaer, Susanne K.; Komenaka, Ian; Kupryjanczyk, Jolanta; Kurian, Allison W.; Kwong, Ava; Lambrechts, Diether; Larson, Melissa C.; Lazaro, Conxi; Le, Nhu D.; Leslie, Goska; Lester, Jenny; Lesueur, Fabienne; Levine, Douglas A.; Li, Lian; Li, Jingmei; Loud, Jennifer T.; Lu, Karen H.; Lubinski, Jan; Mai, Phuong L.; Manoukian, Siranoush; Marks, Jeffrey R.; Matsuno, Rayna Kim; Matsuo, Keitaro; May, Taymaa; McGuffog, Lesley; McLaughlin, John R.; McNeish, Iain A.; Mebirouk, Noura; Menon, Usha; Miller, Austin; Milne, Roger L.; Minlikeeva, Albina; Modugno, Francesmary; Montagna, Marco; Moysich, Kirsten B.; Munro, Elizabeth; Nathanson, Katherine L.; Neuhausen, Susan L.; Nevanlinna, Heli; Yie, Joanne Ngeow Yuen; Nielsen, Henriette Roed; Nielsen, Finn C.; Nikitina-Zake, Liene; Odunsi, Kunle; Offit, Kenneth; Olah, Edith; Olbrecht, Siel; Olopade, Olufunmilayo I.; Olson, Sara H.; Olsson, Håkan; Osorio, Ana; Papi, Laura; Park, Sue K.; Parsons, Michael T.; Pathak, Harsha; Pedersen, Inge Sokilde; Peixoto, Ana; Pejovic, Tanja; Perez-Segura, Pedro; Permuth, Jennifer B.; Peshkin, Beth; Peterlongo, Paolo; Piskorz, Anna; Prokofyeva, Darya; Radice, Paolo; Rantala, Johanna; Riggan, Marjorie J.; Risch, Harvey A.; Rodriguez-Antona, Cristina; Ross, Eric; Rossing, Mary Anne; Runnebaum, Ingo; Sandler, Dale P.; Santamariña, Marta; Soucy, Penny; Schmutzler, Rita K.; Setiawan, V. Wendy; Shan, Kang; Sieh, Weiva; Simard, Jacques; Singer, Christian F.; Sokolenko, Anna P.; Song, Honglin; Southey, Melissa C.; Steed, Helen; Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique; Sutphen, Rebecca; Swerdlow, Anthony J.; Tan, Yen Yen; Teixeira, Manuel; Teo, Soo Hwang; Terry, Kathryn L.; Terry, Mary Beth; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Thull, Darcy L.; Tischkowitz, Marc; Titus, Linda; Toland, Amanda E.; Torres, Diana; Trabert, Britton; Travis, Ruth; Tung, Nadine; Tworoger, Shelley S.; Valen, Ellen; van Altena, Anne M.; van der Hout, Annemieke H.; Van Nieuwenhuysen, Els; van Rensburg, Elizabeth J.; Vega, Ana; Edwards, Digna Velez; Vierkant, Robert A.; Wang, Frances; Wappenschmidt, Barbara; Webb, Penelope M.; Weinberg, Clarice R.; Weitzel, Jeffrey N.; Wentzensen, Nicolas; White, Emily; Whittemore, Alice S.; Winham, Stacey J.; Wolk, Alicja; Woo, Yin-Ling; Wu, Anna H.; Yan, Li; Yannoukakos, Drakoulis; Zavaglia, Katia M.; Zheng, Wei; Ziogas, Argyrios; Zorn, Kristin K.; Kleibl, Zdenek; Easton, Douglas; Lawrenson, Kate; DeFazio, Anna; Sellers, Thomas A.; Ramus, Susan J.; Pearce, Celeste L.; Monteiro, Alvaro N.; Cunningham, Julie; Goode, Ellen L.; Schildkraut, Joellen M.; Berchuck, Andrew; Chenevix-Trench, Georgia; Gayther, Simon A.; Antoniou, Antonis C.; Pharoah, Paul D. P. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Polygenic risk scores (PRS) for epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) have the potential to improve risk stratification. Joint estimation of Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) effects in models could improve predictive performance ...

    • A polygenic risk score to help discriminate primary adrenal insufficiency of different etiologies 

      Aranda-Guillén, Maribel; Røyrvik, Ellen Christine; Fletcher-Sandersjöö, Sara; Artaza Alvarez, Haydee Maribel; Botusan, Ileana Ruxandra; Grytaas, Marianne Aardal; Hallgren, Åsa; Breivik, Lars Ertesvåg; Pettersson, Maria; Jørgensen, Anders Palmstrøm; Lindstrand, Anna; Vogt, Elinor Margrethe; Husebye, Eystein Sverre; Kämpe, Olle; Wolff, Anette Susanne Bøe; Bensing, Sophie; Johansson, Stefan; Eriksson, Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Autoimmune Addison's disease (AAD) is the most common cause of primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI). Despite its exceptionally high heritability, tools to estimate disease susceptibility in individual patients ...

    • Polygenic scores for schizophrenia and general cognitive ability: associations with six cognitive domains, premorbid intelligence, and cognitive composite score in individuals with a psychotic disorder and in healthy controls 

      Engen, Magnus Johan; Lyngstad, Siv Hege; Ueland, Torill; Simonsen, Carmen Elisabeth; Vaskinn, Anja; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Bettella, Francesco; Lagerberg, Trine Vik; Djurovic, Srdjan; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Melle, Ingrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11)
      Cognitive impairments are considered core features in schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. Cognitive impairments are, to a lesser degree, also documented in healthy first-degree relatives. Although recent studies ...

    • The polymorphism L412F in TLR3 inhibits autophagy and is a marker of severe COVID-19 in males 

      Croci, Susanna; Venneri, Mary Anna; Mantovani, Stefania; Fallerini, Chiara; Benetti, Elisa; Picchiotti, Nicola; Campolo, Federica; Imperatore, Francesco; Palmieri, Maria; Daga, Sergio; Gabbi, Chiara; Montagnani, Francesca; Beligni, Giada; Farias, Ticiana D.J.; Carriero, Miriam Lucia; Di Sarno, Laura; Alaverdian, Diana; Aslaksen, Sigrid; Cubellis, Maria Vittoria; Spiga, Ottavia; Baldassarri, Margherita; Fava, Francesca; Norman, Paul J.; Frullanti, Elisa; Isidori, Andrea M.; Amoroso, Antonio; Mari, Francesca; Furini, Simone; Mondelli, Mario U; GEN-COVID multicenter study, multicenter; Chiariello, Mario; Renieri, Alessandra; Meloni, I. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The polymorphism L412F in TLR3 has been associated with several infectious diseases. However, the mechanism underlying this association is still unexplored. Here, we show that the L412F polymorphism in TLR3 is a marker of ...

    • Polymorphisms in the TP53-MDM2-MDM4-axis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 

      Gansmo, Liv Beathe; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Mæhlen, Marthe Thoresen; Vatten, Lars Johan; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Hveem, Kristian; Lønning, Per Eystein; Knappskog, Stian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background In addition to being a tumour suppressor, TP53 is a suppressor of inflammation, and dysfunction of this gene has been related to autoimmune diseases. Patients with autoimmunity, such as rheumatoid arthritis ...

    • Poor outcome in hypoxic endometrial carcinoma is related to vascular density 

      Reijnen, Casper; van Weelden, Willem Jan; Arts, Martijn S.J.P.; Peters, Johan P.; Rijken, Paul F.; van de Vijver, Koen; Santacana, Maria; Bronsert, Peter; Bulten, Johan; Hirschfeld, Marc; Colas, Eva; Gil-Moreno, Antonio; Reques, Armando; Mancebo, Gemma; Krakstad, Camilla; Trovik, Jone; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Huvila, Jutta; Koskas, Martin; Weinberger, Vit; Minar, Lubos; Jandakova, Eva; Snijders, Marc P.L.M.; van den Berg-van Erp, Saskia; Küsters-Vandevelde, Heidi V.N.; Matias-Guiu, Xavier; Amant, Frederic; Massuger, Leon F.A.G.; Bussink, Johan; Pijnenborg, Johanna M.A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-23)
      Background Identification of endometrial carcinoma (EC) patients at high risk of recurrence is lacking. In this study, the prognostic role of hypoxia and angiogenesis was investigated in EC patients. Methods Tumour slides ...