• Vitamin D, vitamin D binding protein, and longitudinal outcomes in COPD 

      Persson, Louise Jeanette Pauline; Aanerud, Marianne; Hiemstra, Pieter Sicco; Michelsen, Annika; Ueland, Thor; Hardie, Jon Andrew; Aukrust, Pål; Bakke, Per S.; Eagan, Tomas Mikal (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-24)
      Background: Associations between Vitamin D3 [25(OH)D], vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are previously reported. We aimed to further investigate these associations on ...
    • Vocal Cord Function During Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury Assessed by Accelerometry and EMG 

      Dahle, Geir Olav; Setså, Erling Johan; Svendsen, Øyvind Sverre; Stangeland, Lodve; Heimdal, John-Helge; Henriksen, Bård; Husby, Paul; Brauckhoff, Katrin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-02)
      Objective Gradual impairment of nerve conduction is expected to be tightly associated with simultaneous gradual loss of vocal cord contractility, related to the fact that injured axons are connected to a defined number of ...
    • Voice and Exercise Related Respiratory Symptoms in Extremely Preterm Born Children After Neonatal Patent Ductus Arteriosus 

      Engeseth, Merete Salveson; Engan, Mette; Clemm, Hege Synnøve Havstad; Vollsæter, Maria; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Markestad, Trond Jacob; Halvorsen, Thomas; Røksund, Ola Drange (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective: To investigate voice characteristics and exercise related respiratory symptoms in extremely preterm born 11-year-old children, focusing particularly on associations with management of a patent ductus arteriosus ...
    • Volume blood flow-based indices of fetal brain sparing in the second half of pregnancy: A longitudinal study 

      Stefopoulou, Maria; Johnson, Jonas; Wilsgaard, Tom; Lindgren, Peter; Herling, Lotta; Kiserud, Torvid; Acharya, Ganesh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Introduction Cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) and umbilicocerebral ratio (UCR) are clinically used as a measure of fetal brain sparing. These are calculated as the ratios between the pulsatility indices (PIs) of middle cerebral ...
    • Volumetric parameters from [18F]FDG PET/CT predicts survival in patients with high-grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms 

      Langen Stokmo, Henning; Aly, Mahmoud; Lothe, Inger Marie Bowitz; Borja, Austin J.; Seraj, Siavash Mehdizadeh; Ghorpade, Rina; Miao, Xuan; Hjortland, Geir Olav; Malinen, Eirik; Sorbye, Halfdan; Werner, Thomas J.; Alavi, Abass; Rootwelt-Revheim, Mona Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      A positive fluorine-18 labelled 2-deoxy-2-fluoroglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) has been associated with more aggressive disease and less differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms ...
    • The vulnerable child in an obesogenic environment : Associations between sociodemographic and behavioural factors and weight-related anthropometric variables in Norwegian children 

      Kristiansen, Hege (Doctoral thesis, 2020-05-08)
      Background: Childhood overweight and obesity represent important challenges. As treatment is difficult, the attention given to prevention is warranted. To identify children at risk of overweight and obesity, knowledge about ...
    • Weight gain during treatment course of allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with hematological malignancies affects treatment outcome 

      Johansen, Silje; Blomberg, Bjørn; Vo, Anh Khoi; Wendelbo, Øystein; Reikvam, Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background aims Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is an effective treatment for patients with hematological malignancies; however, allo-HSCT does not come without the cost of treatment-related ...
    • Weight loss and BMI criteria in GLIM's definition of malnutrition is associated with postoperative complications following abdominal resections - Results from a National Quality Registry 

      Skeie, Eli; Tangvik, Randi Julie; Nymo, Linn Såve; Harthug, Stig; Lassen, Kristoffer; Viste, Asgaut (Journal article, 2020)
      Background & aims: Although malnutrition is thought to be common among patients with intraabdominal diseases and is recognized as a risk factor for postoperative complications, diagnostic criteria for malnutrition have not ...
    • Weight of salivary gland ultrasonography compared to other items of the 2016 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for Primary Sjögren's syndrome 

      Jousse-Joulin, Sandrine; Gatineau, Florence; Baldini, Chiara; Baer, Alan; Barone, Francesca; Bootsma, Hendrika; Bowman, Simon Jonathan; Brito-Zerón, Pilar; Cornec, Divi; Dörner, Thomas; de Vita, Salvatore; Fisher, Benjamin A.; Hammenfors, Daniel; Jonsson, Malin V; Mariette, Xavier; Milić, Vera D.; Nakamura, Hideki; Ng, Wan-Fai; Nowak, Emmanuel; Ramos-Casals, Manuel; Rasmussen, Astrid; Séror, Raphaèle; Shiboski, Caroline H.; Nakamura, Takashi; Vissink, Arjan; Saraux, Alain; Devauchelle-Pensec, Valérie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Objective: Major salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) is widely used for the diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). Our objective was to assess the contribution of SGUS compared to other items of the 2016 ACR/EULAR ...
    • What determines who gets cardiac resynchronization therapy in Europe? A comparison between ESC-HF-LT registry, SwedeHF registry, and ESC-CRT Survey II 

      Gatti, Paolo; Linde, Cecilia; Benson, Lina; Thorvaldsen, Tonje; Normand, Camilla Jacqueline Hansine; Savarese, Gianluigi; Dahlström, Ulf; Maggioni, Aldo P.; dickstein, kenneth; Lund, Lars H. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Aims Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is effective in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and dyssynchrony but is underutilized. In a cohort study, we identified clinical, organizational, and ...
    • What is the best preoperative imaging for endometrial cancer? 

      Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Salvesen, Helga (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04)
      Although endometrial cancer is surgicopathologically staged, preoperative imaging is recommended for diagnostic work-up to tailor surgery and adjuvant treatment. For preoperative staging, imaging by transvaginal ultrasound ...
    • White Matter Hyperintensities and the Course of Depressive Symptoms in Elderly People with Mild Dementia 

      Sønnesyn, Hogne; Oppedal, Ketil; Greve, Ole Jacob; Fritze, Friederike; Auestad, Bjørn Henrik; Nore, Sabine; Beyer, Mona K.; Aarsland, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)
      Objectives: To explore the relationship between white matter hyperintensities (WMH) and the prevalence and course of depressive symptoms in mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Lewy body dementia. Design: This is a prospective ...
    • WHO multicentre study for the development of growth standards from fetal life to childhood: the fetal component 

      Merialdi, Mario; Widmer, Mariana; Gülmezoglu, Ahmet Metin; Abdel-Aleem, Hany; Bega, George; Benachi, Alexandra; Carroli, Guillermo; Cecatti, Jose Guilherme; Diemert, Anke; Gonzalez, Rogelio; Hecher, Kurt; Jensen, Lisa N.; Johnsen, Synnøve Lian; Kiserud, Torvid; Kriplani, Alka; Lumbiganon, Pisake; Tabor, Ann; Talegawkar, Sameera A.; Tshefu, Antoinette; Wojdyla, Daniel; Platt, Lawrence (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-02)
      Background: In 2006 WHO presented the infant and child growth charts suggested for universal application. However, major determinants for perinatal outcomes and postnatal growth are laid down during antenatal development. ...
    • A whole blood based resuscitation strategy in civilian medical services: Experience from a Norwegian hospital in the period 2017–2020 

      Hagen, Kristin Gjerde; Strandenes, Geir; Kristoffersen, Einar Klæboe; Braathen, Hanne; Sivertsen, Joar; Bjerkvig, Christopher Kalhagen; Sommerfelt-Pettersen, Nina Grindheim; Aasheim, Irmelin Beathe; Lunde, Turid Helen Felli; Hervig, Tor; Apelseth, Torunn Oveland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Civilian and military guidelines recommend early balanced transfusion to patients with life-threatening bleeding. Low titer group O whole blood was introduced as the primary blood product for resuscitation of ...
    • Whole genome sequencing of clinical isolates of Giardia lamblia 

      Hanevik, Kurt; Bakken, R.; Brattbakk, Hans-Richard; Saghaug, Christina Skår; Langeland, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-29)
      Clinical isolates from protozoan parasites such as Giardia lamblia are at present practically impossible to culture. By using simple cyst purification methods, we show that Giardia whole genome sequencing of clinical stool ...
    • Whole-genome sequencing identifies new candidate genes for nonobstructive azoospermia 

      Malcher, Agnieszka; Stokowy, Tomasz; Berman, Andrea; Olszewska, Marta; Jedrzejczak, Piotr; Sielski, Dawid; Nowakowski, Adam; Rozwadowska, Natalia; Yatsenko, Alexander N.; Kurpisz, Maciej K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Genetic causes that lead to spermatogenetic failure in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) have not been yet completely established. Objective: To identify low-frequency NOA-associated single ...
    • The WID-BC-index identifies women with primary poor prognostic breast cancer based on DNA methylation in cervical samples 

      Barrett, James E.; Herzog, Chiara; Jones, Allison; Leavy, Olivia C.; Evans, Iona; Knapp, Susanne; Reisel, Daniel; Nazarenko, Tatiana; Kim, Yoo-Na; Franchi, Dorella; Ryan, Andy; Franks, Joanna; Bjørge, Line; Zikan, Michal; Cibula, David; Harbeck, Nadia; Colombo, Nicoletta; Dudbridge, Frank; Jones, Louise; Sundström, Karin; Dillner, Joakim; Rådestad, Angelique Flöter; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Pashayan, Nora; Widschwendter, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to breast cancer development. An epigenome-based signature capturing these components in easily accessible samples could identify women at risk. Here, we analyse the DNA methylome ...
    • Williams Syndrome neuroanatomical score associates with GTF2IRD1 in large-scale magnetic resonance imaging cohorts: A proof of concept for multivariate endophenotypes 

      Fan, Chun Chieh; Schork, Andrew J.; Brown, Timothy T.; Spencer, Barbara E.; Akshoomoff, Natacha; Chen, Chi-Hua; Kuperman, Joshua M.; Hagler, Donald J.; Steen, Vidar Martin; Le Hellard, Stephanie; Håberg, Asta; Espeseth, Thomas; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Dale, Anders; Jernigan, Terry L.; Halgren, Eric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-08)
      Despite great interest in using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for studying the effects of genes on brain structure in humans, current approaches have focused almost entirely on predefined regions of interest and had ...
    • Within-person reproducibility of proteoforms related to inflammation and renal dysfunction 

      Gao, Jie; McCann, Adrian; Laupsa-Borge, Johnny; Nygård, Ottar Kjell; Ueland, Per Magne; Meyer, Klaus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Protein biomarkers and microheterogeneity have attracted increasing attention in epidemiological and clinical research. Knowledge of within-person reproducibility over time is paramount to determine whether a single ...
    • Within-sibship genome-wide association analyses decrease bias in estimates of direct genetic effects 

      Howe, Laurence J.; Nivard, Michel G.; Morris, Tim T.; Hansen, Ailin Falkmo; Rasheed, Humaira; Cho, Yoonsu; Chittoor, Geetha; Ahlskog, Rafael; Lind, Penelope A.; Palviainen, Teemu; van der Zee, Matthijs D.; Cheesman, Rosa Catherine Gillespie; Mangino, Massimo; Wang, Yunzhang; Li, Shuai; Klaric, Lucija; Ratliff, Scott M.; Bielak, Lawrence F.; Nygaard, Marianne; Giannelis, Alexandros; Willoughby, Emily A.; Reynolds, Chandra A.; Balbona, Jared V.; Andreassen, Ole; Ask, Helga; Baras, Aris; Bauer, Christopher R.; Boomsma, Dorret I.; Campbell, Archie; Campbell, Harry; Chen, Zhengming; Christofidou, Paraskevi; Corfield, Elizabeth Claire; Dahm, Christina C.; Dokuru, Deepika R.; Evans, Luke M.; de Geus, Eco J. C.; Giddaluru, Sudheer; Gordon, Scott D.; Harden, K. Paige; Hill, W. David; Hughes, Amanda; Kerr, Shona M.; Kim, Yongkang; Kweon, Hyeokmoon; Latvala, Antti; Lawlor, Deborah A.; Li, Liming; Lin, Kuang; Magnus, Per Minor; Magnusson, Patrik K. E.; Mallard, Travis T.; Martikainen, Pekka; Mills, Melinda C.; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Overton, John D.; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Porteous, David J.; Reid, Jeffrey; Silventoinen, Karri; Southey, Melissa C.; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Tucker-Drob, Elliot M.; Wright, Margaret J.; Kweon, Hyeokmoon; Koellinger, Philipp D.; Benjamin, Daniel J.; Turley, Patrick; Howe, Laurence J.; Nivard, Michel G.; Morris, Tim T.; Plomin, Robert; Havdahl, Alexandra; Bartels, Meike; Martin, Nicholas G.; Oskarsson, Sven; Justice, Anne E.; Millwood, Iona Y.; Hveem, Kristian; Naess, Øyvind; Willer, Cristen J.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Kaprio, Jaakko; Medland, Sarah E.; Walters, Robin G.; Evans, David M.; Smith, George Davey; Hayward, Caroline; Brumpton, Ben; Hemani, Gibran; Davies, Neil Martin; Hewitt, John K.; Keller, Matthew C.; Stallings, Michael C.; Lee, James J.; Christensen, Kaare; Kardia, Sharon L. R.; Peyser, Patricia A.; Smith, Jennifer A.; Wilson, James F.; Hopper, John L.; Hägg, Sara; Spector, Tim D.; Pingault, Jean-Baptiste; Næss, Øyvind Erik; Davey Smith, George; Brumpton, Ben Michael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Estimates from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of unrelated individuals capture effects of inherited variation (direct effects), demography (population stratification, assortative mating) and relatives (indirect ...