• Shared genetic architecture between neuroticism, coronary artery disease and cardiovascular risk factors 

  Torgersen, Kristin Stensland; Bahrami, Shahram; Frei, Oleksandr; Shadrin, Alexey; O'Connell, Kevin Sean; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Munkhaugen, John; Djurovic, Srdjan; Dammen, Toril; Andreassen, Ole A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Neuroticism is associated with poor health, cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and coronary artery disease (CAD). The conditional/conjunctional false discovery rate method (cond/conjFDR) was applied to genome wide ...

• Novel preoperative biomarkers and evaluation of altered treatment strategies to improve outcome for endometrial cancer patients 

  Forsse, David (Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-01)

  Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecological cancer among women in countries with a high developmental index, and the incidence is expected to rise. Major controversies in the treatment of endometrial ...

• Derivation and Molecular Characterization of a Morphological Subpopulation of Human iPSC Astrocytes Reveal a Potential Role in Schizophrenia and Clozapine Response 

  Akkouh, Ibrahim; Hribkova, Hana; Grabiec, Marta; Budinska, Eva; Szabo, Attila; Kasparek, Tomas; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Sun, Yuh-Man; Djurovic, Srdjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Astrocytes are the most abundant cell type in the human brain and are important regulators of several critical cellular functions, including synaptic transmission. Although astrocytes are known to play a central role in ...

• Association between complement component 4A expression, cognitive performance and brain imaging measures in UK Biobank 

  O'Connell, Kevin S.; Sønderby, Ida Elken; Frei, Oleksandr; van der Meer, Dennis; Athanasiu, Lavinia; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Alnæs, Dag; Kaufmann, Tobias; Westlye, Lars Tjelta; Steen, Vidar Martin; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Hughes, Timothy; Djurovic, Srdjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Altered expression of the complement component C4A gene is a known risk factor for schizophrenia. Further, predicted brain C4A expression has also been associated with memory function highlighting that altered ...

• Sex-Specific Associations between Blood Pressure and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes in the Tromsø Study 

  Espnes, Hilde; Ball, Jocasta; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Wilsgaard, Tom; Njølstad, Inger; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B; Gerdts, Eva; Sharashova, Ekaterina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The aim of this study was to explore sex-specific associations between systolic blood pressure (SBP), hypertension, and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) subtypes, including paroxysmal, persistent, and permanent ...

• Short-term outcome after open-heart surgery for severe chronic rheumatic heart disease in a low-income country, with comparison with an historical control group: an observational study 

  Hauge, Ståle Wågen; Dalen, Havard; Estensen, Mette-Elise; Persson, Robert Matongo; Abebe, Sintayehu; Mekonnen, Desalew; Nega, Berhanu; Solholm, Atle; Farstad, Marit; Bogale, Nigussie; Graven, Torbjorn; Nielssen, Niels-Erik; Brekke, Hege Kristin; Vikenes, Kjell; Haaverstad, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objectives Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a major burden in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Cardiac surgery is the only curative treatment. Little is known about patients with severe chronic RHD operated ...

• Dyspnea, lung function and CT findings three months after hospital admission for COVID-19 

  Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Aaløkken, Trond M; Brønstad, Eivind; Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald; Ikdahl, Eirik; Lund, Kristine Marie Aarberg; Durheim, Michael; Rivero, Jezabel Rodriguez; Meltzer, Carin; Tonby, Kristian; Stavem, Knut; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning; Ashraf, Haseem; Einvik, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The long-term pulmonary outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are unknown. We aimed to describe self-reported dyspnoea, quality of life, pulmonary function and chest computed tomography (CT) findings 3 months ...

• Fetal Superior Vena Cava Blood Flow and Its Fraction of Cardiac Output: A Longitudinal Ultrasound Study in the Second Half of Pregnancy 

  Stefopoulou, Maria; Johnson, Jonas; Herling, Lotta; Lindgren, Peter; Kiserud, Torvid; Acharya, Ganesh (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Introduction: In the fetus, a large proportion of the superior vena cava blood flow (QSVC) comes from the brain. To provide the possibility of using this blood flow as a representation of fetal brain circulation, we aimed ...

• Psychological health in preschool children with underweight, overweight or obesity: a regional cohort study 

  Donkor, Hilde Mjell; Toxe, Helene; Hurum, Jørgen; Bjerknes, Robert; Eide, Geir Egil; Juliusson, Pétur Benedikt; Markestad, Trond Jacob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Objective To examine if underweight (UW), overweight (OW) or obesity (OB), or body mass index (BMI) expressed as its SD score (BMI SDS), were associated with psychological difficulties in preschool children. Design ...

• Cardiac Troponin Assays With Improved Analytical Quality: A Trade-Off Between Enhanced Diagnostic Performance and Reduced Long-Term Prognostic Value 

  Tjora, Hilde Lunde; Steiro, Ole-Thomas; Langørgen, Jørund; Bjørneklett, Rune; Nygård, Ottar; Skadberg, Øyvind; Bonarjee, Vernon; Collinson, Paul; Omland, Torbjørn; Vikenes, Kjell; Aakre, Kristin Moberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background Cardiac troponin (cTn) permits early rule‐out/rule‐in of patients admitted with possible non–ST‐segment–elevation myocardial infarction. In this study, we developed an admission and a 0/1 hour rule‐out/rule‐in ...

• Molecular pathways in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus revealed by gene-centred DNA sequencing 

  Sandling, Johanna K.; Pucholt, Pascal; Hultin Rosenberg, Lina; Farias, Fabiana H.G.; Kozyrev, Sergey V.; Eloranta, Maija-Leena; Alexsson, Andrei; Bianchi, Matteo; Padyukov, Leonid; Bengtsson, Christine; Jonsson, Roland; Omdal, Roald; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Massarenti, Laura; Steffensen, Rudi; Jakobsen, Marianne A.; Lillevang, Søren T.; Lerang, Karoline; Molberg, Øyvind; Voss, Anne; Troldborg, Anne; Jacobsen, Søren; Syvänen, Ann-Christine; Jönsen, Andreas; Gunnarsson, Iva; Svenungsson, Elisabet; Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Solbritt; Bengtsson, Anders A.; Sjöwall, Christopher; Leonard, Dag; Lindblad-Toh, Kerstin; Rönnblom, Lars (Journal article, 2021)

  Objectives Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with extensive heterogeneity in disease presentation between patients, which is likely due to an underlying molecular diversity. Here, we aimed at ...

• Fine mapping of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) suggests involvement of both HLA class I and class II loci 

  Hajdarevic, Riad; Lande, Asgeir; Rekeland, Ingrid Gurvin; Rydland, Anne; Strand, Elin B.; Sosa, Daysi Duarte; Creary, Lisa E; Mella, Olav; Egeland, Torstein; Saugstad, Ola Didrik; Fluge, Øystein; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Viken, Marte Kathrine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  The etiology of myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is unknown, but involvement of the immune system is one of the proposed underlying mechanisms. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) associations are ...

• Repurposing 18F-FMISO as a PET tracer for translational imaging of nitroreductase-based gene directed enzyme prodrug therapy 

  Ruiz de Garibay, Gorka; García de Jalón, Elvira; Stigen, Endre; Lund, Kjetil B.; Popa, Mihaela-Lucia; Davidson, Ben; Mayoral Safont, Mireia; Rygh, Cecilie Brekke; Espedal, Heidi; Barrett, Torill; Haug, Bengt Erik; Cormack, Emmet Mc (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Nitroreductases (NTR) are a family of bacterial enzymes used in gene directed enzyme prodrug therapy (GDEPT) that selectively activate prodrugs containing aromatic nitro groups to exert cytotoxic effects following gene ...

• Use of probiotics to reduce infections and death and prevent colonization with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)- producing bacteria among newborn infants in Tanzania (ProRIDE Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled clinical trial 

  Kuwelker, Kanika; Langeland, Nina; Löhr, Iren Høyland; Gidion, Joshua; Manyahi, Joel; Moyo, Sabrina John; Blomberg, Bjørn; Klingenberg, Claus (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) has emerged as an urgent global health threat and is by the World Health Organization ranked as priority 1 among pathogens in need of new ...

• Early-Onset Sepsis in Neonates - A Population-Based Study in South-West Norway From 1996 to 2018 

  Vatne, Anlaug; Klingenberg, Claus; Rettedal, Siren; Øymar, Knut Asbjørn Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background: The epidemiology of early-onset sepsis (EOS) may change over time. Longitudinal surveillance of causative pathogens, antibiotic susceptibility patterns and antibiotic therapy is important for optimal therapy ...

• All-Optical Electrophysiology in hiPSC-Derived Neurons With Synthetic Voltage Sensors 

  Puppo, Francesca; Sadegh, Sanaz; Trujillo, Cleber A.; Thunemann, Martin; Campbell, Evan P.; Vandenberghe, Matthieu; Shan, Xiwei; Akkouh, Ibrahim; Miller, Evan W.; Bloodgood, Brenda L.; Silva, Gabriel A.; Dale, Anders M.; Einevoll, Gaute; Djurovic, Srdjan; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Muotri, Alysson R.; Devor, Anna (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Voltage imaging and “all-optical electrophysiology” in human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived neurons have opened unprecedented opportunities for high-throughput phenotyping of activity in neurons possessing ...

• “Rethinking High-Grade Serous Carcinoma: Development of new tools for deep tissue profiling” 

  Anandan, Shamundeeswari (Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-03)

  Background: High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) is the most frequently occurring and most fatal epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) subtype. The reciprocal interplay of the different components encompassed within the ...

• Lithium increases mitochondrial respiration in iPSC-derived neural precursor cells from lithium responders 

  Osete, Jordi Requena; Akkouh, Ibrahim; Reis de Assis, Denis; Szabo, Attila; Frei, Evgeniia; Hughes, Timothy; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Steen, Nils Eiel; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Djurovic, Srdjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Lithium (Li), valproate (VPA) and lamotrigine (LTG) are commonly used to treat bipolar disorder (BD). While their clinical efficacy is well established, the mechanisms of action at the molecular level are still incompletely ...

• Rifaximin or Saccharomyces boulardii in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: Results from the randomized GutHeart trial 

  Awoyemi, Ayodeji Olawale; Mayerhofer, Cristiane; Felix, Alex S.; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Moscavitch, Samuel D.; Lappegård, Knut Tore; Hovland, Anders; Halvorsen, Sigrun; Halvorsen, Bente; Gregersen, Ida; Svardal, Asbjørn M.; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Hansen, Simen Hyll; Götz, Alexandra; Holm, Kristian; Aukrust, Pål; Åkra, Sissel; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg; Solheim, Svein; Lorenzo, Andrea; Gullestad, Lars; Trøseid, Marius; Broch, Kaspar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Background The gut microbiota represents a potential treatment target in heart failure (HF) through microbial metabolites such as trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and systemic inflammation. Treatment with the probiotic yeast ...

• 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 ...

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