• Increased Sphingomyelin and Free Sialic Acid in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Kearns-Sayre Syndrome: New Findings Using Untargeted Metabolomics 

      Salvador, Cathrin Lytomt; Oppebøen, Mari; Østeby Vassli, Anja; Pfeiffer, Helle Cecilie; Varhaug, Kristin Nielsen; Elgstøen, Katja B. Prestø; Yazdani, Mazyar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) is caused by duplications and/or deletions of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and is typically diagnosed based on a classic triad of symptoms with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia ...
    • Tear metabolomics in dry eye disease: A review 

      Yazdani, Mazyar; Elgstøen, Katja B. Prestø; Rootwelt, Helge; Shahdafar, Aboulghassem; Utheim, Øygunn Aass; Utheim, Tor Paaske (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-08-01)
      Dry eye disease (DED) is a multifactorial syndrome that can be caused by alteration in the quality or quantity of the precorneal tear film. It is considered one of the most common ocular conditions leading patients to seek ...