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Sex-specific risks for pediatric onset among patients with Crohn's diseaseScott M Montgomery
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital M9 01, Karolinska Institutet, SE 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 1:303-9. 2003....
Childhood indicators of susceptibility to subsequent cervical cancerS M Montgomery
Enheten för Klinisk Epidemiologi, Institutionen för medicin vid Karolinska Sjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Br J Cancer 87:989-93. 2002..26 (4.25-15.10) and 4.89 (1.39-17.18), respectively. Common warts in childhood may indicate cervical cancer susceptibility; this and the relationship with eczema deserves investigation...
Siblings and the risk of inflammatory bowel diseaseS M Montgomery
Enheten för Klinisk Epidemiologi, Institutionen för medicin vid Karolinska Sjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Scand J Gastroenterol 37:1301-8. 2002..Environmental exposures in early life have been implicated in the aetiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Siblings are used as proxy markers to characterize patterns of exposure relevant to the risk of IBD...
Parental age, family size, and risk of multiple sclerosisScott M Montgomery
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, SE 171 76Stockholm, Sweden
Epidemiology 15:717-23. 2004..The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is not well defined and analysis of family structure may provide etiologic clues. We conducted a case-control study to examine possible associations...
Pertussis infection in childhood and subsequent type 1 diabetes mellitusS M Montgomery
Enheten för Klinisk Epidemiologi, Institutionen för medicin vid Karolinska Sjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Diabet Med 19:986-93. 2002..Previous studies have investigated paediatric, but not adult-onset Type 1 DM. We investigated association of pertussis exposures and Type 1 DM with follow-up into adulthood...
Germ-cell testicular cancer in offspring of Finnish immigrants to SwedenScott M Montgomery
Enheten för Klinisk Epidemiologi, Karolinska sjukhuset M9 01, SE 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:280-2. 2005....
Smoking during pregnancy and bulimia nervosa in offspringScott M Montgomery
Clinical Research Center, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
J Perinat Med 33:206-11. 2005..The increased risk associated with mothers who gave up smoking during pregnancy emphasizes the importance of smoking cessation prior to conception...
Influence of consecutive-day blood sampling on polymerase chain reaction-adjusted parasitological cure rates in an antimalarial-drug trial conducted in TanzaniaAndreas Martensson
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm 17176, Sweden
J Infect Dis 195:597-601. 2007..Interpretation of PCR-adjusted results will significantly depend on methodology...
Maternal smoking during pregnancy, other prenatal and perinatal factors, and the risk of Legg-Calvé-Perthes diseaseShahram Bahmanyar
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pediatrics 122:e459-64. 2008....
Risk of lymphoproliferative malignancy in relation to small intestinal histopathology among patients with celiac diseasePeter Elfström
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
J Natl Cancer Inst 103:436-44. 2011..The risk of lymphoproliferative malignancies in patients with small intestinal inflammation without villous atrophy and in patients with latent celiac disease is unknown...
Birth order, sibship size, and risk for germ-cell testicular cancerLorenzo Richiardi
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Epidemiology 15:323-9. 2004..Several studies have reported an inverse association between birth order and testicular cancer risk, but estimates vary greatly and the biologic mechanism underlying the association is not established...
Number of siblings and risk of Hodgkin's lymphomaEllen T Chang
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:1236-43. 2004..In contrast, HL among children and older adults may be associated with earlier childhood infection. This study examines the associations of HL risk with having older or younger siblings...
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and physical control and coordination among offspringMatz Larsson
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
J Epidemiol Community Health 65:1151-8. 2011..To examine if smoking during pregnancy is associated with poorer motor competence among offspring, indicating impaired neurological function. The measures may be less susceptible to socioeconomic confounding than cognition tests...
Small-intestinal histopathology and mortality risk in celiac diseaseJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro 70185, Sweden
JAMA 302:1171-8. 2009..Studies of mortality in celiac disease have not taken small-intestinal pathology into account...
Celiac disease and risk of adverse fetal outcome: a population-based cohort studyJonas F Ludvigsson
Pediatric Department, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
Gastroenterology 129:454-63. 2005..We investigated the risk of adverse outcomes in women with CD diagnosed prior to pregnancy and in women who did not receive a diagnosis of CD until after the delivery...
Risk of thromboembolism in 14,000 individuals with coeliac diseaseJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Br J Haematol 139:121-7. 2007..27; 95% CI = 1.06-1.52). In conclusion, this study found a statistically significantly positive association between CD and VTE. This modest association might be explained by a combination of surveillance bias and chronic inflammation...
Age at immigration and duration of stay in relation to risk for testicular cancer among Finnish immigrants in SwedenAnders Ekbom
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
J Natl Cancer Inst 95:1238-40. 2003..Although the type of environmental exposures remains unknown, the results strongly indicate that early exposures are major determinants for testicular cancer...
Environmental factors in inflammatory bowel disease: a co-twin control study of a Swedish-Danish twin populationJonas Halfvarson
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Inflamm Bowel Dis 12:925-33. 2006..Genetics and environmental factors are implicated in the etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We studied environmental factors in a population-based Swedish-Danish twin cohort using the co-twin control method...
Impact of artemisinin-based combination therapy and insecticide-treated nets on malaria burden in ZanzibarAchuyt Bhattarai
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
PLoS Med 4:e309. 2007..We investigated temporal trends in Plasmodium falciparum prevalence and malaria-related health parameters following the implementation of these two malaria control interventions in Zanzibar...
Celiac disease and risk of liver disease: a general population-based studyJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:63-69.e1. 2007..CD might also be associated with severe forms of liver disease. We investigated the risk of liver disease in 13,818 patients with CD (1964-2003) and 66,584 age- and sex-matched reference individuals from a general population cohort...
Coeliac disease and body mass index: a study of two Swedish general population-based registersOla Olén
Sachs Children s Hospital, Stockholm South General Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Scand J Gastroenterol 44:1198-206. 2009..To examine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and an inpatient diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD) in two independent Swedish national registers...
Risk of thyroid disease in individuals with celiac diseasePeter Elfström
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, SE 701 85 Orebro, Sweden
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:3915-21. 2008..There is hence a need for further research. In this study, we estimated the risk of thyroid disease in individuals with celiac disease from a general population cohort...
Cystic fibrosis gene mutations and gastrointestinal diseasesShahram Bahmanyar
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
J Cyst Fibros 9:288-91. 2010..This study examined if CF mutation heterozygosity is associated with diseases of gastrointestinal epithelial barrier function...
Multiclonal asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections predict a reduced risk of malaria disease in a Tanzanian populationSandor Bereczky
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
Microbes Infect 9:103-10. 2007....
Influences of intermittent preventive treatment and persistent multiclonal Plasmodium falciparum infections on clinical malaria riskAnne Liljander
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
PLoS ONE 5:e13649. 2010..We have investigated how seasonal IPT affects the genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infections and the risk of subsequent clinical malaria...
Fecundity and twinning rates as measures of fertility before diagnosis of germ-cell testicular cancerLorenzo Richiardi
Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. lorenzo.richiardi@ meb.ki.se
J Natl Cancer Inst 96:145-7. 2004..Our study strongly supports evidence of an association between subfertility and the subsequent risk for testicular cancer...
Celiac disease and risk of subsequent type 1 diabetes: a general population cohort study of children and adolescentsJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro 701 85, Sweden
Diabetes Care 29:2483-8. 2006..We sought to determine the risk of subsequent type 1 diabetes diagnosed before the age of 20 years in children and adolescents with celiac disease in a national, general population-based cohort...
Validation study of villous atrophy and small intestinal inflammation in Swedish biopsy registersJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
BMC Gastroenterol 9:19. 2009..Small intestinal biopsy with villous atrophy (VA) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of celiac disease (CD). We validated VA (Marsh 3) and small intestinal inflammation without VA (Marsh 1+2) in Swedish regional biopsy registers...
Relationship between antipyretic effects and cytokine levels in uncomplicated falciparum malaria during different treatment regimesElisabeth Hugosson
Malaria Research Unit M9, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
Acta Trop 99:75-82. 2006..Alternative mechanisms for antipyretic effects and associations between fever and cytokine levels during uncomplicated P. falciparum malaria are therefore discussed...
Coeliac disease and risk of schizophrenia and other psychosis: a general population cohort studyJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
Scand J Gastroenterol 42:179-85. 2007..The objective of our study was to determine the risk of non-affective psychosis in patients with CD in a national general population cohort...
Coeliac disease and risk of sarcoidosisJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis 24:121-6. 2007..Our main objective was to investigate the risk of subsequent sarcoidosis in individuals with CD in a general population cohort study. A second aim was to estimate the risk of CD in individuals with prior sarcoidosis...
Smoking and celiac disease: a population-based cohort studyJonas F Ludvigsson
Pediatric Department, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 3:869-74. 2005..Earlier studies indicate a protective effect of smoking against celiac disease (CD), but have been based on small numbers and retrospective collection of smoking data...
Co-morbidity, body mass index and quality of life in COPD using the Clinical COPD QuestionnaireJosefin Sundh
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Orebro University Hospital, 701 85 Orebro, Sweden
COPD 8:173-81. 2011..The impact of different factors on the CCQ-score remains an understudied area. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of co-morbidity and body mass index with quality of life measured by CCQ...
Transmission-dependent tolerance to multiclonal Plasmodium falciparum infectionAnna Farnert
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
J Infect Dis 200:1166-75. 2009..falciparum infections...
National data of 6409 Swedish inpatients with femoral shaft fractures: stable incidence between 1998 and 2004Rudiger J Weiss
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, S 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Injury 40:304-8. 2009....
Risk of pancreatitis in 14,000 individuals with celiac diseaseJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Linkoping, Sweden
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:1347-53. 2007..The aim of this study was to examine the risk of pancreatitis in patients with celiac disease (CD) from a general population cohort...
Willingness and ability to pay for artemisinin-based combination therapy in rural TanzaniaEleonor C Saulo
Malaria Research Unit M9, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Malar J 7:227. 2008..Socio-economic factors associated with WTP and expectations on anti-malaria drugs, including ACT, were also explored...
Early-life exposures associated with antibiotic use and risk of subsequent Crohn's diseaseHans Hildebrand
Department of Women and Child Health, Astrid Lindgren Children s Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Scand J Gastroenterol 43:961-6. 2008..The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that antibiotic therapy between birth and age 5 years may disrupt the pattern of bowel colonization and increase the risk of Crohn's disease...
Risk of primary adrenal insufficiency in patients with celiac diseasePeter Elfström
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, SE 701 85 Orebro, Sweden
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 92:3595-8. 2007..Earlier research has suggested a positive association between Addison's disease (AD) and celiac disease (CD). We have here investigated the risk of AD in individuals with CD from a general population cohort...
Father's occupation and sex ratio of offspringAnders Magnuson
Unit of Statistics and Epidemiology, Orebro University Hospital, SE 701 85 Orebro, Sweden
Scand J Public Health 35:454-9. 2007..Here the authors use individual data to investigate whether there is a persistent association of father's occupation with the sex of offspring and if it varies by industry sector. Associations with season of birth are also investigated...
Coeliac disease and risk of mood disorders--a general population-based cohort studyJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
J Affect Disord 99:117-26. 2007..Earlier research has indicated a positive association between coeliac disease (CD) and some mental disorders. Studies on CD and depression have inconsistent findings and we know of no study of CD and the risk of bipolar disorder (BD)...
Antipyretic, parasitologic, and immunologic effects of combining sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine with chloroquine or paracetamol for treating uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malariaElisabeth Hugosson
Malaria Research Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Am J Trop Med Hyg 69:366-71. 2003..001) and similarly in the four treatment groups between days 0, 2, and 3. Thus, the addition of chloroquine or paracetamol to SP improved the clinical outcome, but did not affect the parasitologic response or antibody production...
Increased fracture risk in patients with rheumatic disorders and other inflammatory diseases -- a case-control study with 53,108 patients with fractureRudiger J Weiss
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Karolinska Institutet, S 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
J Rheumatol 37:2247-50. 2010..To identify the risk of hip and vertebral fractures in patients with rheumatic disorders (RD) and inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD)...
Increased risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis and ulcerative colitis in first-degree relatives of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitisAnnika Bergquist
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge and Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 6:939-43. 2008..This study assessed the risk of PSC and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) among first-degree relatives of patients with PSC, compared with the first-degree relatives of a cohort without PSC...
Decreasing incidence of tibial shaft fractures between 1998 and 2004: information based on 10,627 Swedish inpatientsRudiger J Weiss
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Acta Orthop 79:526-33. 2008..We therefore analyzed data on Swedish patients with tibial shaft fractures in this nationwide population study based on data from 1998 through 2004...
Does financial disadvantage at older ages eliminate the potential for better health?Scott M Montgomery
Enheten för Klinisk Epidemiologi, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden
J Epidemiol Community Health 61:891-5. 2007..As inadequate retirement pension provision is an increasing concern, we investigated whether health potential (indicated by height) was realised among those experiencing financial disadvantage in later life...
Preterm delivery, level of care, and infant death in sweden: a population-based studyStefan Johansson
Women and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Pediatrics 113:1230-5. 2004..To elucidate the role of level of care in combination with other perinatal risk factors for infant death in very preterm deliveries...
Abortions and breast cancer: record-based case-control studyGunnar Erlandsson
Department of Medical Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Int J Cancer 103:676-9. 2003..In conclusion, neither a history of induced nor spontaneous abortions is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Our data suggest a protective effect of pregnancies regardless of outcome...
Personal and family history of autoimmune diabetes mellitus and susceptibility to young-adult-onset Hodgkin lymphomaOla Landgren
Division of Hematology, Karolinska Hospital and Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Int J Cancer 118:449-52. 2006..0) history of diabetes mellitus. These findings suggests that characteristics of the immune system associated with conditions such as diabetes mellitus type I are of importance in the pathogenesis of young-adult-onset HL...
Physical control and coordination in childhood and adult obesity: Longitudinal Birth Cohort StudyWalter Osika
Department of Cardiology, Orebro University Hospital, SE 701 85 Orebro, Sweden
BMJ 337:a699. 2008..To identify whether measures of childhood physical control and coordination as markers of neurological function are associated with obesity in adults...
Efficacy of artesunate plus amodiaquine versus that of artemether-lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated childhood Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Zanzibar, TanzaniaAndreas Martensson
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Clin Infect Dis 41:1079-86. 2005..Children who were 9-59 months of age and who weighted > or =9 kg were randomly assigned to receive either ASAQ or AL for 3 days in standard doses. Intention-to-treat analyses were performed...
Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and health effects among hospitality workers in Sweden--before and after the implementation of a smoke-free lawMatz Larsson
The Department of Respiratory Medicine, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Scand J Work Environ Health 34:267-77. 2008..This study attempted to identify changes in exposure to environmental tobacco smoke, as well as symptoms and attitudes among hospitality workers after the introduction of extended smoke-free workplace legislation...
Smoking during pregnancy and diabetes mellitus in a British longitudinal birth cohortScott M Montgomery
, Karolinska Sjukhuset L1:00, SE-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
BMJ 324:26-7. 2002
Economic disadvantage modifies the association of height with low mood in the US, 2004: the disappointment paradoxWalter Osika
Department of Cardiology, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Econ Hum Biol 6:95-107. 2008..Previous studies demonstrated that the reduced CHD and depression risks associated with tall stature were eliminated by financial disadvantage in adult life...
Infectious disease and risk of later celiac disease in childhoodAdina Welander
Department of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institute, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden
Pediatrics 125:e530-6. 2010..The goal was to examine whether parent-reported infection at the time of gluten introduction increases the risk of future celiac disease (CD)...
Coeliac disease and risk of renal disease-a general population cohort studyJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
Nephrol Dial Transplant 21:1809-15. 2006..Coeliac disease (CD) may be a risk factor for renal disease...
Spleen enlargement and genetic diversity of Plasmodium falciparum infection in two ethnic groups with different malaria susceptibility in Mali, West AfricaS Bereczky
Infectious Diseases Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 100:248-57. 2006..The results emphasize the importance of spleen function in protective immunity to the polymorphic malaria parasite...
Prevalence of gastrointestinal diseases in two British national birth cohortsA G C Ehlin
Enheten för Klinisk Epidemiologi, Institutionen för medicin vid Karolinska Sjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Gut 52:1117-21. 2003..Few studies have investigated the prevalence of multiple gastrointestinal diseases in the general British population...
Environmental risk factors (excluding tobacco and microorganisms): critical analysis of old and new hypothesesAnders Ekbom
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, M9 01, Stockholm SE 171 76, Sweden
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 18:497-508. 2004....
Does height modify the risk of angina associated with economic adversity?Walter Osika
Department of Cardiology, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Econ Hum Biol 4:398-411. 2006....
Clinical signs and CRP values associated with blood culture results in neonates evaluated for suspected sepsisAndreas Ohlin
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 99:1635-40. 2010..To identify which clinical signs at presentation are most predictive of sepsis subsequently confirmed by blood culture and to investigate whether the predictive power of the clinical signs varies by gestational age...
Subtyping of natural killer cell cytotoxicity deficiencies in haemophagocytic lymphohistocytosis provides therapeutic guidanceAnnacarin Horne
Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Karolinska Hospital, Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Br J Haematol 129:658-66. 2005..The data suggests that HLH patients with NK-cell deficiency type 3 will probably require SCT to survive. Thus, NK-cell deficiency classification may provide valuable guidance in judging whether an HLH-patient needs SCT...
Self-perceived oral health and obesity among 65 years old in two Swedish countiesGunnar Ekbäck
Department of Dentistry, Orebro County Council, Orebro, Sweden
Swed Dent J 34:207-15. 2010..In view of the increased risk of poor oral health demonstrated in this study for those with severe obesity, it may be of value to increase cooperation between dental care and primary health care for these patients...
Parental smoking and allergic sensitization in offspring defined by skin prick testingMatz L Larsson
Department of Lung Medicine, Orebro University Hospital, S 701 85 Orebro, Sweden
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 16:449-52. 2005..61 (1.09-2.37). The negative association between maternal smoking and atopy may not operate through passive smoke exposure and could conceal a significant increased risk associated with passive exposure to tobacco smoke in childhood...
Symptoms and signs in individuals with serology positive for celiac disease but normal mucosaJonas F Ludvigsson
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
BMC Gastroenterol 9:57. 2009..In this study we describe a model for identifying and characterizing individuals with normal mucosa but positive CD serology. Such individuals are sometimes referred to as having latent CD...
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and multiple sclerosis amongst offspringS M Montgomery
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Eur J Neurol 15:1395-9. 2008..An association between parental smoking and multiple sclerosis (MS) in offspring has been reported. This study examined whether maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with MS in offspring...
Fc gamma receptor IIa (CD32) polymorphism and antibody responses to asexual blood-stage antigens of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Sudanese patientsA Nasr
Department of Immunology, Wenner Gren Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Scand J Immunol 66:87-96. 2007..Our results also revealed that the natural acquisition of immunity against clinical malaria appeared to be more associated with IgG1 and IgG3 antibodies, signifying their roles in parasite-neutralizing immune mechanisms...
Cardiomyopathy, pericarditis and myocarditis in a population-based cohort of inpatients with coeliac diseaseP Elfström
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
J Intern Med 262:545-54. 2007..We investigated the risk of myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, and pericarditis in patients with celiac disease (CD) from a general population cohort...
Protection against clinical pertussis induced by whole-cell pertussis vaccination is related to primo-immunisation intervalsS A Silfverdal
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Vaccine 25:7510-5. 2007....
Endothelial function in children with a history of premature prolonged rupture of membranes and bronchopulmonary dysplasia--a pilot studyMagnus Liljedahl
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 97:909-14. 2008..To investigate vascular function in children with a neonatal history of generalised inflammation indicated by premature prolonged rupture of membranes (PPROM) and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)...
Elevated anti-malarial IgE in asymptomatic individuals is associated with reduced risk for subsequent clinical malariaSandor Bereczky
Infectious Diseases Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, S 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Int J Parasitol 34:935-42. 2004..Specific IgE antibodies may play role in maintaining anti-malarial immunity, or indicate other aspects of immune function relevant for protection against malaria...
Diagnosis underlying appendectomy and coeliac disease riskJ F Ludvigsson
Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
Dig Liver Dis 38:823-8. 2006..Previous research on appendectomy and coeliac disease is inconsistent, based on small numbers with retrospective data collection, and has not differentiated between different diagnoses underlying appendectomy...
Breast feeding and resilience against psychosocial stressS M Montgomery
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Arch Dis Child 91:990-4. 2006..Some early life exposures may result in a well controlled stress response, which can reduce stress related anxiety. Breast feeding may be a marker of some relevant exposures...
Does early EBV infection protect against IgE sensitization?Caroline Nilsson
Department of Pediatrics, Sachs Children s Hospital, Stockholm South Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
J Allergy Clin Immunol 116:438-44. 2005..There is indirect evidence that an increased infectious burden is associated with a decreased prevalence of IgE-mediated allergy during childhood...
Coeliac disease and risk of tuberculosis: a population based cohort studyJ F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
Thorax 62:23-8. 2007..We investigated the risk of TB in 14 335 individuals with CD and 69 888 matched reference individuals in a general population based cohort study...
Breast-feeding and a subsequent diagnosis of measlesS A Silfverdal
Department of Paediatrics, Clinical Research Centre, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Acta Paediatr 98:715-9. 2009..Breast-feeding protects against many infectious diseases and may also influence immunization outcomes...
Higher IL-10 levels are associated with less effective clearance of Plasmodium falciparum parasitesE Hugosson
Malaria Research Unit, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Parasite Immunol 26:111-7. 2004..Induction of high IL-10 production might be a direct or indirect mechanism whereby the parasite evades the immune response...
Trends in disease modifying antirheumatic drug prescription in early rheumatoid arthritis are influenced more by hospital setting than patient or disease characteristicsC Carli
Medical Management Centre, Department of Learning, Informatics, Management and Ethics, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital D2 01, 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Ann Rheum Dis 65:1102-5. 2006..To characterise temporal trends and factors associated with the prescription of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) at the initial consultation in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
A population-based study of coeliac disease, neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseasesJ F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, 70185 Orebro, Sweden
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 25:1317-27. 2007..However, the evidence of such an association is inconclusive as earlier research has often been based on small numbers with retrospective data collection...
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosisAnnacarin Horne
Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Institution for Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Br J Haematol 129:622-30. 2005..Patients that responded well to initial pretransplant-induction therapy fared best, but some persisting HLH activity should not automatically preclude performing SCT...
Alternative methods of insulin sensitivity assessment in obese children and adolescentsSophia M Rossner
Division of Pediatrics, Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Diabetes Care 31:802-4. 2008..To validate fasting indexes against minimal model analysis (MMOD) of the frequently sampled intravenous glucose tolerance test (FSIVGTT) in an obese pediatric population...
Coeliac disease and the risk of fractures - a general population-based cohort studyJ F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Aliment Pharmacol Ther 25:273-85. 2007..Earlier studies have suggested that untreated coeliac disease may be associated with osteoporosis, but results are contradictory for the risk of long-term fractures...
Cancer risk among patients with multiple sclerosis and their parentsS Bahmanyar
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska Hospital, SE 171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
Neurology 72:1170-7. 2009..We also studied cancer risk among parents to ascertain if MS susceptibility genes may confer protection against cancer in relatives...
Pre-pubertal growth and cognitive functionS M Montgomery
Clinical Research Centre, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden
Arch Dis Child 91:61-2. 2006..Greater height, particularly at 5 years, was associated with higher scores, suggesting that some exposures influence both growth and capability for cognitive function...
Coeliac disease and risk of sepsisJ F Ludvigsson
Department of Paediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
Gut 57:1074-80. 2008..To examine the risk of subsequent sepsis in individuals with coeliac disease...
Vascular disease in a population-based cohort of individuals hospitalised with coeliac diseaseJ F Ludvigsson
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Heart 93:1111-5. 2007..To evaluate the risk of cardiovascular disease in individuals with coeliac disease (CD)...
Perinatal events and the risk of developing primary sclerosing cholangitisAnnika Bergquist
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Sweden
World J Gastroenterol 12:6037-40. 2006..To investigate whether perinatal events, intrauterine or postpartum, are associated with the development of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) later in life...
Maternal smoking during pregnancy and appetite control in offspringA Michael Toschke
Division of Pediatric Epidemiology, Institute for Social Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich
J Perinat Med 31:251-6. 2003..Modified appetite control might explain the recently observed association between maternal smoking during pregnancy and obesity in offspring...
Paternal smoking is associated with a decreased prevalence of type 1 diabetes mellitus among offspring in two national British birth cohort studies (NCDS and BCS70)Audré M Toschke
Division of Pediatric Epidemiology at the Institute of Social Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and Dr von Hauner Children s Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany
J Perinat Med 35:43-7. 2007..This paper aims to assess the association of markers for prenatal exposures with IDDM...
Urinary tract infections in pregnant women with coeliac diseaseOla Olén
Department of Paediatrics, Stockholm Soder Hospital, Sweden
Scand J Gastroenterol 42:186-93. 2007..The objective of this study was to assess the risk of UTI and repeated episodes of UTI before the current pregnancy in women with diagnosed or undiagnosed CD...
Coeliac disease in the father and risk of adverse pregnancy outcome: a population-based cohort studyJonas F Ludvigsson
Pediatric Department Orebro University Hospital, Sweden
Scand J Gastroenterol 41:178-85. 2006..The risk of adverse foetal outcomes was investigated in offspring to men with coeliac disease (CD) diagnosed prior to infant birth and in offspring to men who did not receive a diagnosis of CD until after the delivery...
Different antibody- and cytokine-mediated responses to Plasmodium falciparum parasite in two sympatric ethnic tribes living in MaliSalah E Farouk
Department of Immunology, Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, , S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Microbes Infect 7:110-7. 2005....
Cognitive function in children and subsequent type 2 diabetesGunilla M Olsson
Neuroscience, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Diabetes Care 31:514-6. 2008..To assess whether a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes by age 42 years is associated with prior cognitive deficits in childhood...
Algorithm for the diagnosis of anaemia without laboratory facilities among small children in a malaria endemic area of rural TanzaniaChristian B Mogensen
Department of Infectious Diseases C, Odense University Hospital, Denmark
Acta Trop 99:119-25. 2006..The aim of this study was to examine if clinical findings related to malaria and anaemia would help to detect moderate and/or severe anaemia in children in rural Tanzania...
Quality of life at older ages: evidence from the English longitudinal study of aging (wave 1)Gopalakrishnan Netuveli
Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, 3rd Floor, The Reynolds Building, St Dunstan s Road, London W6 8RP, UK
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:357-63. 2006..To investigate whether longstanding illnesses, social context, and current socioeconomic circumstances predict quality of life...
Memory T cells protect against Plasmodium vivax infectionKulachart Jangpatarapongsa
Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Microbes Infect 8:680-6. 2006..Our results provide further insight into the mechanism of cell-mediated immunity to P. vivax infection that could be important for the future development of a successful vaccine and anti-malarial drug designation...
Quality of life, health and physiological status and change at older agesDavid Blane
Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
Soc Sci Med 66:1579-87. 2008....
Fc gamma RIIa (CD32) polymorphism and onchocercal skin disease: implications for the development of severe reactive onchodermatitis (ROD)Magdi M M Ali
Tropical Medicine Research Institute, National Centre for Research, Khartoum, Sudan
Am J Trop Med Hyg 77:1074-8. 2007..26, 95% CI = 0.13-0.46, P < 0.001). Our findings suggest that the polymorphism influences the clinical outcome of onchocerciasis...
Functional limitation in long standing illness and quality of life: evidence from a national surveyGopalakrishnan Netuveli
Department of Primary Care and Social Medicine, Imperial College, London W6 8RP
BMJ 331:1382-3. 2005
