Mats G. Hansson

Professor emeritus in biomedical ethics with expertise in clinical issues, genetics and biobanks. Research focus on drug safety during pregnancy and breastfeeding, and genetic screening.

Mats Hansson is Professor emeritus and the former director of the Centre for Research Ethics & Bioethics and has conducted extensive research in biomedical ethics as principal investigator in several multi-disciplinary research projects dealing with issues ranging from ethical, social and legal aspects of the implementation of genetic diagnosis in clinical practice and the use of human tissue materials in research, to clinical and medical ethics. He holds an undergraduate degree in biology (1974) and a doctoral degree of theology (1991). Mats Hansson is Professor of Biomedical Ethics.

Publications

Preferences, attitudes and views regarding genetic newborn screening (gNBS) for rare diseases: a systematic review of the literature and synthesis from 2009 to 2022

Martin, Sylvia; Kyosovska-Peshtenska, Gergana; Audi, Jennifer; Zarakowska, Kaja et al.

Part of Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2026
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Determination of prednisolone concentration in human breast milk and plasma of breastfed infants: study protocol of a Swedish multicentre low-intervention clinical trial

Svedenkrans, Jenny; Hellgren, Karin; Backlund, Karin; Perrin, Nina et al.

Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Determination of prednisolone concentration in human breast milk and plasma of breastfed infants: study protocol of a Swedish multicentre low-intervention clinical trial
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Setting up mother–infant pair lactation studies with biobanking for research according to regulatory requirements

Hansson, Mats G.; Björkgren, Ida; Svedenkrans, Jenny; Backman, Helena et al.

Part of British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2025
- DOI for Setting up mother–infant pair lactation studies with biobanking for research according to regulatory requirements
Determination of prednisolone concentration in human breast milk and plasma of breastfed infants: study protocol of a Swedish multicentre low-intervention clinical trial

Svedenkrans, Jenny; Hellgren, Karin; Backlund, Karin; Perrin, Nina et al.

Part of BMJ Open, 2025
- DOI for Determination of prednisolone concentration in human breast milk and plasma of breastfed infants: study protocol of a Swedish multicentre low-intervention clinical trial
“Code of ethical practice” for sharing and access to personal data for AI-/ ML-based technologies in rare diseases genetic NBS research project: a collaborative construction in a European IMI project

Martin, Sylvia; Piperkova, Aneta; Zschüntzsch, Jana; Sky, Edith Gross et al.

Part of AI and Ethics, p. 4843-4853, 2025
- DOI for “Code of ethical practice” for sharing and access to personal data for AI-/ ML-based technologies in rare diseases genetic NBS research project: a collaborative construction in a European IMI project
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Patient preferences in genetic newborn screening for rare diseases: study protocol

Martin, Sylvia; Angolini, Emanuele; Audi, Jennifer; Bertini, Enrico et al.

Part of BMJ Open, 2024
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Legal obstacles jeopardise research in personalised medicine - experiences from a Nordic collaboration within rheumatology

Glintborg, Bente; Hansson, Mats G.; Hammer, Hilde Berner; Klareskog, Lars et al.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 1019-1025, 2024
- DOI for Legal obstacles jeopardise research in personalised medicine - experiences from a Nordic collaboration within rheumatology
A proposal for an international Code of Conduct for data sharing in genomics

Matar, Amal; Hansson, Mats; Slokenberga, Santa; Panagiotopoulos, Adam et al.

Part of Developing World Bioethics, p. 344-357, 2023
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Genetic newborn screening and digital technologies: A project protocol based on a dual approach to shorten the rare diseases diagnostic path in Europe

Garnier, Nicolas; Berghout, Joanne; Zygmunt, Aldona; Singh, Deependra et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2023
- DOI for Genetic newborn screening and digital technologies: A project protocol based on a dual approach to shorten the rare diseases diagnostic path in Europe
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Physical function and severe side effects matter most to patients with RA (< 5 years): a discrete choice experiment assessing preferences for personalized RA treatment

Schölin Bywall, Karin; Esbensen, Bente Appel; Heidenvall, Marie; Erlandsson, Inger et al.

Part of BMC Rheumatology, 2023
- DOI for Physical function and severe side effects matter most to patients with RA (< 5 years): a discrete choice experiment assessing preferences for personalized RA treatment
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