Susanne Lager

Use of antiviral medications during pregnancy and the likelihood of preeclampsia in a population-based register study

Zancanaro, Alice; Hesselman, Susanne; Hastie, Roxanne; Fogdell-Hahn, Anna et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2025

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Placental Streptococcus agalactiae DNA is associated with neonatal unit admission and foetal pro-inflammatory cytokines in term infants

Gaccioli, Francesca; Stephens, Katie; Sovio, Ulla; Jessop, Flora et al.

Part of Nature Microbiology, p. 2338-2348, 2023

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Fetal inheritance of chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 predisposes the mother to pre-eclampsia

Gaccioli, Francesca; Lager, Susanne; de Goffau, Marcus C; Sovio, Ulla et al.

Part of Nature Microbiology, p. 901-908, 2020

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Abnormal placental CD8⁺ T cell infiltration is a feature of fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia.

Lager, Susanne; Sovio, Ulla; Eddershaw, Elizabeth; van der Linden, Margaretha W et al.

Part of Journal of Physiology, p. 5555-5571, 2020

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Human placenta has no microbiome but can contain potential pathogens

de Goffau, Marcus C.; Lager, Susanne; Sovio, Ulla; Gaccioli, Francesca et al.

Part of Nature, p. 329-334, 2019

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A case-control study of mid-pregnancy circulating cardiovascular proteins in women with subsequent preeclampsia and small for gestational age births

Nordlöf-Callbo, Paliz; Junus, Katja; Lindberger, Emelie; Lindström, Linda et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2026

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Association of estrogen receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms and perinatal depression

Duque Björvang, Richelle; Gumbo, Lulu Francis; Årdahl, Anders; Lager, Susanne et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2025

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Differentially expressed transcripts associated with depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum

Björvang, Richelle D.; Vrettou, Maria; Bujanda Cundin, Xabier; Del Prete, Eugenio et al.

Part of Molecular Psychiatry, p. 4736-4748, 2025

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Use of antiviral medications during pregnancy and the likelihood of preeclampsia in a population-based register study

Zancanaro, Alice; Hesselman, Susanne; Hastie, Roxanne; Fogdell-Hahn, Anna et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2025

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Validity of prenatal AUDIT screening for alcohol disorders - a Nationwide Swedish register study

Hesselman, Susanne; Asp, Joline; Pellas, Ulrika; Lager, Susanne et al.

Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024

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A case-control study of mid-pregnancy circulating cardiovascular proteins in women with subsequent preeclampsia and small for gestational age births

Nordlöf-Callbo, Paliz; Junus, Katja; Lindberger, Emelie; Lindström, Linda et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2026

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Association of estrogen receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms and perinatal depression

Duque Björvang, Richelle; Gumbo, Lulu Francis; Årdahl, Anders; Lager, Susanne et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2025

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Differentially expressed transcripts associated with depressive symptoms during pregnancy and postpartum

Björvang, Richelle D.; Vrettou, Maria; Bujanda Cundin, Xabier; Del Prete, Eugenio et al.

Part of Molecular Psychiatry, p. 4736-4748, 2025

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Use of antiviral medications during pregnancy and the likelihood of preeclampsia in a population-based register study

Zancanaro, Alice; Hesselman, Susanne; Hastie, Roxanne; Fogdell-Hahn, Anna et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2025

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Validity of prenatal AUDIT screening for alcohol disorders - a Nationwide Swedish register study

Hesselman, Susanne; Asp, Joline; Pellas, Ulrika; Lager, Susanne et al.

Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2024

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Novel Associations Between Mid-Pregnancy Cardiovascular Biomarkers and Preeclampsia: An Explorative Nested Case-Control Study

Nordlöf-Callbo, Paliz; Junus, Katja; Gabrysch, Katja; Bergman, Lina et al.

Part of Reproductive Sciences, p. 1391-1400, 2024

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Epidemiologically relevant phthalates affect human endometrial cells in vitro through cell specific gene expression changes related to the cytoskeleton and mitochondria

Visser, Nadja; Silva, Antero Vieira; Tarvainen, Ilari; Damdimopoulos, Anastasios et al.

Part of Reproductive Toxicology, 2024

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Does Developing Interpregnancy Hypertension Affect the Recurrence Risk of Preeclampsia?: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Björk Ragnarsdóttir, Inger; Akhter, Tansim; Junus, Katja; Lindström, Linda et al.

Part of American Journal of Hypertension, p. 523-530, 2024

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Peripartum depression symptom trajectories, telomere length and genotype, and adverse childhood experiences

Vrettou, Maria; Lager, Susanne; Toffoletto, Simone; Iliadis, Stavros I. et al.

Part of BMC Psychiatry, 2024

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Biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease in women with spontaneous preterm birth: A case-control study

Cederlöf, Elin Täufer; Lager, Susanne; Larsson, Anders; Sundström Poromaa, Inger et al.

Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 970-979, 2024

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Placental Streptococcus agalactiae DNA is associated with neonatal unit admission and foetal pro-inflammatory cytokines in term infants

Gaccioli, Francesca; Stephens, Katie; Sovio, Ulla; Jessop, Flora et al.

Part of Nature Microbiology, p. 2338-2348, 2023

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Spatial transcriptomics of human placentas reveal distinct RNA patterns associated with morphology and preeclampsia

Bhalla, Nayanika; Franzén, Lovisa; Scheynius, Annika; Papadogiannakis, Nikos et al.

Part of Placenta, p. 213-216, 2023

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Identification of phthalate mixture exposure targets in the human and mouse ovary in vitro

Tarvainen, Ilari; Soto, Delia A.; Laws, Mary J.; Duque Björvang, Richelle et al.

Part of Reproductive Toxicology, 2023

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Study protocol: The cross-sectional Uppsala weight gain in pregnancy study (VIGA study)

Kunovac Kallak, Theodora; Zancanaro, Alice; Junus, Katja; Wikström, Anna-Karin et al.

Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023

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Early Mid-pregnancy Blood-Based Proteins as Possible Biomarkers of Increased Infant Birth Size in Sex-Stratified Analyses

Lindberger, Emelie; Ahlsson, Fredrik; Junus, Katja; Kunovac Kallak, Theodora et al.

Part of Reproductive Sciences, p. 1165-1175, 2023

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Alcohol exposure prior to pregnancy-does hazardous consumption affect placenta- and inflammatory-mediated pregnancy outcomes? A Swedish population-based cohort study

Asp, Joline; Bergman, Lina; Lager, Susanne; Axelsson, Ove et al.

Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 1386-1394, 2022

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Alcohol consumption habits and associations with anxiety or depressive symptoms postpartum in women with high socioeconomic status in Sweden

Lager, Susanne; Gidén, Karin; Axfors, Cathrine; Sigvardsson, Frida et al.

Part of Archives of Women's Mental Health, p. 1087-1095, 2022

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Elevated mid-pregnancy plasma levels of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in women prior to the development of preeclampsia.

Junus, Katja; Björk Ragnarsdóttir, Inger; Nordlöf-Callbo, Paliz; Bergman, Lina et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2022

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Maternal prenatal depressive symptoms and toddler behavior: an umbilical cord blood epigenome-wide association study

Kunovac Kallak, Theodora; Fransson, Emma; Bränn, Emma; Berglund, Hanna et al.

Part of Translational Psychiatry, 2022

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Study protocol: establishment of a multicentre pre-eclampsia database and biobank in Sweden: GO PROVE and UP MOST, a prospective cohort study

Thorgeirsdottir, Lilja; Andersson, Malin; Karlsson, Ove; Thörn, Sven-Egron et al.

Part of BMJ Open, 2021

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Pregnancy-related hormones and COMT genotype: Associations with maternal working memory

Castro, Rita Amiel; Kunovac Kallak, Theodora; Sundström Poromaa, Inger; Willebrand, Mimmie et al.

Part of Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2021

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DNA methylation in cord blood in association with prenatal depressive symptoms

Kunovac Kallak, Theodora; Bränn, Emma; Fransson, Emma; Johansson, Åsa et al.

Part of Clinical Epigenetics, 2021

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Evolutionary history of endogenous Human Herpesvirus 6 reflects human migration out of Africa

Aswad, Amr; Aimola, Giulia; Wight, Darren; Roychoudhury, Pavitra et al.

Part of Molecular biology and evolution, p. 96-107, 2021

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Fetal inheritance of chromosomally integrated human herpesvirus 6 predisposes the mother to pre-eclampsia

Gaccioli, Francesca; Lager, Susanne; de Goffau, Marcus C; Sovio, Ulla et al.

Part of Nature Microbiology, p. 901-908, 2020

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Abnormal placental CD8⁺ T cell infiltration is a feature of fetal growth restriction and pre-eclampsia.

Lager, Susanne; Sovio, Ulla; Eddershaw, Elizabeth; van der Linden, Margaretha W et al.

Part of Journal of Physiology, p. 5555-5571, 2020

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Placental glucocorticoid receptors are not affected by maternal depression or SSRI treatment.

Edvinsson, Åsa; Hoyer, Angela; Hansson, Malin; Kunovac Kallak, Theodora et al.

Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, p. 30-36, 2020

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Hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance modulate gravid uterine and placental ferroptosis in PCOS-like rats.

Zhang, Yuehui; Hu, Min; Jia, Wenyan; Liu, Guoqi et al.

Part of Journal of Endocrinology, p. 247-263, 2020

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Cohort profile: the Biology, Affect, Stress, Imaging and Cognition (BASIC) study on perinatal depression in a population-based Swedish cohort

Axfors, Cathrine; Bränn, Emma; Henriksson, Hanna E.; Hellgren, Charlotte et al.

Part of BMJ Open, 2019

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The effect of antenatal depression and antidepressant treatment on placental tissue: a protein-validated gene expression study.

Edvinsson, Åsa; Hellgren, Charlotte; Kallak, Theodora Kunovac; Åkerud, Helena et al.

Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019

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Human placenta has no microbiome but can contain potential pathogens

de Goffau, Marcus C.; Lager, Susanne; Sovio, Ulla; Gaccioli, Francesca et al.

Part of Nature, p. 329-334, 2019

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Hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance-induced fetal loss: evidence for placental mitochondrial abnormalities and elevated reactive oxygen species production in pregnant rats that mimic the clinical features of polycystic ovary syndrome

Zhang, Yuehui; Zhao, Wei; Xu, Hongfei; Hu, Min et al.

Part of Journal of Physiology, p. 3927-3950, 2019

• DOI for Hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance-induced fetal loss: evidence for placental mitochondrial abnormalities and elevated reactive oxygen species production in pregnant rats that mimic the clinical features of polycystic ovary syndrome

Circulating antimüllerian hormone and steroid hormone levels remain high in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome at term

Piltonen, Terhi T.; Giacobini, Paolo; Edvinsson, Åsa; Hustad, Steinar et al.

Part of Fertility and Sterility, p. 588-5960, 2019

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Blood plasma metabolic profiling of pregnant women with antenatal depressive symptoms

Henriksson, Hanna E.; Malavaki, Christina; Bränn, Emma; Drainas, Vasilis et al.

Part of Translational Psychiatry, 2019

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Exploring the relationship between early life adversity, telomere length and peripartum depression

Vrettou, Maria; Toffoletto, Simone; Lager, Susanne; Skalkidou, Alkistis et al.

2022

Biomarkers for cardiovascular disease in women with spontaneous preterm birth – A case control study

Täufer Cederlöf, Elin; Lager, Susanne; Larsson, Anders; Sundström Poromaa, Inger et al.

Effect of phthalate metabolite MEHHP on mitochondrial metabolism and dynamics in human endometrial stromal cells

Visser, Nadja; Wen, Quan; Stenlid, Rasmus; Vieira Silva, Antero et al.

Mid-Pregnancy Circulating Cardiovascular Proteins in Preeclampsia and Small-for-Gestational-Age Birth: A Case-Control Study

Nordlöf Callbo, Paliz; Junus, Katja; Lindberger, Emelie; Lindström, Linda et al.

Cardiovascular Risk Factors at First Myocardial Infarction in Women with Prior Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Nordlöf-Callbo, Paliz; Bergman, Karl; Mudrovcic, Neja; Lampa, Erik et al.