Clinical Chemistry

Estimation of kidney function in Graves' disease using creatinine and cystatin C.

Abbaszadeh, Sorena; Lundqvist, Martin Hans; Ljunggren, Östen; Larsson, Anders et al.

Part of Endocrine connections, 2025

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Serum CD5L Responds Positively to Selenium and Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation with Relation to Thyroid Hormones, Mortality, and Health-Related Quality-of-Life—A Sub-Analysis of a Double-Blind Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial in Elderly Low in Selenium

Alehagen, Urban; Aaseth, Jan O.; Opstad, Trine B.; Larsson, Anders et al.

Part of Antioxidants, p. 366-366, 2025

• DOI for Serum CD5L Responds Positively to Selenium and Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation with Relation to Thyroid Hormones, Mortality, and Health-Related Quality-of-Life—A Sub-Analysis of a Double-Blind Randomised Placebo-Controlled Trial in Elderly Low in Selenium
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Vascular Stress Markers Following Inhalation of Heated Tobacco Products: A Study on Extracellular Vesicles

Antoniewicz, Lukasz; Melnikov, Georgy; Lyytinen, Gustaf; Blomberg, Anders et al.

Part of Cardiovascular Toxicology, p. 1-8, 2025

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Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Anza-Ramirez,, Cecilia; Miranda,, J Jaime; Armocida,, Benedetta; Correia,, Jorge César et al.

Part of Nature Communications, p. 4235, 2025

• DOI for Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Arndt,, Michael Benjamin; Abate,, Yohannes Habtegiorgis; Abbasi-Kangevari,, Mohsen; ElHafeez,, Samar Abd et al.

Part of The Lancet, p. 2543-2583, 2025

• DOI for Global, regional, and national progress towards the 2030 global nutrition targets and forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Neuroglial Biomarkers for Risk Assessment of Ischemic Stroke and Other Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Not Receiving Oral Anticoagulation

Aulin, Julia; Sjölin, Karl; Lindbäck, Johan; Benz, Alexander P. et al.

Part of Journal of the American Heart Association, 2025

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Sleep During Pandemic Times: Summary of Findings and Future Outlook Through the Lens of the International COVID Sleep Study (ICOSS).

Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Merikanto, Ilona; Chung, Frances; Holzinger, Brigitte et al.

Part of Journal of Sleep Research, 2025

• DOI for Sleep During Pandemic Times: Summary of Findings and Future Outlook Through the Lens of the International COVID Sleep Study (ICOSS).

Discordant Results Between Creatinine- and Cystatin C-based Equations for Estimating GFR

Delanaye, Pierre; Flamant, Martin; Vidal-Petiot, Emmanuelle; Björk, Jonas et al.

Part of Kidney International Reports, p. 1248-1259, 2025

• DOI for Discordant Results Between Creatinine- and Cystatin C-based Equations for Estimating GFR

Causal effects of obesity on estimated glomerular filtration rate: a Mendelian randomization and image data analysis study.

Ene, Patrik; Svensson, Maria K; Strand, Robin; Kullberg, Joel et al.

Part of Clinical Kidney Journal, 2025

• DOI for Causal effects of obesity on estimated glomerular filtration rate: a Mendelian randomization and image data analysis study.

Significant Associations Between Blood Cell Counts and Plasma Cytokines, Chemokines, and Growth Factors

Eriksson, Lars B.; Eriksson, Mats B.; Gordh, Torsten; Larsson, Anders O.

Part of International Journal of Molecular Sciences, p. 4065-4065, 2025

• DOI for Significant Associations Between Blood Cell Counts and Plasma Cytokines, Chemokines, and Growth Factors

Avian Antibodies as Potential Therapeutic Tools.

Eriksson, Mats; Larsson, Anders

Part of Antibodies, 2025

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Bile acid metabolism in multiple sclerosis is perturbed and associated with the risk of confirmed disability worsening

Erngren, Ida; Vaivade, Aina; Carlsson, Henrik; Al-Grety, Asma et al.

Part of BMC Medicine, 2025

• DOI for Bile acid metabolism in multiple sclerosis is perturbed and associated with the risk of confirmed disability worsening
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Diffuse large B cell lymphoma in rheumatoid arthritis patients is associated with elevated B-cell driving factors including CXCL13

Euler, Nora; Hellbacher, Erik; af Klint, Erik; Hansson, Monika et al.

Part of Clinical Immunology, 2025

• DOI for Diffuse large B cell lymphoma in rheumatoid arthritis patients is associated with elevated B-cell driving factors including CXCL13
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Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 in patients with sepsis associate with comorbidities but neither with mortality nor with organ failure

Forsberg, Felix; Ruge, Toralph; Larsson, Anders; Wändell, Per et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, 2025

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Potassium binders in clinical practice: understanding potassium binder use in contemporary Swedish healthcare-the DEMONSTRATE database.

Furuland, Hans; Larsson, Anders Olof; Bjellerup, Per; Uhde, Milica et al.

Part of BMC Nephrology, p. 213, 2025

• DOI for Potassium binders in clinical practice: understanding potassium binder use in contemporary Swedish healthcare-the DEMONSTRATE database.

Plasma endostatin at intensive care admission is independently associated with acute kidney injury, dialysis, and mortality in COVID-19.

Koozi, Hazem; Engström, Jonas; Zwawi, Ahmad; Spångfors, Martin et al.

Part of Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, p. 42, 2025

• DOI for Plasma endostatin at intensive care admission is independently associated with acute kidney injury, dialysis, and mortality in COVID-19.
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Elevated endostatin is associated with hypertension treatment, elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein, increased waist-hip ratio, and attenuated kidney function, but not with age, in a middle-aged population

Larsson, Anders; Wegmann, Bertil; Ruge, Toralph; Alfredsson, Joakim et al.

Part of Global Cardiology, 2025

• DOI for Elevated endostatin is associated with hypertension treatment, elevated high sensitivity C-reactive protein, increased waist-hip ratio, and attenuated kidney function, but not with age, in a middle-aged population

Extracellular vesicle release in an experimental ventilator-induced lung injury porcine model

Larsson, Niklas; Claesson, Jonas; Lehtipalo, Stefan; Behndig, Annelie et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2025

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Calprotectin as a sepsis diagnostic marker in critical care: a retrospective observational study.

Lengquist, Maria; Sundén-Cullberg, Vera; Hyllner, Sofie; Koozi, Hazem et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, p. 15529, 2025

• DOI for Calprotectin as a sepsis diagnostic marker in critical care: a retrospective observational study.
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Correction to “Multivariable models using administrative data and biomarkers to adjust for case mix in the ICU”

Lipcsey ., Miklos; Aronsson, A; Larsson, Anders; Renlund, Henrik et al.

Part of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, 2025

• DOI for Correction to “Multivariable models using administrative data and biomarkers to adjust for case mix in the ICU”

The overlooked trio: sleep duration, sampling time and physical exercise alter levels of olink-assessed blood biomarkers of cardiovascular risk.

Mateus Brandão, Luiz Eduardo; Zhang, Lei; Grip, Anastasia; Hong, Mun-Gwan et al.

Part of Biomarker research, p. 67, 2025

• DOI for The overlooked trio: sleep duration, sampling time and physical exercise alter levels of olink-assessed blood biomarkers of cardiovascular risk.
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Functionally characterizing obesity-susceptibility genes using CRISPR/Cas9, in vivo imaging and deep learning.

Mazzaferro, Eugenia; Mujica, Endrina; Zhang, Hanqing; Emmanouilidou, Anastasia et al.

Part of Scientific Reports, p. 5408, 2025

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Elimination of High-grade Gliomas Through Induced Cytolysis, Elucidated by Two Patient Cases

Panotopoulos, Christos; Athanasiou, George; Stavropoulos, Stavros; Boutos, Nick et al.

Part of Anticancer Research, p. 201-207, 2025

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CCL25 in the cerebrospinal fluid is negatively correlated with fatigue in chronic pain patients

Rosenström, Alexander H. C.; Ahmed, Aisha Siddiqah; Bersellini Farinotti, Alex; Kultima, Kim et al.

Part of Brain, behavior, and immunity, p. 54-64, 2025

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Analysis of calprotectin as an early marker for bacterial infection and inflammation

Sejersen, Kristina

2025

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Urinary Cystatin C, Glucose, Urea, and Electrolytes in Dogs at Various Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease.

Selin, Anna K; Lilliehöök, Inger; Strage, Emma M; Larsson, Anders et al.

Part of Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2025

• DOI for Urinary Cystatin C, Glucose, Urea, and Electrolytes in Dogs at Various Stages of Chronic Kidney Disease.

Direct-to-consumer testing as consumer initiated testing: compromises to the testing process and opportunities for quality improvement

Shih, Patti; Sandberg, Sverre; Balla, Jan; Basok, Banu Isbilen et al.

Part of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, p. 262-269, 2025

• DOI for Direct-to-consumer testing as consumer initiated testing: compromises to the testing process and opportunities for quality improvement

Conformal prediction enables disease course prediction and allows individualized diagnostic uncertainty in multiple sclerosis

Sreenivasan, Akshai Parakkal; Vaivade, Aina; Noui, Yassine; Emami Khoonsari, Payam et al.

Part of npj Digital Medicine, 2025

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Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990-2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Steel, ,, Nicholas; Bauer-Staeb, r, Clarissa Maria Mercedes; Ford,, John A; Abbafati, e, Cristiana et al.

Part of The Lancet. Public health, 2025

• DOI for Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990-2021: a subanalysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.

Associations of PFAS and OH-PCBs with risk of multiple sclerosis onset and disability worsening

Vaivade, Aina; Erngren, Ida; Carlsson, Henrik; Freyhult, Eva et al.

Part of Nature Communications, 2025

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Biomarker-Based Model for Prediction of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Wallentin, Lars; Lindbäck, Johan; Hijazi, Ziad; Oldgren, Jonas et al.

Part of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2025

• DOI for Biomarker-Based Model for Prediction of Ischemic Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

An online national quality assessment survey of prostate MRI reading: interreader variability in prostate volume measurement and PI-RADS classification

Wallstrom, Jonas; Thimansson, Erik; Andersson, Jim; Karlsson, Mathias et al.

Part of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY OPEN, 2025

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Repeated positron emission tomography tracing neutrophil elastase in a porcine intensive-care sepsis model

Wilske, Frida; Eriksson, Olof; Amini, Rose-Marie; Estrada, Sergio et al.

Part of Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2025

• DOI for Repeated positron emission tomography tracing neutrophil elastase in a porcine intensive-care sepsis model
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Acute Sleep Loss Increases Circulating Morning Levels of Two MicroRNAs Implicated in Neurodegenerative Disease in Healthy Young Men

Zhang, Lei; Grip, Anastasia; Hjelmqvist, Daisy; Benedict, Christian et al.

Part of Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, 2025

• DOI for Acute Sleep Loss Increases Circulating Morning Levels of Two MicroRNAs Implicated in Neurodegenerative Disease in Healthy Young Men
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Exploring the role of tryptophan metabolites in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS): Development and application of high resolution mass spectrometry methods

Abujrais, Sandy

2024

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Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections among Swedish healthcare workers on duty in December 2023

Aguilera, Katherina; Bladh, Oscar; Marking, Ulrika; Norin, Nina Greilert et al.

Part of The Lancet Regional Health, 2024

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Elevated plasma level of arginine and its metabolites at labor among women with preeclampsia: A prospective cohort study

Akhter, Tansim; Hedeland, Mikael; Bergquist, Jonas; Larsson, Anders et al.

Part of American Journal of Hypertension, p. 184-191, 2024

• DOI for Elevated plasma level of arginine and its metabolites at labor among women with preeclampsia: A prospective cohort study
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Elevated Plasma Levels of Arginines During Labor Among Women with Spontaneous Preterm Birth: A Prospective Cohort Study

Akhter, Tansim; Hedeland, Mikael; Bergquist, Jonas; Ubhayasekera, Kumari et al.

Part of American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2024

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Selenoprotein P increases upon selenium and coenzyme Q₁₀ supplementation and is associated with telomere length, quality of life and reduced inflammation and mortality

Alehagen, U; Aaseth, J; Schomburg, L; Larsson, Anders et al.

Part of Free Radical Biology & Medicine, p. 403-413, 2024

• DOI for Selenoprotein P increases upon selenium and coenzyme Q₁₀ supplementation and is associated with telomere length, quality of life and reduced inflammation and mortality
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Supplementation with selenium and coenzyme Q₁₀ in an elderly Swedish population low in selenium - positive effects on thyroid hormones, cardiovascular mortality, and quality of life

Alehagen, Urban; Alexander, Jan; Aaseth, Jan O; Larsson, Anders et al.

Part of BMC Medicine, 2024

• DOI for Supplementation with selenium and coenzyme Q₁₀ in an elderly Swedish population low in selenium - positive effects on thyroid hormones, cardiovascular mortality, and quality of life
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Circulating Glutathione Peroxidase-3 in Elderly-Association with Renal Function, Cardiovascular Mortality, and Impact of Selenium and Coenzyme Q₁₀ Supplementation.

Alexander, Jan; Aaseth, Jan Olav; Schomburg, Lutz; Chillon, Thilo Samson et al.

Part of Antioxidants, 2024

• DOI for Circulating Glutathione Peroxidase-3 in Elderly-Association with Renal Function, Cardiovascular Mortality, and Impact of Selenium and Coenzyme Q₁₀ Supplementation.
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Coagulation factor XI relative to established cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis, in a large middle-aged population

Alfredsson, J; Wegmann, B; Holmström, M; Östgren, C J et al.

Part of Thrombosis Research, 2024

• DOI for Coagulation factor XI relative to established cardiovascular risk factors and atherosclerosis, in a large middle-aged population

Relation among hypertriglyceridaemia, cardiometabolic disease, and hereditary factors: design and rationale of the Stockholm hyperTRIglyceridaemia REGister study

Andersson, Daniel P.; Littmann, Karin; Kindborg, Gustav; Eklund, Daniel et al.

Part of European Heart Journal Open, 2024

• DOI for Relation among hypertriglyceridaemia, cardiometabolic disease, and hereditary factors: design and rationale of the Stockholm hyperTRIglyceridaemia REGister study
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The Burden of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescents and Young Adults in 24 Western European Countries, 1990–2019: Results From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Armocida, Benedetta; Monasta, Lorenzo; Sawyer, Susan M.; Bustreo, Flavia et al.

Part of International Journal of Public Health, 2024

• DOI for The Burden of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescents and Young Adults in 24 Western European Countries, 1990–2019: Results From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

Neurofilament Light Chain and Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Aulin, Julia; Sjölin, Karl; Lindbäck, Johan; Benz, Alexander P et al.

Part of Circulation, p. 1090-1100, 2024

• DOI for Neurofilament Light Chain and Risk of Stroke in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Different distances between central venous catheter tips can affect antibiotic clearance during continuous renal replacement therapy

Bandert, Anna; Lipcsey, Miklós; Frithiof, Robert; Larsson, Anders et al.

Part of Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2024

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Blood brain barrier permeability and astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Berntson, Lillemor; Elfving, Andreas; Gabrielsson Samuelsson, Alice; Öman, Anders et al.

Part of Pediatric Rheumatology, 2024

• DOI for Blood brain barrier permeability and astrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cross-sectional study
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Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

Bhattacharjee, Natalia V.; Larsson, Anders; Vollset, Stein Emil

Part of The Lancet, p. 2057-2099, 2024

• DOI for Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950-2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
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Body mass index is associated with pulmonary gas and blood distribution mismatch in COVID-19 acute respiratory failure: A physiological study

Bjarnadóttir, Kristín J.; Perchiazzi, Gaetano; Sidenbladh, Caroline Lördal; Larina, Aleksandra et al.

Part of Frontiers in Physiology, 2024

• DOI for Body mass index is associated with pulmonary gas and blood distribution mismatch in COVID-19 acute respiratory failure: A physiological study
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Extending the Lund-Malmö creatinine-based GFR equation to cystatin C - validation results from the European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) cohort of children and adults

Björk, Jonas; Nyman, Ulf; Berg, Ulla; Bökenkamp, Arend et al.

Part of Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, p. 577-583, 2024

• DOI for Extending the Lund-Malmö creatinine-based GFR equation to cystatin C - validation results from the European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) cohort of children and adults
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