• Research priorities to achieve universal access to hepatitis C prevention, management and direct-acting antiviral treatment among people who inject drugs. 

      Grebely, Jason; Bruneau, Julie; Lazarus, Jeffrey; Dalgard, Olav; Bruggmann, Philip; Treloar, Carla; Hickman, Matthew; Hellard, Margaret; Roberts, Teri; Crooks, Levinia; Midgard, Håvard; Larney, Sarah; Degenhardt, Louisa; Alho, Hannu; Byrne, Jude; Dillon, John F; Feld, Jordan J; Foster, Graham; Goldberg, David E; Lloyd, Andrew R; Reimer, Jens; Robaeys, Geert; Torrens, Marta; Wright, Nat; Maremmani, Icro; Norton, Brianna L; Litwin, Alain H; Dore, Gregory J (International Journal of Drug Policy;47, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09)
      Globally, it is estimated that 71.1 million people have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, including an estimated 7.5 million people who have recently injected drugs (PWID). There is an additional large, but ...
    • Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for hepatitis C virus infection in people with recent injection drug use (SIMPLIFY): an open-label, single-arm, phase 4, multicentre trial 

      Grebely, Jason; Dalgard, Olav; Conway, Brian; Cunningham, Evan B.; Bruggmann, Philip; Hajarizadeh, Behzad; Amin, Janaki; Bruneau, Julie; Hellard, Margaret; Litwin, Alain H.; Marks, Phillippa; Quiene, Sophie; Siriragavan, Sharmila; Applegate, Tanya L.; Swan, Tracy; Byrne, Jude; Lacalamita, Melanie; Dunlop, Adrian; Matthews, Gail V.; Powis, Jeff; Shaw, David; Thurnheer, Maria Christine; Weltmann, Martin; Kronborg, Ian; Cooper, Curtis; Feld, Jordan J.; Fraser, Chris; Dillon, John F.; Read, Phillip; Gane, Edward; Dore, Gregory J. (The lancet Gastroenterology & hepatology;3(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03)
      Background Despite revised guidelines that no longer exclude people who inject drugs (PWID) from treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, many clinicians are reluctant to treat recent PWID. This study aimed to ...
    • Sofosbuvir based treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 infections - a Scandinavian real-life study 

      Dalgard, Olav; Weiland, Ola; Noraberg, Geir; Karlsen, Lars Normann; Heggelund, Lars; Färkkilä, Martti; Balselv, Ulla; Berlard, Erika; Øvrehus, Anne; Kjær, Mette Skalshøi; Krarup, Henrik; Røge, Birgit Thorup; Hallager, Sofie; Madsen, Lone G; Laursen, Alex Lund; Lagging, Martin; Weis, Nina (PLoS ONE;12(7), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-13)
      Background and aims Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 infection with advanced liver disease has emerged as the most challenging to treat. We retrospectively assessed the treatment outcome of sofosbuvir (SOF) based ...
    • Subjective cognitive impairment is a predominantly benign condition in memory clinic patients followed for 6 years: The Gothenburg-oslo MCI Study 

      Hessen, Erik; Eckerström, Marie; Nordlund, Arto; Almdahl, Ina; Stålhammar, Jacob; Bjerke, Maria; Eckerström, Carl; Göthlin, Mattias; Fladby, Tormod; Reinvang, Ivar; Wallin, Anders (Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra;7(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-02)
      Background/Aims: In the quest for prevention or treatment, there is a need to find early markers for preclinical dementia. This study observed memory clinic patients with subjective cognitive impairment (SCI) and normal ...
    • Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome in female migraineurs with and without menstrual migraine 

      Vetvik, Kjersti; MacGregor, E. Anne; Lundqvist, Anders Christofer; Russell, Michael Bjørn (The Journal of Headache and Pain;19(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-17)
      Menstrual migraine (MM) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) are two conditions linked to specific phases of the menstrual cycle. The exact pathophysiological mechanisms are not fully understood, but both conditions are ...
    • Tested and reported executive problems in children and youth epilepsy 

      Hessen, Erik; Alfstad, Kristin Åshild; Torgersen, Halvor S.; Lossius, Morten (Brain and Behavior;8(5), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-16)
      Objectives Executive problems in children and youth with epilepsy influence their ability to handle important aspects of daily life activities. The present study sought to explore factors associated with executive problems ...
    • Two novel connexin32 mutations cause early onset X-linked Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 

      Braathen, Geir Julius; Sand, Jette C.; Bukholm, Geir; Russell, Michael B. (BMC neurology;7(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007-07-09)
      Background X-linked Charcot-Marie Tooth (CMT) is caused by mutations in the connexin32 gene that encodes a polypeptide which is arranged in hexameric array and form gap junctions. Methods We describe two novel ...
    • An update on cladribine for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis 

      Holmøy, Trygve; Torkildsen, Øivind Fredvik; Myhr, Kjell-Morten (Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy;18(15), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-11)
      INTRODUCTION: Despite recent progress, currently available therapies for relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) are only partly effective, and their use is limited by tolerability and safety issues, as well as high ...
    • The usage of fasting glucose and glycated hemoglobin for the identification of unknown type 2 diabetes in high risk patients with morbid obesity 

      Valderhaug, Tone Gretland; Sharma, Archana; Kravdal, Gunnhild; Rønningen, Reidun; Nermoen, Ingrid (Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation;77(7), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-17)
      Background: In spite of increased vigilance of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (DM2), the prevalence of unknown DM2 in subjects with morbid obesity is not known. Aim: To assess the prevalence of undiagnosed DM2 and compare ...
    • Valve Interstitial Cells: The Key to Understanding the Pathophysiology of Heart Valve Calcification 

      Rutkovskiy, Arkady; Malashicheva, Anna; Sullivan, Gareth; Bogdanova, Mariia; Kostareva, Anna; Stensløkken, Kåre-Olav; Fiane, Arnt E; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle (Journal of The American Heart Association;6(9), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-22)
      Aortic valve stenosis due to calcification of the valve leaflets is the most common valve disease in the developed world. It is the third leading cause of cardiovascular disease.1 Risk factors include male gender, smoking, ...
    • Vertebral Bone Mineral Density Measured by Quantitative Computed Tomography With and Without a Calibration Phantom: A Comparison Between 2 Different Software Solutions 

      Therkildsen, Josephine; Thygesen, Jesper; Winther, Simon; Svensson, My Hanna Sofie; Hauge, Ellen-Margrethe; Bøttcher, Morten; Ivarsen, Per; Jørgensen, Hanne Skou (Journal of Clinical Densitometry;21(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-27)
      Quantitative computed tomography (CT) can be used to quantify bone mineral density (BMD) in the spine from clinical CT scans. We aimed to determine agreement and precision of BMD measurements by 2 different methods: ...