[HTML][HTML] Maternal plasma folate impacts differential DNA methylation in an epigenome-wide meta-analysis of newborns

…, SE Reese, MJ Peters, B Kulle Andreassen… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Folate is vital for fetal development. Periconceptional folic acid supplementation and food
fortification are recommended to prevent neural tube defects. Mechanisms whereby …

Cell type specific DNA methylation in cord blood: a 450K-reference data set and cell count-based validation of estimated cell type composition

…, MA Jansen, HE Fjeldstad, BK Andreassen… - Epigenetics, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Epigenome-wide association studies of prenatal exposure to different environmental factors
are becoming increasingly common. These studies are usually performed in umbilical cord …

[HTML][HTML] Bladder cancer survival: Women better off in the long run

BK Andreassen, TK Grimsrud, ES Haug - European Journal of Cancer, 2018 - Elsevier
Aim Mortality among patients with bladder cancer is usually reported to be higher for women
than men, but how the risk differs and why remain largely unexplained. We also described …

Identifying novel gene variants in coronary artery disease and shared genes with several cardiovascular risk factors

M LeBlanc, V Zuber, BK Andreassen… - Circulation …, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a critical determinant of morbidity and mortality.
Previous studies have identified several cardiovascular disease risk factors, which may …

[HTML][HTML] Oligoclonal band status in Scandinavian multiple sclerosis patients is associated with specific genetic risk alleles

…, AB Oturai, I Kockum, BA Lie, BK Andreassen… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The presence of oligoclonal bands (OCB) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a typical finding in
multiple sclerosis (MS). We applied data from Norwegian, Swedish and Danish (ie …

[HTML][HTML] A correction for sample overlap in genome-wide association studies in a polygenic pleiotropy-informed framework

M LeBlanc, V Zuber, WK Thompson, OA Andreassen… - BMC genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background There is considerable evidence that many complex traits have a partially
shared genetic basis, termed pleiotropy. It is therefore useful to consider integrating genome-wide …

Use of immunomodulating drugs and risk of cutaneous melanoma: a nationwide nested case-control study

LAM Berge, BK Andreassen, JS Stenehjem… - Clinical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Cutaneous melanoma is among the fastest growing malignancies in Norway and
ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is the primary environmental risk factor. …

Survival trends for patients with primary metastatic prostate cancer before and after the introduction of new antitumor drugs

…, SD Fosså, G Ursin, BK Andreassen - Prostate Cancer and …, 2023 - nature.com
Background During the past two decades, new antitumor drugs (Abiraterone, Enzalutamide,
Radium-223, Cabazitaxel, and Docetaxel) have been introduced for treatment of prostate …

[HTML][HTML] Association of genetic markers with CSF oligoclonal bands in multiple sclerosis patients

…, HB Søndergaard, D Cusi, S Lupoli, BK Andreassen… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective to explore the association between genetic markers and Oligoclonal Bands (OCB)
in the Cerebro Spinal Fluid (CSF) of Italian Multiple Sclerosis patients. Methods We …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor cell invasion in blood vessels assessed by immunohistochemistry is related to decreased survival in patients with bladder cancer treated with radical …

B Carlsen, TA Klingen, BK Andreassen, ES Haug - Diagnostic Pathology, 2021 - Springer
Background Lymphovascular invasion (VI) is an established prognostic marker for many
cancers including bladder cancer. There is a paucity of data regarding whether the prognostic …