• Altered transcriptome-proteome coupling indicates aberrant proteostasis in Parkinson's disease 

      Dick, Fiona; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Alves, Guido Werner; Sanchez Nido, Gonzalo; Tzoulis, Charalampos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Aberrant proteostasis is thought to be implicated in Parkinson’s disease (PD), but patient-derived evidence is scant. We hypothesized that impaired proteostasis is reflected as altered transcriptome-proteome correlation ...
    • Association of CSF Glucocerebrosidase Activity With the Risk of Incident Dementia in Patients With Parkinson Disease 

      Oftedal, Linn Silje Wathne; Maple-Grødem, Jodi; Dalen, Ingvild; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Pedersen, Kenn Freddy; Alves, Guido Werner; Lange, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background and Objectives Variations in the glucocerebrosidase gene (GBA) are common risk factors for Parkinson disease (PD) and dementia in PD (PDD) and cause a reduction in the activity of the lysosomal enzyme ...
    • Changes in Plasma Pyruvate and TCA Cycle Metabolites upon Increased Hepatic Fatty Acid Oxidation and Ketogenesis in Male Wistar Rats 

      Dankel, Simon Nitter; Kalleklev, Tine-Lise; Tungland, siri Lunde; Stafsnes, Marit Hallvardsdotter; Bruheim, Per; Aloysius, Thomas Aquinas; Lindquist, Carine; SKORVE, JON; Nygård, Ottar Kjell; Madsen, Lise; Bjørndal, Bodil; Sydnes, Magne Olav; Berge, Rolf Kristian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Altered hepatic mitochondrial fatty acid β-oxidation and associated tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle activity contributes to lifestyle-related diseases, and circulating biomarkers reflecting these changes could have disease ...
    • Cognitive Profile in Parkinson’s Disease Dementia Patients with Low versus Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Amyloid Beta 

      Tufekcioglu, Zeynep; Lange, Johannes; Pedersen, Kenn Freddy; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Alves, Guido Werner; Emre, Murat (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Introduction: In patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) amyloid beta 1-42 (Ab42) at baseline is the most consistent CSF biomarker as a risk factor for developing dementia. Low CSF Ab42 is, ...
    • Combined HER3-EGFR score in triple-negative breast cancer provides prognostic and predictive significance superior to individual biomarkers 

      Ogden, Angela; Bhattarai, Shristi; Sahoo, Bikram; Mongan, Nigel P.; Alsaleem, Mansour; Green, Andrew R.; Aleskandarany, Mohammed; Ellis, Ian O.; Pattni, Sonal; Li, Xiaoxian Bill; Moreno, Carlos S.; Krishnamurti, Uma; Janssen, Emiel; Jonsdottir, Kristin; Rakha, Emad; Rida, Padmashree; Aneja, Ritu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3) have been investigated as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) biomarkers. Reduced EGFR levels can be compensated by increases in ...
    • Comprehensive ctDNA Measurements Improve Prediction of Clinical Outcomes and Enable Dynamic Tracking of Disease Progression in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer 

      Lapin, Morten; Edland, Karin Hestnes; Tjensvoll, Kjersti; Oltedal, Satu; Austdal, Marie; Garresori, Herish; Rozenholc, Yves; Gilje, Bjørnar; Nordgård, Oddmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Purpose: Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has emerged as a promising tumor-specific biomarker in pancreatic cancer, but current evidence of the clinical potential of ctDNA is limited. In this study, we used comprehensive ...
    • Differential transcript usage in the Parkinson’s disease brain 

      Dick, Fiona; Sanchez Nido, Gonzalo; Alves, Guido Werner; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Nilsen, Gry Hilde; Dölle, Christian; Tzoulis, Charalampos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Studies of differential gene expression have identified several molecular signatures and pathways associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The role of isoform switches and differential transcript usage (DTU) remains, ...
    • Distinct Gene Expression Profiles of Matched Primary and Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancers 

      Kaur, Jaspreet; Chandrashekar, Darshan S.; Varga, Zsuzsanna; Sobottka, Bettina; Janssen, Emiel; Kowalski, Jeanne; Kiraz, Umay; Varambally, Sooryanarayana; Aneja, Ritu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: Although triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with an increased risk of recurrence and metastasis, the molecular mechanisms underlying metastasis in TNBC remain unknown. To identify transcriptional ...
    • Early Forms of α-Synuclein Pathology Are Associated with Neuronal Complex I Deficiency in the Substantia Nigra of Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease 

      Flønes, Irene Hana; Nyland, Harald Inge; Sandnes, Dagny Ann; Alves, Guido Werner; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Tzoulis, Charalampos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (iPD) is characterized by degeneration of the dopaminergic substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), typically in the presence of Lewy pathology (LP) and mitochondrial respiratory complex I (CI) ...
    • Evolutionary analysis of cellular reduction and anaerobicity in the hyper-prevalent gut microbe Blastocystis 

      Záhonová, Kristína; Low, Ross S.; Warren, Christopher J.; Cantoni, Diego; Herman, Emily K.; Yiangou, Lyto; Ribeiro, Cláudia A.; Phanprasert, Yasinee; Brown, Ian R.; Rueckert, Sonja; Baker, Nicola L.; Tachezy, Jan; Betts, Emma L.; Gentekaki, Eleni; van der Giezen, Mark; Clark, C. Graham; Jackson, Andrew P.; Dacks, Joel B.; Tsaousis, Anastasios D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Blastocystis is the most prevalent microbial eukaryote in the human and animal gut, yet its role as commensal or parasite is still under debate. Blastocystis has clearly undergone evolutionary adaptation to the gut environment ...
    • Extracellular vesicles as a potential source of tumor-derived DNA in advanced pancreatic cancer 

      Lapin, Morten; Tjensvoll, Kjersti; Nedrebø, Karoline; Taksdal, Eline; Janssen, Hans; Gilje, Bjørnar; Nordgård, Oddmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Tumor-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) are reported to contain nucleic acids, including DNA. Several studies have highlighted the potential of EV-derived DNA (evDNA) as a circulating biomarker, even demonstrating that ...
    • Frailty in Parkinson's disease and its association with early dementia: A longitudinal study 

      Borda, Miguel Germán (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction Frailty is recognized as a clinical condition associated with increased vulnerability for developing negative health outcomes but has been little studied in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we ...
    • Further insight into the genetic diversity of Entamoeba coli and Entamoeba hartmanni 

      Stensvold, Christen Rune; Ascuña-Durand, Kasandra; Chihi, Amal; Belkessa, Salem; Kurt, Özgür; El-Badry, Ayman; van der Giezen, Mark; Clark, C. Graham (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Despite the species' wide distribution, studies of the genetic diversity within Entamoeba coli and Entamoeba hartmanni remain limited. In the present study, we provide further insight into the genetic diversity of both ...
    • Hepcidin predicts 5-year mortality after community-acquired pneumonia 

      Oppen, Kjersti; Ueland, Thor; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Aukrust, Pål; Steinsvik, Trude; Skadberg, Øyvind; Brede, Cato; Siljan, William Ward; Husebye, Einar; Holter, Jan Cato; Heggelund, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Virtually all living organisms, including microbes and humans, depend on iron to survive and grow. During an infection, the plasma level of iron and several iron-related proteins change substantially. We ...
    • Homologous Recombination Deficiency Across Subtypes of Primary Breast Cancer 

      Yndestad, Synnøve; Engebrethsen, Christina; Herencia-Ropero, A.; Nikolaienko, Oleksii; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten; Lillestøl, Reidun Kristine; Minsaas, Laura; Leirvaag, Beryl; Iversen, Gjertrud Titlestad; Gilje, Bjørnar; Blix, Egil Støre; Espelid, Helge; Lundgren, Steinar; Geisler, Jürgen; Aase, Hildegunn Siv; Aas, Turid; Gudlaugsson, Einar; Llop-Guevara, Alba; Serra, Violeta; Janssen, Emiel; Lønning, Per Eystein; Knappskog, Stian; Eikesdal, Hans Petter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Purpose Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) is highly prevalent in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and associated with response to PARP inhibition (PARPi). Here, we studied the prevalence of HRD in non-TNBC to ...
    • Impact of KRAS and BRAF mutations on treatment efficacy and survival in high-grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms 

      Elvebakken, Hege; Hjortland, Geir Olav; Garresori, Herish; Andresen, Per Arne; Janssen, Emiel; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten; Lothe, Inger Marie Bowitz; Sorbye, Halfdan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      High-grade gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (HG GEP-NEN) typically disseminate early. Treatment of metastatic disease has limited benefit and prognosis is generally discouraging. Data on the clinical impact ...
    • Improving public cancer care by implementing precision medicine in Norway: IMPRESS-Norway 

      Helland, Åslaug; Russnes, Hege Elisabeth Giercksky; Fagereng, Gro Live; Al-Shibli, Khalid Ibrahim; Andersson, Yvonne; Berg, Thomas; Bjørge, Line; Blix, Egil Støre; Bjerkehagen, Bodil; Brabrand, Sigmund; CAMERON, MARTE; Dalhaug, Astrid; Dietzel, Dalia; Dønnem, Tom; Enerly, Espen; Flobak, Åsmund; Fluge, Sverre; Gilje, Bjørnar; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Grønås, Kari; Guren, Tormod Kyrre; Hamre, Hanne Mari; Haug, Åse; Heinrich, Daniel; Hjortland, Geir Olav; Hovig, Eivind; Hovland, Randi; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte; Janssen, Emiel; Kyte, Jon A; Gythfeldt, Hedda; Lothe, Ragnhild Adelheid; Lund, Jo-Åsmund; Meza, Leonardo Zepeda; Munthe-Kaas, Monica Cheng; Nguyen, Olav Toai Duc; Niehusmann, Pitt; Nilsen, Hilde; Puco, Katarina; Ree, Anne Hansen; Riste, Tonje Bøyum; Semb, Karin; Steinskog, Eli Sihn Samdal; Stensvold, Andreas; Suhrke, Pål; Tennøe, Øyvind Krohn; Tjønnfjord, Geir Erland; Vassbotn, Liv Jorunn; Aas, Eline; Aasebø, Kristine Øverås; Tasken, Kjetil; Smeland, Sigbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Matching treatment based on tumour molecular characteristics has revolutionized the treatment of some cancers and has given hope to many patients. Although personalized cancer care is an old concept, renewed ...
    • Impulsive and compulsive behaviors in Parkinson's disease: Impact on quality of and satisfaction with life, and caregiver burden 

      Erga, Aleksander Hagen; Alves, Guido Werner; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Pedersen, Kenn Freddy (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      To disentangle the association between impulsive and compulsive behaviors (ICBs), health-related quality of life (HRQOL), satisfaction with life (SwL), and caregiver distress in dyads of people with Parkinson's disease ...
    • The incidence, baseline predictors, and outcomes of dementia in an incident cohort of Parkinson’s disease and controls 

      Counsell, Carl; Giuntoli, Cinzia; Khan, Qaisar Imran; Maple-Grødem, Jodi; Macleod, Angus D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background There are few long-term data on the incidence, baseline predictors, and outcomes of dementia in Parkinson’s disease (PD) from prospective community-based incident cohorts. Methods The PINE study prospectively ...
    • Inflammatory biomarkers in newly diagnosed patients with Parkinson’s disease and related neurodegenerative disorders 

      Pedersen, Camilla Christina; Ushakova, Anastasia; Skogseth, Ragnhild Eide; Alves, Guido Werner; Tysnes, Ole-Bjørn; Aarsland, Dag; Lange, Johannes; Maple-Grødem, Jodi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and Objectives Neuroinflammation contributes to Parkinson disease (PD) pathology, and inflammatory biomarkers may aid in PD diagnosis. Proximity extension assay (PEA) technology is a promising method for multiplex ...