Publications 2025

Rydland A, Heinicke F, Nyman TA, Trøseid AS, Flåm ST, Stensland M, Gehin J, Eikeland J, Øvstebø R, Mjaavatten MD, Lie BA (2025)
Newly-diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients have elevated levels of plasma extracellular vesicles with protein cargo altered towards inflammatory processes
Sci Rep, 15 (1), 11632
DOI 10.1038/s41598-025-96325-8, PubMed 40185859

Vigeland MD, Flåm ST, Vigeland MD, Zucknick M, Wigemyr M, Bråten LCH, Gjefsen E, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Pedersen LM, Lie BA, The Aim Study Group (2025)
Gene Expression Correlates with Disability and Pain Intensity in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Modic Changes in a Sex-Specific Manner
Int J Mol Sci, 26 (2)
DOI 10.3390/ijms26020800, PubMed 39859512

Publications 2023

Heimli M, Flåm ST, Hjorthaug HS, Trinh D, Frisk M, Dumont KA, Ribarska T, Tekpli X, Saare M, Lie BA (2023)
Multimodal human thymic profiling reveals trajectories and cellular milieu for T agonist selection
Front Immunol, 13, 1092028
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1092028, PubMed 36741401

Rydland A, Heinicke F, Flåm ST, Mjaavatten MD, Lie BA (2023)
Small extracellular vesicles have distinct CD81 and CD9 tetraspanin expression profiles in plasma from rheumatoid arthritis patients
Clin Exp Med, 23 (6), 2867-2875
DOI 10.1007/s10238-023-01024-1, PubMed 36826611

Vigeland MD, Flåm ST, Vigeland MD, Espeland A, Zucknick M, Wigemyr M, Bråten LCH, Gjefsen E, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Pedersen LM, Selmer K, Lie BA, Gervin K, The Aim Study Group (2023)
Long-Term Use of Amoxicillin Is Associated with Changes in Gene Expression and DNA Methylation in Patients with Low Back Pain and Modic Changes
Antibiotics (Basel), 12 (7)
DOI 10.3390/antibiotics12071217, PubMed 37508313

Publications 2022

Vigeland MD, Flåm ST, Vigeland MD, Espeland A, Kristoffersen PM, Vetti N, Wigemyr M, Bråten LCH, Gjefsen E, Schistad EI, Haugen AJ, Froholdt A, Skouen JS, Zwart JA, Storheim K, Pedersen LM, Lie BA, AIM Study Group (2022)
Correlation between gene expression and MRI STIR signals in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes indicates immune involvement
Sci Rep, 12 (1), 215
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-04189-5, PubMed 34997115

Publications 2021

Guderud K, Sunde LH, Flåm ST, Mæhlen MT, Mjaavatten MD, Norli ES, Evenrød IM, Andreassen BK, Franzenburg S, Franke A, Rayner S, Gervin K, Lie BA (2021)
Methotrexate Treatment of Newly Diagnosed RA Patients Is Associated With DNA Methylation Differences at Genes Relevant for Disease Pathogenesis and Pharmacological Action
Front Immunol, 12, 713611
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.713611, PubMed 34867944

Heinicke F, Zhong X, Flåm ST, Breidenbach J, Leithaug M, Mæhlen MT, Lillegraven S, Aga AB, Norli ES, Mjaavatten MD, Haavardsholm EA, Zucknick M, Rayner S, Lie BA (2021)
MicroRNA Expression Differences in Blood-Derived CD19+ B Cells of Methotrexate Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Front Immunol, 12, 663736
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2021.663736, PubMed 33897713

Publications 2020

Guderud K, Sunde LH, Flåm ST, Mæhlen MT, Mjaavatten MD, Lillegraven S, Aga AB, Evenrød IM, Norli ES, Andreassen BK, Franzenburg S, Franke A, Haavardsholm EA, Rayner S, Gervin K, Lie BA (2020)
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Both Newly Diagnosed and Methotrexate Treated, Show More DNA Methylation Differences in CD4⁺ Memory Than in CD4⁺ Naïve T Cells
Front Immunol, 11, 194
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00194, PubMed 32117312

Helgeland H, Gabrielsen I, Akselsen H, Sundaram AYM, Flåm ST, Lie BA (2020)
Transcriptome profiling of human thymic CD4+ and CD8+ T cells compared to primary peripheral T cells
BMC Genomics, 21 (1), 350
DOI 10.1186/s12864-020-6755-1, PubMed 32393182

Lande A, Fluge Ø, Strand EB, Flåm ST, Sosa DD, Mella O, Egeland T, Saugstad OD, Lie BA, Viken MK (2020)
Human Leukocyte Antigen alleles associated with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
Sci Rep, 10 (1), 5267
DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-62157-x, PubMed 32210306

Publications 2019

Gabrielsen ISM, Helgeland H, Akselsen H, D Aass HC, Sundaram AYM, Snowhite IV, Pugliese A, Flåm ST, Lie BA (2019)
Transcriptomes of antigen presenting cells in human thymus
PLoS One, 14 (7), e0218858
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0218858, PubMed 31261375

Publications 2018

Guderud K, Mæhlen MT, Nordang GBN, Viken MK, Andreassen BK, Molberg Ø, Flåm ST, Lie BA (2018)
Lack of Association among Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase Type 4 Autoantibodies, PADI4 Polymorphisms, and Clinical Characteristics in Rheumatoid Arthritis
J Rheumatol, 45 (9), 1211-1219
DOI 10.3899/jrheum.170769, PubMed 29858238

Publications 2017

Viken MK, Flåm ST, Skrivarhaug T, Amundsen SS, Sollid LM, Drivvoll AK, Joner G, Dahl-Jørgensen K, Lie BA (2017)
HLA class II alleles in Norwegian patients with coexisting type 1 diabetes and celiac disease
HLA, 89 (5), 278-284
DOI 10.1111/tan.12986, PubMed 28247576

Publications 2016

Gabrielsen IS, Amundsen SS, Helgeland H, Flåm ST, Hatinoor N, Holm K, Viken MK, Lie BA (2016)
Genetic risk variants for autoimmune diseases that influence gene expression in thymus
Hum Mol Genet, 25 (14), 3117-3124
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddw152, PubMed 27199374

Gabrielsen IS, Viken MK, Amundsen SS, Helgeland H, Holm K, Flåm ST, Lie BA (2016)
Autoimmune risk variants in ERAP2 are associated with gene-expression levels in thymus
Genes Immun, 17 (7), 406-411
DOI 10.1038/gene.2016.39, PubMed 27829666

Publications 2014

Flåm ST, Gunnarsson R, Garen T, Norwegian MCTD Study Group, Lie BA, Molberg Ø (2014)
The HLA profiles of mixed connective tissue disease differ distinctly from the profiles of clinically related connective tissue diseases
Rheumatology (Oxford), 54 (3), 528-35
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keu310, PubMed 25187641

Moreno-Mayar JV, Rasmussen S, Seguin-Orlando A, Rasmussen M, Liang M, Flåm ST, Lie BA, Gilfillan GD, Nielsen R, Thorsby E, Willerslev E, Malaspinas AS (2014)
Genome-wide ancestry patterns in Rapanui suggest pre-European admixture with Native Americans
Curr Biol, 24 (21), 2518-25
DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.057, PubMed 25447991

Publications 2013

Mero IL, Gustavsen MW, Sæther HS, Flåm ST, Berg-Hansen P, Søndergaard HB, Jensen PE, Berge T, Bjølgerud A, Muggerud A, Aarseth JH, International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium, Myhr KM, Celius EG, Sellebjerg F, Hillert J, Alfredsson L, Olsson T, Oturai AB, Kockum I, Lie BA, Andreassen BK, Harbo HF (2013)
Oligoclonal band status in Scandinavian multiple sclerosis patients is associated with specific genetic risk alleles
PLoS One, 8 (3), e58352
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0058352, PubMed 23472185

Nordang GB, Flåm ST, Maehlen MT, Kvien TK, Viken MK, Lie BA (2013)
HLA-C alleles confer risk for anti-citrullinated peptide antibody-positive rheumatoid arthritis independent of HLA-DRB1 alleles
Rheumatology (Oxford), 52 (11), 1973-82
DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/ket252, PubMed 23901134

Publications 2012

Maniaol AH, Elsais A, Lorentzen ÅR, Owe JF, Viken MK, Sæther H, Flåm ST, Bråthen G, Kampman MT, Midgard R, Christensen M, Rognerud A, Kerty E, Gilhus NE, Tallaksen CM, Lie BA, Harbo HF (2012)
Late onset myasthenia gravis is associated with HLA DRB1*15:01 in the Norwegian population
PLoS One, 7 (5), e36603
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0036603, PubMed 22590574

Publications 2009

Harbo HF, Riccio ME, Lorentzen AR, Utsi E, Myhr KM, Mellgren SI, Flåm ST, Thorsby E, Sanchez-Mazas A, Lie BA (2009)
Norwegian Sami differs significantly from other Norwegians according to their HLA profile
Tissue Antigens, 75 (3), 207-17
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2009.01425.x, PubMed 20047643

Thorsby E, Flåm ST, Woldseth B, Dupuy BM, Sanchez-Mazas A, Fernandez-Vina MA (2009)
Further evidence of an Amerindian contribution to the Polynesian gene pool on Easter Island
Tissue Antigens, 73 (6), 582-5
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2009.01233.x, PubMed 19493235

Publications 2007

Lie BA, Viken MK, Akselsen HE, Flåm ST, Pociot F, Nerup J, Kockum I, Cambon-Thomsen A, Thorsby E, Undlien DE (2007)
Association analysis in type 1 diabetes of the PRSS16 gene encoding a thymus-specific serine protease
Hum Immunol, 68 (7), 592-8
DOI 10.1016/j.humimm.2007.03.009, PubMed 17584581

Viken MK, Olsson M, Flåm ST, Førre O, Kvien TK, Thorsby E, Lie BA (2007)
The PTPN22 promoter polymorphism -1123G>C association cannot be distinguished from the 1858C>T association in a Norwegian rheumatoid arthritis material
Tissue Antigens, 70 (3), 190-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00871.x, PubMed 17661906