Publications 2023

Misceo D, Senaratne LDS, Mero IL, Sundaram AYM, Bjørnstad PM, Szczałuba K, Gasperowicz P, Kamien B, Nedregaard B, Holmgren A, Strømme P, Frengen E (2023)
Novel Loss of Function Variants in CENPF Including a Large Intragenic Deletion in Patients with Strømme Syndrome
Genes (Basel), 14 (11)
DOI 10.3390/genes14111985, PubMed 38002928

Ververi A, Zagaglia S, Menzies L, Baptista J, Caswell R, Baulac S, Ellard S, Lynch S, Genomics England Research Consortium, Jacques TS, Chawla MS, Heier M, Kulseth MA, Mero IL, Våtevik AK, Kraoua I, Ben Rhouma H, Ben Younes T, Miladi Z, Ben Youssef Turki I, Jones WD, Clement E, Eltze C, Mankad K, Merve A et al. (2023)
Germline homozygous missense DEPDC5 variants cause severe refractory early-onset epilepsy, macrocephaly and bilateral polymicrogyria
Hum Mol Genet, 32 (4), 580-594
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddac225, PubMed 36067010

Wiedmann MKH, Steinsvåg IV, Dinh T, Vigeland MD, Larsson PG, Hjorthaug H, Sheng Y, Mero IL, Selmer KK (2023)
Whole-exome sequencing in moyamoya patients of Northern-European origin identifies gene variants involved in Nitric Oxide metabolism: A pilot study
Brain Spine, 3, 101745
DOI 10.1016/j.bas.2023.101745, PubMed 37383439

Publications 2022

Absalom NL, Liao VWY, Johannesen KMH, Gardella E, Jacobs J, Lesca G, Gokce-Samar Z, Arzimanoglou A, Zeidler S, Striano P, Meyer P, Benkel-Herrenbrueck I, Mero IL, Rummel J, Chebib M, Møller RS, Ahring PK (2022)
Gain-of-function and loss-of-function GABRB3 variants lead to distinct clinical phenotypes in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies
Nat Commun, 13 (1), 1822
DOI 10.1038/s41467-022-29280-x, PubMed 35383156

Tønne E, Due-Tønnessen BJ, Vigeland MD, Amundsen SS, Ribarska T, Åsten PM, Sheng Y, Helseth E, Gilfillan GD, Mero IL, Heimdal KR (2022)
Whole-exome sequencing in syndromic craniosynostosis increases diagnostic yield and identifies candidate genes in osteogenic signaling pathways
Am J Med Genet A, 188 (5), 1464-1475
DOI 10.1002/ajmg.a.62663, PubMed 35080095

Publications 2021

Glinton KE, Hurst ACE, Bowling KM, Cristian I, Haynes D, Adstamongkonkul D, Schnappauf O, Beck DB, Brewer C, Parikh AS, Shinde DN, Donaldson A, Brautbar A, Koene S, van Haeringen A, Piton A, Capri Y, Furlan M, Gardella E, Møller RS, van de Beek I, Zuurbier L, Lakeman P, Bayat A, Martinez J et al. (2021)
Phenotypic expansion of the BPTF-related neurodevelopmental disorder with dysmorphic facies and distal limb anomalies
Am J Med Genet A, 185 (5), 1366-1378
DOI 10.1002/ajmg.a.62102, PubMed 33522091

Publications 2020

Tønne E, Due-Tønnessen BJ, Mero IL, Wiig US, Kulseth MA, Vigeland MD, Sheng Y, von der Lippe C, Tveten K, Meling TR, Helseth E, Heimdal KR (2020)
Benefits of clinical criteria and high-throughput sequencing for diagnosing children with syndromic craniosynostosis
Eur J Hum Genet, 29 (6), 920-929
DOI 10.1038/s41431-020-00788-4, PubMed 33288889

Publications 2017

Mero IL, Mørk HH, Sheng Y, Blomhoff A, Opheim GL, Erichsen A, Vigeland MD, Selmer KK (2017)
Homozygous KIDINS220 loss-of-function variants in fetuses with cerebral ventriculomegaly and limb contractures
Hum Mol Genet, 26 (19), 3792-3796
DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddx263, PubMed 28934391

Publications 2014

Gustavsen MW, Viken MK, Celius EG, Berge T, Mero IL, Berg-Hansen P, Aarseth JH, Myhr KM, Søndergaard HB, Sellebjerg F, Oturai AB, Hillert J, Alfredsson L, Olsson T, Kockum I, Lie BA, Harbo HF (2014)
Oligoclonal band phenotypes in MS differ in their HLA class II association, while specific KIR ligands at HLA class I show association to MS in general
J Neuroimmunol, 274 (1-2), 174-9
DOI 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2014.06.024, PubMed 25037176

Publications 2013

Ban M, Caillier S, Mero IL, Myhr KM, Celius EG, Aarseth J, Torkildsen Ø, Harbo HF, Oksenberg J, Hauser SL, Sawcer S, Compston A (2013)
No evidence of association between mutant alleles of the CYP27B1 gene and multiple sclerosis
Ann Neurol, 73 (3), 430-2
DOI 10.1002/ana.23833, PubMed 23444327

Harbo HF, Isobe N, Berg-Hansen P, Bos SD, Caillier SJ, Gustavsen MW, Mero IL, Celius EG, Hauser SL, Oksenberg JR, Gourraud PA (2013)
Oligoclonal bands and age at onset correlate with genetic risk score in multiple sclerosis
Mult Scler, 20 (6), 660-8
DOI 10.1177/1352458513506503, PubMed 24099750

International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium (IMSGC), Beecham AH, Patsopoulos NA, Xifara DK, Davis MF, Kemppinen A, Cotsapas C, Shah TS, Spencer C, Booth D, Goris A, Oturai A, Saarela J, Fontaine B, Hemmer B, Martin C, Zipp F, D'Alfonso S, Martinelli-Boneschi F, Taylor B, Harbo HF, Kockum I, Hillert J, Olsson T, Ban M et al. (2013)
Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis
Nat Genet, 45 (11), 1353-60
DOI 10.1038/ng.2770, PubMed 24076602

Leone MA, Barizzone N, Esposito F, Lucenti A, Harbo HF, Goris A, Kockum I, Oturai AB, Celius EG, Mero IL, Dubois B, Olsson T, Søndergaard HB, Cusi D, Lupoli S, Andreassen BK, International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2, Myhr KM, Guerini FR, PROGEMUS Group, PROGRESSO Group, Comi G, Martinelli-Boneschi F, D'Alfonso S (2013)
Association of genetic markers with CSF oligoclonal bands in multiple sclerosis patients
PLoS One, 8 (6), e64408
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0064408, PubMed 23785401

Maehlen MT, Provan SA, de Rooy DP, van der Helm-van Mil AH, Krabben A, Saxne T, Lindqvist E, Semb AG, Uhlig T, van der Heijde D, Mero IL, Olsen IC, Kvien TK, Lie BA (2013)
Associations between APOE genotypes and disease susceptibility, joint damage and lipid levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
PLoS One, 8 (4), e60970
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0060970, PubMed 23613766

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

Publications 2012

Harbo HF, Mero IL (2012)
From genes to characteristics of multiple sclerosis
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl (195), 76-83
DOI 10.1111/ane.12027, PubMed 23278661

Leikfoss IS, Mero IL, Dahle MK, Lie BA, Harbo HF, Spurkland A, Berge T (2012)
Multiple sclerosis-associated single-nucleotide polymorphisms in CLEC16A correlate with reduced SOCS1 and DEXI expression in the thymus
Genes Immun, 14 (1), 62-6
DOI 10.1038/gene.2012.52, PubMed 23151489

Mero IL, Smestad C, Lie BA, Lorentzen ÅR, Sandvik L, Landrø NI, Aarseth JH, Myhr KM, Celius EG, Harbo HF (2012)
Polymorphisms of the BDNF gene show neither association with multiple sclerosis susceptibility nor clinical course
J Neuroimmunol, 244 (1-2), 107-10
DOI 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2012.01.011, PubMed 22341604

Publications 2011

International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consortium, Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2, Sawcer S, Hellenthal G, Pirinen M, Spencer CC, Patsopoulos NA, Moutsianas L, Dilthey A, Su Z, Freeman C, Hunt SE, Edkins S, Gray E, Booth DR, Potter SC, Goris A, Band G, Oturai AB, Strange A, Saarela J, Bellenguez C, Fontaine B, Gillman M, Hemmer B et al. (2011)
Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis
Nature, 476 (7359), 214-9
DOI 10.1038/nature10251, PubMed 21833088

Søndergaard HB, Sellebjerg F, Hillert J, Olsson T, Kockum I, Lindén M, Mero IL, Myhr KM, Celius EG, Harbo HF, Christensen JR, Börnsen L, Sørensen PS, Oturai AB (2011)
Alterations in KLRB1 gene expression and a Scandinavian multiple sclerosis association study of the KLRB1 SNP rs4763655
Eur J Hum Genet, 19 (10), 1100-3
DOI 10.1038/ejhg.2011.88, PubMed 21610746

Publications 2010

Jakkula E, Leppä V, Sulonen AM, Varilo T, Kallio S, Kemppinen A, Purcell S, Koivisto K, Tienari P, Sumelahti ML, Elovaara I, Pirttilä T, Reunanen M, Aromaa A, Oturai AB, Søndergaard HB, Harbo HF, Mero IL, Gabriel SB, Mirel DB, Hauser SL, Kappos L, Polman C, De Jager PL, Hafler DA et al. (2010)
Genome-wide association study in a high-risk isolate for multiple sclerosis reveals associated variants in STAT3 gene
Am J Hum Genet, 86 (2), 285-91
DOI 10.1016/j.ajhg.2010.01.017, PubMed 20159113

Lorentzen AR, Melum E, Ellinghaus E, Smestad C, Mero IL, Aarseth JH, Myhr KM, Celius EG, Lie BA, Karlsen TH, Franke A, Harbo HF (2010)
Association to the Glypican-5 gene in multiple sclerosis
J Neuroimmunol, 226 (1-2), 194-7
DOI 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2010.07.003, PubMed 20692050

Mero IL, Ban M, Lorentzen ÅR, Smestad C, Celius EG, Sæther H, Saeedi H, Viken MK, Skinningsrud B, Undlien DE, Aarseth J, Myhr KM, Granum S, Spurkland A, Sawcer S, Compston A, Lie BA, Harbo HF (2010)
Exploring the CLEC16A gene reveals a MS-associated variant with correlation to the relative expression of CLEC16A isoforms in thymus
Genes Immun, 12 (3), 191-8
DOI 10.1038/gene.2010.59, PubMed 21179112

Publications 2009

Lorentzen AR, Karlsen TH, Olsson M, Smestad C, Mero IL, Woldseth B, Sun JY, Senitzer D, Celius EG, Thorsby E, Spurkland A, Lie BA, Harbo HF (2009)
Killer immunoglobulin-like receptor ligand HLA-Bw4 protects against multiple sclerosis
Ann Neurol, 65 (6), 658-66
DOI 10.1002/ana.21695, PubMed 19630074

Mero IL, Lorentzen AR, Ban M, Smestad C, Celius EG, Aarseth JH, Myhr KM, Link J, Hillert J, Olsson T, Kockum I, Masterman T, Oturai AB, Søndergaard HB, Sellebjerg F, Saarela J, Kemppinen A, Elovaara I, Spurkland A, Dudbridge F, Lie BA, Harbo HF (2009)
A rare variant of the TYK2 gene is confirmed to be associated with multiple sclerosis
Eur J Hum Genet, 18 (4), 502-4
DOI 10.1038/ejhg.2009.195, PubMed 19888296