Epidemiology and outcomes in rheumatic diseases Publications
Publications 2025
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 Predictors of persistent active disease and the longitudinal development of organ damage, patient-reported outcomes and autoantibodies in long-term juvenile dermatomyositis
 RMD Open, 11 (2)
 DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2025-005598, PubMed 40480648
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 Maternal seafood intake, dietary contaminant exposure, and risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: exploring gene-environment interactions
 Front Immunol, 15, 1523990
 DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1523990, PubMed 39877361
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 Mapping the genetic landscape of immune-mediated disorders: potential implications for classification and therapeutic strategies
 Front Immunol, 16, 1543781
 DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1543781, PubMed 40406108
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 "I am trapped in my body": a qualitative exploration of bodily experiences during brace treatment among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis
 Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being, 20 (1), 2569615
 DOI 10.1080/17482631.2025.2569615, PubMed 41069108
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 Nonlinearity and sex differences in the performance of a polygenic risk score for juvenile idiopathic arthritis
 Front Immunol, 16, 1531390
 DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1531390, PubMed 40486524
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 Incidence and prevalence of Behçet's disease in Oslo, Norway: a two-decade population-based analysis
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 64 (8), 4703-4712
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf224, PubMed 40279276
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 Accrual of thromboembolic events and antiphospholipid syndrome in new-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a population-based inception cohort study
 RMD Open, 11 (3)
 DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2025-005795, PubMed 40903053
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 Treating juvenile dermatomyositis to target: Paediatric Rheumatology European Society/Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance-endorsed recommendations from an international task force
 Ann Rheum Dis, 84 (7), 1055-1067
 DOI 10.1016/j.ard.2025.04.024, PubMed 40410052
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 Visceral adipose tissue is related to interleukin 6 and resistin in juvenile idiopathic arthritis - a case-control study
 Rheumatol Int, 45 (3), 63
 DOI 10.1007/s00296-025-05820-8, PubMed 40085146
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 Approach to Janus kinase inhibition for juvenile dermatomyositis among CARRA and PReS providers
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 64 (8), 4732-4737
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf086, PubMed 39928372
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 Reply
 Arthritis Rheumatol (in press)
 DOI 10.1002/art.43239, PubMed 40386885
Publications 2024
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 Prevalence and target attainment of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study including 3401 individuals from 24 countries
 Lancet Rheumatol, 6 (7), e447-e459
 DOI 10.1016/S2665-9913(24)00090-0, PubMed 38878780
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 A protocol for scoping reviews on the role of whole-body and dedicated body-part magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
 Rheumatol Int, 44 (11), 2403-2409
 DOI 10.1007/s00296-024-05649-7, PubMed 38976028
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 Declining Incidence of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Norway 1999-2017: Data From a Population Cohort Identified by International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision Code and Verified by Classification
 Arthritis Rheumatol, 76 (5), 715-725
 DOI 10.1002/art.42775, PubMed 38108106
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 Sensitivity of classification criteria from time of diagnosis in an incident systemic lupus erythematosus cohort: a population-based study from Norway
 RMD Open, 10 (3)
 DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2024-004395, PubMed 39160088
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 Incidence and Genetic Risk of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Norway by Latitude
 Arthritis Rheumatol, 77 (4), 458-467
 DOI 10.1002/art.43040, PubMed 39431377
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 Persisting mortality gap in systemic lupus erythematosus; a population-based study on juvenile- and adult-onset SLE in Norway 1999-2022
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 63 (8), 2109-2117
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kead519, PubMed 37769251
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 Reply
 Arthritis Rheumatol, 77 (4), 492
 DOI 10.1002/art.43031, PubMed 39415494
Publications 2023
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 Cardiac dysfunction in mixed connective tissue disease: a nationwide observational study
 Rheumatol Int, 43 (6), 1055-1065
 DOI 10.1007/s00296-023-05308-3, PubMed 36933069
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 B cell polygenic risk scores associate with anti-dsDNA antibodies and nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus
 Lupus Sci Med, 10 (2)
 DOI 10.1136/lupus-2023-000926, PubMed 37844960
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 Antibiotic exposure in prenatal and early life and risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a nationwide register-based cohort study
 RMD Open, 9 (3)
 DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003333, PubMed 37648397
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 Adipokine profile in long-term juvenile dermatomyositis, and associations with adipose tissue distribution and cardiac function: a cross-sectional study
 RMD Open, 9 (1)
 DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002815, PubMed 36828644
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 Adipose tissue distribution is associated with cardio-metabolic alterations in adult patients with juvenile-onset dermatomyositis
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 62 (SI2), SI196-SI204
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keac293, PubMed 35575380
Publications 2022
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 Association with HLA-DRβ1 position 37 distinguishes juvenile dermatomyositis from adult-onset myositis
 Hum Mol Genet, 31 (14), 2471-2481
 DOI 10.1093/hmg/ddac019, PubMed 35094092
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 Anakinra in Patients With Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Long-term Safety From the Pharmachild Registry
 J Rheumatol, 49 (4), 398-407
 DOI 10.3899/jrheum.210563, PubMed 35105709
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 A randomized, phase II study of sequential belimumab and rituximab in primary Sjögren's syndrome
 JCI Insight, 7 (23)
 DOI 10.1172/jci.insight.163030, PubMed 36477362
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 Multiomics analysis of rheumatoid arthritis yields sequence variants that have large effects on risk of the seropositive subset
 Ann Rheum Dis, 81 (8), 1085-1095
 DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-221754, PubMed 35470158
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 Personally Generated Quality of Life Outcomes in Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 J Rheumatol, 49 (10), 1138-1145
 DOI 10.3899/jrheum.211245, PubMed 35569834
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 Validity and Reliability of Four Parent/Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Remote Monitoring
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 75 (2), 391-400
 DOI 10.1002/acr.24855, PubMed 35015379
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 Body composition in long-standing juvenile dermatomyositis: associations with disease activity, muscle strength and cardiometabolic measures
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 61 (7), 2959-2968
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keab805, PubMed 34718443
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 Associations between cardiac and pulmonary involvement in patients with juvenile dermatomyositis-a cross-sectional study
 Rheumatol Int, 42 (7), 1213-1220
 DOI 10.1007/s00296-021-05071-3, PubMed 34984516
Publications 2021
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 Variants in BANK1 are associated with lupus nephritis of European ancestry
 Genes Immun, 22 (3), 194-202
 DOI 10.1038/s41435-021-00142-8, PubMed 34127828
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 Bone mineral density and explanatory factors in children and adults with juvenile dermatomyositis at long term follow-up; a cross sectional study
 Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 19 (1), 56
 DOI 10.1186/s12969-021-00543-z, PubMed 33902632
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 Interaction between the STAT4 rs11889341(T) risk allele and smoking confers increased risk of myocardial infarction and nephritis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
 Ann Rheum Dis, 80 (9), 1183-1189
 DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219727, PubMed 33766895
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 Long-Term Outcome in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Knowledge from Population-Based Cohorts
 J Clin Med, 10 (19)
 DOI 10.3390/jcm10194306, PubMed 34640322
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 Treatment Satisfaction With and Adherence to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Adult Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 73 (2), 221-231
 DOI 10.1002/acr.24113, PubMed 31758669
Publications 2020
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 Functional and Structural Adaptations of Skeletal Muscle in Long-Term Juvenile Dermatomyositis: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study
 Arthritis Rheumatol, 72 (5), 837-848
 DOI 10.1002/art.41174, PubMed 31746550
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 Opportunistic infections in immunosuppressed patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: analysis by the Pharmachild Safety Adjudication Committee
 Arthritis Res Ther, 22 (1), 71
 DOI 10.1186/s13075-020-02167-2, PubMed 32264969
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 Novel associations between cytokines and pulmonary involvement in juvenile dermatomyositis - a cross-sectional study of long-term disease
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 59 (8), 1862-1870
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kez531, PubMed 31740970
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 Molecular pathways in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus revealed by gene-centred DNA sequencing
 Ann Rheum Dis, 80 (1), 109-117
 DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218636, PubMed 33037003
Publications 2019
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 Association Between Nailfold Capillary Density and Pulmonary and Cardiac Involvement in Medium to Longstanding Juvenile Dermatomyositis
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 71 (4), 492-497
 DOI 10.1002/acr.23687, PubMed 29953739
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 Cardiorespiratory fitness in long-term juvenile dermatomyositis: a controlled, cross-sectional study of active/inactive disease
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 58 (3), 492-501
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/key342, PubMed 30508195
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 Cardiovascular rEmodelling in living kidNey donorS with reduced glomerular filtration rate: rationale and design of the CENS study
 Blood Press, 29 (2), 123-134
 DOI 10.1080/08037051.2019.1684817, PubMed 31718316
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 Mortality and causes of death across the systemic connective tissue diseases and the primary systemic vasculitides
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 58 (2), 313-320
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/key285, PubMed 30281089
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 Assessing the relative impact of lupus nephritis on mortality in a population-based systemic lupus erythematosus cohort
 Lupus, 28 (7), 818-825
 DOI 10.1177/0961203319847275, PubMed 31072277
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 Physical Fitness in Patients With Oligoarticular and Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Diagnosed in the Era of Biologics: A Controlled Cross-Sectional Study
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 71 (12), 1611-1620
 DOI 10.1002/acr.23818, PubMed 30474929
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 Measurement properties and performance of an eight-minute submaximal treadmill test in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a controlled study
 Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 17 (1), 14
 DOI 10.1186/s12969-019-0316-7, PubMed 30961626
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 Longitudinal Health Status from Early Disease to Adulthood and Associated Prognostic Factors in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 J Rheumatol, 46 (10), 1335-1344
 DOI 10.3899/jrheum.180948, PubMed 30877211
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 Effect on Cardiac Function of Longstanding Juvenile-onset Mixed Connective Tissue Disease: A Controlled Study
 J Rheumatol, 46 (7), 739-747
 DOI 10.3899/jrheum.180526, PubMed 30877222
Publications 2018
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 Arterial properties in adults with long-lasting active juvenile idiopathic arthritis compared to healthy controls
 Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 16 (1), 85
 DOI 10.1186/s12969-018-0302-5, PubMed 30594204
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 Assessment of Microvascular Abnormalities by Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Juvenile Dermatomyositis After Medium- to Long-Term Followup
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 70 (5), 768-776
 DOI 10.1002/acr.23338, PubMed 28805016
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 Physical activity in patients with oligo- and polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis diagnosed in the era of biologics: a controlled cross-sectional study
 Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 16 (1), 64
 DOI 10.1186/s12969-018-0281-6, PubMed 30333025
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 Physical Functioning, Pain, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Longitudinal 30-Year Followup Study
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 70 (5), 741-749
 DOI 10.1002/acr.23327, PubMed 28732134
Publications 2017
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 Submaximal Exercise Capacity in Juvenile Dermatomyositis after Longterm Disease: The Contribution of Muscle, Lung, and Heart Involvement
 J Rheumatol, 44 (6), 827-834
 DOI 10.3899/jrheum.160997, PubMed 28365577
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 EULAR/ACR classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups: a methodology report
 RMD Open, 3 (2), e000507
 DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000507, PubMed 29177080
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 TNF inhibitors appear to inhibit disease progression and improve outcome in Takayasu arteritis; an observational, population-based time trend study
 Arthritis Res Ther, 19 (1), 99
 DOI 10.1186/s13075-017-1316-y, PubMed 28521841
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 Takayasu Arteritis and Pregnancy: A Population-Based Study on Outcomes and Mother/Child-Related Concerns
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 69 (9), 1384-1390
 DOI 10.1002/acr.23146, PubMed 27813289
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 2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Adult and Juvenile Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and Their Major Subgroups
 Arthritis Rheumatol, 69 (12), 2271-2282
 DOI 10.1002/art.40320, PubMed 29106061
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 2017 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and their major subgroups
 Ann Rheum Dis, 76 (12), 1955-1964
 DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211468, PubMed 29079590
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 Development and Initial Validation of the Macrophage Activation Syndrome/Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis Score, a Diagnostic Tool that Differentiates Primary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis from Macrophage Activation Syndrome
 J Pediatr, 189, 72-78.e3
 DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.06.005, PubMed 28807357
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 Preliminary Definitions for the Sonographic Features of Synovitis in Children
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 69 (8), 1217-1223
 DOI 10.1002/acr.23130, PubMed 27748074
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 Radiographic damage in hands and wrists of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis after 29 years of disease duration
 Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 15 (1), 20
 DOI 10.1186/s12969-017-0151-7, PubMed 28399930
Publications 2016
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 Prevalence, Incidence, and Disease Characteristics of Takayasu Arteritis by Ethnic Background: Data From a Large, Population-Based Cohort Resident in Southern Norway
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 69 (2), 278-285
 DOI 10.1002/acr.22931, PubMed 27159262
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 Cardiac involvement in adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
 RMD Open, 2 (2), e000291
 DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000291, PubMed 27752355
Publications 2015
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 Cardiac Function in Adult Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
 J Rheumatol, 42 (9), 1716-23
 DOI 10.3899/jrheum.141351, PubMed 26178287
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 In juvenile dermatomyositis, heart rate variability is reduced, and associated with both cardiac dysfunction and markers of inflammation: a cross-sectional study median 13.5 years after symptom onset
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 55 (3), 535-43
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kev376, PubMed 26500284
Publications 2014
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 Arterial haemodynamics and coronary artery calcification in adult patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
 Ann Rheum Dis, 74 (8), 1515-21
 DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-204804, PubMed 24695010
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 Mortality and years of potential life loss in systemic lupus erythematosus: a population-based cohort study
 Lupus, 23 (14), 1546-52
 DOI 10.1177/0961203314551083, PubMed 25209070
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 Severe macrophage activation syndrome and central nervous system involvement in juvenile dermatomyositis
 Scand J Rheumatol, 43 (2), 171-3
 DOI 10.3109/03009742.2013.863968, PubMed 24588361
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 Clinical features, treatment, and outcome of macrophage activation syndrome complicating systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a multinational, multicenter study of 362 patients
 Arthritis Rheumatol, 66 (11), 3160-9
 DOI 10.1002/art.38802, PubMed 25077692
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 Increased levels of eotaxin and MCP-1 in juvenile dermatomyositis median 16.8 years after disease onset; associations with disease activity, duration and organ damage
 PLoS One, 9 (3), e92171
 DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0092171, PubMed 24647150
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 Disease activity and prognostic factors in juvenile dermatomyositis: a long-term follow-up study applying the Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organization criteria for inactive disease and the myositis disease activity assessment tool
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 53 (9), 1578-85
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keu146, PubMed 24692575
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 In active juvenile dermatomyositis, elevated eotaxin and MCP-1 and cholesterol levels in the upper normal range are associated with cardiac dysfunction
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 53 (12), 2214-22
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keu256, PubMed 24996906
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 Disease progression into adulthood and predictors of long-term active disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
 Ann Rheum Dis, 75 (1), 190-5
 DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-206034, PubMed 25362042
Publications 2013
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 In juvenile dermatomyositis, cardiac systolic dysfunction is present after long-term follow-up and is predicted by sustained early skin activity
 Ann Rheum Dis, 73 (10), 1805-10
 DOI 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203279, PubMed 23881732
Publications 2012
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 High incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus in Norway
 Lupus, 21 (12), 1362-9
 DOI 10.1177/0961203312458168, PubMed 22914817
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 Quality of life in adults with juvenile-onset dermatomyositis: a case-control study
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 64 (7), 1020-7
 DOI 10.1002/acr.21637, PubMed 22328537
Publications 2011
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 Differences between rheumatologists and other internists regarding diagnosis and treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 51 (4), 663-9
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/ker318, PubMed 22157467
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 Cardiac dysfunction in juvenile dermatomyositis: a case-control study
 Ann Rheum Dis, 70 (5), 766-71
 DOI 10.1136/ard.2010.137968, PubMed 21216816
Publications 2010
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 Serum levels of osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor -κB ligand in children with early juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a 2-year prospective controlled study
 Pediatr Rheumatol Online J, 8, 30
 DOI 10.1186/1546-0096-8-30, PubMed 21134287
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 [Lupus-nephritis--diagnosis and treatment]
 Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (11), 1140-4
 DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0583, PubMed 20531500
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 Long-term muscular outcome and predisposing and prognostic factors in juvenile dermatomyositis: A case-control study
 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 62 (8), 1103-11
 DOI 10.1002/acr.20203, PubMed 20506141
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 Pulmonary outcome in juvenile dermatomyositis: a case-control study
 Ann Rheum Dis, 70 (1), 86-91
 DOI 10.1136/ard.2010.131433, PubMed 20805295
Publications 2009
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 Cumulative organ damage and prognostic factors in juvenile dermatomyositis: a cross-sectional study median 16.8 years after symptom onset
 Rheumatology (Oxford), 48 (12), 1541-7
 DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/kep302, PubMed 19776224
Publications 2007
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 Lack of association between the chemokine receptor 5 polymorphism CCR5delta32 in rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis
 BMC Med Genet, 8, 33
 DOI 10.1186/1471-2350-8-33, PubMed 17565662
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 Polymorphisms in the cathepsin L2 (CTSL2) gene show association with type 1 diabetes and early-onset myasthenia gravis
 Hum Immunol, 68 (9), 748-55
 DOI 10.1016/j.humimm.2007.05.009, PubMed 17869649
Publications 2006
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 Radiographic and clinical outcome in early juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile spondyloarthropathy: a 3-year prospective study
 J Rheumatol, 33 (7), 1382-91
 PubMed 16758503
Publications 2005
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 A two-year prospective controlled study of bone mass and bone turnover in children with early juvenile idiopathic arthritis
 Arthritis Rheum, 52 (3), 833-40
 DOI 10.1002/art.20963, PubMed 15751052
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 Early disease course and predictors of disability in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile spondyloarthropathy: a 3 year prospective study
 J Rheumatol, 32 (6), 1122-30
 PubMed 15940778
Publications 2004
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 [A new delirium severity scale]
 Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (17), 2276
 PubMed 15356704
Publications 2003
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 Measuring health status in early juvenile idiopathic arthritis: determinants and responsiveness of the child health questionnaire
 J Rheumatol, 30 (7), 1602-10
 PubMed 12858465
Publications 2001
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 A preliminary study of circadian serum cortisol concentrations in response to a 72-hour fast in rheumatoid arthritis patients not previously treated with corticosteroids
 Clin Rheumatol, 20 (2), 85-7
 DOI 10.1007/s100670170075, PubMed 11346236
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 The Norwegian version of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) and the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ)
 Clin Exp Rheumatol, 19 (4 Suppl 23), S116-20
 PubMed 11510313
