Erik Iwarsson

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Associate Professor of Medical Genetics at Karolinska Institutet and Senior Consultant at the Department of Clinical
Genetics , Karolinska University Hospital. PhD in Medical genetics (on Preimplantatione genetic testing - PGT) from KI. Both clinical and research work have focused on Prenatal Diagnosis and PGT. Present research focus on new molecular tools for prenatal diagnosis including cell-free DNA (NIPT), prenatal genomics and screening for chromosome aberrations.

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Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2024;63(5):704-705
High-throughput sequencing in prenatal care: how to combine diagnostic performance and best practice? Reply
Westenius E; Conner P; Iwarsson E
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2024;63(5):706-707
The Reply
Westenius E; Conner P; Iwarsson E
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2024;63(5):658-663
Whole-genome sequencing in prenatally detected congenital malformations: prospective cohort study in clinical setting
Westenius E; Conner P; Pettersson M; Sahlin E; Papadogiannakis N; Lindstrand A; Iwarsson E
Article: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2022;60(4):487-493
Diagnostic yield using whole-genome sequencing and in-silico panel of 281 genes associated with non-immune hydrops fetalis in clinical setting
Westenius E; Sahlin E; Conner P; Lindstrand A; Iwarsson E
Article: GENOME MEDICINE. 2021;13(1):40
Integration of whole genome sequencing into a healthcare setting: high diagnostic rates across multiple clinical entities in 3219 rare disease patients
Stranneheim H; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Magnusson M; Kvarnung M; Nilsson D; Lesko N; Engvall M; Anderlid B-M; Arnell H; Johansson CB; Barbaro M; Bjorck E; Bruhn H; Eisfeldt J; Freyer C; Grigelioniene G; Gustavsson P; Hammarsjo A; Hellstrom-Pigg M; Iwarsson E; Jemt A; Laaksonen M; Enoksson SL; Malmgren H; Naess K; Nordenskjold M; Oscarson M; Pettersson M; Rasi C; Rosenbaum A; Sahlin E; Sardh E; Stodberg T; Tesi B; Tham E; Thonberg H; Tohonen V; von Dobeln U; Vassiliou D; Vonlanthen S; Wikstrom A-C; Wincent J; Winqvist O; Wredenberg A; Ygberg S; Zetterstrom RH; Marits P; Soller MJ; Nordgren A; Wirta V; Lindstrand A; Wedell A
Article: MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS. 2020;13(1):51
Confined placental mosaicism of Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a case report
Winerdal M; Westenius E; Granfors M; Pettersson M; Iwarsson E
Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2020;59:102872
Fetal HLA-G mediated immune tolerance and interferon response in preeclampsia
Wedenoja S; Yoshihara M; Teder H; Sariola H; Gissler M; Katayama S; Wedenoja J; Hakkinen IM; Ezer S; Linder N; Lundin J; Skoog T; Sahlin E; Iwarsson E; Pettersson K; Kajantie E; Mokkonen M; Heinonen S; Laivuori H; Krjutskov K; Kere J
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2020;288(1):103-115
Broader phenotypic traits and widespread brain hypometabolism in spinocerebellar ataxia 27
Paucar M; Lundin J; Alshammari T; Bergendal A; Lindefeldt M; Alshammari M; Solders G; Di Re J; Savitcheva I; Granberg T; Laezza F; Iwarsson E; Svenningsson P
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2020;99(6):707-715
Preimplantation genetic testing practices in the Nordic countries
Hreinsson J; Iwarsson E; Hanson C; Grondahl ML; Lossl K; Hyden-Granskog C; Ingerslev HJ
Article: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS. 2020;40(7):852-859
Detection rates and residual risk for a postnatal diagnosis of an atypical chromosome aberration following combined first-trimester screening
Iwarsson E; Conner P
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2020;99(6):716-721
Preimplantation genetic testing legislation and accessibility in the Nordic countries
Hreinsson J; Lundin K; Lwarsson E; Hausken J; Einarsson S; Grondahl ML; Hyden-Granskog C; Ingerslev HJ
Article: GENOME MEDICINE. 2019;11(1):68
From cytogenetics to cytogenomics: whole-genome sequencing as a first-line test comprehensively captures the diverse spectrum of disease-causing genetic variation underlying intellectual disability
Lindstrand A; Eisfeldt J; Pettersson M; Carvalho CMB; Kvarnung M; Grigelioniene G; Anderlid B-M; Bjerin O; Gustavsson P; Hammarsjo A; Georgii-Hemming P; Iwarsson E; Johansson-Soller M; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Lieden A; Magnusson M; Martin M; Malmgren H; Nordenskjold M; Norling A; Sahlin E; Stranneheim H; Tham E; Wincent J; Ygberg S; Wedell A; Wirta V; Nordgren A; Lundin J; Nilsson D
Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(1):e0210017
Identification of putative pathogenic single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in genes associated with heart disease in 290 cases of stillbirth
Sahlin E; Green A; Gustavsson P; Lieden A; Nordenskjold M; Papadogiannakis N; Pettersson K; Nilsson D; Jonasson J; Iwarsson E
Article: JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL RESEARCH. 2018;33(4):753-760
Expanding the Clinical Spectrum of Phenotypes Caused by Pathogenic Variants in PLOD2
Leal GF; Nishimura G; Voss U; Bertola DR; Astrom E; Svensson J; Yamamoto GL; Hammarsjo A; Horemuzova E; Papadiogannakis N; Iwarsson E; Grigelioniene G; Tham E
Article: JOURNAL OF RISK RESEARCH. 2018;21(2):117-128
Mapping uncertainty in genomics
Howard HC; Iwarsson E
Article: JOURNAL OF GENETIC COUNSELING. 2017;26(3):447-454
Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) and Preferences for Risk Information among High School Students in Sweden
Georgsson S; Sahlin E; Iwarsson M; Nordenskjold M; Gustavsson P; Iwarsson E
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:EHTE
[NIPT – implentation, counselling and ethical issues].
Ingvoldstad Malmgren C; Iwarsson E; Juth N; Lindgren P
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(5):e0156088
Positive Attitudes towards Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT) in a Swedish Cohort of 1,003 Pregnant Women
Sahlin E; Nordenskjold M; Gustavsson P; Wincent J; Georgsson S; Iwarsson E
Article: GENOMICS. 2015;105(3):150-158
Amplification-free sequencing of cell-free DNA for prenatal non-invasive diagnosis of chromosomal aberrations
Karlsson K; Sahlin E; Iwarsson E; Westgren M; Nordenskjold M; Linnarsson S
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(4):e0123343
Fetal Calcifications Are Associated with Chromosomal Abnormalities
Sahlin E; Sirotkina M; Marnerides A; Iwarsson E; Papadogiannakis N
Article: MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS. 2015;8:67
Disomy 21 in spermatozoa and the paternal origin of trisomy 21 Down syndrome
Iwarsson E; Kvist U; Hulten MA
Article: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2014;29(8):1818-1827
Identification of a duplication within the GDF9 gene and novel candidate genes for primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) by a customized high-resolution array comparative genomic hybridization platform
Norling A; Hirschberg AL; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Iwarsson E; Wedell A; Barbaro M
Article: ORPHANET JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES. 2014;9:74
CNS involvement in OFD1 syndrome: a clinical, molecular, and neuroimaging study.
Del Giudice E; Macca M; Imperati F; D'Amico A; Parent P; Pasquier L; Layet V; Lyonnet S; Stamboul-Darmency V; Thauvin-Robinet C; Franco B; Oral-Facial-Digital Type I (OFD1) Collaborative Gr
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. 2014;3(1):167-175
Maternal Germinal Trisomy 21 in Down Syndrome
Hulten MA; Oijerstedt L; Iwarsson E; Jonasson J
Article: FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY. 2014;36(4):326-332
Molecular and Cytogenetic Analysis in Stillbirth: Results from 481 Consecutive Cases
Sahlin E; Gustavsson P; Lieden A; Papadogiannakis N; Bjareborn L; Pettersson K; Nordenskjold M; Iwarsson E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(1):e85313
Mutation Screening and Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization Using a 180K Oligonucleotide Array in VACTERL Association
Winberg J; Gustavsson P; Papadogiannakis N; Sahlin E; Bradley F; Nordenskjold E; Svensson P-J; Anneren G; Iwarsson E; Nordgren A; Nordenskjold A
Article: SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT. 2014;8(4):146-150
No Mutations in the PSMC3IP Gene Identified in a Swedish Cohort of Women with Primary Ovarian Insufficiency
Norling A; Hirschberg AL; Karlsson L; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Iwarsson E; Wedell A; Barbaro M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS. 2013;56(12):661-668
Novel candidate genes for 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis identified by a customized 1 M array-CGH platform
Norling A; Hirschberg AL; Iwarsson E; Persson B; Wedell A; Barbaro M
Article: STEM CELLS. 2013;31(3):592-601
Fetal Membrane Cells for Treatment of Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
Ringden O; Erkers T; Nava S; Uzunel M; Iwarsson E; Conrad R; Westgren M; Mattsson J; Kaipe H
Article: FERTILITY AND STERILITY. 2013;99(3):819-826.e3
CBX2 gene analysis in patients with 46,XY and 46,XX gonadal disorders of sex development
Norling A; Hirschberg AL; Iwarsson E; Wedell A; Barbaro M
Article: CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH. 2013;139(3):189-192
Trisomy 21 Mosaicism: We May All Have a Touch of Down Syndrome
Hulten MA; Jonasson J; Iwarsson E; Uppal P; Vorsanova SG; Yurov YB; Iourov IY
Article: PEDIATRIC AND DEVELOPMENTAL PATHOLOGY. 2012;15(6):511-513
Fetal Mediastinal Tumor of Neuroepithelial Origin in a Case of Missed Abortion
Sirotkina M; Iwarsson E; Marnerides A; Papadogiannakis N
Article: SEMINARS IN FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE. 2011;16(2):74-80
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis: twenty years of practice
Iwarsson E; Malmgren H; Blennow E
Article: CURRENT GENOMICS. 2010;11(6):409-419
Germinal and Somatic Trisomy 21 Mosaicism: How Common is it, What are the Implications for Individual Carriers and How Does it Come About?
Hulten MA; Jonasson J; Nordgren A; Iwarsson E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A. 2010;152A(9):2277-2286
Chimerism Resulting From Parthenogenetic Activation and Dispermic Fertilization
Winberg J; Gustavsson P; Lagerstedt-Robinson K; Blennow E; Lundin J; Iwarsson E; Nordenstrom A; Anderlid B-M; Bondeson M-L; Nordenskjold A; Nordgren A
Article: MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS. 2010;3:4
On the paternal origin of trisomy 21 Down syndrome
Hulten MA; Patel SD; Westgren M; Papadogiannakis N; Jonsson AM; Jonasson J; Iwarsson E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A. 2009;149A(8):1706-1711
Jumping Translocation in a Phenotypically Normal Male: A Study of Mosaicism in Spermatozoa, Lymphocytes, and Fibroblasts
Iwarsson E; Sahlen S; Nordgren A
Article: HUMAN MUTATION. 2008;29(10):1237-1246
Mutational spectrum of the oral-facial-digital type I syndrome: a study on a large collection of patients.
Prattichizzo C; Macca M; Novelli V; Giorgio G; Barra A; Franco B; Oral-Facial-Digital Type I (OFDI) Collaborative Gr
Article: MOLECULAR CYTOGENETICS. 2008;1:21
On the origin of trisomy 21 Down syndrome
Hulten MA; Patel SD; Tankimanova M; Westgren M; Papadogiannakis N; Jonsson AM; Iwarsson E
Article: NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS. 2008;18(8):681-684
Expanded HSAN4 phenotype associated with two novel mutations in NTRK1
Wieczorek S; Bergstrom J; Saaf M; Koetting J; Iwarsson E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. 2008;198(2):231.e1-231.e7
Lack of aneuploidy for chromosomes 15, 16, and 18 in placentas from small-for-gestational-age liveborn infants
Papadogiannakis N; Iwarsson E; Taimi T; Zaphiropoulos PG; Westgren M
Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2007;39(9):1134-1139
Mutations in amphiphysin 2 (BIN1) disrupt interaction with dynamin 2 and cause autosomal recessive centronuclear myopathy
Nicot A-S; Toussaint A; Tosch V; Kretz C; Wallgren-Pettersson C; Iwarsson E; Kingston H; Garnier J-M; Biancalana V; Oldfors A; Mandel J-L; Laporte J
Article: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2006;12(5):353-356
PGD for dystrophin gene deletions using fluorescence in situ hybridization
Malmgren H; White I; Johansson S; Levkov L; Iwarsson E; Fridstrom M; Blennow E
Article: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS. 2001;21(9):781-787
Clinical outcome of treatment cycles using preimplantation genetic diagnosis for structural chromosomal abnormalities
Fridström M; Ährlund-Richter L; Iwarsson E; Malmgren H; Inzunza J; Rosenlund B; Sjöblom P; Nordenskjöld M; Blennow E; Hovatta O
Article: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS. 2000;20(13):1038-1047
Highly abnormal cleavage divisions in preimplantation embryos from translocation carriers
Iwarsson E; Malmgren H; Inzunza J; Ährlund-Richter L; Sjöblom P; Rosenlund B; Fridström M; Hovatta O; Nordenskjöld M; Blennow E
Article: HUMAN GENETICS. 1999;104(5):376-382
A high degree of aneuploidy in frozen-thawed human preimplantation embryos
Iwarsson E; Lundqvist M; Inzunza J; Ährlund-Richter L; Sjöblom P; Lundkvist Ö; Simberg N; Nordenskjöld M; Blennow E
Article: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS. 1998;18(13):1381-1388
Application of single-needle blastomere biopsy in human preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Inzunza J; Iwarsson E; Fridström M; Rosenlund B; Sjöblom P; Hillensjö T; Blennow E; Jones B; Nordenskjöld M; Ährlund-Richter L
Article: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 1998;4(9):871-875
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of DiGeorge syndrome
Iwarsson E; Ahrlund-Richter L; Inzunza J; Fridstrom M; Rosenlund B; Hillensjo T; Sjoblom P; Nordenskjold M; Blennow E
Article: MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 1998;4(7):719-723
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis of a large pericentric inversion of chromosome 5
Iwarsson E; Ahrlund-Richter L; Inzunza J; Rosenlund B; Fridstrom M; Hillensjo T; Sjoblom P; Nordenskjold M; Blennow E
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Letter: ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY. 2022;60(4):586
Prenatal diagnosis of non-immune hydrops fetalis: whole-exome sequencing or whole-genome sequencing? Reply
Westenius E; Sahlin E; Conner P; Lindstrand A; Iwarsson E
Other: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:ERHT
Replik från SFOG: - Ultraljud och NIPT till alla är önskvärt, men inte realistiskt.
Lindgren P; Ingvoldstad Malmgren C; Juth N; Iwarsson E; Herbst A; Jacobsson B
Review: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2017;96(1):7-18
Analysis of cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood for detection of trisomy 21, 18 and 13 in a general pregnant population and in a high risk population - a systematic review and meta-analysis
Iwarsson E; Jacobsson B; Dagerhamn J; Davidson T; Bernabe E; Arnlind MH
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2016;113:DXMP
[NIPT is a breakthrough in prenatal diagnostics].
Jacobsson B; Munthe C; Saltvedt S; Carlsson Y; Lindgren P; Iwarsson E
Letter: PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS. 2012;32(12):1221
Comment on "Origin of trisomy: no evidence to support the ovarian mosaicism theory"
Hulten MA; Jonasson J; Westgren M; Jonsson AM; Papadogiannakis N; Iwarsson E
Review: REPRODUCTION. 2010;139(1):1-9
On the origin of the maternal age effect in trisomy 21 Down syndrome: the Oocyte Mosaicism Selection model
Hulten MA; Patel S; Jonasson J; Iwarsson E
Meeting abstract: NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS. 2007;17(9-10):833
Update on congenital muscular dystrophies and congenital myopathies: Oral presentations
Nicot A; Toussaint A; Tosch V; Kretz C; Wallgren-Pettersson C; Iwarsson E; Kingston H; Garnier J; Biancalana V; Mandel J; Laporte J
Thesis / dissertation: 2000
Genetic studies in early embryos with emphasis on preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Iwarsson, Erik
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 1997;94(35):2919-2922
[Preimplantation genetic diagnosis. An alternative to traditional prenatal diagnosis].
Iwarsson E; Blennow ES; Anvret M; Nordenskjöld M; Inzunza J; Ahrlund-Richter L; Pousette A; Hillensjó T; Fridström M; Rosenlund B; Sjöblom P

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2012
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2000
University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 1995

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