Ivanka Savic Berglund

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Ivanka Savic Berglund is a Professor of Neurology.

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Article: ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. 2024;53(4):1873-1884
Gender Incongruence and Autistic Traits: Cerebral and Behavioral Underpinnings
Khorashad BS; Wang Y; Holmberg M; Dhejne C; Savic I
Article: EPILEPSY AND BEHAVIOR. 2023;145:109278
Amygdala subfield and prefrontal cortex abnormalities in patients with functional seizures
Nasrullah N; Kerr WT; Stern JM; Wang Y; Tatekawa H; Lee JK; Karimi AH; Sreenivasan SS; Engel Jr J; Eliashiv DE; Feusner JD; Salamon N; Savic I
Article: STRESS. 2023;26(1):2247102
Occupational stress is associated with sex and subregion specific modifications of the amygdala volumes.
Nasrullah N; Khorashad Sorouri B; Lundmark A; Seiger R; Savic I
Article: EPILEPSY AND BEHAVIOR. 2022;134:108858
Clinical MRI morphological analysis of functional seizures compared to seizure-na?ve and psychiatric controls
Kerr WT; Tatekawa H; Lee JK; Karimi AH; Sreenivasan SS; O'Neill J; Smith JM; Hickman LB; Savic I; Nasrullah N; Espinoza R; Narr K; Salamon N; Beimer NJ; Hadjiiski LM; Eliashiv DS; Stacey WC; Engel JJ; Feusner JD; Stern JM
Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2021;427:117548
A minority of patients with functional seizures have abnormalities on neuroimaging
Kerr WT; Lee JK; Karimi AH; Tatekawa H; Hickman LB; Connerney M; Sreenivasan SS; Dubey I; Allas CH; Smith JM; Savic I; Silverman DHS; Hadjiiski LM; Beimer NJ; Stacey WC; Cohen MS; Engel J; Feusner JD; Salamon N; Stern JM
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2021;31(7):3184-3193
Cortical Gyrification in Transgender Individuals
Wang Y; Khorashad BS; Feusner JD; Savic I
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):2799
Cross-sex hormone treatment and own-body perception: behavioral and brain connectivity profiles.
Khorashad BS; Manzouri A; Feusner JD; Savic I
Article: NEUROIMAGE: CLINICAL. 2021;29:102517
Predicting outcomes of cross-sex hormone therapy in transgender individuals with gender incongruence based on pre-therapy resting-state brain connectivity
Moody TD; Feusner JD; Reggente N; Vanhoecke J; Holmberg M; Manzouri A; Khorashad BS; Savic I
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2020;30(6):3759-3770
MRS Shows Regionally Increased Glutamate Levels among Patients with Exhaustion Syndrome Due to Occupational Stress.
Savic I
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2020;30(5):2897-2909
Neural Systems for Own-body Processing Align with Gender Identity Rather Than Birth-assigned Sex
Majid DSA; Burke SM; Manzouri A; Moody TD; Dhejne C; Feusner JD; Savic I
Article: SEIZURE. 2020;75:43-48
Reduced left amygdala volume in patients with dissociative seizures (psychogenic nonepileptic seizures).
Tatekawa H; Kerr WT; Savic I; Engel J; Salamon N
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2019;50(8):3269-3281
Cross sex hormone treatment is linked with a reversal of cerebral patterns associated with gender dysphoria to the baseline of cisgender controls
Kilpatrick LA; Holmberg M; Manzouri A; Savic I
Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH - NEUROIMAGING. 2019;289:37-44
Cortical structure abnormalities in females with conduct disorder prior to age 15
Budhiraja M; Pereira JB; Lindner P; Westman E; Jokinen J; Savic I; Tiihonen J; Hodgins S
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2019;29(5):2084-2101
Possible Neurobiological Underpinnings of Homosexuality and Gender Dysphoria
Manzouri A; Savic I
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2019;40(2):474-488
Sex differences in own and other body perception
Burke SM; Majid DSA; Manzouri AH; Moody T; Feusner JD; Savic I
Article: BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING. 2018;3(12):1003-1012
Associations of Psychopathic Traits With Local and Global Brain Network Topology in Young Adult Women
Lindner P; Flodin P; Budhiraja M; Savic I; Jokinen J; Tiihonen J; Hodgins S
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2018;28(5):1582-1596
Testosterone Effects on the Brain in Transgender Men
Burke SM; Manzouri AH; Dhejne C; Bergstrom K; Arver S; Feusner JD; Savic-Berglund I
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2018;28(3):894-906
MRI Shows that Exhaustion Syndrome Due to Chronic Occupational Stress is Associated with Partially Reversible Cerebral Changes
Savic I; Perski A; Osika W
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2018;39(3):1175-1186
Cerebral sex dimorphism and sexual orientation
Manzouri A; Savic I
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2018;8(1):1101
Amygdala-orbitofrontal structural and functional connectivity in females with anxiety disorders, with and without a history of conduct disorder
Lindner P; Flodin P; Larm P; Budhiraja M; Savic-Berglund I; Jokinen J; Tiihonen J; Hodgins S
Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(10):e0203189
Multimodal MRI suggests that male homosexuality may be linked to cerebral midline structures
Manzouri A; Savic I
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2017;7(1):17954
Structural connections in the brain in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation
Burke SM; Manzouri AH; Savic I
Article: SOCIAL COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE NEUROSCIENCE. 2017;12(9):1500-1510
White matter correlates of psychopathic traits in a female community sample
Lindner P; Budhiraja M; Westerman J; Savic I; Jokinen J; Tiihonen J; Hodgins S
Article: BRAIN IMAGING AND BEHAVIOR. 2017;11(4):964-976
Intrinsic network connectivity and own body perception in gender dysphoria
Feusner JD; Lidstrom A; Moody TD; Dhejne C; Bookheimer SY; Savic I
Article: COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE. 2017;17(4):869-885
Brain structure abnormalities in young women who presented conduct disorder in childhood/adolescence
Budhiraja M; Savic I; Lindner P; Jokinen J; Tiihonen J; Hodgins S
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2017;38(4):1801-1814
Role of Testosterone and Y Chromosome Genes for the Masculinization of the Human Brain
Savic I; Frisen L; Manzouri A; Nordenstrom A; Hirschberg AL
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2017;27(2):998-1010
Anatomical and Functional Findings in Female-to-Male Transsexuals: Testing a New Hypothesis
Manzouri A; Kosidou K; Savic I
Article: EPILEPSY RESEARCH. 2017;129:74-78
Generalized epilepsy syndromes and callosal thickness: Differential effects between patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy and those with generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone
Anastasopoulou S; Kurth F; Luders E; Savic I
Article: EMOTION. 2016;16(4):515-523
Testosterone and Estrogen Impact Social Evaluations and Vicarious Emotions: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study
Olsson A; Kopsida E; Sorjonen K; Savic I
Article: ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR. 2016;45(3):525-536
Female-to-Male Transsexual Individuals Demonstrate Different Own Body Identification
Feusner JD; Dervisic J; Kosidou K; Dhejne C; Bookheimer S; Savic I
Article: TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY. 2016;6(1):e714
Conduct disorder in females is associated with reduced corpus callosum structural integrity independent of comorbid disorders and exposure to maltreatment
Lindner P; Savic I; Sitnikov R; Budhiraja M; Liu Y; Jokinen J; Tiihonen J; Hodgins S
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2015;25(6):1554-1564
Structural changes of the brain in relation to occupational stress.
Savic I
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2014;24(12):3246-3257
Sex Differences in Cortical Thickness and Their Possible Genetic and Sex Hormonal Underpinnings
Savic I; Arver S
Article: FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE. 2014;8:329
Asymmetry of cerebral gray and white matter and structural volumes in relation to sex hormones and chromosomes.
Savic I
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(9):e104550
The Influence of Work-Related Chronic Stress on the Regulation of Emotion and on Functional Connectivity in the Brain
Golkar A; Johansson E; Kasahara M; Osika W; Perski A; Savic I
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e114721
Sexual Orientation Related Differences in Cortical Thickness in Male Individuals
Abe C; Johansson E; Allzen E; Savic I
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2013;23(10):2322-2336
Sex Differences in the Human Brain and the Impact of Sex Chromosomes and Sex Hormones
Lentini E; Kasahara M; Arver S; Savic I
Article: PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY. 2013;38(7):1078-1089
Increased neurosteroid sensitivity--an explanation to symptoms associated with chronic work related stress in women?
Bäckström T; Bixo M; Nyberg S; Savic I
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(1):e54781
Women with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Have Increased Harm Avoidance and Reduced 5-HT_1A Receptor Binding Potential in the Anterior Cingulate and Amygdala
Hillert L; Jovanovic H; Ahs F; Savic I
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(6):e64065
Long-Term Occupational Stress Is Associated with Regional Reductions in Brain Tissue Volumes
Blix E; Perski A; Berglund H; Savic I
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2012;59(4):3582-3593
Quantitative PET analyses of regional [¹¹C]PE2I binding to the dopamine transporter - Application to juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Odano I; Varrone A; Savic I; Ciumas C; Karlsson P; Jucaite A; Halldin C; Farde L
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2011;21(11):2525-2533
Sex Dimorphism of the Brain in Male-to-Female Transsexuals
Savic I; Arver S
Article: PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH. 2011;189(1):135-140
Deficits in inhibitory executive functions in Klinefelter (47, XXY) syndrome
Kompus K; Westerhausen R; Nilsson L-G; Hugdahl K; Jongstra S; Berglund A; Arver S; Savic I
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2011;55(3):1178-1188
Chronic stress is linked to 5-HT_1A receptor changes and functional disintegration of the limbic networks
Jovanovic H; Perski A; Berglund H; Savic I
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2010;51(2):606-615
The dopamine system in idiopathic generalized epilepsies: Identification of syndrome-related changes
Ciumas C; Wahlin T-BR; Espino C; Savic I
Article: PLOS ONE. 2010;5(2):e8651
Androstenol - a Steroid Derived Odor Activates the Hypothalamus in Women
Savic I; Berglund H
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2009;30(9):3057-3065
Pheromone Signal Transduction in Humans: What Can Be Learned From Olfactory Loss
Savic I; Heden-Blomqvist E; Berglund H
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2009;19(5):1167-1174
High Fetal Testosterone and Sexually Dimorphic Cerebral Networks in Females
Ciumas C; Hirschberg AL; Savic I
Article: NEUROLOGY. 2008;71(11):788-794
Reduced dopamine transporter binding in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Ciumas C; Wahlin T-BR; Jucaite A; Lindstrom P; Halldin C; Savic I
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2008;18(8):1900-1908
Male-to-female transsexuals show sex-atypical hypothalamus activation when smelling odorous steroids
Berglund H; Lindstrom P; Dhejne-Helmy C; Savic I
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2008;105(27):9403-9408
PET and MRI show differences in cerebral asymmetry and functional connectivity between homo- and heterosexual subjects
Savic I; Lindstrom P
Article: JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2008;264(1-2):9-17
Functional neuroimaging in multiple sclerosis with radiolabelled glia markers:: Preliminary comparative PET studies with [¹¹C]vinpocetine and [¹¹C]PK11195 in patients
Vas A; Shchukin Y; Karrenbauer VD; Cselenyi Z; Kostulas K; Hillert J; Savic I; Takano A; Halldin C; Gulyas B
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2008;39(2):578-592
Imaging of odor perception delineates functional disintegration of the limbic circuits in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Ciumas C; Lindstroem P; Aoun B; Savic I
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2007;28(3):172-182
Odor processing in multiple chemical sensitivity
Hillert L; Musabasic V; Berglund H; Ciumas C; Savic I
Article: NEUROLOGY. 2006;67(4):683-686
Structural changes in patients with primary generalized tonic and clonic seizures.
Ciumas C; Savic I
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2006;103(21):8269-8274
Brain response to putative pheromones in lesbian women
Berglund H; Lindström P; Savic I
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2006;77(4):489-494
Increased thalamus levels of glutamate and glutamine (Glx) in patients with idiopathic generalised epilepsy
Helms G; Ciumas C; Kyaga S; Savic I
Article: ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY. 2005;62(6):946-950
Regional reductions in serotonin 1A receptor binding in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Meschaks A; Lindstrom P; Halldin C; Farde L; Savic I
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2005;102(20):7356-7361
Brain response to putative pheromones in homosexual men
Savic I; Berglund H; Lindström P
Article: NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY. 2005;32(2):109-116
Preparation of highly specific radioactivity [¹⁸F]flumazenil and its evaluation in cynomolgus monkey by positron emission tomography
Ryzhikov NN; Seneca N; Krasikova RN; Gomzina NA; Shchukin E; Fedorova OS; Vassiliev DA; Gulyás B; Hall H; Savic I; Halldin C
Article: NEUROREPORT. 2004;15(8):1275-1277
Smelling human sex hormone-like compounds affects face gender judgment of men
Kovács G; Gulyás B; Savic I; Perrett DI; Cornwell RE; Little AC; Jones BC; Burt DM; Gál V; Vidnyánszky Z
Article: NEUROLOGY. 2004;62(8):1343-1351
Limbic reductions of 5-HT_1A receptor binding in human temporal lobe epilepsy
Savic I; Lindström P; Gulyás B; Halldin C; Andrée B; Farde L
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2004;21(4):271-278
Passive perception of odors and semantic circuits
Savic I; Berglund H
Article: NEUROIMAGE. 2004;21(1):163-172
MRS shows syndrome differentiated metabolite changes in human-generalized epilepsies
Savic I; Österman Y; Helms G
Article: HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING. 2002;17(1):17-27
Odorant differentiated pattern of cerebral activation:: Comparison of acetone and vanillin
Savic I; Gulyás B; Berglund H
Article: NEUROSCIENTIST. 2002;8(3):204-211
Brain imaging studies of the functional organization of human olfaction.
Savic I
Article: NEURON. 2001;31(4):661-668
Smelling of odorous sex hormone-like compounds causes sex-differentiated hypothalamic activations in humans
Savic I; Berglund H; Gulyas B; Roland P
Article: NEUROREPORT. 2001;12(9):2027-2033
Brain activation during odor perception in males and females
Bengtsson S; Berglund H; Gulyas B; Cohen E; Savic I
Article: BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN. 2001;54(3):307-312
Processing of odorous signals in humans.
Savic I
Article: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2000;25(5):517-523
Right-nostril dominance in discrimination of unfamiliar, but not familiar, odours
Savic I; Berglund H
Article: EPILEPSIA. 2000;41(10):1350-1356
Commission on diagnostic strategies recommendations for functional neuroimaging of persons with epilepsy
Duncan JS; Ali R; Barkovich J; Berkovic S; Chiron C; Henry T; Kuzniecky R; Palmini A; Savic I; Theodore W
Article: NEUROREPORT. 2000;11(13):2861-2866
PET shows that odors are processed both ipsilaterally and contralaterally to the stimulated nostril
Savic I; Gulyas B
Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2000;102(3):179-188
In vivo measurements of glutamine + glutamate (Glx) and N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) levels in human partial epilepsy.
Savic I; Thomas AM; Ke Y; Curran J; Fried I; Engel J
Article: NEURON. 2000;26(3):735-745
Olfactory functions are mediated by parallel and hierarchical processing
Savic I; Gulyas B; Larsson M; Roland P
Article: EPILEPSIA. 2000;41(3):290-296
MR spectroscopy shows reduced frontal lobe concentrations of N-acetyl aspartate in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
Savic I; Lekvall A; Greitz D; Helms G
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 1998;65(6):910-912
Sex differences in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
Savic I; Engel J
Article: ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 1998;97(5):279-286
Regional increases in [¹¹C]flumazenil binding after epilepsy surgery
Savic I; Blomqvist G; Halldin C; Litton JE; Gulyas B
Article: EPILEPSIA. 1998;39(4):364-370
Brain distortions in patients with primarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures.
Savic I; Seitz RJ; Pauli S
Article: ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY. 1997;54(2):129-136
Pattern of interictal hypometabolism in PET scans with fludeoxyglucose F 18 reflects prior seizure types in patients with mesial temporal lobe seizures.
Savic I; Altshuler L; Baxter L; Engel J
Article: ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY. 1997;54(2):162-168
Olfactory bedside test. A simple approach to identify temporo-orbitofrontal dysfunction.
Savic I; Bookheimer SY; Fried I; Engel J
Article: EPILEPSIA. 1996;37(8):781-787
Localized cerebellar hypometabolism in patients with complex partial seizures.
Savic I; Altshuler L; Passaro E; Baxter L; Engel J
Article: ARCHIVES OF NEUROLOGY. 1996;53(7):656-662
Localized cerebellar reductions in benzodiazepine receptor density in human partial epilepsy.
Savic I; Thorell JO
Article: EPILEPSIA. 1996;37(3):236-244
Cortical benzodiazepine receptor changes are related to frequency of partial seizures: a positron emission tomography study.
Savic I; Svanborg E; Thorell JO
Article: EPILEPSIA. 1995;36(12):1225-1232
[11C]flumazenil positron emission tomography visualizes frontal epileptogenic regions.
Savic I; Thorell JO; Roland P
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Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY. 2015;56(6):626-636
Stress-related exhaustion disorder - clinical manifestation of burnout? Areview of assessment methods, sleep impairments, cognitive disturbances, and neuro-biological and physiological changes in clinical burnout
Grossi G; Perski A; Osika W; Savic I
Review: NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE. 2014;72 Pt B:131-135
Reprint of "Structural and functional correlates of epileptogenesis--does gender matter?".
Savic I; Engel J
Review: NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE. 2014;70:69-73
Structural and functional correlates of epileptogenesis - does gender matter?
Savic I; Engel J
Review: EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY. 2014;259:38-43
Sex differences in human epilepsy.
Savic I
Review: PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY. 2014;113:88-94
Allopregnanolone and mood disorders
Backstrom T; Bixo M; Johansson M; Nyberg S; Ossewaarde L; Ragagnin G; Savic I; Stromberg J; Timby E; van Broekhoven F; van Wingen G
Review: EPILEPSY AND BEHAVIOR. 2013;28 Suppl 1:S40-S44
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy--neuroimaging findings.
Koepp MJ; Woermann F; Savic I; Wandschneider B
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROLOGY. 2012;25(2):138-143
Advances in research on the neurological and neuropsychiatric phenotype of Klinefelter syndrome.
Savic I
Review: CURRENT PAIN AND HEADACHE REPORTS. 2010;14(3):244-251
Migraine and Olfactory Stimuli
Sjostrand C; Savic I; Laudon-Meyer E; Hillert L; Lodin K; Waldenlind E
Review: PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH. 2010;186:41-62
Sexual differentiation of the human brain in relation to gender identity and sexual orientation.
Savic I; Garcia-Falgueras A; Swaab DF
Editorial comment: PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH. 2010;186:vii-ix
Sex differences in the human brain, their underpinnings and implications. Preface.
Savic I
Letter: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2008;105(45):e83
Reply to Coles: The results stand
Savic I; Lindstrom P
Meeting abstract: NEUROIMAGE. 2008;41:T77
Automated system for parametric image analysis in neuroreceptor binding studies with PET
Odano I; Sakaguchi K; Hosoya T; Varrone A; Savic I; Halldin C; Farde L
Corrigendum: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2006;103(29):11098
Brain response to putative pheromones in lesbian women (vol 103, pg 8269, 2006)
Berglund H; Lindstrom P; Savic I
Meeting abstract: NEUROIMAGE. 2006;31:T88
Comparisons of central benzodiazepine receptor mapping tracers, [18F]Flumazenil and [11C]Flumazenil presentation
Odano I; Farde L; Savic I; Ciumas C; Krasikova R; Airaksinen A; Karlsson P; Pauli S; Halldin C
Published conference paper: CHEMICAL SENSES. 2005;30 Suppl 1:i222-i223
Brain imaging studies of the functional organization of human olfaction.
Savic I
Published conference paper: NUTRITION REVIEWS. 2004;62(11):S205-S207
Imaging of olfaction and gustation
Savic-Berglund I
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY. 2002;12(4):455-461
Imaging of brain activation by odorants in humans.
Savic I
Letter: MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY. 2002;7(4):335-336
Sex differentiated hypothalamic activation by putative pheromones.
Savic I
Review: ADVANCES IN NEUROLOGY. 2000;83:137-144
PET: central benzodiazepine neuroreceptor mapping in generalized epilepsies.
Savic I

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Professor, Senior, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2025
Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2024

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 1999

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