Karin Gunnarsson
Phd Student
E-mail: karin.gunnarsson@ki.se
Visiting address: ,
Postal address: K2 Medicin, Solna, K2 KEP Askling Holmqvist, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- My name is Karin Gunnarsson and I work as a specialist doctor in Rheumatology
in Karolinska University Hospital. I am also a PhD student since august 2020
at the Institution of Medicine in Solna/clinical epidemiology division. Since
six years I have had a special clinical interest in an uncommon rheumatic
systemic disease called systemic sclerosis (SSc). This disease causes
fibrosis in skin and inner organs and has among the highest mortality in all
rheumatic diseases. I am now planning to profound my knowledge about SSc
through PhD studies in the field.
Medical docotors degree from the university of Linköping, graduated in
2010.
Research school of epidemiology for clinicians, generation 19. Finishing in
april 2022.
Research
- One of the most common causes of death in SSc is cancer. Therefore in my PhD
projects I want to learn more about the correlation between SSc and cancer
using data from national and local patient registers. As the disease is
uncommon we plan to expand the number of patients by collaborating with
researchers in Norway and Canada. I also plan to learn more about the genetic
changes in patients with SSc and cancer by a collaboration with the the
Icelandic company DeCODE.
I believe that my projects will result in important knowledge about the risk
factors for cancer in SSc patients which will help us to elaborate better
cancer screening programs in SSc patients. My ultimate goal is to help to
reduce the high mortality and loss of quality of life in SSc patients.
Articles
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Article: JOURNAL OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED DISORDERS. 2023;8(1):53-63
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Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2022;119:22024
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Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2022;53:151978
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Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50(6):479-484
Employments
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025
- Phd Student, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2023