Lars Alfredsson

Lars Alfredsson

Professor, Senior
Telephone: +46852487068
Visiting address: Nobels väg 13, 17177 Stockholm
Postal address: C6 Institutet för miljömedicin, C6 Arbetsmedicin Selander, 171 77 Stockholm

Research

  • Environmental risk- and prognostic factors in inflammatory diseases and musculoskeletal disorders

    One large part of the research within the Unit of Cardiovascular Epidemiology is directed towards studying environmental risk- and prognostic factors in different inflammatory diseases and musculoskeletal disorders. The strategy has been to combine epidemiological methods with clinical parameters.

    Projects
    - EIRA (Epidemiologic Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis)
    - EIMS (Epidemiological investigation of risk factors for Multiple Sclerosis)
    - GEMS (Epidemiologic Investigation of Multiple Sclerosis)
    - IMSE 1 and IMSE 2 (Immunomodulatory drugs in Multiple Sclerosis)
    - MUSIC (The Musculoskeletal Intervention Center)
    - Myositis (Chronic rheumatic muscle inflammation)
    - WOLF (Work, Lipids and Fibrinogen)

Selected publications

Articles

All other publications

  • Corrigendum: JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE. 2025;14:101037
    Cillekens B; Coenen P; Huysmans MA; Holtermann A; Troiano RP; Mork PJ; Krokstad S; Clays E; De Bacquer D; Aadahl M; Karhus LL; Sjol A; Andersenj LB; Kauhanen J; Voutilainen A; Pulsford R; Stamatakis E; Goldbourt U; Peters A; Thorand B; Rosengren A; Bjorck L; Sprow K; Franzon K; Rodriguez-Barranco M; Lujan-Barroso L; Alfredsson L; Bahls M; Ittermann T; Wanner M; Bopp M; Marott JL; Schnohr P; Nordestgaard BG; Dalene KE; Ekelund U; Clausen J; Jensen MT; Petersen CB; Krause N; Twisk J; van Mechelen W; van der Beek AJ
  • Corrigendum: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2025;28(12):2644-2645
    Koromina M; Ravi A; Panagiotaropoulou G; Schilder BM; Humphrey J; Braun A; Bigdeli T; Chatzinakos C; Coombes BJ; Kim J; Liu X; Terao C; O'Connell KS; Adams MJ; Adolfsson R; Alda M; Alfredsson L; Andlauer TFM; Andreassen OA; Antoniou A; Baune BT; Bengesser S; Biernacka J; Boehnke M; Bosch R; Cairns MJ; Carr VJ; Casas M; Catts S; Cichon S; Corvin A; Craddock N; Dafnas K; Dalkner N; Dannlowski U; Degenhardt F; Di Florio A; Dikeos D; Fellendorf FT; Ferentinos P; Forstner AJ; Forty L; Frye M; Fullerton JM; Gawlik M; Gizer IR; Gordon-Smith K; Green MJ; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Guzman-Parra J; Hahn T; Henskens F; Hillert J; Jablensky AV; Jones L; Jones I; Jonsson L; Kelsoe JR; Kircher T; Kirov G; Kittel-Schneider S; Kogevinas M; Landen M; Leboyer M; Lenger M; Lissowska J; Lochner C; Loughland C; MacIntyre DJ; Martin NG; Maratou E; Mathews CA; Mayoral F; McElroy SL; McGregor NW; McIntosh A; McQuillin A; Michie P; Mitchell PB; Moutsatsou P; Mowry B; Mueller-Myhsok B; Myers RM; Nenadic I; Nievergelt CM; Noethen MM; Nurnberger J; O'Donovan M; O'Donovan C; Ophoff RA; Owen MJ; Pantelis C; Pato C; Pato MT; Patrinos GP; Pawlak JM; Perlis RH; Porichi E; Posthuma D; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Reif A; Reininghaus EZ; Ribases M; Rietschel M; Schall U; Schofield PR; Schulze TG; Scott L; Scott RJ; Serretti A; Smoller JW; Swiatkowska B; Soler Artigas M; Stein DJ; Streit F; Toma C; Tooney P; Vawter MP; Vieta E; Vincent JB; Waldman ID; Weickert CS; Weickert T; Witt SH; Hong KS; Ikeda M; Iwata N; Won H-H; Edenberg HJ; Ripke S; Raj T; Coleman JRI; Mullins N
  • Review: JOURNAL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCE. 2025;14:100987
    Cillekens B; Coenen P; Huysmans MA; Holtermann A; Troiano RP; Mork PJ; Krokstad S; Clays E; De Bacquer D; Aadahl M; Lund Karhus L; Sjol A; Andersen LB; Kauhanen J; Voutilainen A; Pulsford R; Stamatakis E; Goldbourt U; Peters A; Thorand B; Rosengren A; Bjorck L; Sprow K; Franzon K; Rodriguez-Barranco M; Lujan-Barroso L; Alfredsson L; Bahls M; Ittermann T; Wanner M; Bopp M; Marott JL; Schnohr P; Nordestgaarda BG; Dalene KE; Ekelund U; Clausen J; Jensen MT; Petersen CB; Krausear N; Twisk J; van Mechelen W; van der Beek AJ
  • Review: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2025;96(12):1169-1174
    Baker D; Alfredsson L; Hedstrom AK; Schmierer K
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2025;MEDRXIV
    Termorshuizen JD; Davies HL; Lee S-H; Dennis JK; Hübel C; Johnson JS; Lu Y; Munn-Chernoff MA; Peters T; Qi B; Schaumberg KE; Signer RH; Singh K; Ter Kuile AR; Thornton LM; Xu J; Yao S; Yilmaz Z; Zhang R; Zvrskovec J; Abdulkadir M; Ayorech Z; Corfield EC; Havdahl A; Krebs K; Mack TM; Niarchou M; Palviainen T; Sealock JM; Baker JH; Bergen AW; Birgegård A; Perica VB; Bühren K; Burghardt R; Cassina M; Collantoni E; Crowley JJ; Danner UN; Degenhardt F; DeSocio JE; Dina C; Dmitrzak-Węglarz M; Duncan LE; Egberts KM; Foretova L; Giegling I; Gonidakis F; Gordon SD; Grove J; Guillaume S; Guintivano JD; Hartman AM; Hatzikotoulas K; Herms S; Imgart H; Jiménez-Murcia S; Julià A; Kalsi G; Kaminská D; Karhunen LJ; Kiezebrink KM; Kolb T; Larsen JT; Li D; Lilenfeld L; Maj M; Mattingsdal M; Meneguzzo P; Miller AL; Mitchell KS; Monteleone AM; Olsen CM; Padyukov L; Pantel J; Parker R; Pinto D; Raevuori A; Ripatti S; Roberts ME; Santonastaso P; Savva A; Schmidt UH; Schosser A; Seitz J; Slachtova LL; Slopien A; Sorbi S; Straub PS; Szatkiewicz JP; Tam FI; Tenconi E; Tortorella A; Tsitsika A; van Elburg AA; Wagner G; Watson HJ; Adan RA; Alfredsson L; Andreassen OA; Ask H; Brandt HA; Crawford S; Crow S; Davis LK; de Zwaan M; Dedoussis G; Dick DM; Ehrlich S; Estivill X; Favaro A; Fernández-Aranda F; Fischer K; Forstner AJ; Gorwood P; Hakonarson H; Hebebrand J; Herpertz-Dahlmann B; Hinney A; Hudson JI; Johnson C; Jordan J; Kaplan AS; Kaprio J; Karwautz AF; Kas MJ; Kaye WH; Kennedy JL; Kennedy MA; Keski-Rahkonen A; Kim Y-R; Klump KL; Landén M; Hellard SL; Lehto K; Lissowska J; Maguire SL; Martin NG; Mattheisen M; Medland SE; Micali N; Mitchell JE; Monteleone P; Mortensen PB; Nacmias B; Ophoff RA; Papezova H; Pedersen NL; Petersen LV; Rajcsanyi LS; Ramoz N; Reichborn-Kjennerud T; Ricca V; Ripke S; Rujescu D; Rybakowski F; Scherer SW; Slof-Op 't Landt MC; Sullivan PF; Świątkowska B; van Furth EF; Wade TD; Werge T; Whiteman DC; Woodside DB; Zipfel S; Eating Disorders Working Group of the Psychiatric ; Bulik CM; Huckins LM; Breen G; Coleman JR
  • Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2025;31(2_SUPPL):244
    Alfredsson L; Olsson T; Hedstrom A
  • Review: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2024;58(24):1527-1538
    Coenen P; Huysmans MA; Holtermann A; Troiano RP; Mork PJ; Krokstad S; Clays E; Cillekens B; De Bacquer D; Aadahl M; Karhus LL; Sjol A; Andersen LB; Kauhanen J; Voutilainen A; Pulsford RM; Stamatakis E; Goldbourt U; Peters A; Thorand B; Rosengren A; Bjoerck L; Sprow K; Franzon K; Rodriguez-Barranco M; Lujan-Barroso L; Knutsson A; Alfredsson L; Bahls M; Ittermann T; Kluttig A; Hassan L; Wanner M; Bopp M; Marott JL; Schnohr P; Nordestgaard BG; Dalene KE; Ekelund U; Clausen J; Jensen MT; Petersen CB; Krause N; Twisk J; van Mechelen W; van der Beek AJ
  • Letter: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024;76(4):660-661
    Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Hedstrom AK
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
    Giordano A; Stridh P; Preziosa P; Pisa M; Sorosina M; Mascia E; Santoro S; Misra K; Clarelli F; Ferrè L; Needhamsen M; Manouchehrinia A; Cannizzaro M; Moridi T; Shchetynsky K; Ouellette R; Harroud A; Sandberg E; Kuttikkatte SB; Piehl F; Alfredsson L; Hillert J; Olsson T; Fugger L; Attfield K; Granberg T; Jagodic M; DeLuca GC; Rocca M; Filippi M; Kockum I; Esposito F
  • Editorial: OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD. 2023;73(6):300-303
    Seaton A; Baker D; Hedstrom AK; Alfredsson L; Schmierer K
  • Corrigendum: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;14(1):3923
    Oddsson AR; Sulem P; Sveinbjornsson G; Arnadottir G; Steinthorsdottir VM; Halldorsson G; Atlason B; Oskarsson GO; Helgason H; Nielsen HS; Westergaard D; Karjalainen JA; Katrinardottir H; Fridriksdottir R; Jensson BB; Tragante V; Ferkingstad EA; Jonsson H; Gudjonsson S; Beyter D; Moore KHS; Thordardottir H; Kristmundsdottir S; Stefansson O; Rantapaeae-Dahlqvist S; Sonderby IE; Didriksen M; Stridh PA; Haavik J; Tryggvadottir L; Frei O; Walters GB; Kockum I; Hjalgrim H; Olafsdottir T; Selbaek G; Nyegaard M; Erikstrup C; Brodersen T; Saevarsdottir S; Olsson T; Nielsen KR; Haraldsson A; Bruun MT; Hansen TF; Steingrimsdottir TT; Jacobsen RL; Lie R; Djurovic S; Alfredsson L; Lopez de Lapuente Portilla A; Brunak SV; Melsted P; Halldorsson B; Saemundsdottir J; Magnusson OT; Padyukov L; Banasik K; Rafnar T; Askling J; Klareskog L; Pedersen OB; Masson G; Havdahl AA; Nilsson B; Andreassen O; Daly M; Ostrowski SR; Jonsdottir I; Stefansson H; Holm H; Helgason A; Thorsteinsdottir UF; Stefansson K; Gudbjartsson D
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
    Xavier A; Maltby V; Ewing E; Campagna MP; Burnard SM; Tegner J; Slee M; Butzkueven H; Kockum I; Kular L; Jokubaitis V; Kilpatrick T; Alfredsson L; Jagodic M; Ponsonby A-L; Taylor B; Scott RJ; Lea R; Lechner-Scott J
  • Review: IMMUNOTHERAPY ADVANCES. 2023;3(1):ltad016
    Klareskog L; Alfredsson L
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2022
    Docherty A; Mullins N; Ashley-Koch A; Qin X; Coleman J; Shabalin A; Kang J; Murnyak B; Wendt F; Adams M; Campos A; DiBlasi E; Fullerton J; Kranzler H; Bakian A; Monson E; Rentería M; Walss-Bass C; Andreassen O; Bulik C; Edenberg H; Kessler R; Mann J; Nurnberger J; Pistis G; Streit F; Ursano R; Polimonti R; Dennis M; Garrett M; Hair L; Harvey P; Hauser E; Hauser M; Huffman J; Jacobson D; Lindquist J; Madduri R; McMahon B; Oslin D; Trafton J; Awasthi S; Bergen A; Berrettini W; Bohus M; Brandt H; Chang X; Chen H-C; Chen W; Christensen E; Crawford S; Crow S; Duriez P; Edwards A; Fernández-Aranda F; Fichter M; Galfalvy H; Gallinger S; Gandal M; Gorwood P; Guo Y; Hafferty J; Hakonarson H; Halmi K; Hishimoto A; Jain S; Jamain S; Jiménez-Murcia S; Johnson C; Kaplan A; Kaye W; Keel P; Kennedy J; Kim M; Klump K; Levey D; Li D; Liao S-C; Lieb K; Lilenfeld L; Lori A; Magistretti P; Marshall C; Mitchell J; Myers R; Okazaki S; Otsuka I; Pinto D; Powers A; Ramoz N; Ripke S; Roepke S; Rozanov V; Scherer S; Schmahl C; Sokolowski M; Starnawska A; Strober M; Su M-H; Thornton L; Treasure J; Ware E; Watson H; Witt S; Woodside B; Yilmaz Z; Zillich L; Adolfsson R; Agartz I; Air T; Alda M; Alfredsson L; Anjorin A; Appadurai V; Artigas MS; Van der Auwera S; Azevedo H; Bass N; Bau CHD; Baune B; Bellivier F; Berger K; Biernacka J; Bigdeli T; Binder E; Boehnke M; Boks M; Bosch R; Braff D; Bryant R; Budde M; Byrne E; Cahn W; Casas M; Castelao E; Cervilla J; Chaumette B; Cichon S; Corvin A; Craddock N; Craig D; Degenhardt F; Djurovic S; Fanous A; Foo J; Forstner A; Frye M; Gatt J; Gejman P; Giegling I; Grabe H; Green M; Grevet E; Grigoroiu-Serbanescu M; Gutierrez B; Guzman-Parra J; Hamilton S; Hamshere M; Hartmann A; Hauser J; Heilmann-Heimbach S; Hoffmann P; Ising M; Jones I; Jones L; Jonsson L; Kahn R; Kelsoe J; Kendler K; Kloiber S; Koenen K; Kogevinas M; Konte B; Krebs M-O; Landén M; Lawrence J; Leboyer M; Lee P; Levinson D; Liao C; Lissowska J; Lucae S; Mayoral F; McElroy S; McGrath P; McGuffin P; McQuillin A; Mehta D; Melle I; Milaneschi Y; Mitchell P; Molina E; Morken G; Mortensen PB; Müller-Myhsok B; Nievergelt C; Nimgaonkar V; Nöthen M; O’Donovan M; Ophoff R; Owen M; Pato C; Pato M; Penninx BWJH; Pimm J; Potash J; Power R; Preisig M; Quested D; Ramos-Quiroga JA; Reif A; Ribasés M; Richarte V; Rietschel M; Rivera M; Roberts A; Roberts G; Rouleau G; Rovaris D; Rujescu D; Sánchez-Mora C; Sanders A; Schofield P; Schulze T; Scott L; Serretti A; Shi J; Shyn S; Sirignano L; Sklar P; Smeland O; Smoller J; Sonuga-Barke E; Spalletta G; Strauss J; Świątkowska B; Trzaskowski M; Tsuang M; Turecki G; Vi L
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021
    Ishigaki K; Sakaue S; Terao C; Luo Y; Sonehara K; Yamaguchi K; Amariuta T; Too CL; Laufer VA; Scott IC; Viatte S; Takahashi M; Ohmura K; Murasawa A; Hashimoto M; Ito H; Hammoudeh M; Al Emadi S; Masri BK; Halabi H; Badsha H; Uthman IW; Wu X; Lin L; Lin T; Plant D; Barton A; Orozco G; Verstappen SM; Bowes J; MacGregor AJ; Honda S; Koido M; Tomizuka K; Kamatani Y; Tanaka H; Tanaka E; Suzuki A; Maeda Y; Yamamoto K; Miyawaki S; Xie G; Zhang J; Amos C; Keystone E; Wolbink G; van der Horst-Bruinsma I; Cui J; Liao KP; Carroll RJ; Lee H-S; Bang S-Y; Siminovitch KA; de Vries N; Alfredsson L; Rantapää-Dahlqvist S; Karlson EW; Bae S-C; Kimberly RP; Edberg JC; Mariette X; Huizinga T; Dieudé P; Schneider M; Kerick M; Denny JC; Project TBJ; Matsuda K; Matsuo K; Mimori T; Matsuda F; Fujio K; Tanaka Y; Kumanogoh A; Traylor M; Lewis CM; Eyre S; Xu H; Saxena R; Arayssi T; Kochi Y; Ikari K; Harigai M; Gregersen PK; Yamamoto K; Bridges SL; Padyukov L; Martin J; Klareskog L; Okada Y; Raychaudhuri S
  • Letter: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;73(10):1944-1945
    Tang B; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Padyukov L; Shi H; Jiang X
  • Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021
    Shchetynsky K; Brynedal B; Ramsköld D; Israelsson L; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Rönnelid J; Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium International (RAC; Viatte S; Holmdahl R; Catrina A; Alfredsson L; Malmström V; Klareskog L; Gomez-Cabrero D; Padyukov L
  • Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2021
    Zhu J; Niu Z; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Padyukov L; Jiang X
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Employments

  • Professor, Senior, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2026
  • Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2021-2024
  • Professor, Senior, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-2020
  • Professor, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2002-2017

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