Thomas Masterman

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Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2023;14:1129993
Duration of forensic psychiatric care and subsequent criminal recidivism in individuals sentenced in Sweden between 2009 and 2019
Sivak L; Forsman J; Masterman T
Article: BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY. 2020;86:63-71
Infection during childhood and the risk of violent criminal behavior in adulthood
Blomstrom A; Kosidou K; Kristiansson M; Masterman T
Article: NORDIC JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY. 2019;73(8):471-474
Psychopathy-associated personality traits influence crime-scene behavior in male homicide offenders
Rodre S; Hedlund J; Liljeberg J; Kristiansson M; Masterman T; Sturup J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2019;75(10):1421-1430
Adherence to psychotropic medication in completed suicide in Sweden 2006-2013: a forensic-toxicological matched case-control study
Forsman J; Taipale H; Masterman T; Tiihonen J; Tanskanen A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2019;75(3):393-400
Selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors and the risk of violent suicide: a nationwide postmortem study
Forsman J; Masterman T; Ahlner J; Isacsson G; Hedstrom AK
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2019;10:477
Emergence of Huntington Disease in a Man With a Premorbid Criminal Lifestyle
Hedlund J; Masterman T
Article: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES. 2019;64(1):166-170
Injury-Related Healthcare Use and Risk of Filicide Victimization: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Backstrom B; Hedlund J; Masterman T; Sturup J
Article: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2018;27(10):1112-1122
Comparison of dispensed medications and forensic-toxicological findings to assess pharmacotherapy in the Swedish population 2006 to 2013
Forsman J; Taipale H; Masterman T; Tiihonen J; Tanskanen A
Article: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE. 2018;56:55-58
Pre-offense alcohol intake in homicide offenders and victims: A forensic-toxicological case-control study
Hedlund J; Forsman J; Sturup J; Masterman T
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY. 2017;78(7):e797-e802
Psychotropic Medications in Swedish Homicide Victims and Offenders: A Forensic-Toxicological Case-Control Study of Adherence and Recreational Use
Hedlund J; Forsman J; Sturup J; Masterman T
Article: CROATIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2017;58(1):34-39
Glucose metabolism in completed suicide: a forensic-pathological pilot study
Forsman J; Keltanen T; Liberg B; Sajantila A; Masterman T; Lindroos K
Article: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE. 2016;39:91-99
Intra- and extra-familial child homicide in Sweden 1992-2012: A population-based study
Hedlund J; Masterman T; Sturup J
Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2015;77(3):447-457
Lipid-Specific Immunoglobulin M Bands in Cerebrospinal Fluid Are Associated with a Reduced Risk of Developing Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy during Treatment with Natalizumab
Villar LM; Costa-Frossard L; Masterman T; Fernandez O; Montalban X; Casanova B; Izquierdo G; Coret F; Tumani H; Saiz A; Arroyo R; Fink K; Leyva L; Espejo C; Simo-Castello M; Garcia-Sanchez MI; Lauda F; Llufriu S; Alvarez-Lafuente R; Olascoaga J; Prada A; Oterino A; de Andres C; Tintore M; Ramio-Torrenta L; Rodriguez-Martin E; Picon C; Comabella M; Quintana E; Agueera E; Diaz S; Fernandez-Bolanos R; Garcia-Merino JA; Landete L; Menendez-Gonzalez M; Navarro L; Perez D; Sanchez-Lopez F; Serrano-Castro PJ; Tunon A; Espino M; Muriel A; Bar-Or A; Alvarez-Cermeno JC
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2014;20(14):1881-1891
Multiple sclerosis and psychiatric disorders: comorbidity and sibling risk in a nationwide Swedish cohort.
Johansson V; Lundholm C; Hillert J; Masterman T; Lichtenstein P; Landén M; Hultman CM
Article: FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY. 2014;5:176
Functional and structural alterations in the cingulate motor area relate to decreased fronto-striatal coupling in major depressive disorder with psychomotor disturbances
Liberg B; Klauser P; Harding IH; Adler M; Rahm C; Lundberg J; Masterman T; Wachtler C; Jonsson T; Kristoffersen-Wiberg M; Pantelis C; Wahlund B
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(7):e103554
Methodological Aspects of ELISA Analysis of Thioredoxin 1 in Human Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid
Lundberg M; Curbo S; Reiser K; Masterman T; Braesch-Andersen S; Arestrom I; Ahlborg N
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2013;254(1-2):170-173
Impact of cerebrospinal-fluid oligoclonal immunoglobulin bands and HLA-DRB1 risk alleles on brain magnetic-resonance-imaging lesion load in Swedish multiple sclerosis patients
Karrenbauer VD; Prejs R; Masterman T; Hillert J; Glaser A; Imrell K
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2011;237(1-2):98-100
No influence on disease progression of non-HLA susceptibility genes in MS
Lundstrom W; Greiner E; Lundmark F; Westerlind H; Smestad C; Lorentzen AR; Kockum I; Link J; Brynedal B; Celius EG; Harbo HF; Masterman T; Hillert J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2010;18(4):502-504
A rare variant of the TYK2 gene is confirmed to be associated with multiple sclerosis
Mero I-L; Lorentzen AR; Ban M; Smestad C; Celius EG; Aarseth JH; Myhr K-M; Link J; Hillert J; Olsson T; Kockum I; Masterman T; Oturai AB; Sondergaard HB; Sellebjerg F; Saarela J; Kemppinen A; Elovaara I; Spurkland A; Dudbridge F; Lie BA; Harbo HF
Article: AGE AND AGEING. 2009;38(5):590-594
Hyperglycaemia in acute ischaemic stroke is associated with an increased 5-year mortality
Kostulas N; Markaki I; Cansu H; Masterman T; Kostulas V
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2009;211(1-2):101-104
CSF oligoclonal band patterns reveal disease heterogeneity in multiple sclerosis
Villar LM; Masterman T; Casanova B; Gomez-Rial J; Espino M; Sadaba MC; Gonzalez-Porque P; Coret F; Alvarez-Cermeno JC
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2009;210(1-2):128-130
HLA-DRB1*15 and cerebrospinal-fluid-specific oligoclonal immunoglobulin G bands lower age at attainment of important disease milestones in multiple sclerosis
Imrell K; Greiner E; Hillert J; Masterman T
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2008;14(9):1208-1213
Lipid-specific immunoglobulin M in CSF predicts adverse long-term outcome in multiple sclerosis
Thangarajh M; Gomez-Rial J; Hedstroem AK; Hillert J; Alvarez-Cermeno JC; Masterman T; Villar LM
Article: JOURNAL OF ANATOMY. 2008;213(2):194-201
Re-utilization of Schwann cells during ingrowth of ventral root afferents in perinatal kittens
Remahl AIMN; Masterman T; Risling M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2007;14(8):835-840
The impact of HLA-A and-DRB1 on age at onset, disease course and severity in Scandinavian multiple sclerosis patients
Smestad C; Brynedal B; Jonasdottir G; Lorentzen AR; Masterman T; Akesson E; Spurkland A; Lie BA; Palmgren J; Celius EG; Hillert J; Harbo HF
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2007;65(1):92-98
A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) is expressed by astrocytes and is increased in multiple sclerosis
Thangarajh M; Masterman T; Hillert J; Moerk S; Jonsson R
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2006;180(1-2):193-198
Association analysis of the LAG3 and CD4 genes in multiple sclerosis in two independent populations
Lundmark F; Harbo HF; Celius EG; Saarela J; Datta P; Oturai A; Lindgren CM; Masterman T; Salter H; Hillert J
Article: NEUROLOGY. 2006;67(6):1062-1064
Multiple sclerosis with and without CSF bands: Clinically indistinguishable but immunogenetically distinct
Imrell K; Landtblom A-M; Hillert J; Masterman T
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2006;178(1-2):161-166
The thymus is a source of B-cell-survival factors-APRIL and BAFF-in myasthenia gravis
Thangarajh M; Masterman T; Helgeland L; Rot U; Jonsson MV; Eide GE; Pirskanen R; Hillert J; Jonsson R
Article: CLINICAL NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY. 2006;108(5):456-460
Plasma cerebrosterol and magnetic resonance imaging measures in multiple sclerosis
Karrenbauer VD; Leoni V; Lim ET; Giovannoni G; Ingle GT; Sastre-Garriga J; Thompson AJ; Rashid W; Davies G; Miller DH; Bjorkhem I; Masterman T
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2005;167(1-2):210-214
Increased levels of APRIL (a proliferation-inducing ligand) mRNA in multiple sclerosis
Thangarajh M; Masterman T; Rot U; Duvefelt K; Brynedal B; Karrenbauer VD; Hillert J
Article: NEUROLOGY. 2005;64(7):1144-1151
Multiple sclerosis severity score -: Using disability and disease duration to rate disease severity
Roxburgh RHSR; Seaman SR; Masterman T; Hensiek AE; Sawcer SJ; Vukusic S; Achiti I; Confavreux C; Coustans M; le Page E; Edan G; McDonnell GV; Hawkins S; Trojano M; Liguori M; Cocco E; Marrosu MG; Tesser F; Leone MA; Weber A; Zipp F; Miterski B; Epplen JT; Oturai A; Sorensen PS; Celius EG; Lara NT; Montalban X; Villoslada P; Silva AM; Marta M; Leite I; Dubois B; Rubio J; Butzkueven H; Kilpatrick T; Mycko MP; Selmaj KW; Rio ME; Sá M; Salemi G; Savettieri G; Hillert J; Compston DAS
Article: GENES AND IMMUNITY. 2005;6(2):145-152
Two genes encoding immune-regulatory molecules (LAG3 and IL7R) confer susceptibility to multiple sclerosis
Zhang Z; Duvefelt K; Svensson F; Masterman T; Jonasdottir G; Salter H; Emahazion T; Hellgren D; Falk G; Olsson T; Hillert J; Anvret M
Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 2005;46(2):191-195
Levels of 7-oxocholesterol in cerebrospinal fluid are more than one thousand times lower than reported in multiple sclerosis
Leoni V; Lütjohann D; Masterman T
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2004;152(1-2):183-190
Expression of B-cell-activating factor of the TNF family (BAFF) and its receptors in multiple sclerosis
Thangarajh M; Gomes A; Masterman T; Hillert J; Hjelmström P
Article: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE. 2004;42(2):186-191
Diagnostic use of cerebral and extracerebral oxysterols
Leoni V; Masterman T; Mousavi FS; Wretlind B; Wahlund LO; Diczfalusy U; Hillert J; Björkhem I
Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 2003;44(4):793-799
Side chain oxidized oxysterols in cerebrospinal fluid and the integrity of blood-brain and blood-cerebrospinal fluid barriers
Leoni V; Masterman T; Patel P; Meaney S; Diczfalusy U; Björkhem I
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2003;9(2):128-134
Genome-wide linkage screen of a consanguineous multiple sclerosis kinship
Modin H; Masterman T; Thorlacius T; Stefánsson M; Jónasdóttir A; Stefánsson K; Hillert J; Gulcher J
Article: CEPHALALGIA. 2002;22(9):758-764
Analysis of nitric oxide synthase genes in cluster headache
Sjöstrand C; Modin H; Masterman T; Ekbom K; Waidenlind E; Hillert J
Article: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. 2002;331(3):163-166
Changes in human plasma levels of the brain specific oxysterol 24S-hydroxycholesterol during progression of multiple sclerosis
Leoni V; Masterman T; Diczfalusy U; De Luca G; Hillert J; Björkhem I
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2002;131(1-2):208-212
CTLA4 dimorphisms and the multiple sclerosis phenotype
Masterman T; Ligers A; Zhang ZP; Hellgren D; Salter H; Anvret M; Hillert J
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2002;8(2):98-103
APOE genotypes and disease severity in multiple sclerosis
Masterman T; Zhang Z; Hellgren D; Salter H; Anvret M; Lilius L; Lannfelt L; Hillert J
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOGENETICS. 2002;29(2):81-85
Analysis of a CD40 ligand dinucleotide microsatellite in multiple sclerosis
Dai Y; Masterman T; Huang W; Hillert J
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2001;119(1):95-100
No linkage or association of the nitric oxide synthase genes to multiple sclerosis
Modin H; Dai Y; Masterman T; Svejgaard A; Sorensen PS; Oturai A; Ryder LP; Spurkland A; Vartdal F; Laaksonen M; Sandberg-Wollheim M; Myhr KM; Nyland H; Hillert J
Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2001;29(1):22-23
Does 77C→G in PTPRC modify autoimmune disorders linked to the major histocompatibility locus?
Vorechovsky I; Kralovicova J; Tchilian E; Masterman T; Zhang ZP; Ferry B; Misbah S; Chapel H; Webster D; Hellgren D; Anvret M; Hillert J; Hammarstrom L; Beverley PC
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2001;7(3):157-163
Analysis of an interferon-γ gene dinucleotide-repeat polymorphism in Nordic multiple sclerosis patients
Dai Y; Masterman T; Huang WX; Sandberg-Wollheim M; Laaksonen M; Harbo HF; Oturai A; Ryder LP; Soelberg-Sorensen P; Svejgaard A; Hillert J
Article: GENES AND IMMUNITY. 2001;2(3):145-152
CTLA-4 gene expression is influenced by promoter and exon 1 polymorphisms
Ligers A; Teleshova N; Masterman T; Huang WX; Hillert J
Article: ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY. 2000;48(2):211-219
HLA-DR15 is associated with lower age at onset in multiple sclerosis
Masterman T; Ligers A; Olsson T; Andersson M; Olerup O; Hillert J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2000;8(1):27-35
Costs, quality of life and disease severity in multiple sclerosis:: a cross-sectional study in Sweden
Henriksson F; Fredrikson S; Masterman T; Jönsson B
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 1999;6(4):491-493
CTLA-4 dimorphisms in gammopathy-associated peripheral neuropathy
Masterman T; Ligers A; Olerup O; Vrethem M; Hillert J
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Review: NEUROLOGY. 2006;66(9):1373-1383
APOE epsilon variation in multiple sclerosis susceptibility and disease severity - Some answers
Burwick RM; Ramsay PP; Haines JL; Hauser SL; Oksenberg JR; Pericak-Vance MA; Schmidt S; Compston A; Sawcer S; Cittadella R; Savettieri G; Quattrone A; Polman CH; Uitdehaag BMJ; Zwemmer JNP; Hawkins P; Ollier WER; Weatherby S; Enzinger C; Fazekas F; Schmidt H; Schmidt R; Hillert J; Masterman T; Hogh P; Niino M; Kikuchi S; Maciel P; Santos M; Rio ME; Kwiecinski H; Zakrzewska-Pniewska B; Evangelou N; Palace J; Barcellos LF
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2004;74(6):1321-1322
Modes of action of HLA-DR susceptibility specificities in multiple sclerosis
Modin H; Olsson W; Hillert J; Masterman T
Editorial comment: LANCET NEUROLOGY. 2004;3(6):331
The telltale scan:: APOE ε4 in multiple sclerosis
Masterman T; Hillert J
Thesis / dissertation: 2002
Heritable modulators of the multiple sclerosis phenotype
Masterman, Thomas
Letter: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2002;9(2):179-180
HLA-DR15 and age at onset in multiple sclerosis
Masterman T; Hillert J
Review: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2001;114(1-2):1-7
Vaccination with autologous dendritic cells: from experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis to multiple sclerosis
Link H; Huang YM; Masterman T; Xiao BG

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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2026

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2006
Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2002

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