Helga Westerlind

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Docent in Epidemiology

PhD, Karolinska Institutet, 2014

MSc in Computer Science and Engineering from Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), 2009

PhD supervision, ongoing
Anton Öberg Sysojev (main supervisor)
Younes Laalou (main supervisor)
Liselotte Tidblad (co-supervisor)
Anna-Maria Wintler (co-supervisor)
Linnea Sjöblom (co-supervisor)

PostDoc supervision
Maxime Raffray, 2024-

Students that have defended a PhD
Weng Ian Che, 2024, co-supervisor
Joakim Lindqvist, 2022, co-supervisor

Students with a licentiate degree
Daniel Berglund, 2019, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), co-supervisor

Artiklar

Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2024;83(3):277-287

In early rheumatoid arthritis, anticitrullinated peptide antibodies associate with low number of affected joints and rheumatoid factor associates with systemic inflammation.

Pertsinidou E; Saevarsdottir S; Manivel VA; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Hansson M; Cornillet M; Serre G; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Jakobsson P-J; Westerlind H; Askling J; Rönnelid J
Article: RMD OPEN. 2023;9(4):e003714

Comorbidities and chance of remission in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis receiving methotrexate as first-line therapy: a Swedish observational nationwide study.

Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Delcoigne B; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2023;29(10):1209-1215

The familial risk and heritability of multiple sclerosis and its onset phenotypes: A case-control study.

Boles GS; Hillert J; Ramanujam R; Westerlind H; Olsson T; Kockum I; Manouchehrinia A
Article: RMD OPEN. 2023;9(3):e003027

Remission, response, retention and persistence to treatment with disease-modifying agents in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a study of harmonised Swedish, Danish and Norwegian cohorts.

Westerlind H; Glintborg B; Hammer HB; Saevarsdottir S; Krogh NS; Hetland ML; Hauge E-M; Martinez Tejada I; Sexton J; Askling J
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;75(8):1445-1455

Familial Co-Aggregation of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies and Cancer: A Swedish Population-Based Study.

Che WI; Baecklund F; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Lundberg IE; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;:kead301

Genome-wide investigation of persistence to treatment with methotrexate in early rheumatoid arthritis.

Öberg Sysojev A; Saevarsdottir S; Diaz-Gallo LM; Silberberg GN; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Baecklund E; Björkman L; Kastbom A; Rantapää-Dahlqvist S; Turesson C; Jonsdottir I; Stefansson K; Frisell T; Padyukov L; Askling J; Westerlind H
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;62(6):2106-2112

The association between autoantibodies and risk for venous thromboembolic events among patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Rönnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Bang H; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Lundberg K; Grönwall C; Askling J
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;62(3):1170-1178

Survival in Swedish patients with systemic sclerosis: a nationwide population-based matched cohort study.

Bairkdar M; Chen EY-T; Dickman PW; Hesselstrand R; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;293(2):200-211

Familial autoimmunity in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Che WI; Westerlind H; Lundberg IE; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Holmqvist ME
Article: FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 2023;10:1146353

Molecular signature of methotrexate response among rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Brynedal B; Yoosuf N; Ulfarsdottir TB; Ziemek D; Maciejewski M; Folkersen L; Westerlind H; Müller M; Sahlström P; Jelinsky SA; Hensvold A; Padyukov L; Pomiano NV; Catrina A; Klareskog L; Berg L
Article: RMD OPEN. 2022;8(2):e002700

Comorbidities and treatment patterns in early rheumatoid arthritis: a nationwide Swedish study.

Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Delcoigne B; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2022;24(1):185

Does persistence to methotrexate treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis have a familial component?

Sysojev AÖ; Frisell T; Delcoigne B; Saevarsdottir S; Askling J; Westerlind H
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81(8):1085-1095

Multiomics analysis of rheumatoid arthritis yields sequence variants that have large effects on risk of the seropositive subset.

Saevarsdottir S; Stefansdottir L; Sulem P; Thorleifsson G; Ferkingstad E; Rutsdottir G; Glintborg B; Westerlind H; Grondal G; Loft IC; Sorensen SB; Lie BA; Brink M; Ärlestig L; Arnthorsson AO; Baecklund E; Banasik K; Bank S; Bjorkman LI; Ellingsen T; Erikstrup C; Frei O; Gjertsson I; Gudbjartsson DF; Gudjonsson SA; Halldorsson GH; Hendricks O; Hillert J; Hogdall E; Jacobsen S; Jensen DV; Jonsson H; Kastbom A; Kockum I; Kristensen S; Kristjansdottir H; Larsen MH; Linauskas A; Hauge E-M; Loft AG; Ludviksson BR; Lund SH; Markusson T; Masson G; Melsted P; Moore KHS; Munk H; Nielsen KR; Norddahl GL; Oddsson A; Olafsdottir TA; Olason PI; Olsson T; Ostrowski SR; Hørslev-Petersen K; Rognvaldsson S; Sanner H; Silberberg GN; Stefansson H; Sørensen E; Sørensen IJ; Turesson C; Bergman T; Alfredsson L; Kvien TK; Brunak S; Steinsson K; Andersen V; Andreassen OA; Rantapää-Dahlqvist S; Hetland ML; Klareskog L; Askling J; Padyukov L; Pedersen OB; Thorsteinsdottir U; Jonsdottir I; Stefansson K; Members of the DBDS Genomic Consortium; Danish RA Genetics Working Group; Swedish Rheumatology Quality Register Biobank Stud
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2022;24(1):178

Investigation of the association between coffee and risk of RA-results from the Swedish EIRA study.

Westerlind H; Dukuzimana J; Lu X; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Di Giuseppe D
Article: ACR OPEN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;4(6):492-502

Unmet Needs in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Subgroup of Patients With High Levels of Pain, Fatigue, and Psychosocial Distress 3 Years After Diagnosis.

Lindqvist J; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Lampa J; Westerlind H
Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81:514-515

THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN AUTOANTIBODIES AND RISK FOR VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC EVENTS AMONG PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Ronnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Jakobsson PJ; Skriner K; Bang H; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Lundberg K; Gronwall C; Askling J
Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2022;53:151978

Incidence and prevalence of systemic sclerosis in Sweden, 2004-2015, a register-based study.

Westerlind H; Bairkdar M; Gunnarsson K; Moshtaghi-Svensson J; Sysojev AÖ; Hesselstrand R; Holmqvist M
Article: RMD OPEN. 2022;8(1):e002018

Allergic conditions and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a Swedish case-control study.

Kronzer VL; Westerlind H; Alfredsson L; Crowson CS; Klareskog L; Holmqvist M; Askling J
Article: RMD OPEN. 2022;8(1):e001800

Sleep problems in rheumatoid arthritis over 12 years from diagnosis: results from the Swedish EIRA study.

Lyne L; Åkerstedt T; Alfredsson L; Lehtonen T; Saevarsdottir S; Klareskog L; Westerlind H
Article: FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE. 2022;9:976000

Physical activity and sport-specific training patterns in Swedish sporting and working trial dogs-A questionnaire survey.

Essner A; Hesbach AL; Igelström H; Kjellerstedt C; Svensson K; Westerlind H
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80(11):1461-1466

Familial aggregation and heritability: a nationwide family-based study of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.

Che WI; Westerlind H; Lundberg IE; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Holmqvist M
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2021;23(1):209

Is tea consumption associated with reduction of risk of rheumatoid arthritis? A Swedish case-control study.

Westerlind H; Palmqvist I; Saevarsdottir S; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Di Giuseppe D
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;60(8):3760-3769

Comorbidities at diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based case-control study.

Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Delcoigne B; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;39(4):879-882

Rheumatoid arthritis autoantibodies and their association with age and sex.

Pertsinidou E; Manivel VA; Westerlind H; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Hansson M; Saevarsdottir S; Askling J; Rönnelid J
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50(4):271-279

Widespread non-joint pain in early rheumatoid arthritis.

Schelin M; Westerlind H; Lindqvist J; Englid E; Israelsson L; Skillgate E; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Lampa J
Article: ACR OPEN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;3(7):457-463

What Is the Persistence to Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Does Machine Learning Outperform Hypothesis-Based Approaches to Its Prediction?

Westerlind H; Maciejewski M; Frisell T; Jelinsky SA; Ziemek D; Askling J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2021;16(4):e0250282

Understanding interactions between risk factors, and assessing the utility of the additive and multiplicative models through simulations.

Diaz-Gallo L-M; Brynedal B; Westerlind H; Sandberg R; Ramsköld D
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;73(1):61-68

Respiratory Diseases as Risk Factors for Seropositive and Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis and in Relation to Smoking.

Kronzer VL; Westerlind H; Alfredsson L; Crowson CS; Nyberg F; Tornling G; Klareskog L; Holmqvist M; Askling J
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2020;72(10):1658-1667

Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibody Specificities, Rheumatoid Factor Isotypes, and Incident Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Westerlind H; Rönnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson-Alm L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Jakobsson P-J; Skriner K; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Askling J
Article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2020;159(2):549-561.e8

Collagenous Colitis Is Associated With HLA Signature and Shares Genetic Risks With Other Immune-Mediated Diseases.

Stahl E; Roda G; Dobbyn A; Hu J; Zhang Z; Westerlind H; Bonfiglio F; Raj T; Torres J; Chen A; Petras R; Pardi DS; Iuga AC; Levi GS; Cao W; Jain P; Rieder F; Gordon IO; Cho JH; D'Amato M; Harpaz N; Hao K; Colombel JF; Peter I
Article: RMD OPEN. 2020;6(1):e001197

Siblings of patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased mortality rate: a Swedish cohort study.

Westerlind H; Delcoigne B; Askling J
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2019;105(3):616-624

Distinct HLA Associations with Rheumatoid Arthritis Subsets Defined by Serological Subphenotype.

Terao C; Brynedal B; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg K; Skriner K; Serre G; Rönnelid J; Mathsson-Alm L; Brink M; Dahlqvist SR; Padyukov L; Gregersen PK; Barton A; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Raychaudhuri S
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78(5):683-687

Siblings of patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of acute coronary syndrome.

Westerlind H; Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Frisell T; Askling J
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2019;266(2):481-486

Familial risk of early- and late-onset multiple sclerosis: a Swedish nationwide study.

Song J; Westerlind H; McKay KA; Almqvist C; Stridh P; Kockum I; Hillert J; Manouchehrinia A
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE & RESEARCH. 2018;70(2):205-212

Dietary Intake of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Pain in Spite of Inflammatory Control Among Methotrexate-Treated Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients.

Lourdudoss C; Di Giuseppe D; Wolk A; Westerlind H; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; van Vollenhoven RF; Lampa J
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2017;23(14):1938-1946

Age Related Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score: Disability ranked by age.

Manouchehrinia A; Westerlind H; Kingwell E; Zhu F; Carruthers R; Ramanujam R; Ban M; Glaser A; Sawcer S; Tremlett H; Hillert J
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2017;23(13):1782-1785

Similar familial risk in multiple sclerosis subgroups.

Song J; Karrenbauer V; Manouchehrinia A; Almqvist C; Hillert J; Westerlind H
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76(9):1529-1536

Anticollagen type II antibodies are associated with an acute onset rheumatoid arthritis phenotype and prognosticate lower degree of inflammation during 5 years follow-up.

Manivel VA; Mullazehi M; Padyukov L; Westerlind H; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Saevarsdottir S; Rönnelid J
Article: GUT. 2017;66(3):421-428

Dense genotyping of immune-related loci identifies HLA variants associated with increased risk of collagenous colitis.

Westerlind H; Mellander M-R; Bresso F; Munch A; Bonfiglio F; Assadi G; Rafter J; Hübenthal M; Lieb W; Källberg H; Brynedal B; Padyukov L; Halfvarson J; Törkvist L; Bjork J; Andreasson A; Agreus L; Almer S; Miehlke S; Madisch A; Ohlsson B; Löfberg R; Hultcrantz R; Franke A; D'Amato M
Article: MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2016;22:322-328

Integration of known DNA, RNA and protein biomarkers provides prediction of anti-TNF response in rheumatoid arthritis: results from the COMBINE study.

Folkersen L; Brynedal B; Diaz-Gallo LM; Ramsköld D; Shchetynsky K; Westerlind H; Sundström Y; Schepis D; Hensvold A; Vivar N; Eloranta M-L; Rönnblom L; Brunak S; Malmström V; Catrina A; Moerch UG; Klareskog L; Padyukov L; Berg L
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2016;22(8):1071-1079

A significant decrease in diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis: A cohort study.

Westerlind H; Stawiarz L; Fink K; Hillert J; Manouchehrinia A
Journal article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75(Suppl 2):146

OP0234 Rheumatoid Arthritis Subsets Defined by Sub-Specificities of Anti-Citrullinated Antibodies (ACPAS) Have Unique HLA Associations

Brynedal B; Terao C; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Jakobsson P-J; Skriner K; Serre G; Rönnelid J; Padyukov L; Gregersen P; Worthington J; Alfredsson L; Raychaudhuri S; Klareskog L
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2015;23(5):688-692

Identity-by-descent mapping in a Scandinavian multiple sclerosis cohort.

Westerlind H; Imrell K; Ramanujam R; Myhr K-M; Celius EG; Harbo HF; Oturai AB; Hamsten A; Alfredsson L; Olsson T; Kockum I; Koski T; Hillert J
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2014;20(12):1578-1583

New data identify an increasing sex ratio of multiple sclerosis in Sweden.

Westerlind H; Boström I; Stawiarz L; Landtblom A-M; Almqvist C; Hillert J
Article: BRAIN. 2014;137(Pt 3):770-778

Modest familial risks for multiple sclerosis: a registry-based study of the population of Sweden.

Westerlind H; Ramanujam R; Uvehag D; Kuja-Halkola R; Boman M; Bottai M; Lichtenstein P; Hillert J
Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2013;45(11):1353-1360

Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis.

International Multiple Sclerosis Genetics Consorti; Beecham AH; Patsopoulos NA; Xifara DK; Davis MF; Kemppinen A; Cotsapas C; Shah TS; Spencer C; Booth D; Goris A; Oturai A; Saarela J; Fontaine B; Hemmer B; Martin C; Zipp F; D'Alfonso S; Martinelli-Boneschi F; Taylor B; Harbo HF; Kockum I; Hillert J; Olsson T; Ban M; Oksenberg JR; Hintzen R; Barcellos LF; Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium 2 (WTCCC2); International IBD Genetics Consortium (IIBDGC); Agliardi C; Alfredsson L; Alizadeh M; Anderson C; Andrews R; Søndergaard HB; Baker A; Band G; Baranzini SE; Barizzone N; Barrett J; Bellenguez C; Bergamaschi L; Bernardinelli L; Berthele A; Biberacher V; Binder TMC; Blackburn H; Bomfim IL; Brambilla P; Broadley S; Brochet B; Brundin L; Buck D; Butzkueven H; Caillier SJ; Camu W; Carpentier W; Cavalla P; Celius EG; Coman I; Comi G; Corrado L; Cosemans L; Cournu-Rebeix I; Cree BAC; Cusi D; Damotte V; Defer G; Delgado SR; Deloukas P; di Sapio A; Dilthey AT; Donnelly P; Dubois B; Duddy M; Edkins S; Elovaara I; Esposito F; Evangelou N; Fiddes B; Field J; Franke A; Freeman C; Frohlich IY; Galimberti D; Gieger C; Gourraud P-A; Graetz C; Graham A; Grummel V; Guaschino C; Hadjixenofontos A; Hakonarson H; Halfpenny C; Hall G; Hall P; Hamsten A; Harley J; Harrower T; Hawkins C; Hellenthal G; Hillier C; Hobart J; Hoshi M; Hunt SE; Jagodic M; Jelčić I; Jochim A; Kendall B; Kermode A; Kilpatrick T; Koivisto K; Konidari I; Korn T; Kronsbein H; Langford C; Larsson M; Lathrop M; Lebrun-Frenay C; Lechner-Scott J; Lee MH; Leone MA; Leppä V; Liberatore G; Lie BA; Lill CM; Lindén M; Link J; Luessi F; Lycke J; Macciardi F; Männistö S; Manrique CP; Martin R; Martinelli V; Mason D; Mazibrada G; McCabe C; Mero I-L; Mescheriakova J; Moutsianas L; Myhr K-M; Nagels G; Nicholas R; Nilsson P; Piehl F; Pirinen M; Price SE; Quach H; Reunanen M; Robberecht W; Robertson NP; Rodegher M; Rog D; Salvetti M; Schnetz-Boutaud NC; Sellebjerg F; Selter RC; Schaefer C; Shaunak S; Shen L; Shields S; Siffrin V; Slee M; Sorensen PS; Sorosina M; Sospedra M; Spurkland A; Strange A; Sundqvist E; Thijs V; Thorpe J; Ticca A; Tienari P; van Duijn C; Visser EM; Vucic S; Westerlind H; Wiley JS; Wilkins A; Wilson JF; Winkelmann J; Zajicek J; Zindler E; Haines JL; Pericak-Vance MA; Ivinson AJ; Stewart G; Hafler D; Hauser SL; Compston A; McVean G; De Jager P; Sawcer SJ; McCauley JL
Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2012;18(12):1775-1781

Prevalence of anti-drug antibodies against interferon beta has decreased since routine analysis of neutralizing antibodies became clinical practice.

Jungedal R; Lundkvist M; Engdahl E; Ramanujam R; Westerlind H; Sominanda A; Hillert J; Fogdell-Hahn A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2012;7(5):e36779

Importance of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I and II alleles on the risk of multiple sclerosis.

Link J; Kockum I; Lorentzen AR; Lie BA; Celius EG; Westerlind H; Schaffer M; Alfredsson L; Olsson T; Brynedal B; Harbo HF; Hillert J
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROIMMUNOLOGY. 2011;237(1-2):98-100

No influence on disease progression of non-HLA susceptibility genes in MS.

Lundström 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
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Corrigendum: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2023;63:152311

Corrigendum to "Incidence and prevalence of systemic sclerosis in Sweden, 2004-2015, a register-based study" [Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism 53 (2022), 151978].

Westerlind H; Bairkdar M; Gunnarsson K; Moshtaghi-Svensson J; Öberg Sysojev A; Hesselstrand R; Holmqvist M
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:222.2-22223

DO COMORBIDITIES INCREASE THE RISK OF FAILURE TO REACH REMISSION IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS RECEIVING METHOTREXATE AS FIRST-LINE THERAPY?

Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Delcoigne B; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
Conference publication: 2023;:1297.1-121297

AB0225 WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE RA PRESENTATION AT DIAGNOSIS?

Di Giuseppe D; Askling J; Westerlind H
Letter: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;62(6):e204

Comment on: The association between autoantibodies and risk for venous thromboembolic events among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: reply.

Westerlind H; Kastbom A; Askling J
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;52:20-21

Legal obstacles jeopardize research in personalised medicine - experiences from a Nordic collaboration within rheumatology

Glintborg B; Hansson M; Hammer HB; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Westerlind H; Ronnelid J; Gehring I; Benson M; Esbensen BA; Hetland ML; Padyukov L; Kragstrup TW; Hauge E; Axnas BB; Krogh NS; Johannesson M; Askling J
Conference publication: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;41(2):415-416

FAMILIAL ASSOCIATIONS OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES - A SWEDISH POPULATION-BASED STUDY

Che WI; Westerlind H; Lundberg IE; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Holmqvist M
Conference publication: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;41(2):435

CLUSTERING OF CANCERS IN FAMILIES OF IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES: ASSOCIATIONS VARY BY CLINICAL PHENOTYPE AND SEX

Che WI; Baecklund F; Hellgren K; Kuja-Halkola R; Lundberg IE; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2022;81:178

A GENOME-WIDE INVESTIGATION OF PERSISTENCE TO TREATMENT WITH METHOTREXATE IN SWEDISH EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS

Sysojev AO; Saevarsdottir S; Diaz-Gallo LM; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Frisell T; Padyukov L; Askling J; Westerlind H
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;74:2265-2269

GWAS Identified New Genes in Synovial Fibroblasts Linked to Early Remission in RA

Maurits M; Abasolo Alcazar L; van den Akker E; Askling J; Barton A; Bluml S; Bohringer S; Cope A; Emery P; Eyre S; Gaddi P; Gonzalez I; Goodyear C; van der Helm-van Mil A; Hu X; Huizinga T; Isaacs JD; Jelinsky S; Johannesson M; Zapata SJ; Ke C; Klareskog L; Lendrem D; Lewis M; Liu M; Martin P; McInnes IB; Micheroli R; Morgan A; Morton F; Naamane N; Orozco G; Ospelt C; Padyukov L; Paterson C; Plant D; Porter D; Pratt A; Raychaudhuri S; Reynard L; Rodriguez-Rodriguez L; Sieghart D; Studenic P; Taylor J; Toes R; Verstappen M; Verstappen S; Westerlind H; Winkler A; Knevel R
Review: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;60(7):3121-3133

Incidence and prevalence of systemic sclerosis globally: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Bairkdar M; Rossides M; Westerlind H; Hesselstrand R; Arkema EV; Holmqvist M
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80:1059-1060

IS TEA CONSUMPTION ASSOCIATED WITH RISK OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS?

Westerlind H; Palmqvist I; Saevarsdottir S; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Di Giuseppe D
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2021;27(2_SUPPL):48

Similar familial risk and heritability in relapsing and progressive onset multiple sclerosis

Manouchehrinia A; Boles GS; Hillert J; Westerlind H; Olsson T; Kockum I
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;51:256

Familial co-aggregation of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and cancers

Che WI; Baecklund F; Hellgren K; Halkola RK; Lundberg IE; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50:81-82

Systemic sclerosis mortality in Sweden: a population-based matched cohort study

Bairkdar M; Chen EYT; Dickman PW; Hesselstrand R; Westerlind H; Holmqvist M
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50:78-79

Familial coaggregation of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and other autoimmune diseases

Che WI; Westerlind H; Lundberg IE; Hellgren K; Kujahalkola R; Holmqvist M
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2020;79:614

SLEEP PROBLEMS IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Lehtonen T; Akerstedr T; Lyne L; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Alfredsson L; Westerlind H
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2020;79:271-272

COMORBIDITIES AT DIAGNOSIS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Tidblad L; Westerlind H; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S
Letter: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2020;79(5):e50

Response to: 'Inflammatory and non-inflammatory triggers of acute coronary syndromes' by Eyuboglu.

Westerlind H; Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Frisell T; Askling J
Corrigendum: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2019;105(4):880

Distinct HLA Associations with Rheumatoid Arthritis Subsets Defined by Serological Subphenotype.

Terao C; Brynedal B; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg K; Skriner K; Serre G; Rönnelid J; Mathsson-Alm L; Brink M; Dahlqvist SR; Padyukov L; Gregersen PK; Barton A; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Raychaudhuri S
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019

Understanding interactions between risk factors, and assessing the utility of the additive and multiplicative models through simulations

Diaz-Gallo L-M; Brynedal B; Westerlind H; Sandberg R; Ramsköld D
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:301

IN EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ANTI-CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE ANTIBODIES ASSOCIATE WITH LOWER NUMBER OF AFFECTED JOINTS, AND IGM RHEUMATOID FACTOR WITH SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION IN AN ANTI-CITRULLINE DEPENDENT MANNER

Pertsinidou E; Manivel VA; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Mathsson L; Hansson M; Cornillet M; Serre G; Holmdahl R; Skriner K; Jakobsson P-J; Westerlind H; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S; Ronnelid J
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:697

ANTI-CITRULLINATED PROTEIN ANTIBODY SPECIFICITIES, RHEUMATOID FACTOR ISOTYPES AND RISK OF MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS

Westerlind H; Ronnelid J; Hansson M; Alfredsson L; Mathsson L; Serre G; Cornillet M; Holmdahl R; Jakobsson P-J; Skriner K; Klareskog L; Saevarsdottir S; Askling J
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78:2104

IGA RF IS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH AGE OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ONSET

Pertsinidou E; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Mathsson L; Hansson M; Westerlind H; Askling J; Saevarsdottir S; Ronnelid J
Letter: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;70(12):2096-2097

Anti-Carbamylated Protein Antibodies and Higher Baseline Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis-A Replication Study in Three Cohorts: Comment on the Article by Truchetet et al.

Derksen VFAM; Trouw LA; Huizinga TWJ; van der Helm-van Mil AHM; Knevel R; Westerlind H; Saevarsdottir S; Ajeganova S; van der Woude D
Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77:119

SIBLINGS OF PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME

Westerlind H; Holmqvist M; Ljung L; Frisell T; Askling J
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;70

Predictors of Persistence to Methotrexate Treatment in RA - Assessment of Different Modelling Approaches

Westerlind H; Maciejewski M; Frisell T; Jelinsky S; Ziemek D; Askling J
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76:1037

PREDICTORS AND PERSISTENCE OF UNACCEPTABLE PAIN DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN SWEDEN

Westerlind H; Schelin ME; Altawil R; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Lampa J
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76:228

ANTI-COLLAGEN TYPE II ANTIBODIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH AN ACUTE ONSET RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PHENOTYPE AND PROGNOSTICATE LOWER DEGREE OF INFLAMMATION

Manivel VA; Mullazehi M; Padyukov L; Westerlind H; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Saevarsdottir S; Ronnelid J
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2017;76:1038

SUBGROUPING OF EARLY RA-PATIENTS IDENTIFIED CLUSTER OF PATIENTS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF PAIN, FATIGUE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DISTRESS 3 YEARS AFTER DIAGNOSIS

Lindqvist J; Westerlind H; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; Lampa J
Letter: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2017;23(2):305-307

Re: Declines in the diagnosis of primary progressive MS-A critical change in phenotype or critical measurement error?

Westerlind H; Stawiarz L; Fink K; Hillert J; Manouchehrinia A
Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2016;111(8):1211-1213

HLA Associations Distinguish Collagenous From Lymphocytic Colitis.

Westerlind H; Bonfiglio F; Mellander M-R; Hübenthal M; Brynedal B; Björk J; Törkvist L; Padyukov L; Ohlsson B; Löfberg R; Hultcrantz R; Franke A; Bresso F; D'Amato M
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75:411

OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS ASSOCIATES WITH DECREASED PAIN, INDEPENDENT OF INFLAMMATION, IN MTX TREATED EARLY RA PATIENTS

Lourdudoss C; Wolk A; Di Giuseppe D; Westerlind H; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L; van Vollenhoven R; Lampa J
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2016;75:174

NO LONG-TERM EFFECT ON DISEASE ACTIVITY AND PAIN OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOUND IN PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Sandberg ME; Westerlind H; Saevarsdottir S; Frumento P; Klareskog L; Alfredsson L
Conference publication: NEUROLOGY. 2016;86

Age Related Multiple Sclerosis Severity Score: Disability Ranked by Age

Manouchehrinia A; Helga W; Kingwell E; Zhu F; Carruthers R; Ujam RR; Maria B; Glaser A; Sawcer S; Tremlett H; Hillert J
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2016;22:174

Familial risk of childhood- versus late-onset multiple sclerosis: a nation-wide cohort study

Song J; Westerlind H; Almqvist C; Hillert J; Manouchehrinia A
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;68

Specific Antibody Subphenotypes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Associated with Unique HLA-DRB1 Residues at Position 11

Terao C; Brynedal B; Chen Z; Jiang X; Westerlind H; Hansson M; Mathsson-Alm L; Jakobsson PJ; Skriner K; Serre G; Ronnelid J; Padyukov L; Worthington J; Alfredsson L; Klareskog L; Raychaudhuri S
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;68

Antibody Mediated Immunity Drives Response to Methotrexate Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Brynedal B; Westerlind H; Folkersen L; Padyukov L; Vivar N; Catrina AI; Klareskog L; Berg L
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2015;21:56

A significant decrease in the diagnosis of primary progressive multiple sclerosis: a cohort study

Westerlind H; Stawiarz L; Fink K; Hillert J; Manouchehrinia A
Letter: BRAIN. 2014;137(Pt 7):e288

Reply: Shared environmental effects on multiple sclerosis susceptibility: conflicting evidence from twin studies.

Westerlind H; Kuja-Halkola R; Ramanujam R; Hillert J
KI thesis / dissertation: 2014

Modeling genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis

Westerlind, Helga
Conference publication: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2013;19(11):12-13

Modest familial risks for multiple sclerosis: a population-based registry study of Sweden

Westerlind H; Ramanujam R; Uvehag D; Kuja-Halkola R; Boman M; Lichtenstein P; Hillert J
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2011;258:264

How do patients with neutralising antibodies to recombinant interferon-β treatment develop in their clinical outcome?

Fink K; Westerlind H; Lundkvist M; Fogdell-Hahn A; Hillert J
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2011;73(4):369-370

Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis who Develop Neutralizing Antibodies to Recombinant Interferon-Beta Treatment

Fink K; Westerlind H; Lundkvist M; Fogdell-Hahn A; Hillert J
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