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Alf Kastbom

Senior Associate Professor

My research group works to detect rheumatoid arthritis before the disease has broken out and to understand the mechanisms behind it. This would open up the possibility of being able to prevent the disease in the future.

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Publications

2024

Anna Eberhard, Daniela Di Giuseppe, Johan Askling, Stefan Bergman, Hannah Bower, Katerina Chatzidionysiou, Helena Forsblad-d'Elia, Alf Kastbom, Tor Olofsson, Thomas Frisell, Carl Turesson (2024) Effectiveness of JAK Inhibitors Compared With Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs on Pain Reduction in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a Nationwide Swedish Cohort Study Arthritis & Rheumatology (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Rama Andraos, Awais Ahmad, Lina Wirestam, Charlotte Dahle, Martina Frodlund, Johan Ronnelid, Alf Kastbom, Christopher Sjöwall (2024) Screening for autoimmune diseases in apparently healthy antinuclear antibody positive individuals Frontiers in Medicine, Vol. 11, Article 1455673 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Monica Leu Agelii, Outi Sareila, Erik Loennblom, Lei Cheng, Kristina Forslind, Ingiald Hafstrom, Maria L. E. Andersson, Alf Kastbom, Christopher Sjöwall, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Jan Kihlberg, Rikard Holmdahl, Inger Gjertsson (2024) Autoantibodies to joint-related peptides as predictive markers in early rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Anna Svärd, Riccardo Lomartire, Klara Martinsson, Carina Oehman, Alf Kastbom, Anders Johansson (2024) Presence and Immunoreactivity of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans in Rheumatoid Arthritis Pathogens, Vol. 13, Article 368 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Tomas Weitoft, Johan Ronnelid, Anders Lind, Charlotte de Vries, Anders Larsson, Barbara Potempa, Jan Potempa, Alf Kastbom, Klara Martinsson, Karin Lundberg, Marieann Hogman (2024) Exhaled Nitric Oxide Reflects the Immune Reactions of the Airways in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Biomedicines, Vol. 12, Article 964 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

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Organisation

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Division of Inflammation and Infection (II)

The Division of Inflammation and Infection (II) includes clinical subject areas such as Immunology, Rheumatology, Pathology and Microbiology.

Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at LiU with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.

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