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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

2025

Klara Martinsson, Simon Åhammar, Alexandra Circiumaru, Bence Rethi, Michael Ziegelasch, Aase Hensvold, Alf Kastbom (2025) Serum test for secretory component-containing anti-citrullinated protein antibodies as a novel prognostic tool in rheumatoid arthritis at-risk subjects JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL AUTOIMMUNITY, Vol. 11, Article 100317 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Alf Kastbom, Sara Turcinov, Vivianne Malmstrom (2025) Windows for intervention in the prearthritis phase of rheumatoid arthritis? A narrative review of key triggering events and potential preventive strategies RMD Open, Vol. 11, Article e005778 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Carl Turesson, Johan Ronnelid, Alf Kastbom (2025) Autoantibodies as prognostic markers in rheumatoid arthritis JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL AUTOIMMUNITY, Vol. 10, Article 100291 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Ingrid Thyberg, Magnus Husberg, Alf Kastbom (2025) Physical and mental disability is evident 8 years after diagnosis in early rheumatoid arthritis despite contemporary medication and non-pharmacological interventions Clinical Rheumatology (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Klara Martinsson, Linda Johansson, Alf Kastbom, Solbritt Rantapaa-Dahlqvist (2025) Circulating secretory component-containing anti-citrullinated protein antibodies prior to symptom onset in rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology (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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