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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

Simon Åhammar, Klara Martinsson, Michael Ziegelasch, Alf Kastbom (2024) Prognostic value of serum protein electrophoresis constituents for arthritis development in anti-citrullinated protein antibody-positive patients with musculoskeletal pain Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology Continue to DOI
Shan Cao, Yixuan Li, Rui Song, Xianyi Meng, Maximilian Fuchs, Chunguang Liang, Katerina Kachler, Xinyu Meng, Jinming Wen, Ursula Schloetzer-Schrehardt, Verena Taudte, Arne Gessner, Meik Kunz, Ulrike Schleicher, Mario M. Zaiss, Alf Kastbom, Xiaoxiang Chen, Georg Schett, Aline Bozec (2024) L-arginine metabolism inhibits arthritis and inflammatory bone loss Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Vol. 83, p. 72-87 Continue to DOI

2023

Helga Westerlind, Alf Kastbom, Johan Askling (2023) Comment on: The association between autoantibodies and risk for venous thromboembolic events among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: reply Rheumatology, Vol. 62, p. E204-E204 Continue to DOI
Lina Wirestam, Klara Martinsson, Alf Kastbom (2023) Serum serotonin levels are elevated in patients with increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis Frontiers in Medicine, Vol. 9, Article 1081814 Continue to DOI
Anton Oberg Sysojev, Saedis Saevarsdottir, Lina-Marcela Diaz-Gallo, Gilad N. Silberberg, Lars Alfredsson, Lars Klareskog, Eva Baecklund, Lena Bjorkman, Alf Kastbom, Solbritt Rantapaa-Dahlqvist, Carl Turesson, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Kari Stefansson, Thomas Frisell, Leonid Padyukov, Johan Askling, Helga Westerlind (2023) Genome-wide investigation of persistence with methotrexate treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis Rheumatology 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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