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Sandra Hellberg

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Severe MS predicted using machine learning

A combination of only 11 proteins can predict long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis (MS) for different individuals. The proteins could be used to tailor treatments to the individual based on the expected severity of the disease.
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BKV triples its commitment to gender equality and equal opportunities

BKV doesn't stand still when it comes to equal opportunities – they triple their commitment! Emma, Sandra, and Francisca are the trio that now wants to make the workplace menstruation friendly as part of their gender equality efforts.
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Why women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant

Women suffering from multiple sclerosis temporarily get much better when pregnant. Researchers have now identified the beneficial changes naturally occurring in the immune system during pregnancy. The findings can show the way to new treatments.

Publications

2023

Julia Åkesson, Sara Hojjati, Sandra Hellberg, Johanna Raffetseder, Mohsen Khademi, Robert Rynkowski, Ingrid Kockum, Claudio Altafini, Zelmina Lubovac-Pilav, Johan Mellergård, Maria Jenmalm, Fredrik Piehl, Tomas Olsson, Jan Ernerudh, Mika Gustafsson (2023) Proteomics reveal biomarkers for diagnosis, disease activity and long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis Nature Communications, Data for: Proteomics reveal biomarkers for diagnosis, disease activity and long-term disability outcomes in multiple sclerosis, Vol. 14, Article 6903 Continue to DOI
Alberto Zenere, Sandra Hellberg, Georgia Papapavlou Lingehed, Maria Svenvik, Johan Mellergård, Charlotte Dahle, Magnus Vrethem, Johanna Raffetseder, Mohsen Khademi, Tomas Olsson, Marie Blomberg, Maria Jenmalm, Claudio Altafini, Mika Gustafsson, Jan Ernerudh (2023) Prominent epigenetic and transcriptomic changes in CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells during and after pregnancy in women with multiple sclerosis and controls Journal of Neuroinflammation, Vol. 20, Article 98 Continue to DOI
Anna Jonsson Henningsson, Sandra Hellberg, Maria Lerm, Shumaila Sayyab (2023) Genome-wide DNA Methylation Profiling in Lyme Neuroborreliosis Reveals Altered Methylation Patterns of HLA Genes Journal of Infectious Diseases Continue to DOI

2022

Rasmus Magnusson, Olof Rundquist, Min Jung Kim, Sandra Hellberg, Chan Hyun Na, Mikael Benson, David Gomez-Cabrero, Ingrid Kockum, Jesper N. Tegner, Fredrik Piehl, Maja Jagodic, Johan Mellergård, Claudio Altafini, Jan Ernerudh, Maria Jenmalm, Colm Nestor, Min-Sik Kim, Mika Gustafsson (2022) RNA-sequencing and mass-spectrometry proteomic time-series analysis of T-cell differentiation identified multiple splice variants models that predicted validated protein biomarkers in inflammatory diseases Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, Vol. 9, Article 916128 Continue to DOI
Georgia Papapavlou Lingehed, Sandra Hellberg, Jesse Huang, Mohsen Khademi, Ingrid Kockum, Hanna Carlsson, Ivar Tjernberg, Maria Svenvik, Jonas Lind, Marie Blomberg, Magnus Vrethem, Johan Mellergård, Mika Gustafsson, Maria Jenmalm, Tomas Olsson, Jan Ernerudh (2022) Plasma protein profiling reveals dynamic immunomodulatory changes in multiple sclerosis patients during pregnancy Frontiers in Immunology, Vol. 13, Article 930947 Continue to DOI

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