• Complement Activation in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome 

      Grinde, Dina; Aresvik, Dina Mikhailovna; Øverland, Torstein; Lima, Kari; Schjalm, Camilla; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Abrahamsen, Tore G (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-09)
      The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2 del), also known as DiGeorge syndrome, is a genetic disorder with an estimated incidence of 1:3000 to 1:6000 births. These patients may suffer from affection of many organ systems with cardiac malformations, immunodeficiency, hypoparathyroidism, autoimmunity, palate anomalies, and psychiatric disorders being the most frequent. The importance of the complement ...
    • Impact of extensive antibiotic treatment on faecal carriage of antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria in children in a low resistance prevalence setting 

      Knudsen, Per Kristian; Brandtzæg, Petter; Høiby, Ernst Arne; Bohlin, Jon; Samuelsen, Ørjan; Steinbakk, Martin; Abrahamsen, Tore G; Müller, Fredrik; Gammelsrud, Karianne Wiger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-07)
      We prospectively studied the consequences of extensive antibiotic treatment on faecal carriage of antibiotic-resistant enterobacteria in a cohort of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and a cohort of children with cancer compared to healthy children with no or low antibiotic exposure. The study was conducted in Norway in a low resistance prevalence setting. Sixty longitudinally collected faecal ...