• Low Back Pain With Persistent Radiculopathy; the Clinical Role of Genetic Variants in the Genes SOX5, CCDC26/GSDMC and DCC 

      Lie, Marie; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Heuch, Ingrid; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Gjerstad, Johannes; Hasvik, Eivind Olay; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Grotle, Margreth; Matre, Dagfinn; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Nilsen, Kristian Bernhard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In a recently published genome-wide association study (GWAS) chronic back pain was associated with three loci; SOX5, CCDC26/GSDMC and DCC. This GWAS was based on a heterogeneous sample of back pain disorders, and it is ...
    • Mapping of pituitary stress-induced gene regulation connects Nrcam to negative emotions 

      Olsen, Maria Belland; Sannes, Ann-Christin; Yang, Kuan; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Einarsen, Ståle Valvatne; Christensen, Jan Olav; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjørås, Magnar; Gjerstad, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Environmental stressors such as repeated social defeat may initiate powerful activation of subconscious parts of the brain. Here, we examine the consequences of such stress (induced by resident-intruder paradigm) on the ...
    • The MMP9 rs17576 A>G polymorphism is associated with increased lumbopelvic pain-intensity in pregnant women 

      Mahmood, Aqsa; Moen, Aurora Lie; Stafne, Signe Nilssen; Robinson, Hilde Stendal; Vøllestad, Nina Køpke; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Mørkved, Siv; Gjerstad, Johannes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background and aims: Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) is an enzyme that may affect degradation of several extracellular matrix (ECM) components in the pelvic ligaments during pregnancy. Previous studies indicate that ...