• Assessing the role of genome-wide DNA methylation between smoking and risk of lung cancer using repeated measurements: the HUNT Study 

      Sun, Yi-Qian; Richmond, Rebecca C.; Suderman, Matthew; Min, Josine L; Battram, Thomas; Flatberg, Arnar; Beisvag, Vidar; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Guida, Florence; Jiang, Lin; Wahl, Sissel Gyrid Freim; Langhammer, Arnulf; Skorpen, Frank; Walker, Rosie M; Bretherick, Andrew D; Zeng, Yanni; Chen, Yue; Johansson, Mattias; Sandanger, Torkjel M; Relton, Caroline L; Mai, Xiao-Mei (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: It is unclear if smoking-related DNA methylation represents a causal pathway between smoking and risk of lung cancer. We sought to identify novel smoking-related DNA methylation sites in blood, with repeated ...
    • Assessment of a Conserved TQ-site and PP4bm in the Probable Helicase Senataxin 

      Drilsvik, Thea (Master thesis, 2022)
      R-løkker er tretrådede nukleinsyrestrukturer bestående av en RNA:DNA-hybrid og en enkel DNA-tråd som er sløyfet ut Deregulerte R-løkker er linket til flere alvorlige sykdommer og er assosiert med de fleste typer kreft. ...
    • Associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level with incidence of lung cancer and histologic types in Norwegian adults: a case-cohort analysis of the HUNT study 

      Sun, Yi-Qian; Langhammer, Arnulf; Wu, Chunsen; Skorpen, Frank; Chen, Yue; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Mai, Xiao-Mei (Journal article, 2017)
      Background: Previous prospective studies have shown inconsistent associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level and lung cancer incidence. The aim of the present study was to explore the associations of ...
    • Cancer cachexia associates with a systemic autophagy-inducing activity mimicked by cancer cell-derived IL-6 trans-signaling 

      Pettersen, Kristine; Andersen, Sonja Benedikte; Degen, simone; Tadini, Valentina; Grosjean, Joel; Hatakeyama, Shinji; Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu; Moestue, Siver Andreas; Kim, Jana; Nonstad, Unni; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Skorpen, Frank; Sørhaug, Sveinung; Amundsen, Tore; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Strasser, Florian; Stephens, Nathan; Hoem, Dag; Molven, Anders; Kaasa, Stein; Fearon, Kenneth; Jacobi, Carsten; Bjørkøy, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The majority of cancer patients with advanced disease experience weight loss, including loss of lean body mass. Severe weight loss is characteristic for cancer cachexia, a condition that significantly impairs functional ...
    • Common variants show predicted polygenic effects on height in the tails of the distribution, except in extremely short individuals 

      Chan, Y; Holmen, Oddgeir; Dauber, A; Vatten, Lars Johan; Havulinna, AS; Skorpen, Frank; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Silander, K; Nguyen, Thutrang T; Willer, C; Boehnke, M; Perola, M; Palotie, A; Salomaa, V; Hveem, Kristian; Frayling, TM; Hirschhorn, JN; Weedon, MN (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Common genetic variants have been shown to explain a fraction of the inherited variation for many common diseases and quantitative traits, including height, a classic polygenic trait. The extent to which common variation ...
    • Depression and anxiety in relation to catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met genotype in the general population: The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) 

      Bækken, Petter; Skorpen, Frank; Stordal, Eystein; Zwart, John-Anker; Hagen, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      Background: The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene contains a functional polymorphism, Val158Met, which has been linked to anxiety and depression, but previous results are not conclusive. The aim of the present ...
    • Exploring Biomarkers for Weight Loss in Cancer Cachexia: The Prognostic Value of Serum sP-selectin, Activin A and Autophagy-stimulatory Activity 

      Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu (Master thesis, 2012)
      Cancer cachexia is an extremely devastating wasting syndrome that adversely influences treatment response, quality of life and survival rates of patients. It involves severe metabolic imbalance resulting in progressive ...
    • Gene expression differences between PAXgene and Tempus blood RNA tubes are highly reproducible between independent samples and biobanks 

      Skogholt, Anne Heidi; Ryeng, Einar; Erlandsen, Sten Even; Skorpen, Frank; Arentz Schønberg, Svanhild Margrethe; Sætrom, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background Gene expression profiling from blood is sensitive to technology choices. For example, the main blood RNA collection systems—the PAXgene and Tempus tubes—differently influence RNA expression signatures. The aim ...
    • Genetic and Non-genetic Factors Associated WithConstipation in Cancer Patients Receiving Opioids 

      Laugsand, Eivor Alette; Skorpen, Frank; Kaasa, Stein; Sabatowski, Rainer; Strasser, Florian; Fayers, Peter; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Objectives: To examine whether the inter-individual variation in constipation among patients receiving opioids for cancer pain is associated with genetic or non-genetic factors. Methods: Cancer patients receiving ...
    • Genetic variation and cognitive dysfunction in opioid-treated patients with cancer 

      Kurita, Geana Paula; Ekholm, Ola; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål; Skorpen, Frank; Sjøgren, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Background and purpose The effects of single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on the cognitive function of opioid‐treated patients with cancer until now have not been explored, but they could potentially be related to ...
    • Health care providers underestimate symptom intensities of cancer patients: A multicenter European study 

      Laugsand, Eivor Alette; Sprangers, Mirjam A. G.; Bjordal, Kristin; Skorpen, Frank; Kaasa, Stein; Klepstad, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Background: Many patients with advanced cancer depend upon health care providers for symptom assessment. The extent of agreement between patient and provider symptom assessments and the association of agreement with ...
    • Identification of genetic polymorphisms modulating nausea and vomiting in two series of opioid-treated cancer patients 

      Colombo, Francesca; Pintarelli, Giulia; Galvan, Antonella; Noci, Sara; Corli, Oscar; Skorpen, Frank; Klepstad, Pål; Kaasa, Stein; Pigni, Alessandra; Brunelli, Cinzia; Roberto, Anna; Piazza, Rocco; Pirola, Alessandra; Gambacorti-Passerini, Carlo; Caraceni, Augusto Tomasso Giovanni (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Nausea and vomiting are often associated with opioid analgesia in cancer patients; however, only a subset of patients develop such side effects. Here, we tested the hypothesis that the occurrence of nausea and vomiting is ...
    • Influence of common genetic variation on lung cancer risk: meta-analysis of 14 900 cases and 29 485 controls 

      Timofeeva, M N; Hung, R J; Rafnar, T; Christiani, D C; Field, J K; Bickeboller, H; Risch, A; McKay, J D; Wang, Y; Dai, J; Gaborieau, V; McLaughlin, J; Brenner, D; Narod, S A; Caporaso, NE.; Albanes, D; Thun, M; Eisen, T; Wichmann, H E; Rosenberger, A; Han, Y; Chen, W; Zhu, D; Spitz, M; Wu, X; Pande, M; Zhao, Y; Zaridze, D; Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N; Lissowska, J; Rudnai, P; Fabianova, E; Mates, D; Bencko, V; Foretova, L; Janout, V; Krokan, Hans Einar; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Skorpen, Frank; Vatten, Lars Johan; Njølstad, Inger; Chen, C; Goodman, G; Lathrop, M; Benhamou, S; Vooder, T; Valk, K; Nelis, M; Metspalu, Andres; Raji, O; Chen, Y; Gosney, J; Liloglou, T; Muley, T; Dienemann, H; Thorleifsson, G; Shen, H.; Stefansson, Kari; Brennan, Paul; Amos, C I; Houlston, Richard; Landi, M T (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
    • Investigating the causal effect of smoking on hay fever and asthma: A Mendelian randomization meta-analysis in the CARTA consortium 

      Skaaby, Tea; Taylor, Amy E; Jacobsen, Rikke K.; Paternoster, Lavinia; Thuesen, Betina H.; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer S.; Larsen, Sofus C.; Zhou, Ang; Wong, Andrew; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Flexeder, Claudia; Männistö, Satu; Hardy, Rebecca; Kuh, Diana; Barry, Sarah J.; Møllehave, Line Tang; Cerqueira, Charlotte; Friedrich, Nele; Bonten, Tobias N.; Noordam, Raymond; Mook-Kanamori, Dennis O.; Taube, Christian; Jessen, Leon E.; McConnachie, Alex; Sattar, Naveed; Upton, Mark N.; McSharry, Charles; Bønnelykke, Klaus; Bisgaard, Hans; Schulz, Holger; Strauch, Konstantin; Meitinger, Thomas; Peters, Annette; Grallert, Harald; Nohr, Ellen A.; Kivimäki, Mika; Kumari, Meena; Völker, Uwe; Nauck, Matthias; Völzke, Henry; Power, Chris; Hyppönen, Elina; Hansen, Torben; Jørgensen, Torben; Pedersen, Oluf; Salomaa, Veikko; Grarup, Niels; Langhammer, Arnulf; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Skorpen, Frank; Kaprio, Jaakko; Munafò, Marcus R.; Linneberg, Allan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Observational studies on smoking and risk of hay fever and asthma have shown inconsistent results. However, observational studies may be biased by confounding and reverse causation. Mendelian randomization uses genetic ...
    • Investigating the possible causal association of smoking with depression and anxiety using Mendelian randomisation meta-analysis: the CARTA consortium 

      Taylor, Amy E; Fluharty, Meg; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Gabrielsen, Maiken Elvestad; Skorpen, Frank; Marioni, Riccardo R.; Campbell, A.; Engmann, J; Mirza, Saira Saeed; Loukola, A.; Laatikainen, Tiina; Partonen, Timo; Kaakinen, Marika; Ducci, Francesca; Cavadino, Alana; Husemoen, Lise Lotte N; Ahluwalia, Tarunveer Singh; Jacobsen, Rikke Kart; Skaaby, Tea; Ebstrup, Jeanette Frost; Mortensen, Erik Lykke; Minica, Camelia C; Vink, Jacqueline; Willemsen, Gonneke; Marques-Vidal, Pedro; Dale, Caroline E; Amuzu, Antoinette; Lennon, Lucy; Lahti, J; Palotie, Aarno; Räikkönen, K; Wong, Andrew; Paternoster, Lavinia; Wong, Angelita Pui-Yee; Horwood, L John; Murphy, Michael; Johnstone, Elaine; Kennedy, Martin A; Pausova, Zdenka; Paus, Tomas; Ben-Shlomo, Yoav; Nohr, Ellen A; Kuh, Diana; Kivimaki, Mika; Eriksson, Johan G; Morris, Richard W; Casas, Juan Pablo; Preisig, Martin; Boomsma, Dorret I; Linneberg, Allan; Power, Chris; Hypponen, Elina; Veijola, J; Järvelin, Marjo-Riitta; Korhonen, T.; Tiemeier, H; Kumari, Meena; Porteous, David J.; Hayward, Caroline; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Smith, George Davey; Munafo, Marcus R (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Objectives: To investigate whether associations of smoking with depression and anxiety are likely to be causal, using a Mendelian randomisation approach. Design: Mendelian randomisation meta-analyses using a genetic ...
    • Is there a genetic cause of appetite loss? - An explorative study in 1853 cancer patients 

      Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Fayers, Peter; Fladvad, Torill; Tan, Ben; Skorpen, Frank; Fearon, Kenneth C.; Baracos, Vickie; Klepstad, Pål; Strasser, Florian; Kaasa, Stein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Background Appetite loss has a major impact on cancer patients. It is exceedingly prevalent, is a prognostic indicator and is associated with inferior quality of life. Cachexia is a multi‐factorial syndrome defined by a ...
    • No association between chronic musculoskeletal complaints and Val158Met polymorphism in the Catechol-O-methyltransferase gene. The HUNT Study 

      Hagen, Knut; Pettersen, Elin; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Skorpen, Frank; Zwart, John-Anker (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-05-04)
      Background: The Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene contains a functional polymorphism, Val158Met, that has been found to influence human pain perception. In one study fibromyalgia was less likely among those with ...
    • P-selectin genotype is associated with the development of cancer cachexia 

      Tan, Benjamin HL; Fladvad, Torill; Braun, TP; Vigano, Antonio A.L.; Strasser, Florian; Deans, DAC; Skipworth, R.J.; Skeidsvoll, Tora Lång; Damaraju, S; Ross, JA; Kaasa, Stein; Marks, DL; Baracos, Vickie; Skorpen, Frank; Fearon, Kenneth C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The variable predisposition to cachexia may, in part, be due to the interaction of host genotype. We analyzed 129 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 80 genes for association with cachexia based on degree of weight ...
    • Power comparisons and clinical meaning of outcome measures in assessing treatment effect in cancer cachexia: secondary analysis from a randomised pilot multimodal intervention trial 

      Balstad, Trude Rakel; Brunelli, Cinzia; Pettersen, Caroline Hild; Schønberg, Svanhild Margrethe Arentz; Skorpen, Frank; Fallon, Marie T.; Kaasa, Stein; Bye, Asta; Laird, Barry J. A.; Stene, Guro Birgitte; Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: New clinical trials in cancer cachexia are essential and outcome measures with high responsiveness to detect meaningful changes are crucial. This secondary analysis from a multimodal intervention trial estimates ...