• Adiposity and asthma in adults: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization analysis of the HUNT Study 

      Sun, Yi-Qian; Brumpton, Ben Michael; Langhammer, Arnulf; Chen, Yue; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Mai, Xiao-Mei (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background We aimed to investigate the potential causal associations of adiposity with asthma overall, asthma by atopic status or by levels of symptom control in a large adult population and stratified by sex. We also ...
    • Stratification by interferon-γ release assay level predicts risk of incident TB 

      Winje, Brita Askeland; White, Richard Aubrey; Syre, Heidi; Skutlaberg, Dag Harald; Oftung, Fredrik; Mengshoel, Anne Torunn; Blix, Hege Salvesen; Brantsæter, Arne Broch; Holter, Ellen; Handal, Nina; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Afset, Jan Egil; Kran, Anne-Marte Bakken (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Introduction Targeted testing and treatment of latent TB infection (LTBI) are priorities on the global health agenda, but LTBI management remains challenging. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the QuantiFERON ...