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Benedicte A. Lie

Benedicte A. Lie

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Microbiology
Norway
2026

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Microbiology

D-Index
66
Citations
14436
World Ranking
2419
National Ranking
9

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Benedicte A. Lie is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway. Their research spans several fields, predominantly within Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work extensively covers subfields such as Immunology, Rheumatology, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Oncology.

The main research topics that Benedicte A. Lie has contributed to include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders
  • Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Their recent published papers showcase a range of research interests and collaborations over the past few years:

  • The influence of HLA genotype on the severity of COVID-19 infection, 2021, published in HLA
  • Multiomics analysis of rheumatoid arthritis yields sequence variants that have large effects on risk of the seropositive subset, 2022, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Molecular pathways in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus revealed by gene-centred DNA sequencing, 2020, published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • T cells targeted to TdT kill leukemic lymphoblasts while sparing normal lymphocytes, 2021, published in Nature Biotechnology
  • Small extracellular vesicles have distinct CD81 and CD9 tetraspanin expression profiles in plasma from rheumatoid arthritis patients, 2023, published in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

Benedicte A. Lie has frequently published in several scientific venues, with the most common being:

  • Frontiers in Immunology (4 publications)
  • HLA (3 publications)
  • Scientific Reports (3 publications)
  • BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (3 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (3 publications)

The scientist also maintains collaborative relationships with several frequent co-authors who have contributed significantly alongside them, including:

  • Siri T. Flåm (15 joint publications)
  • Marte K. Viken (12 joint publications)
  • Monica Wigemyr (6 joint publications)
  • Lars Christian Haugli Bråten (6 joint publications)
  • John-Anker Zwart (6 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Analysis of immune-related loci identifies 48 new susceptibility variants for multiple sclerosis

    Ashley H. Beecham;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Nikolaos A. Patsopoulos;Dionysia K. Xifara;Mary F. Davis

  • Identification of multiple risk variants for ankylosing spondylitis through high-density genotyping of immune-related loci.

    A Cortes;J Hadler;J P Pointon

  • Genome-wide association study of systemic sclerosis identifies CD247 as a new susceptibility locus

    Timothy R.D.J. Radstake;Olga Y Gorlova;Blanca Rueda;Jose Ezequiel Martin

  • Genome-Wide Association Analysis in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

    Tom H. Karlsen;Andre Franke;Espen Melum;Arthur Kaser

  • Celiac disease genetics: current concepts and practical applications.

    Ludvig M. Sollid;Benedicte A. Lie

  • Major histocompatibility complex associations of ankylosing spondylitis are complex and involve further epistasis with ERAP1.

    Adrian Cortes;Sara L. Pulit;Paul J. Leo;Jenny J. Pointon

  • Genome-wide Pleiotropy Between Parkinson Disease and Autoimmune Diseases.

    Aree Witoelar;Iris E. Jansen;Yunpeng Wang;Rahul S. Desikan

  • Meta-analysis of shared genetic architecture across ten pediatric autoimmune diseases

    Yun R Li;Jin Li;Sihai D Zhao;Sihai D Zhao;Jonathan P Bradfield

  • HLA associated genetic predisposition to autoimmune diseases: Genes involved and possible mechanisms.

    Erik Thorsby;Benedicte A. Lie

  • Identification of novel genetic markers associated with clinical phenotypes of systemic sclerosis through a genome-wide association strategy

    Olga Gorlova;Jose Ezequiel Martin;Blanca Rueda;Bobby P C Koeleman

  • A coding polymorphism in NALP1 confers risk for autoimmune Addison's disease and type 1 diabetes.

    N F Magitta;N F Magitta;A S Bøe Wolff;S Johansson;B Skinningsrud

  • Genetic pleiotropy between multiple sclerosis and schizophrenia but not bipolar disorder : differential involvement of immune-related gene loci

    O A Andreassen;O A Andreassen;O A Andreassen;H F Harbo;Y Wang;W K Thompson

  • The predisposition to type 1 diabetes linked to the human leukocyte antigen complex includes at least one non-class II gene

    Benedicte A. Lie;John A. Todd;Flemming Pociot;Jørn Nerup

  • Prediction of radiographic progression in rheumatoid arthritis and the role of antibodies against mutated citrullinated vimentin: results from a 10-year prospective study

    S. W. Syversen;G. L. Goll;D. van der Heijde;R. Landewe

  • Association analysis of the interleukin 17A gene in Caucasian rheumatoid arthritis patients from Norway and New Zealand

    Gry B. N. Nordang;Marte K. Viken;Jade E. Hollis-Moffatt;Tony R. Merriman

  • Risk for myasthenia gravis maps to a (151) Pro→Ala change in TNIP1 and to human leukocyte antigen-B*08.

    Peter K. Gregersen;Roman Kosoy;Annette T. Lee;Janine Lamb

  • Association analysis of the 1858C>T polymorphism in the PTPN22 gene in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other autoimmune diseases

    M K Viken;S S Amundsen;T K Kvien;K M Boberg

  • Genes in the HLA class I region may contribute to the HLA class II‐associated genetic susceptibility to multiple sclerosis

    H.F. Harbo;B.A. Lie;S. Sawcer;E.G. Celius

  • HLA complex genes in type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases. Which genes are involved

    Dag E. Undlien;Benedicte A. Lie;Erik Thorsby

  • GWAS for systemic sclerosis identifies multiple risk loci and highlights fibrotic and vasculopathy pathways

    Elena López-Isac;Marialbert Acosta-Herrera;Martin Kerick;Shervin Assassi

  • Identification of multiple risk variants for ankylosing spondylitis through high-density genotyping of immune-related loci

    A. Cortes;J. Hadler;J.P. Pointon;P.C. Robinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Hanne F. Harbo
Hanne F. Harbo Oslo University Hospital
Erik Thorsby
Erik Thorsby Oslo University Hospital
Tom H. Karlsen
Tom H. Karlsen Oslo University Hospital
Kjell-Morten Myhr
Kjell-Morten Myhr University of Bergen
Øystein Førre
Øystein Førre Oslo University Hospital
Kirsten Muri Boberg
Kirsten Muri Boberg University of Oslo
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
Tore K. Kvien
Tore K. Kvien University of Oslo
Ingrid Kockum
Ingrid Kockum Karolinska Institute
Pål R. Njølstad
Pål R. Njølstad University of Bergen

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