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Björn Dahlbäck

Björn Dahlbäck

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Biology and Biochemistry
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
110
Citations
43539
World Ranking
971
National Ranking
18

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Björn Dahlbäck is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on hematology. Their research spans various subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, genetics, internal medicine, and surgery. Their work centers notably on blood coagulation and thrombosis mechanisms, hemophilia treatment and research, and the diagnosis and management of venous thromboembolism.

Their recent scholarly papers cover a range of topics and were published in multiple respected journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Genetic risk factors for venous thromboembolism" (2020) in Expert Review of Hematology
  • "Reduced Apolipoprotein M and Adverse Outcomes Across the Spectrum of Human Heart Failure" (2020) in Circulation
  • "Diagnosis and management of severe congenital protein C deficiency (SCPCD): Communication from the SSC of the ISTH" (2022) in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • "Classic Thrombophilias and Thrombotic Risk Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Population-Based Cohort Study" (2022) in Journal of the American Heart Association
  • "The preAR2 region (1458-1492) in factor V-Short is crucial for the synergistic TFPIα-cofactor activity with protein S and the assembly of a trimolecular factor Xa-inhibitory complex comprising FV-Short, protein S, and TFPIα" (2021) in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Björn Dahlbäck has published multiple papers in key journals such as:

  • Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
  • Expert Review of Hematology
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Their collaborative work includes frequent coauthorship with colleagues Sinh Tran, Adrian Minford, Maha Othman, Christoph Male, and Rezan A. Kadir, reflecting a network of ongoing partnerships in their research community.

Key research topics covered in their work include:

  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Hemophilia Treatment and Research
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management

This body of research contributes to a detailed understanding of hematologic and cardiovascular disorders with emphasis on coagulation pathways, genetic thrombophilias, and associated clinical implications.

Best Publications

  • Familial thrombophilia due to a previously unrecognized mechanism characterized by poor anticoagulant response to activated protein C: prediction of a cofactor to activated protein C.

    Bjorn Dahlback;Magnus Carlsson;Peter J. Svensson

  • Resistance to activated protein C as a basis for venous thrombosis.

    Peter J. Svensson;Bjorn Dahlback

  • Inherited thrombophilia: Part 1.

    David A. Lane;Pier M. Mannucci;Kenneth A. Bauer;Rogier M. Bertina

  • Endothelium-protective sphingosine-1-phosphate provided by HDL-associated apolipoprotein M.

    Christina Christoffersen;Hideru Obinata;Sunil B. Kumaraswamy;Sylvain Galvani

  • Identification of the same factor V gene mutation in 47 out of 50 thrombosis-prone families with inherited resistance to activated protein C

    Bengt Zöller;P J Svensson;X He;Björn Dahlbäck

  • Linkage between inherited resistance to activated protein C and factor V gene mutation in venous thrombosis

    Bengt Zöller;Björn Dahlbäck

  • Inactivation of human coagulation factor V by activated protein C.

    K Suzuki;J Stenflo;B Dahlbäck;B Teodorsson

  • Deficiency or inhibition of Gas6 causes platelet dysfunction and protects mice against thrombosis.

    Anne Angelillo-Scherrer;Pablo Garcia de Frutos;Cristina Aparicio;Els Melis

  • Thrombotic risk during pregnancy: a population study.

    Pelle Lindqvist;Björn Dahlbäck;Karel Marŝál

  • High molecular weight complex in human plasma between vitamin K-dependent protein S and complement component C4b-binding protein.

    Bjorn Dahlback;Johan Stenflo

  • Protein S and C4b-binding protein: components involved in the regulation of the protein C anticoagulant system.

    Björn Dahlbäck

  • Inherited resistance to activated protein C is corrected by anticoagulant cofactor activity found to be a property of factor V.

    Bjorn Dahlback;Bergisa Hildebrand

  • INHERITED THROMBOPHILIA: RESISTANCE TO ACTIVATED PROTEIN C AS A PATHOGENIC FACTOR OF VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM

    B Dahlback

  • Advances in understanding pathogenic mechanisms of thrombophilic disorders

    Björn Dahlbäck

  • Resistance to activated protein C as an additional genetic risk factor in hereditary deficiency of protein S

    B Zoller;A Berntsdotter;P Garcia de Frutos;B Dahlback

  • A Novel Human Apolipoprotein (apoM)

    Ning Xu;Björn Dahlbäck

  • Factor V and protein S as synergistic cofactors to activated protein C in degradation of factor VIIIa.

    Lei Shen;B. Dahlbäck

  • Gas6 and protein S. Vitamin K-dependent ligands for the Axl receptor tyrosine kinase subfamily.

    Sassan Hafizi;Björn Dahlbäck

  • Inhibition of protein Ca cofactor function of human and bovine protein S by C4b-binding protein.

    B Dahlbäck

  • Regulation of Blood Coagulation by the Protein C Anticoagulant Pathway: Novel Insights Into Structure-Function Relationships and Molecular Recognition

    Björn Dahlbäck;Bruno O Villoutreix

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno O. Villoutreix
Bruno O. Villoutreix Université Paris Cité
Anna M. Blom
Anna M. Blom Lund University
David Lane
David Lane Imperial College London
Johan Stenflo
Johan Stenflo Lund University
Sara Linse
Sara Linse Lund University
Erik Berntorp
Erik Berntorp Lund University
Gunnar Lindahl
Gunnar Lindahl Lund University
Inga Marie Nilsson
Inga Marie Nilsson Lund University
Kristina Sundquist
Kristina Sundquist Lund University
Jan Sundquist
Jan Sundquist Lund University

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