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Eystein S. Husebye

Eystein S. Husebye

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Overview

Eystein S. Husebye is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with an emphasis on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Their work spans several subfields including Genetics, Immunology, Molecular Biology, and Surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to hormonal regulation and immune function. Key themes include adrenal hormones and disorders, hormonal regulation and hypertension, pituitary gland disorders and treatments, diabetes and associated disorders, T-cell and B-cell immunology, hormonal and reproductive studies, and immune cell function and interaction.

Recent notable publications by Eystein S. Husebye and frequent collaborators include:

  • Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19, 2020, Science
  • Human genetic and immunological determinants of critical COVID-19 pneumonia, 2022, Nature
  • Adrenal insufficiency, 2021, The Lancet
  • Preexisting autoantibodies to type I IFNs underlie critical COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with APS-1, 2021, The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • Studying severe long COVID to understand post-infectious disorders beyond COVID-19, 2022, Nature Medicine

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with the scientist are:

  • Marianne Øksnes
  • Anette S. B. Wolff
  • Bergithe E Oftedal
  • Sophie Bensing
  • Paal Methlie

Several publication venues have served as platforms for dissemination of their research, notably including:

  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • The Journal of Experimental Medicine

Their research addresses complex interactions within hormonal systems and the immune response with particular focus on diseases such as COVID-19 and adrenal insufficiency, illustrating an interdisciplinary approach bridging endocrinology with immunology and genetics.

Best Publications

  • Autoantibodies against type I IFNs in patients with life-threatening COVID-19.

    Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Lindsey B. Rosen;Qian Zhang;Eleftherios Michailidis

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.

    Stefan R. Bornstein;Bruno Allolio;Wiebke Arlt;Andreas Barthel

  • Gene Mutations in the Succinate Dehydrogenase Subunit SDHB Cause Susceptibility to Familial Pheochromocytoma and to Familial Paraganglioma

    Dewi Astuti;Farida Latif;Ashraf Dallol;Patricia L.M. Dahia

  • Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis in APECED or thymoma patients correlates with autoimmunity to Th17-associated cytokines

    Kai Kisand;Anette S. Bøe Wolff;Katarina Trebušak Podkrajšek;Liina Tserel

  • Autoantibodies neutralizing type I IFNs are present in ~ 4% of uninfected individuals over 70 years old and account for ~ 20% of COVID-19 deaths.

    Paul Bastard;Adrian Gervais;Adrian Gervais;Tom Le Voyer;Tom Le Voyer;Jérémie Rosain;Jérémie Rosain

  • Anti-Interferon Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Syndrome Type 1

    Anthony Meager;Kumuthini Visvalingam;Pärt Peterson;Kaidi Möll

  • Consensus statement on the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with primary adrenal insufficiency.

    E. S. Husebye;B. Allolio;W. Arlt;K. Badenhoop

  • Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndromes

    Eystein S. Husebye;Mark S. Anderson;Olle Kämpe

  • Clinical, Immunological, and Genetic Features of Autoimmune Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: Observations from a Norwegian Registry

    Martina M. Erichsen;Kristian Løvås;Kristian Løvås;Beate Skinningsrud;Beate Skinningsrud;Anette B. Wolff

  • Clinical manifestations and management of patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I

    Eystein S. Husebye;J. Perheentupa;R. Rautemaa;Olle Kämpe

  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 and NALP5, a parathyroid autoantigen

    Mohammad Alimohammadi;Peyman Björklund;Åsa Hallgren;Nora Pöntynen

  • Subjective health status in Norwegian patients with Addison's disease

    Kristian Løvås;Jon Håvard Loge;Eystein S. Husebye

  • AIRE-Deficient Patients Harbor Unique High-Affinity Disease-Ameliorating Autoantibodies

    Steffen Meyer;Martin Woodward;Christina Hertel;Philip Vlaicu

  • Preexisting autoantibodies to type I IFNs underlie critical COVID-19 pneumonia in patients with APS-1.

    Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Paul Bastard;Elizaveta Orlova;Leila Sozaeva;Romain Lévy;Romain Lévy

  • Prevalence and Clinical Associations of 10 Defined Autoantibodies in Autoimmune Polyendocrine Syndrome Type I

    Annika Söderbergh;Anne Grethe Myhre;Anne Grethe Myhre;Olov Ekwall;Gennet Gebre-Medhin

  • High prevalence and increasing incidence of Addison's disease in western Norway

    Kristian Løvås;Eystein S. Husebye

  • Normal overall mortality rate in Addison's disease, but young patients are at risk of premature death.

    Martina M Erichsen;Kristian Løvås;Kristian J Fougner;Johan Svartberg

  • Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 in Norway: phenotypic variation, autoantibodies, and novel mutations in the autoimmune regulator gene.

    Anette S. B. Wolff;Martina M. Erichsen;Anthony Meager;Ng’weina Francis Magitta;Ng’weina Francis Magitta

  • Dominant Mutations in the Autoimmune Regulator AIRE Are Associated with Common Organ-Specific Autoimmune Diseases.

    Bergithe E. Oftedal;Alexander Hellesen;Alexander Hellesen;Martina M. Erichsen;Eirik Bratland

  • AIRE Mutations and Human Leukocyte Antigen Genotypes as Determinants of the Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy Phenotype

    Maria Halonen;Petra Eskelin;Anne-Grethe Myhre;Jaakko Perheentupa

Frequent Co-Authors

Simon H. S. Pearce
Simon H. S. Pearce Newcastle University
Anthony Meager
Anthony Meager National Institute for Biological Standards and Control
Corrado Betterle
Corrado Betterle University of Padua
Pärt Peterson
Pärt Peterson University of Tartu
Kai Kisand
Kai Kisand University of Tartu
Mark S. Anderson
Mark S. Anderson University of California, San Francisco
Jan Haavik
Jan Haavik University of Bergen
Marcus Quinkler
Marcus Quinkler Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Torgeir Flatmark
Torgeir Flatmark University of Bergen
Nick Willcox
Nick Willcox University of Oxford

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