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Jörgen Wieslander

Jörgen Wieslander

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11906
World Ranking
12042
National Ranking
178

Overview

Jörgen Wieslander is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and works primarily in the fields of immunology and microbiology, with a focused expertise in immunology. Their research covers topics related to the complement system in diseases.

The scientist has contributed to the academic literature with publications in journals such as Viruses. A notable recent paper titled Memories of Bob Sim-Genius Complementologist and Cheerful Travel Companion was published in 2021 in the journal Viruses.

Throughout their research career, Jörgen Wieslander has collaborated frequently with other researchers. Their known frequent co-authors include:

  • Reinhard Würzner
  • Francesco Saverio Tedesco
  • Peter Garred
  • Tom Eirik Mollnes
  • Lennart Truedsson

Their scientific contributions primarily focus on the study of the complement system in diseases, with documented publications addressing this area.

Best Publications

  • International Consensus Statement on Testing and Reporting of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA)

    Judy Savige;David Gillis;Elizabeth Benson;David Davies

  • X-linked Alport Syndrome Natural History in 195 Families and Genotype- Phenotype Correlations in Males

    Jean Philippe Jais;Bertrand Knebelmann;Iannis Giatras;Mario De Marchi

  • Identification of the Goodpasture antigen as the alpha 3(IV) chain of collagen IV.

    J. Saus;J. Wieslander;J. P. M. Langeveld;S. Quinones

  • X-Linked Alport Syndrome: Natural History and Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in Girls and Women Belonging to 195 Families: A "European Community Alport Syndrome Concerted Action" study

    Jean Philippe Jais;Bertrand Knebelmann;Iannis Giatras;Mario De Marchi

  • Molecular Architecture of the Goodpasture Autoantigen in Anti-GBM Nephritis

    Vadim Pedchenko;Olga Bondar;Agnes B. Fogo;Roberto Vanacore

  • Relapse rate, renal survival, and cancer morbidity in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis or microscopic polyangiitis with renal involvement

    Kerstin W. A. Westman;Per G. Bygren;Hakan Olsson;Jonas Ranstam

  • Functional analysis of the classical, alternative, and MBL pathways of the complement system: standardization and validation of a simple ELISA

    M.A. Seelen;A. Roos;J. Wieslander;T.E. Mollnes

  • Localization of the Goodpasture epitope to a novel chain of basement membrane collagen.

    R. J. Butkowski;J. P. M. Langeveld;J. Wieslander;J. Hamilton

  • Goodpasture antigen of the glomerular basement membrane: localization to noncollagenous regions of type IV collagen

    Jorgen Wieslander;Jon F. Barr;Ralph J. Butkowski;Shelly J. Edwards

  • Expression of glomerular extracellular matrix components in human diabetic nephropathy: decrease of heparan sulphate in the glomerular basement membrane

    J T Tamsma;J van den Born;J A Bruijn;K J Assmann

  • Circulating antibodies to mouse laminin in Chagas disease, American cutaneous leishmaniasis, and normal individuals recognize terminal galactosyl(alpha 1-3)-galactose epitopes.

    Harry Towbin;Gunther Rosenfelder;Jorgen Wieslander;Jose Luis Avila

  • Multicenter prospective study of the humoral autoimmune response in bullous pemphigoid

    Giovanni Di Zenzo;Sybille Thoma-Uszynski;Lionel Fontao;Valentina Calabresi

  • Physical and immunochemical studies of the globular domain of type IV collagen. Cryptic properties of the Goodpasture antigen.

    J Wieslander;J Langeveld;R Butkowski;M Jodlowski

  • Properties of the globular domain of type IV collagen and its relationship to the Goodpasture antigen.

    R J Butkowski;J Wieslander;B J Wisdom;J F Barr

  • The PiZ gene of α1-antitrypsin as a determinant of outcome in PR3-ANCA-positive vasculitis

    Mårten Segelmark;Abdul Nasser Elzouki;Jörgen Wieslander;Sten Eriksson

  • Binding and inhibition of myeloperoxidase (MPO): a major function of ceruloplasmin?

    Mårten Segelmark;B Persson;Thomas Hellmark;Jörgen Wieslander

  • Biology of disease. Goodpasture syndrome: molecular architecture and function of basement membrane antigen

    B. G. Hudson;J. Wieslander;B. J. Wisdom;M. E. Noelken

  • Isolation of the specific glomerular basement membrane antigen involved in Goodpasture syndrome.

    Jorgen Wieslander;Per Bygren;Dick Heinegard

  • Strong link between the alpha1‐antitrypsin PiZ allele and Wegener's granulomatosis

    A.‐N. Y. Elzouki;M. Segelmark;J. Wieslander;S. Eriksson

  • Evaluation of capture ELISA for detection of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies directed against proteinase 3 in Wegener's granulomatosis: first results from a multicentre study

    Elena Csernok;Julia Holle;Bernhard Hellmich;Jan Willem

Frequent Co-Authors

Mårten Segelmark
Mårten Segelmark Lund University
Dick Heinegård
Dick Heinegård Lund University
Billy G. Hudson
Billy G. Hudson Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Allan Wiik
Allan Wiik Statens Serum Institut
Diana Karpman
Diana Karpman Lund University
José R. Penadés
José R. Penadés Imperial College London
Charles D. Pusey
Charles D. Pusey Imperial College London
Peter Garred
Peter Garred University of Copenhagen
Alessandra Renieri
Alessandra Renieri University of Siena
Corinne Antignac
Corinne Antignac Institut Imagine

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