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Kjell-Morten Myhr

Kjell-Morten Myhr

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Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
23643
World Ranking
17527
National Ranking
91

Overview

Kjell-Morten Myhr is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has contributed extensively to research in the field of medicine. Their work primarily focuses on multiple sclerosis and related neurological conditions, as reflected in numerous publications spanning immunology, pathology, and molecular biology.

Their recent papers cover a range of topics relevant to multiple sclerosis and neuroimmunology:

  • Humoral immunity to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in multiple sclerosis: the relevance of time since last rituximab infusion and first experience from sporadic revaccinations, 2021, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Relationship Between White Matter Lesions and Gray Matter Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis, 2022, Neurology
  • Safety and efficacy of rituximab as first- and second line treatment in multiple sclerosis - A cohort study, 2021, Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental Translational and Clinical
  • Cuprizone and EAE mouse frontal cortex proteomics revealed proteins altered in multiple sclerosis, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Incidence of cancer in multiple sclerosis before and after the treatment era- a registry- based cohort study, 2021, Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kjell-Morten Myhr include:

  • Øivind Torkildsen
  • Stig Wergeland
  • Trygve Holmøy
  • Jan Aarseth
  • Lars Bø

Key publication venues where they have regularly contributed are:

  • Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental Translational and Clinical
  • Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening

Their main fields of study comprise medicine, with significant specialization in:

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Immunology
  • Oncology
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology

The primary research topics addressed include:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Polyomavirus and related diseases
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases

Best Publications

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • 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

  • Effect of glatiramer acetate on conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis in patients with clinically isolated syndrome (PreCISe study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    G. Comi;V. Martinelli;M. Rodegher;L. Moiola

  • Quality of life in multiple sclerosis: measuring the disease effects more broadly.

    Monica W. Nortvedt;Trond Riise;Kjell–Morten Myhr;Harald I. Nyland

  • A high-density screen for linkage in multiple sclerosis.

    Sawcer S;Ban M;Maranian M;Yeo Tw

  • Depression and anxiety amongst multiple sclerosis patients.

    A. G. Beiske;E. Svensson;E. Svensson;I. Sandanger;B. Czujko

  • Conversion from clinically isolated syndrome to multiple sclerosis: A large multicentre study

    J. Kuhle;G. Disanto;R. Dobson;R. Adiutori

  • The cuprizone model for demyelination

    Ø. Torkildsen;L. A. Brunborg;K.-M. Myhr;K.-M. Myhr;L. Bø;L. Bø

  • Disease-modifying treatments for multiple sclerosis - a review of approved medications.

    Øivind Torkildsen;Kjell-Morten Myhr;Kjell-Morten Myhr;Lars Bø;Lars Bø

  • IL-6: an early marker for outcome in acute ischemic stroke.

    U. Waje‐Andreassen;J. Kråkenes;E. Ulvestad;L. Thomassen

  • Guidelines on use of anti-IFN-beta antibody measurements in multiple sclerosis: report of an EFNS Task Force on IFN-beta antibodies in multiple sclerosis

    P. S. Sørensen;F. Deisenhammer;P. Duda;R. Hohlfeld

  • Biomarker discovery in mass spectral profiles by means of selectivity ratio plot

    Tarja Rajalahti;Tarja Rajalahti;Reidar Arneberg;Frode S. Berven;Kjell-Morten Myhr;Kjell-Morten Myhr

  • Health-Related Quality of Life Among Young Adults With Ischemic Stroke on Long-Term Follow-Up

    Halvor Naess;Ulrike Waje-Andreassen;Lars Thomassen;Harald Nyland

  • Prevalence of bladder, bowel and sexual problems among multiple sclerosis patients two to five years after diagnosis

    M W Nortvedt;T Riise;J Frugård;J Mohn

  • Health-related quality of life in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis

    A. G Beiske;H Naess;J. H Aarseth;O Andersen

  • Discriminating variable test and selectivity ratio plot: quantitative tools for interpretation and variable (biomarker) selection in complex spectral or chromatographic profiles.

    Tarja Rajalahti;Reidar Arneberg;Ann C. Kroksveen;Magnus Berle

  • Survival and cause of death in multiple sclerosis: a 60-year longitudinal population study

    Hanne Marie Bøe Lunde;Jörg Assmus;Kjell-Morten Myhr;Lars Bø

  • Effect of dietary advice and n-3 supplementation in newly diagnosed MS patients.

    I Nordvik;K M Myhr;H Nyland;K S Bjerve

  • Disability and prognosis in multiple sclerosis: demographic and clinical variables important for the ability to walk and awarding of disability pension.

    K M Myhr;T Riise;C Vedeler;M W Nortvedt

  • Environmental risk factors in multiple sclerosis.

    Maura Pugliatti;Maura Pugliatti;Hanne Flinstad Harbo;Trygve Holmøy;Margitta T. Kampman

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian A. Vedeler
Christian A. Vedeler University of Bergen
Hanne F. Harbo
Hanne F. Harbo Oslo University Hospital
Jan Hillert
Jan Hillert Karolinska Institute
Per Soelberg Sørensen
Per Soelberg Sørensen University of Copenhagen
Anne Spurkland
Anne Spurkland University of Oslo
Ingrid Kockum
Ingrid Kockum Karolinska Institute
Stephen Sawcer
Stephen Sawcer University of Cambridge
Benedicte A. Lie
Benedicte A. Lie Oslo University Hospital
Finn Sellebjerg
Finn Sellebjerg Copenhagen University Hospital
Lars Alfredsson
Lars Alfredsson Karolinska Institute

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