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Lars O. Magnius

Lars O. Magnius

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Lars O. Magnius is a researcher affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Epidemiology and Hepatology. The research encompasses topics related to Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Hepatitis C virus research, and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment among others.

Their publication record includes papers in several peer-reviewed journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepadnaviridae (2020, Journal of General Virology)
  • Peculiarities in the designations of hepatitis B virus genes, their products, and their antigenic specificities: a potential source of misunderstandings (2020, Virus Genes)
  • Thalassemia Patients from Baluchistan in Pakistan Are Infected with Multiple Hepatitis B or C Virus Strains (2021, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)
  • Genetic Diversity and Possible Origins of the Hepatitis B Virus in Siberian Natives (2022, Viruses)
  • Genetic Diversity and Possible Origins of the Hepatitis B Virus in Siberian Natives (2022, Preprints.org)

Their research topics cover:

  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lars O. Magnius include:

  • Heléne Norder
  • Dieter Glebe
  • Victor A. Manuylov
  • Vladimir Chulanov
  • L. V. Bezuglova

Lars O. Magnius has published in various scientific venues, notably:

  • Journal of General Virology
  • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
  • Virus Genes
  • Viruses
  • Preprints.org

This researcher's work largely concentrates on viral diseases affecting humans, with special attention to hepatitis viruses and their epidemiology. Their studies include genetic diversity, virus taxonomy, and the clinical implications for affected populations.

Best Publications

  • Genotype H: a new Amerindian genotype of hepatitis B virus revealed in Central America.

    Patricia Arauz-Ruiz;Helene Norder;Betty H. Robertson;Lars O. Magnius

  • Complete Genomes, Phylogenetic Relatedness, and Structural Proteins of Six Strains of the Hepatitis B Virus, Four of Which Represent Two New Genotypes

    Heléne Norder;Anne-Marie Couroucé;Lars O. Magnius

  • Genetic Diversity of Hepatitis B Virus Strains Derived Worldwide: Genotypes, Subgenotypes, and HBsAg Subtypes

    Helene Norder;Anne-Marie Couroucé;Pierre Coursaget;José M Echevarria

  • Subtypes, Genotypes and Molecular Epidemiology of the Hepatitis B Virus as Reflected by Sequence Variability of the S-Gene

    Lars O. Magnius;Helene Norder

  • Comparison of the amino acid sequences of nine different serotypes of hepatitis B surface antigen and genomic classification of the corresponding hepatitis B virus strains.

    Heléne Norder;Berit Hammas;Sven Löfdahl;Anne-Marie Couroucé

  • Detection of Pathogenic Viruses in Sewage Provided Early Warnings of Hepatitis A Virus and Norovirus Outbreaks

    Maria Hellmér;Nicklas Paxéus;Lars Magnius;Lucica Enache

  • Genetic relatedness of hepatitis B viral strains of diverse geographical origin and natural variations in the primary structure of the surface antigen

    Heléne Norder;Berit Hammas;Shou-Dong Lee;Khalif Bile

  • A Natural Intergenotypic Recombinant of Hepatitis C Virus Identified in St. Petersburg

    Olga Kalinina;Helene Norder;Sergey Mukomolov;Lars O. Magnius

  • Molecular basis of hepatitis B virus serotype variations within the four major subtypes

    Heléne Norder;Anne-Marie Couroucé;Lars O. Magnius

  • Sequencing of 'untypable' enteroviruses reveals two new types, EV-77 and EV-78, within human enterovirus type B and substitutions in the BC loop of the VP1 protein for known types.

    Helene Norder;Lotte Bjerregaard;Lars Magnius;Bruno Lina

  • Protein Tpr is required for establishing nuclear pore-associated zones of heterochromatin exclusion.

    Sandra Krull;Julia Dörries;Bjorn M. M. Boysen;Sonja Reidenbach

  • Molecular identification and characterization of two proposed new enterovirus serotypes, EV74 and EV75.

    M. Steven Oberste;Suzanne M. Michele;Kaija Maher;David Schnurr

  • RAPID TEA-BAG PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS USING 9-FLUORENYLMETHOXYCARBONYL (FMOC) PROTECTED AMINO ACIDS APPLIED FOR ANTIGENIC MAPPING OF VIRAL PROTEINS

    Matti Sällberg;Ulla Rudén;Lars O. Magnius;Erling Norrby

  • Genotype F prevails in HBV infected patients of hispanic origin in Central America and may carry the precore stop mutant.

    Patricia Arauz-Ruiz;Heléne Norder;Kirsten A. Visoná;Lars O. Magnius

  • Antigenic Diversity of Hepatitis B Virus Strains of Genotype F in Amerindians and Other Population Groups from Venezuela

    Linda Blitz;Flor H. Pujol;Paul D. Swenson;Leticia Porto

  • Homotypic echoviruses share aminoterminal VP1 sequence homology applicable for typing.

    Helene Norder;Lotte Bjerregaard;Lars O. Magnius

  • Contrasting roles of rivers and wells as sources of drinking water on attack and fatality rates in a hepatitis E epidemic in Somalia.

    Khalif Bile;Abdullahi Isse;Osman Mohamud;Peter Allebeck

  • COMPLETE SEQUENCING OF A GIBBON HEPATITIS B VIRUS GENOME REVEALS A UNIQUE GENOTYPE DISTANTLY RELATED TO THE CHIMPANZEE HEPATITIS B VIRUS

    Heléne Norder;James W. Ebert;Howard A. Fields;Isa K. Mushahwar

  • MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN IRAN AS REFLECTED BY PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE NS5B REGION

    Katayoun Samimi-Rad;Rakhshandeh Nategh;Reza Malekzadeh;Helene Norder

  • Diagnostic Performance of Five Assays for Anti-Hepatitis E Virus IgG and IgM in a Large Cohort Study.

    Heléne Norder;Marie Karlsson;Åsa Mellgren;Jan Konar

  • Preclinical evaluation of two human anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) monoclonal antibodies in the HBV-trimera mouse model and in HBV chronic carrier chimpanzees.

    Rachel Eren;Ehud Ilan;Ofer Nussbaum;Ido Lubin

  • Typing of hepatitis B virus genomes by a simplified polymerase chain reaction.

    Helene Norder;Berit Hammas;Lars O. Magnius

  • New enteroviruses, EV-93 and EV-94, associated with acute flaccid paralysis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    Nina Junttila;Nicolas Lévêque;Jean Pierre Kabue;Gaëlle Cartet

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Virus in Central America Reflected in the Genetic Variability of the Small S Gene

    Patricia Arauz‐Ruiz;Heléne Norder;Kirsten A. Visoná;Lars O. Magnius

Frequent Co-Authors

Helene Norder
Helene Norder University of Gothenburg
Britta Wahren
Britta Wahren Karolinska Institute
Isa K. Mushahwar
Isa K. Mushahwar Abbott (United Kingdom)
Masahiro Kobayashi
Masahiro Kobayashi Toranomon Hospital
Satoshi Saitoh
Satoshi Saitoh Toranomon Hospital
Hitomi Sezaki
Hitomi Sezaki Toranomon Hospital
Hiromitsu Kumada
Hiromitsu Kumada Fukuoka University
Yasuji Arase
Yasuji Arase University of Yamanashi
Mohammad Reza Zali
Mohammad Reza Zali Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Tetsuya Hosaka
Tetsuya Hosaka Toranomon Hospital

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