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Norway
2026

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Immunology

D-Index
69
Citations
14191
World Ranking
2529
National Ranking
14

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Øystein Førre is affiliated with Oslo University Hospital in Norway. Their research primarily spans the areas of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with an emphasis in Medicine. This interdisciplinary focus involves specialized study in Rheumatology, Cancer Research, and Cell Biology.

The scientist's scholarly work concentrates on topics such as Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms, and Proteoglycans and Glycosaminoglycans research. These themes reflect an engagement with molecular and cellular mechanisms relevant to disease pathology and treatment.

Øystein Førre has authored research published in recognized scientific venues. Notably, they contributed to a 2021 paper titled "Antirheumatic treatment is associated with reduced serum Syndecan-1 in Rheumatoid Arthritis," which appeared in the journal PLoS ONE.

  • Antirheumatic treatment is associated with reduced serum Syndecan-1 in Rheumatoid Arthritis, 2021, PLoS ONE

The scientist collaborates with various co-authors, including Gia Deyab, Trine M. Reine, Tram T. Vuong, Trond Jenssen, and Gunnbjørg Hjeltnes, each contributing to the research outputs collectively.

  • Gia Deyab
  • Trine M. Reine
  • Tram T. Vuong
  • Trond Jenssen
  • Gunnbjørg Hjeltnes

Publications have appeared predominantly in PLoS ONE, which is a key venue distributing their work.

  • PLoS ONE

Best Publications

  • Identification of multiple risk variants for ankylosing spondylitis through high-density genotyping of immune-related loci.

    A Cortes;J Hadler;J P Pointon

  • Elevated CSF levels of substance P and high incidence of Raynaud phenomenon in patients with fibromyalgia: new features for diagnosis.

    Henning Vaerøy;Robert Helle;Øystein Førre;Erik Kåss

  • A genetic association between juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and a novel interleukin-1α polymorphism

    Tarra L. Mcdowell;Julian A. Symons;Rafal Ploski;ØYstein FØRre

  • Prognostic factors in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: a case-control study revealing early predictors and outcome after 14.9 years.

    Berit FlatØ;Gunhild Lien;Anna Smerdel;Odd Vinje

  • Major histocompatibility complex associations of ankylosing spondylitis are complex and involve further epistasis with ERAP1.

    Adrian Cortes;Sara L. Pulit;Paul J. Leo;Jenny J. Pointon

  • Meta-analysis of shared genetic architecture across ten pediatric autoimmune diseases

    Yun R Li;Jin Li;Sihai D Zhao;Sihai D Zhao;Jonathan P Bradfield

  • The prevalence and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in Oslo. Results from a county register and a population survey.

    Tore K. Kvien;Anne Glennas;Ole G. Knudsrød;Liv M. Smedstad

  • The Identification of Germinal Centres and Follicular Dendritic Cell Networks in Rheumatoid Synovial Tissue

    I. Randen;O. J. Mellbye;Ø. Førre;J. B. Natvig

  • A coding polymorphism in NALP1 confers risk for autoimmune Addison's disease and type 1 diabetes.

    N F Magitta;N F Magitta;A S Bøe Wolff;S Johansson;B Skinningsrud

  • Association analysis of the interleukin 17A gene in Caucasian rheumatoid arthritis patients from Norway and New Zealand

    Gry B. N. Nordang;Marte K. Viken;Jade E. Hollis-Moffatt;Tony R. Merriman

  • Altered sympathetic nervous system response in patients with fibromyalgia (fibrositis syndrome).

    H. Vaerøy;Zhi-Gui Qiao;L. Mørkrid;Ø Førre

  • Association analysis of the 1858C>T polymorphism in the PTPN22 gene in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other autoimmune diseases

    M K Viken;S S Amundsen;T K Kvien;K M Boberg

  • Rheumatoid arthritis and metal compounds—perspectives on the role of oxygen radical detoxification†

    Jan Aaseth;Margaretha Haugen;Øystein Førre

  • Decreased CD4+ Lymphocyte Activation and Increased Interleukin-4 Production in Peripheral Blood of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients After Acute Starvation

    D. A. Fraser;J. Thoen;J. E. Reseland;Ø. Førre

  • Rheumatoid inflammatory T-cell clones express mostly Th1 but also Th2 and mixed (Th0-like) cytokine patterns.

    A. J. Quayle;P. Chomarat;P. Miossec;J. Kjeldsen‐Kragh

  • Clonally related IgM rheumatoid factors undergo affinity maturation in the rheumatoid synovial tissue.

    I Randen;D Brown;K M Thompson;N Hughes-Jones

  • The incidence and severity of rheumatoid arthritis, results from a county register in Oslo, Norway.

    T Uhlig;T K Kvien;A Glennås;L M Smedstad

  • Preformed ribozyme destroys tumour necrosis factor mRNA in human cells.

    Mouldy Sioud;Jacob B. Natvig;Øystein Førre

  • Side effects of cyclosporin A treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Knut Joachim Berg;Øystein Førre;Frithjof Bjerkhoel;Egil Amundsen

  • Amyloid and Amyloidosis 1990

    Jacob B. Natvig;Øystein Førre;Gunnar Husby;Anne Husebekk

  • Identification of multiple risk variants for ankylosing spondylitis through high-density genotyping of immune-related loci

    A. Cortes;J. Hadler;J.P. Pointon;P.C. Robinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob B. Natvig
Jacob B. Natvig University of Oslo
Rafał Płoski
Rafał Płoski Medical University of Warsaw
Benedicte A. Lie
Benedicte A. Lie Oslo University Hospital
Erik Thorsby
Erik Thorsby Oslo University Hospital
Mouldy Sioud
Mouldy Sioud Oslo University Hospital
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki
David Evans
David Evans University of Bristol
Terje E. Michaelsen
Terje E. Michaelsen University of Oslo
Tore K. Kvien
Tore K. Kvien University of Oslo
Maxime Breban
Maxime Breban University of Paris-Saclay

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