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Karolinska University Hospital: Stockholm, SE

(Sjukdomar i nervsystemet)
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Karolinska University Hospital: Stockholm, SE

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Karolinska Institutet: Stockholm, SE

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Karolinska Institutet: Stockholm, SE

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Karolinska Institutet: Stockholm, Stockholm, SE

2001-09-01 to 2004-12-10 | PhD (Medicine)
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Afsar Rahbar

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Influenza-A mediated pre-existing immunity levels to SARS-CoV-2 could predict early COVID-19 outbreak dynamics

iScience
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Nerea Martín Almazán; Afsar Rahbar; Marcus Carlsson; Tove Hoffman; Linda Kolstad; Bengt Rönnberg; Mattia Russel Pantalone; Ilona Lewensohn Fuchs; Anna Nauclér; Mats Ohlin et al.
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Evidence of human cytomegalovirus infection and expression of 5‐lipoxygenase in borderline ovarian tumors

Journal of Medical Virology
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Afsar Rahbar; Mattia Russel Pantalone; Piotr Religa; Angelique Flöter Rådestad; Cecilia Söderberg‐Naucler
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Cancer cell stemness, responses to experimental genotoxic treatments, cytomegalovirus protein expression and DNA replication stress in pediatric medulloblastomas

Cell Cycle
2020 | Journal article
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142953806

Contributors: Bartek, J; Merchut-Maya, JM; Maya-Mendoza, A; Fornara, O; Rahbar, A; Brochner, CB; Sehested, A; Soderberg-Naucler, C; Bartek, J; Bartkova, J
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Human Cytomegalovirus Infection Induces High Expression of Prolactin and Prolactin Receptors in Ovarian Cancer

Biology
2020-02-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Afsar Rahbar; Amira AlKharusi; Helena Costa; Mattia Russel Pantalone; Ourania N. Kostopoulou; Huanhuan L. Cui; Joseph Carlsson; Angelique Flöter Rådestad; Cecilia Söderberg-Naucler; Gunnar Norstedt
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5‑Azacytidine treatment results in nuclear exclusion of DNA methyltransferase‑1, as well as reduced proliferation and invasion in human cytomegalovirus‑infected glioblastoma cells

Oncol Rep
2019 | Journal article
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140672059

Contributors: Estekizadeh, A; Landázuri, N; Pantalone, MR; Davoudi, B; Hu, LF; Nawaz, I; Stragliotto, G; Ekström, TJ; Rahbar, A
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Karolinska Institutet

The human cytomegalovirus-encoded G protein?coupled receptor UL33 exhibits oncomodulatory properties

J. Biol. Chem.
2019 | Journal article
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142413043

Contributors: van Senten, JR; Bebelman, MP; Fan, TS; Heukers, R; Bergkamp, ND; van Gasselt, P; Langemeijer, EV; Slinger, E; Lagerweij, T; Rahbar, A et al.
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A Review of the Potential Role of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Infections in Breast Cancer Carcinogenesis and Abnormal Immunity

Cancers
2019-11-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Jürgen Geisler; Joel Touma; Afsar Rahbar; Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér; Katja Vetvik
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Human cytomegalovirus infection is correlated with enhanced cyclooxygenase-2 and 5-lipoxygenase protein expression in breast cancer

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology
2019-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Helena Costa; Joel Touma; Belghis Davoudi; Melinda Benard; Torill Sauer; Jürgen Geisler; Katja Vetvik; Afsar Rahbar; Cecilia Söderberg-Naucler
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Human cytomegalovirus in high grade serous ovarian cancer possible implications for patients survival

Medicine (Baltimore)
2018 | Journal article
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137888808

Contributors: Carlson, JW; Rådestad, AF; Söderberg-Naucler, C; Rahbar, A
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Karolinska Institutet

Impact of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection and its Immune Response on Survival of Patients with Ovarian Cancer

Transl Oncol
2018 | Journal article
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139193854

Contributors: Rådestad, AF; Estekizadeh, A; Cui, HL; Kostopoulou, ON; Davoudi, B; Hirschberg, AL; Carlson, J; Rahbar, A; Söderberg-Naucler, C
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Increased cytomegalovirus replication by 5-Azacytidine and viral-induced cytoplasmic expression of DNMT‑1 in medulloblastoma and endothelial cells

Int J Oncol
2018 | Journal article
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137828379

Contributors: Estekizadeh, A; Landázur, N; Bartek, J; Beltoft Brøchner, C; Davoudi, B; Broholm, H; Karimi, M; Ekström, TJ; Rahbar, A
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Overexpression of endothelin B receptor in glioblastoma: a prognostic marker and therapeutic target?

BMC Cancer
2018 | Journal article
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137605356

Contributors: Vasaikar, S; Tsipras, G; Landázuri, N; Costa, H; Wilhelmi, V; Scicluna, P; Cui, HL; Mohammad, AA; Davoudi, B; Shang, M et al.
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The constitutive activity of the virally encoded chemokine receptor US28 accelerates glioblastoma growth

Oncogene
2018 | Journal article
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138800676

Contributors: Heukers, R; Fan, TS; de Wit, RH; van Senten, JR; De Groof, TWM; Bebelman, MP; Lagerweij, T; Vieira, J; de Munnik, SM; Smits-de Vries, L et al.
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CD13 Autoantibodies Are Elevated in Sera From Mothers of Infants With Neonatal Cholestasis of Different Causes

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr
2017 | Journal article
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134959320

Contributors: Xu, X; Rahbar, A; Omarsdottir, S; Teng, J; Németh, A; Fischler, B; Söderberg-Nauclér, C
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High prevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in surgical intestinal specimens from infants with necrotizing enterocolitis and spontaneous intestinal perforation: A retrospective observational study

J Clin Virol
2017 | Journal article
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136672949

Contributors: Omarsdottir, S; Agnarsdottir, M; Casper, C; Orrego, A; Vanpée, M; Rahbar, A; Söderberg-Nauclér, C
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Human cytomegalovirus microRNAs are carried by virions and dense bodies and are delivered to target cells

J Gen Virol
2017 | Journal article
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136081996

Contributors: Mohammad, AA; Costa, H; Landázuri, N; Lui, WO; Hultenby, K; Rahbar, A; Yaiw, KC; Söderberg-Nauclér, C
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Human Cytomegalovirus-Encoded Receptor US28 Is Expressed in Renal Allografts and Facilitates Viral Spreading In Vitro

Transplantation
2017 | Journal article
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135458259

Contributors: Lollinga, WT; de Wit, RH; Rahbar, A; Vasse, GF; Davoudi, B; Diepstra, A; Riezebos-Brilman, A; Harmsen, MC; Hillebrands, JL; Söderberg-Naucler, C et al.
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Low Expression of Estrogen Receptor-α and Progesterone Receptor in Human Breast Cancer Tissues Is Associated With High-Grade Human Cytomegalovirus Protein Expression

Clin Breast Cancer
2017 | Journal article
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136874893

Contributors: Rahbar, A; Touma, J; Costa, H; Davoudi, B; Bukholm, IR; Sauer, T; Vetvik, K; Geisler, J; Söderberg-Naucler, C
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Replication stress, DNA damage signalling, and cytomegalovirus infection in human medulloblastomas

Mol Oncol
2017 | Journal article
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136336776

Contributors: Bartek, J; Fornara, O; Merchut-Maya, JM; Maya-Mendoza, A; Rahbar, A; Stragliotto, G; Broholm, H; Svensson, M; Sehested, A; Söderberg Naucler, C et al.
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Cytomegalovirus infection induces a stem cell phenotype in human primary glioblastoma cells: prognostic significance and biological impact

Cell Death Differ
2016 | Journal article
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132762884

Contributors: Fornara, O; Bartek, J; Rahbar, A; Odeberg, J; Khan, Z; Peredo, I; Hamerlik, P; Bartek, J; Stragliotto, G; Landázuri, N et al.
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Enhanced neutrophil activity is associated with shorter time to tumor progression in glioblastoma patients

OncoImmunology
2016 | Journal article
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133317670

Contributors: Rahbar, A; Cederarv, M; Wolmer-Solberg, N; Tammik, C; Stragliotto, G; Peredo, I; Fornara, O; Xu, XL; Dzabic, M; Taher, C et al.
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Stimulation of prolactin receptor induces STAT-5 phosphorylation and cellular invasion in glioblastoma multiforme

Oncotarget
2016 | Journal article
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134785964

Contributors: Alkharusi, A; Yu, S; Landázuri, N; Zadjali, F; Davodi, B; Nyström, T; Gräslund, T; Rahbar, A; Norstedt, G
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Cytomegalovirus driven immunosenescence—An immune phenotype with or without clinical impact?

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development
2016-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér; Olesja Fornara; Afsar Rahbar
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Direct infection of primary endothelial cells with human cytomegalovirus prevents angiogenesis and migration

J. Gen. Virol.
2015 | Journal article
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132907332

Contributors: Gustafsson, RKL; Jeffery, HC; Yaiw, KC; Wilhelmi, V; Kostopoulou, ON; Davoudi, B; Rahbar, A; Benard, M; Renne, T; Soderberg-Naucler, C et al.
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Discordant humoral and cellular immune responses to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in glioblastoma patients whose tumors are positive for CMV

OncoImmunology
2015 | Journal article
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130822046

Contributors: Rahbar, A; Peredo, I; Solberg, NW; Taher, C; Dzabic, M; Xu, XL; Skarman, P; Fornara, O; Tammik, C; Yaiw, K et al.
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Ganciclovir concentrations in the cerebral extracellular space after valganciclovir treatment; a case study

BMJ Case Rep
2015 | Journal article
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226670887

Contributors: Peredo, I; Helldén, A; Wolmer-Solberg, N; Pohanka, A; Stragliotto, G; Rahbar, A; Ståhle, L; Bellander, BM; Söderberg-Nauclér, C
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Human Cytomegalovirus Up-Regulates Endothelin Receptor Type B: Implication for Vasculopathies?

Open Forum Infect Dis
2015 | Journal article
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226719843

Contributors: Yaiw, KC; Mohammad, AA; Costa, H; Taher, C; Badrnya, S; Assinger, A; Wilhelmi, V; Ananthaseshan, S; Estekizadeh, A; Davoudi, B et al.
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Poor survival in glioblastoma patients is associated with early signs of immunosenescence in the CD4 T-cell compartment after surgery

OncoImmunology
2015 | Journal article
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131895647

Contributors: Fornara, O; Odeberg, J; Solberg, NW; Tammik, C; Skarman, P; Peredo, I; Stragliotto, G; Rahbar, A; Soderberg-Naucler, C
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Detection of circulating hcmv-miR-UL112-3p in patients with glioblastoma, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus and healthy controls

PLoS One
2014 | Journal article
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130289660

Contributors: Mohammad, AA; Rahbar, A; Lui, WO; Davoudi, B; Catrina, A; Stragliotto, G; Mellbin, L; Hamsten, A; Rydén, L; Yaiw, KC et al.
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High prevalence of human cytomegalovirus in brain metastases of patients with primary breast and colorectal cancers

Transl Oncol
2014 | Journal article
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131252241

Contributors: Taher, C; Frisk, G; Fuentes, S; Religa, P; Costa, H; Assinger, A; Vetvik, KK; Bukholm, IR; Yaiw, KC; Smedby, KE et al.
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Human cytomegalovirus immediate early proteins promote degradation of connexin 43 and disrupt gap junction communication: implications for a role in gliomagenesis

Carcinogenesis
2014 | Journal article
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127984497

Contributors: Khan, Z; Yaiw, KC; Wilhelmi, V; Lam, H; Rahbar, A; Stragliotto, G; Söderberg-Nauclér, C
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Human cytomegalovirus induces upregulation of arginase II: possible implications for vasculopathies

Basic Res Cardiol
2014 | Journal article
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128148369

Contributors: Yaiw, KC; Mohammad, AA; Taher, C; Wilhelmi, V; Davoudi, B; Strååt, K; Assinger, A; Ovchinnikova, O; Shlyakhto, E; Rahbar, A et al.
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Human cytomegalovirus infection induces leukotriene B4 and 5-lipoxygenase expression in human placentae and umbilical vein endothelial cells

Placenta
2014 | Journal article
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129233559

Contributors: Benard, M; Straat, K; Omarsdottir, S; Leghmari, K; Bertrand, J; Davrinche, C; Duga-Neulat, I; Söderberg-Nauclér, C; Rahbar, A; Casper, C
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Human cytomegalovirus inhibits erythropoietin production

J Am Soc Nephrol
2014 | Journal article
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129505216

Contributors: Butler, LM; Dzabic, M; Bakker, F; Davoudi, B; Jeffery, H; Religa, P; Bojakowski, K; Yaiw, KC; Rahbar, A; Söderberg-Naucler, C
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Human cytomegalovirus-platelet interaction triggers toll-like receptor 2-dependent proinflammatory and proangiogenic responses

Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
2014 | Journal article
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129022849

Contributors: Assinger, A; Kral, JB; Yaiw, KC; Schrottmaier, WC; Kurzejamska, E; Wang, Y; Mohammad, AA; Religa, P; Rahbar, A; Schabbauer, G et al.
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Use of Cox regression with treatment status as a time-dependent covariate to re-analyze survival benefit excludes immortal time bias effect in patients with glioblastoma who received prolonged adjuvant treatment with valganciclovir

Int J Cancer
2014 | Journal article
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128690664

Contributors: Söderberg-Naucler, C; Peredo, I; Rahbar, A; Hansson, F; Nordlund, A; Stragliotto, G
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Karolinska Institutet

Changes to anti-JCV antibody levels in a Swedish national MS cohort

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
2013 | Journal article
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128212788

Contributors: Warnke, C; Ramanujam, R; Plavina, T; Bergström, T; Goelz, S; Subramanyam, M; Kockum, I; Rahbar, A; Kieseier, BC; Holmén, C et al.
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Effects of valganciclovir as an add-on therapy in patients with cytomegalovirus-positive glioblastoma: a randomized, double-blind, hypothesis-generating study

Int J Cancer
2013 | Journal article
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126872652

Contributors: Stragliotto, G; Rahbar, A; Solberg, NW; Lilja, A; Taher, C; Orrego, A; Bjurman, B; Tammik, C; Skarman, P; Peredo, I et al.
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Frequent detection of human cytomegalovirus in neuroblastoma: a novel therapeutic target?

Int J Cancer
2013 | Journal article
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127344645

Contributors: Wolmer-Solberg, N; Baryawno, N; Rahbar, A; Fuchs, D; Odeberg, J; Taher, C; Wilhelmi, V; Milosevic, J; Mohammad, AA; Martinsson, T et al.
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High prevalence of human cytomegalovirus in carotid atherosclerotic plaques obtained from Russian patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy

Herpesviridae
2013 | Journal article
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224229441

Contributors: Yaiw, KC; Ovchinnikova, O; Taher, C; Mohammad, AA; Davoudi, B; Shlyakhto, E; Rotar, O; Konradi, A; Wilhelmi, V; Rahbar, A et al.
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High prevalence of human cytomegalovirus proteins and nucleic acids in primary breast cancer and metastatic sentinel lymph nodes

PLoS One
2013 | Journal article
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126457805

Contributors: Taher, C; de Boniface, J; Mohammad, AA; Religa, P; Hartman, J; Yaiw, KC; Frisell, J; Rahbar, A; Söderberg-Naucler, C
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Human cytomegalovirus infection levels in glioblastoma multiforme are of prognostic value for survival

J Clin Virol
2013 | Journal article
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126514604

Contributors: Rahbar, A; Orrego, A; Peredo, I; Dzabic, M; Wolmer-Solberg, N; Strååt, K; Stragliotto, G; Söderberg-Nauclér, C
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Impaired Direct Priming of CD8 T Cells by Donor-Derived Cytomegalovirus Following Kidney Transplantation

J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.
2013 | Journal article
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128079792

Contributors: Shabir, S; Kaul, B; Pachnio, A; Banham, GD; Smith, H; Chand, S; Jham, S; Harper, L; Ball, S; Rahbar, A et al.
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Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma Receiving Valganciclovir

N. Engl. J. Med.
2013 | Journal article
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127352857

Contributors: Soderberg-Naucler, C; Rahbar, A; Stragliotto, G
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Human cytomegalovirus infection is sensitive to the host cell DNA methylation state and alters global DNA methylation capacity

Epigenetics
2012 | Journal article
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124716590

Contributors: Esteki-Zadeh, A; Karimi, M; Strååt, K; Ammerpohl, O; Zeitelhofer, M; Jagodic, M; Mehrab-Mohseni, M; Sjöholm, L; Rahbar, A; Söderberg-Nauclér, C et al.
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Low levels of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in Glioblastoma multiforme associates with patient survival; -a case-control study

Herpesviridae
2012 | Journal article
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222424569

Contributors: Rahbar, A; Stragliotto, G; Orrego, A; Peredo, I; Taher, C; Willems, J; Söderberg-Naucler, C
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Detection of human cytomegalovirus in medulloblastomas reveals a potential therapeutic target

J Clin Invest
2011 | Journal article
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123345766

Contributors: Baryawno, N; Rahbar, A; Wolmer-Solberg, N; Taher, C; Odeberg, J; Darabi, A; Khan, Z; Sveinbjörnsson, B; FuskevÅg, OM; Segerström, L et al.
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Inflammation in common variable immunodeficiency is associated with a distinct CD8(+) response to cytomegalovirus

J. Allergy Clin. Immunol.
2011 | Journal article
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122658579

Contributors: Marashi, SM; Raeiszadeh, M; Workman, S; Rahbar, A; Soderberg-Naucler, C; Klenerman, P; Chee, R; Webster, AD; Milne, RSB; Emery, VC
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Intragraft cytomegalovirus protein expression is associated with reduced renal allograft survival

Clin Infect Dis
2011 | Journal article
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123439016

Contributors: Dzabic, M; Rahbar, A; Yaiw, KC; Naghibi, M; Religa, P; Fellström, B; Larsson, E; Söderberg-Nauclér, C
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HCMV-Encoded Chemokine Receptor US28 Mediates Proliferative Signaling Through the IL-6-STAT3 Axis

Sci. Signal.
2010 | Journal article
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121100947

Contributors: Slinger, E; Maussang, D; Schreiber, A; Siderius, M; Rahbar, A; Fraile-Ramos, A; Lira, SA; Soderberg-Naucler, C; Smit, MJ
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