Klaus Rostgaard

Mar 21, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Henrik Hjalgrim |Klaus Rostgaard

In 2022, a study published in Science presented the hitherto strongest evidence that the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) depends on infection with the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV).1 Based on serological analyses of prospective samples from the American Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR), the study demonstrated that among uninfected individuals, subsequent infection with EBV was associated with a 32-fold increased risk of MS.1 Meanwhile infection with other viruses was not...

Mar 16, 2024 | nature.com | Bertram Kjerulff |Joseph Dowsett |Rikke Louise Jacobsen |Josephine Gladov |Agnete Troen Lundgaard |Karina Banasik | +23 more

AbstractThe emerging use of biomarkers in research and tailored care introduces a need for information about the association between biomarkers and basic demographics and lifestyle factors revealing expectable concentrations in healthy individuals while considering general demographic differences. A selection of 47 biomarkers, including markers of inflammation and vascular stress, were measured in plasma samples from 9876 Danish Blood Donor Study participants.