Francesca Bresso

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Article: JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS. 2024;18(3):349-359

Human Leukocyte Antigen Signatures as Pathophysiological Discriminants of Microscopic Colitis Subtypes.

Zheng T; Roda G; Zabana Y; Escudero-Hernández C; Liu X; Chen Y; Camargo Tavares L; Bonfiglio F; Mellander M-R; Janczewska I; Vigren L; Sjöberg K; Ohlsson B; Almer S; Halfvarson J; Miehlke S; Madisch A; Lieb W; Kupčinskas J; Weersma RK; Bujanda L; Julià A; Marsal S; Esteve M; Guagnozzi D; Fernández-Bañares F; Ferrer C; MC-Europe GETECCU GWAS group; Peter I; Ludvigsson JF; Pardi D; Verhaegh B; Jonkers D; Pierik M; Münch A; Franke A; Bresso F; Khalili H; Colombel J-F; D'Amato M
Article: JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS. 2022;16(7):1097-1109

Detailed Transcriptional Landscape of Peripheral Blood Points to Increased Neutrophil Activation in Treatment-Naïve Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Juzenas S; Hübenthal M; Lindqvist CM; Kruse R; Steiert TA; Degenhardt F; Schulte D; Nikolaus S; Zeissig S; Bergemalm D; Almer S; Hjortswang H; Bresso F; SIC IBD Working Group; Strüning N; Kupcinskas J; Keller A; Lieb W; Rosenstiel P; Schreiber S; D'Amato M; Halfvarson J; Hemmrich-Stanisak G; Franke A
Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2022;56(3):491-500

Age determines the risk of familial inflammatory bowel disease-A nationwide study.

Halfvarson J; Ludvigsson JF; Bresso F; Askling J; Sachs MC; Olén O
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2022;15:129-144

Downregulated Mucosal Autophagy, Alpha Kinase-1 and IL-17 Signaling Pathways in Active and Quiescent Ulcerative Colitis.

Moraes Holst L; Halfvarson J; Carlson M; Hedin C; Kruse R; Lindqvist CM; Bergemalm D; Almér S; Bresso F; Ling Lundström M; Repsilber D; D'Amato M; Keita Å; Hjortswang H; Söderholm J; Sundin J; Törnblom H; Simrén M; Strid H; Magnusson MK; Öhman L
Article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2021;160(7):2585-2587.e3

Association Between Collagenous and Lymphocytic Colitis and Risk of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Khalili H; Zheng T; Söderling J; Larsson E; COVID-19 and microscopic colitis collaborators; Munch A; Sjoberg K; Almer S; Vigren L; Janczewska I; Ohlsson B; Bresso F; Mellander M-R; Olén O; Roelstraete B; Franke A; Simon TG; D'Amato M; Ludvigsson JF
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2020;55(10):1185-1192

Older age is a risk factor for inadequate energy intake during acute, severe IBD and is associated with shorter time to relapse.

Kulmala KA; Björk J; Andersson S; Backman A-S; Eberhardson M; Bresso F; Hedin CRH
Article: MINERVA MEDICA. 2019;110(2):95-100

Serum zonulin in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a pilot study.

Caviglia GP; Dughera F; Ribaldone DG; Rosso C; Abate ML; Pellicano R; Bresso F; Smedile A; Saracco GM; Astegiano M
Article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2018;155(1):168-179

Female-Specific Association Between Variants on Chromosome 9 and Self-Reported Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Bonfiglio F; Zheng T; Garcia-Etxebarria K; Hadizadeh F; Bujanda L; Bresso F; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Dlugosz A; Lindberg G; Schmidt PT; Karling P; Ohlsson B; Simren M; Walter S; Nardone G; Cuomo R; Usai-Satta P; Galeazzi F; Neri M; Portincasa P; Bellini M; Barbara G; Latiano A; Hübenthal M; Thijs V; Netea MG; Jonkers D; Chang L; Mayer EA; Wouters MM; Boeckxstaens G; Camilleri M; Franke A; Zhernakova A; D'Amato M
Article: GUT. 2017;66(3):421-428

Dense genotyping of immune-related loci identifies HLA variants associated with increased risk of collagenous colitis.

Westerlind H; Mellander M-R; Bresso F; Munch A; Bonfiglio F; Assadi G; Rafter J; Hübenthal M; Lieb W; Källberg H; Brynedal B; Padyukov L; Halfvarson J; Törkvist L; Bjork J; Andreasson A; Agreus L; Almer S; Miehlke S; Madisch A; Ohlsson B; Löfberg R; Hultcrantz R; Franke A; D'Amato M
Article: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. 2017;29(2)

A meta-analysis of reflux genome-wide association studies in 6750 Northern Europeans from the general population.

Bonfiglio F; Hysi PG; Ek W; Karhunen V; Rivera NV; Männikkö M; Nordenstedt H; Zucchelli M; Bresso F; Williams F; Tornblom H; Magnusson PK; Pedersen NL; Ronkainen J; Schmidt PT; D'Amato M
Article: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2016;22(12):2788-2793

Downregulation of MicroRNA-21 in Colonic CD3+ T Cells in UC Remission.

Ando Y; Mazzurana L; Forkel M; Okazaki K; Aoi M; Schmidt PT; Mjösberg J; Bresso F
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2015;50(12):1463-1468

Prevalence and prognostic value of hepatic histological alterations in patients with Crohn's disease.

Ribaldone DG; Garavagno M; Pellicano R; Bresso F; Fagoonee S; David E; Sapone N; Bonagura AG; Resegotti A; Astegiano M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2015;50(11):1376-1381

Glucose breath test and Crohn's disease: Diagnosis of small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and evaluation of therapeutic response.

Greco A; Caviglia GP; Brignolo P; Ribaldone DG; Reggiani S; Sguazzini C; Smedile A; Pellicano R; Resegotti A; Astegiano M; Bresso F
Article: GUT. 2015;64(11):1774-1782

Exploring the genetics of irritable bowel syndrome: a GWA study in the general population and replication in multinational case-control cohorts.

Ek WE; Reznichenko A; Ripke S; Niesler B; Zucchelli M; Rivera NV; Schmidt PT; Pedersen NL; Magnusson P; Talley NJ; Holliday EG; Houghton L; Gazouli M; Karamanolis G; Rappold G; Burwinkel B; Surowy H; Rafter J; Assadi G; Li L; Papadaki E; Gambaccini D; Marchi S; Colucci R; Blandizzi C; Barbaro R; Karling P; Walter S; Ohlsson B; Tornblom H; Bresso F; Andreasson A; Dlugosz A; Simren M; Agreus L; Lindberg G; Boeckxstaens G; Bellini M; Stanghellini V; Barbara G; Daly MJ; Camilleri M; Wouters MM; D'Amato M
Article: JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND. 2015;18(1):51-55

Power Doppler sonography to predict the risk of surgical recurrence of Crohn's disease.

Ribaldone DG; Cammarota T; Resegotti A; Sarno A; Robotti D; Debani P; Bonenti G; Bresso F; Pellicano R; Adriani A; Sguazzini C; Reggiani S; Astegiano M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2014;49(12):1419-1424

Fecal calprotectin is an effective diagnostic tool that differentiates inflammatory from functional intestinal disorders.

Caviglia GP; Pantaleoni S; Touscoz GA; Adriani A; Rosso C; Smedile A; Pellicano R; Astegiano M; Bresso F
Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2013;105(22):1711-1718

Germline genetic contributions to risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma, Barrett's esophagus, and gastroesophageal reflux.

Ek WE; Levine DM; D'Amato M; Pedersen NL; Magnusson PKE; Bresso F; Onstad LE; Schmidt PT; Törnblom H; Nordenstedt H; Romero Y; Mayo Clinic Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett’; Chow W-H; Murray LJ; Gammon MD; Liu G; Bernstein L; Casson AG; Risch HA; Shaheen NJ; Bird NC; Reid BJ; Corley DA; Hardie LJ; Ye W; Wu AH; Zucchelli M; Spector TD; Hysi P; Vaughan TL; Whiteman DC; MacGregor S; BEACON study investigators
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2013;48(5):552-555

Role of bowel ultrasound as a predictor of surgical recurrence of Crohn's disease.

Cammarota T; Ribaldone DG; Resegotti A; Repici A; Danese S; Fiorino G; Sarno A; Robotti D; Debani P; Bonenti G; Pellicano R; Andrealli A; Sapone N; Simondi D; Bresso F; Astegiano M
Article: PLOS GENETICS. 2013;9(9):e1003723

Deep resequencing of GWAS loci identifies rare variants in CARD9, IL23R and RNF186 that are associated with ulcerative colitis.

Beaudoin M; Goyette P; Boucher G; Lo KS; Rivas MA; Stevens C; Alikashani A; Ladouceur M; Ellinghaus D; Törkvist L; Goel G; Lagacé C; Annese V; Bitton A; Begun J; Brant SR; Bresso F; Cho JH; Duerr RH; Halfvarson J; McGovern DPB; Radford-Smith G; Schreiber S; Schumm PL; Sharma Y; Silverberg MS; Weersma RK; Quebec IBD Genetics Consortium; NIDDK IBD Genetics Consortium; International IBD Genetics Consortium; D'Amato M; Vermeire S; Franke A; Lettre G; Xavier RJ; Daly MJ; Rioux JD
Article: GUT. 2011;60(12):1671-1677

Association of TNFSF15 polymorphism with irritable bowel syndrome.

Zucchelli M; Camilleri M; Andreasson AN; Bresso F; Dlugosz A; Halfvarson J; Törkvist L; Schmidt PT; Karling P; Ohlsson B; Duerr RH; Simren M; Lindberg G; Agreus L; Carlson P; Zinsmeister AR; D'Amato M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(12):e29523

Multiple polymorphisms affect expression and function of the neuropeptide S receptor (NPSR1).

Anedda F; Zucchelli M; Schepis D; Hellquist A; Corrado L; D'Alfonso S; Achour A; McInerney G; Bertorello A; Lördal M; Befrits R; Björk J; Bresso F; Törkvist L; Halfvarson J; Kere J; D'Amato M
Article: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2009;15(10):1562-1569

PepT1 oligopeptide transporter (SLC15A1) gene polymorphism in inflammatory bowel disease.

Zucchelli M; Torkvist L; Bresso F; Halfvarson J; Hellquist A; Anedda F; Assadi G; Lindgren GB; Svanfeldt M; Janson M; Noble CL; Pettersson S; Lappalainen M; Paavola-Sakki P; Halme L; Färkkilä M; Turunen U; Satsangi J; Kontula K; Löfberg R; Kere J; D'Amato M
Article: BMC MEDICAL GENETICS. 2009;10:8

IL23R in the Swedish, Finnish, Hungarian and Italian populations: association with IBD and psoriasis, and linkage to celiac disease.

Einarsdottir E; Koskinen LLE; Dukes E; Kainu K; Suomela S; Lappalainen M; Ziberna F; Korponay-Szabo IR; Kurppa K; Kaukinen K; Adány R; Pocsai Z; Széles G; Färkkilä M; Turunen U; Halme L; Paavola-Sakki P; Not T; Vatta S; Ventura A; Löfberg R; Torkvist L; Bresso F; Halfvarson J; Mäki M; Kontula K; Saarialho-Kere U; Kere J; D'Amato M; Saavalainen P
Article: MINERVA GASTROENTEROLOGICA E DIETOLOGICA. 2007;53(3):279-283

Hepatocellular carcinoma complicating primary sclerosing cholangitis in Crohn's disease. A case report.

Demarchi B; Bresso F; Novero D; Palestro G; Sapone N; Pellicano R; Bonardi R; Smedile A; Rizzetto M; Astegiano M
Article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2007;133(3):808-817

Neuropeptide s receptor 1 gene polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease.

D'Amato M; Bruce S; Bresso F; Zucchelli M; Ezer S; Pulkkinen V; Lindgren C; Astegiano M; Rizzetto M; Gionchetti P; Riegler G; Sostegni R; Daperno M; D'Alfonso S; Momigliano-Richiardi P; Torkvist L; Puolakkainen P; Lappalainen M; Paavola-Sakki P; Halme L; Farkkila M; Turunen U; Kontula K; Lofberg R; Pettersson S; Kere J
Article: BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY. 2007;61(6):370-376

Efficacy and safety of oral beclomethasone dipropionate for ileal or ileal-right colon Crohn's disease of mild-to-moderate activity or in remission: Retrospective study.

Astegiano M; Pagano N; Sapone N; Simondi D; Bertolusso L; Bresso F; Demarchi B; Pellicano R; Bonardi R; Marconi S; Rizzetto M
Article: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2007;13(5):531-536

Potential role for the common cystic fibrosis DeltaF508 mutation in Crohn's disease.

Bresso F; Askling J; Astegiano M; Demarchi B; Sapone N; Rizzetto M; Gionchetti P; Lammers KM; de Leone A; Riegler G; Nimmo ER; Drummond H; Noble C; Torkvist L; Ekbom A; Zucchelli M; Lofberg R; Satsangi J; Pettersson S; D'Amato M
Article: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2005;37(10):768-772

CARD15/NOD2 polymorphisms do not explain concordance of Crohn's disease in Swedish monozygotic twins.

Halfvarson J; Bresso F; D'Amato M; Järnerot G; Pettersson S; Tysk C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COLORECTAL DISEASE. 2005;20(4):305-311

Functional interaction of CARD15/NOD2 and Crohn's disease-associated TNFalpha polymorphisms.

Linderson Y; Bresso F; Buentke E; Pettersson S; D'Amato M
Article: PANMINERVA MEDICA. 2005;47(1):61-64

Association between Crohn's disease and Conn's syndrome. A report of two cases.

Astegiano M; Bresso F; Demarchi B; Sapone N; Novero D; Palestro G; Resegotti A; Pellicano R; Rizzetto M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2004;12(3):206-212

Analysis of the CARD15 variants R702W, G908R and L1007fs in Italian IBD patients.

Giachino D; van Duist MM; Regazzoni S; Gregori D; Bardessono M; Salacone P; Scaglione N; Sostegni R; Sapone N; Bresso F; Sambataro A; Gaia E; Pera A; Astegiano M; De Marchi M
Article: MINERVA GASTROENTEROLOGICA E DIETOLOGICA. 2002;48(1):1-5

[Organisation of work teams at the gastroentero-hepatology outpatients clinic. The management of inflammatory bowel diseases].

Astegiano M; Bresso F; Demarchi B; Sapone N; Pellicano R; Palmas F; Rizzetto M
Article: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2001;33(9):755-761

Detection of anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies in Crohn's disease: is it a reliable diagnostic and prognostic marker?

Sostegni R; Daperno M; Ercole E; Rigazio C; Bresso F; Masoero G; Castellino F; Zaffino C; Rocca R; Molinaro GC; Rocca G; Astegiano M; Pera A
Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2001;15(9):1307-1311

Safety and efficacy of azathioprine in the maintenance of ciclosporin-induced remission of ulcerative colitis.

Actis GC; Bresso F; Astegiano M; Demarchi B; Sapone N; Boscaglia C; Rizzetto M
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY. 2001;13(8):927-931

Abdominal pain and bowel dysfunction: diagnostic role of intestinal ultrasound.

Astegiano M; Bresso F; Cammarota T; Sarno A; Robotti D; Demarchi B; Sostegni R; Macchiarella V; Pera A; Rizzetto M
Article: MINERVA GASTROENTEROLOGICA E DIETOLOGICA. 2001;47(2):53-60

[Abdominal pain and bowel dysfunction: diagnostic flow-chart could be simplified?].

Astegiano M; Cammarota T; Bresso F; Sapone N; Demarchi B; Bertolusso L; Sarno A; Bruno M; Pellicano R; Rizzetto M
Article: MINERVA GASTROENTEROLOGICA E DIETOLOGICA. 2001;47(1):27-38

[Variant syndromes in autoimmune hepatic diseases].

Durazzo M; Bresso F; Premoli A; Rabbione L
Article: RADIOLOGIA MEDICA. 2000;100(5):337-342

[Abdominal pain and bowel dysfunction: the diagnostic role of ultrasonography].

Cammarota T; Bresso F; Sarno A; Astegiano M; Macchiarella V; Robotti D
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Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2016;111(8):1211-1213

HLA Associations Distinguish Collagenous From Lymphocytic Colitis.

Westerlind H; Bonfiglio F; Mellander M-R; Hübenthal M; Brynedal B; Björk J; Törkvist L; Padyukov L; Ohlsson B; Löfberg R; Hultcrantz R; Franke A; Bresso F; D'Amato M
Letter: JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS. 2011;10(2):132

The cystic fibrosis F508del mutation in Crohn's disease.

Bresso F; D'Amato M
Letter: REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS. 2010;102(11):675-676

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: pilot study.

Pellicano R; Bresso F; Demarchi B; Bertolusso L; Sapone N; Rizzetto M; Astegiano M
Letter: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2010;16(6):907-909

Analysis of 39 Crohn's disease risk loci in Swedish inflammatory bowel disease patients.

Törkvist L; Halfvarson J; Ong RTH; Lördal M; Sjöqvist U; Bresso F; Björk J; Befrits R; Löfberg R; Blom J; Carlson M; Padyukov L; D'Amato M; Seielstad M; Pettersson S
Letter: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2009;15(7):961-962

No association between the eczema genes COL29A1 and IL31 and inflammatory bowel disease.

Zucchelli M; Torkvist L; Bresso F; Halfvarson J; Söderhäll C; Lee Y-A; Löfberg R; Kere J; D'Amato M
Review: MINERVA MEDICA. 2001;92(4):227-243

[Lithiasis of the gallbladder and biliary ducts: from epidemiology to therapy].

Pellicano R; Palmas F; Astegiano M; Vanni E; Leone N; Bresso F; Rizzetto M

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2026

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Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 2006

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