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Scientific publications from the BAMSE birth cohort
2000
Böhme M, Svensson A, Kull I, Wahlgren CF. Hanifin's and Rajka's minor criteria for atopic
dermatitis: which do 2-year-olds exhibit? J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000;43:785-92.
2001
Böhme M, Svensson A, Kull I, Nordvall SL, Wahlgren CF. Clinical features of atopic
dermatitis at two years of age: a prospective, population-based case-control study. Acta Derm
Venereol 2001;81:193-7.
2002
Böhme M, Lannerö E, Wickman M, Nordvall S, Wahlgren C. Atopic dermatitis and
concomitant disease patterns in children up to two years of age. Acta Derm Venereol
2002;82:98-103.
Kull I, Lilja G, Nordvall SL, Pershagen G, Wickman M. Breastfeeding and allergic disease in
infants - a prospective birth cohort study. Arch Dis Child 2002; 87:478-481.
Lannerö E, Kull I, Tollin L, Pershagen G, Wickman M, Nordvall L. Environmental risk
factors for allergy and socio-economic status in a birth cohort (BAMSE). Pediatr Allergy
Immunol 2002; 13: 182-187.
Wickman M, Kull I, Pershagen G, Nordvall SL. The BAMSE Project: presentation of a
prospective longitudinal birth cohort study. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2002;13:11-13
2003
Almqvist C, Egmar A-C, van Hage-Hamsten M, Berglind N, Pershagen G, Nordvall SL,
Svartengren M, Hedlin G, Wickman M. Heredity, pet ownership and confounding control in a
population-based birth cohort. J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2003;111:800-6
Almqvist C, Egmar AC, Hedlin G, Nordvall L, Lundqvist M, Pershagen G, Svartengren M,
Hamsten M, Wickman M. Direct and indirect exposure to pets - risk of sensitization and
asthma at 4 years in a birth cohort. Clin Exp Allergy. 2003;33:1190-7.
Böhme M, Wickman M, Svartengren M, Wahlgren CF. Family history and risk of atopic
dermatitis in childrenup to four years. Report prospective birth cohort (BAMSE), Clin Exp
All 2003; 33: 1226-1231.
Emenius G, Pershagen, Nordvall SL, Wickman M. NO2, as a marker of air pollution, and
recurrent wheezing in children: a nested case-control study within the BAMSE birth cohort.
Occup Environ Med. 2003;60:876-81.
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Sidorchuk A, Lagarde F, Pershagen G, Wickman M, Linde A. Epstein-Barr virus infection is
not associated with development of allergy in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2003; 22:642647.
Wickman M, Melén E, Berglind N, Lennart Nordvall S, Almqvist C, Kull I, Svartengren M,
Pershagen G. Strategies for preventing wheezing and asthma in small children. Allergy. 2003;
58:742-747.
Wickman M, Ahlstedt S, Lilja G, v Hage Hamsten M. Quantification of IgE antibodies
simplifies the classification of allergic diseases in 4 years old children. A report from the
prospective birth cohort study – BAMSE. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 2003;14: 441447
2004
Emenius G, Svartengren M, Korsgaard J, Nordvall L, Pershagen G, Magnus Wickman.
Building Characteristics, Indoor Air Quality and Recurrent Wheezing in very young Children
- a Nested Case-Control Study within the BAMSE Birth Cohort. Indoor Air 2004;14:34-42
Emenius G, Svartengren M, Pershagen G, Nordvall SL, Korsgaard J, Wickman M.
Longitudinal Indoor Exposure during the Two First Years of life and Recurrent Wheezing. Acta
Peadiatrica 2004;93: 899-905.
Kull I, Lilja G, Almqvist C, Pershagen G, Wickman M. Breastfeeding reduces the risk of
asthma during the first four years of life. JACI 2004, 114;755-760.
Melén E, Pershagen G, Kere J, Wickman M. Influence of allergic heredity and male sex in
childhood asthma - role of interactions. Clin and Exp Allergy 2004; 34: 839-844.
Melén E, Gullsten H, Zucchelli M, Lindstedt A, Nyberg F, Wickman M, Pershagen G, Kere J.
Sex specific protective effects of interleukin-9 receptor haplotypes on childhood wheezing
and sensitisation. J Med Genet. 2004 Dec;41(12):e123.
Sidorchuk A, Wickman M, Pershagen G, Lagarde F, Linde A. Cytomegalovirus infection and
development of allergic diseases in early childhood: Interaction with EBV infection? J
Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004;114:1434-40.
Wickman M. Towards a rationalised diagnostic process of food allergy in AEDS. Allergy 2004
(Supl 78); 59: 30-32.
2005
Almqvist C, Pershagen G, Wickman M. Low socioeconomic status as a risk factor for asthma,
rhinitis and sensitisation at four years in a birth cohort. Clin Exp All 2005;35:612-618.
Kull I, Bohme M, Wahlgren CF, Nordvall L, Pershagen G, Wickman M. Breast-feeding
reduces the risk for childhood eczema. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005; 116:657-61.
Melén E, Bruce S, Doekes G, Kabesch M, Laitinen T, Lauener R, Lindgren CM, Riedler J,
Scheynius A, van Hage-Hamsten M, Kere J, Pershagen G, Wickman M, Nyberg F.
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Haplotypes of G-protein-coupled Receptor 154 are Associated with Childhood Allergy and
Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2005;171:1089-1095
Wickman M, Lilja G, Söderström L, v Hage Hamsten M, Ahlstedt S. Quantitative analysis of
IgE antibodies to food and inhalant allergens in four year-old children reflects their likelihood
of allergic disease. Allergy 2005; 60: 650-657
2006
Ekelund E, Saaf A, Tengvall-Linder M, Melén E, Link J, Barker J, Reynolds NJ, Meggitt SJ,
Kere J, Wahlgren CF, Pershagen G, Wickman M, Nordenskjold M, Kockum I, Bradley M.
Elevated Expression and Genetic Association Links the SOCS3 Gene to Atopic Dermatitis.
Am J Hum Genet. 2006;78:1060-5.
Gehring U, Leaderer BP, Heinrich J, Oldenwening M, Giovannangelo ME, Nordling E,
Merkel G, Hoek G, Bellander T, Brunekreef B. Comparison of parental reports of smoking
and residential air nicotine concentrations in children. Occup Environ Med. 2006 Nov;
63(11):766-72.
Giovannangelo M, Gehring U, Nordling E, Oldenwening M, de Wind S, Bellander T,
Almqvist C, Heinrich J, Hoek G, Brunekreef B. Childhood cat allergen exposure in three
European countries: The AIRALLERG study. Sci Total Environ. 2006 Jun 4;
Giovannangelo M, Nordling E, Gehring U, Oldenwening M, Bellander T, Heinrich J, Hoek G,
Brunekreef B. Variation of biocontaminant levels within and between homes - the
AIRALLERG study. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 2006;369:82-90.
Ghunaim N, Wickman M, Almqvist C, Söderström L, Ahlstedt S, van Hage M. Sensitisation
to different pollens and allergic disease in 4 year old Swedish children. Clin Exp All 2006,
36:722-727.
Hallberg J, Anderson M, Wickman M, Svartengren M. Sex influences on lung function and
medication in childhood asthma. Acta Paediatr. 2006;95:1191-6.
Keil T, Kulig M, Simpson A, Custovic A, Wickman M, Kull I, Lodrup Carlsen KC, Carlsen
KH, Smit HA, Wijga AH, Schmid S, Berg A, Bollrath C, Eller E, Bindslev-Jensen C, Halken
S, Host A, Heinrich J, Porta D, Forastiere F, Brunekreef B, Kramer U, Willich SN, Wahn U,
Lau S; the working group of GALEN-WP 1.5 'Birth Cohorts'. European birth cohort studies
on asthma and atopic diseases: I. Comparison of study designs - a GALEN initiative. Allergy.
2006;61:221-228.
Keil T, Kulig M, Simpson A, Custovic A, Wickman M, Kull I, Lodrup Carlsen KC, Carlsen
KH, Smit HA, Wijga AH, Schmid S, Berg A, Bollrath C, Eller E, Bindslev-Jensen C, Halken
S, Host A, Heinrich J, Fantini MP, Brunekreef B, Kramer U, Willich SN, Wahn U, Lau S; for
the working group of GALEN-WP 1.5 'Birth Cohorts'. European birth cohort studies on
asthma and atopic diseases: II. Comparison of outcomes and exposures - a GALEN initiative.
Allergy. 2006;61:1104-1111.
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Kull I, Bergström A, Lilja G, Pershagen G and Wickman M. Fish consumption during the
first year of life and development of allergic diseases during childhood. Allergy 2006; 61:
1009-1015.
Kull I, Bergström A, Melén E, Lilja G, van Hage M, Pershagen G, Wickman M. Early life
supplementation of vitamins A and D in water-soluble form or in peanut oil and allergic
diseases during childhood. JACI 2006;118:1299-1304.
Lannerö E, Pershagen G, Wickman M, Nordvall L. Maternal smoking during pregnancy
increases the risk of recurrent wheezing during the first years of life (BAMSE). Respir Res.
2006;7:3.
Melén E, Umerkajeff S, Nyberg F, Zucchelli M, Gullsetn H, Lindstedt A, Wickman M,
Pershagen G, Kere J. Interaction between polymorphism in the IL4RA and IL9R genes in
childhood wheezing: evidence from a prospective birth cohort. Clin Exp All 2006; 36:13911398.
Norrman E, Gnarpe J, Wettergren B, Janson C, Wickman M, Nordvall L. The association
between Clamydia pneumoniae and the influence of sex. Thorax 2006;61:1054-1058.
2007
Gehring U, Heinrich J, Hoek G, Giovannangelo M, Nordling E, Bellander T, Gerritsen J, de
Jongste JC, Smit HA, Wichmann HE, Wickman M, Brunekreef B. Bacteria and mould
components in house dust and children's allergic sensitisation. Eur Respir J. 2007;29:1144-53.
Giovannangelo ME, Gehring U, Nordling E, Oldenwening M, van Rijswijk K, de Wind S,
Hoek G, Heinrich J, Bellander T, Brunekreef B. Levels and determinants of beta(1-->3)glucans and fungal extracellular polysaccharides in house dust of (pre-)schoolchildren in three
European countries. Environ Int. 2007;33:9-16
Giovannangelo M, Gehring U, Nordling E, Oldenwening M, Terpstra G, Bellander T, Hoek
G, Heinrich J, Brunekreef B. Determinants of house dust endotoxin levels in three European
countries - the AIRALLERG study. Indoor Air. 2007 Feb;17(1):70-9.
Mai XM, Almqvist C, Nilsson L, Wickman M. Birth anthropometric measures, body mass
index and allergic diseases in a birth cohort study (BAMSE). Arch Dis Child. 2007 ;92:881-6.
2008
Asarnoj A, Östblom E, Kull I, Lilja G, Pershagen G, Hedlin G, van Hage M, Wickman M.
Sensitization to inhalant allergens between 4 and 8 years of age is a dynamic process: results
from the BAMSE birth cohort. Clin Exp Allergy 2008;28:1507-13.
Chen CM, Gehring U, Wickman M, Hoek G, Giovanngelo M, Nordling M, Wijga A, de
Jongste J, Pershagen G, Almqvist C, Kerkhof M, Bellander T, Wichmann HE, Brunekreef B,
Heinrich J. Domestic cat allergen and allergic sensitisation in young children. Int J Hyg
Environ Health 2008;211:337-44.
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Eller E, Roll S, Chen CM, Herbarth O, Wichmann HE, von Berg A, Krämer U, Mommers M,
Thijs C, Wijga A, Brunekreef B, Fantini MP, Bravi F, Forastiere F, Porta D, Sunyer J, Torrent
M, Høst A, Halken S, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Carlsen KH, Wickman M, Kull I, Wahn U,
Willich SN, Lau S, Keil T, Heinrich J; for the working group of GALEN – Work Package 1.5
‘Birth Cohorts’. Meta-analysis of determinants for pet ownership in 12 European birth cohorts
on asthma and allergies: a GA(2)LEN initiative. Allergy 2008;63:1491-8.
Lannerö E, Wickman M, van Hage M, Bergström A, Pershagen G, Nordvall L. Exposure to
environmental tobacco smoke and risk of sensitisation in children – results from a birth cohort
study. Thorax 2008;63:172-6.
Mai XM, Neuman A, Östblom E, Pershagen G, Nordvall L, Almqvist C, van Hage M,
Wickman M. Symptoms to pollen and fruits early in life and allergic disease at 4 years of age.
Allergy 2008;63:1499-504.
Melén E, Nyberg F, Lindgren CM, Berglind N, Zucchelli M, Nordling E, Hallberg J,
Svartengren M, Morgenstern R, Kere J, Bellander T, Wickman M, Pershagen G. Interactions
between glutathione S-transferase P1, tumor necrosis factor, and traffic-related pollution for
development of childhood allergic disease. Environ Health Perspect 2008;116:1077-84.
Nordling E, Berglind N, Melén E, Emenius G, Hallberg J, Nyberg F, Pershagen G,
Svartengren M, Wickman M, Bellander T. Traffic-related air pollution and childhood
respiratory symptoms, function and allergies. Epidemiology 2008;19:401-8.
Östblom E, Lilja G, Pershagen G, van Hage M, Wickman M. Phenotypes of food
hypersensitivity and development of allergic diseases during the first 8 years of life. Clin Exp
Allergy 2008;38:1325-32.
Östblom E, Wickman M, van Hage M, Lilja G. Reported symptoms of food hypersensitivity
and sensitization to common foods in 4-year-old children. Acta Paediatr 2008;97:85-90.
Östblom E, Egmar AC, Gardulf A, Lilja G, Wickman M. The impact of food hypersensitivity
reported in 9-year-old children by their parents on health-related quality of life. Allergy
2008;63:211-8.
Östblom E, Lilja G, Ahlstedt S, van Hage M, Wickman M. Patterns of quantitative foodspecific IgE-antibodies and reported food hypersensitivity in 4-year-old children. Allergy
2008;63:418-24.
2009
Hunninghake GM, Cho MH, Tesfaigzi Y, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Lasky-Su J, Stidley C,
Melén E, Söderhäll C, Hallberg J, Kull I, Kere J, Svartengren M, Pershagen G, Wickman M,
Lange C, Demo DL, Hersh CP, Klanderman BJ, Raby BA, Sparrow D, Shapiro SD,
Silverman EK, Litonjua AA, Weiss ST, Celedón JC. MMP12, lung function and COPD in
high-risk populations. N Engl J Med 2009;361:2599-608.
Janzi M; Kull I; Sjöberg R; Wan J; Melén E; Bayat N; Östblom E; Pan-Hammarström Q;
Nilsson P; Hammarström L. Selective IgA deficiency in early life: Association to infections
and allergic diseases during childhood. Clin Immunol 2009;133:78-85.
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Marmsjö K, Rosenlund H, Kull I, Håkansson N, Wickman M, Pershagen G, Bergström A.
Use of multivitamin supplement in relation to allergic disease in 8-y-old children. Am J Clin
Nutr 2009;90:1693-9.
2010
Asarnoj A, Östblom E, Ahlstedt S, Hedlin G, Lilja G, van Hage M, Wickman M. Reported
symptoms to peanut among 4- and 8-year old children sensitized to peanut and birch pollen results from the BAMSE birth cohort. Allergy 2010;65:213-9.
Asarnoj A, Movérare R, Östblom E, Poorafshar M, Lilja G, Hedlin G, van Hage M, Ahlstedt
S, Wickman M. IgE to peanut allergen components: relation to peanut symptoms and pollen
sensitization in 8-year-olds. Allergy 2010;65:1189-95.
Böhme M, Kull I, Bergström A, Wickman M, Nordvall L, Pershagen G, Wahlgren CF.
Parental smoking increases the risk for eczema with sensitization in 4-year-old children. J
Allergy Clin Immunol 2010;125:941-3.
Donner J, Haapakoski R, Ezer S, Melén E, Pirkola S, Gratacòs M, Zucchelli M, Anedda F,
Johansson LE, Söderhäll C, Orsmark-Pietras C, Suvisaari J, Martín-Santos R, Torrens M,
Silander K, Terwilliger JD, Wickman M, Pershagen G, Lönnqvist J, Peltonen L, Estivill X,
D'Amato M, Kere J, Alenius H, Hovatta I. Assessment of the neuropeptide S system in
anxiety disorders. Biol Psychiatry 2010;68:474-83.
Hallberg J, Andersson M, Wickman M, Svartengren M. Factors in infancy and childhood
related to reduced lung function in asthmatic children: a birth cohort study (BAMSE). Pediatr
Pulmonol 2010;45:341-8.
Kull I, Melén E, Alm J, Hallberg J, Svartengren M, van Hage M, Pershagen G, Wickman M,
Bergström A. Breastfeeding in relation to asthma, lung function and sensitization in young
schoolchildren. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2010;125:1013-9.
Mai XM, Kull I, Wickman M, Bergström A. Antibiotic use in early life and development of
allergic diseases: respiratory infection as the explanation. Clin Exp Allergy 2010;40:1230-7.
Moffatt MF, Gut IG, Demenais F, Strachan DP, Bouzigon E, Heath S, von Mutius E, Farrall
M, Lathrop M, Cookson WO; GABRIEL Consortium. A large scale, consortium-based
genomewide association study of asthma N Engl J Med. 2010;363:1211-21.
Panasevich S, Lindgren C, Kere J, Wickman M Pershagen G, Nyberg F, Melén E. Interaction
between early maternal smoking and variants in TNF and GSTP1 in childhood wheezing. Clin
Exp Allergy 2010;40:458-67.
Saarne T, Grönlund H, Kull I, Almqvist C, Wickman M, van Hage M. Cat sensitization
identified by recombinant Fel d 1 several years before symptoms – results from the BAMSE
cohort. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2010;21:277-83.
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2011
Bunyavanich S, Melén E, Wilk JB, Granada M, Soto-Quiros ME, Avila L, Lasky-Su J,
Hunninghake GM, Wickman M, Pershagen G, O’Connor GT, Weiss ST, Celedón JC. Thymic
stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is associated with allergic rhinitis in children with asthma.
Clin Mol Allergy 2011;9:1.
Naumann A, Söderhäll C, Fölster-Holst R, Baurecht H, Harde V, Müller-Wehling K,
Rodriguez E, Ruether A, Franke A, Wagenpfeil S, Novak N, Mempel M, Naderi Kalali N,
Allgauer M, Koch J, Gerhard M, Melén E, Wahlgren CF, Kull I, Stahl C, Pershagen G,
Lauener R, Riedler J, Doekes G, Scheynius A, Illig T, von Mutius E, Schreiber S, Kere J,
Kabesh M, Weidinger S. A comprehensive analysis of the COL29A1 gene does not support a
role in eczema. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011;127:1187-94.
Nydert P, Kimland E, Kull I, Lindemalm S. Over-the-counter drug use--estimations within the
Swedish paediatric population. Eur J Pediatr 2011;170:583-8.
Paternoster L, Standl M, Chen CM, Ramasamy A, Bønnelykke K, Duijts L, Ferreira MA,
Alves AC, Thyssen JP, Albrecht E, Baurecht H, Feenstra B, Sleiman PM, Hysi P, Warrington
NM, Curjuric I, Myhre R, Curtin JA, Groen-Blokhuis MM, Kerkhof M, Sääf A, Franke A,
Ellinghaus D, Fölster-Holst R, Dermitzakis E, Montgomery SB, Prokisch H, Heim K,
Hartikainen AL, Pouta A, Pekkanen J, Blakemore AI, Buxton JL, Kaakinen M, Duffy DL,
Madden PA, Heath AC, Montgomery GW, Thompson PJ, Matheson MC, Le Souëf P;
Australian Asthma Genetics Consortium (AAGC), St Pourcain B, Smith GD, Henderson J,
Kemp JP, Timpson NJ, Deloukas P, Ring SM, Wichmann HE, Müller-Nurasyid M, Novak N,
Klopp N, Rodríguez E, McArdle W, Linneberg A, Menné T, Nohr EA, Hofman A,
Uitterlinden AG, van Duijn CM, Rivadeneira F, de Jongste JC, van der Valk RJ, Wjst M, Jogi
R, Geller F, Boyd HA, Murray JC, Kim C, Mentch F, March M, Mangino M, Spector TD,
Bataille V, Pennell CE, Holt PG, Sly P, Tiesler CM, Thiering E, Illig T, Imboden M, Nystad
W, Simpson A, Hottenga JJ, Postma D, Koppelman GH, Smit HA, Söderhäll C, Chawes B,
Kreiner-Møller E, Bisgaard H, Melén E, Boomsma DI, Custovic A, Jacobsson B, ProbstHensch NM, Palmer LJ, Glass D, Hakonarson H, Melbye M, Jarvis DL, Jaddoe VW, Gieger
C; Genetics of Overweight Young Adults (GOYA) Consortium, Strachan DP, Martin NG,
Jarvelin MR, Heinrich J, Evans DM, Weidinger S; EArly Genetics & Lifecourse
Epidemiology (EAGLE) Consortium. Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies
identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis. Nat Genet 2011;44:187-92.
Rosenlund H, Kull I, Pershagen G, Wolk A, Wickman M, Bergström A. Fruit and vegetable
consumption in relation to allergy: Disease-related modification of consumption. J Allergy
Clin Immunol 2011;127:1219-25.
Tisher CG, Hohmann C, Thiering E, Herbarth O, Müller A, Henderson J, Granell R, Fantini
MP, Luciano L, Bergström A, Kull I, Link E, von Berg A, Kuehni c, Strippoli M, Gehring U,
Wijga A, Eller E, Bindslev-Jensen C, Keil T, Heinrich J as part of the ENRIECO consortium.
Meta-Analysis of mould and dampness exposure on asthma and allergy in 8 European birth
cohorts: an ENRIECO initiative. Allergy 2011;66:1570-9.
Vereda A, van Hage M, Ahlstedt S, Ibañez MD, Cuesta-Herranz J, van Odijk J, Wickman M,
Sampson HA. Peanut allergy: Clinical and immunologic differences among patients from 3
different geographic regions. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011;127:603-7.
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2012
Magnusson JÖ, Kull I, Mai XM, Wickman M, Bergström A. Early childhood overweight and
asthma and allergic sensitization at 8 years of age. Pediatrics 2012 jan ;129:70-6.
Antó JM, Pinart M, Akdis M, Auffray C, Bachert C, Basagaña X, Carlsen KH, Guerra S, von
Hertzen L, Illi S, Kauffmann F, Keil T, Kiley JP, Koppelman GH, Lupinek C, Martinez FD,
Nawijn MC, Postma DS, Siroux V, Smit HA, Sterk PJ, Sunyer J, Valenta R, Valverde S,
Akdis CA, Annesi-Maesano I, Ballester F, Benet M, Cambon-Thomsen A, Chatzi L, Coquet
J, Demoly P, Gan W, Garcia-Aymerich J, Gimeno-Santos E, Guihenneuc-Jouyaux C,
Haahtela T, Heinrich J, Herr M, Hohmann C, Jacquemin B, Just J, Kerkhof M, Kogevinas M,
Kowalski ML, Lambrecht BN, Lau S, Lødrup Carlsen KC, Maier D, Momas I, Noel P, Oddie
S, Palkonen S, Pin I, Porta D, Punturieri A, Rancière F, Smith RA, Stanic B, Stein RT, van de
Veen W, van Oosterhout AJ, Varraso R, Wickman M, Wijmenga C, Wright J, Yaman G,
Zuberbier T, Bousquet J. Understanding of the complexity of IgE-related phenotypes from
childhood to young adulthood: A Mechanisms of the Development of Allergy (MeDALL)
Seminar. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012;129:943-54
Ballardini N, Kull I, Lind T, Hallner E, Almqvist C, Ostblom E, Melén E, Pershagen G, Lilja
G, Bergström A, Wickman M. Development and comorbidity of eczema, asthma and rhinitis
to age 12 - data from the BAMSE birth cohort. Allergy 2012;67:537-44.
Brew BK, Kull I, Garden F, Almqvist C, Bergström A, Lind T, Webb K, Wickman M, Marks
GB. Breastfeeding, asthma, and allergy: a tale of two cities. Pediatr Allergy Immunol
2012;23:75-82.
Böhme M, Söderhäll C, Kull I, Bergström A, van Hage M, Wahlgren CF. Filaggrin mutations
increase the risk for persistent dry skin and eczema independent of sensitization. J Allergy
Clin Immunol 2012;129:1153-5.
Forno E, Lasky-Su J, Himes B, Howrylak J, Ramsey C, Brehm J, Klanderman B, Ziniti J
Melén E, Pershagen G, Wickman M, Martinez F, Mauger D, Sorkness C, Tantisira K, Raby
BA, Weiss ST, Celedon JC. Genome-wide association study of the age of onset of childhood
asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012;130:83-90.
Gruzieva O, Bellander T, Eneroth K, Kull I, Melén E, Nordling E, van Hage M, Wickman M,
Moskalenko V, Hulchiy O, Pershagen G. Traffic related air pollution and development of
allergic sensitization in children during the first 8 years of life. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012;
129:240-6.
Janzi M, Melén E, Kull I, Wickman M, Hammarström L. Rare mutations in TNFRSF13B
increase the risk of asthma symptoms in Swedish children. Genes Immun 2012;13:59-65.
Lødrup Carlsen KC, Roll S, Carlsen KH, Mowinckel P, Wijga AH, Brunekreef B, Torrent M,
Roberts G, Arshad SH, Kull I, Krämer U, von Berg A, Eller E, Høst A, Kuehni C, Spycher B,
Sunyer J, Chen CM, Reich A, Asarnoj A, Puig C, Herbarth O, Mahachie John JM, Van Steen
K, Willich SN, Wahn U, Lau S, Keil T; GALEN WP 1.5 ‘Birth Cohorts’ working group.
Does pet ownership in infancy lead to asthma or allergy at school age? Pooled analysis of
individual participant data from 11 European birth cohorts. PLoS One 2012;7:e43214.
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Rosenlund H, Magnusson JÖ, Kull I, Håkanson N, Wolk A, Pershagen G, Wickman M,
Bergström A. Antioxidant intake and allergic disease in children. Clin Exp Allergy. 2012
Oct;42(10):1491-500.
Neuman Å, Hohmann C, Orsini N, Pershagen G, Eller E, Fomsgaard H, Gehring U, Granell
R, Henderson J, Heinrich J, Lau S, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Sunyer J, Tisher C, Torrent M, Wahn
U, Wijga A, Wickman A, Keil T, Bergström A. Maternal smoking during pregnancy in
relation to wheeze and asthma in preschool children: a meta-analysis of 8 birth cohorts. Am J
Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Nov 15;186(10):1037-43.
Schultz ES, Gruzieva O, Bellander T, Bottai M, Hallberg J, Kull I, Svartengren M, Melén E,
Pershagen G. Traffic-related air pollution and lung function in children at 8 years of age – A
birth cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2012 Dec 15;186(12):1286-91.
Vrijheid M, Casas M, Bergström A, Carmichael A, Cordier S, Eggesbø M, Eller E, Fantini
MP, Fernández MF, Fernández-Somoano A, Gehring U, Grazuleviciene R, Hohmann C,
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