Ole Birger Vesterager Pedersen

Ole Birger Vesterager Pedersen

Clinical Professor

Member of:

  • Clinical immunology


  1. Published

    No association between rs6897932 in the gene encoding interleukin-7 receptor α and low-grade inflammation or self-reported health: results from the Danish Blood Donor Study

    Hartling, Hans Jakob Stilling, Sørensen, C. J., Rigas, A. S., Burgdorf, K. S., Nielsen, S. D., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Petersen, M. S., Sørensen, E., Kotzé, S., Thørner, L. W., Hjalgrim, H., Erikstrup, C. & Ullum, H., Feb 2015, In: APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica. 123, 2, p. 169-174 6 p.

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  2. Published

    The impact of age on the 99th percentile of cardiac troponin

    Hasselbalch, R., Strandkjaer, N., Kristensen, J., Joergensen, N., Kock, T. O., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Torp-Pedersen, Christian, Bundgård, Henning, Bor, V., Afzal, Shoaib, Kamstrup, P., Dahl, Morten, Hilsted, Linda & Iversen, Kasper, 2022, In: European Heart Journal. 43, Supplement_2, 1 p.

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  3. Published

    Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles

    Hautakangas, H., Winsvold, B. S., Ruotsalainen, S. E., Bjornsdottir, G., Harder, A. V. E., Kogelman, L. J. A., Thomas, L. F., Noordam, R., Benner, C., Gormley, P., Artto, V., Banasik, K., Bjornsdottir, A., Boomsma, D. I., Brumpton, B. M., Burgdorf, K. S., Buring, J. E., Chalmer, M. A., de Boer, I., Dichgans, M. & 51 others, Erikstrup, C., Farkkila, M., Garbrielsen, M. E., Ghanbari, M., Hagen, K., Happola, P., Hottenga, J., Hrafnsdottir, M. G., Hveem, K., Johnsen, M. B., Kahonen, M., Kristoffersen, E. S., Kurth, T., Lehtimaki, T., Lighart, L., Magnusson, S. H., Malik, R., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Pelzer, N., Penninx, B. W. J. H., Ran, C., Ridker, P. M., Rosendaal, F. R., Sigurdardottir, G. R., Skogholt, A. H., Sveinsson, O. A., Thorgeirsson, T. E., Ullum, H., Vijfhuizen, L. S., Widen, E., van Dijk, K. W., Aromaa, A., Belin, A. C., Freilinger, T., Ikram, M. A., Jarvelin, M., Raitakari, O. T., Terwindt, G. M., Kallela, M., Wessman, M., Olesen, Jes, Chasman, D. I., Nyholt, D. R., Stefansson, H., Stefansson, K., van den Maagdenberg, A. M. J. M., Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Ripatti, S., Zwart, J., Palotie, A. & Pirinen, M., 2022, In: Nature Genetics. 54, p. 152-160 16 p.

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  4. Published

    Cholesterol not particle concentration mediates the atherogenic risk conferred by apolipoprotein B particles - A Mendelian randomization analysis

    Helgadottir, A., Thorleifsson, G., Snaebjarnarson, A., Stefansdottir, L., Sveinbjornsson, G., Tragante, V., Björnsson, E., Steinthorsdottir, V., Gretarsdottir, S., Helgason, H., Saemundsdottir, J., Olafsson, I., Thune, J. J., Axelsson Raja, A., Ghouse, J., Olesen, M. S., Christensen, A., Jacobsen, R. L., Dowsett, J., Bruun, M. T. & 18 others, Nielsen, K., Knowlton, K., Nadauld, L., Benediktsson, R., Erikstrup, C., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Banasik, Karina, Brunak, Søren, Bundgård, Henning, Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Sulem, P., Arnar, D. O., Thorgeirsson, G., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Gudbjartsson, D. F., Stefansson, K., Holm, H. & DBDS Genomic Consortium, D. G. C., 2022, In: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 29, 18, p. 2374–2385

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  5. Published

    Genetic variability in the absorption of dietary sterols affects the risk of coronary artery disease

    Helgadottir, A., Thorleifsson, G., Alexandersson, K. F., Tragante, V., Thorsteinsdottir, M., Eiriksson, F. F., Gretarsdottir, S., Björnsson, E., Magnusson, O., Sveinbjornsson, G., Jonsdottir, I., Steinthorsdottir, V., Ferkingstad, E., Jensson, B. Ö., Stefansson, H., Olafsson, I., Christensen, A. H., Torp-Pedersen, C., Køber, L., Pedersen, O. B. & 23 others, Erikstrup, C., Sørensen, E., Brunak, Søren, Banasik, Karina, Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Nyegaard, M., Eyjolfssson, G. I., Sigurdardottir, O., Thorarinsson, B. L., Matthiasson, S. E., Steingrimsdottir, T., Bjornsson, E. S., Danielsen, R., Asselbergs, F. W., Arnar, D. O., Ullum, H., Bundgård, Henning, Sulem, P., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Thorgeirsson, G., Holm, H., Gudbjartsson, D. F. & Stefansson, K., 2020, In: European Heart Journal. 41, 28, p. 2618-2628 11 p.

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  6. Published

    Evaluation of Large-Scale Proteomics for Prediction of Cardiovascular Events

    Helgason, H., Eiriksdottir, T., Ulfarsson, M. O., Choudhary, A., Lund, S. H., Ivarsdottir, E. V., Hjorleifsson Eldjarn, G., Einarsson, G., Ferkingstad, E., Moore, K. H. S., Honarpour, N., Liu, T., Wang, H., Hucko, T., Sabatine, M. S., Morrow, D. A., Giugliano, R. P., Ostrowski, S. R., Pedersen, O. B., Bundgaard, H. & 15 others, Erikstrup, C., Arnar, D. O., Thorgeirsson, G., Masson, G., Magnusson, O. T., Saemundsdottir, J., Gretarsdottir, S., Steinthorsdottir, V., Thorleifsson, G., Helgadottir, A., Sulem, P., Thorsteinsdottir, U., Holm, H., Gudbjartsson, D. & Stefansson, K., 2023, In: JAMA. 330, 8, p. 725-735 11 p.

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  7. Published

    Genetics may affect the risk of undergoing surgery for rhizarthrosis

    Henkel, C., Erikstrup, C., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Troelsen, Anders & DBDS Genomic Consortium, D. G. C., 2024, In: Journal of Orthopaedic Research. 42, 5, p. 1001-1008

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  8. Published

    Genome-wide association meta-analysis of knee and hip osteoarthritis uncovers genetic differences between patients treated with joint replacement and patients without joint replacement

    Henkel, C., Styrkársdóttir, U., Thorleifsson, G., Stefánsdóttir, L., Björnsdóttir, G., Banasik, K., Brunak, S., Erikstrup, C., Dinh, K. M., Hansen, T. F., Nielsen, K. R., Bruun, M. T., Dowsett, J., Brodersen, T., Thorgeirsson, T. E., Gromov, K., Boesen, M. P., Ullum, H., Ostrowski, S. R., Pedersen, O. B. & 3 others, Stefánsson, K., Troelsen, A. & DBDS Genomic Consortium, D. G. C., 2023, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 82, p. 384-392

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  9. Published

    The temporal association of hyperhidrosis and its comorbidities – a nationwide hospital-based cohort study

    Henning, M. A. S., Reguant, R., Jørgensen, Isabella Friis, Andersen, Rune Kjærsgaard, Ibler, Kristina Sophie, Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Jemec, Gregor & Brunak, Søren, 2022, In: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 36, 12, p. 2504-2511

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  10. Published

    The differentiating effect of COVID-19-associated stress on the morbidity of blood donors with symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa, hyperhidrosis, or psoriasis

    Henning, M. A. S., Didriksen, M., Ibler, Kristina Sophie, Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Erikstrup, C., Nielsen, K., Sækmose, S. G., Hansen, Thomas Folkmann, Ullum, H., Thørner, L. W., Kaspersen, K. A., Mikkelsen, S., Jemec, Gregor & Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, 2023, In: Quality of Life Research. 32, p. 2925–2937 13 p.

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  11. Published

    Epidemiology of Hyperhidrosis in Danish Blood Donors

    Henning, M. A. S., Ibler, Kristina Sophie, Loft, I., Ullum, H., Erikstrup, C., Nielsen, K. R., Bruun, M. T., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Sorensen, E., Burgdorf, Kristoffer Sølvsten, Mikkelsen, S., Hansen, T. F., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager & Jemec, G. B., Apr 2021, In: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. 101, 7 p., 00345.

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  12. Published

    The health-related quality of life in hyperhidrosis and co-morbidities

    Henning, M. A. S., Ibler, Kristina Sophie, Loft, I., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Erikstrup, C., Nielsen, K. R., Bruun, M. T., Ullum, H., Didriksen, M., Dinh, K. M., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager & Jemec, Gregor, Aug 2022, In: Quality of Life Research. 31, 8, p. 2331-2340 10 p.

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  13. Published

    Diagnostic accuracy of a short-form version of the diagnostic criteria for primary hyperhidrosis

    Henning, M. A. S., Al-Rahimi, H. I., Jemec, Gregor & Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, 2024, In: Acta Dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriatica. 33, 1, p. 17-22 6 p.

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  14. Published

    Hyperhidrosis and the risk of being treated for skin infections

    Henning, M. A. S., Ibler, Kristina Sophie, Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Erikstrup, C., Nielsen, K. R., Bruun, M. T., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Ullum, H., Didriksen, Maria, Dinh, K. M., Rostgaard, K., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager & Jemec, Gregor, 2022, In: Journal of Dermatological Treatment. 33, 4, p. 2263-2269

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  15. Published

    The use of prescriptions for antibiotics and antifungals in Danish blood donors with dry skin

    Henning, M. A. S., Andersen, P. L., Ibler, Kristina Sophie, Ullum, H., Erikstrup, C., Nielsen, K. R., Bruun, M. T., Rigas, A. S., Dinh, K. M., Rostgaard, K., Saunte, Ditte Marie, Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager & Jemec, Gregor, Mar 2022, In: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology. 21, 3, p. 1312-1316 5 p.

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  16. Published

    Clinical, genetic, and experimental increase in soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor levels promotes atherosclerosis

    Hindy, G., Tyrrell, D. J., Vasbinder, A., Wei, C., Presswalla, F., Wang, H., Blakely, P. K., Ozel, A. B., Graham, S. E., Holton, G. H., Dowsett, J., Fahed, A. C., Amadi, K-M., Erne, G. K., Tekumulla, A., Ismail, A., Launius, C., Sotoodehnia, N., Pankow, J. S., Thørner, L. W. & 22 others, Erikstrup, C., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Banasik, Karina, Brunak, Søren, Ullum, H., Eugen-Olsen, J., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Haas, M. E., Nielsen, J. B., Lotta, L. A., Engström, G., Melander, O., Orho-Melander, M., Zhao, L., Murthy, V. L., Pinsky, D. J., Willer, C. J., Heckbert, S. R., Reiser, J., Goldstein, D. R., Desch, K. C. & Hayek, S. S., 2022, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 132, 24, 14 p., e158788.

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  17. Published

    No evidence of transmission of chronic lymphocytic leukemia through blood transfusion

    Hjalgrim, H., Rostgaard, K., Vasan, S. K., Ullum, H., Erikstrup, C., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Nielsen, K. R., Titlestad, K., Melbye, M., Nyrén, O. & Edgren, G., 22 Oct 2015, In: Blood. 126, 17, p. 2059-61 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLetterResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    No evidence of transfusion transmitted sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: results from a bi-national cohort study

    Holmqvist, J., Wikman, A., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Nielsen, K. R., Rostgaard, K., Hjalgrim, Henrik & Edgren, G., 2020, In: Transfusion. 60, 4, p. 694-697 4 p.

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  19. Published

    A machine-learning method for biobank-scale genetic prediction of blood group antigens

    Hyvärinen, K., Haimila, K., Moslemi, C., Biobank, B. S., Olsson, M. L., Ostrowski, Sisse Rye, Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Erikstrup, C., Partanen, J. & Ritari, J., 2024, In: PLOS Computational Biology. 20, 3, 17 p., e1011977.

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  20. Published

    Long-term detection of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies after infection and risk of re-infection

    Hønge, B. L., Hindhede, L., Kaspersen, K. A., Harritshøj, Lene Holm, Mikkelsen, S., Holm, D. K., Nilsson, A. C., Sækmose, S. G., Sørensen, E., Aagaard, B., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Jørgensen, C. S., Krause, Tyra Grove, Ullum, H., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Ostrowski, Sisse Rye & Erikstrup, C., 2022, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 116, p. 289-292 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Family recurrence risk of alopecia areata in the Faroe Islands

    Jacobsen, E. W., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Andorsdóttir, G., Jemec, Gregor & Bryld, Lars Erik, 2019, In: Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 44, 7, p. e224-e229

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  22. Published

    The value of circulating microRNAs for early diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma: A case-control study on historical samples

    Jørgensen, S., Paulsen, I. W., Hansen, Jakob Werner, Tholstrup, Dorte Maegaard, Hother, C., Sørensen, E., Petersen, M. S., Nielsen, K. R., Rostgaard, K., Larsen, M. A. H., Brown, Peter de Nully, Ralfkiær, E., Homburg, K. M., Hjalgrim, Henrik, Erikstrup, C., Ullum, H., Troelsen, J., Grønbæk, Kirsten & Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, 2020, In: Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 9637.

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  23. Published

    A second update on mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19

    Kanai, M., Andrews, S., Cordioli, M., Stevens, C., Neale, B. M., Daly, M., Ganna, A., Pathak, G. A., Ellinghaus, D., Banasik, K., Brunak, S., Pedersen, O. B., Westergaard, D., Sequeros, C. B., Nissen, J., Feldt-Rasmussen, U., Grønbæk, K., Ostrowski, S. R., Guindo-Martinez, M., Garcia, S. M. & 70 others, Hjalgrim, Henrik, Admin team lead, A. T. L., Admin team member, A. T. M., Analysis team lead, A. T. L., Analysis team member, A. T. M., Data collection lead, D. C. L., Data collection member, D. C. M., Manuscript analysis team lead, M. A. T. L., Manuscript analysis team members: Mendelian randomization, M. A. T. M. M. R., Manuscript analysis team members: methods development, M. A. T. M. M. D., Manuscript analysis team members: phenome-wide association study, M. A. T. M. P. A. S., Manuscript analysis team members: principal component projection, gene prioritization, M. A. T. M. P. C. P. G. P., Project management lead, P. M. L., Scientific communication lead, S. C. L., Scientific communication member, S. C. M., Writing group lead, W. G. L., Writing group member, W. G. M., 23andMe, 2., Adolescent brain and cognitive development study, A. B. A. C. D. S., Analysis group, A. G., Armenia_Covid-19hg, A., Assessment of the influence of clinical, functional, immunological and genetic factors on the severity of the course of coronavirus infection with SARS-CoV-2 and post-COVID syndrome, A. O. T. I. O. C. F. I. A. G. F. O. T. S. O. T. C. O. C. I. W. S. A. P. S., Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), A. L. S. O. P. A. C. (., BelCovid, B., Biobanque Quebec COVID19, B. Q. C., BioVU, B., Bonn Study of COVID-19 Genetics, B. S. O. C. G., CGEn HostSeq—Canadian COVID-19 Human Host Genome Sequencing Databank, C. H. C. H. H. G. S. D., Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine—CCPM, C. C. F. P. M., COMRI/Virology Study, C. S., Covid19 Ioannina Biobank, C. I. B., COVID19-Host(a)ge, C., Covid19hg-CL, C., Danish COVID-19 Genomic Consortium, D. C. G. C., Egypt hgCOVID hub, E. H. H., EraCORE, E., FinnGen, F., French hgCOVID, F. H., GCAT. Genomes For Life, G. G. F. L., Genes & Health, G. &. H., Genetic influences on severity of COVID-19 illness in Korea, G. I. O. S. O. C. I. I. K., GenOMICC, G., Genotek COVID-19 study, G. C. S., Helix Exome+ COVID-19 Phenotypes, H. E. C. P., Host Genetic Factors for COVID-19 Severity and Outcome in Western Indian Population, H. G. F. F. C. S. A. O. I. W. I. P., Host Genetics in COVID Cohorts of Mixed ancestry from Mexico, H. G. I. C. C. O. M. A. F. M., Japan Coronavirus Taskforce, J. C. T., Japan NCGM-COVID19, J. N., Jordan COVID-19 Host Genomics Initiative (JCHGI), J. C. H. G. I. (., Leadership, L., Lung eQTL Consortium, L. E. C., Mass General Brigham—Host Vulnerability to COVID-19, M. G. B. V. T. C., MexGen-COVID, M., Pa-COVID-19, P., Project management group, P. M. G., Project management support, P. M. S., Qatar Genome Program, Q. G. P., SARS-CoV-2 and Host Genome sequencing, S. A. H. G. S., Scientific communication group, S. C. G., Search for Genomic Markers Predicting the Severity of the response to COVID-19, S. F. G. M. P. T. S. O. T. R. T. C., Spanish COalition to Unlock Research on host GEnetics on COVID-19 (SCOURGE), S. C. T. U. R. O. H. G. O. C. (., The Danish Blood Donor Study, T. D. B. D. S., The Genetic Predisposition to severe COVID-19, T. G. P. T. S. C., Tirschenreuth Study (TiKoco), T. S. (., UCLA Precision Health COVID-19 Host Genomics Biobank, U. P. H. C. H. G. B., UK Biobank, U. B., Variability in Immune Response Genes and Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Infection (INMUNGEN-CoV2 study), V. I. I. R. G. A. S. O. S. I. (. S., Website development, W. D., Writing Group, W. G. & The COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative, T. C. H. G. I., 2023, In: Nature. 621, 7977, p. E7-E26 23 p.

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  24. Published

    Estimation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Fatality Rate by Age and Comorbidity Status Using Antibody Screening of Blood Donors during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Denmark

    Kaspersen, K. A., Hindhede, L., Boldsen, J. K., Mikkelsen, S., Vestergaard, L. S., Berthelsen, A. S. N., Moustsen-Helms, I. R., Holm, D. K., Nilsson, A. C., Sækmose, S. G., Sørensen, E., Harritshøj, L. H., Aagaard, B., Hjalgrim, H., Lillevang, S. T., Jørgensen, C. S., Krause, T. G., Ullum, H., Pedersen, O. B. V., Ostrowski, S. R. & 1 others, Erikstrup, C., 2022, In: Journal of Infectious Diseases. 225, 2, p. 219-228 10 p.

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  25. Published

    Obesity and risk of infection: results from the Danish Blood Donor Study

    Kaspersen, K. A., Pedersen, Ole Birger Vesterager, Petersen, M. S., Hjalgrim, H., Rostgaard, K., Møller, B. K., Juul-Sørensen, C., Kotzé, S., Dinh, K. M., Erikstrup, L. T., Sørensen, E., Thørner, L. W., Burgdorf, K. S., Ullum, H. & Erikstrup, C., Jul 2015, In: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.). 26, 4, p. 580-9 10 p.

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