Main areas of research

1. Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

a. Outcome and clinical course in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
(Gerd Cecilie Dobloug, Øyvind Molberg, Jan Tore Gran)

b. Immunological and clinical studies in antisynthetase syndrome
(Helena Andersson, Øyvind Molberg, Jan Tore Gran)

c. Evaluation of pulmonal PET scanning in antisynthetase syndrome
(Helena Andersson, Jan Gunnar Fjeld, Jan Tore Gran)

d. Outcome and clinical course in inclusion body myositis
(Jan Tore Gran)

e. Outcome and clinical course in juvenile dermatomyositis
(Helga Sanner, Berit Flatø, Jan Tore Gran)

2. Systemic lupus erythematosus

a. Outcome and clinical course in lupus nephritis transplantation
(Gudrun E Norby, Halvar Holdaas, Jan Tore Gran)

b. Epidemiological studies in SLE with emphasis on cardiovascular risk factors
(Karoline Lerang, Inge-Margrethe Gilboe, Jan Tore Gran)

c. Pathophysiological and clinical aspects of fertility, birth and pregnancy in SLE
(Inge-Margrethe Gilboe, Johan Fredrik Skomsvoll - St. Olavs Hospital)

3. Systemic sclerosis

a. Outcome and clinical course in systemic sclerosis
(Anna Maria Hoffman Vold, Øyvind Midtvedt, Jan Tore Gran)

b. Evaluation of interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis
(Øyvind Midtvedt, Jan Gunnar Fjeld, Jan Tore Gran)

4. Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

a. Clinical presentation, early disease course and risk factors in acute onset childhood arthritis
(Kai Handeland, Berit Flatø)

b. Epidemiology and etiological factors in acute onset childhood osteomyelitis and arthritis
(Øystein Riise, Berit Flatø)