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Lars Agreus

Lars Agreus

Professor Emeritus/Emerita | Docent
Visiting address: Alfred Nobels Allé 23, 14183 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Allmänmedicin och primärvård, 171 77 Stockholm
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About me

  • Lars Agréus is professor in family medicine, especially primary care gastroenterology, since 2007, and he is since 2017 professor emeritus.

    Lars Agréus started his academic career in 1987 at the Department of family medicine at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. He defended his theses named “The Abdominal Symptom Study” in 1993 at Uppsala University. He spent a post doc year at the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 1996-97 with studies on the significance of the quality of a doctor’s consultation on the outcome for dyspepsia.

    After the post doc year he had a position as senior lecturer Family Medicine, Uppsala, and from 2000 he has had a research position at the Center for Family and Community Medicine at Karolinska Instituted, first as a senior lecturer and associate professor, and since 2007 as professor.

    He received the he Rome Foundation award 2011.

Research

  • Professor Agréus has spent most of the research efforts on population based endoscopy studies. “The Kalixanda Study”, included upper endoscopies with biopsies in 1001 randomly sampled adults, with blood samples and supplementary questionnaires. He has set up an international network with collaborators in gastroenterology, pathology, microbiology, genetics and biomarkers like cytokines. This study resulted in three passed PhD students and 23 publications, and the stud is still ongoing with follow-ups.

    He has also accomplished a population based colonoscopy study, the "PopCol Study”, on 746 randomly sampled adult volunteers at Ersta hospital, Stockholm. In 2011 and 2012 he performed the “LongGerd study” in Östhammar, Sweden. I this study 388 persons from professor Agréus Ph D study, “The Abdominal Symptom Study” from 1988, -89 and -95 where a randomly selected cohort of adults (originally n=1290) were studied by means of validated posted questionnaires.

    Professor Agréus scientific contribution includes about 90 original manuscripts (spring 2020), reviews and editorials in top peer-reviewed journals, and numerous communications/abstracts/lectures in relevant meetings in the field

    He has been in the board of the European Society for Primary Care since it foundation 1996, and he has served as the president. He is also a member of the Swedish Gastrointestinal as well as Primary Care societies, and has been a fellow of the American Gastrointestinal Association. Lars Agréus is also a dedicated rural general practitioner, where he serves in the same district since 1981, and a member of both national and international rural medicine societies.

Articles

  • Article: DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2024;69(2):528-537
    Zuzek R; Potter M; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Veits L; Vieth M; Walker MM
  • Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2023;58(10):1131-1138
    Alexandersson BT; Hugerth LW; Hedin C; Forsberg A; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Jarbrink-Sehgal E; Engstrand L; Andreasson A; Schmidt PT
  • Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;13(1):6842
    Thorpe HA; Tourrette E; Yahara K; Vale FF; Liu S; Oleastro M; Alarcon T; Perets T-T; Latifi-Navid S; Yamaoka Y; Martinez-Gonzalez B; Karayiannis I; Karamitros T; Sgouras DN; Elamin W; Pascoe B; Sheppard SK; Ronkainen J; Aro P; Engstrand L; Agreus L; Suerbaum S; Thorell K; Falush D
  • Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2022;55(3):311-317
    McNaughton DT; Andreasson A; Ljotsson B; Beath AP; Hush JM; Ljunggren G; Schmidt PT; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Jones MP
  • Article: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2022;127(1)
    Dahlgren D; Agreus L; Stalhammar J; Hellstrom PM
  • Article: CELL GENOMICS. 2021;1(3):None-100069
    Bonfiglio F; Liu X; Smillie C; Pandit A; Kurilshikov A; Bacigalupe R; Zheng T; Nim H; Garcia-Etxebarria K; Bujanda L; Andreasson A; Agreus L; Walter S; Abecasis G; Eijsbouts C; Jostins L; Parkes M; Hughes DA; Timpson N; Raes J; Franke A; Kennedy NA; Regev A; Zhernakova A; Simren M; Camilleri M; D'Amato M
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2021;33(1S Suppl 1):e740-e745
    Jones MP; Walter S; Talley NJ; Walker MM; Holtmann GJ; Shah A; D'Amato M; Agreus L; Andreasson A
  • Article: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. 2021;33(10):e14109
    Ronkainen J; Aro P; Jones M; Walker MM; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Talley NJ
  • Article: HUMAN PATHOLOGY. 2021;115:112-122
    Irani MZ; Talley NJ; Ronkainen J; Aro P; Andreasson A; Agreus L; Vieth M; Jones MP; Walker MM
  • Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2021;118:20220
    Agreus L; Borgquist L; Tsoposidis A; Wallenius V; Kostic S; Lundell L; Lindberg G
  • Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2021;54(1):32-42
    Talley NJ; Powell N; Walker MM; Jones MP; Ronkainen J; Forsberg A; Kjellstrom L; Hellstrom PM; Aro P; Wallner B; Agreus L; Andreasson A
  • Article: NATURE GENETICS. 2021;53(2):156-165
    Kurilshikov A; Medina-Gomez C; Bacigalupe R; Radjabzadeh D; Wang J; Demirkan A; Le RCI; Garay JAR; Finnicum CT; Liu X; Zhernakova DV; Bonder MJ; Hansen TH; Frost F; Ruhlemann MC; Turpin W; Moon J-Y; Kim H-N; Lull K; Barkan E; Shah SA; Fornage M; Szopinska-Tokov J; Wallen ZD; Borisevich D; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Bang C; Bedrani L; Bell JT; Bisgaard H; Boehnke M; Boomsma DI; Burk RD; Claringbould A; Croitoru K; Davies GE; van Duijn CM; Duijts L; Falony G; Fu J; van der Graaf A; Hansen T; Homuth G; Hughes DA; Ijzerman RG; Jackson MA; Jaddoe VWV; Joossens M; Jorgensen T; Keszthelyi D; Knight R; Laakso M; Laudes M; Launer LJ; Lieb W; Lusis AJ; Masclee AAM; Moll HA; Mujagic Z; Qibin Q; Rothschild D; Shin H; Sorensen SJ; Steves CJ; Thorsen J; Timpson NJ; Tito RY; Vieira-Silva S; Volker U; Volzke H; Vosa U; Wade KH; Walter S; Watanabe K; Weiss S; Weiss FU; Weissbrod O; Westra H-J; Willemsen G; Payami H; Jonkers DMAE; Vasquez AA; de Geus EJC; Meyer KA; Stokholm J; Segal E; Org E; Wijmenga C; Kim H-L; Kaplan RC; Spector TD; Uitterlinden AG; Rivadeneira F; Franke A; Lerch MM; Franke L; Sanna S; D'Amato M; Pedersen O; Paterson AD; Kraaij R; Raes J; Zhernakova A
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2021;116(1):210-213
    Andreasson A; Talley NJ; Walker MM; Jones MP; Platts LG; Wallner B; Kjellstrom L; Hellstrom PM; Forsberg A; Agreus L
  • Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2020;12(1):e00296
    Talley NJ; Alexander JL; Walker MM; Jones MP; Hugerth LW; Engstrand L; Agreus L; Powell N; Andreasson A
  • Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):14977
    Vaga S; Lee S; Ji B; Andreasson A; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Bidkhori G; Kovatcheva-Datchary P; Park J; Lee D; Proctor G; Ehrlich SD; Nielsen J; Engstrand L; Shoaie S
  • Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2020;11(7):e00191
    Ndegwa N; Ploner A; Andersson AF; Zagai U; Andreasson A; Vieth M; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Ye W
  • Article: GUT. 2020;69(6):1076-1084
    Hugerth LW; Andreasson A; Talley NJ; Forsberg AM; Kjellstrom L; Schmidt PT; Agreus L; Engstrand L
  • Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2020;18(4):847-854.e1
    McNaughton DT; Andreasson A; Ljotsson B; Beath AP; Hush JM; Talley NJ; Ljunggren G; Schmidt PT; Agreus L; Jones MP
  • Article: UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL. 2020;8(3):284-292
    Ljotsson B; Jones M; Talley NJ; Kjellstrom L; Agreus L; Andreasson A
  • Article: BRAIN, BEHAVIOR, & IMMUNITY - HEALTH. 2020;2:100028
    Jonsjo MA; Astrom J; Jones MP; Karshikoff B; Lodin K; Holmstrom L; Agreus L; Wicksell RK; Axelsson J; Lekander M; Olsson GL; Kemani M; Andreasson A
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All other publications

  • Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023;BIORXIV
    Bugaytsova JA; Moonens K; Piddubnyi A; Schmidt A; Edlund JO; Lisiutin G; Brännström K; Chernov YA; Thorel K; Tkachenko I; Sharova O; Vikhrova I; Butsyk A; Shubin P; Chyzhma R; Johansson DX; Marcotte H; Sjöström R; Shevtsova A; Bylund G; Rakhimova L; Lundquist A; Berhilevych O; Kasianchuk V; Loboda A; Ivanytsia V; Hultenby K; Persson MAA; Gomes J; Matos R; Gartner F; Reis CA; Whitmire JM; Merrell DS; Pan-Hammarström Q; Landström M; Oscarson S; D'Elios MM; Agreus L; Ronkainen J; Aro P; Engstrand L; Graham DY; Kachkovska V; Mukhopadhyay A; Chaudhuri S; Karmakar BC; Paul S; Kravets O; Camorlinga M; Torres J; Berg DE; Moskalenko R; Haas R; Remaut H; Hammarström L; Borén T
  • Corrigendum: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2023;14(1):1539
    Thorpe HA; Tourrette E; Yahara K; Vale FF; Liu S; Oleastro M; Alarcon T; Perets T-T; Latifi-Navid S; Yamaoka Y; Martinez-Gonzalez B; Karayiannis I; Karamitros T; Sgouras DN; Elamin W; Pascoe B; Sheppard SK; Ronkainen J; Aro P; Engstrand L; Agreus L; Suerbaum S; Thorell K; Falush D
  • Editorial comment: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2021;54(1):79
    Talley NJ; Walker MM; Agreus L; Andreasson A
  • Editorial comment: THE BMJ. 2019;367:l5495
    Sverden E; Agreus L; Dunn JM; Lagergren J
  • Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2019;114(8):1350-1351
    Jarbrink-Sehgal ME; Rassam L; Jasim A; Walker M; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Schmidt PT
  • Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2019;114(8):1348-1349
    Jarbrink-Sehgal ME; Rassam L; Jasim A; Walker M; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Schmidt PT
  • Editorial comment: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2019;50(4):455-456
    Ronkainen J; Aro P; Walker MM; Agreus L; Johansson S-E; Jones M; Talley NJ
  • Other: UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL. 2019;7(6):859-863
    Enck P; Meisner S; Figueiredo C; Mayerle J; Ricciardiello L; UEG Research Committee
  • Editorial comment: THE BMJ. 2018;363:k4023
    Sverden E; Markar SR; Agreus L; Lagergren J
  • Letter: GUT. 2018;67(4):778-779
    Hadizadeh F; Bonfiglio F; Belheouane M; Vallier M; Sauer S; Bang C; Bujanda L; Andreasson A; Agreus L; Engstrand L; Talley NJ; Rafter J; Baines JF; Walter S; Franke A; D'Amato M
  • Review: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2018;47(8):1054-1070
    Hungin APS; Mitchell CR; Whorwell P; Mulligan C; Cole O; Agreus L; Fracasso P; Lionis C; Mendive J; de Foy J-MP; Seifert B; Wensaas K-A; Winchester C; de Wit N
  • Letter: GUT. 2017;66(9):1725-1727
    Henstrom M; Hadizadeh F; Beyder A; Bonfiglio F; Zheng T; Assadi G; Rafter J; Bujanda L; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Dlugosz A; Lindberg G; Schmidt PT; Karling P; Ohlsson B; Talley NJ; Simren M; Walter S; Wouters M; Farrugia G; D'Amato M
  • Letter: GUT. 2017;66(4):756-758
    Jankipersadsing SA; Hadizadeh F; Bonder MJ; Tigchelaar EF; Deelen P; Fu J; Andreasson A; Agreus L; Walter S; Wijmenga C; Hysi P; D'Amato M; Zhernakova A
  • Letter: GUT. 2017;66(3):559-560
    Hadizadeh F; Walter S; Belheouane M; Bonfiglio F; Heinsen F-A; Andreasson A; Agreus L; Engstrand L; Baines JF; Rafter J; Franke A; D'Amato M
  • Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2016;111(12):1852-1853
    Witte A-B; Walker MM; Talley NJ; Aro P; Ronkainen J; Marrazzo V; Agreus L; Schmidt PT
  • Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PAIN. 2016;11:111-122
    Drewes AM; Munkholm P; Simrén M; Breivik H; Kongsgaard UE; Hatlebakk JG; Agreus L; Friedrichsen M; Christrup LL
  • Editorial comment: BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE. 2015;65(630):28-29
    Agreus L; Saab B
  • Letter: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2014;109(5):770-772
    Holliday EG; Attia J; Hancock S; Koloski N; McEvoy M; Peel R; D'Amato M; Agreus L; Nyhlin H; Andreasson A; Almazar AE; Saito YA; Scott RJ; Talley NJ
  • Review: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS. 2013;38(8):864-886
    Hungin APS; Mulligan C; Pot B; Whorwell P; Agreus L; Fracasso P; Lionis C; Mendive J; de Foy J-MP; Rubin G; Winchester C; de Wit N
  • Corrigendum: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2013;49(15):3385
    Forssell L; Cnattingius S; Bottai M; Bonamy A-KE; Lagergren J; Agreus L; Akre O
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Employments

  • Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, ̽ѡ, 2023-2025

Degrees and Education

  • Docent, ̽ѡ, 2003

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