Dr. Rolf Ljung
MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics
Biography
Rolf C. R. Ljung received his medical degree from Lund University, Sweden. His research work has been in the field of coagulation in particular genetic, molecular biological and clinical studies in haemophilia. He is currently Professor of Paediatrics at Lund University and Senior Consultant in Paediatric Haematology at the Department of Paediatrics and at Malmö Haemostasis and Thrombosis Centre, Skåne University Hospital Malmö/Lund.
Dr. Ljung is Scientific Chairman of the “European Paediatric Network for Haemophilia Management” (PedNet) and the International Network on Pediatric Hemophilia (INPH) and co-chairman of the International Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG). He is a member of the editorial board of Haemophilia, member of the Editorial Committee of Acta Paediatrica and Editor of The International Monitor on Hemophilia and has published numerous papers in professional journals and abstracts in the proceedings of international or national scientific congresses.
Key Publications
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Halldén C, Knobe KE, Sjörin E, Nilsson D, Ljung R. Investigation of disease-associated factors in haemophilia A patients without detectable mutations. Haemophilia 2012. Epub ahead of print.
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Ljung R, Knobe K. How to manage invasive procedures in children with haemophilia. Brit J. Haematol 2012. Epub ahead of print.
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Halldén C, Nilsson D, Säll T, Lind-Halldén C, Lidén AC, Ljung R. Swedish hemophilia A mutations. J Thromb Haemost. 2012: 10(12):2503-2511.
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Gouw SC, van der Bom JG, Ljung R, Escuriola C, Cid AR, Claeyssens-Donadel S, van Geet C, Kenet G, Mäkipernaa A, Claudio Molinari A, Muntean W, Kobelt R, Rivard G, Santagostino E, Thomas A, van den Berg M, for the PedNet and Rodin Study Group. Factor VIII products and inhibitor development in severe hemophilia A. N Engl J Med. 2013: 368(3):231-239.
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Gouw S, van den Berg M, Fischer K, Auerswald G, Carcao M, Chalmers E, Chambost H, Kurnik K, Liesner R, Petrini P, Platokouki H, Altisen C, Oldenburg J, Nolan B, Garrido R P, Ljung R, van den Bom J. Intensity of factor VIII treatment and inhibitor development in children with severe haemophilia A: the RODIN study. Blood. 2013: 121(20):4046-55.
Key Institutions
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Lund University
Paediatric Haematology Research Unit, Paediatrics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund and the Faculty of MedicineLund and Malmö, Sweden -
Skåne University Hospital Department of Paediatrics
Lund and Malmö, Sweden
Current Positions/Chairs
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Professor of Paediatrics
Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences -
Senior Consultant
Paediatrics at Skåne University Hospital -
Chairman
The PedNet Haemophilia Research Foundation -
Co-chairman
Steering committee for the International Hemophilia Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG) -
Member
Editorial Board of HAEMOPHILIA – The Official Journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia, Wiley-Blackwell -
Member
Editorial Committee of Acta Paediatrica
Research Interests
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Coagulation disorders in children, children in particular genetic and clinical studies on hemophilia
Publications
International Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG) Haemophilia Joint MRI Scale Version 2.0. Letter to the Editor
Authors
Lundin B, Bakeer N, Dunn AL, Gibikote S, Keshava SN, Ljung R, Papakonstantinou O, Pergantou H, Strike K, von Drygalski A, Zhang N, Babyn P, Dover S, Doria AS
Citation
Haemophilia. 2024; 30: 862-864. DOI: 10.1111/hae.15010
An MRI scale for assessment of hemophilic arthropathy from the International Prophylaxis Study Group.
Authors
Lundin B, Manco-Johnson ML, Ignas DM, Moineddin R, Blanchette VS, Dunn AL, Gibikote SV, Keshava SN, Ljung R, Manco-Johnson MJ, Miller SF, Rivard GE, Doria AS on behalf of the International Prophylaxis Study Group.
Citation
Haemophilia 2012 Nov; 18 (6):962-70
A Basic MRI Scale for Hemophilia Arthropathy from the International Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG)
Authors
Lundin B, Manco-Johnson M, Miller SF, Moineddin R, Ignas DM, Ljung R, Dunn AL, Rivard GE, Babyn P, Keshava SN, Gibikote S, Blanchette VS, Doria AS.
Citation
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2011; 9: 463
An MRI scale for assessment of hemophilic arthropathy from the International Prophylaxis Study Group
Authors
Lundin B, Manco-Johnson ML, Ignas DM, Moineddin R, Blanchette VS, Dunn AL, Gibikote SV, Keshava SN, Ljung R, Manco-Johnson MJ,Miller SF, Rivard GE, Doria AS on behalf of the International Prophylaxis Study Group.
Citation
XXIII International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis Congress (July 23-28, 2011 – Koyoto, Japan).
Musculoskeletal measurement tools from the International Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG).
Authors
Feldman BM, Funk S, Lundin B, Doria AS, Ljung R, and Blanchette V.
Citation
Haemophilia 2008, 14 (Suppl. 3), 162-169.
Are randomized clinical trials the only truth? Not always
Authors
Aledort L, Ljung R, and Blanchette V on behalf of the International Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG)
Citation
Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 2006 Mar; 4 (3): 503 - 504.
Compatible scales for progressive and additive MRI assessments of haemophilic arthropathy.
Authors
Lundin B, Babyn P, Doria AS, Kilcoyne R, Ljung R, Miller S, Nuss R, Rivard GE, and Pettersson H on behalf of the International Prophylaxis Study Group.
Citation
Haemophilia 2005 Mar; 11: 109 – 115.
Compatible scales for progressive and additive magnetic resonance imaging assessments of haemophilic arthropathy.
Authors
Lundin B, Nuss R, Kilcoyne R, Doria A, Pettersson H, and Ljung R.
Citation
Haemophilia 2004 Oct; 10 (S3): 79 # 16 S 02.