- Bacteriology and Immunology
- Clinical Chemistry
- Medical Genetics
- Pathology
- Virology
- Transplantation Laboratory
- Research Programs
Contact Information
Haartmaninkatu 3 (P.O. Box 21)
FIN-00014 University of Helsinki
Finland
tel. +358 2941 911 (switch)
Neurovirology
Principal Investigator
Marjaleena Koskiniemi, MD, PhD
Docent
Department of Virology
Room: E432
Tel. +358 2941 26579
Fax +358 2941 26491
marjaleena.koskiniemi (at) helsinki.fi
Graduate Students
Jenna Pietiläinen-Nicklén, MD
Pekka Kolehmainen, MSc
Research Interests
Our main interest is concentrated in human herpesvirus 6 infections in central nervous system, both in acute and chronic infections, and especially in multiple sclerosis. Closely related to this is our project on effect of various herpesviruses in neural cell culture.
Selected Publications
- Virtanen JO, Pietiläinen-Nicklén J, Uotila L, Färkkilä M, Vaheri A, Koskiniemi M. Intrathecal human herpesvirus 6 antibodies in multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating diseases presenting as oligoclonal bands in cerebrospinal fluid. J Neuroimmunol. In press.
- Pietiläinen J, Virtanen JO, Uotila L, Salonen O, Koskiniemi M, Färkkilä M. HHV-6 infection in multiple sclerosis. A clinical and laboratory analysis. Eur J Neurol 2010;17(3):506-9.
- Steiner I, Budka H, Chaudhuri A, Koskiniemi M, Sainio K, Salonen O, Kennedy PG. Viral meningoencephalitis: a review of diagnostic methods and guidelines for management. Eur J Neurol 2010;17(8):999-e57.
- Loparev VN, Rubtcova EN, Bostik V, Tzaneva V, Sauerbrei A, Robo A, Sattler-Dornbacher E, Hanocova I, Stepanova V, Splino M, Eremin V, Koskiniemi M, Vankova OE, Schmid DS. Distribution of varicella zoster (VZV) vild-type genotypes in nothern and southern Europe: evidence for high conservation of circulating genotypes. Virology 2009;383(2):216-25.
- Salonen MJ, Vaheri A, koskiniemi M. IgM and avidity of IgG antibodies in primary HHV-6 infections. Scand J Infect Dis 2008;40(5):420-3.
- Virtanen JO, Herrgård E, Valmari P, Ahlqvist J, Fogdell-Hahn A, Vaheri A, Koskiniemi M. Confirmed primary HHV-6 infection in children with suspected encephalitis. Neuropediatrics 2007;38(6):292-7.
- Mannonen L, Herrgård E, Valmari P, Rautiainen P, Uotila K, Aine MR, Karttunen-Lewandowski P, Sankala J, Wallden T, Koskiniemi M. Primary human herpesvirus-6 infection in the central nervous system can cause severe disease. Pediatr Neurol 2007;37(3):186-91.