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Saara Forsström

Helsinki University Hospital ORCID

11

Works

1,517

Citations

7

h-index

7

i10-index

Research Topics

Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Fibroblast Growth Factor Research Metabolism and Genetic Disorders

Affiliations

University of Helsinki2012–2019

Helsinki University Hospital2025–2025

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit2016–2016

Top Works

Effective treatment of mitochondrial myopathy by nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin <scp>B</scp> 3

Nahid Khan,Mari Auranen,et al.

2014380 citations

DNA Repair Mechanisms

Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Mitochondrial DNA Replication Defects Disturb Cellular dNTP Pools and Remodel One-Carbon Metabolism

Joni Nikkanen,Saara Forsström,et al.

2016285 citations

Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Drives Dynamics of Local and Systemic Stress Responses in Mitochondrial Myopathy with mtDNA Deletions

Saara Forsström,Christopher B. Jackson,et al.

2019251 citations

Somatic Progenitor Cell Vulnerability to Mitochondrial DNA Mutagenesis Underlies Progeroid Phenotypes in Polg Mutator Mice

Kati J. Ahlqvist,Riikka H. Hämäläinen,et al.

2012239 citations

FGF21 is a biomarker for mitochondrial translation and mtDNA maintenance disorders

Jenni M. Lehtonen,Saara Forsström,et al.

2016216 citations

USF1 deficiency activates brown adipose tissue and improves cardiometabolic health

Pirkka‐Pekka Laurila,Jarkko Soronen,et al.

201675 citations

MtDNA mutagenesis impairs elimination of mitochondria during erythroid maturation leading to enhanced erythrocyte destruction

Kati J. Ahlqvist,Silvia Leoncini,et al.

201566 citations

Dynamics of blood NAD and glutathione in health, disease, aging and under NAD-booster treatment

Liliya Euro,Kimmo Haimilahti,et al.

20254 citations

Mitochondrial myopathy biomarker Fibroblast growth factor 21 is induced by muscle mtDNA instability and translation defects

Jenni M. Lehtonen,Saara Forsström,et al.

20153 citations