Anna Myleus

MD PhD

Associate Professor and specialist in Family Medicine.

Director of the National Research School in General Practice.

Research qualifications: Docent

0000-0003-2478-9598

Contact

anna.myleus@umu.se

+46 90 786 57 92

Works as

Assistant professor, resident physician at Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine Section: Family Medicine

5B Målpunkt PA, plan 5, NUS Försörjningsvägen 7E Allmänmedicin, Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå

Associate Professor in Family Medicine and General Practitioner (GP). My research focuses celiac disease, with particular emphasis on epidemiology, etiology, disease burden and clinical follow-up. I am involved in epidemiological research projects in public health and primary health care both nationally and internationally, as well as in medical education research.

Early career progression in young adults with coeliac disease: a register‐based retrospective cohort study

Acta Paediatrica, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 114, (8) : 2000-2011

Johansson, Katarina; Norström, Fredrik; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.

Epidemiology of celiac disease

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 35, (4) : 693-706

Myléus, Anna; Catassi, Carlo

Assessing the performance of the family folder system for collecting community-based health information in Tigray Region, North Ethiopia: a capture–recapture study

BMJ Open, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2024, Vol. 14, (2)

Abraha Derbew, Atakelti; Debeb, Hagos Godefay; Kinsman, John; et al.

Cumulative incidence of type 1 diabetes in two cohorts of children with different national gluten recommendations in infancy

Acta Diabetologica, Springer 2024, Vol. 61, (1) : 35-41

Lindgren, Marie; Palmkvist, Elsa; Norström, Fredrik; et al.

Stool gluten peptide detection is superior to urinary analysis, coeliac serology, dietary adherence scores and symptoms in the detection of intermittent gluten exposure in coeliac disease: a randomised, placebo-controlled, low-dose gluten challenge study

Nutrients, MDPI 2024, Vol. 16, (2) : 279-279

Russell, Amy K.; Lucas, Erin C.; Henneken, Lee M.; et al.

Celiac disease and upper secondary school achievement in Sweden: A retrospective cohort study

BMC Pediatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2022, Vol. 22, (1)

Johansson, Katarina; Norström, Fredrik; Green, Peter H R; et al.

Real-world Follow-up Practice of Children With Coeliac Disease: A Cross-sectional Study From Western Sweden

JPGN Reports, Wolters Kluwer 2022, Vol. 3, (2)

Oskarsson, Jennie; Myléus, Anna; Mårild, Karl

Five-year follow-up of new cases after a coeliac disease mass screening

Archives of Disease in Childhood, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2022, Vol. 107, (6) : 596-600

Sandström, Olof; Norström, Fredrik; Carlsson, Annelie; et al.

Cost-utility analysis of esketamine and electroconvulsive therapy in adults with treatment-resistant depression

BMC Psychiatry, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 21, (1)

Degerlund Maldi, Kinza; Asellus, Peter; Myléus, Anna; et al.

On the diagnosis of childhood coeliac disease: Past and present

Acta Paediatrica, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 110, (1) : 28-29

Lars, Stenhammar; Myléus, Anna; Sandström, Olof; et al.

Is mass screening for coeliac disease a wise use of resources? A health economic evaluation

BMC Gastroenterology, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 21, (1)

Norström, Fredrik; Myléus, Anna; Nordyke, Katrina; et al.

Family socio-economic status and childhood coeliac disease seem to be unrelated: a cross-sectional screening study

Acta Paediatrica, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 110, (4) : 1346-1352

Norström, Fredrik; Namatovu, Fredinah; Carlsson, Annelie; et al.

Associations Between Subclass Profile of IgG Response to Gluten and the Gastrointestinal and Motor Symptoms in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021, Vol. 73, (3) : 367-375

Stenberg, Reidun; Uhde, Melanie; Ajamian, Mary; et al.

Rate, Risk Factors and Outcomes of Non-adherence in Pediatric Patients with Celiac Disease: a Systematic Review

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 18, (3) : 562-573

Myléus, Anna; Reilly, Norelle R.; Green, Peter H.R.

Recurrent Pain and Academic Achievement in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review

Journal of School Nursing, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 36, (1) : 61-78

Ragnarsson, Susanne; Myléus, Anna; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.

Health systems responsiveness among older adults: Findings from the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health

Global Public Health, Routledge 2020, Vol. 15, (7) : 999-1015

Stewart Williams, Jennifer; Myléus, Anna; Chatterji, Somnath; et al.

The Impact of Parental Diabetes on the Prevalence of Childhood Obesity

Childhood Obesity, Mary Ann Liebert 2020, Vol. 16, (4) : 258-264

Tojjar, Jasaman; Norström, Fredrik; Myléus, Anna; et al.

Social determinants of under-5 child health: A qualitative study in Wolkayit Woreda, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

PLOS ONE, Vol. 14, (6)

Abraha, Atakelti; Myléus, Anna; Byass, Peter; et al.

The effects of maternal and child HIV infection on health equity in Tigray Region, Ethiopia, and the implications for the health system: a case-control study

AIDS Care, Routledge 2019, Vol. 31, (10) : 1271-1281

Abraha, Atakelti; Myléus, Anna; Byass, Peter; et al.

Celiac Dietary Adherence Test simplifies Determining Adherence to a Gluten-Free Diet in Swedish Adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Wolters Kluwer 2019, Vol. 69, (5) : 575-580

Johansson, Katarina; Norström, Fredrik; Nordyke, Katrina; et al.

Questionnaire showed that Swedish paediatric clinics complied well with the revised European guidelines for diagnosing coeliac disease

Acta Paediatrica, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 108, (6) : 1140-1143

Myléus, Anna; Stenhammar, Lars; Högberg, Lotta; et al.

Impact of Thyroid Autoimmunity on Thyroid Function in 12-year-old Children With Celiac Disease

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Vol. 67, (1) : 64-68

Norström, Fredrik; van der Pals, Maria; Myléus, Anna; et al.

Pain and alcohol consumption among older adults: findings from the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health, Wave 1

Tropical medicine & international health, Wiley-Blackwell 2016, Vol. 21, (10) : 1282-1292

Ahangari, Alebtekin; Stewart Williams, Jennifer; Myléus, Anna

Maternal and perinatal conditions and the risk of developing celiac disease during childhood

BMC Pediatrics, BioMed Central 2016, Vol. 16

Namatovu, Fredinah; Olsson, Cecilia; Lindkvist, Marie; et al.

High adherence to a gluten-free diet in adolescents with screening-detected celiac disease

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015, Vol. 60, (1) : 54-59

Webb, Charlotta; Myléus, Anna; Norström, Fredrik; et al.

Celiac disease can be predicted by high levels of anti-tissue transglutaminase antibodies in population-based screening

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015, Vol. 60, (6) : 787-791

Webb, Charlotta; Norström, Fredrik; Myléus, Anna; et al.

Undertaking cause-specific mortality measurement in an unregistered population: an example from Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Global Health Action, Co-Action publishing 2014, Vol. 7

Godefay, Hagos; Abrha, Atakelti; Kinsman, John; et al.

BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2014, Vol. 14 : 425-

Myléus, Anna; Petersen, Solveig; Carlsson, Annelie; et al.

Coeliac disease and socio-economic status

Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 103, (8)

Stenhammar, Lars; Högberg, Lotta; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.

Body mass index is not a reliable tool in predicting celiac disease in children

BMC Pediatrics, BioMed Central 2014, Vol. 14 : 165-

van der Pals, Maria; Myléus, Anna; Norström, Fredrik; et al.

Prevalence of childhood celiac disease and changes in infant feeding

Pediatrics, Vol. 131, (3) : e687-e694

Ivarsson, Anneli; Myléus, Anna; Norström, Fredrik; et al.

Early vaccinations are not risk factors for Celiac Disease

Pediatrics, Vol. 130, (1) : E63-E70

Myleus, Anna; Stenlund, Hans; Hernell, Olle; et al.

Towards explaining the Swedish epidemic of celiac disease: an epidemiological approach

Umeå University medical dissertations, 1506

Myléus, Anna

Early infections are associated with increased risk for celiac disease: an incident case-referent study

BMC Pediatrics, Vol. 12, (1) : 194-

Myléus, Anna; Hernell, Olle; Gothefors, Leif; et al.

Accuracy in Celiac Disease Diagnostics by Controlling the Small-bowel Biopsy Process.

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2011, Vol. 52, (5) : 549-553

Webb, Charlotta; Halvarsson, Britta; Norström, Fredrik; et al.

How do children experience participating in a coeliac disease screening?: a qualitative study based on children's written narratives

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 38, (4) : 351-358

Nordyke, Katrina; Myléus, Anna; Ivarsson, Anneli; et al.

Celiac disease revealed in 3% of Swedish 12-year-olds born during an epidemic

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN, New York: Raven P 2009, Vol. 49, (2) : 170-176

Myléus, Anna; Ivarsson, Anneli; Webb, Charlotta; et al.

Assessing the performance of the Ethiopian family folder system for collecting community-based health information

Godefay, Hagos; Abrha, A.; Yang, H.S.; et al.

Reduced prevalence of childhood celiac disease: an effect of changes in infant feeding?

Ivarsson, Anneli; Myléus, Anna; Norström, Fredrik; et al.

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Research groups

Contact person

Umeå Celiac Disease Research Group

Research projects

1 January 2013 until 31 December 2015

Monitoring equitable health development in Tigray Regional State, Ethiopia

I am Director of the National Research School in General Practice. I am teaching family medicine at the Medical program, Umeå University and epidemiology in different courses on basic, advanced and research level.

Published: 18 Nov, 2025

From Harvard to Umeå

National Research School in General Practice

Link to the research school's website.