Respiratory Medicine
University of Tampere, Finland
Email: hannu.kankaanranta@epshp.fi
Qualifications
2011 Associate Professor (Docent) of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, University of Tampere, Finland
2010 Professional Development (PD) Programme in Social and Health Management, University of Tampere, Finland
Publications (selected)
1. Abohalaka, Reshed & Ercan, Selin &
Ilmarinen, Pinja & Backman, Helena & Rådinger, Madeleine & Nwaru,
Bright & Kankaanranta, Hannu. (2025). Obesity and weight change in relation
to asthma incidence: an 8-year longitudinal study. 10.2139/ssrn.5166251.
2. Abohalaka, Reshed & Ercan, Selin & Lehtimäki, Lauri
& Özuygur, Selin & Lisik, Daniil & Bashir, Muwada & Jadhav,
Radhika & Ekerljung, Linda & Wennergren, Göran & Lotvall, Jan &
Pullerits, Teet & Backman, Helena & Rådinger, Madeleine & Nwaru,
Bright & Kankaanranta, Hannu. (2025). Blood Eosinophil Reference Values and
Determinants in a Representative Adult Population. Journal of Allergy and
Clinical Immunology Global. 100449. 10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100449.
3. Viinanen, Arja & Ilmarinen, Pinja & Mehtälä, Juha
& Jylhävä, Juulia & Ylisaukko-oja, Tero & Idänpään-Heikkilä, Juhana
& Kankaanranta, Hannu & Lehtimäki, Lauri. (2025). Factors associated
with the development of severe asthma - a nationwide study (FINASTHMA). Annals
of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 10.1016/j.anai.2025.03.002.
4 Kankaanranta, Hannu & Viinanen, Arja & Klåvus, Anton
& Lassenius, Mariann & Olsen, Helga & Nieminen, Kaisa & Lyly,
Annina & Kauppi, Paula & Lehtimäki, Lauri. (2025). Burden of asthma by
severity and exacerbation frequency among adult patients naïve to biologic
asthma therapy: a Finnish cohort study.. Journal of Allergy and Clinical
Immunology: Global. 100453. 10.1016/j.jacig.2025.100453.
5. Malmhäll, Carina & Calvén, Jenny &
Weidner, Julie & Johansson, Kristina & Ramos-Ramírez, Patricia &
Boberg, Emma & Ekerljung, Linda & Mincheva, Roxana & Nwaru, Bright
& Kankaanranta, Hannu & Olsson, Henric & McCrae, Christopher &
Rådinger, Madeleine. (2025). Sex disparity in adult asthma—A potential
immunomodulatory role of let‐7 family microRNAs. Clinical and Translational
Allergy. 15. 10.1002/clt2.70042.
6. Bashir, Muwada & Milani, Gregorio & De
Cosmi, Valentina & Mazzocchi, Alessandra & Zhang, Guoqiang & Basna,
Rani & Hedman, Linnea & Lindberg, Anne & Ekerljung, Linda &
Axelsson, Malin & Vanfleteren, Lowie & Rönmark, Eva & Backman,
Helena & Kankaanranta, Hannu & Nwaru, Bright. (2025). Computational
Phenotyping of Obstructive Airway Diseases: A Systematic Review. Journal of
Asthma and Allergy. 18. 113-160. 10.2147/JAA.S463572.
7. Bülow, Anna & Hansen, Susanne & Sandin, Patrik &
Cooper, Alexandra & Ernstsson, Olivia & Geale, Kirk & Lehtimäki,
Lauri & Suppli Ulrik, Charlotte & Aarli, Bernt & Ilmarinen, Pinja
& Packham, Sylvia & Hassan, Ghada & Sverrild, Asger & Backman,
Helena & Karjalainen, Jussi & Backer, Vibeke & Altraja, Alan &
Kauppi, Paula & Yasinska, Valentyna & Janson, Christer. (2025). Use of
High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids and Risk of Corticosteroid-Related Adverse
Events in Asthma Findings From the NORDSTAR Cohort. The Journal of Allergy and
Clinical Immunology: In Practice. 10.1016/j.jaip.2025.01.023.
8. Lisik, Daniil & Özuygur, Selin &
Milani, Gregorio & Spolidoro, Giulia Carla & Ercan, Selin & Salisu,
Michael & Odetola, Faozyat & Ghiglioni, Daniele & Pylov, Danylo
& Goksör, Emma & Basna, Rani & Wennergren, Göran &
Kankaanranta, Hannu & Nwaru, Bright. (2025). Machine learning-derived
asthma and allergy trajectories in children: a systematic review and
meta-analysis. European Respiratory Review. 34. 240160.
10.1183/16000617.0160-2024.
9. Abohalaka, Reshed & Ercan, Selin &
Lehtimäki, Lauri & Ekerljung, Linda & Backman, Helena & Uslu, Fatma
& Özuygur, Selin & Rådinger, Madeleine & Nwaru, Bright &
Kankaanranta, Hannu. (2024). Lifetime asthma incidence is related to age at
onset and allergies in western Sweden. Clinical and Translational Allergy. 14.
10.1002/clt2.70015.
10. Loponen, Juho & Vähätalo, Iida &
Tuomisto, Leena & Niemelä, Onni & Lehtimäki, Lauri & Hämäläinen,
Mari & Moilanen, Eeva & Kankaanranta, Hannu & Ilmarinen, Pinja.
(2024). Physical exercise, systemic inflammation and adult-onset asthma: a
12-year follow-up study. The Journal of asthma : official journal of the
Association for the Care of Asthma. 62. 1-15. 10.1080/02770903.2024.2438096.
11. Abohalaka, Reshed & Ercan, Selin & Lehtimaki, Lauri
& Özuygur, Selin & Lisik, Daniil & Bashir, Muwada & Jadhav,
Radhika & Ekerljung, Linda & Wennergren, Göran & Lotvall, Jan &
Pullerits, Teet & Backman, Helena & Rådinger, Madeleine & Nwaru,
Bright & Kankaanranta, Hannu. (2024). Reference values and determinants of
fractional exhaled nitric oxide in a representative adult population in Western
Sweden. 10.1101/2024.11.04.24316695.
12. Viinanen, Arja & Klåvus, Anton & Olsen,
Helga & Lyly, Annina & Lassenius, Mariann & Kankaanranta, Hannu
& Lehtimäki, Lauri. (2024). Comorbidities and mortality in relation to
asthma severity and exacerbations.. PA1767.
10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.PA1767.
13. Özuygur, Selin & Malmhäll, Carina &
Borres, Magnus & Lisik, Daniil & Ercan, Selin & Abohalaka, Reshed
& Bashir, Muwada & Wennergren, Göran & Lotvall, Jan & Rådinger,
Madeleine & Ekerljung, Linda & Kankaanranta, Hannu & Nwaru, Bright.
(2024). Eosinophil-derived neurotoxin levels in adults. PA4823. 10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.PA4823.
14. Lisik, Daniil & Wennergren, Göran &
Kankaanranta, Hannu & Basna, Rani & Shah, Syed & Alm, Bernt &
Celind, Frida & Goksör, Emma & Nwaru, Bright. (2024). Childhood
trajectories of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema based on medication use in a
Swedish birth cohort. PA3135. 10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.PA3135.
15. Salisu, Michael & Özuygur, Selin &
Adesoba, Helen & Ercan, Selin & Lisik, Daniil & Bashir, Muwada
& Abohalaka, Reshed & Wennergren, Göran & Rådinger, Madeleine &
Ekerljung, Linda & Kankaanranta, Hannu & Nwaru, Bright. (2024).
Menarche, menopause, and physician-diagnosed asthma in women. PA491.
10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.PA491.
16. Bashir, Muwada & Basna, Rani &
Wennergren, Göran & Rådinger, Madeleine & Backman, Helena & Goksör,
Emma & Lotvall, Jan & Ekerljung, Linda & Kankaanranta, Hannu &
Nwaru, Bright. (2024). Differential association between educational levels and
machine learning-derived asthma phenotypes in adults. OA978.
10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.OA978.
17. Nurmi, Elias & Vähätalo, Iida &
Andersén, Heidi & Piirilä, Päivi & Lassmann-Klee, Paul &
Langhammer, Arnulf & Persson, Johan & Hedman, Linnea & Stridsman,
Caroline & Lindberg, Anne & Rönmark, Eva & Ekerljung, Linda &
Nwaru, Bright & Kankaanranta, Hannu & Backman, Helena. (2024).
Validation of self-reported asthma medication use in Sweden and Finland. PA450.
10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.PA450.
18. Abohalaka, Reshed & Ercan, Selin &
Lehtimäki, Lauri & Özuygur, Selin & Lisik, Daniil & Bashir, Muwada
& Jadhav, Radhika & Ekerljung, Linda & Wennergren, Göran &
Lotvall, Jan & Pullerits, Teet & Backman, Helena & Rådinger,
Madeleine & Nwaru, Bright & Kankaanranta, Hannu. (2024). Reference
values for blood eosinophil counts in a population-representative adult sample.
OA1863. 10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.OA1863.
19. Lisik, Daniil & Özuygur, Selin &
Malmhäll, Carina & Basna, Rani & Abohalaka, Reshed & Ercan, Selin
& Bashir, Muwada & Jadhav, Radhika & Ekerljung, Linda &
Rådinger, Madeleine & Lotvall, Jan & Wennergren, Göran & Backman,
Helena & Borres, Magnus & Kankaanranta, Hannu & Nwaru, Bright.
(2024). Serum eosinophil-derived neurotoxin levels in machine learning-derived
respiratory symptom clusters in adults. PA441.
10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.PA441.
20. Malmhäll, Carina & Calvén, Jenny &
Weidner, Julie & Johansson, Kristina & Ramos-Ramírez, Patricia &
Boberg, Emma & Ekerljung, Linda & Mincheva, Roxana & Nwaru, Bright
& Kankaanranta, Hannu & Olsson, Henric & McCrae, Christopher &
Rådinger, Madeleine. (2024). Potential role of Let-7 family microRNAs in sex
disparity in asthma. OA2004. 10.1183/13993003.congress-2024.OA2004.
Profile Details
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hannu-Kankaanranta-2