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Management of Helicobacter pylori infection in Vietnam
(2004-05-07)
-daily with PPI group and 95.3% in the standard therapy group. Overall reinfection with H. pylori one year following successful eradication was 23.5% and 89.8% of the patients were free of peptic ulcer disease. In the patients who were not successful treated, 85...
Early detection of colorectal cancer
(2004-03-05)
This thesis addresses the early detection of colorectal cancer from several aspects. An audit of the diagnostic process was conducted in 227/235 (97%) patients with recentlydiagnosed colorectal cancer in the County of Västmanland, Sweden in 1998...
Molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer
(2001-11-16)
of spread of HPV: II) whether
interactions between HPV types exist; III) whether HPV is a prognostic
marker in cervical cancer and IV) quantified the risk factors for
cervical cancer in Latvia. The thesis is based on 3 different studies: A case-control study...
The effect of sex hormones on hemostasis and cardiovascular riskfactors in postmenopausal women
(2004-10-29)
VII antigen (VIIag) levels of 25 %. Low levels of high density
lipoprotein (HDL) and years since menopause explained an 8% increase in
von Willebrand factor antigen (vWFag) levels. BMI explained 20% and TG 3%
of the increase in plasminogen activator...
Genetic and environmental influences on major recurrent headaches
(2004-01-09)
.0001) and these proportions increased with increasing
age. A significant variation in heritability of migraine headache across
age groups ranging from 91% (15-20 years) to 37% (41-47 years) was
detected in women (chi2 =20.29, P<0.025). This variation was explained by
less...
Spinal cord injury : mechanical and molecular aspects
(2002-05-10)
Traumatic spinal cord injury leads to full or partial paralysis and loss
of sensation below the level of injury. The annual incidence of spinal
cord injury in the United States is 3-5 per 100,000 and in Sweden is
1.5-2 per 100,000. This translates...
Regulation of TNF-alpha : implications for health and disease
(2003-05-23)
adipose tissue was studied in 24 non-obese (BMI<30) healthy control subjects and 59 obese subjects (BMI>30). The secretion rate of TNF-alpha was about 3 times greater in non-obese subjects homozygous for the -863C allele than in carriers of the A-allele (p...
Blood pressure in acute ischaemic stroke : blood pressure and stress in the acute phase of stroke and influence of initial blood pressure on stroke-outcome
(2003-11-07)
Background and objectives: Most patients (70-80%) with acute ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke exhibit a high systemic blood pressure (BP) on admission to hospital even in the absence of a history of hypertension (=50%). ...
Combined radiology and cytology in the diagnosis of bone lesions : a study of 494 patients
(2002-11-22)
diagnosed 1993 through 1998 were collected from the original reports. The study included four overlapping series: 1) 52 consecutive high grade osteosarcomas, 2) 83 consecutive myelomas/lymphomas, 3) 29 unselected lesions analysed for sample...
Dynamics of MHC class 1 recognition by natural killer cells : from receptor modulation to ligand acquisition
(2002-05-17)
Natural killer (NK) cells are part of the innate immune system and can kill tumor cells and virus-infected cells without prior sensitization or clonal expansion. NK cells do not, in contrast to T and B cells, express any ...