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Comparison of stereotactic fine needle aspiration biopsy and core needle biopsy in breast lesions
(2004-04-16)
the 1970th core needle biopsy (CNB) was developed and the method has later been refined. When we started our study 1993, CNB was not used in breast lesions in Sweden.
Biopsy technique: Spinal needles with diameter 0.7 and 0.9 mm were used for S...
Drug metabolic capacity in Koreans : CYP2D6 & CYP2C19 pheno- and genotype relationships in healthy volunteers and in patients
(2002-05-24)
of haloperidol at low doses of haloperidol (<20mg daily), while another enzyme, probably CYP3A4, is the most important one at higher doses. 82 Korean schizophrenic patients in monotherapy with oral doses of risperidone from 1 to 8mg/day (mean±SD 4.3±1.9; median 4...
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction : patellar tendon, Gore-Tex, Kennedy LAD and tibia tunnel ingrowth
(2003-04-18)
Anterior cruciate ligament injury can induce permanent functional impairment in the physically active individual. Different methods to repair or replace the tom ligament have been tried and investigated. This thesis ...
Regulation of germline transcription in the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus
(2004-08-13)
During an immune response, activated B cells develop into high rate immunoglobulin (Ig) secreting plasma cells. They also switch from production of IgM to IgG, IgA or IgE. Specific isotypes of antibodies have functional ...
Birth centre care : reproduction and infant health
(2004-04-02)
This thesis has two general aims, to investigate factors affecting
women s decision to have a second baby and to study the effect of birth
centre care on infant outcome. The specific aims were to investigate 1)
whether ...
Morphological and molecular changes in developing guinea pig osteoarthritis
(2003-01-31)
bodyweight than controls. The mobilized animals tended to have the least severe lesions at 9 months. At 12 months, lesions had progressed in mobilized and control animals, being most severe in mobilized animals. Lesions were stationary in diet animals. Thus...
Lower limb ischemia in women
(2004-02-27)
Arteriosclerosis is a general disease affecting different parts of the arterial system. In coronary heart disease (CHD) women have different risk factors, symptoms, indication for treatment, interpretation of diagnostic ...
Local recurrence after breast conserving surgery in breast cancer
(2002-08-30)
. Generally, the risk of local recurrence was higher than expected, but the estimated survival rates were gratifying. The overall risk of local recurrence was 9.2% at five years and 21.1% at ten years, and the breast cancer-specific survival was 93.3% and 85...
Studies on autoimmune diabetes in Latvians and other populations
(2001-10-09)
IDDM is an autoimmune disease, characterized by autoimmune mediated loss of insulin secreting B- cells. GAD65 and IA-2 are major B-cell specific autoantibodies and are not found in healthy population. IDDM is associated ...
In silico prediction of CIS-regulatory elements
(2004-04-19)
As one of the most fundamental processes for all life forms, transcriptional regulation remains an intriguing and challenging subject for biomedical research. Experimental efforts towards understanding the regulation of ...