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Molecular aspects of glutathione synthetase deficiency
(2004-02-27)
clinical picture ranging from compensated haemolytic anaemia to a complex disorder with additional symptoms including metabolic acidosis, 5-oxoprolinuria, and central nervous system impairment. The severity of the disease has been postulated to be related...
Genetic studies of atopic dermatitis
(2001-11-22)
q35, 3q21, 5q31, 6p21, 11q13, and 14q11), previously implicated as candidate regions in atopic, diseases, and one new candidate gene, the gene for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome located on Xp 11. These candidate genes were investigated in 572 affected sib...
Smoking cessation during pregnancy
(2001-11-02)
cases smoking habits were recorded together with other background factors.
In stated non-smokers, 13 had cotinine levels between 6 and 17.5ng/ml, suggesting substantial exposition to environmental smoke. 25 women who reported to be non-smokers had...
Autoimmune markers in autoimmune diabetes
(2003-12-19)
was negatively associated with younger onset (0-20 years) T1DM. MICA5/5.1 was associated with T1DM and LADA. Association of DR3-DQ2/DR4-DQ8 and DR3DQ2/DR3DQ2 with LADA as reported earlier was confirmed. We found DR3-MICA5.1 to be more significantly associated...
The role of ethnic identity in care of elderly Finnish immigrants
(2004-01-30)
The role of ethnicity in care of elderly Finnish immigrants Most Western countries are becoming increasingly multicultural because of immigration. Many of these immigrants grow old in a second homeland and will need health ...
Severe hypoxemia during apnea in humans : influence of cardiovascular responses
(2002-09-13)
When a diving human holds his or her breath, the heart beat slows and the blood vessels constrict in large portions of the body. In diving mammals such as seals, similar responses effectively conserve oxygen for the brain, ...
Local recurrence after breast conserving surgery in breast cancer
(2002-08-30)
age, large tumour size and minor or no axillary surgery, while radiotherapy to the breast reduced the risk of axillary recurrence. The breast cancer-specific survival after axillary recurrence was poor, 59.2% and 43.5% at five and ten years...
The importance of Escherichia coli fimbriae in urinary tract infection
(2001-11-16)
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a major bacterial infectious disease among women. Uropathogenic Escherichia coli is the most dominant causative agent. Clinical observations indicate that repeated cystitis induces a ...
HLA predisposition to human papillomavirus induced cervical neoplasia : population based studies from the Västerbotten county in northern Sweden
(2001-08-08)
Infection with human papillomaviruses (HPV) types 16 and 18 is the major
cause of cervical neoplasia. Although a high proportion of cervical
cancers (CXCA) harbor HPV genomes, only a small number of women infected
with ...
Vestibular control of body orientation in lamprey
(2004-03-26)
Maintenance of body orientation (postural control) is a vital motor function of the brain. The general goal of this project was to understand the organization and operation of neuronal networks responsible for postural ...