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Osteoarthritis in temporomandibular joint internal derangement
(2004-03-12)
Internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint is the most common diagnosis leading to joint surgery. Two variants of internal derangement exist, painful clicking and chronic closed lock. Painful clicking is characterized ...
Case-crossover studies of the triggering of disease : myocardial infarction and Ménières disease
(2003-05-07)
week) showed a significantly higher trigger risk. There was a two-fold increase in risk up to two hours after sexual activity. The risk was substantially modified by physical fitness, which showed a relative risk of 4.4 (95% CI: 1.5-12.9) among...
Molecular complexities of patched signaling in cancer development
(2004-05-21)
, albeit to a lower extent than that of PTCH1.
PTCH1 gene expression is characterized by the presence of three distinct first exons. Each of these is individually spliced with exon two resulting in mRNAs with unique 5 ends. Interestingly in BCCs...
The human placenta : an angiographic study
(2003-04-25)
to be an applicable model. In 22 placentas from uncomplicated pregnancies with normal FVW, the scaling properties were as good as for constructed perfect fractals. The fractal dimension was in mean 1.864. The results suggest that there is an underlying regular...
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...
Malignant mesothelioma : an experimental study with emphasis on proteoglycans in mesothelial cell growth and differentiation
(2002-04-17)
Malignant mesothelioma is a highly aggressive tumor with median survival ranging from 4 to 12 months and, despite intense therapeutical efforts, it is invariably fatal. Mesothelioma cells are unique in the sense that they ...
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 ...
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 ...
Morbidity in Ménières disease : aspects on quality of life and triggering factors
(2002-11-22)
Menieres disease is an inner ear disorder of unclear origin, characterized by severe attacks of simultaneously appearing fluctuant hearing loss, vertigo, tinnitus and a feeling of aural fullness. The disease has a well-known ...
Cat and dog allergens : dispersal, exposure and health effects in childhood
(2002-11-21)
kept in families with parental asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, pet or pollen allergy (3.5-5.8%) than in families without any parental allergic disease (10.8-11.8%). Dogs were less common in families with (3.3%) than without (5.9%) parental atopic eczema...