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Tonsillar cancer : incidence, prevalence of HPV and survival
(2008-04-04)
Since human papilloma virus (HPV) in the mid 1980ies was first observed
in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, its role and impact,
especially on oral and oropharyngeal cancer, have attracted extensive
interest. ...
Regulation of midbrain dopaminergic neuron development by Wnts, sFRPs and bHLH proteins
(2007-05-11)
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder. The
main pathology is characterized by progressive degeneration of the
dopaminergic (DA) neurons of the substantia nigra leading to loss of
striatal ...
Physical activity in the severely obese : studies on measurement and promotion
(2007-03-26)
Background: The amount and quality of evidence on how to effectively
promote physical activity (PA) is low compared to what is known about the
health effects of regular PA, especially in obese individuals.
Aim : ...
Differences i tropism and viral assembly pathways of human herpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A and 6B) and association of host cell proteins in HHV-6A virions
(2007-05-24)
Human herpesvirus 6A and 6B (HHV-6A and 6B) are considered to be T-lymphotropic viruses. The overall nucleotide sequence identity between the two variants is 90% and each differs by only nine variant-specific open reading frames. HHV-6A and 6B have...
Aspects of the role of mineral oil as immunological adjuvants in rheumatoid arthritis
(2007-02-16)
.0-1.7). Mineral oil exposure was associated with a particularly high risk of developing rheumatoid factor positive RA (RR =1.4, 95% CI =1.0-2.0) and anti-citrulline positive RA (anti-CCP+RA) (RR =1.6, 95% CI=1.1-2.2). The highest risk of developing anti- CCP...
Toxicological studies of opiate-related death
(2007-04-25)
This thesis comprises studies on opiate overdose death, and focuses on
evaluation of toxicological characteristics including the possible
influence of abstinence and polydrug use for the fatal outcome.
In order to ...
Psychological health and life situation in spouses of stroke patients
(2007-05-25)
About 30,000 people in Sweden are affected by stroke each year. The
effect on physical functioning, and also consequences such as depression
and aphasia, are likely to affect not only the life of the patient, but
also the ...
Autocrine and paracrine regulation of Leydig cell survival in the postnatal testis
(2007-09-07)
The primary function of testicular Leydig cells is the production of androgens that promote sexual differentiation in the fetus, secondary sexual maturation at the. time of puberty, and spermatogenesis in the adult. ...
Functional and diagnostic aspects on adrenocortical adenoma
(2007-04-13)
Adrenocortical tumours are frequently detected due to increased use of imaging techniques like computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasound. The majority of the patients have tumours that do not have any ...
Studies on the phenotype and function of osteoclasts using osteopetrotic and rachitic animal models
(2007-09-07)
Osteoclasts are multinucleated bone-resorbing cells that have been
implicated in a variety of skeletal diseases e.g. osteoporosis,
rheumatoid arthritis and skeletal metastasis. Under physiological
conditions, the osteoclast ...