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Genetic analysis of type 1 diabetes susceptibilty
(2008-11-21)
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a multifactorial disease where the pancreatic beta-cells are destroyed in an autoimmune attack. For the patients, this in turn leads to lifelong daily insulin treatment and increased risk for various ...
Brain MRI and CT morphology in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease
(2010-02-05)
Background: The brain atrophy in individual Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients includes not only specific atrophy from AD pathology, but also atrophy induced by normal aging and cerebral vascular diseases. Although medial ...
Health enhancing physical activity, sociodemographic factors and the neighbourhood environment
(2009-05-05)
groups were observed. The environmental module showed good test-retest reliability, with intra-class correlations ranging from 0.36 regarding questions of a subjective nature to 0.98 for questions of an objective nature, with minor differences...
Injury profile and injury risk factors in junior tennis players
(2010-05-28)
-nine players sustained totally 100 new and recurrent injuries, 73 injuries in boys and 27 injuries in girls. Injury incidence for both genders was 2.3 injuries/1000 hours of tennis playing time, for boys 1.7 injuries/1000 hours and for girls 0.6 injuries/1000...
Molecular mechanisms of antidiabetic effects of estrogen
(2008-09-12)
The role of estrogen in the development and regulation of female reproduction is well established. However, recent studies demonstrate that estrogen has a multiple effects on body functions. At present, it is becoming well ...
Population-based studies on familiality and prognosis in patients with monoclonal gammopathies
(2009-05-22)
by computing relative survival ratios (RSRs). One-, 5-, 10-, and 15-year RSRs were 0.98 (95% CI 0.97-0.99), 0.93 (0.91-0.95), 0.82 (0.79-0.84), and 0.70 (0.64-0.76), respectively. Younger age at MGUS diagnosis was associated with a significantly lower excess...
Activities with balance limitations among patients with perpheral arthritis : description and assessment
(2008-08-25)
Background and aim: Patients with peripheral arthritis (PA) have several
impairments that can influence balance and be risk factors for falls and
fear of falling. Since disability varies among these patients, we need ...
Long term magnetic resonance imaging : follow up after preterm birth
(2009-05-19)
Background: Since the introduction of neonatal intensive care units, the survival
after preterm birth has improved drastically and development after
preterm birth has become an area of intense research. Many studies ...
Infections and infectious related morbidity during pregnancy : short and long-term effects
(2008-11-28)
The aim of this thesis was to elucidate the association between
infections during pregnancy and risks of miscarriage, preterm delivery
and later development of autism.
We identified 60 755 women with singleton ...
Diabetes mellitus in patients with coronary artery disease : cardiovascular risk assessment and impact of available treatments
(2008-11-28)
A majority of patients with coronary artery disease have abnormal glucose
regulation and as many as 30% overt diabetes mellitus. Despite
considerable improvements in the management of cardiovascular diseases,
patients ...