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On histone deacetylases in the epigenetic regulation of neural stem and cancer cell fate
(2008-05-15)
Development of an organism requires correct spatial and temporal regulation of gene expression. Epigenetic regulation of gene expression has been shown to be an important part of many cellular events. Nucleosomes consist ...
The risk of dying : predicting trauma mortality in urban Indian hospitals
(2015-11-06)
Introduction: With increased urbanisation and motorisation, trauma is emerging as one
of the top threats to population health globally. Each year almost five million people die as
a result of trauma, more than the total ...
Domestic violence during pregnancy in Uganda : the social biomedical consequences and the relationship with induced abortion
(2006-05-05)
Objectives: The specific objectives were to 1) determine the prevalence and predictors of domestic violence during pregnancy; 2) explore community perceptions of factors associated with domestic violence in Wakiso district ...
Tuberculosis in Stockholm : studies on transmission, prevention and control
(2013-05-08)
The first priority of tuberculosis control programs is diagnosis and treatment of all individuals with active tuberculosis. Contact tracing constitutes the second priority of tuberculosis prevention and control. Patients’ ...
Using a life-course approach to better understand depression in older age
(2018-09-05)
This doctoral thesis aimed to explore the prevalence of depression, and to identify risk factors, secular changes, and consequences of depression in late adulthood from a life-course perspective. The four studies in this ...
Local immune responses in tuberculosis : cytolytic effector functions at the site of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
(2013-03-22)
Despite recent advances in tuberculosis (TB) research, shortage of knowledge still exists that limits the host-pathogen interactions in human TB. Cell-mediated immunity has been shown to confer protection in TB, although ...
Register-based studies on childhood cancer : relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and skeletal adverse events in childhood cancer survivors in the Nordic countries
(2022-01-28)
Background: Although cancer is a rare disease in children, it is the leading disease-related cause of death in children and adolescents in developed countries. Currently 80% of patients become long-time survivors but if a ...