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Mechanisms of immune escape in EBV associated malignancies : Hodgkin's disease and Burkitt's lymphoma
(1999-09-10)
The work presented in this thesis is focused on the analysis of the mechanisms operating in the immune escape of two Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) associated tumors: Hodgkin's Disease (HD) and Burkitt's lymphoma (BL).
EBV ...
Health consequences of adverse fetal growth : studies in twins
(2011-05-27)
Findings of associations between birth weight and adult health outcomes have been taken to indicate that fetal growth – and fetal nutrition in particular – may program future health and disease in the developing individual. ...
Role of macrophage receptor MARCO in host defense
(2003-10-31)
Innate immunity, the first line of defense against infectious microorganisms, appeared early in evolution. Innate immunity relies on specialized cells such as macrophages that are the first to encounter pathogens during ...
Developmental role and ligand binding properties of macrophage scavenger receptor MARCO
(2006-08-11)
Macrophages express several cell surface receptors, that mediate the recognition of a wide range of endogenous and exogenous ligands. In this manner, macrophages are able to perform their multiple biological functions in ...
E-epidemiology : adapting epidemiological methods for the 21st century
(2009-08-28)
The traditional methods in epidemiological data collection are both costly and time consuming and less convenient for longitudinal large-scale studies. During the last decades, epidemiological studies suffer from low ...
Structural and functional studies of class A scavenger receptors MARCO (SCARA2) and SCARA5
(2013-02-22)
Our bodies are constantly exposed to various microorganisms and there is a constant battle between their survival and ours. Fortunately we are equipped with our immune system that takes remarkably good care of us, but when ...
Fetal echo doppler for early detection of congenital heart block
(2010-04-16)
Background: Fetal echo Doppler methods detecting prolonged atrioventricular (AV) time intervals, a mechanical PR interval corresponding to the electrical PR interval in ECG, have been proposed for surveillance of pregnancies ...