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Diet, lifestyle and chronic kidney disease
(2018-09-18)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a rapidly growing public health problem, affecting 5-10% of the general population, and individuals with CKD have a substantially increased risk of morbi-mortality. Early detection and ...
Virus-host interactions : entry and replication of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
(2014-04-25)
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe acute human disease with potential lethal outcome caused by a virus, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). Not much is known regarding how CCHFV infects cells, ...
Infections in skin cancer
(2016-03-07)
The increasing prevalence of skin cancer results in that it will soon equal that of all other
cancers combined. Sun exposure is a well-known risk factor for its development, but
despite the growing public awareness of ...
Molecular detection and characterization of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(2013-04-23)
Tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient disease, but not a disease of the past. Despite the declaration of TB as a global emergency by the World Health Organization in 1993 the worldwide problem of TB has worsened. The increasing ...
Development of MHC class I African alleles and ex vivo detection of M.tuberculosis-reactive CD8+ T-cells
(2012-05-16)
The T-cell mediated adaptive immune response is important in controlling infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). Several types of T-cells participate in the anti-M.tb defense, including CD4+ and CD8+ cells. CD8+ ...
Specific T- and B-cell responses against human cytomegalovirus after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
(2013-11-21)
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains an important complication in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). CMV-reactivation may lead to CMV-disease associated with high morbidity and mortality in patients ...