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Biomarkers and surgical predictors in temporomandibular joint disease
(2020-09-07)
Background: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disc displacement (DD) is associated with pain and impaired function and has two main sub-diagnoses, DD with or without reduction (DDwR/DDwoR). DD synovial tissue has been sparsely ...
Novel genetic associations with common variable immunodeficiency
(2016-05-11)
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most frequently encountered primary immunodeficiency disorder in clinical practice and is a cause of significant morbidity and mortality for patients. The main clinical features ...
A short story of the long telomere : evidence in aging epidemiology
(2018-04-04)
Telomeres are the sequences of nucleotides at the end of chromosomes. Each time a cell divides, telomeres become shorter. The length of telomeres can be replenished by an enzyme, telomerase. Telomere shortening is hypothesized ...
Can Parkinson’s disease be prevented? Epidemiological evidence on lifestyle factors
(2017-03-24)
The etiology of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is largely unknown, but epidemiological studies have provided robust evidence that environmental factors have a central role in PD pathogenesis and progression. The studies included ...
Angiogenesis modulates obesity and insulin sensitivity
(2014-12-17)
Both white and brown fat are highly vascularized tissues and vascular functions in adipose tissues remain largely unknown. In this thesis work, we aimed to study blood vessels in modulation of adipose tissue functions under ...