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Significance of polymorphisms in human xenobiotic metabolising enzymes
(2002-12-20)
Cigarette smoke is the primary cause of lung cancer but urban air pollution and certain occupational exposures have also been found to elevate the incidence of lung cancer. These exposures contain polycyclic aromatic ...
The role of estrogens and the microenvironment in lymphoma progression and drug sensitivity
(2017-03-08)
Lymphomas are a group of cancers which originate from lymphatic cells. More than 90% of the lymphomas belong to the group of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), which in itself is a non-homogeneous group consisting of different ...
On the neuronal basis of cognition : cell-type specific circuitry and functions of the prefrontal cortex
(2019-12-13)
This thesis recapitulates the history of research, and current knowledge, of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in order to provide a context for the included scientific articles. The evident, but ill-defined, symptoms of a ...
Airborne occupational exposures and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
(2019-05-24)
Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune, inflammatory disease with multifaceted aetiology. Cigarette smoke is the strongest environmental risk factor of RA, and research suggests that airborne exposures may ...