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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 30 avhandlingar innehållade orden Internmedicin - Epidemiologi.

  1. 21. Sjögren's syndrome: epidemiological risk factors and biomarkers

    Författare :Peter Olsson; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sjögren syndrome; cytokine; Interferon Type I; Cigarette smoking;

    Sammanfattning : Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease, primarliy affecting women, characterised by inflammation and destruction of exocrine glands with a prevalence of 0.01-0.09%. About one-third of the patients also suffer from extraglandular manifestations e. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) Impact and role as cardiovascular risk marker

    Författare :Margaretha Persson; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cardiovascular disease; cohort study; epidemiology; Lp-PLA2; PLA2G7 gene; metabolic syndrome; risk factor; stroke;

    Sammanfattning : Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) is today considered a novel specific vascular inflammatory biomarker. The general aim of this thesis was to study the role and impact of Lp-PLA2 as cardiovascular (CV) risk marker in an epidemiologic perspective. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Hormonal factors in rheumatoid arthritis – Their impact on disease risk and severity

    Författare :Mitra Pikwer; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rheumatoid arthritis Hormonal factors;

    Sammanfattning : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is 4-6 times more common in women than men during the fertile years. For women, the incidence peaks shortly after menopause, and for men the risk is greater with higher age, when androgen levels drops. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Helicobacter pylori and its Association with Gastric and Oesophageal Carcinomas

    Författare :Henrik Simán; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gastroenterologi; Gastro-enterology; Western blot; CagA; Helicobacter pylori; Gastric adenocarcinoma; Oesophageal carcinoma;

    Sammanfattning : Helicobacter pylori is one of the most common infections in man. The infection is often acquired during childhood and usually results in a chronic life-long inflammation in the gastric mucosa. The aim of our studies was to investigate the association between H. pylori seropositivity and the development of gastric and oesophageal carcinomas. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Living and Dying with Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Studies on Aetiology, Treatment, Lymphoma, Survival and Predictors

    Författare :Elke Theander; Internmedicin - epidemiologi; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Skeleton; transplantation; muskelsystem; Skelett; rheumatology locomotion; long-term outcome; Sjögren s Syndrome; Helicobacter pylori infection; prospective cohort studies; SMR; SIR for lymphoproliferative disease; fatigue; health-related quality of life; complement function; oncology; Cytologi; Immunology; cancer; serologi; Immunologi; serology; cancerology; onkologi; reumatologi; muscle system; CD4 T-lymphocytopenia; Cytology;

    Sammanfattning : This work was aimed at improving our understanding of the course of primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS). The Malmö SS patient register and the 2002 American-European Consensus Criteria formed the basis of all studies. Helicobacter pylori (H. LÄS MER