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1. Environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis
Sammanfattning : Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system. It usually strikes during young adulthood, and 2.5 million individuals are estimated to have the disease worldwide. LÄS MER
2. Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Sweden
Sammanfattning : This thesis investigated the efficacy and safety of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) as a treatment of multiple sclerosis. This thesis demonstrates that when compared to one of the most powerful disease-modifying drugs (DMDs), specifically alemtuzumab (ALZ), AHSCT is able to hold its ground. LÄS MER
3. Studies of the Biology of Intrathecal Treatment in Progressive MS
Sammanfattning : Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, inflammatory, autoimmune disease, affecting the central nervous system (CNS). About 85% of afflicted present with a relapsing-remitting form of the disease (RRMS), for which a breakthrough in treatment was made in 2008 with rituximab, an antibody directed towards CD20, a surface antigen on B-cells. LÄS MER
4. Omic Network Modules in Complex diseases
Sammanfattning : Biological systems encompass various molecular entities such as genes, proteins, and other biological molecules, including interactions among those components. Understanding a given phenotype, the functioning of a cell or tissue, aetiology of disease, or cellular organization, requires accurate measurements of the abundance profiles of these molecular entities in the form of biomedical data. LÄS MER
5. Women on sick leave for long-term musculoskeletal pain : Factors associated with work ability, well-being and return to work
Sammanfattning : Background: Taking sick leave (SL) for long-term musculoskeletal pain (MSP), predominantly in the neck, shoulders and back, is common among women in Sweden. Long-term MSP affects their daily life and causes impaired work ability and long-term SL. LÄS MER