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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade ordet case-cohort.
6. Immune dysregulation in early life and risk of autism
Sammanfattning : Background The notion of immune perturbations in autism is in part based on numerous observations of an association between maternal infections in general during pregnancy and autism in the child, and on observations of immune abnormalities in individuals diagnosed with autism. Maternal infections during pregnancy are linked to autism in several epidemiological studies, although genetic/familial confounding has rarely been considered. LÄS MER
7. Convergent etiology among schizophrenia, eating disorders, and other medical conditions
Sammanfattning : Schizophrenia and eating disorders (EDs) are complex traits with considerable somatic and psychiatric morbidity. Despite distinct diagnostic criteria and few symptoms in common, significant genetic correlations between schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa (AN) have been illustrated in several recent genomic studies. LÄS MER
8. Psychological and psychiatric aspects in women with disorders of sex development
Sammanfattning : Disorders of sex development (DSD) are an umbrella term for conditions where biological development of sex is affected. Included in this thesis are women with different DSD; women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a disorder causing androgen excess, women with complete androgen insensitivity (CAIS), a disorder of androgen action, and women with complete gonadal dysgenesis (CGD), a complete absence of testicular or ovarian development. LÄS MER
9. Healthcare when the bets are off : symptoms, trajectories and treatment of individuals with gambling disorder
Sammanfattning : Gambling Disorder is a debilitating condition associated with several adverse outcomes. Despite available treatment, most of those suffering never seek help and those that do often present a complex clinical picture with a long duration of gambling problems and additional psychiatric disorders. LÄS MER
10. Pregnancy and breast cancer : risk patterns, tumour characteristics and prognosis
Sammanfattning : Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) is commonly defined as a breast cancer (BC) diagnosed during pregnancy or within one or two years after delivery. The risk of BC is lower than expected during pregnancy with a small rebound within 2 years after delivery, compared to non-pregnant women of the same age. LÄS MER