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  1. 21. Familial Risks of Heart Failure in Sweden

    Författare :Magnus Lindgren; kardiovaskulär medicin och genetik Allmänmedicin; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Hjärtsvikt; genetik; Epidemiologi; familjära risker; Heart failure; Genetics; Epidemiology; Familial risk;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Despite major advances, the incidence rate and mortality of heart failure (HF) remains high, with a five-year survival of approximately 50%. At the time of inception of this thesis the familial risks of HF, including the aspects of mortality, were largely underdetermined. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Methodological considerations in epidemiological studies in perinatal medicine

    Författare :Dominika Modzelewska; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gestational duration; preterm delivery; familial aggregation; heritability; variability; birthweight; small for gestational age; neonatal outcomes;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is based on two projects, each consisting of two papers. In these two projects we investigated factors affecting the variability in gestational duration, and associations between maternal diet and neonatal outcomes. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Clinical and Epidemiological Studies of Wegener´s Granulomatosis

    Författare :Ann Knight; Roger Hällgren; Johan Askling; Anders Ekbom; Lennart Jacobsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medicine; Wegener´s granulomatosis; incidence; time-trends; ANCA; familial aggregation; cancer risks; bladder cancer; cyclophosphamide; Medicin;

    Sammanfattning : Wegener´s granulomatosis (WG) is an unusual, serious, systemic vasculitis with specific clinical findings. The studies in this thesis aim at broadening our understanding of the aetiology and outcome of WG.Patients with WG were identified in the In-patient Register 1975-2001. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Genetic studies of colorectal cancer

    Författare :Johanna Skoglund; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :colorectal cancer; linkage analysis; TGFBR1; case-control study; meta-analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide with an incidence rate of over 1 million cases per year. A genetic contribution has been suggested to be involved in around 35% of all colorectal cancer cases. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Epidemiological studies on colorectal cancer : Some design issues and analytical considerations

    Författare :Mats Fredriksson; Bengt Järvholm; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Determinants of colon and rectal cancer have been studied in two case-control data sets, one from the north of Sweden, i.e., Norrland, and the other from the county of Östergötland. LÄS MER