Search for dissertations about: "Autoimmune disease"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 618 swedish dissertations containing the words Autoimmune disease.

  2. 11. Associated disorders in celiac disease

    Author : Peter Elfström; Jonas F. Ludvigsson; Anders Ekbom; Peter Green; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Addison; autoimmune; biopsy; celiac; child; cohort study; cancer; heart; liver; lymphoma; thyroid; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Pediatrik; Pediatrics; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi; Medicin; Medicine;

    Abstract : Background: Celiac disease (CD) is an autoimmune disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals and is induced by dietary gluten. Treatment consists of a lifelong gluten-free diet. CD is common and affects about 1% of the general population. READ MORE

  4. 12. Transglutaminase and peptidylarginine deiminase in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases

    Author : Bodil Roth; Gastroenterologi; []
    Keywords : multiple sclerosis; pathogenesis; peptidylargininedeiminase; transglutaminase.; Sjögren’s syndrome; autoimmune; Alzheimer’s disease;

    Abstract : Coeliac disease (CD) is becoming a model for understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders. In CD, antibodies against transglutaminase 2 (TG2) and specific glutamine residues of gliadins have been identified. READ MORE

  5. 13. Psoriatic arthritis: a complex disease : analyses on genetic and serological biomarkers and of comorbidity

    Author : Kristina Juneblad; Gerd-Marie Alenius; Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist; Lars-Erik Kristenssen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psoriatic Arthritis; genetics; inflammasomes; polymorphisms; biomarkers; disease expression; disease activity; cardiovascular diseases; mortality; epidemiology;

    Abstract : Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is a heterogonous inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. The disease leads to inflammation of peripheral joints, axial skeleton and/or enthesites, and can result in severe destruction of affected joints. READ MORE

  6. 14. Autoimmune markers in autoimmune diabetes

    Author : Manu Gupta; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HLA; MICA; type 1 diabetes; LADA; Coxsackie virus B; autoantibodies; newborn screening;

    Abstract : Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease, characterized by autoimmune mediated loss of insulin secreting Beta-cells. The disease is associated with certain HLA class 11 haplotypes. HLA DR3-DQ2 and DR4-DQ8 are positively while DQ6 (DQA1*0102-DQB1*0602) is negatively associated with the disease in Caucasians. READ MORE

  7. 15. Autoimmune hepatitis in Sweden

    Author : Mårten Werner; Åke Danielsson; Ole Suhr; Per Stål; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autoimmune hepatitis; epidemiology; cirrhosis; prognosis; thiopurines; pregnancy; breast feeding; relapse; hepatocellular cancer; lymphoma; Gastroenterology; Gastroenterologi; medicin; Medicine;

    Abstract : Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) was identified as an entity by the Swedish professor Jan Waldenström in the 1950s. It was then denoted lupoid hepatitis, characterized by liver inflammation and most often affecting young women. READ MORE