Search for dissertations about: "newborn screening thesis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words newborn screening thesis.

  2. 6. Ultrasound screening for fetal anomalies

    Author : Annamari Nikkilä; Lund Obstetrik och gynekologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sexuality; Obstetrik; andrology; congenital malformations; ultrasound; gynekologi; andrologi; reproduktion; sexualitet; reproduction; gynaecology; Obstetrics; fetal diagnosis;

    Abstract : We studied the prenatal detection rate of various malformations during a study period of 16 years in a population in southern Sweden consisting of 141 240 deliveries. The overall detection rate was 28.4% and the false positive diagnoses were very few. READ MORE

  4. 7. Visual screening of children in Sweden : epidemiological and methodological aspects

    Author : Gun Kvarnström; Peter Jakobsson; Gunnar Lennerstrand; Anders Sjöström; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to assess the vision screening system and ocular status in Sweden of today, yesterday and tomorrow and to compare the prevalence of ocular disease before and after screening and treatment with special focus on amblyopia.Screening has been defmed by the United States Commission of Chronic Illness (1957) as "the presumptive identification of unrecognized disease or defect by the application oftests, examinations or other procedures, which can be rapidly applied. READ MORE

  5. 8. Screening for Candidate Brain Tumor Genes : Identifying Genes that Cooperate with Platelet-Derived Growth Factor in Glioma Development and Progression

    Author : Fredrik Johansson; Bengt Westermark; Leif Carlsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Pathology; PDGF; insertional mutagenesis; retroviral tagging; common insertion site; glioma; expression; cGMP-dependent protein kinase II; Patologi;

    Abstract : Malignant primary brain tumors, gliomas, often overexpress both platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) ligands and receptors providing an autocrine and/or paracrine boost to tumor growth. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most frequent glioma. Its aggressive and infiltrative growth renders it extremely difficult to treat. READ MORE

  6. 9. Studies as a basis for a possible introduction of newborn screening for cystic fibrosis in Sweden

    Author : Isabelle de Monestrol; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common life-shortening autosomal recessive disease in Caucasians. It is a multi-organ disease that results from mutations in the gene that encodes the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein, which regulates ion transport at epithelial surfaces. READ MORE

  7. 10. Hearing Screening of Infants and The Importance of Early Language Acquisition

    Author : Miriam Magnuson; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Congenital hearing impairment. Neonatal hearing screening. Late diagnosis. Parental concern. Otoacoustic emissions. Early language acquisition;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the parental perspective on hearing-screening of children, and the importance of the time of detection of a congenital hearing impairment for the child's development. A qualitative approach based mainly on interviews was employed, and the results were analysed according to three different methods - empirical phenomenology, grounded theory, and case-study. READ MORE