Search for dissertations about: "Genetic risk"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 1304 swedish dissertations containing the words Genetic risk.
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21. Genetic studies of craniosynostosis with focus on syndromic forms
Abstract : Craniosynostosis (CS) represents the premature closure of skull sutures and affects ~1 in 2500 children. Untreated CS can lead to significant complications in craniofacial and psychomotor development. The only treatment available is surgical and requires access to highly specialized healthcare. READ MORE
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22. Mental Health and Neurobehavioral Function in Young Adult Offspring of Women with a History of Psychosis and Control Offspring
Abstract : Schizophrenia is now generally considered to be a brain disease resulting from disturbed neurodevelopment, mediated by genetic and/or adverse events in utero and/or in early childhood. This process manifests itself in schizophrenia in young adulthood, when the brain completes its maturation. READ MORE
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23. Chosen Children? : An empirical study and a philosophical analysis of moral aspects of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and germ-line gene therapy
Abstract : With pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), genetic testing and selective transfer of embryos is possible. In the future, germ-line gene therapy (GLGT) applied to embryos before implantation, in order to introduce missing genes or replace mutant ones, may be possible. READ MORE
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24. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in rheumatoid arthritis : aspects of pathogenesis and risk
Abstract : Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased prevalence and severity of atherosclerosis, and a corresponding increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms causing this are not well elucidated, but both traditional cardiovascular risk factors and RA-associated factors have been associated with atherosclerosis and increased risk of cardiovascular events in patients with RA. READ MORE
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25. Novel risk factors for atrial fibrillation in an urban population
Abstract : Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in the general population, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Low-grade inflammation, erythrocyte volume variation, and subclinical atherosclerosis have repeatedly been associated with cardiovascular disease, but it remains unclear whether these risk factors are also associated with incident AF. READ MORE