Search for dissertations about: "Pterygium"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word Pterygium.

  2. 1. The cut and paste technique fibrin tissue adhesive in pterygium surgery

    Author : Gabor Koranyi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Introduction: Pterygium has been a problematic disease throughout human history, owing its major tendency to recur after surgical removal. The factors causing primary pterygium and also those causing recurrence have been greatly investigated over the centuries. READ MORE

  4. 2. Genomic and dental investigations of individuals and families with non-syndromic cleft lip and/ or cleft palate, Van der Woude and popliteal pterygium syndromes

    Author : Marie Pegelow; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Van der Woude syndrome (VWS) is the most common oral cleft syndrome, accounting for two percent of all cleft lip and/or cleft palate (CL/P) cases. The main characteristics of VWS are lip pits (LP), cleft lip (CL), cleft lip and palate (CLP), cleft palate (CP) and/or hypodontia (H). READ MORE

  5. 3. Application of genetic analyses in studies of syndromic and non-syndromic cleft lip and palate

    Author : Fung Ki Wong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Linkage analysis; cleft lip; cleft palate; van der Woude syndrome; popliteal pterygium syndrome; hyperthyroidism; candidate gene;

    Abstract : Linkage analysis is one of the first and essential steps in the localization of human disease genes. In this study, the method was first applied in mapping of the disease in two families with isolated hyperparathyroidism (FIHP) to the hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor (HPT-JT) syndrome locus at 1q21-q32. READ MORE

  6. 4. Ultraviolet radiation and cornea

    Author : Alexander Podskochy; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Cornea; UVR; keratocytes; apoptosis; Fas ligand; hyaluronan; biglycan; rabbit; wound healing.;

    Abstract : Background: Acute exposure of the mammalian eye to UVR results in development of photokeratitis after a period of a few hours. Chronic exposure to UVR is associated with an increased risk of several corneal disorders, including pterygium, climatic droplet keratopathy, and climatic proteoglycan stromal keratopathy. READ MORE