Search for dissertations about: "South Asians"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words South Asians.

  2. 1. Investigation of the origin of the coronary artery calcification process and its relationship to the atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

    Author : George Koulaouzidis; Michael Henein; Katrine Åhlström Riklund; Jan Engvall; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Coronary artery calcification; ethnicity; South Asians; Caucasians; reproducibility; aortic valve calcification; mitral valve calcification; family history of coronary artery disease; natural history; coronary artery calcium score; meta-analysis;

    Abstract : The objectives of this thesis are: a) To examine racial/ethnic differences in coronary artery calcification (CAC) and CAD, between symptomatic South Asians and Caucasians, matched for age, gender and conventional cardiovascular risk factors, b) To assess, using a meta-analysis model, the natural history of and stability of measurements of coronary artery calcium scoring (CACs) based on data collected from two large published trials: St Francis and EBEAT, c) To investigate the prevalence of coronary artery calcification in individuals with CT evidence for AVC, mitral valve calcification (MAC) or of both of them (AVC+MAC), d) To assess any potential association between premature CAD (.. READ MORE

  4. 2. Defining human adaptive immune gene diversity

    Author : Sanjana Narang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The lymphocytes (B and T cells) of the adaptive immune system undergo variable (V), diversity (D), and junctional (J) gene recombination, resulting in highly diverse antigen receptor repertoires capable of recognizing a wide variety of invading pathogens. The B cell receptor (BCR) contains two identical heavy and light chains. READ MORE

  5. 3. Genetic predispositions to rheumatoid arthritis in Malaysian population

    Author : Chun Lai Too; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Genetic predisposition is a significant and fundamental determinant of susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a complex autoimmune disease with a painful and disabling condition. The vast majority of genetic studies in RA have been centered on populations of European descent with very few studies on East Asian populations. READ MORE