Search for dissertations about: "nervous system tumor"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 120 swedish dissertations containing the words nervous system tumor.
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1. Interleukin 1, tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 6 in the rat central nervous system : production and effects with particular attention to the fever response
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2. Integrative modeling of intratumoral heterogeneity, plasticity and regulation in nervous system cancers
Abstract : The adult brain tumor glioblastoma (GBM) is characterized by short survival and a lack of efficient treatments. Median survival is 15 months from time of diagnosis and the 5-year survival rate is only 7 %. READ MORE
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3. Identification and characterization of candidate genes for neuroblastoma development
Abstract : Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common tumor during infancy. It arises from undifferentiated cells in the sympathetic nervous system and is characterized by both clinical and genetic heterogeneity. One of the features of NBs with unfavorable outcome is loss on distal chromosome 1p. READ MORE
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4. The Neuroblastoma Genome and Epigenome - Patient Stratification and Identification of Candidate Genes
Abstract : Neuroblastoma (NB) is a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system, and the most common extracranial tumor of childhood. The prognosis for high-stage NBs is still poor, with survival rates of about 35%. Side-effects of treatment in these young children can also be severe. READ MORE
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5. From 1p3 to PI3K - Studies of neuroblastoma
Abstract : Neuroblastoma (NB) is a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system and is the most common extra-cranial tumor of childhood, accounting for 7% of all pediatric malignancies. Despite recent advances in therapeutics, outcome is still fatal for patients with aggressive NB and side-effects of treatment are severe. READ MORE