Search for dissertations about: "scleroderma"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the word scleroderma.
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1. Hand function, Everyday Occupations and Wellbeing in Individuals with Systemic Sclerosis
Abstract : Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) is a connective tissue disease which, in various ways, influences an individual’s ability to participate in everyday occupations. The general objective of this work was to elucidate the consequences of scleroderma with respect to hand function, everyday occupations and wellbeing, in order to provide a knowledge base suitable for occupational therapy interventions. READ MORE
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2. Analysis of phenotype reversibility in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome in mice
Abstract : Aging affects all people and is a complex process involving both genetic and environmental factors in a way that is not yet completely understood. Studies of premature aging syndromes might be helpful to acquire further clues to understand the molecular mechanisms explaining how aging occurs. READ MORE
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3. Novel Analysis Toolkit for Capillaroscopic Images: Development and Clinical Evaluation
Abstract : Nailfold capillaroscopy (NC) is an invasive imaging technique that is used to assess the blood capillary network in the nailfold area. NC is routinely used for patients with microcirculation problems, such as systemic sclerosis and other connective tissue diseases. NC is repeatable and appears to be simple and harmless. READ MORE
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4. Mercury-induced autoimmunity : Genetics and immunoregulation
Abstract : The existence of immune self-tolerance allows the immune system to mount responses against infectious agents, but not against self-molecular constitutes. Although self-tolerance is a robust phenomenon, in some individuals as well as in experimental models, the self-tolerance breaks down and as a result, a self-destructive autoimmune disease emerges. READ MORE
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5. Primary biliary cirrhosis : an epidemiological and clinical study based on patients from northern Sweden
Abstract : Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease, which primarily affects middle-aged women. The liver histology is characterized by inflammation and destruction of the intrahepatic bile ducts as well as a high frequency of granuloma. READ MORE