Search for dissertations about: "thesis in hepatitis b"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 76 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis in hepatitis b.

  2. 21. Characterisation of the interaction between the Hepatitis B virus core antigen and B cells

    Author : Una Lazdina; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HBcAg; B cells; B cell antigen receptor; co-stimulatory molecules; cytokines; T helper cells; cytotoxic T cells;

    Abstract : The Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major cause of severe human liver disease globally. There are around 350 million persistent HBV carriers with a risk of development of liver disease including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. READ MORE

  4. 22. Functional role of T-cell activation in viral hepatitis

    Author : Jessica Nyström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HBV; HCV; HBcAg; NS3 4A; HBsAg; T-cells;

    Abstract : Hepatitis B and C (HBV, HCV) constitute global health problems and there are approximately 350 million chronically HBV infected people around the world, most of them are found in East and South East Asia and Africa. Worldwide there are 170 million HCV infected individuals with the highest prevalence seen in Egypt. READ MORE

  5. 23. Chronic hepatitis : morbidity and mortality in patients and their children

    Author : Lóa Davíðsdóttir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Chronic hepatitis, morbidity and mortality of the patients and their children The spread of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection started in Sweden in the end of the 1960s with a culmination in the 1970s, most likely due to increased injection drug use. Mandatory notification of acute and chronic HCV infection in Sweden started in 1990. READ MORE

  6. 24. Regulation of molecular processes in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

    Author : Therese Högfeldt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The molecular understanding of diseases has advanced rapidly due to the use of gene expression profiling. However, these methods have been hampered by the limitation to use frozen tissue specimens. Formalin fixation and paraffin embedding (FFPE) is a standard procedure for long time storage of tissues. READ MORE

  7. 25. Maternal milk feedings and cytomegalovirus infection in preterm infants in Sweden

    Author : Soley Omarsdottir; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In Sweden, preterm infants are preferably fed human milk. Very preterm infants (< 32 weeks), who are unable to breastfeed, are fed with expressed maternal milk via a nasogastric tube. Mothers of these infants often experience difficulties in establishing and maintaining lactation. READ MORE