Search for dissertations about: "viral-hepatitis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the word viral-hepatitis.

  2. 1. 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

  4. 2. Co-morbidity and mortality in Swedish patients with haemophilia - A register study

    Author : Susanna Lövdahl; Malmö Klinisk koagulationsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Haemophilia; registry; HIV; viral hepatitis; malignancy; hypertension; cardiovascular disease;

    Abstract : Haemophilia is an X-linked inherited recessive disorder affecting males. The increased risk of hemorrhage is explained by the deficiency in either coagulation factor VIII (haemophilia A) or IX (haemophilia B). The severity of haemophilia A and B is characterized by the bleeding pattern. READ MORE

  5. 3. Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZ): Clinical studies with special regard to hepatic and vasculitic disorders

    Author : Abdul-Nasser Elzouki; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gastro-enterology; systemic vasculitis; small-vessel vasculitis; serpins; genetic hemochromatosis; chronic hepatitis C; chronic liver disease; Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency; alpha-1-antichymotrypsin deficiency; Gastroenterologi; Urology; nephrology; Urologi; nefrologi;

    Abstract : Homozygous alpha-1-antitrypsin (AAT)deficiency (PiZZ) is known to predispose to emphysema and chronic liver disease (CLD). The overall aim of the studies upon which this thesis is based was to investigate extra-pulmonary disease manifestations of AAT deficiency with special reference to hepatic and vasculitic disorders. READ MORE

  6. 4. Human innate lymphocytes in host defense, tissue function and reproduction

    Author : Benedikt Strunz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The immune system is present in all tissues of the human body. In order to respond appropriately to infections, cells of the innate and adaptive immune system work in concert. READ MORE

  7. 5. A clinical epidemiological study on end-stage liver disease in Ghana

    Author : Yvonne Ayerki Nartey; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : End-stage liver disease (ESLD), including advanced liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the final stage of long-standing injury to the liver due to risk factors such as chronic viral hepatitis and alcoholic liver disease. There is a high disease burden and mortality globally, especially in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries such as Ghana, where the primary cause of HCC and cirrhosis is infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). READ MORE