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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Class 1 integrons contain genetic elements for site-specific recombination, capture and mobilization of resistance genes. Studies investigating the prevalence, distribution and types of integron ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background The Lp(a) lipoprotein (Lp(a)) consists of the polymorphic glycoprotein apolipoprotein(a) (apo(a)), which is attached by a disulfide bond to apolipoprotein B (apoB). Apo(a), which has high homology ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background The Eph receptors are the largest receptor tyrosine kinase family. Several family members are expressed in hematopoietic cells. Previously, the expression of a member of this family, EphA2, was ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Fast, cheap and reliable methods are needed to identify large populations, which may be at risk in relation to environmental exposure. Polymorphisms in NAT1 (N-acetyl transferase) may be suitable ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background The objective of the study was to compare the prevalence and severity of musculo-skeletal pain between two socioeconomically contrasting areas in Oslo, Norway, and to explore possible explanatory ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Established colorectal cancer cell lines subjected to different 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) treatment protocols are often used as in vitro model systems for investigations of downstream cellular ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Endoscopic findings are essential in evaluating the disease activity in ulcerative colitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate how endoscopists assess individual endoscopic features of mucosal ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background The transcription factor c-Myb is expressed in hematopoietic progenitor cells and other rapidly proliferating tissues, regulating genes important for proliferation, differentiation and survival. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Few studies have focused on the association between the sociodemographic characteristics of a patient with the change in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following invasive coronary ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background There are three major B-cell compartments in peripheral lymphoid organs: the germinal center (GC), the mantle zone (MNZ) and the marginal zone (MGZ). Unique sets of B-cells reside in these ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background High throughput gene expression data from spotted cDNA microarrays are collected by scanning the signal intensities of the corresponding spots by dedicated fluorescence scanners. The major scanner ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background RSV is recognized as the most important cause of serious lower respiratory tract illness in infants and young children worldwide leading to hospitalisation in a great number of cases, especially ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Microarray-based comparative genomic hybridisation (array CGH) is a technique by which variation in relative copy numbers between two genomes can be analysed by competitive hybridisation to DNA ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Between November 2 and 10, 2002 several patients with psoriasis and personnel staying in the health centre in Gran Canaria, Spain fell ill with diarrhoea, vomiting or both. Patient original came ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths in the Western world, and despite the fact that metastases are usually the ultimate cause of deaths, the knowledge ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background Checkpoint mechanisms prevent cell cycle transitions until previous events have been completed or damaged DNA has been repaired. In fission yeast, checkpoint mechanisms are known to regulate ...
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Sensitization of interferon-γ induced apoptosis in human osteosarcoma cells by extracellular S100A4 (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2004)Background S100A4 is a small Ca2+-binding protein of the S100 family with metastasis-promoting properties. Recently, secreted S100A4 protein has been shown to possess a number of functions, including induction ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background To determine whether the use of an electronic, sensor based stethoscope affects the cardiac auscultation skills of undergraduate medical students. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2005)Background General practitioners' (GPs) diagnostic skills lead to underidentification of generalized anxiety disorders (GAD) and major depressive episodes (MDE). Supplement of brief questionnaires could ...