Cancer, stem cells, and oncolytic viruses.

abstract：:A comprehensive study of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors and their determinants in children and adolescents in Finland was initiated in the late 1970's. The main cross-sectional study was undertaken in 1980, with 3596 subjects aged from 3 to 18 years participating. The first follow-up study was carried out i...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Akerblom HK,Viikari J,Räsänen L,Kuusela V,Uhari M,Lautala P

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although food habits arc not stable and unchanging during a person's lifetime, a base for healthy food habits can be created in early childhood. Children's food habits can be assumed to be influenced by their parents' food habits and choices. The aim of this article is to review factors influencing food choice in chil...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Hursti UK

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate if pulse pressure (PP) is a risk predictor for atrial fibrillation (AF) in a longitudinal study of 60-year-old men and women from Stockholm (n = 4,232), free from AF at baseline, with primary end-point incident AF. METHODS:AF diagnoses were obtained from the national hospital discharge register. The es...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Miedel C,Leander K,de Faire U,Gigante B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmias cause more than 300,000 sudden deaths each year in the USA alone. Long QT syndrome (LQT) is a cardiac disorder that causes sudden death from ventricular tachyarrhythmias, specifically torsade de pointes. Four LQT genes have been identified: KVLQT1 (LQT1) on chromosome 11p15.5, HERG (LQT2) on chromo...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Wang Q,Chen Q,Towbin JA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite intensive research in spondyloarthritis pathogenesis, some important questions still remain unanswered, particularly concerning enthesis new bone formation. Several evidences suggest that it prevalently occurs by endochondral ossification, however it remains to identify factors that can induce and influence it...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Neve A,Maruotti N,Corrado A,Cantatore FP

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of this chapter are to provide a brief review of the biology of the protein C pathway and some of the features of the pathway that make it uniquely positioned to control microvascular coagulation and control the acute inflammatory response. Activated protein C works as an antithrombotic agent by inactivating...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Esmon CT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein (apo) A-IV is involved in the metabolism of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins and high-density lipoproteins and may thus play an important role in lipid metabolism, although the precise physiological function of apo A-IV is unknown. Structural and functional alterations of apolipoproteins, caused by a vari...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tenkanen H,Ehnholm C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Benchmarking Controlled Trial (BCT) is a novel concept which covers all observational studies aiming to assess effectiveness. BCTs provide evidence of the comparative effectiveness between health service providers, and of effectiveness due to particular features of the health and social care systems. BCTs compleme...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Malmivaara A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A long-term latent process often precedes the onset of arthritis. Hence, the ultimate causes of RA cannot be clarified by studying only the inflamed joints. Longitudinal studies focusing on risk factors are crucial in ap...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Aho K,Heliövaara M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years a revival of interest has emerged in the health benefits of intermittent fasting and long-term fasting, as well as of other related nutritional strategies. In addition to meal size and composition a new focus on time and frequency of meals has gained attention. The present review will investigate the e...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Wilhelmi de Toledo F,Grundler F,Sirtori CR,Ruscica M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Human Genome Project (HGP), as the primary sequencing of the human genome, lasted more than one decade to be completed using the traditional Sanger's method. At present, next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology could provide the genome sequence data in hours. NGS has also decreased the expense of sequencing; th...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kalayinia S,Goodarzynejad H,Maleki M,Mahdieh N

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question 'what is a pathogen?' derives from pathogen-centered views of microbial pathogenesis that invoke microbial characteristics to explain virulence. However, virulence cannot be an independent microbial variable since it is only expressed in a susceptible host. Hence, the question 'what is a pathogen?' cannot...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Casadevall A,Pirofski LA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE AND METHODS:The impact of the rs9939609 FTO variant on cardiovascular events was investigated in the 19-year follow-up of subjects recruited to the OPERA study. RESULTS:A total of 212 cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 152 coronary heart disease (CHD) events or deaths occurred during follow-up. The logistic re...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Äijälä M,Ronkainen J,Huusko T,Malo E,Savolainen ER,Savolainen MJ,Salonurmi T,Bloigu R,Kesäniemi YA,Ukkola O

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: This meta-analysis study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of TEVAR versus OCSR for TBAD patients.Methods: We systematically searched PubMed, EmBase, and the Cochrane library to identify studies compared the effectiveness of TEVAR and OCSR in TBAD patients from the inception up to July 2019. The summary re...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Liu J,Xia J,Yan G,Zhang Y,Ge J,Cao L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the vessel wall, characterized by the accumulation of leukocytes, especially macrophages and T-cells. Chemokines are small heparin-binding polypeptides, whose main function is to attract cells to the areas of developing inflammation. They function by ligating G-protein cou...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Sheikine Y,Hansson GK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a genetically complex disorder associated with multiple genetic defects either mutational or of susceptibility. Current AD genetics does not explain in full the etiopathogenesis of AD, suggesting that environmental factors and/or epigenetic phenomena may also contribute to AD pathology and ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Cacabelos R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of the growth and development of cartilage and bone has been difficult because the structure of the tissues makes biological experiments hard to conduct. Recent advances in molecular biology have offered new possibilities for studying these processes. Many cartilage and bone specific cDNAs have been cloned and c...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Sandberg MM

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian rhythms are a cardinal feature of living organisms. The stereotypical organization of homeostatic, endocrine and behavioural variables around the 24-hour cycle constitutes one of the most conserved attributes among species. It is now well established that circadian rhythmicity is not a learned behaviour, but...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Florez JC,Takahashi JS

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the approximately 7,000 cytogenetically abnormal childhood and adult B- and T-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemias (ALL) published to date, numerous recurring chromosomal aberrations and abnormality patterns have been identified, and it has been clearly shown that the cytogenetic features often correlate closel...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Johansson B,Mertens F,Mitelman F

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The associations between candidate gene polymorphisms and coronary heart disease (CHD) are complex as a consequence of pleiotropy, variation with age, selection due to the high lethality of the disease, and interactions with other genes and with environmental factors. Identification of the gene variants that contribut...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Cambien F

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Investigation of the clinical potential of extensive phenotype data and machine learning (ML) in the prediction of mortality in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: The value of ML and extensive clinical data was analyzed in a retrospective registry study of 9066 consecutive ACS patients (January 2007 to...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Hernesniemi JA,Mahdiani S,Tynkkynen JA,Lyytikäinen LP,Mishra PP,Lehtimäki T,Eskola M,Nikus K,Antila K,Oksala N

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary tyrosinaemia type I is the most common of the diseases caused by defects in tyrosine metabolism. The underlying genetic defect is a mutation in the gene for fumarylacetate hydrolase (FAH), and more than 30 different mutations in this gene have been identified. The main clinical consequences of this defect i...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Pitkänen ST,Salo MK,Heikinheimo M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common among the severe cardiac arrhythmias and carries a significant risk of mortality and morbidity in the general population. The most important complication is represented by development of one or more thrombi in the left atrium of the dyskinetic heart, and their successive cer...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Danese E,Montagnana M,Cervellin G,Lippi G

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congruence of evidence from all medical research methodologies has established the major causal influences in cardiovascular disease. Causation thus established, epidemiological observations are the best available evidence on which to base estimates of the potential of preventive strategies. From population comparison...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Blackburn H

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the predictive validity of preadolescent Type A determinants for Type A dimensions in young adulthood (n = 375). Predictive variables, i.e. hyperactivity, aggression, social maladjustment and self-esteem were measured when the subjects were aged 12. Type A dimensions, i.e. hard-driving, competitive...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Keltikangas-Järvinen L,Räikkönen K,Keskivaara P,Pietikäinen M,Viikari J,Kaprio EA,Akerblom HK

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Commercial nucleic acid amplification tests, designed for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA/RNA in respiratory samples, are often applied also in nonrespiratory specimens in order to verify the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. AIM. To evaluate the value of the Abbott LCx Mycobacterium ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Rantakokko-Jalava K,Marjamäki M,Marttila H,Mäkelä L,Valtonen V,Viljanen MK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Eastern-born male Finns, irrespective of their place of residence, have high mortality from coronary heart disease (CHD), and half of such deaths are sudden. AIM:To study whether eastern birthplace alone or combined with life-style factors predicts risk for prehospital sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the new ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tyynela P,Goebeler S,Ilveskoski E,Mikkelsson J,Perola M,Loytonen M,Karhunen PJ

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptoms of infection and tissue pathology are caused by the host response; not by the microbe per se. The same response is also critical for the defence and is needed to clear infection. It is therefore essential to understand how the host response is activated and to identify the critical effector mechanisms of the ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Svanborg C,Bergsten G,Fischer H,Frendéus B,Godaly G,Gustafsson E,Hang L,Hedlund M,Karpman D,Lundstedt AC,Samuelsson M,Samuelsson P,Svensson M,Wullt B

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We studied prevalence of hypovitaminosis D, its determinants, and whether achievement of recommended dietary vitamin D intake (10 μg/d) is associated with absence of hypovitaminosis D in adults. METHODS:The study is part of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. We collected serum samples of 25-hyd...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Voipio AJ,Pahkala KA,Viikari JS,Mikkilä V,Magnussen CG,Hutri-Kähönen N,Kähönen M,Lehtimäki T,Männistö S,Loo BM,Jula A,Marniemi J,Juonala M,Raitakari OT

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large granular lymphocytic (LGL) leukemia is an incurable chronic disease, characterized by clonal expansion of cytotoxic T- or NK-cells in blood and bone marrow. Cytopenias (anemia, neutropenia) and autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis are the most common clinical manifestations of LGL leukemia. Recently...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Rajala HL,Porkka K,Maciejewski JP,Loughran TP Jr,Mustjoki S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00