ABSTRACT Fetal programming occurs when nutrients affect the DNA during fetal development and alters the fetus’ genetic make-up. In connection with increasing obesity prevalence focus has been on dietary fats and fatty ...

This thesis aimed to explore the regulatory roles of mast cells in vaccination. Mast cells have been increasingly recognized as important orchestrators of immune regulation in both health and disease, in addition to their ...

Enteric viruses are a diverse group of viruses that include those that multiply in the intestinal epithelium and cause gastroenteritis, and those that first multiply in the intestine and then spread to extra-intestinal ...

The development of anti-drug-antibodies (ADA) to biopharmaceuticals, e.g. recombinant proteins including monoclonal antibodies (mAb) can lead to adverse events and clinical complications. These include reduced effect of ...

The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the short- and mid-term outcome of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction, with special emphasis on surgical techniques, type of autograft and the influence of gender, using ...

During the last three decades, the areas of inherited white matter (WM) disorders have expanded. Advances in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and genetics have led to increased detection of adult-onset WM disorders. ...

ABSTRACT The aim of the thesis was to explore the clinical and radiographic results after post- traumatic anterior shoulder instability treated with arthroscopic Bankart surgery using absorbable tacks with different ...

Ventricular arrhythmia is a well-known cause of syncopal attacks and sudden cardiac death in humans. Ventricular repolarization (VR) is the most unstable phase in cardiac electrical activity and its regulation depends on ...

Acute diarrhoeal diseases are among the major causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of age in developing countries. Knowledge of the epidemiology of such diseases and the causative agents is important ...