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    • Eating habits and factors affecting food choice of adolescents living in rural areas 

      Bargiota, A.; Delizona, M.; Tsitouras, A.; Koukoulis, G. N. (2013)
      OBJECTIVE: To establish factors that affect food choices among adolescents living in rural areas and to identify their food choices. DESIGN: A random sample of adolescents living in a Greek rural area (n=382) aged 12-18 ...

    • The effect of osteoporotic treatment on the functional outcome, re-fracture rate, quality of life and mortality in patients with hip fractures: A prospective functional and clinical outcome study on 520 patients 

      Makridis, K. G.; Karachalios, T.; Kontogeorgakos, V. A.; Badras, L. S.; Malizos, K. N. (2015)
      Numerous high quality studies have shown the positive effects of various osteoporotic medical treatment regimens on bone mass and on the reduction of risk for new spinal, hip and non-spinal fractures in osteoporotic patients. ...

    • Efficacy of the auto-confusion system for mating disruption of Ephestia kuehniella (Zeller) and Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) 

      Trematerra, P.; Athanassiou, C. G.; Sciarretta, A.; Kavallieratos, N. G.; Buchelos, C. T. (2013)
      The auto-confusion system for stored-product pyralid moths, based on the contamination of adult males with the sex female pheromone (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadienyl acetate (commercially known as TDA or ZETA), was evaluated. For ...

    • Endothelial NO synthase gene polymorphisms and hypertension - A meta-analysis 

      Zintzaras, E.; Kitsios, G.; Stefanidis, I. (2006)
      Studies investigated the association between endothelial NO synthase gene polymorphisms and hypertension-reported contradicted or nonconclusive results. A meta-analysis of 35 genetic association studies that examined the ...

    • Estimating the direct cost of Type 2 diabetes in Greece: the effects of blood glucose regulation on patient cost 

      Athanasakis, K.; Ollandezos, M.; Angeli, A.; Gregoriou, A.; Geitona, M.; Kyriopoulos, J. (2010)
      Aims To estimate the annual cost of treatment for Type 2 diabetic patients in Greece and investigate the effect of blood glucose regulation on patient cost. Methods A multipoint data collection procedure based on the patient ...

    • Evaluation of MMP1 and MMP3 gene polymorphisms in exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma 

      Tsironi, E. E.; Pefkianaki, M.; Tsezou, A.; Kotoula, M. G.; Dardiotis, E.; Almpanidou, P.; Papathanasiou, A. A.; Rodopoulou, P.; Chatzoulis, D. Z.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M. (2009)
      Purpose: To investigate possible genetic associations of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP1) and MMP3 gene polymorphisms with exfoliation syndrome (XFS) with (XFS/+G) and without (XFS/-G) glaucoma in a cohort of Greek patients. ...

    • Exposure of extensively farmed wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) to selected pig pathogens in Greece 

      Marinou, K. A.; Papatsiros, V. G.; Gkotsopoulos, E. K.; Odatzoglou, P. K.; Athanasiou, L. V. (2015)
      Background: Increased density and distribution of wild boar populations are likely to promote interactions and transmission of certain pathogens, not only among wild boar but also from wild boar to livestock or humans and ...

    • From trickle to flood: the large-scale, cryptic invasion of California by tropical fruit flies 

      Papadopoulos, N. T.; Plant, R. E.; Carey, J. R. (2013)
      Since 1954, when the first tropical tephritid fruit fly was detected in California, a total of 17 species in four genera and 11 386 individuals (adults/larvae) have been detected in the state at more than 3348 locations ...

    • FTO genotype and adiposity in children: physical activity levels influence the effect of the risk genotype in adolescent males 

      Scott, R. A.; Bailey, M. E. S.; Moran, C. N.; Wilson, R. H.; Fuku, N.; Tanaka, M.; Tsiokanos, A.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Grammatikaki, E.; Moschonis, G.; Manios, Y.; Pitsiladis, Y. P. (2010)
      Studies of the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene provide compelling evidence of genetic variation in the general population that influences fat levels and obesity risk. Studies of the interaction between genetic ...

    • Gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptor, alpha-2 (GABRA2) variants as individual markers for alcoholism: a meta-analysis 

      Zintzaras, E. (2012)
      Objectives The available evidence from the genetic association studies (GAS) published to date on the association between variants in the GABRA2 gene and alcoholism has produced inconclusive results. To interpret these ...

    • Genetic factors influencing outcome from neurotrauma 

      Dardiotis, E.; Grigoriadis, S.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M. (2012)
      Purpose of review Clinical outcome after neurotrauma is considerably variable and can only partly be explained by known prognostic factors. There is converging evidence from genetic research that a number of genetic variants ...

    • Genetic Polymorphisms in the UGT1A1 gene and breast cancer risk in Greek women 

      Tsezou, A.; Tzetis, M.; Giannatou, E.; Gennatas, C.; Pampanos, A.; Kanavakis, E.; Kitsiou-Tzeli, S. (2007)
      Uridine diphospho-glucuronosyltransferase 1 (UGT1A1) is involved in estradiol glucuronidation, which may play a central role in the etiology of breast cancer. A common insertion/ deletion polymorphism in the TATAA-box of ...

    • Genetic structure of three marine fishes from the Gulf of Pagasitikos (Greece) based on allozymes, RAPD, and mtDNA RFLP markers 

      Apostolidis, A. P.; Moutou, K. A.; Stamatis, C.; Mamuris, Z. (2009)
      In the present work we used three molecular techniques (allozymes, RAPDs and mtDNA RFLPs) in order to study the genetic structure of three commercial marine species (Mullus surmuletus, Mullus barbatus, and Pagellus ...

    • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies 56 bone mineral density loci and reveals 14 loci associated with risk of fracture 

      Estrada, K.; Styrkarsdottir, U.; Evangelou, E.; Hsu, Y. H.; Duncan, E. L.; Ntzani, E. E.; Oei, L.; Albagha, O. M. E.; Amin, N.; Kemp, J. P.; Koller, D. L.; Li, G.; Liu, C. T.; Minster, R. L.; Moayyeri, A.; Vandenput, L.; Willner, D.; Xiao, S. M.; Yerges-Armstrong, L. M.; Zheng, H. F.; Alonso, N.; Eriksson, J.; Kammerer, C. M.; Kaptoge, S. K.; Leo, P. J.; Thorleifsson, G.; Wilson, S. G.; Wilson, J. F.; Aalto, V.; Alen, M.; Aragaki, A. K.; Aspelund, T.; Center, J. R.; Dailiana, Z.; Duggan, D. J.; Garcia, M.; Garcia-Giralt, N.; Giroux, S.; Hallmans, G.; Hocking, L. J.; Husted, L. B.; Jameson, K. A.; Khusainova, R.; Kim, G. S.; Kooperberg, C.; Koromila, T.; Kruk, M.; Laaksonen, M.; Lacroix, A. Z.; Lee, S. H.; Leung, P. C.; Lewis, J. R.; Masi, L.; Mencej-Bedrac, S.; Nguyen, T. V.; Nogues, X.; Patel, M. S.; Prezelj, J.; Rose, L. M.; Scollen, S.; Siggeirsdottir, K.; Smith, A. V.; Svensson, O.; Trompet, S.; Trummer, O.; van Schoor, N. M.; Woo, J.; Zhu, K.; Balcells, S.; Brandi, M. L.; Buckley, B. M.; Cheng, S. L.; Christiansen, C.; Cooper, C.; Dedoussis, G.; Ford, I.; Frost, M.; Goltzman, D.; Gonzalez-Macias, J.; Kahonen, M.; Karlsson, M.; Khusnutdinova, E.; Koh, J. M.; Kollia, P.; Langdahl, B. L.; Leslie, W. D.; Lips, P.; Ljunggren, O.; Lorenc, R. S.; Marc, J.; Mellstrom, D.; Obermayer-Pietsch, B.; Olmos, J. M.; Pettersson-Kymmer, U.; Reid, D. M.; Riancho, J. A.; Ridker, P. M.; Rousseau, F.; Slagboom, P. E.; Tang, N. L. S.; Urreizti, R.; Van Hul, W.; Viikari, J.; Zarrabeitia, M. T.; Aulchenko, Y. S.; Castano-Betancourt, M.; Grundberg, E.; Herrera, L.; Ingvarsson, T.; Johannsdottir, H.; Kwan, T.; Li, R.; Luben, R.; Medina-Gomez, C.; Palsson, S. T.; Reppe, S.; Rotter, J. I.; Sigurdsson, G.; van Meurs, J. B. J.; Verlaan, D.; Williams, F. M. K.; Wood, A. R.; Zhou, Y. H.; Gautvik, K. M.; Pastinen, T.; Raychaudhuri, S.; Cauley, J. A.; Chasman, D. I.; Clark, G. R.; Cummings, S. R.; Danoy, P.; Dennison, E. M.; Eastell, R.; Eisman, J. A.; Gudnason, V.; Hofman, A.; Jackson, R. D.; Jones, G.; Jukema, J. W.; Khaw, K. T.; Lehtimaki, T.; Liu, Y. M.; Lorentzon, M.; McCloskey, E.; Mitchell, B. D.; Nandakumar, K.; Nicholson, G. C.; Oostra, B. A.; Peacock, M.; Pols, H. A. P.; Prince, R. L.; Raitakari, O.; Reid, I. R.; Robbins, J.; Sambrook, P. N.; Sham, P. C.; Shuldiner, A. R.; Tylavsky, F. A.; van Duijn, C. M.; Wareham, N. J.; Cupples, L. A.; Econs, M. J.; Evans, D. M.; Harris, T. B.; Kung, A. W. C.; Psaty, B. M.; Reeve, J.; Spector, T. D.; Streeten, E. A.; Zillikens, M. C.; Thorsteinsdottir, U.; Ohlsson, C.; Karasik, D.; Richards, J. B.; Brown, M. A.; Stefansson, K.; Uitterlinden, A. G.; Ralston, S. H.; Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Kiel, D. P.; Rivadeneira, F. (2012)
      Bone mineral density (BMD) is the most widely used predictor of fracture risk. We performed the largest meta-analysis to date on lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD, including 17 genome-wide association studies and 32,961 ...

    • Genotyping Plasmodium vivax isolates from the 2011 outbreak in Greece 

      Spanakos, G.; Alifrangis, M.; Schousboe, M. L.; Patsoula, E.; Tegos, N.; Hansson, H. H.; Bygbjerg, I. C.; Vakalis, N. C.; Tseroni, M.; Kremastinou, J.; Hadjichristodoulou, C. (2013)
      Background: Plasmodium vivax malaria was common in Greece until the 1950s with epidemics involving thousands of cases every year. Greece was declared free of malaria by the World Health Organization in 1974. From 1974 to ...

    • HLA-C, CSTA and DS12346 susceptibility alleles confer over 100-fold increased risk of developing psoriasis: evidence of gene interaction 

      Vasilopoulos, Y.; Sagoo, G. S.; Cork, M. J.; Walters, K.; Tazi-Ahnini, R. (2011)
      Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disorder that exhibits multifactorial mode of inheritance. In addition to the well-known susceptibility locus PSORS1 many other loci have been shown to be implicated in the genetic ...

    • The Impact of Parental Bonding on Sexual Distress in Women with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus 

      Bargiota, A.; Dimitropoulos, K.; Mouzas, O.; Melekos, M.; Tzortzis, V.; Koukoulis, G. (2013)
      Introduction. Psychosomatic and social issues have been found to be determinants of sexual distress in diabetic and non-diabetic populations. However, the role of parental bonding as a determinant for sexual distress has ...

    • The interplay between environmental and genetic factors in Parkinson's disease susceptibility: The evidence for pesticides 

      Dardiotis, E.; Xiromerisiou, G.; Hadjichristodoulou, C.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Wilks, M. F.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M. (2013)
      Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by dopaminergic neuron loss in the substantia nigra. Several genetic and environmental factors have been implicated in the pathogenesis of PD. ...

    • Investigation of the Genotoxic Effect of Pesticides on Greenhouse Workers' Lymphocytes 

      Piperakis, S. M.; Kontogianni, K.; Karanastasi, G.; Iakovidou-Kritsi, Z.; Cebulska-Wasilewska, A.; Piperakis, M. M. (2009)
      In the present study, the genotoxic effects of commonly applied pesticides were evaluated using the alkaline comet assay (pH > 13). The amount of DNA damage (% DNA in tail) in peripheral lymphocytes of 49 male agricultural ...

    • Is catechol-O-methyl transferase 472G/A gene polymorphism a marker associated with alcoholism? 

      Zintzaras, E. (2011)
      Objectives The available published evidence from the genetic association studies on the association between alcoholism and catechol-O-methyl transferase 472G/A gene polymorphism have produced inconclusive results. To ...