Auflistung Nach Schlagwort "ASSOCIATION"
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Comparison of blood pressure measurements in children with and without habitual snoring
(2005)Higher or similar systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure has been recorded in children with sleep apnea compared to subjects with primary snoring or in those with primary snoring compared to controls. To investigate the ... -
Connection between Telomerase Activity in PBMC and Markers of Inflammation and Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
(2012)Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a constellation of metabolic derangements associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress and is widely regarded as an inflammatory condition, accompanied by an increased ... -
Correlation of estrogen receptor beta gene polymorphisms with spinal bone mineral density in peri- and post-menopausal Greek women
(2006)Estrogens play a significant role in bone physiology. Their action is mainly exerted through their receptors. Estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) plays a major role in bone homeostasis and there is evidence suggesting that ... -
Correlation of Urinary Excretion of Sodium With Severity of Sleep-Disordered Breathing in Children: A Preliminary Study
(2010)Background: Nocturnal urinary sodium excretion is related to blood pressure (BP) levels. Elevated BP and increased nocturnal natriuresis have been demonstrated in adults with sleep apnea. Although evidence indicates increased ... -
Deep sequencing of GDF5 reveals the absence of rare variants at this important osteoarthritis susceptibility locus
(2011)Objective: The common single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs143383 in the 5' untranslated region (5'UTR) of growth and differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) is strongly associated with osteoarthritis (OA) and influences GDF5 ... -
Diagnostic value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in Greek patients with rheumatoid arthritis
(2007)Background: Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies have been of diagnostic value in Northern European Caucasian patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA). In these populations, anti-CCP antibodies are ... -
Dynamic frequency management in 802.11-based multi-radio wireless networks
(2014)Efficient channel selection is essential in 802.11 mesh deployments, for minimising contention and interference among co-channel devices and thereby supporting a plurality of quality of service (QoS)-sensitive applications. ... -
The Effect of Alpha Antagonists on Pupil Dynamics: Implications for the Diagnosis of Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome
(2012)PURPOSE: To assess pupil dynamics quantitatively in relation to the use of alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonists, which contribute to the features of intraoperative floppy iris syndrome, using a new, hand-held, digital ... -
Effects of drying-off procedure of ewes' udder in subsequent mammary infection and development of mastitis
(2013)Objective of the study was to evaluate effects of the procedure followed for udder drying-off (i.e., progressive or abrupt cessation of lactation) in subsequent mammary infection and development of mastitis. In ewes of ... -
Effects of drying-off procedure of ewes' udder, with intramammary antibiotic administration, in subsequent mammary infection and development of mastitis
(2012)Objective of the study was to evaluate effects of the procedure followed for drying-off of ewes' udder in subsequent mammary infection and development of mastitis, in an experiment, where intramammary antibiotic administration ... -
Emergence of a new clone carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin genes and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V among methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Greece
(2008)Clonal analysis and PCR screening for the presence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) genes was performed among 694 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cases collected during a 2-y period in Greece. The ... -
Evaluation of MMP1 and MMP3 gene polymorphisms in exfoliation syndrome and exfoliation glaucoma
(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. ... -
Examining the stability of genetic risk effect as evidence accumulates in the context of meta-analysis
(2013)The recursive cumulative meta-analysis (RCM) of genetic association studies explores the relative change of the cumulative risk effect (e.g. OR) in time, indicating the stability of risk effect as evidence accumulates. ... -
Fetal sensitivity to testosterone, left-handedness and development of bronchial asthma: a new approach
(2004)In contrast to Geschwind, Behan and Galaburda (GBG) theory, there is strong evidence that inheritance through maternal line is responsible for the coexistence of asthma and left-handedness early in childhood. A new model ... -
The FGA Thr312Ala polymorphism and risk of intracerebral haemorrhage in Polish and Greek populations
(2014)Background and purpose: Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) is the most fatal form of stroke with the highest morbidity and disability rate of all stroke types. Recent data suggest that the genetic background has ... -
FLT1 Genetic Variation Predisposes to Neovascular AMD in Ethnically Diverse Populations and Alters Systemic FLT1 Expression
(2014)PURPOSE. Current understanding of the genetic risk factors for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is not sufficiently predictive of the clinical course. The VEGF pathway is a key therapeutic target for treatment of ... -
Forest classification trees and forest support vector machines algorithms: Demonstration using microarray data
(2010)Classification into multiple classes when the measured variables are outnumbered is a major methodological challenge in -omics studies. Two algorithms that overcome the dimensionality problem are presented: the forest ... -
FTO genotype and adiposity in children: physical activity levels influence the effect of the risk genotype in adolescent males
(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 ... -
Genetic assessment of familial and early-onset Parkinson's disease in a Greek population
(2014)Background and purpose Although the first mutation associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) was identified several years ago in the alpha-synuclein (SNCA) gene in families of Greek and Italian ancestry, a more systematic ...