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Acute renal failure in the elderly: particular characteristics

Musso, C. G.; Liakopoulos, V.; Ioannidis, I.; Eleftheriadis, T.; Stefanidis, I. (2006)

Elderly individuals comprise the fastest growing patient population group and acute renal failure (ARF) is quite common among them, although exact numbers are not known. We reviewed the literature with regards to the ...

Adolescents' Beliefs about the Wolf: Investigating the Potential of Human-Wolf Coexistence in the European South

Hovardas, T.; Korfiatis, K. J. (2012)

Previous research revealed a rural-urban divide in the acceptance of the wolf. We investigated adolescents' beliefs about the wolf in rural and urban areas of Greece and Italy. By using a multiple-choice questionnaire, we ...

Aegean Bath Sponges: Historical Data and Current Status

Voultsiadou, E.; Dailianis, T.; Antoniadou, C.; Vafidis, D.; Dounas, C.; Chintiroglou, C. C. (2011)

This study attempts to evaluate the status of the populations of bath sponges (species of the genera Spongia and Hippospongia) in the Aegean, combining historical sources dated before a series of disease outbreaks that ...

Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin gene signal peptide A/T polymorphism and primary intracerebral hemorrhage

Dardiotis, E.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Dardioti, M.; Scarmeas, N.; Paterakis, K.; Aggelakis, K.; Komnos, A.; Tasiou, A.; Xiromerisiou, G.; Gabranis, I.; Zintzaras, E.; Papadimitriou, A.; Karantanas, A. (2008)

Background/Aims: Alpha-1 antichymotrypsin (ACT), a serine proteinase inhibitor, has been implicated in vascular pathology. The TT genotype of the ACT signal peptide A/T polymorphism has been reported to confer susceptibility ...

AQP4 Tag Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

Dardiotis, E.; Paterakis, K.; Tsivgoulis, G.; Tsintou, M.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. F.; Dardioti, M.; Grigoriadis, S.; Simeonidou, C.; Komnos, A.; Kapsalaki, E.; Fountas, K.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M. (2014)

Accumulating evidence suggests that the extent of brain injury and the clinical outcome after traumatic brain injury (TBI) are modulated, to some degree, by genetic variants. Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is the predominant water ...

Association between periodontal disease and stroke

Sfyroeras, G. S.; Roussas, N.; Saleptsis, V. G.; Argyriou, C.; Giannoukas, A. D. (2012)

Objective: Periodontitis is a very common human infection. There is evidence that periodontitis is associated with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and stroke. The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between ...

Association of interleukin-1A, interleukin-1B and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms with multiple myeloma

Abazis-Stamboulieh, D.; Oikonomou, P.; Papadoulis, N.; Panayiotidis, P.; Vrakidou, E.; Tsezou, A. (2007)

Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a cytokine involved in the maturation and proliferation of B cells and plays a significant role in the development of lytic bone lesions, a major clinical feature of multiple myeloma (MM) patients. ...

Association of LRRK2 exonic variants with susceptibility to Parkinson's disease: a case-control study

Ross, O. A.; Soto-Ortolaza, A. I.; Heckman, M. G.; Aasly, J. O.; Abahuni, N.; Annesi, G.; Bacon, J. A.; Bardien, S.; Bozi, M.; Brice, A.; Brighina, L.; Van Broeckhoven, C.; Carr, J.; Chartier-Harlin, M. C.; Dardiotis, E.; Dickson, D. W.; Diehl, N. N.; Elbaz, A.; Ferrarese, C.; Ferraris, A.; Fiske, B.; Gibson, J. M.; Gibson, R.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Hattori, N.; Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Jasinska-Myga, B.; Jeon, B. S.; Kim, Y. J.; Klein, C.; Kruger, R.; Kyratzi, E.; Lesage, S.; Lin, C. H.; Lynch, T.; Maraganore, D. M.; Mellick, G. D.; Mutez, E.; Nilsson, C.; Opala, G.; Park, S. S.; Puschmann, A.; Quattrone, A.; Sharma, M.; Silburn, P. A.; Sohn, Y. H.; Stefanis, L.; Tadic, V.; Theuns, J.; Tomiyama, H.; Uitti, R. J.; Valente, E. M.; van de Loo, S.; Vassilatis, D. K.; Vilarino-Guell, C.; White, L. R.; Wirdefeldt, K.; Wszolek, Z. K.; Wu, R. M.; Farrer, M. J.; Genetic Epidemiology Parkinson's, D. (2011)

Background The leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 gene (LRRK2) harbours highly penetrant mutations that are linked to familial parkinsonism. However, the extent of its polymorphic variability in relation to risk of Parkinson's ...

Association of paraoxonase 1 gene polymorphisms with risk of Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis

Zintzaras, E.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M. (2004)

Paraoxonase1 (PON1) gene polymorphisms were implicated as risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD), but the results of case-control studies that investigated these associations were controversial. In order to provide an ...

Association of repeat polymorphisms in the estrogen receptors alpha, beta (ESR1, ESR2) and androgen receptor (AR) genes with the occurrence of breast cancer

Tsezou, A.; Tzetis, M.; Gennatas, C.; Giannatou, E.; Pampanos, A.; Malamis, G.; Kanavakis, E.; Kitsiou, S. (2008)

Genetic variation in genes involved in estrogen biosynthesis, metabolism and signal transduction have been suggested to play a role in breast cancer. To determine the possible contribution of genetic variation in the ESR1 ...

beta-Glucocerebrosidase gene mutations in two cohorts of Greek patients with sporadic Parkinson's disease

Moraitou, M.; Hadjigeorgiou, G.; Monopolis, I.; Dardiotis, E.; Bozi, M.; Vassilatis, D.; Vilageliu, L.; Grinberg, D.; Xiromerisiou, G.; Stefanis, L.; Michelakakis, H. (2011)

An increasing number of clinical, neuropathological and experimental evidence linking Gaucher disease and a spectrum of synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease (PD) has emerged over the last decade. In particular, ...

BsmI, TaqI, ApaI and FokI polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and the risk of osteoporosis: A meta-analysis

Zintzaras, E.; Rodopoulou, P.; Koukoulis, G. N. (2006)

A meta-analysis regarding BsmI, TaqI, ApaI and FokI polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene and their associations with osteoporosis in females is reported. The meta-analysis involved 14, seven, seven and three ...

Central Role of SREBP-2 in the Pathogenesis of Osteoarthritis

Kostopoulou, F.; Gkretsi, V.; Malizos, K. N.; Iliopoulos, D.; Oikonomou, P.; Poultsides, L.; Tsezou, A. (2012)

Background: Recent studies have implied that osteoarthritis (OA) is a metabolic disease linked to deregulation of genes involved in lipid metabolism and cholesterol efflux. Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins (SREBPs) ...

Common genetic variation in the Estrogen Receptor Beta (ESR2) gene and osteoarthritis: results of a meta-analysis

Kerkhof, H. J. M.; Meulenbelt, I.; Carr, A.; Gonzalez, A.; Hart, D.; Hofman, A.; Kloppenburg, M.; Lane, N. E.; Loughlin, J.; Nevitt, M. C.; Pols, H. A. P.; Rivadeneira, F.; Slagboom, E. P.; Spector, T. D.; Stolk, L.; Tsezou, A.; Uitterlinden, A. G.; Valdes, A. M.; van Meurs, J. B. J. (2010)

Background: The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between common genetic variation of the ESR2 gene and osteoarthritis. Methods: In the discovery study, the Rotterdam Study-I, 7 single nucleotide ...