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Panorama of diseases associated with breast cancer
(Karolinska Institutet Universitetsbiblioteket / Karolinska Institutet University Library, 2018-11-16)Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Although the incidence of breast cancer has increased over time, so too has patient survival. Given these trends, the prevalence of breast cancer has steadily increased in ... -
Radiomics in cancer prognosis : applications and limitations of quantitative texture analysis
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2018-11-16)Medical imaging has become an integral part of clinical diagnostics since the discovery of X- rays at the end of the 19th century. Recent advances in computing power have opened up the possibility to extract quantitative ... -
Exploring the role of mesenchymal stromal cells in endometriosis
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2018-11-16)Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease where there is growth of endometrial tissue in ectopic sites, most commonly within the pelvic cavity. The major symptoms of this disease are chronic pelvic pain and infertility. ... -
The impact of transcriptional mutagenesis on cellular homeostasis
(Institutet för miljömedicin / Institute of Environmental Medicine, 2018-11-16)DNA is exposed to chemical and physical agents that represent a continuous threat to its integrity by formation of DNA lesions. Despite the existence and efficiency of DNA repair systems in cells, some lesions may not be ... -
Impact of alcohol and drug abuse on hippocampal neurogenesis in humans
(Inst för onkologi-patologi / Dept of Oncology-Pathology, 2018-11-16)Hippocampus is one of the few brain regions in which adult neurogenesis is known to occur. Adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus is considered to be important for higher cognitive function, most notably in memory processes ...