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Volume-outcome relationship in intra-abdominal robotic-assisted surgery: a systematic review by Day, Elizabeth K., Galbraith, Norman J., Ward, Hester J. T., Roxburgh, Campbell S.

“…As robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) expands to smaller centres, platforms are shared between specialities. Healthcare providers must consider case volume and mix…”
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Clinical and Molecular Characteristics of Squamous Cell Carcinomas From Fanconi Anemia Patients by van Zeeburg, Hester J. T., Snijders, Peter J. F., Wu, Thijs, Gluckman, Eliane, Soulier, Jean, Surralles, Jordi, Castella, Maria, van der Wal, Jacqueline E., Wennerberg, Johan, Califano, Joseph, Velleuer, Eunike, Dietrich, Ralf, Ebell, Wolfram, Bloemena, Elisabeth, Joenje, Hans, Leemans, C. René, Brakenhoff, Ruud H.

“…Fanconi anemia is a recessively inherited disease that is characterized by congenital abnormalities, bone marrow failure, and a predisposition to develop…”
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Risk factors for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by Ward, Hester J. T., Everington, Dawn, Cousens, Simon N., Smith-Bathgate, Blaire, Gillies, Michelle, Murray, Katy, Knight, Richard S. G., Smith, Peter G., Will, Robert G.

“…Objective Although surgical transmission of Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) has been demonstrated, these iatrogenic cases account for only a small proportion…”
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Investigation of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Implicated Organ or Tissue Transplantation in the United Kingdom by Molesworth, Anna, Yates, Philip, Hewitt, Patricia E, Mackenzie, Jan, Ironside, James W, Galea, George, Ward, Hester J.T

“…BACKGROUNDPerson-to-person transmission of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) has occurred through blood transfusion and could also theoretically occur…”
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Risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: A case-control study by Ward, Hester J. T., Everington, Dawn, Cousens, Simon N., Smith-Bathgate, Blaire, Leitch, Margaret, Cooper, Sarah, Heath, Craig, Knight, Richard S. G., Smith, Peter G., Will, Robert G.

“…Objective To investigate the potential risk factors for variant Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease (VCJD) in the United Kingdom. Methods Definite and probable vCJD…”
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Ethnic variations in upper gastrointestinal hospitalizations and deaths: the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study by Cezard, Genevieve I, Bhopal, Raj S, Ward, Hester J T, Bansal, Narinder, Bhala, Neeraj

“…Upper gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are common, but there is a paucity of data describing variations by ethnic group and so a lack of understanding of…”
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Privacy and governance implications of wider societal uses of brain imaging data by Ward, Hester J.T.

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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the United Kingdom: a countrywide or local risk? by Molesworth, Anna M, Cousens, Simon N, Noel, Gill O, Ward, Hester J T

“…BackgroundThe aim of this study was to identify factors that may have augmented local risks for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD).MethodsA descriptive…”
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Generation and molecular characterization of head and neck squamous cell lines of Fanconi anemia patients by VAN ZEEBURG, Hester J. T, SNIJDERS, Peter J. F, JOENJE, Hans, BRAKENHOFF, Ruud H, PALS, Gerard, HERMSEN, Mario A. J. A, ROOIMANS, Martin A, BAGBY, Grover, SOULIER, Jean, GLUCKMAN, Eliane, WENNERBERG, Johan, LEEMANS, C. René

“…Patients with Fanconi anemia (FA) are prone to develop malignancies at an early age. Besides hematologic malignancies, squamous cell carcinomas in the…”
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Mass cytometric single cell immune profiles of peripheral blood from acute myeloid leukemia patients in complete remission with measurable residual disease by Sefland, Øystein, Gullaksen, Stein-Erik, Omsland, Maria, Reikvam, Håkon, Galteland, Eivind, Tran, Hoa Thi Tuyet, Spetalen, Signe, Singh, Satwinder Kaur, Van Zeeburg, Hester J T, Van De Loosdrecht, Arjan A, Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore

“…Measurable residual disease (MRD) is detected in approximately a quarter of AML chemotherapy responders, serving as a predictor for relapse and shorter…”
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Ethnic Variations in Liver- and Alcohol-Related Disease Hospitalisations and Mortality: The Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study by Bhala, Neeraj, Cézard, Genevieve, Ward, Hester J T, Bansal, Narinder, Bhopal, Raj

“…Preventing alcohol-related harms, including those causing liver disease, is a public health priority in the UK, especially in Scotland, but the effects of…”
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Is the linkage of census and health data justified? Views from a public panel of the Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage study by Douglas, Anne, Ward, Hester J.T., Bhopal, Raj, Kirkpatrick, Theresa, Sayed-Rafiq, Arma, Gruer, Laurence

“…Abstract Background Using routine health data for research aimed at improving health requires the public's awareness and trust. The Scottish Health and…”
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Re: Human Papillomavirus DNA and p53 Polymorphisms in Squamous Cell Carcinomas From Fanconi Anemia Patients by van Zeeburg, Hester J. T., Snijders, Peter J. F., Joenje, Hans, Brakenhoff, Ruud H.

“…sample positive for HPV DNA.We have collected similar information on HNSCCs from Fanconi anemia…”
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Ethnic Variations in Liver- and Alcohol-Related Disease Hospitalisations and Mortality: The Scottish Health and Ethnicity Linkage Study by Bhala, Neeraj, Cézard, Genevieve, Ward, Hester J T, Bansal, Narinder, Bhopal, Raj

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Identifying risk factors for progression to critical care admission and death among individuals with acute pancreatitis: a record linkage analysis of Scottish healthcare databases by Mole, Damian J, Gungabissoon, Usha, Johnston, Philip, Cochrane, Lynda, Hopkins, Leanne, Wyper, Grant M A, Skouras, Christos, Dibben, Chris, Sullivan, Frank, Morris, Andrew, Ward, Hester J T, Lawton, Andrew M, Donnan, Peter T

“…ObjectivesAcute pancreatitis (AP) can initiate systemic complications that require support in critical care (CC). Our objective was to use the unified national…”
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The adaptive immune system promotes initiation of prostate carcinogenesis in a human c-Myc transgenic mouse model by Melis, Monique H M, Nevedomskaya, Ekaterina, van Burgsteden, Johan, Cioni, Bianca, van Zeeburg, Hester J T, Song, Ji-Ying, Zevenhoven, John, Hawinkels, Lukas J A C, de Visser, Karin E, Bergman, Andries M

“…Increasing evidence from epidemiological and pathological studies suggests a role of the immune system in the initiation and progression of multiple cancers,…”
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Improving predictive asthma algorithms with modelled environment data for Scotland: an observational cohort study protocol by Soyiri, Ireneous N, Sheikh, Aziz, Reis, Stefan, Kavanagh, Kimberly, Vieno, Massimo, Clemens, Tom, Carnell, Edward J, Pan, Jiafeng, King, Abby, Beck, Rachel C, Ward, Hester J T, Dibben, Chris, Robertson, Chris, Simpson, Colin R

“…IntroductionAsthma has a considerable, but potentially, avoidable burden on many populations globally. Scotland has some of the poorest health outcomes from…”
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Surgery and risk of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by Ward, Hester J T, Knight, Richard S G

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Survival and re-operation rates after neurosurgical procedures in Scotland: implications for targeted surveillance of sub-clinical variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by Bird, Sheila M, Merrall, Elizabeth L C, Ward, Hester J T, Will, Robert G

“…To assess the feasibility of post-mortem surveillance for subclinical variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) at least 5 years after neurosurgical procedures…”
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Pilot study linking primary care records to Census, cardiovascular hospitalization and mortality data in Scotland: feasibility, utility and potential by Douglas, Anne, Cézard, Genevieve, Simpson, Colin R., Steiner, Markus F.C., Bhopal, Raj, Bansal, Narinder, Sheikh, Aziz, Ward, Hester J.T., Fischbacher, Colin M.

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