Search Results - "Siimes, M. A."

Prolonged exclusive breastfeeding is associated with increased atopic dermatitis: a prospective follow-up study of unselected healthy newborns from birth to age 20 years by Pesonen, M., Kallio, M. J. T., Ranki, A., Siimes, M. A.

“…Summary Background Exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months is recommended by the World Health Organization and considered allergy preventive. However,…”
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Serum immunoglobulin A concentration in infancy, but not human milk immunoglobulin A, is associated with subsequent atopic manifestations in children and adolescents: a 20-year prospective follow-up study by Pesonen, M., Kallio, M. J. T., Siimes, M. A., Savilahti, E., Ranki, A.

“…Summary Background Serum and secretory IgA concentrations have been suggested to be inversely associated with allergic symptoms in children. Furthermore, low…”
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Serum cholesterol level in infancy is inversely associated with subsequent allergy in children and adolescents. A 20-year follow-up study by Pesonen, M., Ranki, A., Siimes, M. A., Kallio, M. J. T.

“…Summary Background Previous studies suggest an association between an altered lipoprotein profile and atopy. The association has been hypothesized to be due to…”
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Retinol concentrations after birth are inversely associated with atopic manifestations in children and young adults by Pesonen, M., Kallio, M. J. T., Siimes, M. A., Ranki, A.

“…Summary Background Vitamin A has anti‐inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects, and its deficiency results in impaired specific and innate immunity. Vitamin A…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Lovastatin in Adolescent Males With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Stein, Evan A, Illingworth, D. Roger, Kwiterovich, Jr, Peter O, Liacouras, Chris A, Siimes, Martti A, Jacobson, Marc S, Brewster, Thomas G, Hopkins, Paul, Davidson, Michael, Graham, Kevin, Arensman, Frederick, Knopp, Robert H, DuJovne, Carlos, Williams, Christine L, Isaacsohn, Jonathan L, Jacobsen, Carol A, Laskarzewski, Peter M, Ames, Sharon, Gormley, Glenn J

“…CONTEXT Heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) is a common disorder associated with early coronary artery disease, especially in men. The age at…”
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Long-term prognosis of children with Down's syndrome and leukaemia: a 34-year nation-wide experience by Rajantie, J., Siimes, M. A.

“…Background  Although the characteristics of leukaemia in patients with Down's syndrome (DS) have been well documented, little is known about the long‐term…”
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Quality of Life in Pre-Adolescence: A 17-Dimensional Health-Related Measure (17D) by M. Apajasalo, J. Rautonen, C. Holmberg, J. Sinkkonen, V. Aalberg, H. Pihko, M. A. Silmes, I. Kaitila, Mäkelä, A., K. Erkkilä, Sintonen, H.

“…Although interest in the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of children has increased in the last years, validated methods for assessing the HRQOL - and…”
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Antibody status to HHV-6 in children with leukaemia by SALONEN, M. J. H, SIIMES, M. A, SALONEN, E.-M, VAHERI, A, KOSKINIEMI, M

“…Forty children with acute lymphoblastic (33) or myeloid leukaemia (seven) were studied for IgG and IgM antibodies and IgG avidity against human herpesvirus 6…”
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Sitostanol ester margarine in dietary treatment of children with familial hypercholesterolemia by Gylling, H, Siimes, M A, Miettinen, T A

“…In familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) the lowering of serum cholesterol levels should be started in childhood in order to prevent coronary artery disease later…”
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Cholesterol and carotid artery wall in children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolaemia: a controlled study by ultrasound by Virkola, K., Pesonen, E., Åkerblom, HK, Siimes, MA

“…The carotid artery wall was studied with ultrasound in 23 children and adolescents with familial hypercholesterolaemia and in 23 age‐matched healthy controls…”
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Anemia in children with cartilage-hair hypoplasia is related to body growth and to the insulin-like growth factor system by MAKITIE, O, JUVONEN, E, DUNKEL, L, KAITILA, I, SIIMES, M. A

“…Cartilage-hair hypoplasia (CHH) is a metaphyseal chondrodysplasia characterized by severe short-limbed short stature, hypoplastic hair, and defective immunity…”
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Long-term results in children with AML: NOPHO-AML Study Group - report of three consecutive trials by Lie, S O, Abrahamsson, J, Clausen, N, Forestier, E, Hasle, H, Hovi, L, Jonmundsson, G, Mellander, L, Siimes, M A, Yssing, M, Zeller, B, Gustafsson, G

“…In all, 447 children with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have been treated on three consecutive NOPHO studies from July 1984 to December 2001. NOPHO-AML 84 was…”
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Hemoglobin Level Is Linked to Growth Hormone-Dependent Proteins in Short Children by Vihervuori, Elina, Virtanen, Martti, Koistinen, Hannu, Koistinen, Riitta, Seppälä, Markku, Siimes, Martti A.

“…Erythropoiesis was investigated in 32 children with short stature and in eight children with skeletal dysplasia by studying blood hemoglobin in relation to…”
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Quality of Life in Early Adolescence: A Sixteen-Dimensional Health-Related Measure (16D) by M. Apajasalo, Sintonen, H., C. Holmberg, J. Sinkkonen, V. Aalberg, H. Pihko, M. A. Slimes, I. Kaitila, Mäkelä, A., K. Rantakari, R. Anttila, J. Rautonen

“…While data on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of adults are accumulating, very little is known about the HRQOL-and especially the perceived HRQOL-of…”
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Elevated serum transferrin receptor concentration in children with juvenile chronic arthritis as evidence of iron deficiency by Kivivuori, S. M., Pelkonen, P., Ylijoki, H., Verronen, P., Siimes, M. A.

“…Objectives. Active juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) is accompanied by anaemia of chronic disease, which may be indistinguishable from anaemia due to iron…”
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Peripheral blood cell counts in infants with Down's syndrome by Kivivuori, S M, Rajantie, J, Siimes, M A

“…The current literature indicates that several abnormalities have been observed in the three hematopoietic cell lines of infants with Down's syndrome. This…”
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Fibrinolysis, antithrombin III, and protein C in neonates during cardiac operations by Petäjä, Jari, Peltola, Kaija, Sairanen, Heikki, Leijala, Mauri, Kekomäki, Riitta, Vahtera, Elina, Siimes, Martti A.

“…Fibrinolysis and coagulation were studied in 10 neonates undergoing cardiac operations for congenital heart defects. Coagulation was activated during…”
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Sexuality of young women surviving leukaemia by Puukko, L-R M, Hirvonen, E, Aalberg, V, Hovi, L, Rautonen, J, Siimes, M A

“…This study was designed to assess the sexuality of young women surviving acute leukaemia in childhood or early adolescence. Thirty of 31 survivors were…”
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Recurrent gains of 1q, 8 and 12 in the Ewing family of tumours by comparative genomic hybridization by ARMENGOL, G, TARKKANEN, M, KIVIOJA, A, SIIMES, M, TUKIAINEN, E, CABALLIN, M, MYKLEBOST, O, KNUUTILA, S, VIROLAINEN, M, FORUS, A, VALLE, J, BÖHLING, T, ASKO-SELJAVAARA, S, BLOMQVIST, C, ELOMAA, I, KARAHARJU, E

“…Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) was used to detect copy number changes of DNA sequences in the Ewing family of tumours (ET). We analysed 20 samples…”
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Serum transferrin and ferritin in pubertal boys: relations to body growth, pubertal stage, erythropoiesis, and iron deficiency by Anttila, R, Siimes, MA

“…We studied serum transferrin and ferritin concentrations in relation to individual body growth, stage of puberty, blood hemoglobin, and red blood cell iron…”
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