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Adiponectin and Insulin Resistance in Childhood Obesity by Panagopoulou, Paraskevi, Galli‐Tsinopoulou, Assimina, Fleva, Alexandra, Pavlitou‐Tsiontsi, Ekaterini, Vavatsi‐Christaki, Norma, Nousia‐Arvanitakis, Sanda

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: To measure adiponectin serum levels in Greek children and adolescents and correlate them with body fat and insulin resistance. Patients…”
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Mannose binding lectin and ficolin-2 polymorphisms are associated with increased risk for bacterial infections in children with B acute lymphoblastic leukemia by Pana, Zoe Dorothea, Samarah, Fekri, Papi, Rigini, Antachopoulos, Charalampos, Papageorgiou, Theodotis, Farmaki, Evangelia, Hatzipantelis, Emmanuel, Tragiannidis, Athanassios, Vavatsi-Christaki, Norma, Kyriakidis, Dimitrios, Athanassiadou-Piperopoulou, Fani, Roilides, Emmanuel

“…Background We aimed to investigate whether the presence of mannose binding lectin (MBL2), ficolin 2 (FCN2) polymorphisms or the combined deficiency…”
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FcγRIIa and FcγRIIIa polymorphisms in childhood primary immune thrombocytopenia: implications for disease pathogenesis and outcome by Papagianni, Andromachi, Economou, Marina, Tragiannidis, Athanasios, Karatza, Eliza, Samarah, Fekri, Gombakis, Nikolaos, Athanassiadou-Piperopoulou, Fani, Vavatsi–Christaki, Norma, Athanassiou-Metaxa, Miranda

“…Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is the commonest acquired cause of bleeding in childhood. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of…”
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ACE gene insertion/deletion polymorphism and renal scarring in children with urinary tract infections by Sekerli, Eleni, Katsanidis, Dimitrios, Vavatsi, Norma, Makedou, Areti, Gatzola, Magdalini

“…Urinary tract infection is a common bacterial disease that presents during childhood and may lead to renal scarring. Several studies have shown a strong…”
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Evaluation of Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Children With Epilepsy by Varlamis, Sotirios, Vavatsi, Norma, Pavlou, Evangelos, Kotsis, Vasileios, Spilioti, Martha, Kavga, Maria, Varlamis, George, Sotiriadou, Foteini, Agakidou, Eleni, Voutoufianakis, Spyridon, Evangeliou, Athanasios E.

“…Glucose metabolism of children with drug-resistant epilepsy, controlled by antiepileptic drugs epilepsy, and first-time nonfebrile seizures was studied through…”
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beta(S)-Globin gene cluster haplotypes in the West Bank of Palestine by Samarah, Fekri, Ayesh, Suhail, Athanasiou, Miranda, Christakis, John, Vavatsi, Norma

“…Sickle cell disease is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder of the beta-globin chain. In Palestine it is accompanied by a low level of Hb F (mean 5.14%)…”
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Angiotensin-I converting enzyme gene and I/D polymorphism distribution in the Greek population and a comparison with other European populations by Eleni, Sekerli, Dimitrios, Katsanidis, Vaya, Papadopoulou, Areti, Makedou, Norma, Vavatsi, Magdalini, Gatzola

“…A study examined the distribution of the ACE I/D polymorphism in a sample of a Greek population. We have also presented a comparision of our data with data for…”
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βS-Globin Gene Cluster Haplotypes in the West Bank of Palestine by Samarah, Fekri, Ayesh, Suhail, Athanasiou, Miranda, Christakis, John, Vavatsi, Norma

“…Sickle cell disease is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder of the β-globin chain. In Palestine it is accompanied by a low level of Hb F (mean 5.14%) and…”
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INCREASED EXPRESSION OF MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE GENE (MDR1) AT RELAPSE IN A CHILD WITH ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA by Kourti, Maria, Vavatsi, Norma, Gombakis, Nikolaos, Tzimagiorgis, George, Sidi, Vasiliki, Koliouskas, Dimitrios, Athanassiadou, Fani

“…Modern treatment protocols lead to complete remission in a high proportion of patients with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). However, a large…”
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Cyclospora cayetanensis in a patient with travelers' diarrhea: Case report and review by KANSOUZIDOU, Athina, CHARITIDOU, Christina, VARNIS, Themis, VAVATSI, Norma, KAMARIA, Fotini

“…In recent years, several studies have shown that Cyclospora cayetanensis is a worldwide intestinal pathogen, and it has been implicated in a number of sporadic…”
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Increase in oxidative stress but not in antioxidant capacity with advancing stages of chronic kidney disease by Karamouzis, Ioannis, Sarafidis, Pantelis A, Karamouzis, Michael, Iliadis, Stavros, Haidich, Anna-Bettina, Sioulis, Athanasios, Triantos, Athanasios, Vavatsi-Christaki, Norma, Grekas, Dimitrios M

“…Increased oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease (CKD) was suggested to be both a cause and an effect of renal injury. However, the evolution of oxidant…”
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The Effect of Anastrazole on Symptomatic Uterine Leiomyomata by Varelas, Fotios K., Papanicolaou, Alexis N., Vavatsi-Christaki, Norma, Makedos, Georgios A., Vlassis, Georgios D.

“…To evaluate the effect of anastrazole on symptomatic uterine leiomyomata. This was a prospective intervention study carried out in a university department of…”
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Lipid Profile, Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation and Ceruloplasmin in the Progeny of Families with a Positive History of Cardiovascular Diseases and/or Hyperlipidemia by Makedou, Kali G., Mikhailidis, Dimitri P., Makedou, Areti, Iliadis, Stavros, Kourtis, Anargyros, Vavatsi-Christaki, Norma, Papageorgiou, Georgios E.

“…Fifty-eight healthy progeny (mean age ± SD 13.9 ± 7.9 years) of 39 families with a positive history for Cardiovascular Diseases ([CVD] n = 44) or…”
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Physical training in patients on hemodialysis has a beneficial effect on the levels of eicosanoid hormone-like substances by Karamouzis, Ioannis, Grekas, Dimitrios, Karamouzis, Michael, Kallaras, Konstantinos, Stergiou-Michailidou, Vassiliki, Kouidi, Evangelia, Deligiannis, Asterios, Vavatsi-Christaki, Norma

“…OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the changes in the levels of vasoactive eicosanoid hormone-like substances PGE 2 , PGI 2 and TXA 2 in…”
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Adiponectin gene polymorphisms in obese Greek youth by Panagopoulou, Paraskevi, Stamna, Ekaterini, Tsolkas, Grigorios, Galli-Tsinopoulou, Assimina, Pavlitou-Tsiontsi, Ekaterini, Nousia-Arvanitakis, Sanda, Vavatsi-Christaki, Norma

“…We investigated single nucleotide polymorphisms 45T --> G and 276G --> T of the adiponectin gene in 48 obese Greek children and adolescents (3.58-16.25 years…”
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Increased frequency of the rare PstI allele (P2) in a population of CAD patients in northern Greece by Vavatsi, N A, Kouidou, S A, Geleris, P N, Tachmatzidis, C, Gikas, T, Tsifodimos, D K, Trakatellis, A C

“…Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) at the apolipoprotein AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster and their association with coronary artery disease (CAD) and…”
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Cellular and tissue distribution of a single-strand-specific nuclease by Vavatsi, N A, Kouidou, S A, Triantos, A A, Kavoukopoulos, E M, Papageorgiou, G E, Trakatellis, A C

“…1. Specific antibodies which were raised against a single-strand-specific nuclease isolated from rat liver microsomes were used for characterizing this enzyme…”
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Single-strand-specific nuclease from rat liver endoplasmic reticulum: characterization and mode of action by Kouidou, S A, Triantos, A A, Papageorgiou, G E, Kavoukopoulos, E M, Vavatsi, N A, Trakatellis, A C

“…1. The characteristics and mode of action of a single-strand-specific nuclease isolated from rat liver endoplasmic reticulum are investigated with respect to…”
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