Search Results - "Zimmerman, P V"

Genetic susceptibility to the respiratory effects of air pollution by Yang, I A, Fong, K M, Zimmerman, P V, Holgate, S T, Holloway, J W

“…There is large variation between individuals in their response to air pollutants. This review summarises the existing evidence that genetic factors influence…”
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A new method for objective identification and measurement of airway lumen in paediatric flexible videobronchoscopy by Masters, I B, Eastburn, M M, Wootton, R, Ware, R S, Francis, P W, Zimmerman, P V, Chang, A B

“…Background: Accurate measurements of airway and lesion dimensions are important to the developmental progress of paediatric bronchoscopy. The malacia disorders…”
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Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: rationale, design and methods by Marshall, H. M., Bowman, R. V., Crossin, J., Lau, M. A., Slaughter, R. E., Passmore, L. H., McCaul, E. M., Courtney, D. A., Windsor, M. N., Yang, I. A., Smith, I. R., Keir, B. J., Hayes, T. J., Redmond, S. J., Zimmerman, P. V., Fong, K. M.

“…Background Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer‐related mortality in Australia. Screening using low‐dose computed tomography (LDCT) can reduce lung…”
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Mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphism predicts hospital admissions for COPD infections by YANG, I. A, SEENEY, S. L, ZIMMERMAN, P. V, FONG, K. M, WOLTER, J. M, ANDERS, E. M, MCCORMACK, J. G, TUNNICLIFFE, A. M, RABNOTT, G. C, SHAW, J. G, DENT, A. G, KIM, S. T

“…Infection frequently causes exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is a pattern-recognition receptor that…”
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Survival of patients with biopsy-proven usual interstitial pneumonia and nonspecific interstitial pneumonia by Riha, R.L, Duhig, E.E, Clarke, B.E, Steele, R.H, Slaughter, R.E, Zimmerman, P.V

“…This is the first Australian study to examine survival and clinical characteristics in biopsy-proven idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. A cohort of 70 patients…”
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Riha, R. L., Yang, I. A., Rabnott, G. C., Tunnicliffe, A. M., Fong, K. M., Zimmerman, P. V.

“…Pro‐ and anti‐fibrotic cytokine gene polymorphisms may affect expression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The aims of the present case‐control study…”
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Loss of Fhit expression in non-small-cell lung cancer: correlation with molecular genetic abnormalities and clinicopathological features by GERADTS, J, FONG, K. M, ZIMMERMAN, P. V, MINNA, J. D

“…The FHIT gene is located at a chromosomal site (3p14.2) which is commonly affected by translocations and deletions in human neoplasia. Although FHIT…”
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TIMP1 and adverse prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer by FONG, K. M, KIDA, Y, ZIMMERMAN, P. V, SMITH, P. J

“…The tumor inhibitor of metalloproteinase (TIMP) family is a natural inhibitor of several matrix metalloproteinase enzymes which are involved in the process of…”
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FHIT and FRA3B 3p14.2 allele loss are common in lung cancer and preneoplastic bronchial lesions and are associated with cancer-related FHIT cDNA splicing aberrations by FONG, K. M, BIESTERVELD, E. J, GIACCONE, G, GAZDAR, A. F, MINNA, J. D, VIRMANI, A, WISTUBA, I, SEKIDO, Y, BADER, S. A, AHMADIAN, M, TIONG ONG, S, RASSOOL, F. V, ZIMMERMAN, P. V

“…We evaluated primary lung cancers, tumor cell lines, and preneoplastic bronchial lesions for molecular genetic abnormalities in the candidate tumor suppressor…”
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Cochrane systematic reviews of treatments for lung cancer by Fong, K.M., Yang, I.A., Zimmerman, P.V., Bowman, R.V.

“…Morbidity and mortality from lung cancer is a major burden to global health. The integration of expert clinical experience, patient preference and high-quality…”
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Exploratory study of the 'weekend effect' for acute medical admissions to public hospitals in Queensland, Australia by Clarke, M. S., Wills, R.-A., Bowman, R. V., Zimmerman, P. V., Fong, K. M., Coory, M. D., Yang, I. A.

“…Aims:  To determine whether in‐hospital deaths of patients admitted through emergency departments with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary…”
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Gorham's syndrome: a usually fatal cause of pleural effusion treated successfully with radiotherapy by McNeil, K. D., Fong, K. M., Walker, Q. J., Jessup, P., Zimmerman, P. V.

“…A 21 year old man presented with a right sided pleural effusion. Destruction of the 11th and 12th right ribs and adjacent vertebral bodies was noted on…”
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Quantification of the magnification and distortion effects of a pediatric flexible video-bronchoscope by Masters, I B, Eastburn, M M, Francis, P W, Wootton, R, Zimmerman, P V, Ware, R S, Chang, A B

“…Flexible video bronchoscopes, in particular the Olympus BF Type 3C160, are commonly used in pediatric respiratory medicine. There is no data on the…”
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MYCL genotypes and loss of heterozygosity in non-small-cell lung cancer by FONG, K. M, KIDA, Y, ZIMMERMAN, P. V, SMITH, P. J

“…Some studies have suggested that the S allele of the MYCL oncogene, which results from an intragenic EcoRI restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), may…”
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Loss of heterozygosity frequently affects chromosome 17q in non-small cell lung cancer by FONG, K. M, KIDA, Y, ZIMMERMAN, P. V, IKENAGA, M, SMITH, P. J

“…Although the short arm of chromosome 17, which contains the p53 gene, is frequently affected by loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in lung cancer, little is known…”
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The Australian National Asthma Campaign: Effects of Public Education Activities Based on Mass Media by Comino, Elizabeth J., Bauman, Adrian, Mitchell, Charles A., Ruffin, Richard E., Antic, Ral, Zimmerman, Paul V., Gutch, Richard C.

“…The National Asthma Campaign (NAC) was formed in 1990 as a coalition of the key professional organizations concerned with asthma and its management in…”
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Microsatellite instability and other molecular abnormalities in non-small cell lung cancer by FONG, K. M, ZIMMERMAN, P. V, SMITH, P. J

“…Microsatellites are highly polymorphic, short-tandem repeat sequences dispersed throughout the genome. Instability of these repeat sequences at multiple…”
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KRAS codon 12 mutations in Australian non-small cell lung cancer by Fong, K. M., Zimmerman, P. V., Smith, P. J.

“…Background: In certain non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) populations, codon 12 mutations of the KRAS oncogene comprising mostly G‐T transversions have…”
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Primary lung cancer: characterization and survival of 1024 patients treated in a single institution by Hawson, G, Zimmerman, P V, Ford, C A, Johnston, N G, Firouz-Abadi, A

“…This report describes the presenting features, smoking history, diagnostic techniques and their yields, histological typing and tumor-node-metastases (TNM)…”
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Association of chromosome 11 locus D11S12 with histology, stage, and metastases in lung cancer by Bepler, G, Fong, K M, Johnson, B E, O'Briant, K C, Daly, L A, Zimmerman, P V, Garcia-Blanco, M A, Peterson, B

“…We have reported frequent allele loss for the marker D11S12 on chromosome band 11p15.5 in human lung cancer. The smallest common region of allele loss has been…”
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