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    • Fibulin-2 expression associates with vascular invasion and patient survival in breast cancer 

      Klingen, Tor Audun; Chen, Ying; Aas, Hans; Wik, Elisabeth; Akslen, Lars Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Stromal elastosis is related to good prognosis in breast cancer and fibulin-2 helps to stabilize elastic fibers in basement membranes. Here, we examined the level of perivascular fibulin-2 expression in relation to elastosis ...

    • Fifteen-year trend in treatment outcomes among patients with pulmonary smear-positive tuberculosis and its determinants in Arsi Zone, Central Ethiopia 

      Hamusse, Shallo Daba; Demissie, Meaza; Teshome, Dejene; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-19)
      Background: Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) strategy is aimed at diagnosing 70% of infectious tuberculosis (TB) and curing 85% of it. Arsi Zone of Ethiopia piloted DOTS strategy in 1992. Since then, the ...

    • Fiksjonsbasert kommunikasjonstrening i medisinsk utdannelse - med bruk av teaterfaglige virkemidler 

      Jacobsen, Torild (Doctoral thesis, 2011-01-20)
      Simulated patients are today used world wide in clinical communication training. Using simulated patients will imply the use of theatrical fiction. Basic elements of a theatrical fiction are relocation of time and space ...

    • Filamin A binds to CCR2B and regulates its internalization 

      Minsaas, Laura; Planagumà, Jesús; Madziva, Michael; Krakstad, Beate F.; Masià-Balagué, Míriam; Katz, Arieh A.; Aragay, Anna M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-08-17)
      The chemokine (C-C motif) receptor 2B (CCR2B) is one of the two isoforms of the receptor for monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (CCL2), the major chemoattractant for monocytes, involved in an array of chronic inflammatory ...

    • Filamin A-Hinge Region 1-EGFP: A Novel Tool for Tracking the Cellular Functions of Filamin A in Real-Time 

      Planagumà, Jesús; Minsaas, Laura; Pons, Mónica; Myhren, Lene Elisabeth; Garrido, Georgina; Aragay, Anna M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-01)
      Background: Filamin A (FLNa) is an actin-crosslinking protein necessary for stabilizing the cell surface, organizing protrusive activity and for promoting efficient cellular translocation. Recently, our group demonstrated ...

    • The Final Maturation State of β-actin Involves N-terminal Acetylation by NAA80, not N-terminal Arginylation by ATE1 

      Drazic, Adrian; Timmerman, Evy; Kajan, Ulrike; Marie, Michaël Bruno Eric; Varland, Sylvia; Impens, Francis; Gevaert, Kris; Arnesen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Actin is a hallmark protein of the cytoskeleton in eukaryotic cells, affecting a range of cellular functions. Actin dynamics is regulated through a myriad of actin-binding proteins and post-translational modifications. The ...

    • Financial burden of HIV and TB among patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey 

      Assebe, Lelisa Fekadu; Negussie, Eyerusalem Kebede; Jbaily, Abdulrahman; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objectives HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are major global health threats and can result in household financial hardships. Here, we aim to estimate the household economic burden and the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures ...

    • Financial risk of road traffic trauma care in public and private hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional observational study 

      Dhufera, Hailu Tamiru; Jbaily, Abdulrahman; Verguet, Stéphane; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Memirie, Solomon Tessema (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Road traffic injuries are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality and cause substantial economic loss to households in Ethiopia. This study estimates the financial risks of seeking trauma ...

    • Financial risk of seeking maternal and neonatal healthcare in southern Ethiopia: a cohort study of rural households 

      Borde, Moges Tadesse; Loha, Eskindir; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Introduction Ethiopian households’ out-of-pocket healthcare payments constitute one-third of the national healthcare budget and are higher than the global and low-income countries average, and even the global target. Such ...

    • Financial risk protection at the bedside: How Ethiopian physicians try to minimize out-of-pocket health expenditures 

      Miljeteig, Ingrid; Defaye, Frehiwot Berhane; Wakim, Paul; Desalegn, Dawit; Berhane, Yemane; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Danis, Marion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-12)
      Background: Out-of-pocket health expenditures can pose major financial risks, create access-barriers and drive patients and families into poverty. Little is known about physicians’ role in financial protection of patients ...

    • Financial risks of care seeking for malaria by rural households in Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study 

      Assebe, Lelisa Fekadu; Dillu, Dereje; Tiru, Gemu; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Bolongaita, Sarah; Chakrabarti, Averi; Hendrix, Nathaniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives Despite major progress in the prevention and control of malaria in recent years, the disease remains a major cause of morbidity in Ethiopia. Malaria also imposes substantial socioeconomic costs on households. ...

    • “Finding oneself after critical illness”: voices from the remission society 

      Ellingsen, Sidsel; Moi, Asgjerd Litleré; Gjengedal, Eva; Flinterud, Stine Irene; Natvik, Eli; Råheim, Målfrid; Sviland, Randi; Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The number of people who survive critical illness is increasing. In parallel, a growing body of literature reveals a broad range of side-effects following intensive care treatment. Today, more attention is needed to improve ...

    • “Finding stability”. Experienced and measured function in patients undergoing surgery for patellar instability 

      Hysing-Dahl, Trine (Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-15)
      Bakgrunn: Vurdering av knefunksjon er helt sentralt for diagnostikk, behandling og oppfølging av pasienter med ulike kneledds lidelser. Derfor er det behov for gyldige og pålitelige måleverktøy, inkludert pasientrapporterte ...

    • Finding ways to carry on: stories of vulnerability in chronic illness 

      Synnes, Oddgeir; Orøy, Aud Jorun; Råheim, Målfrid; Bachmann, Liv; Ekra, Else Mari Ruberg; Gjengedal, Eva; Høie, Magnhild; Jørgensen, Else; Michaelsen, Ragnhild Karen Astad; Sundal, Hildegunn; Vatne, Solfrid; Lykkeslet, Else (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Purpose: In this study, we explore the lived experiences of chronic illness in four groups of patients; children with asthma, adolescents with diabetes, young adults with depression, and adult patients with chronic, ...

    • A Fine Balance: Drug Use in Norwegian Nursing Homes 

      Gulla, Christine (Doctoral thesis, 2018-09-11)
      Background: Today’s nursing home patients are old, fragile and suffer from multiple conditions. Consequently, they use on average seven different drugs each day. The total burden of these factors increases the vulnerability ...

    • Fine mapping of genetic susceptibility loci for melanoma reveals a mixture of single variant and multiple variant regions 

      Barrett, Jennifer H.; Taylor, John C.; Bright, C; Harland, Mark; Dunning, Alison M; Akslen, Lars A.; Andresen, Per Arne; Avril, Marie-Francoise; Azizi, Esther; Scarra, Giovanna Bianchi; Brossard, Myriam; Brown, Kevin M.; Debniak, Tadeusz; Elder, David E.; Friedman, Eitan; Ghiorzo, Paola; Gillanders, Elizabeth M.; Gruis, Nelleke A.; Hansson, Johan; Helsing, Per; Hočevar, Marko; Höiom, Veronica; Ingvar, Christian; Landi, Maria Teresa; Lang, Julie L.; Lathrop, G. Mark; Lubinski, Jan; Mackie, Rona M.; Molven, Anders; Novakovic, Srdjan; Olsson, Håkan; Puig, Susana; Puig-Butille, Joan Anton; van der Stoep, Nienke; van Doorn, Remco; van Workum, Wilberg; Goldstein, Alisa M.; Kanetsky, Peter A.; Pharoah, Paul D.P.; Demenais, Florence; Hayward, Nicholas K.; Bishop, Julia A. Newton; Bishop, D. Timothy; Iles, Mark M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-14)
      At least 17 genomic regions are established as harboring melanoma susceptibility variants, in most instances with genome-wide levels of significance and replication in independent samples. Based on genome-wide single ...

    • Fine mapping of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) suggests involvement of both HLA class I and class II loci 

      Hajdarevic, Riad; Lande, Asgeir; Rekeland, Ingrid Gurvin; Rydland, Anne; Strand, Elin B.; Sosa, Daysi Duarte; Creary, Lisa E; Mella, Olav; Egeland, Torstein; Saugstad, Ola Didrik; Fluge, Øystein; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Viken, Marte Kathrine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The etiology of myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is unknown, but involvement of the immune system is one of the proposed underlying mechanisms. Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) associations are ...

    • Fine needle aspirates of kidneys: A promising tool for RNA sequencing in native and transplanted kidneys 

      Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Walther, Tedd Christian; Flatberg, Arnar; Beisvag, Vidar; Strauss, Philipp; Farstad, Magnus; Beisland, Christian; Koch, Even; Mueller, Thomas F.; Marti, Hans-Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-18)
      Background: Transcriptome analysis is emerging as emerging as a promising tool to enhance precision of diagnosis and monitoring in solid organ transplantation. Clinical progress has however been hampered by the current ...

    • Fingolimod does not enhance cerebellar remyelination in the cuprizone model 

      Alme, Maria Nordheim; Nystad, Agnes Elisabeth; Bø, Lars; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Vedeler, Christian A.; Wergeland, Stig; Torkildsen, Øivind (Journal article, 2015-08)
      Fingolimod (FTY720) is approved for treatment of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. In vitro studies have found that fingolimod stimulates remyelination in cerebellar slices, but in vivo animal studies have not detected ...

    • Finite element analysis of mitral valve annuloplasty in Barlow's disease 

      Aguilera, Hans Martin; Urheim, Stig; Persson, Robert; Haaverstad, Rune; Skallerud, Bjørn Helge; Prot, Victorien Emile (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Barlow’s Disease affects the entire mitral valve apparatus causing mitral regurgitation. Standard annuloplasty procedures lead to an average of 55% annular area reduction of the end diastolic pre-operative annular area in ...