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Analysis of the clinical utility of gene expression profiling in relation to conventional prognostic markers in South African patients with breast carcinoma

Grant, Kathleen Ann (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease characterised by marked inter-individual variability in presentation, prognosis and clinical outcome. The recognition that morphological assessment has limited ...
The contribution of fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of Mycobacterial Lymphadenopathy with particular reference to children

Wright, Colleen Anne (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Expediting a diagnosis of tuberculosis in children, particularly those who are immunocompromised due to HIV/AIDS, is essential, as they are vulnerable to develop severe forms of disease due to their ...
Cytokines and tuberculosis : an investigation of tuberculous lung tissue and a comparison with sarcoidosis

Bezuidenhout, Juanita (University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Biomedical Sciences., 2005-12)

The formation of granulomas at the site of antigen presentation in both tuberculosis and sarcoidosis is an essential component of host immunity for controlling inflammation. Granuloma formation is a complex process that ...
Hepatitis-B-associated glomerular disease : a clinicopathological study of Hepatitis B virus associated Membranous Glomerulonephritis in Namibian and South African children 1974 – 2005 and a comparison with hepatitis B associated Membranous Glomerulonephritis as well as Idiopathic Membranous Glomerulonephritis in adults

Bates, William D. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background and Objective: The most common cause of severe proteinuria/nephrotic syndrome (NS) in children worldwide is minimal change disease (MCD). This is also the pattern observed in white and Indian ...
Identification of clinically-informative biomarkers within the spectrum of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in the South African population

Van Rensburg, C. J. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)

Patients with chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease are predisposed to Barrett’s metaplasia and oesophageal adenocarcinoma. The availability of molecular markers that can objectively identify patients with Barrett’s ...