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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
(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 ...
Evaluation of high-throughput methodology for multi-gene screening in patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease in Western countries and is considered the hepatic manifestation of the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS). Its heterogeneous ...
Automated sputum screening using the BD FocalPointTM Slide Profiler : correlation with transbronchial and transthoracic needle aspirates in a high risk population
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background:
Sputum is a non-invasive, economic investigation whereby bronchogenic carcinoma
can be identified. Manual cytological screening is labour intensive, time-consuming
and requires a continuous ...
The contribution of the placenta to the diagnosis of congenital tuberculosis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-04)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this pilot project was to determine whether mothers with laboratory confirmed or clinically
suspected tuberculosis (TB)
had evidence of TB in the placenta. A secondary objective was to ...
Ontogeny of the innate immune response in healthy South African infants
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants within the first few months of life. Susceptibility to infectious disease in this vulnerable population is more prevalent in resource-limited ...