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Analysis of Post-Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer and Its Subtypes in a Screening Programme
(MDPI, 2021-10-12)
Using the algorithm of the World Endoscopy Organisation (WEO), we have studied retrospectively all colorectal cancers, both detected and non-detected by the Basque Country screening programme from 2009 to 2017. In the ...
Altered glutamyl-aminopeptidase activity and expression in renal neoplasms
(Biomed Central, 2014-05-30)
Background: Advances in the knowledge of renal neoplasms have demonstrated the implication of several proteases in their genesis, growth and dissemination. Glutamyl-aminopeptidase (GAP) (EC. 3.4.11.7) is a zinc metallopeptidase ...
Dipeptidyl-Peptidase IV Activity Is Correlated with Colorectal Cancer Prognosis
(Public Library Science, 2015-03-19)
Background
Dipeptidyl-peptidase IV (EC 3.4.14.5) (DPPIV) is a serine peptidase involved in cell differentiation, adhesion, immune modulation and apoptosis, functions that control neoplastic transformation. Previous ...
GeromiRs Are Downregulated in the Tumor Microenvironment during Colon Cancer Colonization of the Liver in a Murine Metastasis Model
(MDPI, 2021-05-01)
Cancer is a phenomenon broadly related to ageing in various ways such as cell cycle deregulation, metabolic defects or telomerases dysfunction as principal processes. Although the tumor cell is the main actor in cancer ...
Undocumented Immigrants’ and Immigrant Women’s Access to Healthcare Services in the Basque Country (Spain)
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-01-01)
Background
Immigrant populations experience diverse barriers to access healthcare services in the host countries. Among them, undocumented immigrants have more restricted legal access conditions and higher risk of having ...
Expression and activity of angiotensin-regulating enzymes is associated with prognostic outcome in clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients
(Public Library Science, 2017-08-15)
The discovery of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system (iRAS), which regulates angiogenesis, cell differentiation and proliferation, has opened new perspectives in the knowledge of kidney carcinogenesis. In this study ...
Osasun sistemak immigranteen osasun eskubidea errespetatzen du? Emakume immigranteen Euskadiko osasun zerbitzuetarako sarbidearen azterketa
(2019-04-15)
Tesi honek emakume inmigranteen Euskadiko osasun zerbitzuetarako sarbidea aztertzeko helburua dauka. Ikerketa kuantitatibo batean eta bi ikerketa kualitatibotan oinarritzen da. Lehenengo ikerketarako datu bilketa, kontsulta ...
Sub-Saharan African immigrant women's experiences of (lack of) access to appropriate healthcare in the public health system in the Basque Country, Spain
(Biomed Central, 2019-04-24)
BackgroundImmigrant populations face diverse barriers to accessing appropriate healthcare services on several levels. In the Basque Country, Sub-Saharan African women were identified as facing the largest barriers to access ...
SPANX-A/D protein subfamily plays a key role in nuclear organisation, metabolism and flagellar motility of human spermatozoa
(Nature Publishing Group, 2020-03-27)
Human sperm protein associated with the nucleus on the X chromosome (SPANX) genes encode a protein family (SPANX-A, -B, -C and -D), whose expression is limited to the testis and spermatozoa in normal tissues and to a wide ...
Inequalities and Risk Factors Related to Non-Participation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Programmes: a Systematic Review
(Oxford University Press, 2021-04)
Background
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes require high levels of participation in order to reduce mortality. To improve participation rates, it is necessary to identify the health risk factors and social ...