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    Occupational exposure to endocrine disruptors and lymphoma risk in a multi-centric European study

    Incidence rates of lymphoma are usually higher in men than in women, and oestrogens may protect against lymphoma.

    L Costas, C Infante-Rivard, J-P Zock, M Van Tongeren in British Journal of Cancer (2015)

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    Article

    Pretreatment of an Induced Mycelium-Bound Lipase from Aspergillus niger MYA 135 Improves Its Hydrolytic and Synthetic Activity

    Whole-cell enzymes have been used as biocatalysts in a variety of reactions, such as free fatty acid production and the synthesis of fatty acid esters. In the present study, enzyme pretreatments with PEG, MES,...

    C. M. Romero, L. M. Pera, F. V. Loto, L. Costas, M. D. Baigorí in Catalysis Letters (2013)

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    Open Access

    Comment on: ‘Second to fourth digit ratio (2D:4D), breast cancer risk factors, and breast cancer risk: a prospective cohort study’

    L Costas, M Kogevinas, S de Sanjosé in British Journal of Cancer (2013)

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    Effects of Organic Solvents on Immobilized Lipase in Pectin Microspheres

    Lipase from Brevibacillus agri 52 was found stable up to 90% diethylenglycol (DEG), glycerol (GLY), and 1,2 propanediol (1,2 PRO) at 37 °C for 1 h and the stability was reduced only approximately 20% after 12 h i...

    L. Costas, V. E. Bosio, A. Pandey, G. R. Castro in Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2008)

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    Chapter and Conference Paper

    Five Years’ Experience with Home Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for the Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

    Snoring sickness or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is now a well-recognized disorder which affects a relatively large percentage of the population [8]. Its two cardinal symptoms, excessive daytime sleepiness an...

    F. Issa, R. Grunstein, J. Bruderer in Sleep Related Disorders and Internal Disea… (1987)