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    Prediction of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Pre-diabetes 5 Years Postpartum using 75 g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test at 14–16 Weeks’ Gestation

    Early detection and treatment of women at risk for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) could improve perinatal and long-term outcomes in GDM women and their offspring. We explored if a 75 g oral glucose tolera...

    Tove Lekva, Kristin Godang, Annika E. Michelsen, Elisabeth Qvigstad in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Wnt5a is associated with right ventricular dysfunction and adverse outcome in dilated cardiomyopathy

    The Wingless (Wnt) pathway has been implicated in the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). To explore the role of Wnt modulators Wnt5a and sFRP3 in DCM patients we analyzed the expression of Wnt5a and...

    Aurelija Abraityte, Ida G. Lunde, Erik T. Askevold in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    The alternative complement pathway is dysregulated in patients with chronic heart failure

    The complement system, an important arm of the innate immune system, is activated in heart failure (HF). We hypothesized that HF patients are characterized by an imbalance of alternative amplification loop com...

    Negar Shahini, Annika E. Michelsen, Per H. Nilsson, Karin Ekholt in Scientific Reports (2017)