Browsing Haematology (Theses and Dissertations) by Subject "M.D. Trinity College Dublin"

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    • Defining inherited haematological disease within the Irish traveller population 

      McMahon, Corrina Barbara Beverley (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Haematology, 2006)
      The Traveller Community in Ireland constitutes a minority of nomadic or semi-nomadic people, sharing a common Irish ancestry. The Traveller Health Study showed that in 1987, Travellers were only reaching the life expectancy ...

    • Prostate cancer progression to androgen independence - do changes in the androgen receptor CAG repeat number play a role? 

      Manecksha, Rustom Pervez (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Haematology, 2007)
      Prostate cancer is the commonest non-cutaneous male malignancy and is the second commonest cause of cancer-related deaths in many Western countries. Approximately half of all men diagnosed with prostate cancer will have ...

    • The protein C pathway : linking inflammation and coagulation 

      White, Desmond Barry (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Haematology, 2000)
      Activated protein C (APC) is a natural anticoagulant and plays a pivotal role in coagulation homeostasis by inhibiting factors Villa and Va. Recent data suggests that APC also negatively regulates pro-inflammatory cytokine ...