The burden of gastroenteritis in Switzerland (BUGS) study: a research proposal for a 1-year, prospective cohort study (Publications)
usually self-limiting, but common disease worldwide. In Europe, incidence estimates range from 0.3-1.5 AG episodes/person-year. For Switzerland, available information on AG is restricted to notifiable foodborne
Somatic mutation footprinting reveals a unique tetra-nucleotide signature associated with intron-exon boundaries in lung cancer (Publications)
level and intron-exon junctions. Intriguingly, its distribution across the genome is biased towards 5' splice junctions, suggesting a novel mechanism of mutation.
Sequence data and association statistics from 12,940 type 2 diabetes cases and controls (Publications)
structural variants were identified, including 99% of low-frequency (minor allele frequency [MAF] 0.1-5%) non-coding variants in the whole-genome sequenced individuals and 99.7% of low-frequency coding variants
Air quality in Tehran, Iran: evaluating acute health effects and modeling the long-term spatial variability (Publications)
polluted area. Even so, more than 80% of Tehran had benzene concentrations above air quality standard of 5 µg/m3 set by European Union and Iranian Government. The thesis also included a systematic review of
A controlled trial to reduce the risk of human Nipah virus exposure in Bangladesh (Publications)
consuming raw sap from a protected source than those with no exposure (25 vs. 15%, OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.5-2.6, P < 0.001). While the intervention increased knowledge in both intervention areas, the "only safe
Marginal bone loss 1 year after implantation: a systematic review for fixed and removable restorations (Publications)
selected. Related to fixed restorations, the lowest MBL was 0.05+/-0.67 mm and the highest 1.37+/-0.5 mm. The MBL for removable restorations ranged from 0.13+/-0.35 mm to 1.03+/-0.65 mm. Three studies analyzed
A multiplex qPCR approach for detection of <em>pfhrp2 </em>and <em>pfhrp3</em> gene deletions in multiple strain infections of <em>Plasmodium... (Publications)
pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 deletion status correctly in 93.4% of samples with parasitemia levels higher than 5 parasites/µL when compared to nested PCR. The qHRP2/3-del assay can correctly identify pfhrp2 and pfhrp3
Anemia in tuberculosis cases and household controls from Tanzania: contribution of disease, coinfections, and the role of hepcidin (Publications)
was associated with more severe TB symptom scoring (coefficient 0.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.5-1.2) and higher mycobacterial load (0.7, 95% CI 0.4-1.0). Hepcidin was higher in TB cases and controls
Proximity to overhead power lines and childhood leukaemia: an international pooled analysis (Publications)
leukaemia was 1.33 (95% CI: 0.92-1.93). The odds ratio was higher among children diagnosed before age 5 years. There was no association with calculated magnetic fields. Odds ratios remained unchanged with
Concurrently measured concentrations of atmospheric mercury in indoor (household) and outdoor air of Basel, Switzerland (Publications)
Basel, Switzerland. Average Hg concentrations ranged from 2.0 to 10.8 ng m–3 indoors and from 1.8 to 2.5 ng m–3 outdoors. These results reveal that households are a net source of Hg to the urban atmosphere