Browsing by Author "Kouis, Panayiotis"
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Association of vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and vitamin D levels with asthma and atopy in Cypriot adolescents: a case-control study
Papadopoulou, A.; Kouis, Panayiotis; Middleton, Nicos; Kolokotroni, Ourania; Karpathios, Themistocles; Nicolaidou, P.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. (2015)Background: Polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been studied in immune-related disorders either as independent contributors or in combination with vitamin D concentration. Vitamin D and VDR have been ...
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Asthma: The role of low high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol in childhood and adolescence
Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Savva, Savvas C.; Kolokotroni, Ourania; Dima, Kleanthi; Zerva, A.; Kouis, Panayiotis; Bousquet, Jean; Middleton, Nicos (2014)Background: Several studies have examined the relationship of asthma with serum dyslipidemia and reported positive, negative or no association. Most studies were limited by their cross-sectional design and the wide age ...
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Better experimental screening and treatment for primary ciliary dyskinesia: The FP7 BESTCILIA project
Kyriacou, Kyriacos; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Kouis, Panayiotis; Papatheodorou, S. I.; Omran, Heymut (2017)
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Clinical features of primary ciliary dyskinesia in Cyprus with emphasis on lobectomized patients
Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Kouis, Panayiotis; Middleton, Nicos; Nearchou, M.; Adamidi, Tonia; Georgiou, Adamantini; Eleftheriou, Adonis; Ioannou, Phivos; Hadjisavvas, Andreas; Kyriacou, Kyriacos (2015)Background: Despite the manifestations of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) in early life, the diagnosis is often much delayed. Since 1998 in Cyprus, we have established the only national diagnostic and clinical referral ...
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of three algorithms for diagnosing primary ciliary dyskinesia: a simulation study
Kouis, Panayiotis; Papatheodorou, Stefania I.; Middleton, Nicos; Giallouros, George; Kyriacou, Kyriacos; Cohen, Joshua T.; Evans, John S.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. (2019)Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) diagnosis relies on a combination of tests which may include (a) nasal Nitric Oxide (nNO), (b) High Speed Video Microscopy (HSVM) and (c) Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). There is ...
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Diagnostic accuracy of nasal nitric oxide for establishing diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesia: A meta-analysis
Kouis, Panayiotis; Papatheodorou, S. I.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. (2015)Background: To date, diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) remains difficult and challenging. We systematically evaluated the diagnostic performance of nasal Nitric Oxide (nNO) measurement for the detection of PCD, ...
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The effect of l-Arginine on Ciliary Beat Frequency in PCD patients, non-PCD respiratory patients and healthy controls
Kouis, Panayiotis; Hadjisavvas, Andreas; Middleton, Nicos; Papatheodorou, Stefania I.; Kyriacou, Kyriacos; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. (2018)OBJECTIVES: Few studies have examined the potentially therapeutic effect of increasing the production of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) and other chronic respiratory conditions. Nasal NO ...
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Heat related mortality in Cyprus under the A1B emissions scenario: Is additional air-conditioning an appropriate mitigation strategy?
Kouis, Panayiotis; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Zachariades, T.; Papatheodorou, S. I. (Affiliation: Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus; Affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus, 2016)While climate change is expected to increase average temperatures around the globe as well as the number of atypically hot days and nights, several studies had identified an increase in heat-related mortality during hot ...
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Maternal socioeconomic factors and the risk of premature birth and low birth weight in Cyprus: a case–control study
Stylianou-Riga, Paraskevi; Kouis, Panayiotis; Kinni, Paraskevi; Rigas, Angelos; Papadouri, Thalia; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Theodorou, Mamas (2018)Prematurity and low birth weight are significant predictors of perinatal morbidity and mortality and are influenced by the overall health and socioeconomic status of the pregnant mother. Although Cyprus is characterized ...
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Prevalence of primary ciliary dyskinesia in consecutive referrals of suspect cases and the transmission electron microscopy detection rate: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Kouis, Panayiotis; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Middleton, Nicos; Evans, John S.; Kyriacou, Kyriacos; Papatheodorou, S. I. (2017)Diagnostic testing for primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) usually includes transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nasal nitric oxide, high-speed video microscopy, and genetics. Diagnostic performance of each test should be ...
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia: An update with molecular correlation
Kyriacou, Kyriacos; Kouis, Panayiotis; Nearchou, M.; Pirpa, P.; Hadjisavvas, Andreas; Papatheodorou, S. I.; Yiallouros, Panayiotis K. (2016)
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Shared genetic variants between serum levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and wheezing in a cohort of children from Cyprus
Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Kouis, Panayiotis; Kolokotroni, Ourania; Youhanna, S.; Savva, Savvas C.; Dima, Kleanthi; Zerva, A.; Platt, D.; Middleton, Nicos; Zalloua, P. (2016)Background: In a cohort of children in Cyprus, we recently reported low levels of high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) to be associated with asthma. We examined whether genetic polymorphisms that were previously ...
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Wide phenotypic variability in RSPH9-associated primary ciliary dyskinesia: review of a case-series from Cyprus
Yiallouros, Panayiotis K.; Kouis, Panayiotis; Pirpa, Panayiota; Michailidou, Kyriaki; Loizidou, Maria A.; Potamiti, Louiza; Kalyva, Margarita; Koutras, Giorgos; Kyriacou, Kyriacos; Hadjisavvas, Andreas (2019)Background: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an inherited ciliary motility disorder caused by mutations in at least 40 genes. RSPH9 gene mutations encoding aberrant radial spoke head proteins have been linked with PCD. ...