Browsing by Author "Dimou, Niki L."
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in multiple sclerosis: A meta-analysis of 45 studies including 7379 cases and 8131 controls
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Masgala, Aikaterini; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Limitsiou, O. K.; Karnaouri, Anthi C.; Dimou, Niki L.; Bagos, Pantelis G. (2011)Many environmental and genetic factors have been implicated in the development of multiple sclerosis. However, the aetiology has not been clarified yet. Therefore, using a meta-analytic approach, we tried to probe the ...
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Cytokine gene polymorphisms in periodontal disease: A meta-analysis of 53 studies including 4178 cases and 4590 controls
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Dimou, Niki L.; Hamodrakas, Stavros J.; Bagos, Pantelis G. (2008)Aim: We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis, in order to investigate the potential association of cytokine gene polymorphisms with either aggressive or chronic periodontal disease. Material and Methods: A ...
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Effect of hepatitis C virus on immunological and virological responses in HIV-infected patients initiating highly active antiretroviral therapy: A meta-analysis
Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Dimou, Niki L.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Saroglou, G.; Velonakis, E.; Hatzakis, A. (2013)Co-infection of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is rather common. In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), viral hepatitis could result in adverse outcomes in HIV+ patients. ...
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Fc gamma receptor polymorphisms and their association with periodontal disease: a meta-analysis
Dimou, Niki L.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Hamodrakas, Stavros J.; Bagos, Pantelis G. (2010)Aim: A systematic review and a meta-analysis were conducted in order to investigate the potential association of Fc gamma receptor (Fc gamma R) polymorphisms with susceptibility to aggressive and chronic periodontal disease. ...
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Fcγ receptor polymorphisms and their association with periodontal disease: A meta-analysis
Dimou, Niki L.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Hamodrakas, Stavros J.; Bagos, Pantelis G. (2010)Aim: A systematic review and a meta-analysis were conducted in order to investigate the potential association of Fcγ receptor (FcγR) polymorphisms with susceptibility to aggressive and chronic periodontal disease. Materials ...
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Interleukin gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to HIV-1 infection: a meta-analysis
Nikolopoulos, Georgios K.; Tsiara, Chrissa G.; Dimou, Niki L.; Pantavou, Katerina G.; Bagos, Pantelis G.; Mensah, Benedicta; Talias, Michael; Braliou, Georgia G.; Paraskeva, Dimitra; Bonovas, Stefanos; Hatzakis, Angelos (2018)Some subjects are repeatedly exposed to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), yet they remain uninfected. This suggests the existence of host-resistance mechanisms. The current study synthesizes the evidence regarding the ...
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Meta-analysis of family-based and case-control genetic association studies that use the same cases
Bagos, Pantelis G.; Dimou, Niki L.; Liakopoulos, Theodore D.; Nikolopoulos, Georgios K. (2011)In many cases in genetic epidemiology, the investigators in an effort to control for different sources of confounding and simultaneously to increase the power perform a family-based and a population-based case-control study ...