K Olafsdottir
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Adlard B, Donaldson S, Odland J, Weihe P, Berner J, Carlsen A, et al.
Glob Health Action
. 2018 Jun;
11(1):1480084.
PMID: 29943674
For the last two and a half decades, a network of human health experts under the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP) has produced several human health assessment reports. These...
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Olafsdottir K, Atladottir H, Johannesson T
Laeknabladid
. 2009 Aug;
83(3):157-61.
PMID: 19679934
Persistent organochlorines are passed from a mother to her offspring and can affect his or her growth and development. The levels of persistent organochlorines in breast milk from 22 Icelandic...
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Karstensen K, Ringstad O, Rustad I, Kalevi K, Jorgensen K, Nylund K, et al.
Talanta
. 2008 Oct;
46(3):423-37.
PMID: 18967163
In an effort to develop common analytical methods for contaminated soil samples the Environmental Authorities of the Nordic countries have, together with Nordtest, published the report Nordic Guidelines for Chemical...
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Van Oostdam J, Dewailly E, Gilman A, Hansen J, Odland J, Chashchin V, et al.
Sci Total Environ
. 2004 Aug;
330(1-3):55-70.
PMID: 15325158
During the past 20 years a number of studies have found neurological and immunological effects in the developing fetus and infants exposed to background or only slightly elevated levels of...
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Olafsdottir K, PETERSEN A, Magnusdottir E, Bjornsson T, Johannesson T
Environ Pollut
. 2001 Mar;
112(2):245-51.
PMID: 11234542
Our previous investigations have revealed very high levels of organochlorines (OCs) in the Icelandic gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus, a resident top predator. We now examine six potential prey species of birds,...
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Ragnarsson G, Mikaelsdottir E, Vidarsson H, Jonasson J, Olafsdottir K, Kristjansdottir K, et al.
Br J Cancer
. 2000 Dec;
83(12):1715-21.
PMID: 11104571
Fas ligand (FasL) is expressed on some cancers and may play a role in the immune evasion of the tumour. We used immuno-histochemistry to study the expression of Fas and...
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Gudmundsdottir I, Gunnlaugur Jonasson J, Sigurdsson H, Olafsdottir K, Tryggvadottir L, Ogmundsdottir H
Int J Cancer
. 2000 Dec;
89(6):500-5.
PMID: 11102894
Loss of surface expression of class I major histocompatibility antigens is commonly observed in malignant tumors and has been considered one of the mechanisms for escape from cytotoxic T cells....
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Asgeirsson K, Jonasson J, Tryggvadottir L, Olafsdottir K, Sigurgeirsdottir J, Ingvarsson S, et al.
Eur J Cancer
. 2000 Jun;
36(9):1098-106.
PMID: 10854942
Reduced cell adhesion brought about by altered surface expression of E-cadherin has been implicated in invasive and metastatic malignant growth. We investigated the patterns of immunohistochemical E-cadherin expression in 120...
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Asgeirsson K, Olafsdottir K, Jonasson J, Ogmundsdottir H
Cytokine
. 1998 Oct;
10(9):720-8.
PMID: 9770334
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic inflammatory cytokine and its role in cancer is not yet clear. The effects of IL-6 on four breast cancer cell lines and normal mammary...
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Eiriksdottir G, Barkardottir R, Agnarsson B, Johannesdottir G, Olafsdottir K, Egilsson V, et al.
Oncogene
. 1998 Feb;
16(1):21-6.
PMID: 9467939
Breast tumours from BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers are genetically instable and display specific patterns of chromosomal aberrations, suggestive of distinct genetic pathways in tumour progression. The frequency of abnormalities...