Reports and Findings
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The role of bacterial infections during infancy in asthma developmentIn this project we are studying how interactions between bacteria and viruses in children's airways promote the development of allergy and asthma.
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Studies on the immunological mechanisms underlying progression versus resolution of asthma between adolescence and adulthoodThis project seeks new information on asthma disease mechanisms, to help propel development of new and better anti-asthma drugs.
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Epigenetic changes underpinning allergen sensitization: a twin-based studyWe are studying immune cells from identical twins of which one suffers and one does not suffer from allergic disease to identify specific mechanisms that may pl
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Characterization of “bystander” effects of the diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (DTP) vaccine on the IgE systemWe are seeking more detailed information on how the immune system of infants responds to the vaccine, with the aim of identifying which aspects of the immune r
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Designing evaluation plans for health promotion mHealth interventions: A case study of the Milk Man mobile appAn evaluation planning approach for mHealth interventions that could be adapted for use by health promotion practitioners and researchers
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The complement system in systemic lupus erythematosus: An updateThe complement system plays a major role in the autoimmune disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This review highlights the many roles of complement for
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Hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome during chemotherapy for childhood medulloblastoma: Report of a case and review of the literatureWe report a patient with high-risk anaplastic medulloblastoma who developed severe HSOS during her second cycle of maintenance chemotherapy.
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Western Australian DNA and Longitudinal Serum Bank for Weight RegulationThis resource will allow researchers to carry out studies which will look at the genetic causes of excessive weight gain and identify biomarkers
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A Database of the Complications of Obesity in ChildrenThe Obesity Database records the characteristics and medical complications of children with obesity who present to treatment at Princess Margaret Hospital
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Western Australian Children’s Diabetes DatabaseThis register was established at Princess Margaret Hospital in 1987 which stores data on all consenting patients attending the hospital’s diabetes clinic.