Medicine: Recent submissions
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An investigation into the relevance of dual-specificity phosphatase 6 in colorectal cancer
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-28) - ThesisA negative regulator of ERK; dual-specificity phosphatase 6 (DUSP6), has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a variety of cancers including lung, pancreatic and oesophageal. Additionally DUSP6 expression has been ... -
Exploring the role of Itch in human cancer and bone remodelling
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisTight control of post-translational modifications such as ubiquitination is important for cell homeostasis and dysregulation of this process is a common feature in many diseases. Itch encodes an E3 ubiquitin ligase that ... -
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Fertility issues and fear of cancer recurrence in young women with gynaecological or breast cancer
(University of St Andrews, 2016-11-30) - ThesisFertility and cancer recurrence fears have been identified as important issues among young cancer patients (1-3), which frequently remain unaddressed (4, 5). This thesis aims to investigate the role that these issues ... -
“Yer a total freak show” : a longitudinal mixed-methods study of illness perceptions, self-identity and health behaviour in working-age Phase IV cardiac rehabilitation attendees and the role of spouses
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-28) - ThesisBackground: Phase IV cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves outcomes and facilitates behaviour change following myocardial infarction. Although one-third of myocardial infarction (MI) patients in Scotland are under 65 ...