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Articles by Karen Helene Ørstavik
Why are autoimmune diseases more prevalent in women?
- Karen Helene Ørstavik
26.06.2017:
Women are less susceptible to infectious diseases than men, but are more often prone to autoimmune diseases. This higher prevalence is partly attributable to the X chromosome, which has many genes relating to the immune system. It is advantageous for women to have two X chromosomes, but the price is...
Currarino syndrome at Rikshospitalet 1961–2012
- Tom Monclair,
- Tryggve Lundar,
- Bjarne Smevik,
- Ingunn Holm,
- Karen Helene Ørstavik
26.11.2013:
Currarino syndrome (CS) (1) is a rare condition with a highly variable clinical presentation, which in some cases is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion (2, 3). Up until 2008, around 300 cases had been published (4). Orphanet (5) reports a prevalence of 1 – 9 : 100 000. Around two thirds of...