Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "Fearon, Kenneth C."

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    • Is there a genetic cause of appetite loss? - An explorative study in 1853 cancer patients 

      Solheim, Tora Skeidsvoll; Fayers, Peter; Fladvad, Torill; Tan, Ben; Skorpen, Frank; Fearon, Kenneth C.; Baracos, Vickie; Klepstad, Pål; Strasser, Florian; Kaasa, Stein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Background Appetite loss has a major impact on cancer patients. It is exceedingly prevalent, is a prognostic indicator and is associated with inferior quality of life. Cachexia is a multi‐factorial syndrome defined by a ...

    • P-selectin genotype is associated with the development of cancer cachexia 

      Tan, Benjamin HL; Fladvad, Torill; Braun, TP; Vigano, Antonio A.L.; Strasser, Florian; Deans, DAC; Skipworth, R.J.; Skeidsvoll, Tora Lång; Damaraju, S; Ross, JA; Kaasa, Stein; Marks, DL; Baracos, Vickie; Skorpen, Frank; Fearon, Kenneth C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The variable predisposition to cachexia may, in part, be due to the interaction of host genotype. We analyzed 129 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in 80 genes for association with cachexia based on degree of weight ...