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Dual control of antitumor CD8 T cells through the programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 pathway and immunosuppressive CD4 T cellsTumors have evolved multiple mechanisms to evade immune destruction. One of these is expression of T cell inhibitory ligands such as programmed death...
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Lowering Australia's defence against infectious diseasesAustralia's defence, infectious diseases
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Ultraviolet irradiation of mice reduces the competency of bone marrow-derived CD11c+Direct UV irradiation of dendritic cells and Langerhans cells reduces their Ag presenting ability. However, the effects of UV on CD11c(+) cells located...
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Maternal folate and other vitamin supplementation during pregnancy and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in the offspringThe Australian Study of Causes of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children (Aus-ALL) was designed to test the hypothesis, raised by a previous Western Australia
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Expression of bronchodilator response using forced oscillation technique measurements: absolute versus relativeExpression of bronchodilator response using forced oscillation technique measurements: absolute versus relative
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How valid are the rates of Down syndrome internationally?Rates of Down syndrome (DS) show considerable international variation, but a systematic assessment of this variation is lacking.
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Study protocol for the evaluation of an Infant Simulator based program delivered in schools:This paper presents the study protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a school based program developed to prevent teenage
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Nasopharyngeal carriage of Haemophilus haemolyticus in otitis-prone and healthy childrenHaemophilus haemolyticus is often incorrectly categorized as nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) upon culture. PCR analyses of 266 NTHI-like nasopharyngea
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Dietary glycaemic carbohydrate in relation to the metabolic syndrome in adolescents:High dietary glycaemic carbohydrate, as measured by the dietary glycaemic index and glycaemic load has been associated with increased risk of the metabolic synd
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Assessment and validation of bronchodilation using the interrupter technique in preschool childrenTo determine and validate a cut-off value for bronchodilation using the interrupter resistance (Rint) in preschool children.