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    • Comprehensive Analysis of HPV Expression in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma 
      Gheit, Tarik; Abedi Ardekani, Behnoush; Carreira, Christine; Missad, Carlos G; Tommasino, Massimo; Torrente Avendaño, Mariela (Wiley Periodicals, 2014)
      Role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in laryngeal carcinoma remains controversial. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of HPV in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma by determining presence of markers of viral ...
    • Computer-aided diagnosis of external and middle ear conditions: a machine learning approach 
      Viscaino, Michelle; Maass Oñate, Juan Cristóbal; Délano Reyes, Paul; Torrente Avendaño, Mariela; Stott Caro, Carlos; Auat Cheein, Fernando (Public Library Science, 2020)
      In medicine, a misdiagnosis or the absence of specialists can affect the patient's health, leading to unnecessary tests and increasing the costs of healthcare. In particular, the lack of specialists in otolaryngology in ...
    • Expresión de ciclo-oxigenasa 2 en carcinoma de laringe 
      Torrente Avendaño, Mariela; Paredes W., Alejandro; Gajardo O., Pilar; Arregui V., Rodrigo (2014)
      Introducción: La sobrevida de carcinoma escamoso de laringe no ha aumentado significativamente en los últimos 20 años. Ciclo-oxigenasa 2 (COX-2) es una molécula que tiene un rol en la progresión tumoral ya que estimula ...
    • Hipoacusia como factor de riesgo para demencia 
      Wimmer del Solar, Jonathan; Delgado Derio, Carolina; Torrente Avendaño, Mariela; Délano, Paul H. (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2020)
      In the last decades, there has been an increase in life expectancy in the world, with the consequent modification in the proportion of adults over 60 years. This is accompanied by an increase in pathologies for which aging ...
    • HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS IN LARYNGEAL CANCER 
      Torrente Avendaño, Mariela; Rodrigo, Juan P.; Haigentz, Missak; Dikkers, Frederik G.; Rinaldo, Alessandra; Takes, Robert P.; Olofsson, Jan; Ferlito, Alfio (WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011-04)
      Although the association and clinical significance of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections with a subset of head and neck cancers, particularly for oropharyngeal carcinoma, has recently been well documented, the involvement ...
    • Performance of older adults with hearing loss on the staggered spondaic word test - Spanish version (SSW-SV) 
      Cañete, Óscar M.; Almasio, Viviana; Torrente Avendaño, Mariela; Purdy, Suzanne C. (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
      Objective: The aim of the current study is to assess the performance of the staggered spondaic word Spanish Version (SSW-SV) in a group of older adults with bilateral hearing loss.Materials and methods: A retrospective ...
    • Prevalence of the 35delG mutation in the GJB2 gene in two samples of non-syndromic deaf subjects from Chile 
      Cifuentes Ovalle, Lucía; Arancibia, Margarita; Torrente Avendaño, Mariela; Acuña, Mónica; Farfán Reyes, Corina; Ríos, Carolina (2013)
      Hearing loss is the most common inherited sensorial defi ciency in humans; about 1 in 1000 children suff er from severe or profound hearing loss at birth. Mutations in the GJB2 gene are the most common cause of prelingual, ...
    • Reduced suprathreshold auditory nerve responses are associated with slower processing speed and thinner ... 
      Délano Reyes, Paul; Belkhiria, Chama; Vergara Ortúzar, Rodrigo; Martínez Sabja, Melissa; Leiva Cifuentes, Alexis; Andrade, Maricarmen; Marcenaro, Bruno; Torrente Avendaño, Mariela; Maass Oñate, Juan C.; Delgado Derio, Carolina (Public Library Science, 2020)
      Epidemiological evidence shows an association between hearing loss and dementia in elderly people. However, the mechanisms that connect hearing impairments and cognitive decline are still unknown. Here we propose that a ...
    • The Spanish 12-item version of the Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing scale (Sp-SSQ12): adaptation, ... 
      Cañete, Óscar M.; Marfull, Daphne; Torrente Avendaño, Mariela; Purdy, Suzanne (Taylor and Francis, 2020)
      Purpose Because of the limited number of Spanish validated questionnaires available to assess auditory functionality in daily life situations in adults, the purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and the ...