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    • Vitamin D receptor polymorphism and susceptibility to type 1 diabetes in chilean subjects: A case-parent study 
      Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Santos, José Luis; Carrasco Piña, Elena; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (SPRINGER, 2004)
      Several reports have found a relation between polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR) and the development of type I diabetes. We have examined the association of three VDR polymorphism with type I diabetes in ...
    • Intestinal FABP2 A54T polymorphism: Association with insulin resistance and obesity in women 
      Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Santos, José Luis; Cifuentes, Mariana; Villarroel, Ana C.; Lera Marques, Lydia; Liberman Guendelman, Claudio; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Pérez Bravo, Francisco (NORTH AMER ASSOC STUDY OBESITY, 2004-02)
      Objective: To assess the association between the Ala54Thr genetic polymorphism of the fatty acid-binding protein 2 (FABP2) gene with insulin resistance and obesity. Research Methods and Procedures: According to a sampling ...
    • Años de vida perdidos por muerte prematura (AVPP) en adultos del Gran Santiago. ¿Hemos ganado con equidad? 
      Sánchez R., Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Lera Marques, Lydia (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2005-05)
      Background: Potentially productive years of life lost (PPYLL) is an impact measure that illustrates the lost that a society suffers as a con-sequence of deaths of young people or premature deaths. Aim: To study the evolution ...
    • Iron, zinc, and copper: Contents in common Chilean foods,and daily intakes in Santiago, Chile 
      Ordóñez Pizarro, Fernando; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Pablo Valdivia, Saturnino de; Araya, Magdalena; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo (ELSEVIER, 2004-02)
      OBJECTIVES: We determined the iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) contents of common Chilean foods and assessed the intakes of these elements in a population living in Santiago, Chile. METHODS: We selected foods most ...
    • Nutritional status, food consumption and physical activity among Chilean school children: a descriptive study 
      Olivares Cortés, Sonia; Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Lera Marques, Lydia; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás; Morón, C. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2004-09)
      Objective: To assess the nutritional status, food consumption and physical activity (PA) habits of Chilean school children, as a baseline for developing an educational intervention. Design: Cross-sectional study. Subjects: ...
    • Polymorphism and gene conversion of the 16S rRNA genes in the multiple rRNA operons of Vibrio parahaemolyticus 
      González Escalona, Narjol; Romero Ormazábal, Jaime; Espejo Torres, Romilio (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2005-05-15)
      The genome sequence of a strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus holds 11 copies of rRNA operons (rrn) with identical 16S rRNA genes (rrs). Conversely, the species type strain contains two rrs classes differing in 10 nucleotide ...
    • Inequalities in health. Adult mortality in communities of Metropolitan Santiago 
      Sánchez R., Hugo; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-04)
      Background: In the last decade, Chile achieve a significant reduction in poverty, however income distribution still shows inequalities. The richest 10% of the population perceived 46% of total income. Aim: To study the ...
    • Validation of a screening test for age associated cognitive impairment, in Chile 
      Quiroga, Pilar; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Klaasen, Gonzalo (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-04)
      Background: The real prevalence of dementia in a given population must be determined through prevalence studies, using validated screening tests. Aim: To validate and determine cutoff points for a cognitive impairment ...
    • Estado nutricional y resistencia aeróbica en escolares de educación básica: línea base de un proyecto de ... 
      Kain Berkovic, Juliana; Olivares Cortés, Sonia; Romo M., Marcela; Leyton Dinamarca, Bárbara; Vio del Río, Fernando Tomás; Cerda Rioseco, Ricardo; González P., Rosa; Giadalah Astudillo, Francisco Antonio; Albala Brevis, Cecilia (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-11)
      Background: The Chilean Ministry of Health has developed a health promotion program called "Vida Chile" whose aim is to target risk factors for chronic diseases. To achieve this, school-based initiatives in nutrition and ...
    • Folic acid fortification of wheat flour: Chile 
      Hertrampf, Eva; Cortés, Fanny (INT LIFE SCIENCES INST NORTH AMERICA, 2004-06)
      Neural tube defects (open spina bifida, anencephaly, and encephalocele) represent the first congenital malformations to be preventable through public health measures such as supplementation and/or food fortification with ...
    • EGF receptor transactivation by urokinase receptor stimulus through a mechanism involving Src and matrix ... 
      Guerrero, Javier; Santibáñez, Juan Francisco; González, Alfonso; Martínez, Jorge (ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2004-01-01)
      Urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are ubiquitous receptors involved in the control of a variety of cellular processes frequently found altered in cancer cells. ...
    • Bioavailability of elemental iron powder in white wheat bread 
      Walter, Tomas; Pizarro Aguirre, Fernando; Abrams, Steven A.; Boy, Erick (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2004-03)
      Objective: Iron fortification of wheat flour is widely used. In most cases, elemental iron powders are utilized as fortificants due to their lower cost and few, if any, sensory problems. However, their bioavailability is ...
    • Prevalence of type 2 diabetes and obesity in two Chilean aboriginal populations living in urban zones 
      Carrasco Piña, Elena; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Ángel Badillo, Bárbara; Albala Brevis, Cecilia; Santos, José Luis; Larenas Y., Gladys; Montalvo V., Domingo (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2004-10)
      Background: The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors is increasing in aboriginal populations in Chile. Aim: To study the prevalence of obesity, type 2 diabetes and serum lipids in two aboriginal populations, Mapuche ...
    • Efecto residual del ejercicio de fuerza muscular en la prevención secundaria de la obesidad infantil 
      Vásquez Vergara, Fabián; Díaz Bustos, Erik; Lera Marques, Lydia; Meza, Jorge; Salas, Isabel; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Atalah Samur, Eduardo; Burrows, Raquel (2013)
      Introducción: La elevada prevalencia de la obesidad en escolares chilenos (23,1%), hace necesario la aplicación de intervenciones que incorporen el ejercicio físico de fuerza muscular, pues éste muestra gran eficacia ...