Publications by authors named "Katarzyna Golebiewska"
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- A study measured selenium and arsenic levels in blood and serum from 336 psoriatic patients and 336 healthy controls to explore links with psoriasis severity.
- Results showed significantly lower selenium levels in patients, particularly in those with severe cases, while arsenic levels did not differ notably between the two groups.
- The findings suggest that low selenium levels are associated with higher psoriasis risk, indicating a need for further research on selenium supplementation as a potential treatment strategy.
Oligocene waters are widely recognized as excellent sources of drinking water. Due to the belief in their good quality, the water from Oligocene intakes in Warsaw, Poland, is made available to users without prior treatment or disinfection. The present study aimed at assessing possible microbiological risks associated with the use of this water.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The most frequently identified strong cancer predisposition mutations for colorectal cancer (CRC) are those in the mismatch repair (MMR) genes in Lynch syndrome. Laboratory diagnostics include testing tumors for immunohistochemical staining (IHC) of the Lynch syndrome-associated DNA MMR proteins and/or for microsatellite instability (MSI) followed by sequencing or other techniques, such as denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC), to identify the mutation.
Methods: In an ongoing project focusing on finding Mendelian cancer syndromes we applied whole-exome/whole-genome sequencing (WES/WGS) to 19 CRC families.
Objectives: To create a Polish adaptation of the Brief Negative Symptom Scale (BNSS), to assess the internal consistency of the Polish version of the BNSS, and to make correlations between the BNSS scores and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) in the group of patients with schizophrenia.
Methods: The procedure of Polish adaptation of the assessment form (Scoresheet) of the BNSS, comprising 13 items organized in 6 subscales (anhedonia, lack of proper distress, asociality, avolition, blunted affect, and alogia), as well as the Manual and the Workbook of the scale was carried out. Psychometric tests were performed in 40 patients with paranoid schizophrenia (20 men and 20 women), aged 44±13 years, with illness duration of 17±10 years, and severity of symptoms on the PANSS 56±16 points, receiving unchanged pharmacological treatment in the last three months.
Symptoms of depression among adults in rural areas of western Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med
December 2015
Objective: To measure the intensity of depressive symptoms in the populations residing in rural areas of western Poland, and to delineate the putative association between the intensity of depression and selected socio-demographic and clinical factors.
Materials And Method: The study covered 445 adults recruited from one family physician practice in the rural area of Wielkopolska region. The following tools were applied: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the WHO WHOQoL-Bref quality of life assessment scale, and a socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire elaborated by the authors.