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Hugo Santos-Sousa

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Hugo Sousa

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(Mis) information dissemination in WhatsApp: Gathering, analyzing and countermeasures

G Resende, P Melo, H Sousa, J Messias… - The World Wide Web …, 2019 - dl.acm.org
WhatsApp has revolutionized the way people communicate and interact. It is not only cheaper
than the traditional Short Message Service (SMS) communication but it also brings a new …

[HTML][HTML] Spotlight on esophageal perforation: a multinational study using the Pittsburgh esophageal perforation severity scoring system

M Schweigert, HS Sousa, N Solymosi… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective The Pittsburgh group has suggested a perforation severity score (PSS) for better
decision making in the management of esophageal perforation. Our study aim was to …

G-308A TNF-α polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of invasive cervical cancer

I Duarte, A Santos, H Sousa, R Catarino, D Pinto… - Biochemical and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Cervical cancer is initiated by high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPV-16 and HPV-18), but
an effective immune response may control the progression of this disease. Tumor necrosis …

Epstein–Barr virus strains and variations: Geographic or disease‐specific variants?

…, J Marinho‐Dias, J Ribeiro, H Sousa - Journal of medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) is associated with the development of several diseases,
including infectious mononucleosis (IM), Burkitt's Lymphoma (BL), Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, …

Human cytomegalovirus antiviral drug resistance in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: current state of the art

…, J Ribeiro, D Boutolleau, H Sousa - Reviews in medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. The significant clinical impact of HCMV …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations for the introduction of metagenomic high-throughput sequencing in clinical virology, part I: Wet lab procedure

…, M Jonges, M Hönemann, P Susi, H Sousa… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Metagenomic high-throughput sequencing (mHTS) is a hypothesis-free, universal pathogen
detection technique for determination of the DNA/RNA sequences in a variety of sample …

[HTML][HTML] miR-34a and miR-125b expression in HPV infection and cervical cancer development

…, J Loureiro, I Baldaque, R Medeiros, H Sousa - BioMed research …, 2015 - hindawi.com
We aimed to characterize miR-125b and miR-34a expression in 114 women with different
cervical lesions: normal epithelium with ( = 20) and without ( = 29) HPV infection; LSIL ( = 28); …

SLC19A1, SLC46A1 and SLCO1B1 Polymorphisms as Predictors of Methotrexate-Related Toxicity in Portuguese Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

…, R Azevedo, J Monteiro, H Sousa… - Toxicological …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Methotrexate (MTX) is used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment showing a wide toxicity
profile. This study aimed to evaluate the influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) …

MicroRNAs as biomarkers of cervical cancer development: a literature review on miR-125b and miR-34a

J Ribeiro, H Sousa - Molecular Biology Reports, 2014 - Springer
MicroRNAs are non-coding RNAs with important functions in several biological processes,
such as, regulation of cell cycle, immune response, inflammation, and apoptosis. In fact, …

[HTML][HTML] Cytomegalovirus infection in patients who underwent allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Portugal: a five-year retrospective review

H Sousa, D Boutolleau, J Ribeiro, AL Teixeira… - Biology of blood and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is 1 of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality after
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT), mainly within the first 100 days …