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Gerry McKenna

Professor / Chair of Oral Health Services and Gerodontology, Queen's University Belfast
Verified email at qub.ac.uk
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A role for sunlight in skin cancer: UV-induced p53 mutations in squamous cell carcinoma.

…, JA Simon, A Lin, GJ McKenna… - Proceedings of the …, 1991 - National Acad Sciences
Sunlight is a carcinogen to which everyone is exposed. Its UV component is the major
epidemiologic risk factor for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. Of the multiple steps in tumor …

Liver tumors in children

S Emre, GJ McKenna - Pediatric transplantation, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Primary hepatic neoplasms in children are relatively infrequent, accounting for between 0.5
and 2.0% of all pediatric neoplasms. They are a diverse group of epithelial and …

[HTML][HTML] First live birth after uterus transplantation in the United States

G Testa, GJ McKenna, RT Gunby Jr, T Anthony… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Uterus transplantation has proven to be a successful treatment for women with absolute
uterine infertility, caused either by the absence of a uterus or the presence of a nonfunctioning …

[HTML][HTML] Living donor uterus transplantation: a single center's observations and lessons learned from early setbacks to technical success

G Testa, EC Koon, L Johannesson, GJ McKenna… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Uterus transplantation is a vascularized composite allograft transplantation. It allows women
who do not have a uterus to become pregnant and deliver a baby. In this paper, we analyze …

[PDF][PDF] Liver retransplantation for primary nonfunction: analysis of a 20‐year single‐center experience

…, T Ikegami, G Narasimhan, GJ McKenna… - Liver …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Initial graft function following liver transplantation is a major determinant of postoperative
survival and morbidity. Primary graft nonfunction (PNF) is uncommon; however, it is one of the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of shortened dental arch therapy on nutritional status and treatment costs in older adults: A systematic review

N Funke, N Fankhauser, GJ Mckenna, M Srinivasan - Journal of Dentistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This review was undertaken to evaluate, whether a shortened dental arch (SDA)
was a good alternative to a conventional prosthodontic rehabilitation (RPD) in older adults …

Acute toxic and withdrawal reactions associated with drug use and abuse

EJ Khantzian, GJ McKenna - Annals of Internal Medicine, 1979 - acpjournals.org
A variety of old and new substances and drugs with powerful psychotropic effects have come
into common use during the past decade. Patterns of involvement include experimental, …

The evolution of transplantation from saving lives to fertility treatment: DUETS (Dallas UtErus Transplant Study)

G Testa, GJ McKenna, J Bayer, A Wall… - Annals of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We report the results of the first 20 uterus transplants performed in our institution.
Summary Background Data: Uterus transplantation (UTx) aims at giving women affected by …

Late acute rejection after liver transplantation impacts patient survival

…, G Narasimhan, GJ McKenna… - Clinical …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatic allograft rejection still remains an important problem following liver transplantation.
Early acute rejection, occurring within three months of transplant, is a common event and …

Twelve live births after uterus transplantation in the Dallas UtErus Transplant Study

…, G Testa, JM Putman, GJ McKenna… - Obstetrics & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To describe aggregated pregnancy outcomes after uterus transplantation from
a single, experienced center. METHODS: This prospective study reports on live births …