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Elena Rochtchina

Researcher at Millennium Institute

Publications -  25
Citations -  1568

Elena Rochtchina is an academic researcher from Millennium Institute. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Stroke. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1447 citations. Previous affiliations of Elena Rochtchina include Singapore General Hospital & Moorfields Eye Hospital.

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Genome-wide association study identifies FCGR2A as a susceptibility locus for Kawasaki disease.

Chiea Chuen Khor, +117 more
- 01 Dec 2011 - 
TL;DR: The involvement of the FCGR2A locus may have implications for understanding immune activation in Kawasaki disease pathogenesis and the mechanism of response to intravenous immunoglobulin, the only proven therapy for this disease.
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Vision loss in Australia

TL;DR: Vision loss in Australia is a much bigger problem than is usually recognised; 76% of low vision is caused by uncorrected refractive error or cataract, both readily treatable; however, the prevention and treatment of macular degeneration is very important.
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Unilateral visual impairment and health related quality of life: the Blue Mountains Eye Study

TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of unilateral visual impairment on health related quality of life (HRQOL) in an older community, as assessed by the generic, multidimensional 36 item short form health survey (SF-36), was investigated.
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Association between circulating white blood cell count and cancer mortality: a population-based cohort study.

TL;DR: These data provide new epidemiological evidence of an association between circulating WBC count, a widely available marker of inflammation, and subsequent cancer mortality.