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Group's publications

Clinical follow-up of women infected with human papillomavirus-16, either alone or with other human papillomavirus types: identification of different risk groups.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2009 vol. 200(3) pp. 1-6
COTTIER O, SAHLI R, MIHAESCU A, DE GRANDI P, BOULVAIN M, GERBER S

Cord blood banks collect units with different HLA alleles and haplotypes to volunteer donor banks: a comparative report from Swiss Blood stem cells.
BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION
2009 vol. 43(10) pp. 771-778
MEYER-MONARD S AND AL.

Pregnancy-related changes in activity energy expenditure and resting metabolic rate in Switzerland.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION.
2009 vol. 63(10) pp. 1185-1191
MELZER K, SCHUTZ Y, BOULVAIN M, KAYSER B

Immortalized human skin fibroblast feeder cells support growth and maintenance of both human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cells.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION (OXFORD, ENGLAND)
2009 vol. 24(10) pp. 2567-2581
UNGER C AND AL.

GRP78 as a marker of pre-eclampsia: an exploratory study
MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION
2009 vol. 15(9) pp. 569-574
LAVERRIERE A, LANDAU R, CHARVET I, IRION O, BISCHOF P, MORALES M, COHEN M

Moxibustion for breech version: a randomized controlled trial.
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY.
2009 vol. 114(5) pp. 1034-1040
GUITTIER MJ, PICHON M, DONG H, IRION O, BOULVAIN M

Incidence of early neonatal mortality and morbidity after late-preterm and term cesarean delivery.
PEDIATRICS
2009 vol. 123(6) pp. 1064-1071
DE LUCA R, BOULVAIN M, IRION O, BERNER M, PFISTER R

Clinical application of fetal urine production rate in unexplained polyhydramnios
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2009 vol. 34(5) pp. 521-525
TOUBOUL C, PICONE O, LEVAILLANT JM, BOITHIAS C, FRYDMAN R, BOULVAIN M, SENAT MV

Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence in undocumented migrants undergoing voluntary termination of pregnancy: a prospective cohort study.
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
2008 vol. 8 pp. 391-391
WOLFF H, LOURENCO AP, BODENMANN P, EPINEY M, UNY M, ANDREOLI N, IRION O, GASPOZ JM, DUBUISSON J-B

Undocumented migrants lack access to pregnancy care and prevention.
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
2008 vol. 8 pp. 93-93
WOLFF H, EPINEY M, LOURENCO AP, COSTANZA MC, DELIEUTRAZ-MARCHAND J, ANDREOLI N, DUBUISSON J-B, GASPOZ JM, IRION O

Intracervical prostaglandins for induction of labour.
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (ONLINE : UPDATE SOFTWARE)
2008 vol. (1) pp. 6971-
BOULVAIN M, KELLY A, IRION O

Regulation of MMP-9 by p53 in first trimester cytotrophoblastic cells.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION (OXFORD, ENGLAND)
2008 vol. 23(10) pp. 2273-2281
COHEN M, WUILLEMIN C, IRION O, BISCHOF P

Effect of crew resource management training in a multidisciplinary obstetrical setting.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE : JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE / ISQUA
2008 vol. 20(4) pp. 254-263
HALLER G, GARNERIN P, MORALES M, PFISTER R, BERNER M, IRION O, CLERGUE F, KERN C

Preeclampsia: a danger growing in disguise.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
2008 vol. 40(10) pp. 1979-1983
IRMINGER-FINGER I, JASTROW N, IRION O

Side-effects of moxibustion for cephalic version of breech presentation.
JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
2008 vol. 14(10) pp. 1231-1233
GUITTIER MJ, KLEIN TJ, DONG H, ANDREOLI N, IRION O, BOULVAIN M

Derivation of the first Swiss human embryonic stem cell line from a single blastomere of an arrested four-cell stage embryo.
SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY
2008 vol. 138(37-38) pp. 540-550
FEKI A, BOSMAN A, DUBUISSON J-B, IRION O, DAHOUN S, PELTE MF, HOVATTA O, JACONI M

Neural tube defects in Switzerland from 2001 to 2007: are periconceptual folic acid recommendations being followed?
SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY
2008 vol. 138(41-42) pp. 608-613
PORETTI A AND AL.

Clinical approach to intestinal maturation in neonates prenatally exposed to alcohol
ALCOHOL AND ALCOHOLISM
2007 vol. 42(5) pp. 407-412
TRAVÉS CARMEN, COLL ORIOL, CARARACH VICENS, GUAL ANTONI, MARTINEZ DE TEJADA BEGONA, LOPEZ-TEJERO M. DOLORES

Host immune consequences of asymptomatic Trichomonas vaginalis infection in pregnancy
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2007 vol. 196 pp. 59-60
SIMHAN, HN, ANDERSON, BL, KROHN, MA, HEINE, RP, DE TEJADA, BM, LANDERS, DV, HILLIER, SL

Normal fetal urine production rate estimated with 3-dimensional ultrasonography using the rotational technique (virtual organ computer-aided analysis)
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2007 vol. pp. 541-
TOUBOUL C, PICONE O, FUCHS F, LEVAILLANT JM, FRYDMAN R, BOULVAIN M, SENAT MV

The diagnostic accuracy of external pelvimetry and maternal height to predict dystocia in nulliparous women: a study in Cameroon
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
2007 vol. 114 pp. 630-635
ROZENHOLC, AT, AKO, SN, LEKE, RJ, BOULVAIN, M

Xeno-free derivation and culture of human embryonic stem cells: current status, problems and challenges
CELL RESEARCH
2007 vol. 17 pp. 682-688
LEI, T, JACOB, S, AJIL-ZARAA, I, DUBUISSON, JB, IRION, O, JACONI, M, FEKI, A

Chylous ascites after pelvic lymph node dissection for gynecologic cancer
EJSO
2007 vol. 33(3) pp. 399-400
WILLIAMS C, PETIGNAT P, ALOBAID A, PROVENCHER D, GAUTHIER P

Are self-collected samples comparable to physician-collected cervical specimens for human papillomavirus DNA testing? A systematic review and meta-analysis
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
2007 vol. 105 pp. 530-535
PETIGNAT P, FALTIN DL, BRUCHIM I, TRAMER MR, FRANCO EL, COUTLEE F

Sphincter incontinence: Is regenerative medicine the best alternative to restore urinary or anal sphincter function?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
2007 vol. 39 pp. 678-684
FEKI A, FALTIN DL, LEI T, DUBUISSON JB, JACOB S, IRION O

Closing the loop: bringing decision support clinical data at the clinician desktop
MEDINFO
2007 vol. 12(Pt 2) pp. 890-894
BRÉANT C, BORST F, NKOULOU R, IRION O, GEISSBUHLER A

Risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse repair after hysterectomy
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY.
2007 vol. 110(3) pp. 623-632
DÄLLENBACH PATRICK, KAELIN-GAMBIRASIO ISABELLE, DUBUISSON JEAN-BERNARD, BOULVAIN MICHEL

What's new in gynecology in 2006?
REVUE MÉDICALE SUISSE
2007 vol. 3(93) pp. 18-21
PETIGNAT P, VLASTOS AT, BONNEFOI H, BOULVAIN M

Stable virulence levels in the HIV epidemic of Switzerland over two decades
AIDS
2006 vol. 20 pp. 889-894
MULLER V, LEDERGERBER B, PERRIN L, KLIMKAIT T, FURRER H, TELENTI A, BERNASCONI E, VERNAZZA P, GUNTHARD HF, GUNTHARD F, BONHOEFFER S

Evidence-based surgery for cesarean delivery
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2006 vol. 195(4) pp. 1187-1188
HIDAR SAMIR, IRION OLIVIER, RAMADANI HISHAM, KHAIRI HEDI

Women's health 18 years after rupture of the anal sphincter during childbirth: I. Fecal incontinence
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2006 vol. 194 pp. 1255-1259
FALTIN DL, OTERO M, PETIGNAT P, SANGALLI MR, FLORIS LA, BOULVAIN M, IRION O

Women's health 18 years after rupture of the anal sphincter during childbirth: II. Urinary incontinence, sexual function, and physical and mental health
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2006 vol. 194(5) pp. 1260-1265
OTERO M, BOULVAIN M, BIANCHI-DEMICHELI F, FLORIS LA, SANGALLI MR, WEIL A, IRION O, FALTIN DL

Increased peri- and post-elective cesarean section morbidity in women infected with human immunodeficiency virus-1: a case-controlled multicenter study
ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS
2006 vol. 274(3) pp. 165-169
LAPAIRE OLAV ET AL.

Subacute uterine inversion: description of a novel replacement technique using the obstetric ventouse
BJOG : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
2006 vol. 113(7) pp. 846-847
ANTONELLI E, IRION O, TOLCK P, MORALES M

Can we improve the diagnosis of rupture of membranes? The value of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
2006 vol. 113 pp. 1096-1099
DE TEJADA BM, BOULVAIN M, DUMPS P, BISCHOF P, MEISSER A, IRION O

Subacute uterine inversion: description of a novel replacement technique using the obstetric ventouse
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
2006 vol. 113 pp. 846-847
ANTONELLI E, IRION O, TOLCK P, MORALES M

Remarkable change in age-specific breast cancer incidence in the Swiss canton of Geneva and its possible relation with the use of hormone replacement therapy
BMC CANCER
2006 vol. 6 pp. 1-7
BOUCHARDY C, MORABIA A, VERKOOIJEN HM, FIORETTA G, WESPI Y, SCHAFER P

Analgesia in the second stage of labour
BMJ
2006 vol. 333(7559) pp. 108-109
MORALES MA, BOULVAIN M

Increased risk of acute myeloid leukaemia after treatment for breast cancer
BREAST
2006 vol. 15(5) pp. 614-619
RENELLA R, VERKOOIJEN HM, FIORETTA G, VLASTOS G, KURTZ J, SAPPINO AP, SCHÄFER P, NEYROUD-CASPAR I, BOUCHARDY C

Exercise for diabetic pregnant women
COCHRANE DATABASE OF SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS (ONLINE : UPDATE SOFTWARE)
2006 vol. 19 pp. 3-
CEYSENS G, ROUILLER D, BOULVAIN M

Mechanisms of chromosome instability in cancers
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY
2006 vol. 59 pp. 1-14
JEFFORD CE, IRMINGER-FINGER I

Adjuvant therapy for patients with stage I papillary serous endometrial cancer
EJSO
2006 vol. 32(3) pp. 358-362
ALOBAID A, BRUCHIM I, VERKOOIJEN H, GAUTHIER P, PETIGNAT P

Advancing women's cancer care
GYNAKOLOGISCH-GEBURTSHILFLICHE RUNDSCHAU
2006 vol. 46(4) pp. 214-217
MAYER HOPE JOANIE, BRUCHIM ILAN, BLANK STEPHANIE V., PETIGNAT PATRICK

New aspects in gynecologic oncology
GYNAKOLOGISCH-GEBURTSHILFLICHE RUNDSCHAU
2006 vol. 46(1-2) pp. 72-74
PETIGNAT PATRICK, ALOBAID ABDULAZIZ, BRUCHIM ILAN, GOFFIN FREDERIC

Sling operations for treatment of stress incontinence in the woman. Expert correspondence update (replaces the October 2003 version)
GYNAKOLOGISCH-GEBURTSHILFLICHE RUNDSCHAU
2006 vol. 46(1-2) pp. 68-71
PETIGNAT P, ALOBAID A, BRUCHIM I, GOFFIN F

Long-Term Survival of Patients with Apparent Early-Stage (FIGO I-II) Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Population-Based Study
GYNECOLOGIC AND OBSTETRIC INVESTIGATION
2006 vol. 63(3) pp. 132-136
PETIGNAT PATRICK, DE WECK DANIEL, GOFFIN FREDERIC, VLASTOS GEORGES, OBRIST RETO, LUTHI JEAN-CHRISTOPHE

Salvage treatment with high-dose-rate brachytherapy for isolated vaginal endometrial cancer recurrence
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
2006 vol. 101(3) pp. 445-449
PETIGNAT PATRICK, JOLICOEUR MARJORY, ALOBAID ABDULAZIZ, DROUIN PIERRE, GAUTHIER PHILIPPE, PROVENCHER DIANE, DONATH DAVID, NGUYEN THU VAN

Fetal macrosomia and labor induction: for lack of evidence, we randomize
GYNECOLOGIE, OBSTETRIQUE & FERTILITE
2006 vol. 34(12) pp. 1190-1193
BOULVAIN M, EPINEY M, MORALES M-A

Aberrant expression of BARD1 in breast and ovarian cancers with poor prognosis
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
2006 vol. 118 pp. 1215-1226
WU JY, VLASTOS AT, PELTE MF, CALIGO MA, BIANCO A, KRAUSE KH, LAURENT GJ, IRMINGER-FINGER I

Expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 and mutant p53 is increased in hydatidiform mole as compared with normal placenta
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER
2006 vol. 16 pp. 1679-1684
PETIGNAT P, LAURINI R, GOFFIN F, BRUCHIM I, BISCHOF P

Predictors of preterm birth
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
2006 vol. 94 pp. 5-11
KRUPA FG, FALTIN D, CECATTI JG, SURITA FGC, SOUZA JP

Enhanced detection and typing of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in anogenital samples with PGMY primers and the Linear array HPV genotyping test
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
2006 vol. 44(6) pp. 1998-2006
COUTLEE FRANCOIS ET AL.

Complete excision of primary breast tumor improves survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer at diagnosis
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
2006 vol. 24 pp. 2743-2749
RAPITI E, VERKOOIJEN HM, VLASTOS G, FIORETTA G, NEYROUD-CASPAR I, SAPPINO AP, CHAPPUIS PO, BOUCHARDY C

Prognostic value of nodal ratios in node-positive breast cancer
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
2006 vol. 24(18) pp. 2910-1916
WOODWARD WENDY A. ET AL.

Pax6-induced alteration of cell fate: Shape changes, expression of neuronal a tubulin, postmitotic phenotype, and cell migration
JOURNAL OF NEUROBIOLOGY
2006 vol. 66 pp. 421-436
CARTIER L, LAFORGE T, FEKI A, ARNAUDEAU S, DUBOIS-DAUPHIN M, KRAUSE KH

Effects of radiotherapy and surgery for early breast cancer
LANCET
2006 vol. 367(9523) pp. 1652-1652
PROMISH D, TAI P, ROYCE M, VLASTOS G, STORME G

Is there more to BARD1 than BRCA1?
NATURE REVIEWS CANCER
2006 vol. 6 pp. 382-391
IRMINGER-FINGER I, JEFFORD CE

BARD1 content correlates with increased DNA fragmentation associated with muscle wasting in tumour-bearing rats
ONCOLOGY REPORTS
2006 vol. 15(6) pp. 1425-1428
IRMINGER-FINGER I, BUSQUETS S, CALABRIO F, LOPEZ-SORIANO FJ, ARGILES JM

Cervical cancer screening: current status and perspectives
REVUE MEDICALE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE
2006 vol. 2(66) pp. 1308-1309
PETIGNAT P, BOUCHARDY C, SAUTHIER P

Management of gestational diabetes: what's new in 2005?
REVUE MEDICALE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE
2006 vol. 2(48) pp. 119-121
BOULVAIN MICHEL

Prévention de l'accouchement prématuré : nouvelles approches
REVUE MEDICALE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE
2006 vol. 2(84) pp. 2396-2398
BOULVAIN M, MARTINEZ DE TEJADA B, QAYOOM Z, PFISTER R, PALACIO-ESPASA F, IRION O

Prevention of preterm delivery: new interventions
REVUE MEDICALE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE
2006 vol. 2(84) pp. 2396-2398
BOULVAIN M, DE TEJADA BM, QAYOOM Z, PFISTER R, PALACIO-ESPASA F, IRION O

Determining chorionicity in twin gestations: three-dimensional (3D) multiplanar sonographic measurement of intra-amniotic membrane thickness
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
2006 vol. 28 pp. 665-669
SENAT MV, QUARELLO E, LEVAILLANT JM, BUONUMANO A, BOULVAIN M, FRYDMAN R

Inter- and intraobserver variability in sonographic measurement of the lower uterine segment after a previous Cesarean section
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
2006 vol. 27 pp. 420-424
JASTROW N, ANTONELLI E, ROBYR R, IRION O, BOULVAIN M

Amnioinfusion for the prevention of the meconium aspiration syndrome.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
2005 vol. 353(9) pp. 909-917
FRASER WD AND AL.

Changes in D-dimer levels during pregnancy and the postpartum period: results of two studies
REVUE MÉDICALE SUISSE
2005 vol. 1(4) pp. 296-298
BOEHLEN F, EPINEY M, BOULVAIN M, IRION O, DE MOERLOOSE P

Gynaecology-obstetrics. Invasive prenatal diagnosis and in utero surgical treatments: what is new?
REVUE MÉDICALE SUISSE
2005 vol. 1(1) pp. 31-34
ANTONELLI E, ROBYR-SUSINI R, GUCCIARDO LEONARDO, BOULVAIN M, IRION O

Recent data on the physiopathology of preeclampsia and recommendations for treatment
REVUE MÉDICALE SUISSE
2005 vol. 1(4) pp. 292-295
LANDAU R, IRION O

The epidemic of cesarean sections: a necessary evil?
REVUE MÉDICALE SUISSE
2005 vol. 1(40) pp. 2566-2569
IRION O, MORALES M, FALTIN D, BOULVAIN M

Cervical length as a prognostic factor for preterm delivery in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated by fetoscopic laser coagulation of chorionic plate anastomoses
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2005 vol. 25(1) pp. 37-41
ROBYR RACHEL, BOULVAIN M, LEWI L, HUBER A, HECHER K, DEPREST J, VILLE J

Is unsafe sexual behaviour incresasing among HIV-infected individuals?
AIDS
2004 vol. 18 pp. 1707-1714
GLASS TR AND AL.

Maternal outcomes at 2 years after planned cesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: the international randomized Term Breech Trial.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2004 vol. 191 pp. 917-927
HANNAH ME AND AL.

Outcomes of children at 2 years after planned cesarean birth versus planned vaginal birth for breech presentation at term: the International Randomized Term Breech Trial.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
2004 vol. 191 pp. 864-871
WHYTE H AND AL.

Planned caesarean section decreases the risk of adverse perinatal outcome due to both labour and delivery complications in the Term Breech Trial.
BJOG : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
2004 vol. 111 pp. 1065-1074
SU M AND AL.

Endoscopic laser surgery versus serial amnioreduction for severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
2004 vol. 351 (2) pp. 136-144
SENAT MV,, DEPREST J, BOULVAIN MICHEL, PAUPE A, WINER N, VILLE Y

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