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Joanna C Porter

Professor in Respiratory Medicine, UCL, London
Verified email at ucl.ac.uk
Cited by 8356

'Long-COVID': a cross-sectional study of persisting symptoms, biomarker and imaging abnormalities following hospitalisation for COVID-19

…, HC Jarvis, MCI Lipman, SB Naidu, A Nair, JC Porter… - Thorax, 2021 - thorax.bmj.com
Large numbers of people are being discharged from hospital following COVID-19 without
assessment of recovery. In 384 patients (mean age 59.9 years; 62% male) followed a median …

Impact of aggressive management and palliative care on cancer costs in the final month of life

…, TH Ho, N Liu, L Barbera, R Saskin, J Porter… - Cancer, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND A significant share of the cost of cancer care is concentrated in the end‐of‐life
period. Although quality measures of aggressive treatment may guide optimal care during …

Lung cancer—where are we today? Current advances in staging and nonsurgical treatment

SG Spiro, JC Porter - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Lung cancer remains the commonest cause of cancer death in both men and women in the
developed world, although mortality rates for men are dropping. Spiral computed …

[HTML][HTML] Mental health mobile apps for preadolescents and adolescents: a systematic review

R Grist, J Porter, P Stallard - Journal of medical internet research, 2017 - jmir.org
Background There are an increasing number of mobile apps available for adolescents with
mental health problems and an increasing interest in assimilating mobile health (mHealth) …

Rating medical emergency teamwork performance: development of the Team Emergency Assessment Measure (TEAM)

S Cooper, R Cant, J Porter, K Sellick, G Somers… - Resuscitation, 2010 - Elsevier
AIM: To develop a valid, reliable and feasible teamwork assessment measure for emergency
resuscitation team performance. BACKGROUND: Generic and profession specific team …

Outcome of hospitalization for COVID-19 in patients with interstitial lung disease. An international multicenter study

…, A Packham, H Parfrey, V Poletti, JC Porter… - American journal of …, 2020 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The impact of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on patients with interstitial lung
disease (ILD) has not been established. Objectives: To assess outcomes in patients with ILD …

The interleukin-2 receptor γ chain maps to Xq13. 1 and is mutated in X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency, SCIDX1

JM Puck, SM Deschenes, JC Porter… - Human molecular …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
The gene encoding the γ chain of the lymphocyte interleukin-2 receptor has been cloned and
shown to be required to associate with the β chain in order for IL-2 internalization and cell …

LFA-1-induced T cell migration on ICAM-1 involves regulation of MLCK-mediated attachment and ROCK-dependent detachment

…, M Bracke, B Leitinger, JC Porter… - Journal of cell …, 2003 - journals.biologists.com
This study analyzes signaling events initiated through binding of the leukocyte integrin LFA-1
to ICAM-1, which leads to T cell attachment,polarization and random migration. These …

Directed evolution of enzymes for industrial biocatalysis

JL Porter, RA Rusli, DL Ollis - ChemBioChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Enzymes have the potential to catalyse a wide variety of chemical reactions. They are
increasingly being sought as environmentally friendly and cost‐effective alternatives to …

Mechanisms contributing to the activity of integrins on leukocytes

…, B Leitinger, A McDowall, J Porter… - Immunological …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how the integrins on leukocytes operate is important because these receptors
control the activity of leukocytes in all phases of their lives. Thus integrins control leukocyte …