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Robert J Witt

University of Surrey and Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Verified email at surrey.ac.uk
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Hyaluronan: a simple polysaccharide with diverse biological functions

KT Dicker, LA Gurski, S Pradhan-Bhatt, RL Witt… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Hyaluronan (HA) is a linear polysaccharide with disaccharide repeats of d-glucuronic acid
and N-acetyl-d-glucosamine. It is evolutionarily conserved and abundantly expressed in the …

Lectin-type oxidized LDL receptor-1 distinguishes population of human polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer patients

…, M Bewtra, A Rustgi, N Hockstein, R Witt… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells (PMN-MDSCs) are important regulators
of immune responses in cancer and have been directly implicated in the promotion of …

The significance of the margin in parotid surgery for pleomorphic adenoma

RL Witt - The Laryngoscope, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Superficial parotidectomy dramatically reduced the high rates of
tumor recurrence that occurred with simple enucleation of parotid pleomorphic adenoma (PPA). …

Panic on the streets of London: Police, crime, and the July 2005 terror attacks

M Draca, S Machin, R Witt - American Economic Review, 2011 - aeaweb.org
In this paper we study the causal impact of police on crime, looking at what happened to
crime and police before and after the terror attacks that hit central London in July 2005. The …

[HTML][HTML] ER stress regulates myeloid-derived suppressor cell fate through TRAIL-R–mediated apoptosis

…, S Antonia, N Hockstein, R Witt… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) dampen the immune response thorough inhibition
of T cell activation and proliferation and often are expanded in pathological conditions. …

Etiology and management of recurrent parotid pleomorphic adenoma

RL Witt, DW Eisele, RP Morton, P Nicolai… - The …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The objective of this review study was to encompass the relevant literature and current best
practice options for this challenging, sometimes incurable problem. The source of the data …

Selective targeting of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer patients using DS-8273a, an agonistic TRAIL-R2 antibody

…, F Wang, Q Liu, A Forero, J Bendell, R Witt… - Clinical Cancer …, 2017 - AACR
Purpose: Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are one of the major contributors to
immune suppression in cancer. We recently have demonstrated in preclinical study that MDSCs …

Pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid: formal parotidectomy or limited surgery?

P Zbären, V Vander Poorten, RL Witt… - The American Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Optimal surgery for pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid is controversial. In
the present review, we discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various …

Group influence and brand choice congruence

RE Witt, GD Bruce - Journal of Marketing Research, 1972 - journals.sagepub.com
Purchase decisions are made in and influenced by their social environment [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8].
In our recent study [9], for example, it was found that group influence affects brand choice …

Facial nerve function after partial superficial parotidectomy: an 11-year review (1987-1997)

RL Witt - Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
Permanent facial nerve dysfunction is a potential complication of every parotid surgery. Partial
superficial parotidectomy, a conservative resectioning that requires neither dissection of …