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Differential developmental trajectories of magnetic susceptibility in human brain gray and white matter over the lifespan.
(Hum Brain Mapp, 2014-06)
As indicated by several recent studies, magnetic susceptibility of the brain is influenced
mainly by myelin in the white matter and by iron deposits in the deep nuclei. Myelination
and iron deposition in the brain evolve ...
Potential Cost-effectiveness of Early Identification of Hospital-acquired Infection in Critically Ill Patients.
(Ann Am Thorac Soc, 2016-03)
RATIONALE: Limitations in methods for the rapid diagnosis of hospital-acquired infections
often delay initiation of effective antimicrobial therapy. New diagnostic approaches
offer potential clinical and cost-related improvements ...
Initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected adults with skin complaints in northern Tanzania.
(Int J Dermatol, 2015-01)
Abnormal skin findings are identified in over 90% of human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV)-infected persons globally. A prospective cohort study of HIV-infected patients
with skin complaints commencing antiretroviral therapy ...
Associations of PI3KR1 and mTOR polymorphisms with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk and gene-environment interactions in Eastern Chinese populations.
(Scientific reports, 2015-01)
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the PI3K/PTEN/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway
may contribute to carcinogenesis. We genotyped five potentially functional PIK3R1
and mTOR SNPs in 1116 esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) ...
Functional Variants in Notch Pathway Genes NCOR2, NCSTN, and MAML2 Predict Survival of Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma.
(Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 2015-07)
BACKGROUND: The Notch signaling pathway is constitutively activated in human cutaneous
melanoma to promote growth and aggressive metastatic potential of primary melanoma
cells. Therefore, genetic variants in Notch pathway ...
Apoptotic variants as predictors of risk of oropharyngeal cancer recurrence after definitive radiotherapy.
(Int J Cancer, 2015-11-15)
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the promoter region of FAS and FASLG may
alter their transcriptional activity. Thus, we determined the associations between
four FAS and FASLG promoter variants (FAS1377G>A, rs2234767; ...
Improving Outcomes in Colorectal Surgery by Sequential Implementation of Multiple Standardized Care Programs.
(J Am Coll Surg, 2015-08)
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the sequential
implementation of the enhanced recovery program (ERP) and surgical site infection
bundle (SSIB) on short-term outcomes in colorectal surgery ...
Genetic variant of PRKAA1 and gastric cancer risk in an eastern Chinese population.
(Oncotarget, 2015-12)
Published data on the association between PRKAA1 rs13361707 T > C polymorphism and
gastric cancer (GCa) susceptibility were inconclusive. To derive a more precise estimation
of the association, we conducted a large-scale ...
A Randomized Phase II Crossover Study of Imatinib or Rituximab for Cutaneous Sclerosis after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.
(Clin Cancer Res, 2016-01-15)
PURPOSE: Cutaneous sclerosis occurs in 20% of patients with chronic graft-versus-host
disease (GVHD) and can compromise mobility and quality of life. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN:
We conducted a prospective, multicenter, randomized, ...
TNF rs1799964 as a Predictive Factor of Acute Toxicities in Chinese Rectal Cancer Patients Treated With Chemoradiotherapy.
(Medicine, 2015-11)
Acute toxicity is the main dose-limiting factor in the chemoradiotherapy of rectal
cancer patients and depends on several pro-inflammatory factors, including interleukin-1
(IL-1), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). ...