PIVKA-II as a surrogate biomarker for therapeutic response in Non-AFP-secreting hepatocellular carcinoma by San-Chi Chen, Hsiang-Ling Ho, Chien-An Liu, Yi‑Ping Hung, Nai-Jung Chiang, Ming‑Huang Chen, Yee Chao, Muh-Hwa Yang

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The Estimation of First-Phase Insulin Secretion by Using Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in a Chinese Population by Jiunn-diann Lin, Chun-Hsien Hsu, Yao-Jen Liang, Wei-Cheng Lian, Chang-Hsun Hsieh, Chung-Ze Wu, Dee Pei, Yen-Lin Chen

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Antioxidant and anti–inflammatory effects of Helichrysum plicatum DC. subsp. plicatum extract in an experimental model of acute urolithiasis by Selvinaz Yakan, Kıvılcım Eren Erdoğan, Yusuf Kenan Dağlıoğlu, Tuba Aydın, Ahmet Çakır

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Malignancy Risk and Related Factors of Atypia of Undetermined Significance/Follicular Lesion of Undetermined Significance in Thyroid Fine Needle Aspiration by So-hyeon Hong, Hyejin Lee, Min-Sun Cho, Jee Eun Lee, Yeon-Ah Sung, Young Sun Hong

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Immunohistological Localization of BMP-2, BMP-7, and Their Receptors in Knee Joints with Focal Cartilage Lesions by Hagen Schmal, Alexander T. Mehlhorn, Ingo H. Pilz, David Dovi-Akue, Christina Kirchhoff, Norbert P. Südkamp, Ulrike Gerlach, Christian Lohrmann, Philipp Niemeyer

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Assessing SPECT/CT for the identification of cartilage lesions in the knee joint: A systematic review by Larissa Rix, Samuel Tushingham, Karina Wright, Martyn Snow

“…Animal studies, cadaver studies, comparator radiological technique other than SPECT/CT or patients with a pathology other than knee chondral lesions were excluded. …”
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Visual and somatosensory evoked potentials abnormalities among Behçet’s disease patients and their relation to disease activity, severity and antiphospholipid antibodies: a cross-s... by Ghada S. Nageeb, Enass A. Eliwa, Ibrahim Tharwat, Lamiaa A. Mohammad, Nada Alaa Attia

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Association between chiropractic spinal manipulation for sciatica and opioid-related adverse events: A retrospective cohort study. by Robert J Trager, Zachary A Cupler, Roshini Srinivasan, Elleson G Harper, Jaime A Perez

“…We included patients aged ≥18 years with sciatica, excluding those post-spine surgery, prior anesthesia, serious pathology, high risk of ORADEs, and an ORADE ≤ 1-year prior. …”
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Transcriptomic Profile Analysis of Brain Tissue in the Absence of Functional TRPM8 Calcium Channel by Erick B. Saldes, Alexandra Erdmier, Jai Velpula, Timothy E. Koeltzow, Michael X. Zhu, Swapna Asuthkar

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> These results should bridge the existing gaps in the knowledge regarding TRPM8 and inform potential targets for future studies to elucidate its role in the behavior changes and pathology of the diseases associated with TRPM8 activity.…”
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Primary Fallopian Tube Carcinoma: Results of a Single-Institutional Retrospective Analysis of 17 Patients with Evaluation of Staging and Prognostic Factors by Neserine Tounsi, Hanen Bouazize, Ikram Margheli, Nadia Boujelbene, Hechiche Monia, Maher Slimane, Khaled Rahel

“…Data such as age, gravidity and parity, menopausal condition, symptoms reported by the patient on presentation, adjuvant therapy, stage of illness, surgical intervention, pathological findings, tumor recurrence, and previous surgical procedures were obtained from the patients’ reports. …”
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The effect of ozone exposure on the release of eicosanoids in guinea-pig BAL fluid in relation to cellular damage and inflammation by H. J. M. Van Hoof, F. J. Zijlstra, H-P. Voss, I. M. Garrelds, J. A. M. A. Dormans, L. Van Bree, A. Bast

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Third Trimester Lower Extremity Lymphorrhea by Kaori Morimoto, Luke O’Rourke

“…., lymphorrhea) in a pregnant woman who has no concordant underlying renal and/or cardiac pathology. There is also a lack of evidence and recommendations regarding the therapeutic benefit and safety profile of diuretic use to treat profound pregnancy-associated edema. …”
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Lower FOXP3 mRNA Expression in First-Trimester Decidual Tissue from Uncomplicated Term Pregnancies with a Male Fetus by Tom E. C. Kieffer, Anne Laskewitz, Marijke M. Faas, Sicco A. Scherjon, Jan Jaap H. M. Erwich, Sanne J. Gordijn, Jelmer R. Prins

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Fungal Biocontrol Agents in the Management of Postharvest Losses of Fresh Produce—A Comprehensive Review by Phathutshedzo Ramudingana, Ndivhuho Makhado, Casper Nyaradzai Kamutando, Mapitsi Silvester Thantsha, Tshifhiwa Paris Mamphogoro

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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread? by Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius

“…Germinomas remained the most common tumour pathology, warranting increased vigilance in patients with germinomas and a CSF shunt. …”
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Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Mixed Ancestry Individuals with Diabetes and Prediabetes from South Africa by Tandi E. Matsha, Carmen Pheiffer, Stephen E. Humphries, Junaid Gamieldien, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Andre P. Kengne

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Contribution of vitamin B 6 deficiency to anemia in children on regular hemodialysis by Fatma Atia, Hafez Bazaraa, Yara Abdelatty, Sarah Lotfy, Eman Eryan

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Activation of PAR4 Upregulates p16 through Inhibition of DNMT1 and HDAC2 Expression via MAPK Signals in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells by Ming Wang, Shuhong An, Diyi Wang, Haizhen Ji, Xingjing Guo, Zhaojin Wang

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Prediction of Sentinel Node Status and Clinical Outcome in a Melanoma Centre by Vera Teixeira, Ricardo Vieira, Inês Coutinho, Rita Cabral, David Serra, Maria José Julião, Maria Manuel Brites, Anabela Albuquerque, João Pedroso de Lima, Américo Figueiredo

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Acute Attack of Pseudogout with the Wide Lesion in Lumbar Spondylolytic Spondylolisthesis by Hironari Kaneyama, Yuichiro Morishita, Osamu Kawano, Takuaki Yamamoto, Takeshi Maeda

“…Based on the result of smear speculum, we suspected the pathology as crystal deposition disease. Based on polarized light microscopy, which revealed monocle or triclinic intracellular crystals with a positive birefringence, the patient was diagnosed with pseudogout of the lumbar spine. …”
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