acute exacerbation of asthma in children. A comparison oftwo doses of oral steroids. Chest 2002, 122:624-628.12. McGrath P, Pitcher L: 'Enough is enough': qualitative findings onthe impact of dexamethasone during reinduction/consolida-tion for paediatric acute lymphoblastic l[r]
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We examined incidence and survival in relation to age, gender, socioeconomic deprivation, rurality and trends over time. We also examined the association between volume of patients treated by hospitals and survival.
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Engineering thermal stability of L-asparaginase by in vitrodirected evolutionGeorgia A. Kotzia and Nikolaos E. LabrouLaboratory of Enzyme Technology, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, GreeceBacterial l-asparaginases (l-ASNases, EC 3.5.1.1)have been used as[r]
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year, diabetic patients reported poorer QOL outcomes than non-diabetic patients. However,diabetic patients showed greater improvements in their functional status, but were less likely toreturn to work compared to non-diabetic patients. In contrast with these findings, our multivariateanalyses showed[r]
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infiltration by malignant lymphoblasts. Demonstration of a pre-B cell immunophenotype (Fig. 105-2) and, often, characteristic cytogenetic abnormalities (Table 105-6) confirm the diagnosis. An adverse prognosis in patients with precursor B cell ALL is predicted by a very high white cell count, the pr[r]
DRMs.DiscussionA number of previous investigations have shown that theplasma membrane of animal cells is a heterogeneous lipidbilayer that contains distinct cholesterol-rich micro-domains like DRMs, which are responsible for a numberof biological functions e.g., concentrating and sorting ofproteins[r]
DRMs.DiscussionA number of previous investigations have shown that theplasma membrane of animal cells is a heterogeneous lipidbilayer that contains distinct cholesterol-rich micro-domains like DRMs, which are responsible for a numberof biological functions e.g., concentrating and sorting ofproteins[r]
2005). These apoptotic pathways are named based on the origin of stimulus and the subcellular site that carries out the signalling events. Various gene products play a role in regulating the process of apoptosis. These proteins include B-cell leukaemia/lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) family proteins, casp[r]
tory trials and widespread acceptance into routine clinical use. Compared with scoring systems and laboratory markers, con-trast - enhanced CT scans offer broader information regarding intra - abdominal anatomy. Location and extent of necrosis are identifi ed and can be serially evaluated (see Figur[r]