We identified a sufficient number of epidemiologic studies on lung cancer to conduct a meta-analysis for genetic polymor-phisms in nucleotide excision repair pathway genes, focusing on x[r]
We examined associations of plasma total homocysteine tHcy and serum folate, independent risk factors for atherosclerosis, with H.. pylori infection and subsequent gastric atrophy among [r]
To address whether this polymorphism is associated with the risk for coronary heart disease and/or plasma lipid levels in women, we studied a group of 967 female patients with hyperlipid[r]
PNA-FISH on metaphase spreads obtained from hESC exposed to A physiological control maintained at 37oC, B 4oC for 24h, C 25oC for 24h, D 4oC for 48h, E 25oC for 48h, The chromosomes were[r]
The association of type 2 DM with unprocessed meat intake g/day and the frequency of consumption of processed meat was evaluated using the Cox model with adjustment for age, kcals/day, b[r]
Therefore, the observation that only one heterozygous mutation with no consequence on the translated protein was found while screening 14 exons of 35 patient samples suggests that mutati[r]
In the second published pivotal trial of combined therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin, cirrhotic patients treated with peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin for 48 weeks had S[r]
METHODS:A single nucleotide polymorphism at intron 2 of _Gab1 _JST164345 was examined for 454 Japanese health checkup examinees 126 males and 328 females aged 35 to 85 without a history [r]
In general, immune factors prior to treatment or early in treatment do not predict sustained viral response SVR, defined as negative serum test for HCV RNA 6 months after completion of t[r]
In the second published pivotal trial of combined therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin, cirrhotic patients treated with peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin for 48 weeks had S[r]
INTRODUCTION Studies using the human hepatocellular carcinoma HCC cell line HepG2 have demonstrated a specific gene expression pattern induced by ethanol different from that observed in [r]
RISK FACTORS FOR ADVANCED PROGRESSION OF LIVER Fibrosis Risk Factors Alcohol consumption >30 g/day in males, >20 g/day in females Age at time of infection > 40 years Male gender Degree [r]
Because there are many risk factors for each of these processes and because death certificates contain little information on risk beyond age and to avoid poten-tially spurious evidence o[r]
The aim of this study was to characterize global changes of apoptosis-related proteins induced by hypoxia in trophoblastic cells so as to clarify the mechanism of hypoxia-induced apoptos[r]
Their levels were well-correlated for both of the healthy elderly subjects r=0.691 and patients r=0.774, but the serum concentrations of digoxin were better correlated with those of the [r]
Although a well designed study from Europe did show a higher rate of graft failure in HCV recipients of live donor liver transplantation as compared to HCV+ recipients of deceased donor [r]
Although a well designed study from Europe did show a higher rate of graft failure in HCV recipients of live donor liver transplantation as compared to HCV+ recipients of deceased donor [r]