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Diagnostic strategies for C-reactive protein
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Background Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) has been identified in prospective epidemiological research as an independent risk marker for cardiovascular disease. In... -
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Comparison of procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) plasma concentrations at different SOFA scores during the course of sepsis and MODS
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Objectives: The relation of procalcitonin (PCT) plasma concentrations compared with C-reactive protein (CRP) was analyzed in patients with different severity of... -
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Research Article: Breast Cancer Research
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The contribution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 to the incidence of male breast cancer (MBC) in the United Kingdom is not known, and the importance of these genes in... -
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The diagnostic value of liver biopsy
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Since the introduction of molecular diagnostic tools such as markers for hepatitis C and different autoimmune diseases, liver biopsy is thought to be... -
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A cross-sectional study of early identification of postpartum depression: Implications for primary care providers from The Ontario Mother & Infant Survey
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Background This survey's objective was to provide planning information by examining utilization patterns, health outcomes and costs associated with existing practices... -
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The association between secondhand smoke and the risk of developing acute coronary syndromes, among non-smokers, under the presence of several cardiovascular risk factors: The CARDIO2000 case-control study
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Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between secondhand smoke and the risk of developing a first event of acute coronary syndromes... -
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Understanding gastrointestinal perfusion in critical care: so near, and yet so far
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
An association between abnormal gastrointestinal perfusion and critical illness has been suggested for a number of years. Much of the data to support this idea comes... -
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Gamma oscillation underlies hyperthermia-induced epileptiform-like spikes in immature rat hippocampal slices
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Background Recently a hyperthermic rat hippocampal slice model system has been used to investigate febrile seizure pathophysiology. Our previous data indicates that... -
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Pancreatic hyperamylasemia during acute gastroenteritis: incidence and clinical relevance
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Many case reports of acute pancreatitis have been reported but, up to now, pancreatic abnormalities during acute gastroenteritis have not been studied... -
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Effect of mivacurium 200 and 250 μg/kg in infants during isoflurane anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN07742712]
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Background Infants usually respond differently to a neuromuscular relaxant compared to children or adults. Isoflurane is commonly used as an anesthetic gas in... -
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Risk factors for breast cancer in Iran: a case-control study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Iranian breast cancer patients are relatively younger than their Western counterparts. The objective of the present study was to investigate risk factors... -
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New immunosuppressive drugs in heart transplantation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Only a few randomized clinical trials have been performed so far in heart transplant recipients, mainly because of the relatively small number of heart transplants... -
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Association of mesenchymal cells and immunoglobulins with differentiating epithelial cells
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Mesenchymal-epithelial interactions play an important role in the physiology and pathology of epithelial tissues. Mesenchymal cells either associate with... -
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The Carvedilol Prospective Randomized Cumulative Survival (COPERNICUS) trial
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Previous trials (Metoprolol CR/XL Randomised Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure [MERIT-HF], Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study [CIBIS] II) have... -
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Accessing and distributing EMBL data using CORBA (common object request broker architecture)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database is a comprehensive database of DNA and RNA sequences and related information traditionally made available in flat-... -
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A review of clinical trials in dietary interventions to decrease the incidence of coronary artery disease
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Of the associations between dietary elements and coronary artery disease (CAD), the greatest body of evidence deals with the beneficial effect of reducing the dietary... -
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Time course of muscle soreness following different types of exercise
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Background Post-exercise muscle soreness is a dull, aching sensation that follows unaccustomed muscular exertion. Primarily on the basis of previous laboratory-based... -
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The (CTG)n polymorphism in the NOTCH4 gene is not associated with schizophrenia in Japanese individuals
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Background The human NOTCH4 gene is a candidate gene for schizophrenia due to its chromosomal location and neurobiological roles. In a British linkage study, NOTCH4... -
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Deletion of the alpha-synuclein locus in a subpopulation of C57BL/6J inbred mice
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Background The presynaptic protein α-synuclein is involved in a range of neurodegenerative diseases. Here we analyze potential compensatory mechanisms in α-synuclein... -
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Manipulation of gene expression by an ecdysone-inducible gene switch in tumor xenografts
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Rapid, robust and reversible induction of transgene expression would significantly facilitate cancer gene therapy as well as allow the in vivo functional...