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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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The genetic structure of recombinant inbred mice: high-resolution consensus maps for complex trait analysis
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Background Recombinant inbred (RI) strains of mice are an important resource used to map and analyze complex traits. They have proved particularly effective in... -
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Alterations of E-cadherin and β-catenin in gastric cancer
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Background The E-cadherin-catenin complex plays a crucial role in epithelial cell-cell adhesion and in the maintenance of tissue architecture. Perturbation in the... -
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Genomic-scale measurement of mRNA turnover and the mechanisms of action of the anti-cancer drug flavopiridol
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Background Flavopiridol, a flavonoid currently in cancer clinical trials, inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) by competitively blocking their ATP-binding pocket.... -
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Atrial fibrillation in a primary care practice: prevalence and management
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Background Atrial fibrillation is a common serious cardiac arrhythmia. Knowing the prevalence of atrial fibrillation and documentation of medical management are... -
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Early immune development, atopy and asthma: insights from ATS 2001, May 18-23, San Francisco
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There is rising evidence that the initiation of atopy and asthma may occur in early life or even during fetal life. At the American Thoracic Society meeting 2001 in... -
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Pancreatic hyperamylasemia during acute gastroenteritis: incidence and clinical relevance
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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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Genetic epidemiology: Systemic sclerosis
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem connective tissue disease characterised phenotypically by fibrosis and ischaemic atrophy. Its aetiology is most likely... -
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A cohort study of possible risk factors for over-reporting of antihypertensive adherence
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Background The identification of poor medicinal adherence is difficult because direct observation of medication use is usually impractical. Up to 50% of individuals... -
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Acetaminophen toxicity: suicidal vs accidental
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Introduction Acetaminophen toxicity, which can lead to hepatotoxicity, is a burden on our health care system and contributes significantly to intensive care unit... -
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Patient attitudes toward using computers to improve health services delivery
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Background The aim of this study was to examine the acceptability of point of care computerized prompts to improve health services delivery among a sample of primary... -
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Influence of twenty-five per cent human serum albumin on total and ionized calcium concentrations
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Background: A inverse correlation has been found between changes in ionized calcium concentrations and the addition of albumin in vitro, which may explain adverse... -
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Prescribing patterns in premenstrual syndrome
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Background Over 300 therapies have been proposed for premenstrual syndrome. To date there has been only one survey conducted in the UK of PMS treatments prescribed by... -
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The attributable mortality and length of intensive care unit stay of clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients
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Objective To estimate the mortality and length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) attributable to clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in mechanically... -
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Weight-modification trials in older adults: what should the outcome measure be?
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Background Overweight older adults are often counseled to lose weight, even though there is little evidence of excess mortality in that age group. Overweight and... -
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Treatment of established postoperative nausea and vomiting: a quantitative systematic review
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Background The relative efficacy of antiemetics for the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is poorly understood. Methods Systematic search... -
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The role of TNF-receptor family members and other TRAF-dependent receptors in bone resorption
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The contribution of osteoclasts to the process of bone loss in inflammatory arthritis has recently been demonstrated. Studies in osteoclast biology have led to the... -
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The significance of opthalmologic evaluation in the early diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism: the Cretan experience
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Background The Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) are far from the rare systemic diseases that mainly affect the neural tissue. There are very few written reports on... -
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The molecular genetic linkage map of the model legume
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Background The legume Medicago truncatula has emerged as a model plant for the molecular and genetic dissection of various plant processes involved in rhizobial,... -
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Chromosomal mapping, gene structure and characterization of the human and murine
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Background Rab GTPases are regulators of intracellular membrane traffic. The Rab27 subfamily consists of Rab27a and Rab27b. Rab27a has been recently implicated in...