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Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment
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Background Bariatric patients showing poor "focus" during treatment more often failed to lose weight or maintain reduced weight. Evaluation of these patients... -
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Oral contraceptive use before first birth and risk of breast cancer: a case control study
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Background The aim of this study was first, to investigate whether women starting oral contraceptive (OC) use at a young age and before first birth have an increased... -
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How well can blood pressure be controlled? Progress report on the Systolic Hypertension in Europe Follow-Up Study (Syst-Eur 2)
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Background The randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled Systolic Hypertension in Europe trial (Syst-Eur 1) proved that blood pressure (BP) lowering therapy... -
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A prospective study of rural drinking water quality and acute gastrointestinal illness
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Background This study examined the relationship between the bacteriological contamination of drinking water from private wells and acute gastrointestinal illness... -
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The role of soil factors and leaf protein in the utilization of mopane plants by elephants in northern Botswana
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Background Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) plants form monotypic woodlands that cover extensive areas in northern Botswana. Mopane is also a principal food item in the... -
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Quantitative analysis of DNA levels in maternal plasma in normal and Down syndrome pregnancies
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Background We investigated fetal and total DNA levels in maternal plasma in patients bearing fetuses affected with Down syndrome in comparison to controls carrying... -
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Linkage analysis of HLA and candidate genes for celiac disease in a North American family-based study
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Background Celiac disease has a strong genetic association with HLA. However, this association only explains approximately half of the sibling risk for celiac... -
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Molecular action of methotrexate in inflammatory diseases
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Despite the recent introduction of biological response modifiers and potent new small-molecule antirheumatic drugs, the efficacy of methotrexate is nearly unsurpassed... -
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Should all patients receive dual chamber pacing ICDs? The rationale for the DAVID trial
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All of the prospective multicenter trials that support the use of implantable defibrillators have used single chamber pacemakers/implantable cardiovertor... -
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A p130Castyrosine phosphorylated substrate domain decoy disrupts v-Crk signaling
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The adaptor protein p130Cas(Cas) has been shown to be involved in different cellular processes including cell adhesion, migration and transformation. This protein has... -
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TheTnfrh1(Tnfrsf23) gene is weakly imprinted in several organs and expressed at the trophoblast-decidua interface
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
TheTnfrh1gene (gene symbolTnfrsf23) is located near one end of a megabase-scale imprinted region on mouse distal chromosome 7, about 350 kb distant from the nearest... -
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Mini-laparoscopic versus laparoscopic approach to appendectomy
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the feasibility of using 2-mm laparoscopic instruments to perform an appendectomy in patients with... -
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A simple model based on mutation and selection explains trends in codon and amino-acid usage and GC composition within and across genomes
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: Correlations between genome composition (in terms of GC content) and usage of particular codons and amino acids have been widely reported, but poorly... -
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The evolutionary position of nematodes
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The complete genomes of three animals have been sequenced by global research efforts: a nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans), an insect (Drosophila... -
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The stressed synovium
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This review focuses on the mechanisms of stress response in the synovial tissue of rheumatoid arthritis. The major stress factors, such as heat stress, shear stress,... -
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Are plant formins integral membrane proteins?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The formin family of proteins has been implicated in signaling pathways of cellular morphogenesis in both animals and fungi; in the latter case, at least,... -
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Normalization and analysis of DNA microarray data by self-consistency and local regression
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
A robust semi-parametric normalization technique has been developed, based on the assumption that the large majority of genes will not have their relative expression... -
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The CONSORT statement: revised recommendations for improving the quality of reports of parallel group randomized trials
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
To comprehend the results of a randomized controlled trial (RCT), readers must understand its design, conduct, analysis and interpretation. That goal can only be... -
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Femoral vein size in newborns and infants: preliminary investigation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The femoral vein is an important site for central venous access in newborns and infants. The objectives of this study are to determine whether age or... -
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High frequency of association of rheumatic/autoimmune diseases and untreated male hypogonadism with severe testicular dysfunction
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Our goal in the present work was to determine whether male patients with untreated hypogonadism have an increased risk of developing rheumatic/autoimmune disease...