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Systematic review of birth cohort studies in Africa [PDF]

, 2011
In sub-Saharan Africa, unacceptably high rates of mortality amongst women and children continue to persist. The emergence of research employing new genomic technologies is advancing knowledge on cause of disease. This review aims to identify birth cohort
Campbell, Alasdair, Rudan, Igor
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Cohort profile: The Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort (KIULARCO)

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2017
BACKGROUND The Kilombero and Ulanga Antiretroviral Cohort (KIULARCO) is a single-site, open and ongoing prospective cohort of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWHIV) established in 2005 at the Chronic Diseases Clinic of ...
Emilio Letang, Aneth Vedastus Kalinjuma, Tracy R Glass, Anna Gamell, Herry Mapesi, George Sikalengo, Lameck Bonaventure Luwanda, Dorcas Mnzava, Alex J Ntamatungiro, Regina Ndaki, Gideon Francis, Fiona Vanobberghen, Hansjakob Furrer, Thomas Klimkait, Ingrid Felger, Marcel Tanner, Christoph Hatz, Maja Weisser, Manuel Battegay, on behalf of the KIULARCO Study Group   +19 more
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Relative validity of a food frequency questionnaire for adolescents from a capital in the Northeastern region of Brazil [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2020
The present study was conducted to evaluate the validity of the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) used in the RPS Birth Cohort Consortium (Ribeirão Preto, Pelotas, and São Luís) to assess dietary intake of adolescents from São Luís, Maranhão.
E.G. Bogea, A.K.T.C. França, M.L.B.M. Bragança, J.S. Vaz, M.C. Assunção, M.A. Barbieri, H. Bettiol, A.A.M. Silva   +7 more
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Circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors – a biomarker analysis of the ALICE and ICON trials

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In this explorative biomarker analysis, we assessed serial sampling of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with CellSearch in two randomized trials testing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in metastatic breast cancer. Our data demonstrate a prognostic potential of CTCs, most apparent 4 weeks into ICI therapy.
Nikolai Kragøe Andresen, Andreas Hagen Røssevold, Elin Borgen, Cecilie Bendigtsen Schirmer, Bjørnar Gilje, Øystein Garred, Jon Lømo, Marius Stensland, Oddmund Nordgård, Ragnhild Sørum Falk, Randi R. Mathiesen, Hege G. Russnes, Jon Amund Kyte, Bjørn Naume   +13 more
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Diabetes and Risk of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma [PDF]

, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To examine the epidemiologic association between diabetes and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We searched MEDLINE for observational studies on the association between diabetes and NHL in adults using the ...
Castillo, Jorge, Mitri, Joanna, Pittas, Anastassios G.   +2 more
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Comparative analysis of gut microbiota associated with body mass index in a large Korean cohort

BMC Microbiology, 2017
Background Gut microbiota plays an important role in the harvesting, storage, and expenditure of energy obtained from one’s diet. Our cross-sectional study aimed to identify differences in gut microbiota according to body mass index (BMI) in a Korean ...
Yeojun Yun, Han-Na Kim, Song E. Kim, Seong Gu Heo, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Hocheol Shin, Hyung-Lae Kim   +7 more
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Cohort Profile: Shahroud Eye Cohort Study [PDF]

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2012
The Shahroud Eye Cohort Study was set up to determine the prevalence and incidence of visual impairment and major eye conditions in the 40-64-year-old population of Shahroud as a Middle Eastern population. The first phase of the study was conducted in 2009-10.
Hassan Koohian, Mohammad Reza Khademi, Mehdi Mirzaii, Ebrahim Jafarzadehpur, Mohammad Shariati, Ahmad Kheirkhah, Mehdi Khabazkhoob, Kamran Hodjatjalali, Sarvenaz Malihi, Kamran Yazdani, Reza Chaman, Akbar Fotouhi, Hassan Hashemi, Mohammad Hassan Emamian   +13 more
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Cell‐free and extracellular vesicle microRNAs with clinical utility for solid tumors

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cell‐free microRNAs (cfmiRs) are small‐RNA circulating molecules detectable in almost all body biofluids. Innovative technologies have improved the application of cfmiRs to oncology, with a focus on clinical needs for different solid tumors, but with emphasis on diagnosis, prognosis, cancer recurrence, as well as treatment monitoring.
Yoshinori Hayashi, Janelle‐Cheri Millen, Romela Irene Ramos, Jennifer A. Linehan, Timothy G. Wilson, Dave S. B. Hoon, Matias A. Bustos   +6 more
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Sexually transmitted infection as a risk factor for homosexual HIV transmission: a systematic review of epidemiological studies

, 2000
Existing reviews suggest some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are risk factors in heterosexual HIV transmission. This may not be so in homosexual HIV transmission, about which reviews make no specific conclusions.
Bonell, C, Hickson, F, Weatherburn, P
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Low-level alcohol consumption and cancer mortality

Scientific Reports, 2021
The effect of light-to-moderate alcohol consumption on cancer risk remains controversial. We examined the association between low-level alcohol consumption and cancer mortality. A cohort study included 331,984 Korean adults free of cancer at baseline who
Hyeonyoung Ko, Yoosoo Chang, Han-Na Kim, Jae-Heon Kang, Hocheol Shin, Eunju Sung, Seungho Ryu   +6 more
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