Chronic Kidney Disease Progression [PDF]
Whether we like it or not, nephrologists around the world have been called to action. Our mission is to attenuate the growth of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Several conditions will need to gel for us to succeed.
Allison A, Eddy, Eric G, Neilson
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Expression of p63 as predictive and prognostic factor in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer [PDF]
Background/Aim. Serbia belongs to the group of countries with a high lung cancer incidence and mortality rate. p63 gene plays an important role in development of lung cancer and immunohistochemical expression of p63 is considered to be a reliable marker ...
Cvetković Gordana +8 more
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Histamine index and clinical expression of rheumatoid arthritis activity [PDF]
Background/Aim. Many arguments prove the pathophysiologic role of histamine in the process of remodeling and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
Tomić-Lučić Aleksandra P. +4 more
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Leveraging Disease Progression Learning for Medical Image Recognition
Unlike natural images, medical images often have intrinsic characteristics that can be leveraged for neural network learning. For example, images that belong to different stages of a disease may continuously follow a certain progression pattern.
Fevens, Thomas, Lao, Qicheng, Wang, Boyu
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Drosophila as a Model Organism in Host–Pathogen Interaction Studies
Owing to the genetic similarities and conserved pathways between a fruit fly and mammals, the use of the Drosophila model as a platform to unveil novel mechanisms of infection and disease progression has been justified and widely instigated.
Salma Younes +4 more
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Predicting Severe Disease and Critical Illness on Initial Diagnosis of COVID-19: Simple Triage Tools
RationaleThis study was conducted to develop, validate, and compare prediction models for severe disease and critical illness among symptomatic patients with confirmed COVID-19.MethodsFor development cohort, 433 symptomatic patients diagnosed with COVID ...
Lutfi Ali S. Kurban +7 more
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The current state of biomarker research for Friedreich's ataxia: a report from the 2018 FARA biomarker meeting [PDF]
The 2018 FARA Biomarker Meeting highlighted the current state of development of biomarkers for Friedreich's ataxia. A mass spectroscopy assay to sensitively measure mature frataxin (reduction of which is the root cause of disease) is being developed ...
Blair, Ian A. +8 more
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Vitamin D Status of HIV-Infected Women and its Association with HIV Disease Progression, Anemia, and Mortality. [PDF]
Vitamin D has a potential role in slowing HIV disease progression and preventing mortality based on its extensive involvement in the immune system; however, this relationship has not been examined in large studies or in resource-limited settings. Vitamin
Adrian V. Hernandez +9 more
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Apathy in Alzheimer's disease: Contribution to a clinical view on progression of dementia
In addition to cognitive impairment, apathy is increasingly recognized as an important neuropsychiatric syndrome in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aims: To identify the relationship between dementia severity and apathy levels, and to discuss the association ...
Florindo Stella +5 more
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HERMIONE: a randomized Phase 2 trial of MM-302 plus trastuzumab versus chemotherapy of physician's choice plus trastuzumab in patients with previously treated, anthracycline-naïve, HER2-positive, locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer. [PDF]
BackgroundHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer is a particularly aggressive form of the disease, and ultimately progresses in patients with metastases on standard therapies.
Cortes, Javier +10 more
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