Comorbidities in congenital heart disease: different patterns in childhood and adulthood
BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023 Background Existing studies were no exploration of the association between congenital heart disease (CHD) in children and comorbidities. This study was to assess the prevalence and number of comorbidities in CHD among children and adults, and to compare ...
Zhibao Ding +3 more
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Screening of endocrine organ-specific humoral autoimmunity in 47,XXY Klinefelter's syndrome reveals a significant increase in diabetes-specific immunoreactivity in comparison with healthy control men. [PDF]
, 2015 The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of humoral endocrine organ-specific autoimmunity in 47,XXY Klinefelter’s syndrome (KS) by investigating the autoantibody profile specific to type 1 diabetes (T1DM), Addison’s disease (AD), Hashimoto ...
ANZUINI, Antonella +7 more
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Chromogranin A: From Laboratory to Clinical Aspects of Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors [PDF]
, 2018 Background. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are characterized by having behavior and prognosis that depend upon tumor histology, primary site, staging, and proliferative index.
Baldelli, Roberto +8 more
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Mechanisms that Lead to Disease of the Endocrine System in Animals [PDF]
Toxicologic Pathology, 1989 Endocrine glands are collections of specialized cells that synthesize, store, and release their secretions directly into the blood stream. They are sensing and signalling devices located in the extracellular fluid compartment and are capable of responding to changes in the internal and external environments to coordinate a multiplicity of activities ...
Charles C. Capen, Sharron L. Martin
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced endocrinopathies: a possible indicator of improved survival [PDF]
Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2023 Objective: To evaluate the association between the patients’ characteristics and the development of endocrine toxicity and to assess the association between endocrine-related adverse effects (ERAE) development and mortality.
Mariana Ornelas +6 more
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Does vitamin D play a role in autoimmune endocrine disorders? A proof of concept [PDF]
, 2017 In the last few years, more attention has been given to the "non-calcemic" effect of vitamin D. Several observational studies and meta-analyses demonstrated an association between circulating levels of vitamin D and outcome of many common diseases ...
Altieri, Barbara +15 more
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One special question to start with: can HIF/NFkB be a target in inflammation? [PDF]
, 2015 Hypoxia and Inflammation are strictly interconnected with important consequences at clinical and therapeutic level. While cell and tissue damage due to acute hypoxia mostly leads to cell necrosis, in chronic hypoxia, cells that are located closer to ...
CARNEVALE, ILARIA +8 more
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EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP)
EDIS, 2013 People have asked questions in recent years concerning the effects that certain chemicals may have on the endocrine system of humans and wildlife. Laboratory studies have produced evidence that show various chemicals disrupt the endocrine systems of ...
Frederick M. Fishel
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Rheumatic manifestations of hypothyroidism
Современная ревматология, 2017 The rheumatic manifestations of endocrine diseases are well-known. The endocrine system has a complex effect on the structure and function of musculoskeletal tissues.
L. V. Teplova +3 more
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Environmental chemical exposures and breast cancer [PDF]
, 2016 As a hormone-sensitive condition with no single identifiable cause, breast cancer is a major health problem. It is characterized by a wide range of contributing factors and exposures occurring in different combinations and strengths across a lifetime ...
Plant, J, Stanley, E, Voulvoulis, N
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