Establishment and biological characterization of radioresistant colorectal cancer cell lines
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Under ionizing radiation exposure, radiation‐sensitive cancer cells exhibit oxidative stress and DNA damage, while radiation‐resistant cancer cells exhibit strong antioxidant properties and DNA damage repair. Radiotherapy resistance is a major cause of recurrence and metastasis in colorectal cancer (CRC).
Tian‐Yin Qu +10 more
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Penalized Distributed Lag Interaction Model: Air Pollution, Birth Weight and Neighborhood Vulnerability [PDF]
Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy has a substantial public health impact. Epidemiological evidence supports an association between maternal exposure to air pollution and low birth weight. A popular method to estimate this association while identifying windows of susceptibility is a distributed lag model (DLM), which regresses an ...
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Pregnancy after liver transplantation with tacrolimus immunosuppression: A single center's experience update at 13 years [PDF]
, 2003 Background. Chronic liver disease often leads to amenorrhea in women of childbearing age. There are several reports of successful pregnancy after liver transplantation (LTx) with cyclosporine A immunosuppression.
Armenti +20 more
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FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Liver‐specific knockout of N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) methyltransferase METTL3 significantly accelerated hepatic tumor initiation under various oncogenic challenges, contrary to the previously reported oncogenic role of METTL3 in liver cancer cell lines or xenograft models. Mechanistically, METTL3 deficiency reduced m6A deposition on Manf transcripts and
Bo Cui +15 more
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Teen Smoking and Birth Outcomes [PDF]
In the U.S. teen mothers are more likely to give birth to low birth weight babies than non-teen mothers. There is also substantial evidence that smoking is a risk factor correlated with low birth weight.
Erdal Tekin +2 more
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Low Birth Weight at Term and Its Determinants in a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal: A Case-Control Study
PLoS ONE, 2015 Birth weight of a child is an important indicator of its vulnerability for childhood illness and chances of survival. A large number of infant deaths can be averted by appropriate management of low birth weight babies and prevention of factors associated
S. Sharma +6 more
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Effect of Insurance on Infant Health: A Case Study of Low-Income Women in New Jersey [PDF]
There have been relatively few evaluations of the effect of private insurance and Medicaid on infant health, and results from previous studies are inconclusive.
Nancy Reichman +2 more
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A Correlative Study of An At-Risk Population and Low Birth Weight/Infant Mortality in a Northeast Oklahoma City Community [PDF]
, 1996 Studies show that numerous and complex variables influence pregnancy outcomes and infant mortality rates. These variables include demographic, medical, physical, environmental, behavioral, and attitudinal factors and prenatal care.
Thrower, Estacia D.
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The effects of maternal age and parity on birth weight in a tribal community of Kinwat, Nanded, Maharashtra, India [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Low birth weight is an important determinant of childhood morbidity and mortality. Birth weight is a significant factor that determines vulnerability of risk of childhood illness and survival.
More, Uttam B., Narwade, Ramdas G.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2015 BackgroundBirth weight is an important determinant of child survival and development. So far, the prevalence and traditional maternal feeding practice correlates of low birth weight have not been explored well in Ethiopia.
M. Gebremedhin +3 more
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