Real‐World Performance of CSF Kappa Free Light Chains in the 2024 McDonald Criteria
ABSTRACT Objective Kappa free light chains (KFLCs) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) have a similar performance to CSF‐restricted oligoclonal bands (OCB) for multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis. To help with implementation, we set out to resolve several remaining uncertainties: (1) performance in a real‐world cohort and the 2024 McDonald criteria; (2 ...
Maya M. Leibowitz +11 more
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Show Me Competence or Make Me Feel Warm: The Impact of Green Brand Anthropomorphism on Consumers' Purchasing Intentions. [PDF]
Li S, Chang H, Ma J, Chen K.
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Whole‐Body Pattern of Muscle Degeneration and Progression in Sarcoglycanopathies
ABSTRACT Objective To characterize whole‐body intramuscular fat distribution pattern in patients with sarcoglycanopathies and explore correlations with disease severity, duration and age at onset. Methods Retrospective, cross‐sectional, multicentric study enrolling patients with variants in one of the four sarcoglycan genes who underwent whole‐body ...
Laura Costa‐Comellas +39 more
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Adverse and Serious Adverse Events Associated With Tocilizumab in COVID-19 Pneumonia and With Cyclosporin, Pazopanib, and Insulin Glargine in Other Diseases: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study From a Tertiary Care Center in Bangladesh. [PDF]
Ahmed K +5 more
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ABSTRACT Objective To determine the concentration of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma in Alexander disease (AxD) and whether GFAP levels are predictive of disease phenotypes. Methods CSF and plasma were collected (longitudinally when available) from AxD participants and non‐AxD controls.
Amy T. Waldman +9 more
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Improving legislation is a necessity: A multi-method quantitative analysis of tobacco sponsorship and publicity in China. [PDF]
Sun S, Wu Y, Tang Y, Wang F.
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ABSTRACT Objective Glioma recurrence severely impacts patient prognosis, with current treatments showing limited efficacy. Traditional methods struggle to analyze recurrence mechanisms due to challenges in assessing tumor heterogeneity, spatial dynamics, and gene networks.
Lei Qiu +10 more
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Assessing the Effectiveness of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Point-of-Care Proficiency Testing Scheme: Analysis of the Data From 2021 to 2022 in South Africa. [PDF]
Blasich NP, Adelekan AM.
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ABSTRACT Objectives WHO grade 4 astrocytomas are associated with poor prognosis, and their prognostic factors remain controversial. This study aimed to identify the prognostic factors and develop a management algorithm for these patients. Methods This study retrospectively included 151 CNS5 adult grade 4 astrocytomas from two medical centers.
Jiawei Cai +13 more
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Global Panoramic analysis of clinical research in cell therapy: clinical trial landscape, marketed products, and regulatory trends. [PDF]
Wang M +11 more
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