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Testing the theory of immune selection in cancers that break the rules of transplantation [PDF]
Modification of cancer cells likely to reduce their immunogenicity, including loss or down-regulation of MHC molecules, is now well documented and has become the main support for the concept of immune surveillance.
A Garcia-Lora +84 more
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Background & aim: Occult hepatitis B virus infection in blood donors threats the safety of the blood supply. It is characterized by detection of low viral DNA in the serum subjects who have negative test for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).
Alireza Mankhian, Afsoon Shariat
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Occult blood in faeces is associated with all-cause and non-colorectal cancer mortality
Objective An association between detectable faecal haemoglobin (f-Hb) and both the risk of death from colorectal cancer (CRC) and all-cause mortality has been reported.
G. Libby +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Organized colorectal cancer screening in Serbia - the first round within 2013-2014 [PDF]
Background/Aim. The National Organized Colorectal Cancer Screening Program was conducted in the Republic of Serbia during 2013-2014 covering the population of both genders, aged 50 to 74 years, in 28 municipalities out of 180, with the target ...
Banković-Lazarević Dušica +5 more
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Faecal Occult Blood Point-of-Care Tests
BackgroundEarly detection of colorectal cancer decreases the risk of mortality. Faecal occult blood tests (FOBT) are recognised as a useful tool for colorectal cancer screening. These non-invasive, rapid, and easy-to-carry assays are very often used as a
Barbara Kościelniak-Merak +3 more
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Occult macular dystrophy in an Italian family carrying a mutation in the RP1L1 gene. [PDF]
Occult macular dystrophy (OMD) is an inherited macular disease characterized by progressive visual decline with the absence of visible retinal abnormalities. Typical alterations of the retinal structure are detectable by spectral domain optical coherence
Colavito, Davide +4 more
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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and S-Escape Mutants: From the Beginning until Now [PDF]
Despite of the progress made in vaccine and antiviral therapy development, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major health care problem. More than 240 million people are chronically infected worldwide showing differences in the severity of liver
Cuestas, María Luján +4 more
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Changes in prevalence of faecal occult blood positivity over time [PDF]
Objectives: Changes in the prevalence of faecal occult blood test positivity over time have not been previously reported, but could have important implications.
Anderson, Annie S. +5 more
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FECAL OCCULT BLOOD: A COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL AND IMMUNOCHEMICAL TESTS
BACKGROUND: Colorectal bleeding is a warning sign that may be identified by fecal occult blood testing. A positive fecal occult blood test result requires a subsequent colonoscopy, a costly and invasive examination.
Luana Vilarinho BORGES +5 more
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