Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 single nucleotide polymorphism Gly388Arg in head and neck carcinomas [PDF]
BACKGROUND Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is considered to be a progressive disease resulting from alterations in multiple genes regulating cell proliferation and differentiation like receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and members of the ...
Bergmann, C.+5 more
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Halitosis in otorhinolaryngology practice.
Halitosis is a common and devastating condition, which may affect up to 1/3 of the population. It can be classified either as genuine halitosis, pseudohalitosis, or halitophobia. Genuine halitosis is more common and usually related to an organic pathology such as periodontitis.
Tolgahan Catli+2 more
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Treating Hearing Loss: From Cochlear Implantation to Gene Therapy
Cochlear implantation is the primary treatment for deafness, restoring functional hearing in over a million people. Recently, gene therapy has enabled biological hearing restoration in a small number of patients with OTOF‐related mutations. This perspective evaluates both approaches, concluding that cochlear implants will remain the standard for most ...
Fan‐Gang Zeng+4 more
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Audiologic Evaluation of Patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis at a Pediatric Hospital
Introduction: Mucopolysaccharidosis are characterized by the deficit of lysosomal enzymes corrupting the glycosaminoglycans. Accumulating these metabolites causes several alterations, such as otologic alterations.
Gomes, Ariana Braga+5 more
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Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B regulates prostaglandin E-2 synthesis, growth, and migration in nasal tissue fibroblasts [PDF]
Background. Superantigens and eicosanoids are important amplifiers and regulators of inflammation in airway diseases. We therefore studied the possible influence of Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B ( SEB) on the cyclooxygenase ( COX) pathway and basic
Bachert, Claus+4 more
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Objective Assessment of Surgical Operative Performance by Observational Clinical Human Reliability Analysis (OC-HRA):A Systematic Review [PDF]
Background: Both morbidity and mortality data (MMD) and learning curves (LCs) do not provide information on the nature of intraoperative errors and their mechanisms when these adversely impact on patient outcome.
Cuschieri, Alfred, Tang, Benjie
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This article describes the integration of compliant bi‐stability in continuum robots. This integration leads to two variants of compliant bistable mechanism (CBM) integrated continuum robot segments, extending and locking. Results show that when used together, these CBM‐integrated segments allow the continuum robot to form custom shapes.
Muhammad Umer Khan Niazi+4 more
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The 100 Most Cited Turkish Papers in the Otorhinolaryngology Journals of Web of Science
Objective:The aim of the study was to analyze the 100 most cited publications with Turkish origin in the Web of Science Otorhinolaryngology (ORL) journals.Methods:The Web of Science database was searched in terms of citations for publications originating
Taner Kemal Erdağ, Gökhan Kurtoğlu
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Trisomy 5p: Long Recognized, Rarely Published‐ Three New Cases and Review of the Literature
ABSTRACT Complete trisomy 5p is a rare chromosomal disorder caused by a duplication of the short arm of chromosome 5. Current data suggest that complete trisomy 5p presents as a distinct clinical syndrome including but not limited to seizures, developmental delays, facial dysmorphisms, failure to thrive, and recurrent respiratory infections.
Gabriela J. Kim+2 more
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Tissue engineering in otorhinolaryngology: A knowledge‐based analysis
Objective To analyze the impact, performance, degree of specialization, and collaboration patterns of the worldwide scientific production on tissue engineering in otorhinolaryngology at the level of countries and institutions.
Javier Padilla‐Cabello+3 more
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