Reliability exercise for the polymyalgia rheumatica classification criteria study : the Oranjewoud ultrasound substudy [PDF]
, 2009 Objective. A study supported by the EULAR and the ACR being conducted to establish classification criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) will include ultrasound examination of the shoulders and hips. Ultrasound (US) depicts glenohumeral joint effusion,
Scheel, Alexander Konrad +6 more
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Roles of lipocalin-type and hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthases in mouse retinal angiogenesis
Journal of Lipid Research, 2023 Normal angiogenesis is essential for retinal development and maintenance of visual function in the eye, and its abnormality can cause retinopathy and other eye diseases. Prostaglandin D2 is an anti-angiogenic lipid mediator produced by lipocalin-type PGD
Daiki Horikami +8 more
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Hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma: A proposal of a prognostic scoring system [PDF]
, 1999 Background: Hepatic resection for metastatic colorectal cancer provides excellent longterm results in a substantial proportion of patients. Although various prognostic risk factors have been identified, there has been no dependable staging or prognostic ...
Bonham, AC +9 more
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Expression profiling of metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases in normal and degenerate human achilles tendon [PDF]
, 2006 To profile the messenger RNA (mRNA) expression for the 23 known genes of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), 19 genes of ADAMTS, 4 genes of tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs), and ADAM genes 8, 10, 12, and 17 in normal, painful, and ruptured ...
Alfredson +73 more
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Endoscopic management of biliary complications after liver transplantation [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2008 Objective: To retrospectively evaluate endoscopic treatmentoutcomes of biliary complications in post-liver transplants.Methods: The sample consisted of post-liver transplantationpatients referred to the Endoscopy Unit of Hospital Israelita AlbertEinstein,
Fernanda Prata Martins +2 more
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HPV infection and immunochemical detection of cell-cycle markers in verrucous carcinoma of the penis [PDF]
, 2009 Penile verrucous carcinoma is a rare disease and little is known of its aetiology or pathogenesis. In this study we examined cell-cycle proteins expression and correlation with human papillomavirus infection in a series of 15 pure penile verrucous ...
A Ouban +58 more
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Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology, 2014 Aim: The present study was undertaken to evaluate patient response and recurrence of pigmentation following gingival depigmentation carried out with a surgical blade and diode laser.
Harpreet Singh Grover +4 more
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Multi-institution analysis of racial disparity among African- American men eligible for prostate cancer active surveillance [PDF]
, 2018 There is a significant controversy on whether race should be a factor in considering active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer. To address this question, we analyzed a multi-institution database to assess racial disparity between African-American ...
Dinizo, Michael +13 more
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The role of macrophages in interstitial lung diseases
European Respiratory Review, 2017 The finding of collections of macrophages/histiocytes in lung biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage is relatively common in routine practice. This morphological feature in itself is pathological, but the exact clinical significance and underlying disease ...
Giulio Rossi +11 more
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Crucial events, randomness and multi-fractality in heartbeats
, 2017 We study the connection between multi-fractality and crucial events. Multi-fractality is frequently used as a measure of physiological variability.
Bohara, Gyanendra +3 more
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