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Genetic Testing Unveils a Novel Thrombospondin‐1 Domain Containing Protein 1 Gene Variant as the Cause of Chronic Edema in a 79‐Year‐Old Woman

Clinical Genetics, EarlyView.
A 79‐year‐old woman with lifelong peripheral edema and an affected sister was found to harbor a novel homozygous THSD1 splice‐site variant. Reduced THSD1 expression in dermal endothelial cells supported the possibility that this variant contributes to chronic hereditary edema.
Eiko Amo, Takafumi Toyohara, Naoya Saijo, Satoko Sato, Jun Takayama, Yoshiko Suto, Yuji Noguchi, Sosuke Kinomura, Yusuke Ishizuka, Shun Watanabe, Koichi Kikuchi, Rui Makino, Mai Yoshida, Yuji Oe, Tasuku Nagasawa, Koji Okamoto, Takehiro Suzuki, Mariko Miyazaki, Shinya Kawaguchi, Takashi Suzuki, Takaaki Abe, Shigeo Kure, Atsuo Kikuchi, Tetsuhiro Tanaka   +23 more
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Clinical course of epithelial ovarian cancer patients with pleural effusion in Siriraj Hospital

Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2009
Objective To evaluate the clinical course and determine the survival of epithelial ovarian cancer patients with pleural effusion. Study design Retrospective study.
Panupong Punthmatharith, Suwanit Therasakvichya   +1 more
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Cancer in Pleural Effusion: A Combination Serum Tumor Markers and Cytology

Medical Journal of Babylon
Background:Cytological examination of body effusion has an essential role in different tumor staging and research of malignancy. Objectives:It is to study the diagnostic effect of serum tumor markers in differentiation between benign and malignant ...
Ammar Eesa Mahdi, Haider Abdul Ridha Alkafaji   +1 more
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Identifying Malignant Pleural Effusion by A Cancer Ratio (Serum LDH: Pleural Fluid ADA Ratio) [PDF]

, 2015
AimWe studied the diagnostic potential of serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in malignant pleural effusion.MethodsRetrospective analysis of patients hospitalized with exudative pleural effusion in 2013.ResultsSerum LDH and serum LDH: pleural fluid ADA ...
R. W. Light, Light, RW, Akash Verma, Verma, Akash, Abisheganaden, John, John Abisheganaden   +5 more
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Evaluation of the Role of D Dimer in the Diagnosis of Different Types of Pleural Effusion [PDF]

Zagazig University Medical Journal
Background: D-dimer level marker of solid phase fibrin dissolution is found to be high in patients with exudative pleural effusion. This study aimed to compare between D dimer concentration pleural effusions in order to investigate the predictor value of
Mostafa Ragab, Saad Samra, Mohammed Alshaybani, Reda Mohamed Elghamry   +3 more
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Improving timeliness of lung cancer care through a rapid assessment clinic

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer improve survival. Guidelines from Australia and worldwide stipulate timeframes of care from referral. The Rapid Lung Assessment Clinic (RLAC) was established to fast‐track the diagnostic and treatment pathway, with a subsequent quality improvement initiative based on the initial analysis ...
Shakti V. Dabholkar, Shalini Vinod, Zinta Harrington, Benjamin Kolevski, Beth Ivimey, Joseph Descallar, Jonathan P. Williamson   +6 more
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Role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in diagnosis of pleural effusion of different origins

Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2014
Background: The undiagnosed pleural effusions are an important clinical problem so scientists spent much effort and time in searching for a new parameter to help in the diagnosis of pleural effusions.
M. Fathy, M. Al Ansary, M. Zakaria, H. Abdel-Hafiz, M. Said   +4 more
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Novel biomarker analysis of pleural effusion enhances differentiation of tuberculous from malignant pleural effusion

, 2016
Kuan-Yuan Chen,1,2 Po-Hao Feng,1,2 Chih-Cheng Chang,1 Tzu-Tao Chen,1 Hsiao-Chi Chuang,1,3 Chun-Nin Lee,1,3 Chien-Ling Su,1,3 Lian-Yu Lin,4 Kang-Yun Lee,1,2 1Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, 2Department ...
Su CL, Chang CC, Lee CN, Lin LY, Chen TT, Chen KY, Feng PH, Lee KY, Chuang HC   +8 more
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Investigação do fenótipo das células presentes nos líquidos cavitários para o diagnóstico diferencial entre as efusões malignas e as benignas [PDF]

, 2015
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmácia, Florianópolis, 2015.As membranas serosas pleurais, peritoneais e pericárdicas são aquelas que envolvem, respectivamente ...
Reis, Manoela Lira
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Thoracoscopic techniques in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of pleural effusions—advantages and disadvantages of different thoracoscopic approaches [PDF]

Introduction: Pleural effusions are among the most commonly encountered conditions in the field of thoracic surgery. There are numerous diagnostic and treatment options, but the timing and precise choice of intervention remains critical.Aim: The aim of ...
Marinova, Katerina; Medical University of Varna
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