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Urinary NT-proBNP and ductal closure in preterm infants
To explore the association of urinary N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentrations and closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in preterm infants.
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Information technology and the role of WMDA in promoting standards for international exchange of hematopoietic stem cell donors and products
Nearly half of the unrelated hematopoietic SCTs facilitated worldwide involves an exchange of products between countries. The process is information intensive and requires coordination through regional hubs of...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Is It Possible to Minimize Overdrainage Complications with Gravitational Units in Patients with Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus? Protocol of the Randomized Controlled SVASONA Trial (ISRCTN51046698)
Overdrainage is a common complication observed after shunting patients with idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH), with an estimated incidence up to 25%. Gravitational units that counterbalance intra...
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Cord blood banks collect units with different HLA alleles and haplotypes to volunteer donor banks: a comparative report from Swiss Blood stem cells
Allogeneic haematopoietic SCT is a standard therapy for many patients with haematological diseases. A major aim of public umbilical cord blood (UCB) banking is to establish an inventory with a large HLA divers...
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Novel renal replacement strategies for the elimination of serum free light chains in patients with kappa light chain nephropathy
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignancy with excessive production of monoclonal proteins. At disease presentation 30% of MM patients have significant renal impairment which may progress to renal failure requirin...
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Acid sphingomyelinase deficiency protects from cisplatin-induced gastrointestinal damage
Cisplatin is one of the most effectively used chemotherapeutic agents for cancer treatment. However, in humans, important cytotoxic side effects are observed including dose-limiting renal damage and profound g...
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Erratum: Incorporation of the bone marker carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type-1 collagen improves prognostic information of the International Staging System in newly diagnosed symptomatic multiple myeloma
Correction to: Leukemia (2008) 22, 1767–1772; doi:10.1038/leu.2008.159; published online 26 June 2008 Since the publication of their paper, the authors have identified an error in the 5-year overall survival r...
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Incorporation of the bone marker carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type-1 collagen improves prognostic information of the International Staging System in newly diagnosed symptomatic multiple myeloma
Several prognostic markers, including parameters of tumor burden and cytogenetics, were adopted to identify high-risk patients in multiple myeloma (MM). Recently, the International Staging System (ISS), includ...
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Bendamustine, vincristine and prednisone (BOP) versus cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone (COP) in advanced indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and mantle cell lymphoma: results of a randomised phase III trial (OSHO# 19)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and toxicity of bendamustine, vincristine + prednisone (BOP) with a standard regimen of cyclophosphamide, vincristine + pred...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Mutation Analysis in Hereditary Angioedema Identifies Patients at Risk for Develo** Acute and Life Threatening Edema
Routine molecular genetic analysis identified the causative mutations in most of the HAE families. It is very important in diagnosing HAE carriers in affected families prior to clinical manifestation thus allo...
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Aesthetic Andrology: Skin Care for Men — Male Cosmetics and Cosmetic Dermatologic Procedures
At present, there is a steady increase in medical-aesthetic procedures performed in men. The trend for well-groomed men will continue as men are interested in improving their outward appearance. Within the sco...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Mutation Analysis of the C1 Inhibitor Gene
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158 Materno-Fetal Transfer of 125-I-Leptin in The Dual in vitro Perfused Placenta Perfusion Model and Increased Leptin Mrna-Expression in Adipose Tissue of Pregnant Women
Background: Leptin is a growth factor for the fetus. The sources for maternal and fetal leptin plasma levels are the adipose tissue and the placenta. Placental leptin release elevates maternal leptin levels only ...
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40th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
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A special report: suggested procedures for international unrelated donor search from the donor registries and quality assurance working groups of the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA)
This special report details the World Marrow Donor Association's recommended procedures regarding the international search for an unrelated donor for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The responsibiliti...
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Impact of diabetes mellitus on long-term outcome after unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with a very early invasive strategy
We sought to evaluate the impact of diabetes mellitus on long-term outcome in patients with unstable angina and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with a very early invasive strategy.
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Donor and liability insurance of donor registries, donor centers, and collection centers – recommendations
The article presents views and recommendations of the World Marrow Donor Association regarding the need for donor and liability insurance for hematopoietic stem cell donor registries, and donor and collection ...
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Treatment of HBV-carrying lymphoma patients with Rituximab and CHOP: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge
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Chemotherapeutic drugs change actin skeleton organization and the expression of β-thymosins in human breast cancer cells
Purpose: Elevated expression of the β-thymosin isotypes Tβ4, Tβ10, and T15 appears to be involved in the manifestation of a malignant phenotype of human tumor cells, including those of m...
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CSF-cytokines (IL-6, IL-12, and IL-13): the right marker for shunt reimplanation after infections?