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A multi-center comparison of dual energy X-ray absorptiometers: In vivo and in vitro soft tissue measurement
Objective: To assess intra- and inter-site soft tissue variability by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Design: Cross-sectional trial. Setting: Three medical research institutions. Subjects: Five humans (in...
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Acute pancreatitis in marrow transplant patients: prevalence at autopsy and risk factor analysis
Pancreatitis has been described as an infrequent complication of marrow transplantation. This study investigated the prevalence of pancreatitis at autopsy in marrow transplant patients and determined risk fact...
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The effects of bereavement on adult sibling bone marrow donors’ psychological well-being and reactions to donation
As living organ, tissue, and bone marrow donation become increasingly prevalent treatments for a variety of diseases, better understanding of living donors’ experiences, especially when the recipient does not ...
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Iron overload in bone marrow transplant recipients
We examined the degree of hepatic iron overload in patients receiving marrow transplant for hematologic malignancy and evaluated a new method of morphometric analysis of marrow iron content as a means of estim...
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Leptin concentrations during oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in obese and normal weight women
OBJECTIVE: To examine possible changes of leptin concentrations after the acute administration of glucose orally (OGTT).
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Factors associated with attrition from a national bone marrow registry
During its 10-year existence, the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) has been extremely successful at recruiting potential bone marrow donors to join the volunteer registry. Due in part to successful recruit...
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Sex difference in measures of body fatness and the possible difference in the effect of dietary fat on body fatness in men and women
Objectives: To examine the sex difference in anthropometric measures of body fatness and to explore the possibility that diet may have differential effects on body fatness in men and women.
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Enhancement of proliferation and differentiation of erythroid progenitors by co-transduction of erythropoietin receptor and H-ras cDNAs into single CD343+ cord blood cells
Our previous studies have demonstrated that retrovirus-mediated gene transduction of either the human erythropoietin receptor (EpoR) or H-ras cDNA into single purified hematopoietic progenitor (HPC), CD343+, cell...
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Measuring diet quality in China: the INFH-UNC-CH Diet Quality Index
Objective: This paper describes the development and efficacy of a diet quality index (DQI) for China.
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Dissociation of leptin and body weight in hyperthyroid patients after radioiodine treatment
OBJECTIVE: Leptin regulates energy production rates and body weight, which are frequently altered in hyperthyroidism. Data on a possible interaction between leptin and thyroid hormones are controversial. We asses...
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Obesity in Auckland school children: a comparison of the body mass index and percentage body fat as the diagnostic criterion
OBJECTIVES: First, to determine obesity rates in Auckland school children according to their ethnic group using two different criteria: the body mass index (BMI) and percentage body fat (PBF) derived from bioelec...
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Non-HLA barriers to unrelated donor stem cell transplantation
A prospective survey involving 544 searches of the US National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) Registry was conducted to identify reasons why many patients who have apparent HLA-matched donors do not proceed to tr...
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Predicting the resting metabolic rate of young Australian males
Objectives: The aims of this study were: (a) to generate regression equations for predicting the resting metabolic rate (RMR) of 18 to 30-y-old Australian males from age, height, mass and fat-free mass (FFM); and...
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Recovery of erythropoiesis following allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia-associated pure red cell aplasia
Pure red cell aplasia is a rare condition, that can be either idiopathic or associated with a lymphoproliferative disorder. The latter is considered to result from T cell-mediated suppression of haematopoiesis...
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Body composition changes in female bodybuilders during preparation for competition
Objective: To determine anthropometric and body composition changes in female bodybuilders during preparation for competition.
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Donating stimulated peripheral blood stem cells vs bone marrow: do donors experience the procedures differently?
As the demand for undifferentiated stem cells for the treatment of leukemia and other cancers has increased, new methods for their collection have been developed. One of these new methods, allogeneic periphera...
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Weight gain and its predictors in Chinese adults
OBJECTIVE: To describe 8 y weight change in Chinese adults and to determine the baseline characteristics of those who gained weight.
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Predicting the resting metabolic rate of 30–60-year-old Australian males
Objectives: This study: (a) generated regression equations for predicting the resting metabolic rate (RMR) of 30–60-y-old Australian males from age, height, mass and fat-free mass (FFM); and (b) cross-validated R...
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Low body weight and its association with bone health and pubertal maturation in Chinese girls
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of low body weight in Bei**g pubertal girls and to establish the cut-off for body mass index (BMI) for underweight for Chinese pubertal girls.
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Impact of indexing resting metabolic rate against fat-free mass determined by different body composition models
Objective: To examine the differences arising from indexing resting metabolic rate (RMR) against fat-free mass (FFM) determined using two-, three- and four-compartment body composition models.
