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The Malignancy of Cancer at Different Ages: A Histological Study
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The epidemiology of AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the World Health Organization European Region
This paper describes the epidemiology of AIDS-associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region. Data, collected by the WHO Collaborating Centre on AIDS in Paris, F...
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Interleukin 2 therapy in cancer: identification of responders
C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in serum were measured in fifteen patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma, prior to and during treatment with a continuous intravenous infusion of rIL.2. Patients were sub...
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Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs of European injecting drug users concerning preventive measures for HIV
Strategies for controlling the HIV epidemic include education and information campaigns for intravenous drug users (IDUs), as for all high-risk groups, and the provision of various public health measures and t...
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An imported cholera case infected with both O139 synonym Bengal and OlVibrio cholerae in Japan
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Effect of obesity and regional adiposity on the QTc interval in women
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether differences in body fat composition and body fat distribution patterns are associated with a prolongation of the corrected QT interval for heart rate (QTc) on the electrocardio...
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Characterization of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase in human colorectal tumours
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) is the rate-limiting enzyme for degradation of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). DPD activity is highly variable in liver and peripheral mononuclear cells (PMNCs) and it has not been...
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Regulation of interferon responses in medulloblastoma cells by interferon regulatory factor-1 and -2
Transcriptional activator interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-1 and repressor IRF-2 are known to play a critical role in the regulation of interferon (IFN) responses and oncogenesis in fibroblasts. Although the...
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Open AccessSynergistic inhibition of prostate cancer cell lines by a 19- nor hexafluoride vitamin D3 analogue and anti-activator protein 1 retinoid
The secosteroid hormones, all- trans- and 9- cis -retinoic acid and vitamin D3, have demonstrated significant capacity to control proliferation in itro of many solid tumour cell lines. Cooperative synergistic eff...
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Knowledge of HIV serostatus and preventive behaviour among European injecting drug users: Second study
The objective of the study was to analyse the effect of knowledge of HIV serostatus on behaviours preventing the acquisition or transmission of HIV among European IDU, and to compare results with a previous si...
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Open AccessPrognostic value of DNA flow cytometry in stomach cancer: a 5-year prospective study
The role of DNA flow cytometry in the prediction of prognosis for patients with stomach cancer remains to be defined. Thus we studied prospectively the role of DNA flow cytometry as a prognosis indicator in st...
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Open AccessReproductive factors related to the risk of colorectal cancer by subsite: a case-control analysis
The authors hypothesized that reproductive factors of colorectal cancer, which are probably mediated by endogenous hormones, would differ according to colonic subsite. Information on reproductive factors was o...
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Open AccessDeletion map** of chromosome 16q in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) frequently shows an allelic imbalance (AI) on chromosome 16q. In order to define the commonly affected regions on chromosome 16q, we assessed AI studies in 41 HCCs using a panel ...
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Concentrations of volatile organic compounds in the passenger side and the back seat of automobiles
The in-vehicle volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations during commutes have previously been measured in only one single interior sampling location, considering a sample collected in the single interior ...
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Assessment of disinfection by-products in drinking water in Korea1
The main purpose of applying the chlorination process during water treatment is for disinfection. Research results, however, indicate that disinfection by-products (DBPs) including trihalomethanes (THMs), halo...
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Open AccessAcidic environment causes apoptosis by increasing caspase activity
An exposure of HL-60 human promyelocytic leukaemia cells to acidic media with pH 6.2–6.6 caused an up-regulation of Bax protein expression within 2 h, which lasted for longer than 6 h. On the other hand, the a...
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Effect of synthetic triglycerides of myristic, palmitic, and stearic acid on serum lipoprotein metabolism
Objectives: To determine relative effects of diets high in synthetic sources of myristic (14:0), palmitic (16:0) or stearic (18:0) acid on concentrations and metabolism of serum lipoproteins.
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Open AccessCyclin D1 overexpression is an indicator of poor prognosis in resectable non-small cell lung cancer
Cyclin D1 is one of the G1 cyclins that control cell cycle progression by allowing G1 to S transition. Overexpression of cyclin D1 has been postulated to play an important role in the development of human canc...
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The tissue distribution of the human β3-adrenoceptor studied using a monoclonal antibody: Direct evidence of the β3-adrenoceptor in human adipose tissue, atrium and skeletal muscle
OBJECTIVE: To develop a monoclonal antibody that recognises an epitope of the native β3-adrenoceptor expressed on the extracellular surface of human cells and tissues.
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Open AccessDifferential regulation of MAP kinase cascade in human colorectal tumorigenesis
Hyper-activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) has recently been reported in several human cancers and activation of MAPK in those cancers may be associated with carcinogenesis through aberrant ce...
