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Open AccessCorrection: A novel oncogenic BTK isoform is overexpressed in colon cancers and required for RAS-mediated transformation
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Salvage lymphadenectomy in recurrent prostate cancer: is there evidence of real benefit?
Nodal recurrent prostate cancer (PCa) after primary radical treatment represents a heterogeneous entity with many treatment options. In some cases, surgical removal of metastatic nodes seems to improve cancer ...
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Open AccessSoft and flexible piezoelectric smart patch for vascular graft monitoring based on Aluminum Nitride thin film
Vascular grafts are artificial conduits properly designed to substitute a diseased blood vessel. However prosthetic fail can occur without premonitory symptoms. Continuous monitoring of the system can provide ...
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Recurrence, progression and cancer-specific mortality according to stage at re-TUR in T1G3 bladder cancer patients treated with BCG: not as bad as previously thought
The goals of transurethral resection of a bladder tumor (TUR) are to completely resect the lesions and to make a correct diagnosis to adequately stage and treat the patient. Persistent disease after TUR is not...
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Open AccessA novel oncogenic BTK isoform is overexpressed in colon cancers and required for RAS-mediated transformation
Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is essential for B-cell proliferation/differentiation and it is generally believed that its expression and function are limited to bone marrow-derived cells. Here, we report the ...
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The importance of psychosexual counselling in the re-establishment of organic and erotic functions after penile prosthesis implantation
Although many studies about penile prosthesis implantation (PPI) have been published so far, only a small amount of them take into account patients and partners outcome in terms of satisfaction and erotic func...
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Concurrent changes in shortening reaction latency and reaction time of forearm muscles in post-stroke patients
The objective was to confirm the hypothesis that shortening reaction (ShoRe), normally occurring on forcibly shortening a muscle, is depressed or delayed in post-stroke patients. Eight post-stroke patients and...
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A Simple Robotic System for Neurorehabilitation
In the recent past, several researchers have shown that important variables in relearning motor skills and in changing the underlying neural architecture after stroke are the quantity, duration, content, and i...
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Ataxia in myxoedema: a neurophysiological reassessment
In a long-standing case of myxoedema with ataxia and dysarthria, neurophysiological investigations were carried out to assess how much of the ataxic dysbasic syndrome depended on the slowness of mechanical con...
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The identification of neuroapraxia, axonostenosis and trigger zone in facial nerve pathology
The classical electromyographic investigations and simultaneous recordings of voluntary activity and M responses from muscles of both the upper and lower branch of the facial nerve were carried out in 5 patien...
