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To date, the association between special AT-rich sequence-binding protein 1 (SATB1) and colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been reported. This study was aimed at investigating the expression and potential role of...
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Anaphylactic shock and lethal anaphylaxis caused by compound amino acid solution, a nutritional treatment widely used in China
Compound amino acid solution (CAAS) is a large class of solution of amino acids’ mixture and was widely used in China. Its extensive nutritional treatment was accompanied by a substantial incidence of adverse ...
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Knockdown of MMP-7 inhibits cell proliferation and enhances sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil and X-ray irradiation in colon cancer cells
The role of matrix metalloproteinase-7 (MMP-7) in the pathogenesis of colon cancer is not understood thoroughly. Previous studies from our group have shown that the expression levels of MMP-7 were highly eleva...
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Is chronic feeding of low dose alcohol hepatotoxic or genotoxic?: A time course study in mice
Chronic intake of alcohol is known to be the third most harmful risk factor for some serious diseases including cancer. Though chronic abuse of alcohol in high dose is reported to cause progressive damage and ...
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Open AccessThe prognostic factors and multiple biomarkers in young patients with colorectal cancer
The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in young patients (≤50 years of age) appears to be increasing. However, their clinicopathological characteristics and survival are controversial. Likewise, the biomarke...
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Open AccessReadout-segmented echo-planar diffusion-weighted MR for the evaluation of aggressive characteristics of rectal cancer
To evaluate whether aggressive characteristics of rectal cancer can be predicted by the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) obtained using readout-segmented echo-planar imaging (rs-EPI) diffusion-weighted mag...