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Open AccessAssociations of residential greenness exposure during early pregnancy with the risk of spontaneous abortion: the China Birth Cohort Study
Living in higher greenness level community has many benefits for pregnancy outcomes, however, few research have explored the relationship between greenness and spontaneous abortion (SAB). We aimed to analyze r...
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Open AccessThe association between dyslipidaemia in the first trimester and adverse pregnancy outcomes in pregnant women with subclinical hypothyroidism: a cohort study
Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is linked to dyslipidaemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes. However, the impact of dyslipidaemia on the outcome of pregnancy in SCH is unclear.
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Open AccessSingle-cell transcriptomics in ovarian cancer identify a metastasis-associated cell cluster overexpressed RAB13
Metastasis, the leading cause of cancer-related death in patients diagnosed with ovarian cancer (OC), is a complex process that involves multiple biological effects. With the continuous development of sequenci...
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Prenatal exposure to silver is associated with an elevated risk for neural tube defects: a case–control study
Exposure to copper, silver, and titanium has been reported to be associated with a variety of adverse effects on humans, but it is little focused on the fetus. We investigated the associations between prenatal...
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Open AccessNUF2 promotes tumorigenesis by interacting with HNRNPA2B1 via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer (OC) is one of the commonest and deadliest diseases that threaten the health of women worldwide. It is essential to find out its pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets for OC patients. Al...
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Open AccessThe China birth cohort study (CBCS)
The China birth cohort study (CBCS) is a prospective longitudinal, mega-cohort study and the first national-based birth cohort study, aiming to establish a birth cohort covering representative geographical are...
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Open AccessSingle-cell RNA-seq highlights a specific carcinoembryonic cluster in ovarian cancer
Expounding the heterogeneity for ovarian cancer (OC) with the cognition in developmental biology might be helpful to search for robust prognostic markers and effective treatments. In the present study, we empl...
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Open AccessSingle-cell analysis revealed that IL4I1 promoted ovarian cancer progression
Ovarian cancer was one of the leading causes of female deaths. Patients with OC were essentially incurable and portends a poor prognosis, presumably because of profound genetic heterogeneity limiting reproduci...
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International trends in ovarian cancer incidence from 1973 to 2012
Ovarian cancer is the 7th leading cancer diagnosis and the 8th leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. We conducted this study to investigate the incidence of ovarian cancer internationally.
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Open AccessIdentification of potential markers for differentiating epithelial ovarian cancer from ovarian low malignant potential tumors through integrated bioinformatics analysis
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), as a lethal malignancy in women, is often diagnosed as advanced stages. In contrast, intermediating between benign and malignant tumors, ovarian low malignant potential (LMP) t...
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Open AccessNOTCH2 variant D1853H is mutated in two non-syndromic premature ovarian insufficiency patients from a Chinese pedigree
Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a severe disorder of female infertility, characterized by 4–6 months of amenorrhea before the age of 40 years, with elevated follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels (...
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Open AccessA novel EIF4ENIF1 mutation associated with a diminished ovarian reserve and premature ovarian insufficiency identified by whole-exome sequencing
To dissect the genetic causes underlying diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) and premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) within a family.
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Loss of EGFR confers acquired resistance to AZD9291 in an EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer cell line with an epithelial–mesenchymal transition phenotype
AZD9291 is an irreversible, small-molecule inhibitor which has potency against mutant EGFR- and T790M-resistant mutation. Despite the encouraging efficacy in clinical, the acquired resistance will finally occu...
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Open AccessUtility of dominant epitopes derived from cell-wall protein LppZ for immunodiagnostic of pulmonary tuberculosis
Serological antibodies tests for tuberculosis (TB) are widely used in develo** countries. They appear to have some advantages- faster, simple and could be used for extrapulmonary TB. However, most of current...
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Open AccessSingle-Cell Electrical Phenoty** Enabling the Classification of Mouse Tumor Samples
Single-cell electrical phenoty** (e.g., specific membrane capacitance (Cm) and cytoplasm conductivity (σp)) has long been regarded as potential label-free biophysical markers in tumor status evaluation. However...
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High levels of Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog Expression Predict Favorable Prognosis in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
The prognostic role of phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been controversial. In this study, levels of PTEN expression were investigated in NSCLC patients and thei...
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Open AccessDownregulation of Cyclophilin A by siRNA diminishes non-small cell lung cancer cell growth and metastasis via the regulation of matrix metallopeptidase 9
Cyclophilin A (CypA) is a cytosolic protein possessing peptidyl-prolyl isomerase activity that was recently reported to be overexpressed in several cancers. Here, we explored the biology and molecular mechanis...
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mTOR and PTEN expression in non-small cell lung cancer: analysis by real-time fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry
To detect the expression of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and PTEN in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and explore their role in the prognosis of patients with NSCLC.
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Polymorphisms in GSTM1, CYP1A1, CYP2E1, and CYP2D6 are Associated with Susceptibility and Chemotherapy Response in Non-small-cell Lung Cancer Patients
Studies of polymorphisms in CYP1A1, CYP2E1, CYP2D6, and GSTM1 and their relationship to lung cancer susceptibility and chemotherapy response have been reported, but the results are not consistent. In this study w...
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COX-2 silencing inhibits cell proliferation in A549 cell
The aim of this study was to explore the effects on malignant proliferation of A549 cell by silencing cyclooxygenase (COX)-2.