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Metabolomics efficiently discriminates monozygotic twins in peripheral blood
Monozygotic (MZ) twins cannot be distinguished using conventional forensic STR ty** because they present identical STR genoty**s. However, MZ twins do not always live in the same environment and often have...
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Open AccessPreoperative chemoradiotherapy in older patients with rectal cancer guided by comprehensive geriatric assessment within a multidisciplinary team—a multicenter phase II trial
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of preoperative concurrent chemoradiotherapy (preCRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer in older people who were classified as “fit” by compre...
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Open AccessClinical spectrum, over 12-year follow-up and experience of SGLT2 inhibitors treatment on patients with glycogen storage disease type Ib: a single-center retrospective study
Glycogen storage disease type Ib (GSD Ib) is a rare disorder characterized by impaired glucose homeostasis caused by mutations in the SLC37A4 gene. It is a severe inherited metabolic disease associated with hypog...
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Open AccessThe impact of preoperative biliary drainage on postoperative healthcare-associated infections and clinical outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy: a ten-year retrospective analysis
Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is a complex procedure and easily accompanied by healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). This study aimed to assess the impact of PBD on postoperative infections and clinical outc...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children
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Open AccessExpert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infections in children
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading global cause of respiratory infections and is responsible for about 3 million hospitalizations and more than 100,000 deaths annually in children younger than 5 ...
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Open AccessEpidemiological and clinical profile of pediatric hepatitis B virus infections in Wuhan: a retrospective cohort study
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a substantial public health safety concern drawing considerable attention in China and globally. The detection of HBV serological markers can enable the assessment of HBV infect...
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Open AccessAbnormal expression of miR-3653-3p, caspase 1, IL-1β in peripheral blood of schizophrenia
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a chronic, highly relapsing, severe mental disorder with an unclear etiology. Cytokine-mediated neuroimmune abnormalities have been repeatedly revealed. IL-1β was reported to play a vita...
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Open AccessCaveolin-1 is critical for hepatic iron storage capacity in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with disordered lipid and iron metabolism. Our previous study has substantiated the pivotal role of Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) in protecting hepatocytes and media...
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Polypeptide from Moschus Suppresses Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation by Inhibiting NF-κ B-ROS/NLRP3 Pathway
To examine the anti-inflammatory effects and potential mechanisms of polypeptide from Moschus (PPM) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced THP-1 macrophages and BALB/c mice.
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Open AccessResearch on the development methodology for clinical practice guidelines for organic integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine
Integrated traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine (WM) is a new medical science grounded in the knowledge bases of both TCM and WM, which then forms a unique modern medical system in China. In...
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Lactate Decreases Bortezomib Sensitivity and Predicts Poor Clinical Outcomes of Multiple Myeloma
Metabolic disorders are regarded as hallmarks of multiple myeloma (MM) and are responsible for rapid cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth. However, the exact biological roles of metabolites in MM cells h...
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Open AccessInfluence of AFP on surgical outcomes in non-B non-C patients with curative resection for hepatocellular carcinoma
To study the clinical and prognostic features of non-B non-C alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)(-)-hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) (NBNC-AFP(-)-HCC) and the relationship between the prognostic features of HCC and hepatiti...
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Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the orthorexia nervosa assessment questionnaires among college students
The main objective of the study was to translate, validate, and compare the Chinese ORTO scales (ORTO-15 and ORTO-R). The secondary objective was to assess factors that may be related with risk of orthorexia n...
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Open AccessTreatment and surveillance for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer: a clinical practice guideline (2021 edition)
Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a major type of bladder cancer with a high incidence worldwide, resulting in a great disease burden. Treatment and surveillance are the most important part of NIMB...
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Arginine methylation of MTHFD1 by PRMT5 enhances anoikis resistance and cancer metastasis
Metastasis accounts for the major cause of cancer-related mortality. How disseminated tumor cells survive under suspension conditions and avoid anoikis is largely unknown. Here, using a metabolic enzyme-center...
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Open AccessActivated Drp1 regulates p62-mediated autophagic flux and aggravates inflammation in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion via the ROS-RIP1/RIP3-exosome axis
Cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) refers to a secondary brain injury that can occur when the blood supply to the ischemic brain tissue is restored. However, the mechanism underlying such injury remai...
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Fully Automatic Scar Segmentation for Late Gadolinium Enhancement MRI Images in Left Ventricle with Myocardial Infarction
Numerous methods have been published to segment the infarct tissue in the left ventricle, most of them either need manual work, post-processing, or suffer from poor reproducibility. We proposed an automatic se...
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Association of Plasma Connective Tissue Growth Factor Levels with Hyperthyroid Heart Disease
Hyperthyroid heart disease (HHD) is one of the most severe complications of overt hyperthyroidism and increases the risk of mortality in affected patients. Early identification of patients at a higher risk of ...
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Open AccessHemostasis functions are associated with hemorrhagic transformation in non-atrial fibrillation patients: a case-control study
Hemorrhagic transformation (HT) is a serious neurological complication of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) after revascularization. The majority of AIS patients do not have atrial fibrillation (AF) which could also...