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Open AccessT cell differentiation protein 2 facilitates cell proliferation by enhancing mTOR-mediated ribosome biogenesis in non-small cell lung cancer
Dysregulation of T cell differentiation protein 2 (MAL2) has been observed in multiple cancers, but its exact role in lung cancer is poorly understood. Here we report a role of MAL2 in accelerating cell prolif...
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Open AccessReproductive tract microbiota of women in childbearing age shifts upon gynecological infections and menstrual cycle
This study was undertaken to discover whether the vaginal microbe of women at childbearing age is different among groups defined by urogenital tract infections, childbearing history and menstrual cycle, respec...
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Open AccessEmpty-nest-related psychological distress is associated with progression of brain white matter lesions and cognitive impairment in the elderly
This study evaluated the association between empty-nest-related psychological distress and the progression of white matter lesions (WMLs) and cognitive impairment in 219 elderly subjects aged 60 years or over....
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Open AccessAn increased duplication of ZRS region that caused more than one supernumerary digits preaxial polydactyly in a large Chinese family
Preaxial polydactyly (PPD) is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion and characterized by the presence of one or more supernumerary digits on the thumb side. It had been identified that point mutation or g...
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Open AccessExcessive visit-to-visit glycemic variability independently deteriorates the progression of endothelial and renal dysfunction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Glycemic variability (GV) creates challenges to glycemic control and may be an independent marker for unfavorable outcome in management of patients with diabetes. This study was designed to investigate the eff...
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Excessive variability in systolic blood pressure that is self-measured at home exacerbates the progression of brain white matter lesions and cognitive impairment in the oldest old
To investigate the effects of variability in self-measured systolic blood pressure at home on the progression of cognitive impairment and white matter lesions in the oldest old. Between April 2009 and October ...
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Open AccessAssociation of serum levels of lipid and its novel constituents with the different stages of esophageal carcinoma
The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of immunoglobulin G type of autoantibodies to oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL-lgG) and oxLDL-lgM with the progression of esophageal squamous cell ca...
