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Oncology
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Adjuvant Therapies in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Renal cell carcinoma is a heterogenous disease with differential outcomes among different patients’ populations. While a large portion of patients with localized renal cell carcinoma are cured with surgical ne...
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Diet Modulates Gut Microbiome and Metabolites in Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Diseases
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver disease globally. NAFLD is a spectrum disease ranging from simple steatosis, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fibrosis/cirrhos...
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Instruments and Reagents for Biochemical Analysis
Biochemical diagnosis is often used for the testing of basic items such as liver function, kidney function, blood glucose, and blood lipid. By measuring the content (activity) of specific biochemical substance...
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Digestive Tract Disease
Stomach, one of the body’s digestive system, is the expanding part of esophagus. The shape of the stomach can be affected by the state of fullness. When the stomach is completely empty, it is slightly tubular ...
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DNA Methylation Detection Techniques
Gene expression can be mediated by DNA methylation, modifications of histones, and positioning of nucleosome along the DNA in which DNA methylation is intensely studied. There are many methods designed to be a...
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Molecules in Body Systems
All biological systems are composed of the same types of chemical molecules and employ similar principles of organization at the cellular level [1].
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Lung Disease
The lungs are the respiratory organs and the important hematopoietic organs of the human body. Lungs are located in the chest on both sides of the heart
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Molecules in Signal Pathways
Cell signal transduction is essential for human life. Signal transduction pathways participate in all cell life activities, such as cell metabolism, cell division, cell differentiation, cell functional activit...
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Histiocytic and Dendritic Cell Neoplasms
Histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms are rare and represent a heterogeneous group of mature histiocytic and dendritic cell proliferations with unique clinicopathologic characteristics. Recurrent molecular ...
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Translation Research of Novel Biomarker
A biomarker has been defined as “an indicator that can be objectively measured and evaluated of a physiological as well as a pathological processes or pharmacologic responses to a therapeutic intervention.” Mi...
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Molecular Testing in Ovarian Cancer: Recommendations and Treatment Considerations
Ovarian cancer is a heterogeneous disease that encompasses a number of different histologic subtypes, including high-grade serous carcinomas (the most frequent), endometrioid, and clear cell, mucinous, and low...
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Supportive Medical Management of Brain Metastases Patients Including Treatment Complications
Brain metastases are the most common intracranial neoplasms and are associated with an array of clinical problems that require complex medical management. These include focal neurologic deficits, seizures, cog...
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B-Cells in Cancer Immunology: For or Against Cancer Growth?
The role played by B-cells in cancer immunology is complex and somewhat controversial. Depending upon their state of activation, B-cells have had divergent roles in T-cell differentiation and effector function...
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Cytotoxic Chemotherapy and Targeted Therapy in Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Over the past several decades, there has been a notable decrease in the incidence and mortality of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Lifestyle modification, improvements in screening and diagnosis, and advances in rad...
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Next-Generation Ultrasonic Theranostic Agents for Molecular Imaging and Therapy: Design, Preparation, and Biomedical Application
Ultrasound contrast agents (UCAs) such as microbubbles can oscillate and vibrate when a sonic energy field is applied, making them several thousand times more reflective than normal body tissues and emitting s...
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Hereditary Kidney Cancer Syndromes
In 2014, there are over 65,000 newly diagnosed cases of kidney cancer, responsible for nearly 14,000 deaths. While the death rates fell by 0.9 % per year from 2006 to 2010, it is still very much a lethal disea...
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Immunologic Approaches to Targeting Cancer Stem Cells
Cancer stem cells represent a small subset of tumor cells which have the ability to self-renew and generate the diverse cells that comprise tumors. They are responsible for local tumor recurrence and distant m...
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B Cells in Cancer Immunology: For or Against Cancer Growth?
The role played by B cells in cancer immunology is complex and somewhat controversial. Depending upon their state of activation, B cells have had divergent roles in T cell differentiation and effector function...
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Molecular Imaging in Urology
Imaging plays an integral role in urology by providing anatomical detail and diagnostic insight of urologic diseases. Cross-sectional imaging technologies including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance...
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Stomach, Small and Large Intestines
Abdominopelvic radiation therapy plays an important role in the curative and palliative treatment for a large proportion of tumors arising from the abdomin...
