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Open AccessImprovement of Storage Medium for Cultured Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Using Factorial Design
Storage of human retinal pigment epithelium (hRPE) can contribute to the advancement of cell-based RPE replacement therapies. The present study aimed to improve the quality of stored hRPE cultures by identifyi...
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Open AccessESICM LIVES 2016: part two
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Open AccessAssociation between serum 25(OH)D and death from prostate cancer
Based on observations that for certain cancers, mortality varies according to sun exposure, vitamin D has been proposed to influence on disease progression. This study aims to investigate whether serum levels ...
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The relation between size at birth and risk of type 1 diabetes is not influenced by adjustment for the insulin gene (-23HphI) polymorphism or HLA-DQ genotype
Associations have been described between higher birthweight and increased risk of type 1 diabetes, and of insulin (INS) and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genotypes that protect against diabetes with larger size a...
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CD56 expression aids in the differential diagnosis of cholangiocarcinomas and benign cholangiocellular lesions
CD56 (neuronal cell adhesion molecule, N-CAM) has been reported in neuroendocrine tumours and as a marker of reactive biliary epithelial cells. However, up to date, it is not used to distinguish malignant from...
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Leptin levels in relation to body composition and insulin concentration in patients with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome compared to controls matched for body mass index
Cushing’s syndrome (CS) is associated with weight gain and visceral obesity. We examined the relationship between regional fat distribution and serum levels of leptin, cortisol and insulin. Twenty-three consec...
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No associations between vitamin D receptor genotype and fracture rate, pre- and postmenopausal bone mass, and early and late postmenopausal bone loss in a high-endemic area of osteoporosis
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Norwegian case-control study testing the hypothesis that seafood increases the risk of thyroid cancer
The hypothesis that consumption of seafood increases the risk of thyroid cancer has been tested by means of a matched case-control study. Linking the file of the National Health Screening Service (NHSS) contai...
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An nconventional view of dacryocystorhinostomy
Twenty-one dacryocystorhinostomy operations were assessed by nasendoscopy. In fourteen of the 15 successful operations pre-operative radiography had demonstrated a low obstruction in the lacrimal passages. Pos...