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Open AccessGenetic and clinical landscape of Chinese frontotemporal dementia: dominance of TBK1 and OPTN mutations
Our study aims to evaluate the genetic and phenotypic spectrum of Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) gene variant carriers in Chinese populations, investigate mutation frequencies, and assess the functional propert...
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Combined effects of pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain on preterm birth: comparison between spontaneous and ART conception
Inappropriate pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) are both linked to preterm birth (PTB); however, which one plays a dominant role in PTB risk is not yet sure. We aimed to eva...
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Anti-contactin-associated protein-like 2 antibody autoimmune encephalitis with rapidly progressive parkinsonism: a case report and literature review
Anti-contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2) antibody encephalitis is a rare autoimmune encephalitis (AE) that often presents with epilepsy, cognitive dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, autonomic nerve d...
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Comorbidity among inpatients with dementia: a preliminary cross-sectional study in West China
To investigate comorbidities among hospitalized patients with dementia.
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Open AccessUpper respiratory tract microbiota is associated with small airway function and asthma severity
Characteristics of airway microbiota might influence asthma status or asthma phenotype. Identifying the airway microbiome can help to investigate its role in the development of asthma phenotypes or small airwa...
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Open AccessEpigenetic silencing of UBXN8 contributes to leukemogenesis in t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia
The formation of the RUNX1-RUNX1T1 fusion protein, resulting from the t(8;21) translocation, is considered to be one of the initiating events of t(8;21) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). However, the mechanisms of...
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Open AccessEvaluation of acute myeloid leukemia blast percentage on MethylC-Capture Sequencing results
Aberrant DNA methylation is often related to the diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic response of acute myeloid leukemia (AML); however, relevant studies on the relationship between bone marrow myeloblast per...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Smart Home Care Service Platform Based on Cloud Computing
China will face the problem of population aging over the next few decades. From the software point of view, combined with the advantages of information integration and information sharing of cloud computing, t...
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Open AccessDifferentiation of neuropsychological features between posterior cortical atrophy and early onset Alzheimer’s disease
Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a group of clinical syndromes characterized by visuospatial and visuoperceptual impairment, with memory relatively preserved. Although PCA is pathologically almost identical...
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Open AccessSmelt was the likely beneficiary of an antifreeze gene laterally transferred between fishes
Type II antifreeze protein (AFP) from the rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax, is a calcium-dependent C-type lectin homolog, similar to the AFPs from herring and sea raven. While C-type lectins are ubiquitous, type II ...
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Open AccessChromosomal differences between European and North American Atlantic salmon discovered by linkage map** and supported by fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis
Geographical isolation has generated a distinct difference between Atlantic salmon of European and North American Atlantic origin. The European Atlantic salmon generally has 29 pairs of chromosomes and 74 chro...
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Open AccessComparative Genomics Identifies Candidate Genes for Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) Resistance in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Infectious salmon anemia (ISA) has been described as the hoof and mouth disease of salmon farming. ISA is caused by a lethal and highly communicable virus, which can have a major impact on salmon aquaculture, ...
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Refrigerated Human Amnion as a Burn Dressing: Clinical Application and Histologic Observations
Human amniotic membrane has been shown to be an effective biologic dressing both clinically and experimentally. This biodressing may (1) alleviate pain, (2) minimize evaporative and exudative losses and (3) pr...
