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    Minimally invasive right colectomy with transrectal natural orifice extraction: could this be the next step forward?

    The transvaginal natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) approach for right-side colon surgery has been proven to exhibit favorable short-term outcomes. However, thus far, no study has reported the advantag...

    C.-C. Cheng, Y.-R. Hsu, Y.-J. Chern, W.-S. Tsai, H.-Y. Hung in Techniques in Coloproctology (2020)

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    High genetic risk individuals benefit less from resistance exercise intervention

    Genetic factors have an important role in body mass index (BMI) variation, and also likely have a role in the weight loss and body composition response to physical activity/exercise. With the recent identifica...

    Y C Klimentidis, J W Bea, T Lohman, P-S Hsieh, S Going in International Journal of Obesity (2015)

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    Procalcitonin for Detection of Serious Bacterial Infections in Children Aged 1 to 36 Months Presenting with Fever Without Source - A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Procalcitonin has been recently used to help clinicians to early identify young children at risk of severe bacterial infection (SBI) among those presented with fever without source (FWS). We performed a system...

    C -H Yo, P -S Hsieh, S -S Chang, K -C Tsai, S -C Chen, C -C Lee in Pediatric Research (2011)

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    Mutation analysis of the APC gene in Taiwanese FAP families: low incidence of APC germline mutation in a distinct subgroup of FAP families

    Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is an autosomal-dominant disease caused by germline mutations in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene. The affected individuals develop colorectal polyposis and show vari...

    J. M. Chiang, H. W. Chen, R. P. Tang, J. S. Chen, C. R. Changchien in Familial Cancer (2010)

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    Association study of genetic polymorphisms of SLC2A10 gene and type 2 diabetes in the Taiwanese population

    The gene encoding solute carrier family 2, facilitated glucose transporter, member 10 (SLC2A10, previously known as glucose transporter 10 [GLUT10]) is a promising candidate gene for type 2 diabetes since it i...

    W. H. Lin, L. M. Chuang, C. H. Chen, J. I. Yeh, P. S. Hsieh, C. H. Cheng in Diabetologia (2006)

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    Effect of insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 complex in cavernous nerve cryoablation

    The purpose of this work was to study the effect of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and its binding protein (IGFBP-3) on the recovery of erectile function in a rat model for neurogenic impotence. In all, ...

    D Bochinski, P-S Hsieh, L Nunes, G-T Lin in International Journal of Impotence Research (2004)

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    Aberrant caspase-activated DNase (CAD) transcripts in human hepatoma cells

    The gene of caspase-activated DNase (CAD), the key enzyme for nucleosome cleavage during apoptosis, is mapped at chromosome 1p36, a region usually associated with hemizygous deletions in human cancers, particu...

    S Y Hsieh, S F Liaw, S N Lee, P S Hsieh, K H Lin, C M Chu in British Journal of Cancer (2003)