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Clinical characteristics of 42 SARS patients and their treatment of integrative Chinese and western medicine
Objective: To understand the clinical manifestation of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and explore its effective treatment with integrative Chinese and western medicine (ICWM).Methods: The data of patie...
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Relationship between body composition and bone mineral density in healthy young and premenopausal Chinese women
This study investigated the relative contribution of fat mass and lean mass to bone mineral density (BMD) in young and premenopausal healthy Chinese women. The study was performed in 282 young and premenopausa...
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The influence of Lys3Asn polymorphism in the osteoprotegerin gene on bone mineral density in Chinese postmenopausal women
The objective was to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in exons of the osteoprotegerin gene and to analyze the relationship between the SNPs and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women. We u...
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Prevalence and familial risk of ephelides in Han Chinese adolescents
Ephelides are one of the most common lesions of skin pigmentation mainly on sun-exposed skin. Although they are benign pigmented spots, ephelides cause an increasing concern because of the wide-spreading cosme...
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IGF-1 as an early marker for low bone mass or osteoporosis in premenopausal and postmenopausal women
To find out which of the following parameters—serum levels of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), osteoprotegerin (OPG), leptin, osteocalcin (OC), and urinary excretion of N-terminal telopeptide of type I co...
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Identification of a novel GNAS mutation for pseudohypoparathyroidism in a Chinese family
Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a heterogeneous group of diseases characterized by hormone resistance to receptors that stimulate adenylate cyclase. PHP-Ia patients show specific Gs-alpha protein deficiency,...
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Analysis of Brucella cellular fatty acids
To acquire data of Brucella cellular fatty acids (CFAs) and probe into the possibility of utilizing CFAs information in ty** Brucella, 19 reference strains were subjected to CFAs study. After all strains wer...
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Therapeutic evaluation on complex interventions of integrative medicine and the potential role of data mining
It is a common view that the integration of Chinese medicine (CM) and modern Western medicine is an efficient way to facilitate the development of CM. Integrative medicine is a kind of complex interventions. S...
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Fixation and reconstruction of severe tibial shaft fractures with vascularized fibular grafting
Based on the considerable experience for management of combined bone and composite soft-tissue defects in the limbs by free vascularized fibula or osteocutaneous fibular flap grafting, the authors present the ...
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Clinical evaluation of Soothing Gan (肝) and invigorating Pi (脾) acupuncture treatment on diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome
To explore the effect of Soothing Gan (肝) and invigorating Pi (脾) (SGIP) acupuncture treatment on the clinical symptoms and quality of life (QOL) in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome ...
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The influence of the genetic and non-genetic factors on bone mineral density and osteoporotic fractures in Chinese women
To investigate the effects of genetic and non-genetic factors on bone mineral densities (BMDs) and osteoporotic fractures. This was a cross-sectional study to investigate the relationships between 18 SNPs and ...
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Open AccessGlycemic control among patients in China with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving oral drugs or injectables
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing rapidly among Chinese adults, and limited data are available on T2DM management and the status of glycemic control in China. We assessed the effi...
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Functional polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinase-9 and survival in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with chemoradiotherapy
To investigate the prognostic role of major matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) gene polymorphisms in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with chemoradiotherapy. Four hundre...
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Tale of Two Cities Revisited — New York and Shanghai
In the 1970s, with the advent of biochemical multichannel screening in the United States and other western countries, the clinical presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) changed from a symptomatic ...
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Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy with prostaglandin E1 in high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is an important complication in the use of iodinated contrast media. The present study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) in prevention of CIN in...
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Copy Number Variation in CCND1 Gene Is Implicated in the Pathogenesis of Sporadic Parathyroid Carcinoma
The molecular bases for parathyroid carcinomas present in conjunction with sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism are not fully elucidated. Gene copy number variations (CNVs) play an important role in tumorigene...
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Development of Anxiety-Like Behavior via Hippocampal IGF-2 Signaling in the Offspring of Parental Morphine Exposure: Effect of Enriched Environment
Opioid addiction is a major social, economic, and medical problem worldwide. Long-term adverse consequences of chronic opiate exposure not only involve the individuals themselves but also their offspring. Adol...
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Open AccessFolate intake, serum folate levels, and prostate cancer risk: a meta-analysis of prospective studies
Studies have reported inconsistent results concerning the existence of associations of folate intake and serum folate levels with prostate cancer risk. This study sought to summarise the evidence regarding the...
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Remission of rheumatoid arthritis and potential determinants: a national multi-center cross-sectional survey
The aim of this study is to investigate the remission rate of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China and identify its potential determinants. A multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2009 to Ja...
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The bone-preserving effects of exendin-4 in ovariectomized rats
Exendin-4 was found to be beneficial to the skeleton in diabetic rodents. In this study, we assessed the changes of bone mineral densities (BMDs) and quality in non-diabetic ovariectomized (OVX) rats after tre...
