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Open AccessLow-to-Moderate Arsenic Exposure and Urothelial Tract Cancers with a Long Latent Period of Follow-Up in an Arseniasis Area
Arsenic exposure can cause adverse health effects. The effects of long-term low-to-moderate exposure and methylations remain unclear.
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Open AccessSurvival and diagnostic age of 175 Taiwanese patients with mucopolysaccharidoses (1985–2019)
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPSs) are a group of inherited metabolic diseases, which are characterized by the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans, and eventually lead to the progressive damage of various tissues and...
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CT-based radiomics for preoperative prediction of early recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: technical reproducibility of acquisition and scanners
To test the technical reproducibility of acquisition and scanners of CT image-based radiomics model for early recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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The presence of microvascular invasion guides treatment strategy in recurrent HBV-related HCC
We used the status of microvascular invasion (MVI) at primary resection to help treatment selection for hepatitis B virus–positive (HBV+) recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (rHCC) patients in Barcelona Clinic ...
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Open AccessThe use of non-contrast-enhanced MRI to evaluate serial changes in endoleaks after aortic stenting: a case report
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening syndrome that sometimes requires emergency intervention, and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a treatment option. Long-term image follow-up is also required...
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Open AccessCT-based peritumoral radiomics signatures to predict early recurrence in hepatocellular carcinoma after curative tumor resection or ablation
To construct a prediction model based on peritumoral radiomics signatures from CT images and investigate its efficiency in predicting early recurrence (ER) of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after curative trea...
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The Role and Molecular Mechanism of Long Nocoding RNA-MEG3 in the Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia
A growing body of evidence suggests that the dysregulation of long noncoding RNA is increasingly linked to many human diseases. Maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) is one such gene thought to be affected. In the p...
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Open AccessClinical characteristics and surgical history of Taiwanese patients with mucopolysaccharidosis type II: data from the Hunter Outcome Survey (HOS)
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is the most frequently occurring MPS in Taiwan, with an incidence of 2.05 per 100,000 live male births, but little is known about clinical characteristics and surgical hi...
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Open AccessStatus of newborn screening and follow up investigations for Mucopolysaccharidoses I and II in Taiwan
Mucopolysaccharidoses (MPS) are lysosomal storage diseases in which mutations of genes encoding for lysosomal enzymes cause defects in the degradation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). The accumulation of GAGs in ...
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Concurrence of Tuberculosis and Other Major Diseases
The chronic respiratory disease of tuberculosis (TB) has become one of the most significant infectious diseases because of its high mortality. It also results in serious social and economic problems that chall...
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Open AccessCauses of death and clinical characteristics of 34 patients with Mucopolysaccharidosis II in Taiwan from 1995–2012
Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is an X-linked recessive, multisystemic lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency of iduronate-2-sulfatase. MPS II has a variable age of onset and variable rate o...
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Open AccessNatural history and clinical assessment of Taiwanese patients with mucopolysaccharidosis IVA
Mucopolysaccharidosis IVA (MPS IVA) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase deficiency, which catalyzes a step in the catabolism of glycosaminoglycans, keratan sulfate and...
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Open AccessRisk factors associated with brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity among peritoneal dialysis patients in Macao
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients in Macao. Increased arterial stiffness determined by pulse wave velocity (PWV) has been established as an indepe...
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Study on the expression and significance of TGF-β1, p-ERK1/2and K-ras in colorectal cancer using tissue microarray technique
This study aimed to explore the expression and significance of transforming growth factor β1(TGF-β1), extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2), and K-ras in colorectal cancer (CRC) using tissue micr...
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Sonographic imaging of the puborectalis
The aim of the present study was to compare the appearance of the normal male puborectalis using transrectal ultrasound with anatomy examinations to enhance the understanding of the relationship of the prostat...
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The epidemiology of acute respiratory distress syndrome in pediatric intensive care units in China
To assess the incidence of, predisposing factors for, and the rates and relative risks of mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in pediatric patients.
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35th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
