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Quantitative evaluation of endometrium-expressed mRNAs for the purpose of discriminating between menstruation and traumatic vaginal injury in sexual assault cases
In sexual assault cases, it is crucial to discriminate between peripheral blood and menstrual blood to provide evidence for vaginal intercourse with traumatic injury. In this study, the menstrual blood mRNA ma...
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A case of novel NFKB2 variant with hypertensive emergency and nephrotic syndrome leading to CKD 5D
Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) family plays a central role in the human immune system. Heterozygous variants in NFKB2 typically cause immunodeficiency with various degrees of central adrenal insufficiency, autoim...
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Retrospective case–control study examining the relationship between recurrence-free survival and changes in pre- and post-radioiodine therapy serum thyroglobulin levels in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer
Thyroglobulin assay is important to assess the residual or recurrence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Patients with positive serum thyroglobulin levels after radioactive iodine (RAI) adjuvant therapy c...
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Open AccessRole of collagen degradation pathway in sphingomyelin synthase 2-deficient mouse skin
Sphingomyelin synthase (SMS) is the only enzyme that synthesizes sphingomyelin from ceramide. The role of sphingomyelin synthase in epidermis is being understood, but there is no report on its role in the derm...
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A case of ruptured right gastroepiploic aneurysm treated by transcatheter arterial embolization avoiding emergency surgery
Gastroepiploic aneurysms are rare. We report the case of a 74-year-old man who presented with temporary loss of consciousness and abdominal pain. Computed tomography revealed a ruptured right gastroepiploic ar...
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Impact of pre-operative coronary artery disease on the clinical outcomes of patients with aortic aneurysms
Aortic aneurysm is an increasingly important public health problem with high morbidity and mortality. It is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD), which is a comorbidity of high incidence that is repor...
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Relapse-free survival after adjuvant radioactive iodine therapy in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma with a microscopically positive tumor margin
In patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) with a microscopically positive tumor margin, the optimal first dose of I-131 during adjuvant radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy to improve relapse-free su...
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The Evaluation of Fetal Cardiac Remote Screening in the Second Trimester of Pregnancy Using the Spatio-Temporal Image Correlation Method
We prospectively performed remote fetal cardiac screening using the spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC), and examined the usefulness and problems of remote screening. We performed heart screening for all pre...
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Diagnostic value of ultrasonography and TI-201/Tc-99m dual scintigraphy in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules
To evaluate the performance of ultrasonography (US) and TI-201/Tc-99m dual (Tl/Tc) scintigraphy in differentiating between benign and malignant thyroid nodules.
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Increased plasma xanthine oxidoreductase activity deteriorates coronary artery spasm
Increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) contributes to the development of endothelial dysfunction, which is involved in coronary artery spasm (CAS). Xanthine oxidoreductase (XOR) plays a pivotal role in produc...
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The impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease fibrosis score on cardiac prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure
Liver abnormalities have a strong impact on clinical outcomes in patients with heart failure (HF), and are known as cardio-hepatic syndrome. The non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) fibrosis score (NFS) h...
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The outcome of I-131 ablation therapy for intermediate and high-risk differentiated thyroid cancer using a strict definition of successful ablation
This article examines the outcome of radioactive iodine ablation therapy for thyroid cancer in high-risk patients and investigates background factors influencing ablation failure.
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Advanced forensic validation for human spermatozoa identification using SPERM HY-LITER™ Express with quantitative image analysis
Identification of human semen is indispensable for the investigation of sexual assaults. Fluorescence staining methods using commercial kits, such as the series of SPERM HY-LITER™ kits, have been useful to det...
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The applicability of ELISA detection of gastric mucosa-expressing proteins for the identification of vomit
The identification of vomit stains may be helpful for crime scene reconstruction. However, there is no specific and convenient method for identifying vomit stain. Therefore, to establish the procedure for fore...
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Development of a quantitative validation method for forensic investigation of human spermatozoa using a commercial fluorescence staining kit (SPERM HY-LITER™ Express)
In investigations of sexual assaults, as well as in identifying a suspect, the detection of human sperm is important. Recently, a kit for fluorescent staining of human spermatozoa, SPERM HY-LITER™, has become ...
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Aggressive TAFRO syndrome with reversible cardiomyopathy successfully treated with combination chemotherapy
TAFRO (thrombocytopenia, anasarca, myelofibrosis, renal dysfunction, and organomegaly) syndrome is an atypical manifestation of Castleman’s disease. However, the mechanism underlying this very rare syndrome re...
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Myers’ 3-sinus reconstruction for supravalvular aortic stenosis involving left coronary ostium: report of a case
A 1-year-old boy with a bicuspid aortic valve, who had undergone successful repair of coarctation of the aorta by extended end-to-end direct anastomosis at the age of 1 month, was found to have mild supravalvu...
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Prognosis of patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinomas based on the Child-Pugh score: subclassifying the intermediate stage (Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stage B)
Retrospective evaluation of intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patient survival after undergoing chemoembolization based on the Child-Pugh score.
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Subgrou** of intermediate-stage (BCLC stage B) hepatocellular carcinoma based on tumor number and size and Child–Pugh grade correlated with prognosis after transarterial chemoembolization
To find a subgroup that benefits most from transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in terms of tumor number and size and liver profile in patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
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Mesenteric lymph node abscess due to Yersinia enterocolitica: case report and review of the literature
We describe the case of a 74-year-old female with a mesenteric lymph node abscess caused by a Yersinia enterocolitica infection. She had been administered an immunosuppressive drug and was admitted to the hospit...
