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Transthyretin cardiac cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a rare but life-threatening disease. Tafamidis is an effective treatment for patients with ATTR-CM, however its long-term effects on cardiac remodeling and car...
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Open AccessAnomalous enhancement of resurgent Na+ currents at high temperatures by SCN9A mutations underlies the episodic heat-enhanced pain in inherited erythromelalgia
Inherited erythromelalgia (IEM), caused by mutations in Nav1.7 channel is characterized by episodic neuropathic pain triggered especially by warm temperature. However, the mechanism underlying the temperature–dep...
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Open AccessGrowth hormone is increased in the lungs and enhances experimental lung metastasis of melanoma in DJ-1 KO mice
Growth hormone (GH) mainly serves an endocrine function to regulate somatic growth, but also serves an autocrine function in lung growth and pulmonary function. Several recent studies have demonstrated the rol...
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Ericoid mycorrhizas are associated with a number of host plants in the Ericaceae in high-elevation regions of Taiwan. The ability of these microorganisms to thrive in harsh environmental conditions in the regi...
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Familial primary erythromelalgia is a rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by redness and painful episodes of the feet and hands, which is often triggered by heat or exercise. In this report, a Taiwan...
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Mutation of the sterol 27-hydroxylase gene (CYP27A1) in a Taiwanese family with cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis
