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The relationship of dietary flavonoids and periodontitis in US population: a cross-sectional NHANES analysis
We investigated the association between dietary flavonoids intake and periodontitis.
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Open AccessANXA1 is identified as a key gene associated with high risk and T cell infiltration in primary sclerosing cholangitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease, with unclear pathogenesis. Although immune disorders, especially T cell infiltration, are thought to play a vital role in PSC, the s...
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Association of severely damaged endodontically infected tooth with carotid plaque and abnormal carotid intima-media thickness: a retrospective analysis
We investigated the association of severely damaged endodontically infected tooth with carotid artery plaque and abnormal mean carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) ≥ 1.0 mm.
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Open AccessThe association of severely worn dentition resulting from betel nut chewing with temporomandibular disorders: a cross-sectional study
Most studies support parafunctions play an important role in temporomandibular disorders (TMD), whereas the association between tooth wear and TMD remains controversial. Betel nut chewing as a parafunction is ...
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Open AccessAssociation of congenitally missing teeth with adult temporomandibular disorders in the urban health checkup population
Congenitally missing tooth is the most common dental abnormality which leaves spaces in the arch, leads to numerous forms of malocclusion due to the Bolton index discrepancy and is even associated with abnorma...
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Open AccessGenome-wide association study using whole-genome sequencing identifies risk loci for Parkinson’s disease in Chinese population
Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have identified numerous susceptibility loci for Parkinson’s disease (PD), but its genetic architecture remains underexplored in populations of non-European ancestry. To...
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Open AccessUnique DUOX2+ACE2+ small cholangiocytes are pathogenic targets for primary biliary cholangitis
Cholangiocytes play a crucial role in bile formation. Cholangiocyte injury causes cholestasis, including primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). However, the etiology of PBC remains unclear despite being characteri...
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Open AccessPrevalence of recurrent aphthous stomatitis, oral submucosal fibrosis and oral leukoplakia in doctor/nurse and police officer population
The doctor/nurse and police officer population have some common typical characteristics of great professional pressure and night shift and past studies indicated oral mucosa lesions were closely associated wit...
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Open AccessUpregulation of microRNA-328-3p by hepatitis B virus contributes to THLE-2 cell injury by downregulating FOXO4
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a major cause of chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and miRNAs play important roles in HBV pathogenesis. Our previous study has shown that miR-328-3p is upregulated...
