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Open AccessA meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomised controlled trials comparing nonoperative and operative management of chest trauma with multiple rib fractures
Operative treatment of traumatic rib fractures for better outcomes remains under debate. Surgical stabilization of rib fractures has dramatically increased in the last decade. This study aimed to perform a sys...
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Targeted DNA Methylation in Mouse Early Embryos
In germ cell lines, including early preimplantation embryos, centromeres and pericentromeres are known to show a marked hypomethylation pattern compared to somatic cells. Elucidation of the biological function...
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Open AccessExpression of KK-LC-1, a cancer/testis antigen, at non-tumour sites of the stomach carrying a tumour
Kita-Kyushu lung cancer antigen-1 (KK-LC-1) is a cancer/testis antigen (CTA) and predominant target for cancer immunotherapy. Our previous study indicated that KK-LC-1 was expressed in 82% of gastric cancers, ...
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Helicobacter pylori, a carcinogen, induces the expression of melanoma antigen-encoding gene (Mage)-A3, a cancer/testis antigen
Cancer/testis antigens (CTAs) are known to be expressed in various cancer types but are minimally or not expressed in normal tissues except for germline tissues. CTAs are attractive targets for cancer immunoth...