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The impact of blood pressure variability on the development of parenchymal hematoma in acute cerebral infarction with atrial fibrillation
Although blood pressure variability (BPV) and reperfusion are associated with parenchymal hematoma (PH) after stroke, the relationship between BPV and PH in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients who are at risk of...
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Open AccessA magnetic resonance imaging-based decision-making tool for predicting complex anal fistulas healing in the early postoperative period
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has excellent accuracy in diagnosing preoperative lesions before anal fistula surgery. However, MRI is not good in identifying early recurrent lesions and effective methods for...
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Open AccessSingle-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals a systemic immune dysregulation in COVID-19-associated pediatric encephalopathy
Unraveling the molecular mechanisms for COVID-19-associated encephalopathy and its immunopathology is crucial for develo** effective treatments. Here, we utilized single-cell transcriptomic analysis and inte...
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Open AccessMacrophage CARD9 mediates cardiac injury following myocardial infarction through regulation of lipocalin 2 expression
Immune cell infiltration in response to myocyte death regulates extracellular matrix remodeling and scar formation after myocardial infarction (MI). Caspase-recruitment domain family member 9 (CARD9) acts as a...
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Open AccessLaser treatment for Cafe-au-lait Macules: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Nowadays, laser is the mainstay treatment for cafe-au-lait macules (CALMs), but no systematic review has been published to demonstrate the overall efficacy and it’s still controversial which type of laser is o...
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Open AccessClinical characteristics of patients with prenatal hydronephrosis in early postnatal period: a single center retrospective study
The study aims to investigate the clinical characteristics of early postnatal period in children with prenatal hydronephrosis (HN) in our single center for 8 years.
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Open AccessLZTFL1 inhibits kidney tumor cell growth by destabilizing AKT through ZNRF1-mediated ubiquitin proteosome pathway
LZTFL1 is a tumor suppressor located in chromosomal region 3p21.3 that is deleted frequently and early in various cancer types including the kidney cancer. However, its role in kidney tumorigenesis remains unk...
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Artificial intelligence for prediction of COVID-19 progression using CT imaging and clinical data
Early recognition of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity can guide patient management. However, it is challenging to predict when COVID-19 patients will progress to critical illness. This study aimed ...
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Open AccessPositive feedback regulation of lncRNA PVT1 and HIF2α contributes to clear cell renal cell carcinoma tumorigenesis and metastasis
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to exert important roles in tumors, including clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC). PVT1 is an important oncogenic lncRNA which has critical effects on onset...
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COL11A1 activates cancer-associated fibroblasts by modulating TGF-β3 through the NF-κB/IGFBP2 axis in ovarian cancer cells
Ovarian cancer has a unique tumor microenvironment (TME) that enables cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) to interact with cellular and matrix constituents and influence tumor development and migration into t...
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Open AccessPredictors of acute cardiovascular events following acute exacerbation period for patients with COPD: a nested case–control study
It has been noted that there is an increase in the incidence of acute cardiovascular events (CVEs) in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during an acute exacerbation (AE), thereby causi...
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Open AccessContrast-enhanced transrectal ultrasound can reduce collection of unnecessary biopsies when diagnosing prostate cancer and is predictive of biochemical recurrence following a radical prostatectomy in patients with localized prostate cancer
To investigate the value of using contrast-enhanced transrectal ultrasound (CETRUS) to reduce unnecessary collection of biopsies during prostate cancer diagnosis and its utility in predicting biochemical recur...
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Open AccessGene mutation analysis in 12 Chinese children with congenital nephrotic syndrome
Congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) is characterised by increased proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, and edema beginning in the first 3 months of life. Recently, molecular genetic studies have identified several ge...
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Open AccessThe role of Sequence Type (ST) 131 in adult community-onset non-ESBL-producing Escherichia colibacteraemia
To compare the epidemiological and clinical features and outcome in clonal group O25b/ST131 and non-clonal group O25b/ST131 in adult patients with non-extended-spectrum B-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia co...
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Open AccessEpidemiological survey of orthopedic joint dislocations based on nationwide insurance data in Taiwan, 2000-2005
The epidemiology of acute orthopedic dislocations is poorly understood. A nationwide database provides a valuable resource for examining this issue in the Taiwanese population.