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Constitutive activation of β-catenin in odontoblasts induces aberrant pulp calcification in mouse incisors
During dentin formation, odontoblast polarization ensures that odontoblasts directionally secrete dentin matrix protein, leading to tubular dentin...
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Ectopic germinal centers in the thymus accurately predict prognosis of myasthenia gravis after thymectomy
The ability of thymic histopathology to predict the long-term impact of thymectomy in non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis (NTMG) is mainly uncharted....
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Postoperative Hypoparathyroidism
Postoperative hypoparathyroidism (POH) is the most common complication after bilateral thyroid surgery and it is characterized by low serum calcium...
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Ectopic Cervical Thymoma: An Uncommon Entity
Thymomas originates from the epithelial cells of thymic tissue. These tumors commonly occur in the anterior mediastinum. However, thymomas can arise...
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An update on vascular calcification and potential therapeutics
Pathological calcification is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidities primarily in population with chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage renal...
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CT differentiation of gastric ectopic pancreas from gastric stromal tumor
BackgroundGastric ectopic pancreas (GEPs) is a rare developmental anomaly which is difficult to differentiate it from submucosal tumor such as...
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PCNL in Complex Situations: Obese Patients and Spinal Deformities, Ectopic, and Pelvic Kidneys
PCNL is a standard of care for large and complex renal calculi. Although most percutaneous access is safe to make, in some clinical situations,...
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Association between aortic calcification and the presence of kidney stones: calcium oxalate calculi in focus
PurposeThe current research is aimed at analyzing the relationship between kidney stone (KS) and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and the...
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Omega 3 fatty acids effect on the vascular calcification biomarkers fetuin A and osteoprotegerin in hemodialysis patients
Chronic renal failure patients on dialysis are at a high risk of death due to vascular calcification. This study aimed at investigating the effect of...
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Osteoclasts in Cardiovascular Calcification
Osteoclasts are a specific subset of immune-derived, bone-resorbing cells. Because osteoclasts are the only cells that can resorb calcification, they...
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Endoscopic full-thickness resection of gastric ectopic splenic nodules
BackgroundEctopic spleen is extremely rare. Most cases are congenital, acquired ectopic spleen may be a consequence of surgery or trauma to the...
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Clinical and radiological presentation of parasellar ectopic pituitary adenomas: case series and systematic review of the literature
PurposeParasellar ectopic pituitary adenomas (pEPAs) are extremely rare tumors located out of the sella turcica. PEPAs are heterogeneous entities in...
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Cutaneous Calcification
Normally, calcium and phosphate are in a relatively stable equilibrium in extracellular fluids. In ectopic calcifications, precipitation and...
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Do pseudoxanthoma elasticum patients have higher prevalence of kidney stones on computed tomography compared to hospital controls?
BackgroundPseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by diminished inorganic plasma pyrophosphate (PPi), a strong...
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Clinical outcomes after arthroscopic treatment of calcification with surrounding inflammation in the hip labrum
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the surgical methods and clinical outcomes of arthroscopic treatment of a special type of...
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Visceral adipose tissue is an independent predictor and mediator of the progression of coronary calcification: a prospective sub-analysis of the GEA study
BackgroundCoronary artery calcium (CAC) improves cardiovascular event prediction. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a cardiometabolic risk factor that...
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PET/CT imaging of giant primary pulmonary meningioma: a case report and literature review
BackgroundAn ectopic meningioma, such as a primary pulmonary meningioma (PPM), is a rare type of tumor that primarily originates outside of the...
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Genetics of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Ossification of the Spinal Ligaments
Purpose of ReviewThe study aims to provide updated information on the genetic factors associated with the diagnoses ‘Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal...
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Dystrophic calcification and heterotopic ossification in fibrocartilaginous tissues of the spine in diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH)
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a prevalent noninflammatory spondyloarthropathy characterized by ectopic mineral formation along...
