... lead genes For a cutoff from towith an increment of 0.02, differentially expressed genes with DER values greater than the cutoff were compared with the list of disease genes to calculate the precision ... erythemetosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease with multiple organ involvement and a genetic predisposition Renal disease occurs in 40% to 75% of SLE patients and up to 90% of childhood SLE patients, ... for the top seven loci Genes with DER value ≥ 0.55 and -log10P >5 were predicted to be T1DM genes, and compared with the validation findings Mapping diseases without known molecular basis to lead...
... or within three months prior to, first presentation for HIV care compared to younger individuals The increase in the proportion of individuals who were ≥50 years at first presentation for care ... presentation for HIV care in the United States and Canada: Are those over 50 years morelikelyto have a delayed presentation? AIDS Research and Therapy 2010 7:45 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central ... compared to the
... personal factors Some of these factors are modifiable, others are not Page of We still need to learn more about which factors are facilitators and barriers for work ability in RA patients, but ... risk factor for permanent work disability, and biological drugs are not necessarily initiated when patientsare most vulnerable to losing their work With all the due caveats applicable to this ... with a higher gross domestic product (GDP) or those with a lower GDP Generally, better clinical status was seen in those patients still working, but a striking finding was that patients who stopped...
... from wounds in patientswith diabetes have been evaluated for mitogenic response with a variety of growth factors [23,26] and show a lower rate of proliferation when compared with normal skin ... from the debrided tissue samples from patientswith chronic wounds Fifteen biopsies were sent to Coriell along with de-identified patients' medical history, history of diabetes, age, sex, ethnicity, ... marker are provided in Table The alleles of all cell lines were determined by sizing on the Applied Biosystems 3730, downloaded to the Repository database, and compared to those already recorded to...
... better HRQOL scores (compared to prior non-responders) as the majority of those who responded were prior relapsers Also, those with better HRQOL may be morelikelyto tolerate the treatment better ... in responders among refractory HCV patients re-treated with pegylated interferon alpha 2b and ribavirin SF-36 domain Change in QOL scores compared to baseline At 48 wks to 24 wks (24 wk48 wk) 24 ... non-responders among refractory HCV patients re-treated with pegylated interferon alpha 2b and ribavirin SF-36 domain Change in scores compared to baseline at 48 wks to 24 wks (24 wk48 wk) 24...
... in NPSLE patients compared with systemic lupus erythematosus patients without central nervous system symptoms Separate analyses of APRIL levels in SLE patientswith NPSLE and patients without ... systemic lupus erythematosus patients It has been reported that the inflammatory cytokine IL-6 is raised in the CSF of NPSLE patients compared with SLE patients without CNS symptoms [40], and this ... detected between SLE patients Figure Raised APRIL levels in NPSLE patients compared with SLE patients without central nervous system symptoms Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of symptoms (a) APRIL...
... suggested to be a better measurement than peak dyspnea during exercise Furthermore, the inspiratory capacity (IC) has been shown to be more closely related to exercise tolerance and dyspnea than ... Respiratory Medicine, Rakuwakai Otowa Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto-Katsura Hospital, Kyoto, Japan; and Department of Respiratory Care and Sleep Control Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto ... static hyperinflation: which is more closely related to dyspnea with activities of daily living in patientswith COPD? Koichi Nishimura1, Maya Yasui2 , Takashi Nishimura2 , Toru Oga3 AFFILIATIONS:...
... transfusion to maintain arbitrary hematocrit levels in stable patientswith ischemic heart disease PARAGON [9]) They found that transfusion was associated with an increased hazard for death within ... restrictive strategy generally appears to be safe in most critically ill patientswith cardiovascular disease, with the possible exception of patientswith acute myocardial infarction and unstable ... results can be applied topatientswith cardiac disease who not meet GUSTO IIb, PURSUIT, or PARAGON entry criteria, such as those with cardiovascular disease coincident to critical illness Recommendation...
... alcohol intoxication is a common finding in patientswith isolated TBI and suggested that alcohol intoxication is associated with a lower incidence of coagulopathy as compared to non-intoxicated patients ... 1.00 liter vs 0.53 ± 0.55 liter; P = 0.01) as compared topatients without early hemostatic disorders Moreover, patients without coagulopathy more frequently used alcohol before the traumatic ... laboratory values upon ED admission of patientswith and without coagulopathy Patientswith coagulopathy had lower hemoglobin levels, platelet counts, and an increased PT and aPTT in comparison with...
... reported to affect the quality of life which in turn can be improved after treatment [13,14] Symptoms in HCV infection not appear to be linked to disease activity; neither appear to be correlated with ... are several high-risk groups for HCV infection Individuals with a history of transfusion of clotting factors prior to 1987, as well as blood products or received organ transplantation prior to ... prior to 1992 should be tested Patientswith a recent or remote history of injection drug use, on chronic hemodialysis, infants born to mothers with HCV or those with evidence of unexplained liver...
... and acetate atoms were removed Hydrogen atoms were added to the crystal structure, and the substrates and atomic partial charges were assigned to the protein and carbohydrate atoms Atomic interaction ... enzymes are the products of convergent evolution due to similar active site features The objective of this study was to shed light on the role of two de-N-acetylases from B cereus, whichare LmbE ... interactions with residues that occupy positions 140 and 42 are indicated (C) Position 140 The native Arg residue (carbon atoms in yellow) and the mutations Ala (carbon atoms in brown) and Glu (carbon atoms...
... peptide (CAP) was examined in patientswith TB and compared with that in patientswith RA PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients Sera were obtained from Japanese patientswith pulmonary TB (n ϭ 49) or ... CCP or CAP to cross-inhibit the reactivity of sera from patientswith TB compared with sera from patientswith RA (Figure 2D) may be due to the presence of low-avidity antibodies or to the differences ... peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies compared with anti–unmodified arginine-containing peptide (anti-CAP) antibodies in patientswith rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patientswith tuberculosis (TB), and in...
... or related to, the information, data, analyses or opinions or their use July 2009 Page Stocks vs Bonds in the Future How likelyare stocks to outperform bonds going forward? To try to figure ... least as likelyto rise as to fall3 If there were no future fall in yields, all of the return would have to come from the coupon return That means the total returns for bond investments would likely ... is very unlikely to repeat in the future, given today’s low interest rate environment Investors hoping bonds will outperform in the coming years will likely be disappointed Stocks tend to outperform...
... To correct for differences of cDNA amount on a per-sample basis, results were provided as ratio to PBGD expression Page of Mutation analysis Base exchanges within the epitope sequence or epitope ... and for mutations of the WT1 epitope or epitope flanking sequences All patients had received sequential vaccinations with the HLA-A2-restricted WT1 126-134 peptide with adjuvants Busse et al Journal ... in patientsTo exclude failure of vaccine efficacy due to HLA class I downregulation [16-18,25], cell surface HLA class I expression on leukemic blasts was analyzed in patients by flow cytometry...
... melanoma patients appears to be higher than is commonly assumed It can be present in up to 30% of patients bearing BRAF V600 mutations, potentially representing up to 10% of all melanoma patientsPatients ... V600K and V600E mutations, together with clear evidence of clinical activity of PLX4032 in a patient with a documented V600K mutation, suggest that melanoma patientswith V600K mutations should ... treatment to the specific genetic composition of the tumor [5] One of our patientswith locally advanced unresectable melanoma involving the skin of the left chest wall, progressing after treatment with...
... radio-chemo-therapy In one arm of the trial patients also receive the anti-IL-2Ra (daclizumab), since Treg cells aremore sensitive to that antibody compared to the cytotoxic T cell counterpart Intradermal ... (NCT00905060) patientswith GBM Enrolled patientsare being vaccinated with the heat shock protein peptide complex (HSPPC)-96 with or without concurrent TMZ therapy Heat shock proteins (HSP) are highly ... strategies in patientswith recurrent grade III or IV glioma (NCT01081223) Patientsare immunized with irradiated autologous tumor cells and GM-CSF (TVAX) Later, autologous T cells are harvested...
... http://www.human-resources-health.com/content/7/1/23 thermore, HCWs in the capital aremorelikelyto have been exposed to HIV and TB messages and training compared to nurses employed in more rural areas Knowledge of HCWs in ... HIV care and support for HCWs involved in the care of patientswith TB at the primary health care clinic level in the DRC Methods Identification of target health care workers Primary health care ... Activities to reduce the burden of HIV among TB patients and activities to reduce the burden of TB among people living with HIV/ AIDS are therefore urgently needed [3] HIV counseling and testing of patients...
... outcome scales [20] have been examined in depth patientswith CLI, with ALDS scores to be expected higher in patientswith IC than in patientswith CLI From the ALDS itembank, two questionnaires ... rest (in patientswith CLI) Decrease ABI after exercise (in patientswith IC)a 0.35 (0-0.59) 0.28 (0.09-0.55) Toe pressure mmHg (in patientswith CLI) 19 (0-67) ALDS 71 (± 17) VascuQol total 3.7 ... patientswith claudication (ALDS score 80) than in patientswith CLI (ALDS score 64) Similar results were obtained for the VascuQol total score (4.5 in patientswith claudication and 3.1 in patients...
... enrolled into the study Selection of patients Consenting patients were prospectively screened from September 2005 to June 2008 Eligible patientswith FHSA or LOHF, who were not able to receive ... Miyazaki H, Sugihara J, Tomita E, Muro Y, Daikuhara Y, Hashimoto S: Clinical significance of human hepatocyte growth factor in blood from patientswith fulminant hepatic failure Hepatology 1989, 9:875-881 ... growth factor (HGF) was first purified as a potent mitogen for hepatocytes from the plasma of patientswith FH [8,9] HGF is one of the primary agents promoting the proliferation of mature hepatocytes...