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Attitudes of the Japanese public and doctors towards use of archived information and samples without informed consent: Preliminary findings based on focus group interviews
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Background The purpose of this study is to explore laypersons' attitudes toward the use of archived (existing) materials such as medical records and biological... -
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Kinesin-like protein CENP-E is upregulated in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts
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Our aim was to identify specifically expressed genes using RNA arbitrarily primed (RAP)-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for differential display in patients with... -
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Twisted fallopian tube in pregnancy: a case report
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Background Isolated twisted fallopian tube is an uncommon event, isolated twisted fallopian tube in pregnancy is also very rare. The diagnosis is often difficult and... -
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Aseptic meningitis in Germany associated with echovirus type 13
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Background Echoviruses are the commonest cause of aseptic meningitis. Echovirus type 13 which has not been isolated in Germany over a long period of time was the... -
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The genetics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of global morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have shown that COPD aggregates in families,... -
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Analysis of EF-hand-containing proteins in
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Three out of the four classes of Ca2+-binding proteins in plants contain Ca 2+ -binding EF-hand motif(s). A maximum of 250 proteins possibly having EF-hands were... -
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Assessing the molecular genetics of attention networks
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Background Current efforts to study the genetic underpinnings of higher brain functions have been lacking appropriate phenotypes to describe cognition. One of the... -
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Abduction paresis with rostral pontine and/or mesencephalic lesions: Pseudoabducens palsy and its relation to the so-called posterior internuclear ophthalmoplegia of Lutz
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Background The existence of a prenuclear abduction paresis is still debated. Methods In a retrospective design, we identified 22 patients with isolated unilateral (n... -
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia: a report from ATS 2001, May 18–23, San Francisco
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic disorder of abnormal ciliary structure and function that leads to defective mucociliary clearance, resulting in oto-... -
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Activation of the Fas/Fas ligand pathway in hypertensive renal disease in Dahl/Rapp rats
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Background Hypertensive nephrosclerosis is the second most common cause of end-stage renal failure in the United States. The mechanism by which hypertension produces... -
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Changes in cytokine production in healthy subjects practicing Guolin Qigong : a pilot study
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Background Guolin Qigong is a combination of meditation, controlled breathing and physical movement designed to control the vital energy (qi) of the body and... -
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Exercise training in heart failure
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Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common condition with a poor prognosis. It is associated with poor exercise tolerance and debilitating symptoms. These symptoms... -
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Genetic epidemiology: Systemic sclerosis
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a multisystem connective tissue disease characterised phenotypically by fibrosis and ischaemic atrophy. Its aetiology is most likely... -
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Lack of correlation between Ki-67 labelling index and tumor size of anterior pituitary adenomas
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Aims and background The Ki-67 is a nuclear antigen detected by the monoclonal antibody MIB-1 and its Labeling Index (LI) is considered a marker of normal and abnormal... -
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Prenatal diagnosis of Caudal Regression Syndrome : a case report
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Background Caudal regression is a rare syndrome which has a spectrum of congenital malformations ranging from simple anal atresia to absence of sacral, lumbar and... -
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Binding of protegrin-1 to
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Background Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cepacia infections of cystic fibrosis patients' lungs are often resistant to conventional antibiotic therapy.... -
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Protein microarrays for highly parallel detection and quantitation of specific proteins and antibodies in complex solutions
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Background: We have developed and tested a method for printing protein microarrays and using these microarrays in a comparative fluorescence assay to measure the... -
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The evaluation of yeast derivatives as adjuvants for the immune response to the Bm86 antigen in cattle
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Background The Gavac™ vaccine against the cattle tick Boophilus microplus has proven its efficacy in a large number of controlled and field experiments. However, this... -
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Meta-analysis: Neither quick nor easy
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Background Meta-analysis is often considered to be a simple way to summarize the existing literature. In this paper we describe how a meta-analysis resembles a... -
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NO-independent regulatory site of direct sGC stimulators like YC-1 and BAY 41-2272
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Background The most important receptor for nitic oxide is the soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), a heme containing heterodimer. Recently, a pyrazolopyridine derivative...