Koneczny, Inga Yilmaz, Vuslat Lazaridis, Konstantinos Tzartos, John Lenz, Tobias L. Tzartos, Socrates Tüzün, Erdem Leypoldt, Frank
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Frontiers in Immunology
IgG4 autoimmune diseases (IgG4-AID) are an emerging group of autoimmune diseases that are caused by pathogenic autoantibodies of the IgG4 subclass. It has only recently been appreciated, that members of this group share relevant immunobiological and therapeutic aspects even though different antigens, tissues and organs are affected: glomerulonephri...
Padala, Sandeep Anand Barsouk, Adam Barsouk, Alexander Rawla, Prashanth Vakiti, Anusha Kolhe, Ravindra Kota, Vamsi Ajebo, Germame Hailegiorgis
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Medical Sciences
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell disorder that is on the rise throughout the world, especially in the US, Australia, and Western Europe. In the US, MM accounts for almost 2% of cancer diagnoses and over 2% of cancer deaths (more than double the global proportion). Incidence has risen by 126% globally and over 40% in the US since 1990, while g...
Zheng, Xiang-rong Zhang, Mao-jiao Shang, Xu-lan Fang, Sheng-zuo Chen, Feng-mao
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Frontiers in Plant Science
Cyclocarya paliurus is an extremely valuable and multifunctional tree species whose leaves have traditionally been used in used in medicine or as a medicinal tea in China. In recent years, anthracnose has been frequently observed on young leaves of C. paliurus in several nurseries located in Jiangsu Province, resulting in great yield and quality lo...
Luo, Ming Zhang, Yuxiao Huang, Shishu Song, Yueming
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Frontiers in Genetics
Genome-wide association studies have identified many susceptibility genes for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, most of the results are hard to be replicated in multi-ethnic populations. LBX1 is the most promising candidate gene in the etiology of AIS. We aimed to appraise the literature for the association of LBX1 gene polymorphisms ...
Hantera, Mohamed Mostafa
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Clinical Ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)
Dry eye disease (DED) is a condition frequently encountered in ophthalmology practice worldwide. The purpose of this literature review is to highlight the worldwide trends in DED diagnosis and therapy amongst practitioners and determine if a more uniform approach to manage this multifactorial condition has developed over the past two decades. A man...
Zhai, Mimi Long, Jianhai Liu, Sushun Liu, Chun Li, Li Yang, Leping Li, Yamin Shu, Bo
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Aging (Albany NY)
Background: To evaluate the pattern and prevalence trends of liver cirrhosis caused by specific etiologies. Results: Globally, the number of prevalent cases increased 74.53% from 1990 to 2017. The ASR increased 0.75 per year. The most pronounced increases were found in middle-high and high socio-demographic index (SDI) regions, especially in the Ca...
Abdel Hameed, Muhamad R Elbeih, Esam Abdel-Moneim Sadek Abd El-Aziz, Heba Mahmoud Afifi, Ola Abdel-Haleem Khalaf, Lamiaa Mohammed Refaat Ali Abu Rahma, Mohammed Zakaria Sabry, Abeer
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Journal of Blood Medicine
Background and Objectives Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is a rare disorder caused by obstruction to hepatic venous outflow. It affects all races, usually during the third or fourth decade of life. Higher prevalence had being evident in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to clarify sociodemographic features, clinical, radiological p...
Thandra, Krishna Chaitanya Barsouk, Adam Saginala, Kalyan Aluru, John Sukumar Rawla, Prashanth Barsouk, Alexander
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Clinical and Experimental Hepatology
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease worldwide. Its incidence has grown alongside the increasing global prevalence of type 2 diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome. The risk of progression to hepatocellular carcinoma for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis patients over 5 years is 8%, and despite ta...
Kandi, Venkataramana Vadakedath, Sabitha
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Cureus
Cardiac implantations are among the most critical, and life-saving patient management procedures. Most cardiac implantations are performed to correct abnormalities in the conduction and the rhythm of the heart. Because the implants are intended for long-term use ranging from months to years, the failure of an implant is considered a major setback b...
Piñeyro-Ruiz, Coriness Serrano, Horacio Jorge, Inmaculada Miranda-Valentin, Eric Pérez-Brayfield, Marcos R. Camafeita, Emilio Mesa, Raquel Vázquez, Jesús Jorge, Juan Carlos
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Frontiers in Pediatrics
Background and Objective: Mild hypospadias is a birth congenital condition characterized by the relocation of the male urethral meatus from its typical anatomical position near the tip of the glans penis, to a lower ventral position up to the brim of the glans corona, which can also be accompanied by foreskin ventral deficiency. For the most part, ...
