Ongprakobkul, Chuthamas Rattanachaisit, Pakkapon Kwankajonwong, Nachchakorn Werawatganon, Duangporn Klaikaew, Naruemon Rerknimitr, Rungsun
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Asian Biomedicine
Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) was the most common mesenchymal tumor of the gastrointestinal tract predominately occurring in the stomach. Although GIST was a rare disease, it was considered to be a life-threatening malignancy. Objective To explore the current status of gastric GIST in Thai patients. Method The medical records of ...
Nimdet, Kachaporn Techakehakij, Win
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Asian Biomedicine
Background Pneumonia causes significant incidence in children younger than 5 years. Most fatalities are resulted from complications. High rates of cardiac events were detected in adult studies but usually related to underlying diseases. Objective To study the cardiac effects of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) with respiratory failure (RF) in hea...
Prasithsirikul, Wisit Pongpirul, Krit Sakornsakolpat, Phuwanat Burana, Chuti Phutrakool, Phanupong Pongpirul, Wannarat A.
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Asian Biomedicine
Background Favipiravir is a promising drug for COVID-19, but evidence from a robust clinical trial is limited. Objective To describe the demographics, clinical characteristics, and various antiviral treatment regimens (with and without favipiravir) of patients with severe and nonsevere COVID-19. Method We conducted a retrospective observational stu...
Tehrani, Sadra Samavarchi Moallem, Maryam Ebrahimi, Reyhane Hosseini, Seyed Reza Nooreddini, Hajighorban Parsian, Hadi
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Asian Biomedicine
Background In the aging individuals, osteoporosis is a major health problem. Due to the various limitations of dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) for diagnosis osteoporosis, serum-based biochemical markers have been suggested for the discrimination between the patients and healthy subjects. Objective To investigate the serum levels of bone turnover m...
Jiang, Xin Naikoo, Niyaz Ahmad Gao, Shuowei
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Asian Biomedicine
Background Gastric cancer (GC) is the common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide and inflammation represents the early phases in the GC. Objective To review the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-308 G>A (GG, GA, and AA) in GC by meta-analysis studies for any differences in TNF-α-308 G>A gene polymorphisms. Methods Case–control studies published fr...
Yin, Khine San Naing, Myint Myint Khine, Nitar Maung, May Phyo Nyunt, Aye Aye Htike, Nway Nway Aye, Hnin Hnin Myint, Aye Aye
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Asian Biomedicine
Background Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) sequence variants in patients from Myanmar have not yet been reported. Objectives To describe the molecular epidemiology of EGFR variants in patients from Myanmar with lung adenocarcinoma. Methods Histological diagnosis and categorization of biopsies collected from 66 patients (28–78 years) with lu...
Kor-anantakul, Phawin Suphapeetiporn, Kanya Jaruratanasirikul, Somchit
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Asian Biomedicine
Ablepharon macrostomia syndrome (AMS) is a rare congenital disorder. To our knowledge, only 20 cases have been reported to date, and all in patients from Western countries. We report a case of AMS in a Thai patient, who presented at age 3 months with severe ectropion of both upper and lower eyelids, alopecia totalis, no palpable clitoris, and hypop...
Halil, Kazanasmaz Meryem, Karaca
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Asian Biomedicine
Background In patients with phenylketonuria, the central nervous system is adversely affected by noncompliance with diet. The levels of phenylalanine and many different amino acids (AAs) in the plasma of patients with phenylketonuria can be measured simultaneously. Objectives To measure the blood plasma levels of neurotransmitter AAs in a cohort of...
Kotcharit, Pirarat Chongsrisawat, Voranush Chatproedprai, Susheera
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Asian Biomedicine
Background Neonatal jaundice and elevated levels of liver enzymes are found in infants with breast milk jaundice (BMJ). Objectives To determine the prevalence and duration of elevated serum levels of liver enzymes in Thai infants with BMJ. Methods We conducted a prospective study of Thai infants with BMJ, excluding those with pathological causes of...
Kanigur-Sultuybek, Gonul Yenmis, Guven Soydas, Tugba
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Asian Biomedicine
Nuclear factor κ-light-chain-enhancer of activated B cells (NF-κB) is a sophisticated transcription factor that is particularly important in the inflammatory response, but it regulates more than 400 individual and dependent genes for parts of the apoptotic, angiogenic, and proliferative, differentiative, and cell adhesion pathways. NF-κB function i...
