Identified genetic variants from genome wide association studies frequently show only modest effects on the disease risk, leading to the "missing heritability" problem. An avenue, to account for a part of this "missingness" is to evaluate gene-gene i...
BACKGROUND: To assess the prevalence and potential predictors of MR diffusion and perfusion abnormalities in a Chinese population with hemispheric transient ischemic attacks (TIA).
BACKGROUND: The current study is aimed to examine the impact of pharmacokinetics and gene polymorphisms of enzymes involving in absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) on the efficacy of gefitinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCL...
BACKGROUND: Uni-portal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become a popular type of thoracic surgery. However, improvements to the closure of the single drainage tube hole are still in need.
BACKGROUND: Thymectomy is widely used to for the treatment of thymomas, thymic cysts, thymic adenocarcinomas, and other thymic diseases. The development of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) thymectomy by our team offers the advantages of a ...
BACKGROUND: To examine the influence of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) settings on lung mechanics and oxygenation in elderly patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery.
BACKGROUND: Assess the respiratory-related parameters associated with subsequent severe acute kidney injury in mechanically ventilated patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).
BACKGROUND: A suitable multivariate predictor for predicting mortality following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains undetermined. We used a nationwide database to construct mortality prediction models to find the appropriate model.
BACKGROUND: As deregulation of androgen receptor (AR) signaling target genes is associated with tumorigenesis and the development of prostate cancer (PCa), AR signaling is the primary therapeutic target for PCa. Although patients initially responses ...
BACKGROUND: Our study aimed to reveal the relationship of maternal pentraxin 3 (PTX3)'s serum concentrations in early pregnancy with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to explore its potential in the prediction of GDM.