The tissues-of-origin of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) holds great promise for non-invasive diagnosing cancers, monitoring allograft rejection, and prenatal testing. Many features for inferring the tissues-of-origin of cfDNAs are being revealed f...
BACKGROUND: The thalamus plays a crucial role in sensory processing, emotional regulation, and cognitive functions, and its dysregulation may be implicated in psychosis. The aim of the present study was to examine the differences in thalamic subregio...
BACKGROUND: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a widespread pediatric dental condition that is influenced by a combination of biological, behavioral, and demographic factors. Salivary biomarkers, including beta-defensin-2 (BD-2) and statherin (STATH), o...
BACKGROUND: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), characterized by multiple miscarriages, remains a condition with unclear etiology, posing significant challenges for affected women and couples. This study aims to explore the underlying mechanisms of RPL, ...
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly heterogeneous, posing challenges for effective treatment due to complex interactions between clinical symptoms and neurobiological features. To address this, we apply contrastive principal-component analysis ...
C2 pars interarticularis length (C2PIL) required for pars screws has not been thoroughly studied in subjects with high-riding vertebral artery (HRVA). We aimed to measure C2PIL specifically on the sides with HRVA, define short pars, optimal pars scre...
BACKGROUND: Individuals with patellofemoral pain (PFP) present mechanical disorders during functional tests and activities. Studies often evaluate this population to understand the relationship between mechanical factors and pain/malalignment. This s...
Current diagnostic procedures for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are mainly subjective and prone to bias. While research on potential biomarkers, including EEG, brain imaging, and genetics is promising, it has yet to demonstrate clin...
Diagnosing ASD in adults presents unique challenges, and there are currently no specific biomarkers for this condition. Most existing studies on the gut microbiota in ASD are conducted in children; however, the composition of the gut microbiota in c...
The absence of specific markers makes early detection of bladder cancer (BC) challenging. Recent studies have reported the reliable diagnostic significance of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in several cancers. This study aimed to investigate wheth...
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