Corrigendum to "RANTES Gene Polymorphisms Associated with HIV-1 Infections in Kenyan Population".

abstract：:Thirty-six coeliac children on gluten-containing diet were studied for AGA IgA and IgG levels. Patients were typed for HLA-A, -B, -C, -DR, -DQ antigens and data were analysed for any correlation between HLA-DR phenotype and AGA levels. AGA IgA and/or IgG were present in all these children. Subjects negative for DR3 or...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Bonamico M,Morellini M,Mariani P,Triglione P,Trabace S,Lulli P,Cappellacci S,Ballati G

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncogenic activation of the Wnt/ β -catenin signaling pathway is common in human cancers. The secreted frizzled-related proteins (SFRPs) function as negative regulators of Wnt signaling and have important implications in carcinogenesis. Because there have been no reports about the role of SFRP3 in hepatocellular carci...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Lin YW,Shih YL,Lien GS,Suk FM,Hsieh CB,Yan MD

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We first investigated the difference in microRNA expression between normal NP cells and degenerative NP cells using gene chip. We have found that the expression of ERK1/2 was decreased with overexpression of miR-155 in normal nucleus pulposus cell. Expression of ERK1/2 was increased with inhibition of miR-155. Overexp...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Ye D,Dai L,Yao Y,Qin S,Xie H,Wang W,Liang W

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small, non-coding RNA molecules that can regulate gene expression, thereby affecting crucial processes in cancer development. miRNAs offer great potential as biomarkers for cancer detection because of their remarkable stability in blood and their characteristic expression in different...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Mar-Aguilar F,Mendoza-Ramírez JA,Malagón-Santiago I,Espino-Silva PK,Santuario-Facio SK,Ruiz-Flores P,Rodríguez-Padilla C,Reséndez-Pérez D

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) is a well-established serum marker for alcohol-related liver disease. However, GGT's predictive utility applies well beyond liver disease: elevated GGT is linked to increased risk to a multitude of diseases and conditions, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome (...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Koenig G,Seneff S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare acquired paraneoplastic disorder and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) plays a key role in its pathogenesis. This study was conducted to describe a novel FGF23 detecting procedure and describe clinical features of the disease. Fourteen TIO cases were retrieved and FGF23 exp...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Hu F,Jiang C,Zhang Q,Shi H,Wei L,Wang Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The terminal portion of the pol gene and the entire env gene of the human endogenous retrovirus ERV3 was screened for polymorphic nucleotides. For this purpose fragments amplified from the desired regions of ERV3 were subjected to single strand conformational analysis (SSCP analysis). Using this approach, we detected ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Rasmussen HB,Clausen J

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The associations between the Fractalkine receptor (CX3CR1) gene T280M (rs3732378) and V249I (rs3732379) polymorphisms and atherosclerosis (AS) risk are conflicting. The aim of this meta-analysis was undertaken to assess their associations. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Medline, Cochrane database, ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Wu J,Yin RX,Lin QZ,Guo T,Shi GY,Sun JQ,Shen SW,Li Q

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of blindness in elderly people worldwide and the major degenerative disease of the retina that leads to progressive impairment of central vision. Several polymorphisms in different genes have been proposed as factors that increase the disease susceptibili...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Barchitta M,Maugeri A

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because tandem mass spectrometry- (MS/MS-) based newborn screening identifies many suspicious cases of fatty acid oxidation and carnitine cycle disorders, a simple, noninvasive test is required to confirm the diagnosis. We have developed a novel method to evaluate the metabolic defects in peripheral blood mononuclear ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Yuasa M,Hata I,Sugihara K,Isozaki Y,Ohshima Y,Hara K,Tajima G,Shigematsu Y

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubule-associated protein 4 (MAP4) plays an important role in microtubule assembly and stabilization. The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of expression of MAP4 in lung adenocarcinoma (LADC) samples and to evaluate its prognostic value and the influence on cancer progression in LADC patients. Th...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Xia X,He C,Wu A,Zhou J,Wu J

更新日期：2018-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The surface and cytoplasmic expression of CD1a molecules was analysed by indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and dot blot assay (DBA) in a panel of 40 acute and chronic leukaemias. Thirty-two per cent of the samples were positive by IIF but, surprisingly, 72 per cent of the patients were positive by DBA, suggesting the ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Salamone MC,Roisman FR,Morelli AE,Noli MI,Fainboim L

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aim:To explore the diagnostic efficacy of des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) in hepatitis B virus- (HBV-) related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods:A retrospective study of 459 cases from June 2016 to March 2018 was undertaken, and records of the DCP levels were extracted. The sensitivity, specificity, and cuto...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Chen J,Wu G,Li Y

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin D plays a role in central nervous system (CNS) development. Recent literature focused on vitamin D status in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but with inconsistent results. Our case-control study is aimed at evaluating serum 25-hydroxyl-vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration in children...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Petruzzelli MG,Marzulli L,Margari F,De Giacomo A,Gabellone A,Giannico OV,Margari L

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the onset and progression of hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, mechanisms underlying vitamin D deficiency-mediated increased risk of CVD remain unknown. We sought to examine the differential effect of high-dose versus low-dose vitamin D suppleme...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Zaleski A,Panza G,Swales H,Arora P,Newton-Cheh C,Wang T,Thompson PD,Taylor B

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Lactate has been widely used as a risk indicator of outcomes in critically ill patients due to its ready measurement and good predictive ability. However, the interconnections between lactate metabolism and glucose metabolism have not been sufficiently explored, yet. In this study, we aimed to investigate wh...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Chen X,Bi J,Zhang J,Du Z,Ren Y,Wei S,Ren F,Wu Z,Lv Y,Wu R

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Background and Objective. The main purpose of this study was to develop a simple automatic diagnostic classification scheme for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. Methods:This was a prospective cohort study that enrolled patients with colorectal or gynecologic cancer post chemotherapy for more than 1 year. T...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Huang HW,Wu PY,Su PF,Li CI,Yeh YM,Lin PC,Hsu KF,Shen MR,Chang JY,Lin CK

更新日期：2020-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:HLA typing for antigens of the A, B, C, and DR loci was carried out on lymphocytes from a haemophilic (Type A) family which included four siblings with arthritis. No single haplotype was found to relate to the presence of haemophilia or haemophilic arthritis. ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Steven MM,Sturrock RD,Forbes CD,Dick HM

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection prevalence was determined in 34 hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with underlying liver cirrhosis. Serum alfa-fetoprotein level was found to be more than 1000 ng/ml (3153 +/- 1451) in those patients. Anti-HCV antibodies were detected in 84% of patients sera negative for hepatiti...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Mabrouk GM

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) activity is suggested to be altered in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1). We investigated PON1 activity in individuals receiving different regimens of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). METHODS:PON1 activity was evaluated in 91 HIV-1 serone...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Maselli LM,da Cunha J,Gutierrez EB,Maranhão RC,Spada C,Bydlowski SP

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the proportion of initial troponin (cTn) elevations associated with Type I MI versus other cardiovascular and noncardiovascular diagnoses in an emergency department (ED) and whether or not a relationship exists between the cTn level and the likelihood of Type I MI. BACKGROUND:In the ED, cTn is u...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Yiadom MY,Jarolim P,Jenkins C,Melanson SE,Conrad M,Kosowsky JM

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a known risk factor in the development of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The HBV-encoded X protein, HBx, has been investigated for properties that may explain its cancer cofactor role in transgenic mouse lines. We discuss here recent data showing that HBx is...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Madden CR,Slagle BL

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some polymorphisms in genes codifying for fibrinogen have been correlated with plasma levels of this protein, and several studies reported their associations with acute cardiovascular events. In the present study, 118 subjects with unstable and stable coronary diseases were enrolled to determinate the associations amo...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Canseco-Avila LM,Lopez-Roblero A,Serrano-Guzman E,Aguilar-Fuentes J,Jerjes-Sanchez C,Rojas-Martinez A,Ortiz-Lopez R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autism is among the commonest neurodevelopmental childhood disorders worldwide; its aetiology is still unknown. Iron metabolism alteration in the central nervous system is recently implicated as a risk factor for several neurodegenerative disorders. Haemochromatosis HFE gene polymorphisms (p.H63D and p.C282Y...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Gebril OH,Meguid NA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) has been increasingly used as a new and non-invasive method to study airway inflammation. In this study we have compared the concentrations of lipid mediators in EBC with concentrations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). We included 37 patients undergoing bronchoscopy (12 sarcoidos...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Antczak A,Piotrowski W,Marczak J,Ciebiada M,Gorski P,Barnes PJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclin-dependent kinase regulatory subunit 2 (CKS2) is a member of the cell cycle-dependent protein kinase subunit family, which is implicated as an oncogene in various malignancies. However, the clinical significance, oncogenic functions, and related mechanisms of CKS2 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain largely...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Zhang J,Song Q,Liu J,Lu L,Xu Y,Zheng W

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective. To determine active TGF-β1 (aTGF-β1) levels in serum, skin, and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) culture supernatants and to understand their associations with clinical parameters in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients. Methods. We evaluated serum samples from 56 SSc patients and 24 healthy controls (...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Dantas AT,Gonçalves SM,de Almeida AR,Gonçalves RS,Sampaio MC,Vilar KM,Pereira MC,Rêgo MJ,Pitta ID,Marques CD,Duarte AL,Pitta MG

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The aim of this study was to investigate serum IL17 levels in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and to investigate the relationship between serum IL17 levels with disease activity. METHODS:Fifty patients with CD and sex- and age-matched 40 healthy controls were included in the study. The serum IL17 levels,...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Sahin A,Calhan T,Cengiz M,Kahraman R,Aydin K,Ozdil K,Korachi M,Sokmen HM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:The study is aimed at studying the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and exploring the potential predictor for AKI in patients with acute pancreatitis. Methods:A retrospective study adopting a stratified cohort sampling design was performed in a cohort of patients (n = 237) diagnosed with acute pancreatitis ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Chai X,Huang HB,Feng G,Cao YH,Cheng QS,Li SH,He CY,Lu WH,Qin MM

更新日期：2018-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Some studies have suggested a relation of plasma fibrinogen to the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). However, whether plasma fibrinogen can predict the presence and severity of CAD in patients with diabetes mellitus has not been determined. METHODS:A total of consecutive 373 diabetic patients with ...

journal_title：Disease markers

authors： Hong LF,Li XL,Luo SH,Guo YL,Zhu CG,Qing P,Wu NQ,Li JJ

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00