Genomic imprinting: concept and clinical consequences.

abstract：:Amounts of serum lipids were determined in 10 women suffering from end-stage primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) in order to evaluate the concentrations of and changes in very low density (VLDL), high density (HDL) lipoprotein cholesterol and apoprotein A-I before and after liver transplantation. The concentrations of som...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Nikkilä K

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical experience has indicated that the effects of RU 486 can be divided into dose-dependent and dose-independent effects. Examples of the dose-dependent effects include the antiglucocorticoid effects of RU 486, whereas pregnancy termination or dilatation of the cervix can be considered dose-independent with the va...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Heikinheimo O,Kekkonen R

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukotriene-forming enzymes are expressed within atherosclerotic lesions and locally produced leukotrienes exert pro-inflammatory actions within the vascular wall by means of cell surface receptors of the BLT and CysLT receptor subtypes. The migration and accumulation of inflammatory cells that follow leukotriene rece...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Bäck M,Hansson GK

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:There is limited information about the durability of glycaemic control when different oral glucose-lowering therapies (GLTs) are used as add-on treatments to metformin (MET) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). OBJECTIVE:To compare time to treatment failure between different classes of oral GLT...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mamza J,Mehta R,Donnelly R,Idris I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding and treatment of schizophrenia have been greatly hampered by uncertainty about etiological factors and controversy about diagnostic boundaries. Adoption studies have helped clarify both of these problems. First, the adoptees study method, the index offspring of adopting-away schizophrenic biological ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tienari PJ,Wynne LC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the aetiological diagnosis of pulmonary infections in patients affected by haematological malignancies we evaluated the utility of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). One hundred and twenty-seven BAL were performed in 119 patients. In our series, we identified the agent of pneumonia in 53.5% of episodes with the best res...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Pagano L,Pagliari G,Basso A,Marra R,Sica S,Frigieri L,Morace G,Ardito F,Leone G

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a national Belgian nutritional study (the B.I.R.N.H. Study), the authors review how far the Belgian population is from the recommended nutritional goals and ideal serum cholesterol. They also make comparisons between genders and look at differences according to the linguistic background (French- or Dutch-speaking s...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kornitzer MD,Dramaix MM

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The objective of the present study was to examine the association between low-grade albuminuria and hearing impairment in the non-diabetic population. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011-2013 were used in the analyses. Participants were excluded...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kang SH,Jung DJ,Choi EW,Park JW,Cho KH,Yoon KW,Do JY

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research in developing countries is essential for the evaluation of the safety, efficacy and acceptability of both new and already available contraceptives. Research conducted by scientists in developing countries has also played an essential role in the development of new contraceptives. The continuous delivery of pr...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Rivera R

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The WHO Multinational Monitoring of Trends and Determinants in Cardiovascular Disease (MONICA) Project was initiated in the early 1980s with the main objective of assessing the extent to which trends in coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease are related to changes in known risk factors, daily living habits...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Gutzwiller F

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In three patients with attacks of acute intermittent porphyria we found markedly impaired functions of the left ventricle accompanied by ECG changes that returned to normal after administration of heme arginate or cytochrome C administration. In nine patients with other types of porphyria, and in one patient with acut...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kordac V,Kozáková M,Martásek P

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccines are considered to be one of the greatest public health achievements of the last century. Depending on the biology of the infection, the disease to be prevented, and the targeted population, a vaccine may require the induction of different adaptive immune mechanisms to be effective. Understanding the basic con...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Vetter V,Denizer G,Friedland LR,Krishnan J,Shapiro M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Concepts of eating disorders have altered so that anorexia nervosa is now recognized as an important but uncommon syndrome within a spectrum of disordered eating. Behaviours used by dieters constitute the mild end of the eating disorder spectrum. Dieting in young women is for the most part a transient and benign activ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Patton GC

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Europe around 1970 there were only a few small and often poorly known epidemiological studies on risk factors and the incidence of coronary heart disease. In order to enhance the utilization of the information contained in them, the Medical Clinic in Heidelberg offered uniform data analysis to qualifying contributi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Lamm G

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to its varied and variable phenotypes, Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS) holds a unique place in the field of channelopathies. Patients with ATS typically present with the triad of periodic paralysis, cardiac arrhythmias, and developmental dysmorphisms. Although penetrance of ATS is high, disease expression and severi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Donaldson MR,Yoon G,Fu YH,Ptacek LJ

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Undetermined strokes with an embolic pattern (USEP) represent a common phenotype. We assessed their frequency and compared USEP with cardioembolic stroke with a known source and non-cardioembolic stroke etiology. METHODS:Study patients were 540 consecutive ischemic stroke patients admitted to Helsinki Uni...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Putaala J,Nieminen T,Haapaniemi E,Meretoja A,Rantanen K,Heikkinen N,Kinnunen J,Strbian D,Mustanoja S,Curtze S,Pakarinen S,Lehto M,Tatlisumak T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chlamydia pneumoniae infection has been associated with atherosclerosis by sero-epidemiological, histopathological and interventional studies, and animal experiments. We hypothesized that if chlamydial infection is causative of atherosclerosis, the occurrence of antibodies against C. pneumoniae should be ass...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Janatuinen T,Friberg J,Viljanen MK,Raitakari OT,Nuutila P,Vainionpää R,Oksi J,Peltonen R,Engblom E,Laine H,Knuuti J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral obesity is associated with metabolic abnormalities that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease. Obese patients with a substantial accumulation of visceral adipose tissue are characterized by higher insulinaemic and glycaemic responses during an oral glucose challenge as well as by a d...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Després JP

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence suggest that abnormal brain serotonin metabolism may occur in early onset, type 2 alcoholism in men. Low cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid concentration has been found to be associated with a history of paternal alcoholism, and abnormal oral glucose tolerance tests (tendency to ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Virkkunen M,Linnoila M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiosurgery is an increasingly popular method for treating a variety of intracranial tumours. A great deal of treatment data has been accumulated suggesting that radiosurgery may be the treatment of choice for small acoustic schwannomas. Moreover, radiosurgery promises excellent tumour control and minimal risk in the...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Friedman WA,Foote KD

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 33-year old man suddenly dropped dead during a military march. He had complained of non-specific thoracoabdominal symptoms, pain and fatigue for a year before his death. Autopsy showed coronary polyarteritis nodosa of the left main coronary artery. This patient seems to be only the second case with isolated polyarte...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Paul RA,Helle MJ,Tarssanen LT

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The processes of glycation and oxidation play a significant role in the acceleration of atherosclerosis in diabetes mellitus. Glycation is thought not only to increase the susceptibility of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) to oxidation but also to enhance the propensity of vessel wall structural proteins to bind extravas...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Lopes-Virella MF,Virella G

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemostasis is traditionally defined as a physiological response to blood vessel injury and bleeding, which entails a co-ordinated process involving the blood vessel, platelets, and blood clotting proteins (i.e. coagulation factors). Hemostasis can be divided into primary and secondary components. The former rapidly in...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Lippi G,Franchini M,Montagnana M,Favaloro EJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperglycaemia has emerged as an important risk factor for death in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between blood glucose (BG) levels and in-hospital mortality in non-critically patients hospitalized with COVID-19. METHODS:This is a retrospective mu...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Carrasco-Sánchez FJ,López-Carmona MD,Martínez-Marcos FJ,Pérez-Belmonte LM,Hidalgo-Jiménez A,Buonaiuto V,Suárez Fernández C,Freire Castro SJ,Luordo D,Pesqueira Fontan PM,Blázquez Encinar JC,Magallanes Gamboa JO,de la Peña Fernánde

更新日期：2021-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goals of this chapter are to provide a brief review of the biology of the protein C pathway and some of the features of the pathway that make it uniquely positioned to control microvascular coagulation and control the acute inflammatory response. Activated protein C works as an antithrombotic agent by inactivating...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Esmon CT

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the reliability hospital discharge register data in the assessment of acute myocardial infarction trends. In the FINMONICA study areas, trends in age standarized attack rates for the years 1983-90 were calculated independently from two sources: the nationwide Finnish hospital discharge register and the FI...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mähönen M,Miettinen H,Pyörälä K,Molarius A,Salomaa V,Kuulasmaa K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Aiming at identifying biomarkers for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the serum proteome was explored through a two-dimensional gel-based proteomic approach (2D-DIGE) coupled with mass spectrometry and database interrogation. METHODS:Serum samples from 20 male HCM patients and their sex- and age-matched...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Orenes-Piñero E,Hernández-Romero D,de Torre C,Vilchez JA,Martínez M,Romero-Aniorte AI,Climent V,García-Honrubia A,Valdés M,Marín F

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vulvodynia is a complex multifactorial and multidisciplinary clinical syndrome of unexplained vulvar pain, sexual dysfunction, and psychological disability. Because of the absence of abnormal physical findings among such patients, vulvodynia was long thought to be solely a psychosomatic syndrome. The incidence or prev...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Paavonen J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regular presence and persistence of specific serum antibodies in Helicobacter pylori infection gives an excellent tool for diagnostic work. Eradication of the infection leads to gradual disappearance of the gastritis and decrease of specific serum antibodies. The fall of IgG and IgA antibody titres can be followed wit...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kosunen TU

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ovarian carcinoma on the circulating concentration of the cross-linked carboxyterminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP) was studied in 17 patients before and during treatment. ICTP is a complex peptide released from type I collagen, which is the main organic component of bone matrix but also induced...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Santala M,Risteli L,Puistola U,Risteli J,Kauppila A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00