Aims: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, being exposure to estrogens the acknowledged main risk factor. CYP17, CYP19 and NQO1 are enzymes involved in the estrogen metabolism, so their polymorphisms may be involved in breast carcinogenesis. The aim of this...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4254
Background: Self-assessed eating speed was frequently used to assess an individual’s eating speed in previous clinical studies. However, the relationship between self-assessed eating speed and the duration of eating meals is unknown. Place and Duration of Study: A cross-sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4303
Aims: To quantify total glycogen synthase kinase (GSK)-3β and GSK-3β phosphorylated at serine 9 in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients and to assess if GSK-3β could be a biomarker for ALS. Study Design: Cross-sectional observat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5578
Aims: To describe a new approach to the surgical treatment of the nonseptic olecranon bursitis. Methods: The study included 14 patients (13 men, 1 woman; age range 51-77 years) treated in a 10-year period. Patients with a systemic inflammatory disease were excluded. All patients...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5302
Nicola Vitulano, Francesco Perna, Graziano Riccioni, Maria Teresa Cardillo, Valentina Coluccia, Ada Francesca Giglio, Massimo Gustapane & Fulvio Bellocci·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
The research in the field of sleep medicine has increased during the whole twentieth century, principally for the involvement of sleep-related disordered breathing (SDB) in cardiovascular disease. If sleep encompasses about a third of one’s life, the reasons are mostly linked to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4688
Aims: The objective of the paper is to reveal the sources in which the data about the main characteristics of the DCs have been shown and prove the theses of the “Theory of Duality of Protective Systems” (TDPS) formulated earlier. Study Design: To compare the own DCs data with la...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4144
Aims: Selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) (Lumenis, Santa Clara, CA) was developed in 1999 as a means to lower IOP in patients with glaucoma. It is a relatively safe procedure. We report a rare side effect of corneal opacity and stromal haze with corneal thinning and hyperopic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5446
The advent of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) marked a new chapter in the prevention of venous thromboembolism. The enviable pharmacokinetic properties associated with this class of medication, ensured the place of LMWH as an attractive, if albeit more expensive alternative t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5553
Aims: To examine the distribution of immunohistochemical markers GLUT-1, EMA (membrane epithelial antigen) and Ki-67 in benign and malignant mesothelial lesions. Thus, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value of these markers, used alone or in conjunct...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/3180
Aims: The maternal mortality rate and Infant mortality rate are relatively low compared to neighbor countries. Child birth in hospitals, skilled care during pregnancy delivery and postpartum period, absolutely free health care facilities, freely available contraceptive services a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4612
Telomeres are long repetitive DNA sequences of TTAGGG located at the end of the linear chromosomes and bound by shelterin proteins. Shelterin proteins function as the protection for the loop structure of telomere, which prevents the chromosome ends uncapped; resemble a DNA break...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5548
Introduction: Thrombocytopenia is the situation where the number of thrombocytes is less than 150.000/ µL. This may result due to decreased thrombocyte production, increase in the destruction of thrombocytes and differentiation in distribution of thrombocytes. Hereditary and acqu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4606
Aims: To define the nature of non-radiographically evident injuries of the ankle and hindfoot in children who exhibited persistent pain, swelling and refusal to bear weight after 6 weeks of immobilisation. Methods: Ten children (7 boys, 3 girls; age range 5 to10 years) were inclu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5607
Introduction: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is closely associated with obesity and insulin resistance and lifestyle measures form the cornerstone of therapy. Objective: To study the effect of progressive resistance training (PRT) on hepatic fat content, body compositio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4845
Aims: This paper describes a patient with neurocysticercosis who presented with psychotic features that related to his experiences of civil unrest in Rwanda. Study Design: A review of the literature on neurocysticercosis is described and the history of genocide in Rwanda in 1994...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5453