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    2013
    67-134
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COMT-Val158Met-Polymorphism Is Not a Risk Factor for Acute Kidney Injury after Cardiac Surgery

Matthias Kornek,  Marcus-André Deutsch,  Stefan Eichhorn,  Harald Lahm,  Stefan Wagenpfeil,  Markus Krane,  Ruediger Lange,  Johannes Boehm, 
  • Pages: 129-134
  • First Published: 07 August 2013
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Comparison of the Diagnostic Accuracy of the MSLN Gene Products, Mesothelin and Megakaryocyte Potentiating Factor, as Biomarkers for Mesothelioma in Pleural Effusions and Serum

Jenette Creaney,  Sophie Sneddon,  Ian M. Dick,  Hanne Dare,  Neil Boudville,  Arthur William Musk,  Steven J. Skates,  Bruce W. S. Robinson, 
  • Pages: 119-127
  • First Published: 06 August 2013
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mRNA Expression of MMP-28 (Epilysin) in Gingival Tissues of Chronic and Aggressive Periodontitis Patients: A Reverse Transcriptase PCR Study

P. Padmavati,  S. Savita,  B. M. Shivaprasad,  Krishna Kripal,  K. Rithesh, 
  • Pages: 113-118
  • First Published: 04 August 2013
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Relationship between Acute Phase Proteins and Serum Fatty Acid Composition in Morbidly Obese Patients

Ricardo Fernandes,  Bruna Teles Soares Beserra,  Raphael Salles Granato Cunha,  Elaine Hillesheim,  Carolina de Quadros Camargo,  Danielle Cristina Tonello Pequito,  Isabela Coelho de Castro,  Luiz Cláudio Fernandes,  Everson Araújo Nunes,  Erasmo Benício Santos de Moraes Trindade, 
  • Pages: 105-112
  • First Published: 28 July 2013
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Reduced Paraoxonase 1 Activity as a Marker for Severe Coronary Artery Disease

Chiyan Zhou,  Jia Cao,  Liang Shang,  Chuanfeng Tong,  Hanling Hu,  Hui Wang,  Daping Fan,  Hong Yu, 
  • Pages: 97-103
  • First Published: 28 July 2013
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Markers of Increased Cardiovascular Risk in Postmenopausal Women: Focus on Oxidized-LDL and HDL Subpopulations

Filipa Mascarenhas-Melo,  José Sereno,  Edite Teixeira-Lemos,  Sandra Ribeiro,  Petronila Rocha-Pereira,  Ethan Cotterill,  Frederico Teixeira,  Flávio Reis, 
  • Pages: 85-96
  • First Published: 28 July 2013
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Association of TAP Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

Camilla Natter,  Stephan Polterauer,  Jasmin Rahhal-Schupp,  Dan Cacsire Castillo-Tong,  Sophie Pils,  Paul Speiser,  Robert Zeillinger,  Georg Heinze,  Christoph Grimm, 
  • Pages: 79-84
  • First Published: 28 July 2013

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HLA Markers for Poor Prognosis in Systemic Sclerosis Brazilian Patients

Ana Paula Toledo Del Rio,  Zoraida Sachetto,  Percival Degrava Sampaio-Barros,  João Francisco Marques-Neto,  Ana Carolina Santos Londe,  Manoel Barros Bertolo, 
  • Pages: 73-78
  • First Published: 28 July 2013

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Early Complication in Sickle Cell Anemia Children due to A(TA)nTAA Polymorphism at the Promoter of UGT1A1 Gene

Leila Chaouch,  Emna Talbi,  Imen Moumni,  Arij Ben Chaabene,  Miniar Kalai,  Dorra Chaouachi,  Fethi Mallouli,  Abderraouf Ghanem,  Salem Abbes, 
  • Pages: 67-72
  • First Published: 28 July 2013