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    2013
    281-588
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Mutation of NPM1 and FLT3 Genes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Their Association with Clinical and Immunophenotypic Features

Pradeep Singh Chauhan,  Rakhshan Ihsan,  L. C. Singh,  Dipendra Kumar Gupta,  Vishakha Mittal,  Sujala Kapur, 
  • Pages: 581-588
  • First Published: 29 October 2013
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CD90- (Thy-1-) High Selection Enhances Reprogramming Capacity of Murine Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Koichi Kawamoto,  Masamitsu Konno,  Hiroaki Nagano,  Shimpei Nishikawa,  Yoshito Tomimaru,  Hirofumi Akita,  Naoki Hama,  Hiroshi Wada,  Shogo Kobayashi,  Hidetoshi Eguchi,  Masahiro Tanemura,  Toshinori Ito,  Yuichiro Doki,  Masaki Mori,  Hideshi Ishii, 
  • Pages: 573-579
  • First Published: 27 October 2013
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Tissue Kidney Injury Molecule-1 Expression in the Prediction of Renal Function for Several Years after Kidney Biopsy

Sanja Simic Ogrizovic,  Suzana Bojic,  Gordana Basta-Jovanovic,  Sanja Radojevic,  Jelena Pavlovic,  Jelena Kotur Stevuljevic,  Violeta Dopsaj,  Radomir Naumovic, 
  • Pages: 567-572
  • First Published: 27 October 2013

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Circulating microRNAs: A Potential Role in Diagnosis and Prognosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Ali Sheikh Md Sayed,  Ke Xia,  Tian-Lun Yang,  Jun Peng, 
  • Pages: 561-566
  • First Published: 24 October 2013
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Lipoprotein(a): A Promising Marker for Residual Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

Anping Cai,  Liwen Li,  Ying Zhang,  Yujin Mo,  Weiyi Mai,  Yingling Zhou, 
  • Pages: 551-559
  • First Published: 22 October 2013

Clinical Study
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Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin: Its Response to Hypoxia and Association with Acute Mountain Sickness

Adrian Mellor,  Christopher Boos,  Mike Stacey,  Tim Hooper,  Chris Smith,  Joe Begley,  Jo Yarker,  Rick Piper,  John O′Hara,  Rod King,  Steve Turner,  David R. Woods, 
  • Pages: 537-542
  • First Published: 20 October 2013
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Local and Systemic Inflammatory Responses to Experimentally Induced Gingivitis

Shaneen J. Leishman,  Gregory J. Seymour,  Pauline J. Ford, 
  • Pages: 543-549
  • First Published: 20 October 2013

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A1180V of Cardiac Sodium Channel Gene (SCN5A): Is It a Risk Factor for Dilated Cardiomyopathy or Just a Common Variant in Han Chinese?

Cheng Shen,  Lei Xu,  Zhiyin Yang,  Yunzeng Zou,  Kai Hu,  Zheng Fan,  Junbo Ge,  Aijun Sun, 
  • Pages: 531-535
  • First Published: 20 October 2013
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A Semiautomated Framework for Integrating Expert Knowledge into Disease Marker Identification

Jing Wang,  Bobbie-Jo M. Webb-Robertson,  Melissa M. Matzke,  Susan M. Varnum,  Joseph N. Brown,  Roderick M. Riensche,  Joshua N. Adkins,  Jon M. Jacobs,  John R. Hoidal,  Mary Beth Scholand,  Joel G. Pounds,  Michael R. Blackburn,  Karin D. Rodland,  Jason E. McDermott, 
  • Pages: 513-523
  • First Published: 10 October 2013
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Hypovitaminosis D in Geriatric Acute Care Unit: A Biomarker of Longer Length of Stay

Lise Hélard,  Leyla Mateus-Hamdan,  Olivier Beauchet,  Cédric Annweiler, 
  • Pages: 525-529
  • First Published: 10 October 2013
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Procalcitonin Levels in Patients with Complete and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease

Hwa Jin Cho,  Young Earl Choi,  Eun Song Song,  Young Kuk Cho,  Jae Sook Ma, 
  • Pages: 505-511
  • First Published: 10 October 2013
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Activin A and Follistatin as Biomarkers for Ectopic Pregnancy and Missed Abortion

Alexandros Daponte,  Efthimios Deligeoroglou,  Antonios Garas,  Spyros Pournaras,  Christos Hadjichristodoulou,  Ioannis E. Messinis, 
  • Pages: 497-503
  • First Published: 07 October 2013
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Role of Immunomarkers in the Clinicopathological Analysis of Unicystic Ameloblastoma

Parul Sah,  Aparna Menon,  Asha Kamath,  Chetana Chandrashekar,  Sunitha Carnelio,  Raghu Radhakrishnan, 
  • Pages: 481-488
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
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Expression and Clinical Significance of Livin Protein in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hua Guo,  Ying-tang Gao,  Qin Zhang,  Li Jing,  Tong Liu,  Wen-xia Shi,  Dao-kuan Zhai,  Xiang Jing,  Zhi Du, 
  • Pages: 489-496
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
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Urinary Leukotriene E4 Is Associated with Renal Function but Not with Endothelial Function in Type 2 Diabetes

Arnar Rafnsson,  Magnus Bäck, 
  • Pages: 475-480
  • First Published: 02 October 2013
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Development and Validation of an ELISA at Acidic pH for the Quantitative Determination of IL-13 in Human Plasma and Serum

Julie Doucet,  An Zhao,  Jean Fu,  Alexandre Avrameas, 
  • Pages: 465-474
  • First Published: 02 October 2013
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Impact of IL12B Gene rs 3212227 Polymorphism on Fibrosis, Liver Inflammation, and Response to Treatment in Genotype 4 Egyptian Hepatitis C Patients

Samar Samir Youssef,  Asmaa Mostafa Abd El-Aal,  Amr Saad,  Moataza Hassan Omran,  Taher El Zanaty,  Sameh Mohamed Seif, 
  • Pages: 431-437
  • First Published: 01 October 2013
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The Salivary β-HEX A% Index as an Excellent Marker of Periodontitis in Smoking Alcohol-Dependent Persons

Napoleon Waszkiewicz,  Beata Zalewska-Szajda,  Sylwia Chojnowska,  Sławomir Dariusz Szajda,  Anna Zalewska,  Beata Konarzewska,  Agata Szulc,  Aleksandra Wojtulewska-Supron,  Alina Kępka,  Małgorzata Knaś,  Jerzy Robert Ładny,  Robert Milewski,  Krzysztof Zwierz, 
  • Pages: 457-463
  • First Published: 01 October 2013
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The MTHFR 677T Allele May Influence the Severity and Biochemical Risk Factors of Alzheimer’s Disease in an Egyptian Population

Nasser Attia Elhawary,  Doaa Hewedi,  Arwa Arab,  Salwa Teama,  Hassan Shaibah,  Mohammed Taher Tayeb,  Neda Bogari, 
  • Pages: 439-446
  • First Published: 01 October 2013

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The Role of H. pylori in the Development of Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Raşan Genç,  Sedat Çağlı,  İmdat Yüce,  Alperen Vural,  Hacı Okuducu,  Tahir Patıroğlu,  Ercihan Güney, 
  • Pages: 447-449
  • First Published: 01 October 2013

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Micropapillary Pattern at the Invasive Front and Its Association with Unresectable Colorectal Carcinomas

Naohiko Akimoto,  Takahiro Fujimori,  Hiroyuki Mitomi,  Kazuhito Ichikawa,  Shigeki Tomita,  Atsushi Tatsuguchi,  Shunji Fujimori,  Zenya Naito,  Choitsu Sakamoto, 
  • Pages: 451-455
  • First Published: 01 October 2013

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Soluble Lectin-Like Oxidized Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor-1 as a Biochemical Marker for Atherosclerosis-Related Diseases

Angela Pirillo,  Alberico Luigi Catapano, 
  • Pages: 413-418
  • First Published: 30 September 2013

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Early Time-Dependent Dynamic Changes of TBET and GATA3 mRNA Expressions in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Timothy H. Rainer,  Colin A. Graham,  Rebecca W. Y. Chan,  Cangel P. Y. Chan,  Patrick C. F. Tan,  Gabriel W. K. Yip,  Cheuk-Man Yu, 
  • Pages: 419-429
  • First Published: 30 September 2013

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Regulation of Breast Cancer and Bone Metastasis by MicroRNAs

S. Vimalraj,  P. J. Miranda,  B. Ramyakrishna,  N. Selvamurugan, 
  • Pages: 369-387
  • First Published: 26 September 2013

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Increased LEF1 Expression and Decreased Notch2 Expression Are Strong Predictors of Poor Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer Patients

Wen-Juan Wang,  Yu Yao,  Li-Li Jiang,  Ting-Hua Hu,  Jie-Qun Ma,  Zhi-Ping Ruan,  Tao Tian,  Hui Guo,  Shu-Hong Wang,  Ke-Jun Nan, 
  • Pages: 395-405
  • First Published: 26 September 2013

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Crevicular Fluid and Serum Concentrations of Progranulin and High Sensitivity CRP in Chronic Periodontitis and Type 2 Diabetes

N. Priyanka,  Minal Kumari,  Nitish Kalra,  P. Arjun,  Savitha B. Naik,  A. R. Pradeep, 
  • Pages: 389-394
  • First Published: 26 September 2013
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Asymmetric and Symmetric Dimethylarginine in Adolescents with Hyperuricemia

Edyta Tenderenda-Banasiuk,  Anna Wasilewska,  Katarzyna Taranta-Janusz,  Agata Korzeniecka-Kozerska, 
  • Pages: 407-412
  • First Published: 26 September 2013

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Polymorphisms of the Homologous Recombination Gene RAD51 in Keratoconus and Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy

Ewelina Synowiec,  Katarzyna A. Wojcik,  Justyna Izdebska,  Ewelina Binczyk,  Janusz Blasiak,  Jerzy Szaflik,  Jacek P. Szaflik, 
  • Pages: 353-362
  • First Published: 25 September 2013

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Diagnostic Significance of Serum Eotaxin-1 Level in Gastric Cancer Patients

Ümit Koç,  Erdinç Çetinkaya,  Erdal B. Bostanci,  Ahu S. Kemık,  Mesut Tez,  İsmail Gömceli,  Musa Akoğlu, 
  • Pages: 363-367
  • First Published: 25 September 2013

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Detection of Urinary Metabolomics before and after Pringle Maneuver-Induced Liver Ischemia and Reperfusion Injury in Rats Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Liyan Chen,  Zhenchao Luo,  Wenguang Fu,  Xinxin Liao,  Zhonglin Cui,  Jie Zhou, 
  • Pages: 345-351
  • First Published: 23 September 2013
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Brain Hypothermic Therapy Dramatically Decreases Elevated Blood Concentrations of High Mobility Group Box 1 in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Toshihiko Nakamura,  Shingo Yamada,  Toshirou Yoshioka, 
  • Pages: 327-330
  • First Published: 22 September 2013
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Nuclear Expression of Snail Is an Independent Negative Prognostic Factor in Human Breast Cancer

S. Muenst,  S. Däster,  E. C. Obermann,  R. A. Droeser,  W. P. Weber,  U. von Holzen,  F. Gao,  C. Viehl,  D. Oertli,  S. D. Soysal, 
  • Pages: 337-344
  • First Published: 22 September 2013
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Is CA72-4 a Useful Biomarker in Differential Diagnosis between Ovarian Endometrioma and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer?

Emanuela Anastasi,  Lucia Manganaro,  Teresa Granato,  Pierluigi Benedetti Panici,  Luigi Frati,  Maria Grazia Porpora, 
  • Pages: 331-335
  • First Published: 22 September 2013
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Serum Anti-CCNY Autoantibody Is an Independent Prognosis Indicator for Postoperative Patients with Early-Stage Nonsmall-Cell Lung Carcinoma

Li Ma,  Wentao Yue,  Yu Teng,  Lina Zhang,  Meng Gu,  Yue Wang, 
  • Pages: 317-325
  • First Published: 18 September 2013
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Mycobacterial Dormancy Regulon Protein Rv2623 as a Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Latent and Active Tuberculous Meningitis

Ruchika K. Jain,  Amit R. Nayak,  Aliabbas A. Husain,  Milind S. Panchbhai,  Nitin Chandak,  Hemant J. Purohit,  Girdhar M. Taori,  Hatim F. Daginawala,  Rajpal S. Kashyap, 
  • Pages: 311-316
  • First Published: 15 September 2013
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Fecal S100A12 in Healthy Infants and Children

A. S. Day,  M. Ehn,  R. B. Gearry,  D. A. Lemberg,  S. T. Leach, 
  • Pages: 295-299
  • First Published: 15 September 2013
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Levels of Circulating Microparticles in Lung Cancer Patients and Possible Prognostic Value

Chia-Cheng Tseng,  Chin-Chou Wang,  Huang-Chih Chang,  Tzu-Hsien Tsai,  Li-Teh Chang,  Kuo-Tung Huang,  Steve Leu,  Chia-Hung Yen,  Shih-Feng Liu,  Chih-Hung Chen,  Cheng-Ta Yang,  Hon-Kan Yip,  Meng-Chih Lin, 
  • Pages: 301-310
  • First Published: 15 September 2013

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Increased Glutamate and Homocysteine and Decreased Glutamine Levels in Autism: A Review and Strategies for Future Studies of Amino Acids in Autism

Ahmad Ghanizadeh, 
  • Pages: 281-286
  • First Published: 12 September 2013

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Association between Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Polymorphism and Sudden Cardiac Death in Myocardial Infarction

Peter Kruzliak,  Gabriela Kovacova,  Olga Pechanova,  Stefan Balogh, 
  • Pages: 287-293
  • First Published: 12 September 2013