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PNPLA3 gene polymorphism accounts for fatty liver in community subjects without metabolic syndrome
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (01-03-2014)“…Summary Background The rs738409 GG variant in patatin‐like phospholipase 3 (PNPLA3) is associated with non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and disease…”
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Lengthening and shortening of plasma DNA in hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (17-03-2015)“…Significance We used massively parallel sequencing to study the size profiles of plasma DNA samples at single-base resolution and in a genome-wide manner. We…”
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Noninvasive detection of cancer-associated genome-wide hypomethylation and copy number aberrations by plasma DNA bisulfite sequencing
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-11-2013)“…We explored the detection of genome-wide hypomethylation in plasma using shotgun massively parallel bisulfite sequencing as a marker for cancer…”
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Cancer genome scanning in plasma: detection of tumor-associated copy number aberrations, single-nucleotide variants, and tumoral heterogeneity by massively parallel sequencing
Published in Clinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) (01-01-2013)“…Tumor-derived DNA can be found in the plasma of cancer patients. In this study, we explored the use of shotgun massively parallel sequencing (MPS) of plasma…”
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Systematic evaluation of circulating inflammatory markers for hepatocellular carcinoma
Published in Liver international (01-02-2017)“…Backgrounds & Aims A number of circulating inflammatory factors are implicated in the pathogenesis and prognostication of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We…”
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Pain Relief After Total Knee Arthroplasty with Intravenous and Periarticular Corticosteroid: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (21-06-2023)“…Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a cost-effective procedure, but it is also associated with substantial postoperative pain. The present study aimed to compare…”
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Alanine aminotransferase-based algorithms of liver stiffness measurement by transient elastography (Fibroscan) for liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B
Published in Journal of viral hepatitis (01-01-2009)“…The aim of this study is to know the liver stiffness measurement (LSM) cutoffs for different stages of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and to…”
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Analysis of Plasma Epstein–Barr Virus DNA to Screen for Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Published in The New England journal of medicine (10-08-2017)“…Circulating Epstein–Barr virus DNA was measured in 20,174 asymptomatic participants in Hong Kong; 34 of 309 with positive results had nasopharyngeal cancer…”
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Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Published in The New England journal of medicine (02-04-2020)“…Patients with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding were assigned to receive endoscopy within 6 hours or between 6 and 24 hours after gastroenterologic…”
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Gut microbiome dysbiosis across early Parkinson’s disease, REM sleep behavior disorder and their first-degree relatives
Published in Nature communications (02-05-2023)“…The microbiota-gut-brain axis has been suggested to play an important role in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Here we performed a cross-sectional study to profile…”
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Plasma DNA tissue mapping by genome-wide methylation sequencing for noninvasive prenatal, cancer, and transplantation assessments
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-10-2015)“…Plasma consists of DNA released from multiple tissues within the body. Using genome-wide bisulfite sequencing of plasma DNA and deconvolution of the sequencing…”
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A Comprehensive Human Gastric Cancer Organoid Biobank Captures Tumor Subtype Heterogeneity and Enables Therapeutic Screening
Published in Cell stem cell (06-12-2018)“…Gastric cancer displays marked molecular heterogeneity with aggressive behavior and treatment resistance. Therefore, good in vitro models that encompass unique…”
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Detection and characterization of jagged ends of double-stranded DNA in plasma
Published in Genome research (01-08-2020)“…Cell-free DNA in plasma has been used for noninvasive prenatal testing and cancer liquid biopsy. The physical properties of cell-free DNA fragments in plasma,…”
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Evolution of treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer – Success and setback in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy era
Published in Radiotherapy and oncology (01-03-2014)“…Abstract Background and purpose To assess the therapeutic gains and setbacks as we evolved from the 2-dimensional radiotherapy (2DRT) to conformal…”
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Suicide in Hong Kong: a case-control psychological autopsy study
Published in Psychological medicine (01-06-2006)“…The relative contribution of psychosocial and clinical risk factors to suicide among Chinese populations is an important issue. In Hong Kong, this issue…”
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Simulation of the Clinical and Pathological Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a Golden Syrian Hamster Model: Implications for Disease Pathogenesis and Transmissibility
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (03-12-2020)“…Abstract Background A physiological small-animal model that resembles COVID-19 with low mortality is lacking. Methods Molecular docking on the binding between…”
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Orientation-aware plasma cell-free DNA fragmentation analysis in open chromatin regions informs tissue of origin
Published in Genome research (01-03-2019)“…Cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in human plasma is a class of biomarkers with many current and potential future diagnostic applications. Recent studies have shown that…”
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Bacterial endotoxin and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease in the general population: a prospective cohort study
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (01-09-2015)“…Summary Background Patients with non‐alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) have increased intestinal permeability and small intestine bacterial overgrowth. Aims To…”
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Neutralization of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Omicron Variant by Sera From BNT162b2 or CoronaVac Vaccine Recipients
Published in Clinical infectious diseases (24-08-2022)“…Abstract Background The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron variant, designated as a variant of concern by the World Health…”
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Quality-of-life among head and neck cancer survivors at one year after treatment – A systematic review
Published in European journal of cancer (1990) (01-10-2012)“…Abstract Background The importance of quality-of-life (QoL) research has been recognised over the past two decades in patients with head and neck (H&N) cancer…”
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