Downloads: 143Zainab Ali Abd_Alrahman, Noor Abass Hummadi, Huda Ali Hussaini*, Sajid H-al-Helfy, Wasan Ismail Al-Saadi AbstractThyroid nodule represents diagnostic challenge. Conventional ultrasound provides information regarding the nodule`s shape but does not provide clue regarding its hardness. Strain Elastography is a promising technique that assess tissue elasticity. The objectives of this study is assessed the validity […]
Month: October 2017
Role of paraoxonase-1 enzyme (PON1) activity in β-thalassemia major: study in Coast of Kenya
Downloads: 100Eilly Goljan¹, Kevin M. Marsh¹, John B. Reeder², Ernest Beutler³* Abstractβ -Thalassaemia, an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy, is one of the commonest genetically transmitted disorders throughout the world. Collective measures including carrier identification, genetic counseling and prenatal diagnosis are required for preventing β-thalassemia. Paraoxonase 1 (PON1) is an enzyme associated with High density lipoprotein (HDL) in […]
Estimated glomerular filtration rate from serum creatinine in Brazil/changing in CKD
Page 282-293 doi: 10.18081/2333-5106/015-06/325-332 Received June 20, 2017; Accepted September 27, 2017; Published October 22, 2017 Brazil is a country with a significant burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Renal failure is rarely diagnosed in developed countries as a result of available clinical and laboratory development, as glomerular filtration rate (GFR) can be easily and […]
Over-expression of miR-486/miR-150 in sepsis: marker in myocardial depression function
Robert Thron 1, Thomas Andersson, Kay Lee, Malloy Adrienne* Abstract Sepsis, the third most common cause of death worldwide, is associated with myocardial depression, one of the most common organ dysfunctions in sepsis. n this study, we found that miRNA-486 was significantly down-regulated in septic mice and miR-486 over-expression significantly up-regulated the IRE1/JNK […]