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Diagnostics, Volume 10, Issue 2

February 2020 - 70 articles

Cover Story: Quantification of displacement parameters was performed in the imaging of brain tissue endogenous motion using ultrasonic radiofrequency signals. Dedicated software and subject head–ultrasonic transducer stabilization allowed calculation of micrometer-range displacements. The method allows identifying brain areas where endogenous displacements waveforms show good intrasubject repeatability during a few heart-cycles. The method was tested in cases of Alzheimer’s disease (visible in cover picture) and healthy subjects and suggested to be useful for brain tissue characterization. View this paper.
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Articles (70)

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,818 Views
10 Pages

Tear Break-Up Time and Seasonal Variation in Intraocular Pressure in a Japanese Population

  • Masahiko Ayaki,
  • Kazuno Negishi,
  • Kenya Yuki,
  • Motoko Kawashima,
  • Miki Uchino and
  • Kazuo Tsubota

24 February 2020

Purpose: To evaluate seasonal variation in intraocular pressure (IOP) with and without short tear break-up time (SBUT, BUT ≤5 s) since dry eye and IOP are known to have seasonal variation. Methods: This study enrolled 176 patients who visited one of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,032 Views
13 Pages

23 February 2020

A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motif 14 (ADAMTS14) is a member of the zinc-dependent protease family that is implicated in the occurrence and progression of tumors. Oral cancer (OC) is a common cancer worldwide, but it is par...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,349 Views
6 Pages

Similarities and Differences between Clear Cell Tubulo-Papillary and Conventional Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Comparative Phenotypical and Mutational Analysis

  • Francesca Giunchi,
  • Tania Franceschini,
  • Elisa Gruppioni,
  • Annalisa Altimari,
  • Elisa Capizzi,
  • Francesco Massari,
  • Riccardo Schiavina,
  • Matteo Brunelli,
  • Guido Martignoni and
  • Michelangelo Fiorentino

23 February 2020

Background: Clear cell tubulo-papillary renal cell carcinoma (cctpRCC) is characterized by clear cell morphology, but differs from conventional clear cell carcinoma (ccRCC) for its indolent clinical behavior and genetic background. The differential d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
7,544 Views
14 Pages

Olaparib Combined with an ATR or Chk1 Inhibitor as a Treatment Strategy for Acquired Olaparib-Resistant BRCA1 Mutant Ovarian Cells

  • Brian T. Burgess,
  • Abigail M. Anderson,
  • J. Robert McCorkle,
  • Jianrong Wu,
  • Frederick R. Ueland and
  • Jill M. Kolesar

22 February 2020

Objective: Despite the promise of PARP inhibitors (PARPi) for treating BRCA1/2 mutated ovarian cancer (OC), drug resistance invariably develops. We hypothesized rationale drug combinations, targeting key molecules in DNA repair pathways and the cell...

  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,854 Views
15 Pages

22 February 2020

High-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) is the most common and lethal subtype of ovarian carcinoma. Many HGSCs are now believed to originate in the fallopian tube epithelium; ovarian surface epithelium is another possible origin. Thus, current screening m...

  • Review
  • Open Access
65 Citations
10,304 Views
14 Pages

21 February 2020

Viscoelastic-based techniques to evaluate whole blood hemostasis have advanced substantially since they were first developed over 70 years ago but are still based upon the techniques first described by Dr. Hellmut Hartert in 1948. Today, the use of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,413 Views
12 Pages

BRCAness as an Important Prognostic Marker in Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Multicenter Retrospective Study

  • Yoshimasa Kosaka,
  • Yutaka Yamamoto,
  • Hirokazu Tanino,
  • Hiroshi Nishimiya,
  • Mutsuko Yamamoto-Ibusuki,
  • Yuko Hirota,
  • Hirotaka Iwase,
  • Seigo Nakamura and
  • Sadako Akashi-Tanaka

21 February 2020

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has several subtypes. The identification of markers associated with recurrence and poor prognosis in patients with TNBC is urgently needed. BRCAness is a set of traits in which BRCA1 dysfunction, arising from gene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
8,510 Views
11 Pages

Modeling Morquio A Syndrome: An Anthropometric Study of Body Characteristics and Stature

  • Agnieszka Różdżyńska-Świątkowska,
  • Krzysztof Szklanny,
  • Jolanta Marucha and
  • Anna Tylki-Szymańska

20 February 2020

Background: Morquio A syndrome or mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IVA is an autosomal recessive, life-limiting lysosomal storage disease caused by deficient activity of the enzyme galactosamine-6-sulfatase. Common early symptoms such as abnormalities of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,276 Views
14 Pages

Prognostic Value of Circulating IGFBP2 and Related Autoantibodies in Children with Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcomas

  • Elena Poli,
  • Angelica Zin,
  • Manuela Cattelan,
  • Lucia Tombolan,
  • Ilaria Zanetti,
  • Angela Scagnellato,
  • Paolo Bonvini and
  • Gianni Bisogno

20 February 2020

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 2 (IGFBP2) is a tumor-associated protein measurable in patients’ biopsies and blood samples. Increased IGFBP2 expression correlates with tumor severity in rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). Thus, we examined the...

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