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Craniofacial features as assessed by lateral cephalometric measurements in children with Down syndrome
(Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016)Objective: The objective of the present study is to examine the craniofacial development of patients with Down syndrome (DS) and compare them with a neurotypical population. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional analysis ... -
Craniofacial Measurements of Donors and Recipients Correlate with Aesthetic Outcome in Virtual Face Transplantation
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2015)Background: Face transplantation is an increasingly feasible option for patients with severe disfigurement. Donors and recipients are currently matched based on immune compatibility, skin characteristics, age, and gender. ... -
A Cricket Gene Index: A Genomic Resource for Studying Neurobiology, Speciation, and Molecular Evolution
(BioMed Central, 2007)Background: As the developmental costs of genomic tools decline, genomic approaches to nonmodel systems are becoming more feasible. Many of these systems may lack advanced genetic tools but are extremely valuable models ... -
CRISPR-Induced Distributed Immunity in Microbial Populations
(Public Library of Science, 2014)In bacteria and archaea, viruses are the primary infectious agents, acting as virulent, often deadly pathogens. A form of adaptive immune defense known as CRISPR-Cas enables microbial cells to acquire immunity to viral ... -
Criteria for assessing high-priority drug-drug interactions for clinical decision support in electronic health records
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: High override rates for drug-drug interaction (DDI) alerts in electronic health records (EHRs) result in the potentially dangerous consequence of providers ignoring clinically significant alerts. Lack of ... -
Critical maternal health knowledge gaps in low- and middle-income countries for the post-2015 era
(BioMed Central, 2015)Effective interventions to promote maternal health and address obstetric complications exist, however 800 women die every day during pregnancy and childbirth from largely preventable causes and more than 90 % of these ... -
A critical review of perfluorooctanoate and perfluorooctanesulfonate exposure and immunological health conditions in humans
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Abstract Whether perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), two widely used and biopersistent synthetic chemicals, are immunotoxic in humans is unclear. Accordingly, this article systematically and ... -
A critical review of the epidemiology of Agent Orange/TCDD and prostate cancer
(Springer Netherlands, 2014)To inform risk assessment and regulatory decision-making, the relationship between 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and prostate cancer requires clarification. This article systematically and critically reviews ... -
A Critical Role of Fatty Acid Binding Protein 4 and 5 (FABP4/5) in the Systemic Response to Fasting
(Public Library of Science, 2013)During prolonged fasting, fatty acid (FA) released from adipose tissue is a major energy source for peripheral tissues, including the heart, skeletal muscle and liver. We recently showed that FA binding protein 4 (FABP4) ... -
A cross sectional study of anemia and iron deficiency as risk factors for arsenic-induced skin lesions in Bangladeshi women
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: In the Ganges Delta, chronic arsenic poisoning is a health concern affecting millions of people who rely on groundwater as their potable water source. The prevalence of anemia is also high in this region, ... -
Cross-biome comparison of microbial association networks
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2015)Clinical and environmental meta-omics studies are accumulating an ever-growing amount of microbial abundance data over a wide range of ecosystems. With a sufficiently large sample number, these microbial communities can ... -
Cross-cancer genome-wide analysis of lung, ovary, breast, prostate and colorectal cancer reveals novel pleiotropic associations
(American Association for Cancer Research, 2016)Identifying genetic variants with pleiotropic associations can uncover common pathways influencing multiple cancers. We took a two-stage approach to conduct genome-wide association studies for lung, ovary, breast, prostate, ... -
Cross-kingdom patterns of alternative splicing and splice recognition
(BioMed Central, 2008)Background: Variations in transcript splicing can reveal how eukaryotes recognize intronic splice sites. Retained introns (RIs) commonly appear when the intron definition (ID) mechanism of splice site recognition ... -
Cross-national comparison of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity in the United States and Canada
(BioMed Central, 2015)Introduction: Prior cross-national studies of socioeconomic inequalities in obesity have only compared summary indices of inequality but not specific, policy-relevant dimensions of inequality: (a) shape of the socioeconomic ... -
Cross-National Variation in Glycemic Control and Diabetes-Related Distress Among East Asian Patients Using Insulin: Results from the MOSAIc Study
(Springer Healthcare, 2016)Introduction: Guidelines recommend insulin progression for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) with inadequate glycemic control. The Multinational Observational Study Assessing Insulin use (MOSAIc [ClinicalTrials.gov ... -
Cross-reactivity to human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated virus and molecular cloning of simian T-cell lymphotropic virus type III from African green monkeys.
(Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1986)Simian T-lymphotropic retroviruses with structural, antigenic, and cytopathic features similar to the etiologic agent of human acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, human T-lymphotropic virus type III/lymphadenopathy-associated ... -
A cross-sectional study of secondhand smoke exposure and respiratory symptoms in non-current smokers in the U.S. trucking industry: SHS exposure and respiratory symptoms
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Previous studies have suggested associations of adult exposures to secondhand smoke (SHS) with respiratory symptoms, but no study has focused on blue-collar industrial environments. We assessed the association ... -
A cross-sectional study of the identification of prevalent asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among initiators of long-acting β-agonists in health insurance claims data
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: Claims data are potentially useful for identifying long-acting β-agonist (LABA) use by patients with asthma, a practice that is associated with increased mortality. We evaluated the accuracy of claims data for ... -
A cross-sectional study on tobacco use and dependence among women: Does menthol matter?
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: The question of whether mentholation of cigarettes enhances tobacco dependence has generated conflicting findings. Potential mediating factors in a putative relationship between menthol use and tobacco dependence ... -
A cross-sectional survey of supports for evidence-informed decision-making in healthcare organisations: a research protocol
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background: This protocol builds on the development of a) a framework that identified the various supports (i.e. positions, activities, interventions) that a healthcare organisation or health system can implement for ...