Browsing by Keyword "Urine"

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    • Human Exposures to Bisphenol A, Bisphenol F and Chlorinated Bisphenol A Derivatives and Thyroid Function 

      Andrianou, Xanthi D.; Gängler, Stephanie; Piciu, Andra; Charisiadis, Pantelis; Zira, Christina; Aristidou, Kyriacos; Piciu, Doina; Hauser, Russ; Makris, Konstantinos C. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Although the increasing prevalence of thyroid nodular disease (TND) has been partially attributed to the more frequent usage of improved diagnostics, environmental factors, such as exposures to thyroid-disrupting chemicals ...

    • Implementation of Cognitive-Behavioral Substance Abuse Treatment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Treatment Engagement and Abstinence at Treatment Exit 

      Gouse, Hetta; Magidson, Jessica F.; Burnhams, Warren; Remmert, Jocelyn E.; Myers, Bronwyn; Joska, John A.; Carrico, Adam W. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Aims This study documented the treatment cascade for engagement in care and abstinence at treatment exit as well as examined correlates of these outcomes for the first certified Matrix Model® substance abuse treatment site ...

    • Metabolomic Profiling in Individuals with a Failing Kidney Allograft 

      Bassi, Roberto; Niewczas, Monika A.; Biancone, Luigi; Bussolino, Stefania; Merugumala, Sai; Tezza, Sara; D’Addio, Francesca; Ben Nasr, Moufida; Valderrama-Vasquez, Alessandro; Usuelli, Vera; De Zan, Valentina; El Essawy, Basset; Venturini, Massimo; Secchi, Antonio; De Cobelli, Francesco; Lin, Alexander; Chandraker, Anil; Fiorina, Paolo (Public Library of Science, 2017)
      Background: Alteration of certain metabolites may play a role in the pathophysiology of renal allograft disease. Methods: To explore metabolomic abnormalities in individuals with a failing kidney allograft, we analyzed by ...

    • Potassium Measures and Their Associations with Glucose and Diabetes Risk: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) 

      Chatterjee, Ranee; Zelnick, Leila; Mukamal, Kenneth J.; Nettleton, Jennifer A.; Kestenbaum, Bryan R.; Siscovick, David S.; Ix, Joachim H.; Tracy, Russell; Hoofnagle, Andrew N.; Svetkey, Laura P.; Edelman, David; de Boer, Ian H. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Background: Recent studies have found low-normal potassium (K) to be associated with increased diabetes risk. We sought to verify these associations in a multi-ethnic US cohort; and to determine if these associations extend ...

    • Rapid urine lipoarabinomannan assay as a clinic-based screening test for active tuberculosis at HIV diagnosis 

      Drain, Paul K.; Losina, Elena; Coleman, Sharon M.; Giddy, Janet; Ross, Douglas; Katz, Jeffrey N.; Bassett, Ingrid V. (BioMed Central, 2016)
      Background: World Health Organization (WHO) recommends tuberculosis (TB) screening at HIV diagnosis. We evaluated the inclusion of rapid urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) testing in TB screening algorithms. Methods: We enrolled ...

    • Urinary MicroRNAs of Prostate Cancer: Virus-Encoded hsv1-miRH18 and hsv2-miR-H9-5p Could Be Valuable Diagnostic Markers 

      Yun, Seok Joong; Jeong, Pildu; Kang, Ho Won; Kim, Ye-Hwan; Kim, Eun-Ah; Yan, Chunri; Choi, Young-Ki; Kim, Dongho; Kim, Jung Min; Kim, Seon-Kyu; Kim, Seon-Young; Kim, Sang Tae; Kim, Won Tae; Lee, Ok-Jun; Koh, Gou-Young; Moon, Sung-Kwon; Kim, Isaac Yi; Kim, Jayoung; Choi, Yung-Hyun; Kim, Wun-Jae (Korean Continence Society, 2015)
      Purpose: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in biological fluids are potential biomarkers for the diagnosis and assessment of urological diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa). The aim of the study ...

    • Urinary Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea 

      Maski, Manish R.; Thomas, Robert J.; Karumanchi, S. Ananth; Parikh, Samir M. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a well-established risk factor for hypertension and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. More recently, OSA has been implicated as an independent risk factor for chronic ...