Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…**Background:** Crohn's disease is a chronic ailment affecting the gastrointestinal tract. Mucosal healing, a marker of reduced disease activity, is currently assessed in the colonic sections using ileocolonoscopy and magnetic resonance enteroscopy. …”
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Genetic Characterization of Spring Wheat Cultivars from a High-Altitude Region in China Using a 100K Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Panel by Yanlin Yao, Na Liu, Wenyan Ma, Yunlong Liang, Yun Li, Dong Cao, Baolong Liu

“…Here, a liquid 100K single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) chip panel, integrating markers of known function, was selected and used to analyze genetic characteristics for 115 spring wheat cultivars from a high-altitude region of China. …”
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Monoclonal anti-CD38 therapy in human myeloma: retrospects and prospects by Alberto L. Horenstein, Angelo C. Faini, Angelo C. Faini, Fabio Morandi, Erika Ortolan, Paola Storti, Nicola Giuliani, Nicola Giuliani, Paul G. Richardson, Fabio Malavasi, Fabio Malavasi

“…Despite CD38’s still central role in MM therapy, too little attention has been paid to its broader roles–not only as a myeloma marker but also as an enzyme and adhesion molecule in physiology. …”
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Changes in allele frequencies and genetic architecture due to selection in two pig populations by Yvonne C. J. Wientjes, Katrijn Peeters, Piter Bijma, Abe E. Huisman, Mario P. L. Calus

“…Conclusions No significant GWAS regions were found for any of the traits under selection among the regions with the largest changes in allele frequency, and the correlation between significance level of marker associations and changes in allele frequency over one generation was close to zero for all traits. …”
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Differential expression of CD175 and CA19-9 in pancreatic adenocarcinoma by Jane J. Cheng, Yasuyuki Matsumoto, Gabrielle E. Dombek, Kathryn A. Stackhouse, Ana Sofia Ore, Jonathan N. Glickman, Jamie Heimburg-Molinaro, Richard D. Cummings

“…In addition, two other TACAs are CA19-9 (sialyl-Lewis a), which is used as a prognostic serum marker for pancreatic cancer, and its isomer sialyl-Lewis x (SLex, CD15s), which is overexpressed in many cancer types and associated with metastasis. …”
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Vitamin D and focal brain atrophy in PD with non-dementia: a VBM study by Yingying Xu, Erlei Wang, Qilin Zhang, Jing Liu, Weifeng Luo

“…Gray matter volume (GMV) is a potential marker of cognitive function. We investigated whether lower serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level was associated with reduced cerebral GMV in Parkinson’s disease with non-dementia (PDND) patients.MethodsBaseline neuropsychiatric performance and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels were examined in 24 PDND patients and 24 healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Short Term Treatment Monitoring of Renal and Inflammatory Biomarkers with Naturally Occurring Leishmaniosis: A Cohort Study of 30 Dogs by Valeria Pantaleo, Tommaso Furlanello, Michela Campigli, Laura Ventura, Laia Solano-Gallego

“…Urinary amylase-to-creatinine ratio can be a useful marker to monitor treatment response and to classify the degree of disease severity.…”
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Association of triglyceride-glucose index and diabesity: evidence from a national longitudinal study by Fan Zhang, Yan Sun, Yan Bai, Rong Wu, Hua Yang

“…The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a surrogate marker of insulin resistance, has been associated with various metabolic disorders. …”
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Handgrip Strength has Declined Among Adults, Particularly Males, from Shanghai Since 2000 by Dao Wang, Yang Liu, Justin J. Lang, Marilyn G. Klug, Ryan McGrath, Grant R. Tomkinson

“…Abstract Background Handgrip strength (HGS) is an excellent marker of general strength capacity and health among adults. …”
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Serum symmetric dimethylarginine concentrations in enalapril- or telmisartan-treated dogs with proteinuric chronic kidney disease by Amirah Nasr, Bianca N. Lourenço, Amanda E. Coleman, Joseph W. Bartges

“…RAASi can acutely decrease glomerular filtration rate (GFR); however, its effects on the marker of GFR serum symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) concentration in dogs have not been specifically evaluated. …”
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Advancements in Frank’s sign Identification using deep learning on 3D brain MRI by Sungman Jo, Jun Sung Kim, Min Jeong Kwon, Jieun Park, Jeong Lan Kim, Jin Hyeong Jhoo, Eosu Kim, Leonard Sunwoo, Jae Hyoung Kim, Ji Won Han, Ki Woong Kim

“…Abstract Frank’s sign (FS) is a diagnostic marker associated with aging and various health conditions. …”
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Unilateral remote temperature monitoring to predict future ulceration for the diabetic foot in remission by David G Armstrong, Lawrence A Lavery, Brian J Petersen, David R Linders, Jonathan D Bloom, Gary M Rothenberg

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the sensitivity, specificity, and lead time associated with unilateral diabetic foot temperature monitoring.Research design and methods We used comparisons among ipsilateral foot temperatures and between foot temperatures and ambient temperature as a marker of inflammation. We analyzed data collected from a 129-participant longitudinal study to evaluate the predictive accuracy of our approach. …”
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Adipose Tissue Dynamics in ARV-Treated Mice: Contrasting Effects of DTG vs DOR by Mertcan Uzun, Gökçen Telli, Semra Aydın, Kerem Yılmaz, Dilara Zeybek, Ahmet Çağkan Inkaya

“…The decrease in UCP1 (a marker of adipose tissue browning) in DTGβ3 was associated with three pathways. …”
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Cell hiding in colorectal cancer: correlation with response to chemotherapy in vitro and in vivo by I. Druzhkova, A. Potapov, N. Ignatova, M. Bugrova, I. Shchechkin, M. Lukina, L. Shimolina, E. Kolesnikova, M. Shirmanova, E. Zagaynova

“…These preliminary data clearly demonstrate the associations of CIC structures with chemoresistance of colorectal cancer in cultured cells and tumor xenografts and show the prospect of further clinical validation of CICs as a potential prognostic marker for treatment efficiency.…”
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Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Annexin A6 in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Clinicopathological Study by Zainab Aziz, Basim Ahmed

“…Annexin A6 is an immunohistochemical marker developed from polyclonal IgG antibody to Annexin A6 protein, which aids in modulating adenosine triphosphate-induced calcium (Ca2+) signaling in thyrocytes. …”
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Identification and functional validation of a new gene conferring resistance to Soybean Mosaic Virus strains SC4 and SC20 in soybean by Muhammad Muzzafar Raza, Huiying Jia, Muhammad Khuram Razzaq, Bowen Li, Kai Li, Junyi Gai

“…Linkage mapping showed two loci for SC4 and SC20 in neighboring single nucleotide polymorphism linkage disequilibrium blocks (SNPLDB) marker regions of 253 kb and 375 kb, respectively, in Kefeng-1. …”
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The role of salivary antioxidant level in polycystic ovary syndrome women under assisted reproductive technology treatment: A case-control study by Narges Gholizadeh, Maryam Koopaie, Ashraf Aleyasin, Atousa Mortazavi Milani, Marziyeh Aghahosseini, Mohammad Javad Kharrazifard, Mohadeseh Bahmaee

“…The reduction of antioxidant levels in serum and follicular fluid in infertile women compared to healthy women shows the importance of further studying these markers. Objective: To study salivary and serum antioxidant levels in PCOS participants under assisted reproductive technology. …”
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Laminin 521 Stabilizes the Pluripotency Expression Pattern of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Initially Derived on Feeder Cells by Halima Albalushi, Magdalena Kurek, Leif Karlsson, Luise Landreh, Kristín Rós Kjartansdóttir, Olle Söder, Outi Hovatta, Jan-Bernd Stukenborg

“…All cell lines expressed pluripotency markers at protein and RNA level and were able to differentiate into cell types of the three germ layers after being cultured on LN521 for nine passages. …”
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Effect of Weight Loss on Serum Osteocalcin and Its Association with Serum Adipokines by Mohammed S. Albadah, Hafedh Dekhil, Shaffi Ahamed Shaik, Mohammed A. Alsaif, Mustafa Shogair, Shahid Nawaz, Assim A. Alfadda

“…Studies have suggested that osteocalcin, a bone formation marker, is related to body metabolism and insulin sensitivity. …”
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Semen extender triggers a mild physiological inflammatory response in the uterus without disrupting sperm-uterine immune crosstalk in vitro in cattle by Malinda HULUGALLA, Alireza MANSOURI, Elham WAEHAMA, Ihshan AKTHAR, Akio MIYAMOTO

“…Immunofluorescence analyses confirmed the upregulation of the strong inflammatory marker TNF alongside TLR2 and the downregulation of NOD1 in the uterine epithelium, similar to the effects observed with sperm. …”
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