Molecular and Transmission Characteristics of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains Among College Students in Beijing, China by Cao X, Li X, Song Z, He P, Zhang R, Teng C, Sun Q, Wang X, Zhao B, Zhang Z, Zhao Y

“…Xiaolong Cao,1,2,* Xinyue Li,1,3,* Zexuan Song,4 Ping He,5 Ruiqing Zhang,1,3 Chong Teng,6 Qian Sun,2 Xue Wang,2 Bing Zhao,3 Zhiguo Zhang,7 Yanlin Zhao3 1National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, People’s Republic of China; 2Outpatient Department, Beijing Changping Institute for Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment, Beijing, 102200, People’s Republic of China; 3National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 102206, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Clinical Laboratory, Children’s Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, 100020, People’s Republic of China; 5Center for Infection Biology, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, People’s Republic of China; 6Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Department, Beijing Dongcheng District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, 100050, People’s Republic of China; 7Hospital Management Office, Beijing Changping Mental Health Care Hospital, Beijing, 102202, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhiguo Zhang, Beijing Changping Mental Health Care Hospital, Changping District, Beijing, 102202, People’s Republic of China, Email zhgzh8689@126.com Yanlin Zhao, National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Changping District, Beijing, 102206, People’s Republic of China, Email zhaoyl@chinacdc.cnBackground: College students are a crucial link in curbing the epidemic. …”
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Causal Relationships Between Blood Lipid Levels and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Huang P, Zhao Y, Wei H, Wu W, Guo Z, Ma S, Xu M, Wang Q, Jia C, Xiang T, Li H

“…Ping Huang,* Yong Zhao,* Haiyan Wei, Wenhui Wu, Ziwen Guo, Shiyi Ma, Meng Xu, Qin Wang, Cheng Jia, Ting Xiang, Huamao Li Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, 430065, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Huamao Li; Ting Xiang, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, General Hospital of Central Theater Command, Wuhan, 430065, People’s Republic of China, Email 71831102@qq.com; 42254403@qq.comBackground: In preliminary research and literature review, we identified a potential link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lipid metabolism. …”
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Effects of Metabolic Factors on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Zhou YF, Chen SH, Wang WD, Chen JL, Cai PY, Li MM, Lin YL, Li WQ, Huang DH, Li J, Li YT, Lin HL

“…Yi-Fan Zhou,1,* Shu-Han Chen,1,* Wan-Da Wang,1 Jia-Le Chen,1 Ping-Yu Cai,1 Mei-Mei Li,1 Yue-Ling Lin,1 Wan-Qi Li,1 De-Hong Huang,1 Jun Li,1 Yue-Ting Li,2 Hui-Li Lin1 1Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hui-Li Lin, Department of Cardiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 34 North Zhongshan Road, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, 362000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18876598756, Email 1627974150@qq.com Yue-Ting Li, Department of Nephrology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 34 North Zhongshan Road, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, 362000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15359593070, Email liyt163@126.comPurpose: The effect of metabolic factors on cardiovascular risk in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is unclear. …”
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