Background: Gastrointestinal tract is an important site for cancer in men and women throughout the world (1) The stomach remains the second most common form of cancer in the world accounting for around 10% of all cancers (2). Gastric cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide (3,4,5,6, 7). Studies from various parts of ...

OBJECTIVES MiRNAs are intrinsic RNAs that interfere with protein translation. Few studies on the synergistic effects of miRNAs have been reported. Both miR-424 and miR-381 have been individually reported to be involved in carcinogenesis. They share a common putative target, WEE1, which is described as an inhibitor of G2/M progression. Here, we studied the synergistic effects of miR-424 and miR-...

BACKGROUND The Koebner phenomenon (KP) is a common entity observed in dermatological disorders. The reported incidence of KP in vitiligo varies widely. Although the KP is frequently observed in patients with viltiligo, the associated factors with KP has not been established yet. OBJECTIVE The aim is to estimate the prevalence of KP in vitiligo patients and to investigate the associated factor...

The coding sequence for the surface protein hemagglutinin A (HagA) of Porphyromonas gingivalis 381 has previously been shown to contain four direct 1.35-kb repeats, designated repHA. This study was performed to determine if the number of repHA units in hagA is consistently 4 or if allelic polymorphism exists among strains and/or upon multiple passage of P. gingivalis. To this end, primers which...