to establish a comprehensive picture of the relationship between glutathione s-transferase omega 2 (gsto2; mim: 612314) gene n142d variant (rs. 156697) and breast cancer risk, the present meta-analysis was carried out. studies published up to july 2012 with information about gsto2 polymorphism and breast cancer risk were identified using several electronic databases. we identified 4 eligible st...

BACKGROUND Timely and accurate data are necessary to prioritise and effectively respond to humanitarian emergencies. 30-by-30 cluster surveys are commonly used in humanitarian emergencies because of their purported simplicity and reasonable validity and precision. Agencies have increasingly used 30-by-30 cluster surveys to undertake measurements beyond immunisation coverage and nutritional stat...

The brain senses the world indirectly because the sense organs convert stimulation into the language of the nervous system: neural messages. We get used to all but the most extreme or obnoxious stimuli because our senses are built to tell us about change. The senses all operate in much the same way, but each extracts different information and sends it to its own specialized processing region in...

conclusions this study showed that the frequency of bilin was low among iranian patients with psc. high bilirubin and ca19-9 can be predictors of the development of bile duct epithelial changes in patients with psc. background primary sclerosing cholangitis (psc) as one of the most common chronic cholestatic liver diseases is a main predisposing factor for the development of cholangiocarcinoma ...