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Is TGF-β1 a Biomarker of Huntington’s Disease Progression?

2021

Huntington’s disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease that can be divided into preclinical and symptomatic stages. Due to the diverse HD phenotype, there is an urgent need to identify markers that would independently assess its severity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of plasma levels of TGF-β1 in the assessment of HD severity. One hundred HD patients and 40 healthy volunteers were included in the study. All HD patients underwent neurological and cognitive function assessment. TGF-β1 levels were determined in the plasma of all patients. The correlations between TGF-β1 levels and clinical profile and HD severity were also investigated. In symptomatic patients, cog…

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Cognitive functioning throughout adulthood and illness stages in individuals with psychotic disorders and their unaffected siblings

2021

The European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme under grant agreement No. HEALTH-F2-2010-241909 (EUGEI); The Spanish sample was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Instituto de Salud Carlos III (SAM16PE07CP1, PI16/02012, PI19/024) (...)

0301 basic medicinevaliditymedicine.medical_treatmentCHILDHOODNeuropsychological TestsFAMÍLIAepisodeCognition0302 clinical medicineDEFICITSSettore MED/48 -Scienze Infermierist. e Tecn. Neuro-Psichiatriche e Riabilitat.MedicineCognitive impairmentPsychiatrySymptom severityCannabis useIMPAIRMENTABILITYPsychiatry and Mental healthSchizophreniaRELIABILITYNeuropsychological TestLife Sciences & BiomedicineHumanClinical psychologyAdultBiochemistry & Molecular Biologyimpairmentschizophrenia-patientsabilityGENETIC RISKPsychotic DisorderSCHIZOPHRENIA-PATIENTS03 medical and health sciencesCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSettore M-PSI/08 - Psicologia ClinicaHumansIn patientCognitive skillVALIDITYAntipsychoticMolecular BiologySettore MED/25 - PsichiatriaAgedCross-Sectional StudieDECLINEScience & Technologyreliabilitybusiness.industryWorking memorySiblingsNeurosciencesDiagnostic markersmedicine.diseaseCross-Sectional Studies030104 developmental biologydeficitsPsychotic DisordersSchizophreniaPSYCHOSIS COGNITION MULTICENTRIC STUDYNeurosciences & NeurologybusinessEPISODE030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMolecular Psychiatry
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COVID-19 in Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative disorders: a GIMEMA survey

2020

2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPediatricsmedicine.medical_specialtyCancer ResearchCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EpidemiologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Pneumonia ViralPhiladelphia chromosomeSeverity of Illness IndexMyeloproliferative diseaseBetacoronavirusMyeloproliferative DisordersLeukemia Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL PositiveCorrespondenceNitrilesmedicineHumansPhiladelphia ChromosomeBetacoronavirus COVID-19 Coronavirus Infections Cross-Sectional Studies Disease Progression Humans Italy Leukemia Myelogenous Chronic BCR-ABL Positive Philadelphia Chromosome Pneumonia Viral Pyrazoles SARS-CoV-2 Severity of Illness Index Survival Analysis PandemicsPandemicsPhiladelphia negativebusiness.industrySARS-CoV-2Disease progressionCOVID-19Hematologymedicine.diseaseSurvival AnalysisCross-Sectional StudiesPyrimidinesItalyOncologyDisease ProgressionPyrazolesbusinessCoronavirus InfectionsCoronavirus InfectionsLeukemia
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Bicycle Rider Behavior and Crash Involvement in Australia.

2021

This research investigated how behaviours and attitudes of bicycle riders influence crash frequency and severity. The study recruited 1102 Australian bicycle riders for an online survey. The survey comprised questions on demographics, frequency of riding and the number and severity of traffic crashes during the last five years. The survey included the Cycling Behaviour Questionnaire and the Cyclist Risk Perception and Regulation Scale. Overall, there were low levels of errors and violations reported by participants indicating that these behaviours were on average never or rarely exhibited while riding a bicycle. Conversely, participants reported high levels of engagement in positive behavio…

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Efficacy of an internet-based psychological intervention for problem gambling and gambling disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

2021

Gambling Disorder is a prevalent non-substance use disorder, which contrasts with the low number of people requesting treatment. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) could help to enhance the dissemination of evidence-based treatments and considerably reduce the costs. The current study seeks to assess the efficacy of an online psychological intervention for people suffering from gambling problems in Spain. The proposed study will be a two-arm, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial. A total of 134 participants (problem and pathological gamblers) will be randomly allocated to a waiting list control group (N = 67) or an intervention group (N = 67). The intervention program i…

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Giant hepatocellular adenoma as cause of severe abdominal pain: a case report

2007

Abstract The authors describe the case of a large hepatocellular adenoma diagnosed in a 30-year old woman who came to us complaining of acute pain in the upper abdominal quadrants. The patient had been taking an oral contraceptive pill for the last ten years. We present the clinical features, the diagnostic work-up and the treatment prescribed.

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Plasma granulysin levels and cellular interferon-gamma production correlate with curative host responses in tuberculosis, while plasma interferon-gam…

2007

Contains fulltext : 52707.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) Granulysin is a recently identified cytolytic protein which is expressed by human cytotoxic T-lymphocytes and natural killer (NK)-cells, and has broad antimicrobial and tumoricidal activity. Circulating granulysin levels are associated with T- and NK-cell activity, and may thus reflect protection-associated cellular immune responses. In a case-control study in Indonesia, a highly tuberculosis (TB)-endemic country, we therefore determined plasma granulysin levels in adults with active pulmonary TB before, during, and after TB treatment, both in mild/moderate-TB and advanced-TB patients, and compared these to healthy neighbo…

AdultAntigens Differentiation T-LymphocyteMaleMicrobiology (medical)TuberculosisAdolescentInfectious diseases and international health [NCEBP 13]TuberculosiImmunologyEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayBiologySeverity of Illness IndexMicrobiologyInterferon-gammaImmune systemAntigenImmunitymedicineHumansCytotoxic T cellInterferon gammaPlasma granulysinCellular granulysinCellular IFN-gGranulysinDisease severityTuberculosis PulmonaryAgedImmunity CellularInterferon-gamma productionPoverty-related infectious diseases [N4i 3]Immunotherapy gene therapy and transplantation [UMCN 1.4]Middle Agedmedicine.diseasePathogenesis and modulation of inflammation [N4i 1]Infectious DiseasesCase-Control StudiesPlasma IFN-gImmunologyFemaleMicrobial pathogenesis and host defense [UMCN 4.1]medicine.drugImmunity infection and tissue repair [NCMLS 1]
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The combination of liver stiffness measurement and NAFLD fibrosis score improves the noninvasive diagnostic accuracy for severe liver fibrosis in pat…

2014

Background & Aims The accuracy of noninvasive tools for the diagnosis of severe fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD) in clinical practice is still limited. We aimed at assessing the diagnostic performance of combined noninvasive tools in two independent cohorts of Italian NAFLD patients. Methods We analysed data from 321 Italian patients(179 Sicilian-training cohort, and 142 northern Italy-validation cohort) with an histological diagnosis of NAFLD. Severe fibrosis was defined as fibrosis ≥ F3 according to Kleiner classification. The APRI, AST/ALT, BARD, FIB-4, and NFS scores were calculated according to published algorithms. Liver stiffness measurement(LSM) was …

AdultLiver CirrhosisMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyAdolescentLSM ; NAFLD ; NFSBiopsySettore MED/08 - Anatomia PatologicaGastroenterologySeverity of Illness IndexLSM; NAFLD; NFS; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Alanine Transaminase; Area Under Curve; Aspartate Aminotransferases; Biopsy; Female; Humans; Italy; Liver; Liver Cirrhosis; Male; Middle Aged; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult; Severity of Illness Index; Hepatology; Medicine (all)Young AdultFibrosisNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseInternal medicineNAFLDNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseSeverity of illnessBiopsyNFSmedicineHumansLSMAspartate AminotransferasesAgedRetrospective StudiesSettore MED/12 - Gastroenterologiabiologymedicine.diagnostic_testHepatologybusiness.industryMedicine (all)Retrospective cohort studyAlanine TransaminaseHepatologyMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAlanine transaminaseItalyLiverArea Under CurveCohortbiology.proteinFemalebusinessLiver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver
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Fibrosis staging in chronic hepatitis C: Analysis of discordance between transient elastography and liver biopsy

2009

Summary.  In chronic hepatitis C, transient elastography (TE) accurately identifies cirrhosis, but its ability to assess significant fibrosis (Metavir ≥ F2) is variable. Constitutional and liver disease-related factors may influence TE and here we examined the variables associated with differences. Three hundred consecutive hepatitis C virus (HCV)-RNA positive patients had biochemical tests, TE and a biopsy performed on the same day. The Dale model was used to identify the variables associated with discordance between biopsy and elastography results. In 97 patients (34.2%), TE and histological assessment were discordant. Seventy-six of 286 (26.6%) had stage ≥F2 and TE < 7.1 kPa (false negat…

AdultLiver CirrhosisMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPathologyCirrhosisTransient elastographyHepatitis C virusBiopsyLiver fibrosismedicine.disease_causeGastroenterologySeverity of Illness IndexAminotranferases; Liver fibrosis; Transient elastography; Adult; Diagnostic Errors; Female; Hepatitis C Chronic; Histocytochemistry; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis; Male; Middle Aged; ROC Curve; Transaminases; Biopsy; Elasticity Imaging Techniques; Severity of Illness Index; Hepatology; Infectious Diseases; Virology; Medicine (all)Liver diseaseInternal medicineVirologyBiopsymedicineHumansDiagnostic ErrorsChronicAminotranferases liver fibrosis transient elastographyTransaminasesmedicine.diagnostic_testReceiver operating characteristicHepatologybusiness.industryHistocytochemistryMedicine (all)Hepatitis CHepatitis C ChronicMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseHepatitis CInfectious DiseasesROC CurveLiver biopsyAminotranferasesElasticity Imaging TechniquesFemaleTransient elastographybusiness
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Mortality risk according to different clinical characteristics of first episode of liver decompensation in cirrhotic patients: a nationwide, prospect…

2013

Abstract OBJECTIVES: The occurrence of decompensation marks a crucial turning point in the course of cirrhosis. The purpose of this study was to assess the risk of mortality according to the clinical characteristics of first decompensation, considering also the impact of acute-on-chronic liver failure (AoCLF). METHODS: We conducted a prospective nationwide inception cohort study in Italy. Decompensation was defined by the presence of ascites, either overt or detected by ultrasonography (UD), gastroesophageal variceal bleeding (GEVB), and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). AoCLF was defined according to the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver criteria. Multivariable Cox proportion…

AdultLiver CirrhosisMalemedicine.medical_specialtyPediatricsCarcinoma HepatocellularCirrhosisAdolescentmedicine.medical_treatmentCirrhosis Mortality Liver decompensation CohortLiver transplantationEsophageal and Gastric VaricesSeverity of Illness IndexYoung AdultSeverity of illnessmedicineHumansProspective StudiesYoung adultIntensive care medicineProspective cohort studyHepatic encephalopathyAgedProportional Hazards ModelsAged 80 and overFirst episodeHepatologybusiness.industryLiver NeoplasmsGastroenterologyAscitesMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseLiver TransplantationAdolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Ascites; Carcinoma Hepatocellular; Esophageal and Gastric Varices; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Hepatic Encephalopathy; Humans; Italy; Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Failure; Liver Neoplasms; Liver Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Young AdultItalyCirrhosisHepatic EncephalopathyMultivariate AnalysisCohortFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhagebusinessLiver FailureFollow-Up Studies
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