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R-CHOP versus R-CVP in the treatment of follicular lymphoma: a meta-analysis and critical appraisal of current literature

Ganguly Siddhartha; Patel Vijay (BioMedCentral, 2008-05-30)

PURPOSE:R-CHOP (rituximab with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone) and R-CVP (rituximab with cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone) have both been used successfully in the treatment of patients ...
Rapid isolation of yeast genomic DNA: Bust n' Grab

Susanna Harju; Halyna Fedosyuk; Kenneth Peterson (BioMedCentral, 2004-04-21)

BACKGROUND:Mutagenesis of yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) often requires analysis of large numbers of yeast clones to obtain correctly targeted mutants. Conventional ways to isolate yeast genomic DNA utilize either ...
A rationale and model for addressing tobacco dependence in substance abuse treatment

Kimber Richter; Julia Arnsten (BioMedCentral, 2007-04-03)

Most persons in drug treatment smoke cigarettes. Until drug treatment facilities systematically treat their patients' tobacco use, millions will flow through the drug treatment system, overcome their primary drug of abuse, ...
Regional variability in use of a novel assessment of thoracolumbar spine fractures: United States versus international surgeons

John Ratliff; Neel Anand; Alexander Vaccaro; Moe Lim; Joon Lee; Paul Arnold; James Harrop; Raja Rampersaud; Christopher Bono; Ralf Gahr; Trauma Study Group Spine (BioMedCentral, 2007-07-09)

BACKGROUND:Considerable variability exists in clinical approaches to thoracolumbar fractures. Controversy in evaluation and nomenclature contribute to this confusion, with significant differences found between physicians, ...
Reporting quality of randomized trials in the diet and exercise literature for weight loss

Cheryl Gibson; Erik Kirk; James LeCheminant; Bruce Bailey; Guoyuan Huang; Joseph Donnelly (BioMedCentral, 2007-09-12)

BACKGROUND:To adequately assess individual studies and synthesize quantitative research on weight loss studies, transparent reporting of data is required. The authors examined the reporting quality of randomized trials in ...
Resting myocardial perfusion quantification with CMR arterial spin labeling at 1.5 T and 3.0 T

Benjamin Northrup; Kyle McCommis; Haosen Zhang; Shuddhadeb Ray; Pamela Woodard; Robert Gropler; Jie Zheng (BioMedCentral, 2008-07-07)

BACKGROUND:The magnetic resonance technique of arterial spin labeling (ASL) allows myocardial perfusion to be quantified without the use of a contrast agent. This study aimed to use a modified ASL technique and T1 regression ...
The role of HLA-G in human pregnancy

Joan Hunt; Daudi Langat; Ramsey McIntire; Pedro Morales (BioMedCentral, 2006-02-06)

Pregnancy in mammals featuring hemochorial placentation introduces a major conflict with the mother's immune system, which is dedicated to repelling invaders bearing foreign DNA and RNA. Numerous and highly sophisticated ...
The school food environment and adolescent obesity: qualitative insights from high school principals and food service personnel

Nicole Nollen; Christie Befort; Patricia Snow; Christine Daley; Edward Ellerbeck; Jasjit Ahluwalia (BioMedCentral, 2007-04-10)

OBJECTIVES:To examine high school personnel's perceptions of the school environment, its impact on obesity, and the potential impact of legislation regulating schools' food/beverage offerings.METHODS:Semi-structured ...
Similarity searches in genome-wide numerical data sets

Galina Glazko; Michael Coleman; Arcady Mushegian (BioMedCentral, 2008-07-25)

We present psi-square, a program for searching the space of gene vectors. The program starts with a gene vector, i.e., the set of measurements associated with a gene, and finds similar vectors, derives a probabilistic model ...
Testicular trauma resulting in shock and systemic inflammatory response syndrome: a case report

Kingsley Okonkwo; Kristin Wong; Cheng Cho; Lisa Gilmer (BioMedCentral, 2009-04-20)

INTRODUCTION:Acute painful scrotum in children may be associated with torsion of the testis, hematocele, epididymitis and direct testicular injury with hematoma formation. More frequently, however, acute scrotum occurs ...
Thank you reviewers- CytoJournal 2006

Vinod Shidham; Barbara Atkinson (BioMedCentral, 2006-06-15)

The Editorial Board of CytoJournal devotes significant efforts, time, and resources to review numerous manuscripts. As it is impossible to include all the experts on the editorial board, there is always a need for additional ...
Thank you reviewers- CytoJournal 2007

Vinod Shidham; Barbara Atkinson (BioMedCentral, 2007-01-25)

Significant efforts, time, and resources are devoted for peer-reviewing numerous CytoJournal manuscripts. The Editorial Board of CytoJournal shares a significant proportion of this activity. Additional peers are requested ...
The environmental toxicant 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin disrupts morphogenesis of the rat pre-implantation embryo

Hutt, Karla J; Shi, Zhanquan; Albertini, David F; Petroff, Brian K (2008-01-02)

Abstract Background Environmental toxicants, whose actions are often mediated through the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) pathway, pose risks to the health and well-being of exposed species, including humans. Of particular ...
A topological algorithm for identification of structural domains of proteins

Frank Emmert-Streib; Arcady Mushegian (BioMedCentral, 2006-02-17)

BACKGROUND:Identification of the structural domains of proteins is important for our understanding of the organizational principles and mechanisms of protein folding, and for insights into protein function and evolution. ...
Trunk rotational strength asymmetry in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: an observational study

Kevin McIntire; Marc Asher; Douglas Burton; Wen Liu (BioMedCentral, 2006-03-31)

BACKGROUND:Recent reports have suggested a rotational strength weakness in rotations to the concave side in patients with idiopathic scoliosis. There have been no studies presenting normative values of female adolescent ...
Ubp43 gene expression is required for normal Isg15 expression and fetal development

Lea Rempel; Kathleen Austin; Kenneth Ritchie; Ming Yan; Meifeng Shen; Dong-Er Zhang; Luiz Henkes; Thomas Hansen (BioMedCentral, 2006-10-09)

BACKGROUND:Isg15 covalently modifies murine endometrial proteins in response to early pregnancy. Isg15 can also be severed from targeted proteins by a specific protease called Ubp43 (Usp18). Mice lacking Ubp43 (null) form ...
Understanding patients' perspective in the use of generic antiepileptic drugs: compelling lessons for physicians to improve physician/patient communication

Kore Liow (BioMedCentral, 2004-01-12)

"BACKGROUND:Epilepsy is a condition in which consistency of treatment is paramount to successful management and for most patients, effective seizure control can be achieved. Given the severe consequences of even a single ...
Use of alcoholic beverages in VA medical centers

S Pirzada Sattar; S Faiz Qadri; Mustafa Warsi; Cordelia Okoye; Amad Din; Prasad Padala; Subhash Bhatia (BioMedCentral, 2006-08-14)

BACKGROUND:Benzodiazepines are the first-line choice for the treatment of alcohol withdrawal syndrome. However, several hospitals continue to provide alcoholic beverages through their formulary for the treatment of alcohol ...