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Distribution of co-activators CBP and p300 during mouse oocyte and embryo development
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cAMP response element binding protein (CREB)-binding protein (CBP) and p300 are two structurally related transcriptional co-activators that activate expression of many eukaryotic genes. Current dogma would suggest that ...
Wide excision without radiation for desmoplastic melanoma
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BACKGROUND Adjuvant radiation has been proposed for the treatment of patients with desmoplastic melanoma, who reportedly have local recurrence rates as high as 40–60%. The authors investigated local recurrence rates at a ...
Use of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog for protection against premature ovarian failure during cyclophosphamide therapy in women with severe lupus
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Objective Cyclophosphamide (CYC) therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), a disease predominantly affecting women of childbearing age, causes an unacceptably high incidence of irreversible premature ovarian failure ...
Test-retest reliability of an instrumented speculum for measuring vaginal closure force No conflict of interest reported by the author(s). Work performed at the University of Michigan School of Nursing and University of Michigan Medical Center.
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Aims: The study aimed to: a) determine reliability of an instrumented speculum designed for measuring intravaginal closure pressure, and b) compare findings with a comparable device reported in the literature. The goal ...
3D excretory MR urography: Improved image quality with intravenous saline and diuretic administration
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Purpose To assess the effect of diuretic administration on the image quality of excretory magnetic resonance urography (MRU) obtained following intravenous hydration, and to determine whether intravenous hydration alone ...
Large Fetal Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula: Impact on Pulmonary Development
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2002-07)
A case report of a patient with a large pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and valvar pulmonary stenosis is presented. The fistula was diagnosed prenatally and its effect on in utero cardiovascular growth and development ...
Medium-term follow-up on use of freeze-dried, irradiated donor fascia for sacrocolpopexy and sling procedures
(Springer-Verlag; International Urogynecological Association, 2004-08)
The aim of this study was to document longer-term follow-up of patients in a previously reported series who underwent either sacrocolpopexy (SCP) or suburethral sling procedures utilizing freeze-dried, irradiated donor ...
What is a sentinel node? Re-evaluating the 10% rule for sentinel lymph node biopsy in melanoma
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Introduction Many surgeons use the “10% rule” to define whether a lymph node is a sentinel node (SLN) when staging malignant melanoma. However, this increases the number of SLN removed and the time and cost of the procedure. ...
Sexually transmitted diseases and other urogenital conditions as risk factors for prostate cancer: a case–control study in Wayne County, Michigan
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer, 2005-04)
Objective To investigate associations between prostate cancer and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and vasectomy in a population-based case–control study in Wayne County, ...
Racial differences in cervical cancer survival in the Detroit metropolitan area
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BACKGROUND African-American (AA) women have lower survival rates from cervical cancer compared with white women. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of socioeconomic status (SES) and other variables ...