OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the value of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy (THL) in infertile women with abnormal hysterosalpingogram results but with no history of previous pelvic surgery and with normal gynecological examination and vaginal sonogr…
Energy deregulation and abnormalities of tumor cell metabolism are critical issues in understanding cancer. Hereditary leiomyomatosis renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) is an aggressive form of RCC characterized by germline mutation of the Krebs …
Recent comparative genome hybridization studies revealed that hundreds to thousands of human genomic loci can have interindividual copy number variations (CNVs). One of such CNV loci in the HLA codes for the immune effector protein compleme…
OBJECTIVE: To study the repairing process and the factors causing subsequent surgery after trancervical resection of endomitrium (TCRE). METHODS: From March 1991 to September 2002, 1 431 hysteroscopic endometrium resection procedures were …
The growth of endometrial cells in ectopic locations (endometriosis) is dependent on the establishment of an adequate blood supply. Neovascularization (angiogenesis) is therefore a vital step toward the progression of this disease. We first…
Group B streptococci (GBS) colonize the female genital and rectal tracts and can cause invasive infection in susceptible newborns. An optimally effective GBS vaccine should induce mucosal and systemic immunity. In this study, we investigate…