Human endometrium decidualization, which involves endometrial stromal proliferation and differentiation, is a prerequisite for embryo implantation, thus successful pregnancy. The Forkhead Box M1 (FoxM1), previously known as HNF-3, HFH-11, M…
BACKGROUND: Serous epithelial ovarian cancer is the most common variety of ovarian cancer and is currently diagnosed using serum CA-125 levels. HMGA1 a small 10.6-12 kDa protein, has been implicated as a potentially important tumor biomarke…
OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between endometriosis stage, characteristics of endometriotic lesions and severity of dysmenorrhoea. METHODS: The clinical data were collected from 140 patients with laparoscopically diagnosed endometr…
OBJECTIVE: The recent characterization of possible stem/progenitor cells in the endometrium has shed new light on the origins of ectopic endometrial tissue and the mechanism for the pathogenesis of endometriosis, but has raised new question…
Aims. The aim of this study is to compare our results of preoperative chemotherapy followed by pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) with those of surgery alone in patients with localized resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Methods. …
BACKGROUND: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease with a strong genetic predisposition. A major challenge for candidate gene association studies in asthma is the selection of biologically relevant genes. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: …