BackgroundPrevious studies have shown that changes in the microbial community of the female urogenital tract are associated with Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. However, research on this association was mostly focused on a single site…
Platelets are reprogrammed by cancer via a process called education, which favors cancer development. The transcriptional profile of tumor-educated platelets (TEPs) is skewed and therefore practicable for cancer detection. This intercontine…
IntroductionMicrobiota in the human body are closely related to human diseases. Female urogenital tract and rectal microbes have been considered as important factors affecting female pregnancy, but the mechanism is unknown.MethodsCervical, …
Ovarian germ cell tumors, including yolk sac tumors, are most commonly diagnosed in children and young women. Most so-called yolk sac tumors reported in women >35 years old have been associated with an epithelial proliferation (endometriosi…
Many animal species present sex differences. Sex-associated genes (SAGs), which have female-biased or male-biased expression, have major influences on the remarkable sex differences in important traits such as growth, reproduction, disease …