a grant from the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province(No.212300410261).
Background:Screening using low-dose computed tomography(LDCT)is a more effective approach and has the potential to detect lung cancer more accurately.We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to estimate the accuracy of pop...
supported by Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(No.SZSM201812055);National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81770512);Research topic on academic and postgraduate education in China(No.2020MSA126).
To the Editor:Biliary atresia(BA)is a rare obliterative cholangiopathy that occurs during infancy in association with destructive liver inflammation and hepatic fibrosis.Although recent studies have shown that transfo...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(NFSC;No. 81672182)
To the Editor:Many physical examination tests are used to diagnose femoroacetabular impingement(FAI).The sensitivity and specificity of the flexion,abduction,and external rotation(FABER)test and the flexion,adduction,...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81672400 and 81672788).
To the Editor:Cervical cancer(CC)is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in women around the world.[1]In clinical practice,screening methods such as human papillomavirus testing and cytology-based detection have...
Detection of antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)is a supplemental option for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR)detection,regardless of whether it is immu...
Circulating tumor DNA(ctDNA)is a DNA fragment released into the peripheral blood by apoptotic or necrotic tumor cells,which carry the basic genetic information after gene mutation.The detection and analysis of ctDNA c...
This study was supported by a grant from the National Key Research and development Program of China(No.2016YFC0901505);Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospital Clinical Medicine Development of Special Funding Support(No.ZYLX201821);The series research on the pediatric gonadal diseases those affecting the fertility in adulthood(No.XTYB201808).
To the Editor:Adrenal and gonadal function can be evaluated by analyzing steroid hormone levels in different age groups,especially adolescent girls.Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS or highperfor...
Background: In cardiac surgery, elevation of procalcitonin (PCT) could be observed postoperatively in the absence of any evidence of infection and also seems to be a prognostic marker. PCT levels measured in patien...
grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China,National High-tech R&D Program (863Program),Capital Characteristic clinic projects
Background: Increased level of serum macrophage inhibitory cytokine- 1 (MIC- 1 ), a member oftransfonning growth thctor-β superfamily, was found in patients with epithelial tumors. This study aimed to evaluate whe...
Background: Collagen Vl-related myopathies are autosomal dominant and recessive hereditary myopathies, mainly including Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD) and Bethlem myopathy (BM). Muscle magnetic reso...