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Invited commentary: two studies of genetic control of birth weight where large data sets were available.

Physical size at birth (primarily birth weight) is a key predictor of infant mortality and morbidity and may serve as a predictor of risk to chronic disease in adulthood. By use of birth records, it is sometimes possible to accumulate large, even massive, data sets that can permit analyses to separate genetic and environmental factors controlling variation in the complex phenotype, birth weight...

Project data sphere to make cancer clinical trial data publicly available.

I n the mid-1980s, the emerging semiconductor industry had a problem. Many competing standards and manufacturing practices were a costly drag on progress. U.S. chipmakers realized that solving common problems and developing industry-wide standards would benefit everyone. They created Sematech, a joint venture that helped solve thorny technical challenges and yielded industry-wide efficiencies t...

Clinical Applicability of Stem Cell Therapy in Dental Diseases: A Systematic Review of Available Clinical Trials

Background: Developing cell-based therapeutic methods for the differentiation of various stem cells to the dental tissues could be a revolutionary step towards the use of cell therapy for dental disease. In the present study, we aimed to systematically review the literature to establish the efficiency of stem cells in treatment of various dental diseases. Methods: A literature search was perfo...

A diagnosis based on the electrocardiogram before laboratory results were available

electrocardiogram on admission is enclosed in Fig. 1. What would you expect to find in your laboratory results? You will find the answer elsewhere in this issue. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits any use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original A 81-year-old male patient is brought in by ...

Assessing Clinical Efficacy of Available Antihypertensive Agents