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Background: Since discovered in 1990, Cag A, a protein expressed by specific strains of Helicobacter pylori, was thought able to explain why only a few Helicobacter infected patients develop peptic diseases and gastric cancer. However, clinical trials provide discordant results. Materials and Methods: In this study we evaluate Helicobacter pylori and Cag A seropositivity in 35 cancer affected p...

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TheWnt/β-catenin response pathway is central tomanydevelopmental processes. Here, we assessed the role of Wnt signaling in early eye development using the mouse as a model system. We showed that the surface ectoderm region that includes the lens placode expressed 12 out of 19 possible Wnt ligands. When these activities were suppressed by conditional deletion of wntless (Le-cre; Wls) there were ...

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Tratamento Da Doença De Alzheimer

The present recommendations and suggestions on “Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease” were elaborated by a work group constituted by participants of the IV Meeting of Researchers on Alzheimer’s D isease and Related Disorders, sponsored by the Scientific Department of Cognitive Neurology and Aging of the Brazilian Academy of Neuro l o g y. They comprise topics on pharmacological and non-pharm a c o ...

Aumentando a base de conhecimento da epidemiologia da alergia ocular

In this issue of the Jornal de Pediatria, Geraldini et al. attempt to add another piece to the puzzle in order to provide additional insight into ocular symptoms associated with allergies. They used a validated instrument that focuses on the adolescent population in school with more than three episodes of ocular itching, who are more likely to have allergic rather than infectious etiologies, al...