BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive accuracy and clinical value of performing either a single or a repeated clomiphene citrate challenge test (CCCT) in predicting poor response in IVF, compared to that of currently used basal ovarian reserve markers. METHODS Sixty-three patients undergoing their first IVF treatment were prospectively included. After measurement ...

Bombesin-like peptides (BLPs) are mitogens for bronchial epithelial cells and small cell lung carcinomas, and increase fetal lung growth and maturation in utero and in organ cultures. BLPs are hydrolyzed by the enzyme CD10/neutral endopeptidase 24.11 (CD10/NEP) which is expressed in bronchial epithelium and functions to inhibit BLP-mediated growth of small cell lung carcinomas. To determine whe...

Intrahepatic clear cell bile duct adenoma is extremely rare, with only 3 previous cases reported in the literature. The cause of cytoplasmic clearing in clear cell bile duct adenoma has not been previously investigated. Distinguishing clear cell bile duct adenoma from other clear cell tumors, particularly clear cell cholangiocarcinoma, can be challenging. Previous studies have shown loss of CD1...

AIMS Follicular lymphoma is frequently associated with t(14;18)(q32;q21) translocation. This study was undertaken to determine the pattern of Bcl-2, CD10 and Bcl-6 expression in relation to t(14;18) translocation in follicular lymphoma from a cohort of a multi-ethnic Asian population. METHODS AND RESULTS Sixty-two cases of follicular lymphoma were retrieved for immunohistochemistry, and t(14;...

Sir: We read with interest the recent work by McCluggage et al. reporting the diagnostic utility of CD10 expression in distinguishing endometrial stromal lesions from other potential mimics, such as uterine smooth muscle neoplasms. CD10 is a cell-surface neutral endopeptidase detected in a variety of normal and neoplastic conditions. However, to the best of our knowledge, CD10 expression has ne...

A panel of B lymphoid-reactive monoclonal antibodies was used to analyze the phenotypic changes that accompany B lymphocyte development in normal human bone marrow. The B lymphoid cells were identified using light scattering and the expression of CD19 on a flow cytometer. Quantitative three-color immunofluorescence was then used to correlate other cell surface antigens on these cells identified...

Although the process of microbial degradation coal to produce biomethane has got much attention from many research works, products profiles at initial stage methanogenic bioconversion are not clear yet. In this study, five coal-degrading bacterial strains (CD1, CD10, CD20, CD24, and CD25) a community were isolated identified. Among them, CD1 CD24 belong Paenibacillus sp., CD10 CD20 Bacillus CD2...