Previously, we reported the expression levels of specific microRNA machinery components, DGCR8 and AGO2, and their clinical association in patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss (SSNHL). In the present study, we investigated the other important components of microRNA machinery and their association with clinical parameters in SSNHL patients. Fifty-seven patients diagnosed with SSNHL and f...

Seyed Mehdi Saberi1, Mohammad-Reza Karimi1, Ardeshir Sheikhazadi2, Mazaher Ghorbani2, Ali Pasha Meysamie3, Zeynab Nasri Nasrabadi2 and Sayed Mahdi Marashi2* 1Department of Psychiatry of Legal Medicine Organization, Tehran, Iran 2 epartment of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Department of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Scie...

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John A. Evans, MD, Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD, Krishnavel V. Chathadi, MD, G. Anton Decker, MBBCh, MRCP, MHA, Dayna S. Early, MD, Deborah A. Fisher, MD, MHS, Kimberly Foley, RN, BSN, CGRN, SGNA Representative, Joo Ha Hwang, MD, PhD, Terry L. Jue, MD, Jenifer R. Lightdale, MD, MPH, FASGE, NASPGHAN Representative, Shabana F. Pasha, MD, Ravi Sharaf, MD, Amandeep K. Shergill, MD, Brooks D. Cash, MD, ...

BACKGROUND Friction between archwires and brackets is assuming greater importance for finishing with increased use of sliding mechanics in orthodontics as friction impedes the desired tooth movement. The following study is conducted to compare and evaluate the effect of ligation on friction in sliding mechanics using 0.022" slot bracket in dry condition. MATERIALS & METHODS In the study 48 co...

The outer segments of cones serve as light detectors for daylight color vision, and their dysfunction leads to human blindness conditions. We show that the cone-specific disruption of DGCR8 in adult mice led to the loss of miRNAs and the loss of outer segments, resulting in photoreceptors with significantly reduced light responses. However, the number of cones remained unchanged. The loss of th...

V. Raman Muthusamy, MD, FASGE, Vinay Chandrasekhara, MD, Ruben D. Acosta, MD, David H. Bruining, MD, Krishnavel V. Chathadi, MD, Mohamad A. Eloubeidi, MD, MHS, FASGE, Ashley L. Faulx, MD, FASGE, Lisa Fonkalsrud, BSN, RN, CGRN, SGNA representative, Suryakanth R. Gurudu, MD, FASGE, Mouen A. Khashab, MD, Shivangi Kothari, MD, Jenifer R. Lightdale, MD, MPH, FASGE, NASPGHAN representative, Shabana F...