Numerous studies investigated the associations of VDR polymorphisms with various types of cancer, suggesting an influence on cancer risk. FokI is one of the most frequently analysed polymorphisms but the results from single studies are contradictory. We performed a meta-analysis looking at the association between the FokI and all cancer sites and investigating sources of heterogeneity. We ident...

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to express my sincere and deep appreciation to my academic advi-sors, Dr. Gabor C. Temes and Dr. Un-Ku Moon, for the research project and excellent academic environment they provided for me. I have been honored and privileged to have worked under their supervision. Without their warm encouragement and academic guidance as well as their generous support, it would be ...

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Introduction:It is well-recognized that collimator-detector response (CDR) is the main image blurring factor in SPECT.  In this research, we compensated the images for CDR in molecular SPECT by using STIR reconstruction framework. Methods: To assess resolution recovery capability of the STIR, a phantom containing five point sources along with a micro Derenzo p...

The in vivo cytokinetic effects on bone marrow cells from 19 patients with leukemia and lymphoma were inves tigated following a 5-day continuous i.v. infusion of ifosfamide (a congener of cyclophosphamide) at a daily dose of 1.0 to 1.8 g/sq m. There were 8 patients without bone marrow involvement by tumor cells at the time of study, and 11 patients had various degrees of neoplastic re placement...

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Superoxide reductases (SORs) are nonheme iron-containing enzymes that reduce HO(2) to H(2)O(2). Exogenous substrates such as N(3)(-) and CN(-) have been shown to bind to the catalytic iron site of SOR, and cyanide acts as an inhibitor. To understand how these exogenous ligands alter the physical and reactivity properties of the SOR iron site, acetate-, azide-, and cyanide-ligated synthetic mode...

The in vivo cytokinetic effects on bone marrow cells from 19 patients with leukemia and lymphoma were inves tigated following a 5-day continuous i.v. infusion of ifosfamide (a congener of cyclophosphamide) at a daily dose of 1.0 to 1.8 g/sq m. There were 8 patients without bone marrow involvement by tumor cells at the time of study, and 11 patients had various degrees of neoplastic re placement...

A 10-year-old Caucasian boy was referred for evaluation of an acute eruption that had developed over the past 8 days. The began in right popliteal fossa, and then coalesced spread along side his body. fever up to 38°C joint pain were reported 3 days before appearance skin lesions. Physical examination showed erythematous edematous macules papules on hemibody (Figure). left did not show any Labo...