Chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are composed of complex microbial
communities that incite persistent inflammation and airway damage. Despite the high density …

… < x/D < 0.17) the local velocity ratio varied between 1.43 d R,ocal < 1.56 or an average value
of 1.495. Therefore, the reference velocity ratio of R = 1.5 corresponds approximately to the …

Purpose: Admission serum bilirubin levels have been incorporated into severity of illness
scoring systems in critical illness as a marker of liver dysfunction. The purpose of our study is to …

… CST5, which encodes cytostatin D, is a direct target of p53 and vitamin D receptor and
promotes mesenchymal-epithelial transition to suppress tumor progression and metastasis [56]. …

Variation in the gut microbiome has been linked to colorectal cancer (CRC), as well as to host
genetic variation. However, we do not know whether, in addition to baseline host genetics, …

Background Colorectal cancer is an emerging problem in cystic fibrosis (CF). The goal of
this study was to evaluate adenoma detection by systematic colonoscopic screening and …

… can be found in Strykowski and Niccum3 and Niccum.) Husain and Hussain9 showed the …
in the potential core at x/D = 2. (The measurements were made at x/D = 2 to assure that the hot …

Background: Controversy remains regarding the effect of needle size on the diagnostic yield
of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration. We …

Objectives To investigate patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL)for TEL/AML1 fusion,
BCR/ABL fusion, MLL gene rearrangements, and numerical changes of chromosomes 4, …

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis can reveal undetected chromosomal
rearrangements. We report a patient with cleft palate, hydronephrosis, and minor dysmorphic …