RETINAL NERVE FIBRE LAYER THINNING IN PATIENTS WITH THALASSAEMIA, IRON DEFICIENCY ANAEMIA, AND ANAEMIA OF CHRONIC DISEASES

Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer Thinning in Patients with Thalassaemia, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, and Anaemia of Chronic Diseases

Purpose.Retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) is a sensitive structure, which is affected by anaemia due to hypoxia.A timely detection of RNFL thinning may aid preventing devastating complications.Optical coherence tomography (OCT) measures RNFL thinning with accuracy and helps in detecting thinning of the retinal layer in anaemic patients.This study wa

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A rare CHD5 haplotype and its interactions with environmental factors predicting hepatocellular carcinoma risk

Abstract Background CHD5 is a conventional tumour-suppressing gene in many tumours.The aim of this study was to determine whether CHD5 variants contribute to the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Methods 2.5/3.5/6.5mm Audio Cables Gene variants were identified using next-generation sequencing targeted on referenced mutations followed by TaqMan

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On the mechanism of helium permeation through silica glass

Although the densities of crystal quartz and vitreous silica differ only by about 17% (2.65 and 2.20 g/cm3, respectively), the helium permeability of silica glass is six orders more elevated than that of crystal quartz.This vast difference has puzzled researchers for decades considering that silica glass and quartz crystal have the same chemical co

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Different functions of the insect soluble and membrane-bound trehalase genes in chitin biosynthesis revealed by RNA interference.

BACKGROUND: Trehalase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes trehalose to yield two glucose molecules, plays a pivotal role in various physiological processes.In recent years, trehalase proteins have been purified from several insect species and are divided into soluble (Tre-1) and membrane-bound (Tre-2) trehalases.However, no functions of the two trehalases i

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