Sepsis and pneumonia reflect the most important infectious complications and are associated with an increased mortality after AML induction chemotherapy. This warrants novel strategies identifying ...

Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome. There is evidence for a genetic contribution to the pathophysiology of heart failure. Considering the fundamental role of neurohormonal factors in the ...

For adults with prediabetes, a reduction in the risk for diabetes is seen after supplementation with 4,000 IU/day of vitamin ...

Phase I Trial of Yttrium-90—Labeled Anti—Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Monoclonal Antibody J591 for Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer In the future, we will invariably see much more on ...

Predictors of Specialized Pediatric Palliative Care Involvement and Impact on Patterns of End-of-Life Care in Children With Cancer Three CD40L SNPs (rs3092920, rs3092952, rs3092936) were analyzed for ...

Since the human genome sequence was published, the search for single nucleotide polymorphisms that contribute to disease has ramped up. But what about copy number polymorphisms? To what extent do ...

What are Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms? Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are variations in a genome’s base pair in a DNA sequence, and occur in approximately 1 out of 800 base pairs. These ...

Despite global vaccination efforts, COVID-19 continues to pose significant risks, leading to severe complications and fatalities. These risks are driven by disrupted coagulation, impaired fibrinolysis ...

The Center for Disease Control estimates nearly 50% of the U.S. population has either prediabetes (38%) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Vitamin D deficiency is common in individuals with T2D with a ...