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..The overall HPV DNA positive rates for the patients and healthy control subjects were 25.5 % (61/239) and 11.5 % (6/52), respectively, the odds ratio of 2.6 pointing to potential as a risk factor...

..Its underlying cause is not known but teratogenic environmental agents are suspected. However, nutritional deficiency, as in spina bifida, cannot be excluded...

..05). Therefore, hepatitis B infection does not appear to be a contributing factor for hepatoblastoma. Further studies are needed to clarify which are the risk factors for the hepatoblastoma...

..This is clearly a cause of concern and annual check up and monitoring for benzene exposure among traffic police should be set up as part of a program for primary prevention of occupation -- related cancer...

..Here, the author performs a summative analysis on the recent previous reports on the PAI-1 4G/5G and its correlation to pre-eclampsia...

..Further, similar study to assess the correlation between the rainfall and prevalence of infection in the other countries is required to fulfill the conclusion...

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..Here, the author used a new gene ontology technology to predict the molecular function and biological process of BRCA1 and E7...

..Explanations on the effect of green pit viper toxin on the hemostasis can be derived from this study. Furthermore, future researches based on the reported identities can be expected...

..Our findings also revealed problems of nutrition and sanitation among the schoolchildren. In conclusion, schoolchildren in rural areas should be considered a priority in the national health and nutrition promotion programs...

..This phenomenon is ethnically dependent. Due to the high variant frequency among whites in the West, the investigation for CYP2C9 might be useful for this population, not the Asians, whose variant frequency is very low...

..Health education seems to play an important role in success of the cervical cancer screening program for Thai females...

..It can be seen that the two main functional aberrations of IgA-CD89 complex might be due to signal transduction and binding activity...

..Hymenolepis diminuta infection is a very rare cestode infection. Until present, fewer than 500 cases have been observed worldwide...

..05). Working in the air pollution in the urban area can be health hazard for the police. Exposure to the benzene from automobile exhaust can be an important occupational problem for these police...

..The identification of the structural aberration only in a G-6-PD deficiency variant is not sufficient and should be supplemented with a further functional analysis for a better insight in this topic...

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..05). Since the higher urinary ttMA indicates the higher occult risk for cancer, the usage of urinary ttMA is recommended as a monitoring tool to follow up benzene exposure in the smokers...

..05). The HGV infection seems to distribute in all ethnicities all over the world, implying the global importance of this hepatitis virus infection. Screening for HGV RNA might be an important test in blood bank process in the future...

..5% (83/565). Further analysis revealed no correlation between prevalence rate and nationality of the studied population (P > 0.05). Therefore, hepatitis B infection might be a contributing factor for cholangiocarcinoma development...

..4 % (15/178) and 0.8 % (3/355), respectively, with an odds ratio is 10.8. According to this study, it can be seen that individuals who are HGV RNA positive may be at very high risk of B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma development...

..33 and 50 baht/detection, respectively. () Therefore, the reticulocyte count is more cost effective and is recommended for routine usage in our current medico-economic setting...

..However, serum PSA cannot be used for a definitive diagnosis, for which pathological confirmation is also necessary...

..Of interest, the regression analysis show no significant correlation between urine phenol level and MPXI (r = -0.05, P = 0.81)...

..The predicted tertiary structure also supports this finding. The results from this study can be good data for further study on Hb Q-India disorder, which can bring to the further understanding on this hemoglobinopathy...

..Identifying only the structural aberration in a hemoglobinopathy is not sufficient; additional functional analysis is recommended. The functional analysis presented here may be a good model for further research...

..Loss of hormone activity and disturbance of normal cell signaling pathway of leptin can be seen. Blocking of receptor might be rational therapeutic strategy...

..This finding can be a good explanation for the co-expression between ET-1 and PKC in the pathogenesis of DR...

..To identify the points vulnerable to mutation is a new trend to expand the knowledge on disorders in genomic and proteomic level of diseases...

..Mutation within TR can be seen. Presently, the prediction of protein nanostructure and function is a great challenge in the proteomics and structural genomics era...

..Here, we reported the study on the LDL-cholesterol-lowering effect of a generic simvastatin product in comparison with the Zocor, in 43 healthy thai volunteers...

..This might be an important part in the pathogenesis of BA, but the function of IL-2 and TNF-alpha in OPN expression is not well understood...

..An increase in ALP levels in the serum is frequently associated with a variety of diseases. This study was done in order to determine the diseases associated with a high ALP level among Thai adult hospitalized patients...

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..In this article, the author will present the basic concepts on cancer immunomics and application for basic study of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of cancer...

..In this study, a cross sectional study to document the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in Thai HIV-infected patients with different immune status was performed...

..However, the knowledge on the complex, recombination, between BRCA2- RAD51 is limited...

..Studies of pathways for type 1 diabetes in other living things can give useful information on the nature of type 1 diabetes...

..The present study was therefore conducted among the students of Chulalongkorn University to assess their knowledge of voluntary, non-remunerated blood donation...

..According to this study, the significant discrimination of modeled Ig complexes can be detected. The finding, which is expected for the late recovery phase of dengue, implies the difficulty in mimicking immune complex formation...

..2%. The rates in males and females were 4.1% and 1.2%, respectively. Since these migrants can carry the disease into Thailand, screening tests as a prevention strategies are necessary...

..Of the total 84 cadavers received, two cadavers (2.4%) were anti-HIV seropositive. With the increasing rate of anti-HIV, screening for anti-HIV serology in donated cadavers for medical teaching is of great benefit...

..The proof on the functional correlation between DNS1 and platelet integrin/adhesin proteins is needed...

..However, in a setting where HIV infection is common, such as in Thailand, the physician should practice universal precautions since any serological test poses dangers during diagnosis...

..8%). Screening for parasitic infection among this population can help decrease the development of late complications as well as rejection of laborers by their employers...

..Combinations between biomarker and hematological test are recommended...

..Here, we study the clinical presentations of 62 Thai patients with amebic liver abscess. We also compare the clinical presentations of Anti HIV seronegative and Anti HIV seropositive patients...

..However, this study focused on only 33 cross-sectional surveys in Thailand; further similar study in other countries to assess the correlation between rainfall and the prevalence of infection is required to substantiate this conclusion...

..To determine the serum transferrin receptor (sTfR) level in patients with Hb-E-beta-thalassaemia attending a paediatric haematology clinic...

..00 (SD +/- 12.49) mg/g creatinine (p < 0.05). Based on these findings, wider use of urine ttMA determination is recommended as a biomarker for occupational exposure to benzene...

..Therefore, screening tests for abnormal genotypes offer an effective method for coping with this problem. This study has been designed to study basic screening tests for inherited hemoglobin disorders in Thai pregnant women...

..05). Thus, pineapple juice is another enzyme of choice for recovering Gnathostoma spinigerum third-stage larvae...

..015 +/- 0.053 mg/g creatinine) (p < 0.05). We recommend the monitoring of urine ttMA in these workers. The monitoring of the possible benzene contamination of the water and fish is recommended for further study...

..The prevalence of G. spinigerum L3s in the eels was much higher in the rainy season (June and July, 74%) than during April and May (8%). Therefore, prevention programs for gnathostomiasis should be emphasized during the rainy season...

..No significant difference was found between urine hippuric acid level between both groups. The data from the current study indicates that smoking does not influence the urinary hippuric acid levels in this study group...

..This report is the first world report on this topic and the results from this study can provide good basic data for further understanding the effect of benzene exposure on the platelet...

..05). Although there are reports that indicate the change in the quality of platelet in hemoglobin E disorders, no quantitative disorder was detected. There was no trend toward increased platelet count in the HbE carriers...

..670 mg/l and 93.33% of patients diagnosed beta-thalassemia/HbE had values > 2.670 mg/l. In conclusion, this immunoturbidimeteric test yields good laboratory performance characteristics in terms of precision and accuracy...

..According to this study, the frequency of DD genotype in group 1 is significant higher than group 2 (p < 0.05). In addition, the author first reports a non-significant correlation between the ethnicity and the ACE gene polymorphism...

..The causative pathogens of HBV carriers were similar to those in the overall patient population with abscess. The treatment plan for liver abscess in the general population can also be applied to HBV carriers...

..Of interest, the high risk occupations were found to be those which have direct contact with benzene in environmental ambient air, with petroleum fuel as the common source...

..Further long-term study to study the relation of hepatitis B infection and cholangiocarcinoma is recommended...

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..59 +/- 11.29 mg/L. The average percentage of parasitemia was 3.4 +/- 3.5 % (range 2 to 13 %). According to this study, there is significant correlation between both parameters (r = 0.921; p < 0.05)...

..24 +/- 5.82 microg/dl. There was a significant difference between the two groups (p < 0.05). Based on this study, consideration of the prevention of exposure to lead among mechanics as a public health strategy is recommended...

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..At present, trade and travel can impact on vector-borne diseases, including malaria. Transmission of malaria from an endemic to a non-endemic area can be expected and this can affect the pattern of malaria epidemiology...

..Of the 30 police, there are 5 non-smokers and 25 smokers. The platelet counts and platelet parameters of the subjects were not significantly different between smokers and non-smokers...

..The common screening methods include red blood cell (RBC) index determination, application of mathematical model and hemoglobin electrophoresis...

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..The components of green pit viper venom that have these hematologic effects in humans are interesting and should be further identified...

..The flow rate was started at 1.2 ml/min. The ttMA and IS were detected at 4.2 to 4.4 and 12.6-13.3 minutes, respectively. The lowest detection limit was 0.05 mg/L...

..Increased awareness of HHV-6 infection among this population is necessary...

..Aspiration of liver abscesses, to obtain pus samples for culture and microscopy, is therefore recommended...

..Our objective was to determine the frequency of use of CAM by HIV-positive patients in Thailand...

..In medicine, there is limited knowledge on the toxicity of nanoparticles. In medicine, there has been limited knowledge on the effect of nanoparticles on the white blood cell...

..The role of BRCA1 as a predictive marker of chemotherapy response in breast cancer is proposed. Ligand binding is an important factor in the success of chemoprevention...

..Systemic approach on the pathophysiology and genomics might provide useful information to better understand the pathogenesis of infertility. In this work, physiogenomics analysis for infertility in male and female was performed...

..Those students entering Thai medical schools for the first time clearly need to be better educated about hepatitis B and to be encouraged to be vaccinated before they begin any clinical practices...

..vermicularis eggs, giving an overall infection rate of 45.38%. We were able to determine that E. vermicularis infection is prevalent among the children of these hilltribe villages...

..However, the period covered by the present study was unusually wet, and the prevalence of eel infection may depend on rainfall more than season...

..A solution of gold nanoparticles was mixed with a blood sample and analysed. The results showed platelet aggregation. This finding could be useful for the development of new haemostatic drugs...

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..The nature of this energy-producing reaction can be a good explanation. Increased energy delivery in conjugated hyperbilirubinemia in liver disease might be a responsive mechanism to hepatic damage...

..Not only prevention of accidents but also post-exposure management should be frequently reiterated to the medical students at every level. Any medical practice of students should be under supervisor control...

..In this article, the important vaccines for oncology patients are briefly discussed. There are many interesting vaccinations that are useful for tertiary prevention in oncology patients...

..Travelers' diarrhea is an important gastrointestinal disorder in developing countries...