A new approach to chromosome-wide analysis of X-linked markers identifies new associations in Asian and European case-parent triads of orofacial clefts.

BackgroundGWAS discoveries on the X-chromosome are underrepresented in the literature primarily because the analytical tools that have been applied were originally designed for autosomal markers.Our objective here is to employ a new robust and flexible tool for chromosome-wide analysis of X-linked markers in complex traits.Orofacial clefts are good

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Community perceptions of mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in selected schools in the Philippines

Abstract Background Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis are parasitic infections prevalent in tropical and subtropical countries, such as the Philippines.The prevalence Pendant Light of these infections remain high in certain Philippine provinces, despite established mass drug administration (MDA) programs in endemic communitie

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Detection of primary malignancy and metastases with FDG PET/CT in patients with cholangiocarcinomas: Lesion-based comparison with contrast enhanced CT

The current National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Guidelines consider the role of 2-deoxy-2- 18 F-fluoro-d-glucose positron emission tomography/computer tomography (FDG PET/CT) in the evaluation of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) as "uncertain," and have recommended contrast enhanced computed tomography (CECT) but not FDG PET/CT as a routine imagin

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