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This month in J Lab Clin Med: Issue Highlights for June 2006
IgA nephropathy is a chronic nephritis that is characterized by mesangial deposits of immunoglobulin A. Although IgA lends its name to the syndrome, one may demonstrate that other immunoglobulin subty...
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Dale E. Hammerschmidt
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Signaling and regulatory mechanisms of integrinα3β1 on the apoptosis of cultured rat podocytes
Integrin is the major adhesion molecule for the attachment of podocytes to the glomerular basement membrane, and integrins have been shown to play a major role in the regulation of cell survival. In t...
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Chien-An Chen,
Jer-Chia Tsai,
Pin-Wen Su,
Yung-Hsiung Lai,
Hung-Chun Chen
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Platelet-activating factor (PAF) increase intracellular lipid accumulation by increasing both LDL and scavenger receptors in human mesangial cells
Intra- and extracellular lipid accumulation and the production of inflammatory mediators by renal and accessory cells may play an important role in the initiation and progression of these lesions. Pla...
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Elizabeth Fragopoulou,
Christos Iatrou,
Smaragdi Antonopoulou,
Xiong-Zhong Ruan,
Ray L. Fernando,
Stephen H. Powis,
John F. Moorhead,
Zac Varghese
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Blood storage at 4°C—factors involved in DNA yield and quality
Background: Whole blood provides one of the most common sources of both high-quality DNA and high-quantity DNA for molecular biological purposes. Typically, blood storage at 4°C is short term, which r...
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Andrea J. Richardson,
Niro Narendran,
Robyn H. Guymer,
Hien Vu,
Paul N. Baird
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Evaluation of MLPA for the detection of cryptic subtelomeric rearrangements
Chromosomal rearrangements involving the telomeres are implied as a significant cause of idiopathic mental retardation. The most frequently used technique to detect these rearrangements was fluorescen...
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Sandra Monfort,
Carmen Orellana,
Silvestre Oltra,
Mónica RosellÓ,
Miriam Guitart,
Francisco Martínez
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Mesangial autoantigens in IgA nephropathy: matrix synthesis and localization
Primary IgA nephropathy, a chronic nephritis with variable prognosis, is characterized by mesangial immunoglobulin A, frequently with codeposition of other immunoglobulin isotypes and complement compo...
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Angela M. Darvill,
Francis W. Ballardie
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Expression of inflammation-related genes in endothelial cells is not directly affected by microparticles from preeclamptic patients
Background: Inflammation and endothelial dysfunction are prominent in preeclampsia. Microparticles (MPs) may link these processes, as MPs induce the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by endothe...
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Christianne Anne Rachel Lok,
Anita N. Böing,
Pieter H. Reitsma,
Joris A.M. van der Post,
Ed van Bavel,
Kees Boer,
Augueste Sturk,
Rienk Nieuwland
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Successful reperfusion for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction is associated with a decrease in WBC count
Background: Elevated white blood cell (WBC) count on admission in patients with ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) has been associated with an adverse prognosis. Whether successful rep...
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Jaap Jan J. Smit,
Jan Paul Ottervanger,
Robbert J. Slingerland,
Harry Suryapranata,
Jan C.A. Hoorntje,
Jan Henk E. Dambrink,
A.T. Marcel Gosselink,
Menko-Jan de Boer,
Arnoud W.J. van ’t Hof
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