Two Polymorphisms (Rs699947, Rs2010963) in the VEGFA Gene and Diabetic Retinopathy: An Updated Meta-Analysis

Yan Lu, Yuhua Shi, Yirui Ge, Jie Yin and Zhenping Huang

Objective: The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA) gene has been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy (DR). However, the result..Voir plus»

Kidney Donation and Transplant in Benin: University of Abomey-Calavi Students’ Perception

Agboton Bruno Léopold*, Simon Azonbakin, Hazoume Rodrigue, Adobe Hermine, Ahoui Seraphin, Elhadji Fary Ka, Laleye Anatole and Bigot André

Objective: To analyze University of Abomey-Calavi students’ perception about kidney donation and transplant.
Method: It was a descriptive and analytical cross-secti..Voir plus»

Bracketing Climatological Mid-tropospheric Temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere: An Observational Study 1979-2013

Chase TN, Herman BM and Pielke Sr RA

We examine mid-tropospheric temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere using the 500 mb pressure surface from reanalysis data as a representative level. This standard analysis level i..Voir plus»

A Review on the Treatment of Osteoporosis with Equisetum arvense

Gabriele Saudelli, Laura Tinti and Giovanni Suffritti

Background: The present review aims to verify in osteoporosis the effectiveness of the silicon diet, contained in the Equisetum arvense. What is documented in the literature mak..Voir plus»

SHBG Genetic Variability and Glucose Tolerance in T2DM Patients, Gestational Diabetics, and Women with PCOS in Comparison with the Control Czech Population Sample

Daniela Vejrazkova, Martin Hill, Marketa Vankova, Petra Lukasova, Josef Vcelak, Olga Bradnova, Tereza Halkova, Veronika Cirmanova, Katerina Andelova, Hana Krejci and Bela Bendlova

Background: Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) belongs to the factors contributing to the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We determined gen..Voir plus»

Digoxin therapeutic drug monitoring

Emily Cooper