Publications by authors named "Caitlyn M Liberto"

Background: The wait times for breast cancer care in our region do not meet acceptable benchmarks. We implemented the Interior Breast Rapid Access Investigation and Diagnosis (IB-RAPID) nurse navigation program to address this issue.

Methods: The IB-RAPID prospective database was reviewed for patients entering the program between April 1, 2011 and April 30, 2012 (2011/2012 cohort), and was compared with patients from the same area in 2010.

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β-methylamino-l-alanine (BMAA) is a naturally occurring nonprotein amino acid originally discovered in cycad seeds and traditional foods of the Chamorro people of Guam. Recent research has implicated BMAA as a potential factor in neurodegenerative disease and described the production of BMAA in cyanobacteria, but conflicting results have complicated the interpretation of data. We hypothesized that the reactivity of BMAA with metal ions in the sample matrix and the formation of metal adducts in electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (MS) analysis confound results.

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