Publications by authors named "Chan-Juan Zou"

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  • * Research compared gene expressions between 30 HSCR patients and 30 healthy controls, revealing that circ-ITCH and RET levels were lower in HSCR, while miR-146b-5p levels were higher.
  • * Overexpression of circ-ITCH promoted cell growth and movement by regulating the interaction between miR-146b-5p and RET, highlighting a potential pathway that could be targeted for therapeutic interventions in HSCR.
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This study aims to investigate the disease-related knowledge of gout patients and doctors in south China and to identify the important targets of education for patients and doctors. A cross-section survey of 154 primary gout patients and 185 doctors who may see gout patients was conducted with a modified questionnaire with ten items of gout-related knowledge. The participants were considered to have gout-related knowledge if he or she correctly answered seven or more items.

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The prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in China is high. Four percent of patients with HBV infection can present with polyarthritis and positive rheumatic factor similar to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here, we investigated the association between HBV infection and serological, radiological, or histological disease status in RA.

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