Aberrant cortical morphology patterns are associated with cognitive impairment in patients with chronic heart failure.

A mounting body of evidences suggests that patients with chronic heart failure (HF) frequently experience cognitive impairments, but the neuroanatomical mechanism underlying these impairments remains elusive. In this retrospective study, 49 chronic HF patients and 49 healthy controls (HCs) underwent brain structural MRI scans and cognitive assessments. Cortical morphology index (cortical thickness, complexity, sulcal depth and gyrification) were evaluated.

Transcriptomic and proteomic response of Manihot esculenta to Tetranychus urticae infestation at different densities.

Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) is an extremely serious cassava (Manihot esculenta) pest. Building a genomic resource to investigate the molecular mechanisms of cassava responses to T. urticae is vital for characterizing cassava resistance to mites.

[Comparison of condylar position between Angle Class I and Class II malocclusion in teenagers].

Purpose: To analyze and compare the difference of condylar position between Angle Class I and Class II malocclusion patients using cone-beam CT (CBCT).

Methods: Thirty Class I patients, 30 Class II division 1 patients and 30 Class II division 2 patients were selected in this study. Each patient underwent CBCT.

[Msh homebox-1 polymorphisms and susceptibility to 198 sporadic tooth agenesis: a case-control study].

Objective: To study the relationships between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of gene msh homebox-1 (MSX-1) (rs3821949, rs12532) and sporadic tooth agenesis by filtering the susceptibility genes in a Jiangsu province population.

Methods: DNA samples were extracted from 198 patients with sporadic tooth agenesis and 207 control subjects. Two MSX-1 gene polymorphisms were genotyped using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay.

[Relationship between clinical features and prognosis of highly pathogenic avian influenza A/H5N1 infection in humans in mainland China].

Objective: To investigate the relationship between clinical features of patients with A/H5N1 infection and their prognosis in mainland China.

Methods: This study included 28 human cases with A/H5N1 infection in mainland China from October 2005 to May 2008. Data were collected and reviewed from hospital medical records and publishied papers.

[Clinical features and outcome of infection of type 2 Streptococcus suis in human].

Objective: To analysis the clinical features and efficacy of treatment for patients with type 2 Streptococcus suis (S. suis 2) infection, and to inform better diagnosis and treatment of S. suis 2.