Previously published studies raise the possibility of a link between breast phyllodes tumors (PT) grading and Ki-67 expression. In the current study, the authors conducted a literature review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between the histological grades of PT and Ki-67 positivity, as well as the potential role of this immunomarker for the grading of PT. Observational studies grading PT and providing Ki-67 expression levels were retrieved from databases searches up to 11 August 2024, with 10 % or more of positive stromal cells being considered the cut-off point.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Oral health is recognized as integral to general health and impaired dentition status may affect physical performance among older adults. This study evaluated the longitudinal association between clinical and self-reported oral health measures and physical performance (outcome) in Brazilian older adults.
Methods: This was a longitudinal study that used data from the second (year 2006), third (year 2010) and fourth (year 2015) waves of the Health Well-being and Aging Study conducted in Brazil.
Enteropathies are prevalent in dog internal medicine, and their diagnosis involves a lengthy process. One of the tests requested is for biomarkers, which are important as they can provide data on intestinal functionality, intensity of inflammation, and response to treatment, and can help determine the prognosis. This study aimed to conduct a literature review on the main serum and fecal intestinal biomarkers in dogs and proposed to refine the correlations between these indicators and enteropathies.
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