Publications by authors named "L Y Maeng"
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- Tumor-to-tumor metastasis is a rare occurrence, where cancer spreads from one tumor to another.
- A 67-year-old woman with lung cancer underwent a PET/CT scan that showed an unusual pelvic mass, raising concerns about metastasis.
- Surgical analysis confirmed that the pelvic mass contained metastatic lung adenocarcinoma within a struma ovarii, highlighting this unusual case of tumor-to-tumor metastasis.
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- Clarithromycin resistance impacts the success of eradicating Helicobacter pylori, prompting a study to assess the MmaxSure™ H. pylori & ClaR Assay for identifying this resistance.
- The study analyzed 156 gastric biopsy samples and compared the diagnostic abilities of MmaxSure™ with other tests like rapid urease and DPO-PCR, finding its effectiveness in H. pylori detection and clarithromycin resistance mutations.
- Results showed MmaxSure™ had high sensitivity and specificity for detecting H. pylori and the A2143G mutation, suggesting it is a reliable diagnostic tool, though further studies are required to evaluate its clinical utility.
Peripheral nerve injury disrupts the Schwann cell-axon interaction and the cellular communication between them. The peripheral nervous system has immense potential for regeneration extensively due to the innate plastic potential of Schwann cells (SCs) that allows SCs to interact with the injured axons and exert specific repair functions essential for peripheral nerve regeneration. In this study, we show that EBP50 is essential for the repair function of SCs and regeneration following nerve injury.
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