Publications by authors named "Le Minh-Ngoc"

Objective: To demonstrate the efficacy of minimally invasive surgery via a vertical infra-axillary incision for complete tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) correction.

Methods: In a study conducted from April to October 2023, 33 patients with TOF underwent total repair using this approach. On average, the patient age was 5.

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Human Microprocessor cleaves pri-miRNAs to initiate miRNA biogenesis. The accuracy and efficiency of Microprocessor cleavage ensure appropriate miRNA sequence and expression and thus its proper gene regulation. However, Microprocessor cleaves many pri-miRNAs incorrectly, so it requires assistance from many cofactors.

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Hairpin-containing pre-miRNAs, produced from pri-miRNAs, are precursors of miRNAs (microRNAs) that play essential roles in gene expression and various human diseases. Current qPCR-based methods used to quantify pre-miRNAs are not effective to discriminate between pre-miRNAs and their parental pri-miRNAs. Here, we developed the intramolecular ligation method (iLIME) to quantify and sequence pre-miRNAs specifically.

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We present a very rare case of devastating blunt cardiac trauma with large right atrial rupture, contusion of the right atrioventricular groove, and coronary sinus tear. Surgical repair was successfully performed by urgently establishing cardiopulmonary bypass via the femoral vein and artery simultaneously with a median sternotomy. ().

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Article Synopsis
  • The Microprocessor, made up of DROSHA and DGCR8, plays a key role in the processing of primary microRNAs (pri-miRNAs), with DGCR8 enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of this process by interacting with a specific UGU motif.
  • Important findings from the study show that the RNA-binding domain of DGCR8 (Rhed) interacts with the UGU motif and that three specific amino acids (461-463) are crucial for this interaction, impacting the Microprocessor's ability to process UGU-pri-miRNAs in human cells.
  • The research highlights how this interaction aids in distinguishing between different types of pri-miRNAs, which ultimately affects miRNA expression levels in human cells.
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Background: Target-based approach to drug discovery currently attracts a great deal of interest from medicinal chemists in anticancer drug discovery and development worldwide, and Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors represent an extensive class of targeted anti-cancer agents. Among the most explored structure moieties, hydroxybenzamides and hydroxypropenamides have been demonstrated to have potential HDAC inhibitory effects. Several compounds of these structural classes have been approved for clinical uses to treat different types of cancer, such as vorinostat and belinostat.

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