Publications by authors named "Melinda Song"

Prcis: Self-determination theory (SDT) guided behavioral interventions are effective in improving several patient-centered metrics, including glaucoma-related distress. However, whether improvement in patient-centered metrics can drive an improvement in medication-taking behavior remains to be seen.

Objective: The 7-month Support, Educate, Empower (SEE) personalized glaucoma coaching program was previously shown to improve glaucoma medication adherence by 21 percent points.

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Background: Pulmonary Embolism Response Teams (PERT) were employed at multiple institutions to bridge the gap between varied treatment options for acute PE and unclear evidence for optimal management. There is limited data regarding the impact of PERT on the use of advanced therapies and clinical outcomes.

Methods: We performed a retrospective single-center cohort study comparing patients that presented to the ED with an acute PE before and after the creation of PERT in June 2017 at our institution.

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Background: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have uncovered thousands of genetic variants that are associated with complex human traits and diseases. miRNAs are single-stranded non-coding RNAs. In particular, genetic variants located in the 3'UTR region of mRNAs may play an important role in gene regulation through their interaction with miRNAs.

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Malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRT) are highly aggressive pediatric cancers that respond poorly to current therapies. In this study, we screened several MRT cell lines with large-scale RNAi, CRISPR-Cas9, and small-molecule libraries to identify potential drug targets specific for these cancers. We discovered and , the canonical negative regulators of p53, as significant vulnerabilities.

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The Michigan Portal for the Analysis of NGS data portal (http://mipanda.org) is an open-access online resource that provides the scientific community with access to the results of a large-scale computational analysis of thousands of high-throughput RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) samples. The portal provides access to gene expression profiles, enabling users to interrogate expression of genes across myriad normal and cancer tissues and cell lines.

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