Background: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy disorder characterized by hypertension and proteinuria. The evidence has suggested that microRNAs (miRs) are associated with pre-eclampsia pathogenesis; however, these results are inconsistent. The aim of this study was to assess the association between miR-210 expression and PE risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Oral cancer is a frequently encountered neoplasm of the head and neck region, being the eight most common type of human malignancy worldwide. Despite improvement in its control, morbidity and mortality rates have improved little in the past decades. Therefore, prevention and/or early detection are a high priority.
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Aim: The aim of this study was the evaluation of the prevalence of NAFLD in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Background: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an emerging disease with high prevalence in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Many studies have reported the prevalence of NAFLD in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.