The role of UCA1 and WRAP53 in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma: A single-center case-control study.

Aim Of The Study: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prognosis heavily depends on early diagnosis. We aimed to determine the role of serum urothelial carcinoma-associated 1 (UCA1) and wd repeat containing antisense to TP53 (WRAP53) as diagnostic tools of HCC.

Material And Methods: A case-control study including 90 subjects (30 patients having HCC, 30 patients having liver cirrhosis without HCC and 30 healthy controls) was performed.

Potential mechanisms underlying the association between type II diabetes mellitus and cognitive dysfunction in rats: a link between miRNA-21 and Resveratrol's neuroprotective action.

Cognitive impairment is considered as a typical feature of neurodegenerative diseases in diabetes mellitus (DM). However, the exact link between cognitive dysfunction and diabetes mellitus is still vague. This study aims to investigate some of the mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment that associates diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance.

Potential effect of amniotic fluid-derived stem cells on hyperoxia-induced pulmonary alveolar injury.

Background: With the widespread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, in spite of the newly emerging vaccines, mutated strains remain a great obstacle to supportive and preventive measures. Coronavirus 19 survivors continue to face great danger of contacting the disease again. As long as no specific treatment has yet to be approved, a great percentage of patients experience real complications, including among others, lung fibrosis.

Impact of Additional Chromosomal Aberrations Present at Diagnosis on Outcome of Adolescent and Young Adult Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Patients: A Single Center Experience.

Studying the influence of additional chromosomal aberrations (ACAs) present at diagnosis on the outcome of adolescent and young adult (AYA) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients as it has not been addressed previously. Eighty-six AYA CML patients have been analyzed for occurrence of ACAs at diagnosis through performing bone marrow karyotyping. All patients received imatinib mesylate upon diagnosis of CML.

Quality of care of Egyptian asthmatic children: clinicians adherence to asthma guidelines.

Background: Despite the development and dissemination of guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma, a gap remains between current recommendations and actual practice.

Objectives: To assess the physicians attitude towards asthma guidelines and their adherence to its recommendations.

Methods: Three hundred and fifty two clinicians (101 General practitioners, 131 pediatric specialists, 35 pediatric consultants and 85 doctors did not report the qualification) engaged in direct childhood asthma care in Cairo, Egypt were subjected to a self-administered questionnaire with 35 questions of which most were multiple choices, aiming at assessment of three important aspects about the involved physicians; physician's knowledge, practice and attitude.