Comparing preprocessing strategies for 3D-Gene microarray data of extracellular vesicle-derived miRNAs.

Background: Extracellular vesicle-derived (EV)-miRNAs have potential to serve as biomarkers for the diagnosis of various diseases. miRNA microarrays are widely used to quantify circulating EV-miRNA levels, and the preprocessing of miRNA microarray data is critical for analytical accuracy and reliability. Thus, although microarray data have been used in various studies, the effects of preprocessing have not been studied for Toray's 3D-Gene chip, a widely used measurement method.

Waldenström Macroglobulinemia-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy in the Brachial Plexus With Bing-Neel Syndrome Diagnosed Through Repeated Cerebrospinal Tests.

In Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), confirming the presence of Bing-Neel syndrome (BNS) is important because drugs that penetrate the central nervous system (CNS) must be selected. We report the case of a 75-year-old man for whom tirabrutinib, a second-generation Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi), was useful in treating WM-associated peripheral neuropathy (PN) with BNS. Numbness and muscle weakness in the fingers occurred three years after the initial treatment of WM.

[Dyskinesia-hyperpyrexia syndrome triggered by overdose of istradefylline: a case report].

We present a 71-year-old woman with an eight-year history of Parkinson's disease (PD). She began to experience wearing-off at the age of 66 and subsequently developed dyskinesia. She had worsened dyskinesias for three days, followed by a high fever, and she was subsequently hospitalized.