Cholecystectomy is associated with higher risk of early recurrence and poorer survival after curative resection for early stage hepatocellular carcinoma.

Although cholecystectomy has been reported to be associated with increased risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the association between cholecystectomy and prognosis of HCC patients underwent curative resection has never been examined. Through retrospective analysis of the data of 3933 patients underwent curative resection for HCC, we found that cholecystectomy was an independent prognostic factor for recurrence-free survival (RFS) of patients at early stage (BCLC stage 0/A) (p = 0.020, HR: 1.

Positive HBcAb is associated with higher risk of early recurrence and poorer survival after curative resection of HBV-related HCC.

Background & Aims: Previous studies predicted the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) mainly based on tumour-related factors, whereas the impacts of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related factors are usually ignored. The objective of this exploratory study was to investigate the prognostic role of hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) on post-operative survival and recurrence of HCC.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 3388 HBsAg positive (HBV-related) HCC patients treated by curative resection was performed.

Obesity and its relationship with hypertension among adults 50 years and older in Jinan, China.

Background: The relationship between obesity and hypertension varies with geographical area, race and definitions of obesity. Our study aimed to investigate the prevalence of obesity using standard Chinese criteria based on the body mass index (BMI) and the waist circumference (WC) and to examine the association between obesity and hypertension among middle-aged and elderly people in Jinan city.

Methods: This cross-sectional study examined 1,870 subjects from the blocks randomly selected from among the 6 communities of Jinan, China in 2011-2012.

[Chromosomal aberrations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia by interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization and their association with clinical features].

This study was aimed to investigate the common chromosomal aberrations in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and to explore the relationship between these chromosomal aberrations and clinical features of CLL. Sequence-specific DNA probes (D13S25, RB1, p53, ATM) and one centromeric probe CSP12 were applied to detect del(13q14), del(17p13), del(11q22-q23) and trisomy 12 by using interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (I-FISH). 9 CLL patients with negative conventional cytogenetics or without mitotic figure were enrolled in this study.

[Meta-analysis on the relationship of chlamydia pneumonia infection and coronary heart disease].

Objective: To determine the relationship of chlamydia pneumonia (CP) infection and coronary heart disease (CHD).

Methods: Studies published before 2004 that had reported on correlations between CHD and CP were collected. Studies were sorted into four sorts according to different testing methods.