An outbreak of adult measles by nosocomial transmission in a high vaccination coverage community.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine the mechanism of an outbreak of measles in adults and to provide scientific measures for putting forward a measles elimination program.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional investigation during the measles outbreak to identify a possible communication link.

Results: From November 1, 2011 to January 26, 2012, the town reported 11 cases of measles in total.

Associations between hsa-miR-603 polymorphism, lifestyle-related factors and colorectal cancer risk.

Background: Accumulated studies have suggested that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNAs are associated with risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).

Objective: We tested our hypothesis that rs11014002 in hsa-miR-603 may be associated with CRC risk with a crosstalk of life-related factors.

Methods: We conducted a case-control study which included 102 CRC patients and 204 matched cancer-free controls in Xiaoshan County.