Publications by authors named "Xu-Feng Du"

Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA) is a primary patterned cicatricial alopecia that mostly affects postmenopausal women and causes frontotemporal hairline regression and eyebrow loss. Although the incidence of FFA has increased worldwide over the last decade, its etiology and pathology are still unclear. We cover the latest findings on its pathophysiology, including immunomodulation, neurogenic inflammation, and genetic regulation, to provide more alternatives for current clinical treatment.

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Objective: To explore the feasibility of transferring the skills from the AccuTouch flexible endoscopy simulator colonoscopy training to clinical practices.

Methods: The novice colonoscopies were divided into 2 groups.Group A (control group) including 4 trainees for traditional training, Group B (experimental group) including 4 trainees for simulator training.

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Objective: To study a Chinese pedigree with Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) and identify the ATP2C1 gene mutation in this family.

Methods: All exons of the ATP2C1 gene were analyzed with polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing in all patients of this family and 80 unrelated population-matched controls.

Results: We identified a nonsense mutation 163C to T, resulting in a premature termination codon in ATP2C1 gene.

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Objective: To quantitatively summarize the association of NFKBIA gene polymorphisms with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Methods: We surveyed studies on the association of NFKBIA gene polymorphisms with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases in PubMed. Meta-analysis was performed in a fixed/random effect model.

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