Utility of liquid-based cytology on residual needle rinses collected from core needle biopsy for lung nodule diagnosis.

Background: Core needle biopsy (CNB) has become the most common tissue sampling modality for pathological diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules. However, approximately 10% of pulmonary CNB specimens cannot be unambiguously diagnosed, even with auxiliary techniques. This retrospective study investigated the diagnostic value of liquid-based cytology on residual pulmonary CNB material collected from needle rinses.

Associations of CXCL1 gene 5'UTR variations with ovarian cancer.

Background: There are about 2.4 hundred thousand new cases and 1.5 hundred thousand deaths of ovarian cancer (OC) annually in the world.

U-shaped relationship between birth weight and childhood blood pressure in China.

Background: The relationship between birth weight and blood pressure has not been well explored in Chinese children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between birth weight and childhood blood pressure in China.

Methods: A total of 15324 children and adolescents (7919 boys and 7405 girls) aged 7-17 years were stratified into six birth weight groups.