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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is an autoimmune disease which associated with inflammation of the spinal joints. Enhanced osteogenic differentiation was observed in AS; however, the underlying mechanism remains undefined. A cohort of AS (n = 15) and patients with traumatic fracture (n = 15) were recruited to this study.

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Steroid-induced avascular necrosis of femoral head (SANFH) occurs frequently in patients receiving high-dose steroid treatment for these underlying diseases. The target of this study is to investigate the effect of microRNA-320 (miR-320) on SANFH by targeting CYP1A2. CYP1A2 expression was detected using immunohistochemistry.

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Background: Myocardial siderosis is the most common cause of death in patients with beta thalassemia major(TM). This study aimed at investigating the occurrence, prevalence and severity of cardiac iron overload in a young Chinese population with beta TM.

Methods And Results: We analyzed T2* cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and serum ferritin (SF) in 201 beta TM patients.

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