Objective: To explore the relationship between Monoclonal Gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and Multiple Myeloma (MM) based on bioinformatics methods.Methods: In this study, we conducted bioinformatics to identify genes associated with MGUS ... see more

Revista: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

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Relationship between stunting and clinical ear, nose and throat disorders

Aryo Mandraguna Wibowo,Arif Dermawan,Ratna Anggraeni

ABSTRACTBackground: Stunting is an impediment marker for child welfare. Based on the United Nations Nutrition report, in 2018, as many as 50.5 million children worldwide under the age of 5 years were wasting and 150.8 million were stunting. Stunting is a... see more

Revista: Oto Rhino Laryngologica Indonesiana

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The relationship between physical activity, body fatness and metabolic syndrome in urban South African school teachers: The sympathetic activity and ambulatory blood pressure in Africans study

Tamrin Veldsman,Mariette Swanepoel,Johanna S. Brits,Makama A. Monyeki

AbstractBackground: Globally, the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) is rising because of increased levels of physical inactivity and obesity. In South Africa, information about teachers’ physical activity (PA), body fatness and MS is limited.Aim... see more

Revista: African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

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Relationships between physical activity, body mass index, waist circumference and handgrip strength amongst adults from the North West province, South Africa: The PURE study

Sindisiwe Shozi,Makama A. Monyeki,Sarah J. Moss,Cindy Pienaar

AbstractBackground: Handgrip strength (HGS) serves as a proxy for the functional ability and its association with body composition (BC) and physical activity (PA) in South African adults are less clear.Aim: We investigated the relationships bet... see more

Revista: African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

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The relationship between bone marrow involvement on 18F-FDG PET/CT and bone marrow biopsy in patients with multiple myeloma and other plasma cell neoplasms

Kiflom S. Gebreslassie,Fatima C. Bassa,Zivanai C. Chapanduka,James M. Warwick

AbstractBackground: Bone marrow biopsy (BMB) plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and assessment of treatment response in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) has b... see more

Revista: SA Journal of Oncology

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