To determine the frequency and distribution of mitochondrial DNA mutations in breast cancer,
18 primary breast tumors were analyzed by direct sequencing. Twelve somatic mutations …

OBJECTIVES It has been demonstrated that dilation of intercellular spaces of esophageal
epithelium is a marker of tissue injury in GERD patients with a pathological esophageal acid …

Background Causes of rotator cuff pathology are poorly understood. Hypothesis Macroscopically
intact supraspinatus tendon may show profound light microscopy changes. These …

The Movin scoring system and its validated modifications and the Bonar scoring system are
used to classify the histopathological findings of tendinopathy. We compared the reliability of …

In patients with Fédération Internatonale de Gynécologie et d'Obstétrique Stage IB‐IIA
cervical carcinoma, a thorough parametrial dissection and pathologic evaluation showed an …

We investigated the clinical significance of tumour-infiltrating FOXP3-positive regulatory T
cells (Tregs) in radically resected (R0) gastric cancer. From a single-institution database, …

Attempts to enhance patients’ immune responses to malignancies have been largely unsuccessful.
We now describe an immune-escape mechanism mediated by the inhibitory receptor …

Purpose: In an effort to additionally determine the global patterns of CpG island hypermethylation
in sporadic breast cancer, we searched for aberrant promoter methylation at 10 gene …

Background Measurement of chromogranin A (CgA) levels in blood can be used to monitor
neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). CgA levels may also be elevated in several other endocrine …

We analysed the morphological features of the human surgical specimens of supraspinatus
tendon from patients with rotator cuff tears. Tendon samples were harvested from 31 …