Backgrounds and aimsBecause of the known limitations of ultrasonography (US) alone, we re-evaluated whether complimentary testing for serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is helpful in surveilling for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in high-risk populations.MethodsWe included, from a hospital-based cancer registry, 1,776 asymptomatic adults who were survei
Abstract Background Miyoshi myopathy (MM) is an autosomal recessive distal myopathy characterized by early adult onset.Cardiomyopathy is a major clinical manifestation in other muscular dystrophies and an important prognostic factor.Although dysferlin is highly expressed in cardiac muscle, the effect of dysferlin deficiency in cardiac muscle has no
The financial, economic and political crisis affected the functionality of all sectors of the economy, but the banking system was most affected by its after effects.In recent years, there has been a bankruptcy of a significant number of commercial banks, resulting in a decrease in trust in them by customers, increased the struggle of banks for cust
This study aims to investigate the chemical constituents of the stem of Retama raetam growing in Saudi Arabia.The organic and inorganic composition of ethanol extract of R.raetam stem has been explored using direct analysis in real time-mass spectrometry (DART-MS), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), and inductively coupled plasma-mass sp