1.Frequency-Resolved Connectome Hubs and Their Test-Retest Reliability in the Resting Human Brain.
Lei WANG ; Xiaodan CHEN ; Yuehua XU ; Miao CAO ; Xuhong LIAO ; Yong HE
Neuroscience Bulletin 2022;38(5):519-532
Functional hubs with disproportionately extensive connectivities play a crucial role in global information integration in human brain networks. However, most resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (R-fMRI) studies have identified functional hubs by examining spontaneous fluctuations of the blood oxygen level-dependent signal within a typical low-frequency band (e.g., 0.01-0.08 Hz or 0.01-0.1 Hz). Little is known about how the spatial distributions of functional hubs depend on frequency bands of interest. Here, we used repeatedly measured R-fMRI data from 53 healthy young adults and a degree centrality analysis to identify voxelwise frequency-resolved functional hubs and further examined their test-retest reliability across two sessions. We showed that a wide-range frequency band (0.01-0.24 Hz) accessible with a typical sampling rate (fsample = 0.5 Hz) could be classified into three frequency bands with distinct patterns, namely, low-frequency (LF, 0.01-0.06 Hz), middle-frequency (MF, 0.06-0.16 Hz), and high-frequency (HF, 0.16-0.24 Hz) bands. The functional hubs were mainly located in the medial and lateral frontal and parietal cortices in the LF band, and in the medial prefrontal cortex, superior temporal gyrus, parahippocampal gyrus, amygdala, and several cerebellar regions in the MF and HF bands. These hub regions exhibited fair to good test-retest reliability, regardless of the frequency band. The presence of the three frequency bands was well replicated using an independent R-fMRI dataset from 45 healthy young adults. Our findings demonstrate reliable frequency-resolved functional connectivity hubs in three categories, thus providing insights into the frequency-specific connectome organization in healthy and disordered brains.
Brain/diagnostic imaging*
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Connectome/methods*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods*
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Reproducibility of Results
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Rest
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Young Adult
2.Discomfort and Bleeding in Relation to Bedrest Time after Bone Marrow Examination among Hemato-oncology Patients
Hye Youn LEE ; Jin Young JUNG ; Se Yeon PARK ; Eun Mi JO ; Chang Seob JANG ; Hyang Seon KIM ; Mi Jeong PARK ; Yu Min HWANG ; Eun Young SUH
Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research 2019;25(1):91-97
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate hemato-oncology patients' discomfort and bleeding in relation to the bedrest time after bone marrow examination. METHODS: A descriptive correlational study was conducted. The data were collected using self-report questionnaire from total of 131 patients who underwent bone marrow examination from January 2017 to September 2017. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon Signed-rank test, McNemar's test and logistic regression. RESULTS: The level of discomfort after 4 hours of bedrest was significantly higher when compared to 2 hours of bedrest(p<.001). The occurrence of bleeding after 2 hours of bedrest was significantly higher than 4 hours of bedrest(p<.001), however the degree of bleeding was slight. No bleeding occurred in 84% of the patients after 2 hours of bedrest. CONCLUSION: The results of this study demonstrated that shortening the bed rest time after bone marrow examination was helpful in improving the patient's well-being. Bedrest time could be shortened according to the site of bone marrow examination and patient's condition.
Bed Rest
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Bone Marrow Examination
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Bone Marrow
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Logistic Models
3.The Influence of Initial Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings on the Compression Rate of Thoracolumbar Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture.
Seok Ha HWANG ; Seung Pyo SUH ; Young Kyun WOO ; Ho Seung JEON ; Ho Won JEONG
The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association 2018;53(4):341-349
PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of the size of low intensity zone (LIZ) (T1 image) on the vertebral body and the increase in the compression rate in patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a retrospective study, 187 patients (198 segments) who were followed-up for at least 3 months and diagnosed with thoracolumbar vertebral compression fracture between October 2011 and October 2016, and treated with conservative therapies, such as bed rest and thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis. We measured the size of the vertebral LIZ, and fractures on the upper and lower endplates were observed on the initial magnetic resonance imaging. We analyzed the correlation with the increase in compression rate at the last follow-up. Comparisons of the increase in the compression rate were analyzed through a correlation analysis. RESULTS: The larger the size of the LIZ the greater the difference in the increase of the compression rate. The group with the initially LIZ (80%–100%) was significantly increased to 23.87%±17.90% (p=0.007). In case of fracture of upper and lower endplates, an increase in the compression rate was 19.39%±12.59% in the upper endplate fracture, which was significantly higher than that in the absence of endplate fracture (p=0.002). CONCLUSION: The larger the size of the LIZ (T1 image) and superior endplate fracture observed on the initial magnetic resonance imaging after fracture, the greater the increase in the compression rate. In particular, when the size of the LIZ is greater than 80%, the compression rate was significantly increased.
Bed Rest
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Follow-Up Studies
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Fractures, Compression*
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
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Orthotic Devices
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Osteoporosis
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Retrospective Studies
4.Postdural Puncture Headache after Cervical Medial Branch Block.
Young In LEE ; Hyo Jung SOH ; Eung Don KIM
Soonchunhyang Medical Science 2018;24(2):196-198
Cervical medial branch block (MBB) is a frequently performed procedure for management of neck pain that rarely has complications. With fluoroscopic guidance, the procedure is considered a relatively safer procedure than epidural block. We report a case of a 27-year-old woman presenting with postural headache after cervical MBB. Dural penetration by inappropriate needle placement was suspected after reviewing fluoroscopic images of the procedure. After conservative treatment, including bed rest and analgesic treatment, the patient completely recovered without any neurological complications. Complications associated with MBB are rare and previous case reports have focused only on infection or vascular injection as etiologies. This is the first report of complications related to dural puncture after cervical MBB. Our findings suggest that misplacement of the block needle by inaccurate alignment of both sides of the cervical articular pillar, assessed by fluoroscopic view during the procedure, can result in dural injury.
Adult
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Bed Rest
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Female
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Headache
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Humans
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Neck Pain
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Needles
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Post-Dural Puncture Headache*
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Punctures
5.Effect of Structured Bed Exercise on Uterine Contractions, Fetal Heart Rate Patterns, and Maternal Psychophysical Symptoms of Hospitalized High-Risk Pregnant Women: A Randomized Control Trial.
Young Jeoum KIM ; Young Joo PARK
Asian Nursing Research 2018;12(1):1-8
PURPOSE: This study examined the effect on uterine contraction frequency (UCF), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns and psychophysical symptoms (physical discomfort, anxiety, and depression) of structured bed exercise (SBE) in hospitalized high-risk pregnant women prescribed bed rest. METHODS: Forty-five hospitalized high risk pregnant women at >24 weeks of pregnancy prescribed bed rest were randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. From January to May 2014, data were collected using electronic fetal monitoring and patient monitoring of UCF, BP, HR and FHR patterns, and psychophysical symptoms were measured using the antenatal physical discomfort scale, state-trait anxiety scale, and Edinburgh postnatal depression scale. RESULTS: UCF, BP, HR, and FHR patterns (rate, variability, acceleration, and deceleration) did not differ significantly between the experimental and control groups. The experimental group showed a significant increase in baseline FHR after SBE within the normal range, and after SBE, it reduced to the FHR before SBE. The variability, acceleration and deceleration of FHR before and after SBE did not differ significantly between two groups. Moreover, there was no statistically significant difference before and after SBE in the experimental group. Also, the experimental group showed statistically significant decreases in physical discomfort score. However, there were no significant differences in depression and anxiety score between two groups. CONCLUSIONS: SBE in hospitalized high-risk pregnant women under bed rest did not increase the risk to the fetus, and relieved physical discomfort and anxiety. Therefore, SBE should be considered as a nursing intervention in hospitalized high-risk pregnant women.
Acceleration
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Anxiety
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Bed Rest
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Blood Pressure
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Cardiotocography
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Deceleration
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Depression
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Depression, Postpartum
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Female
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Fetal Heart*
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Fetus
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Heart Rate
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Heart Rate, Fetal*
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Humans
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Monitoring, Physiologic
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Nursing
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy, High-Risk
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Pregnant Women*
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Reference Values
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Uterine Contraction*
6.Rehabilitation in Intensive Care Unit.
Journal of Acute Care Surgery 2018;8(1):2-6
In the past, critically ill patients in intensive care units have often been managed with bed rest and sedation. On the other hand, prolonged bed rest results in deconditioning and many survivors from the intensive care unit suffer from physical and mental sequelae. Therefore, rehabilitation in intensive care units has been started to prevent them. Recently, many positive results about the effectiveness and safety of rehabilitation in intensive care units were published. In this review, the evidence and the practical point of rehabilitation in intensive care units are discussed.
Bed Rest
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Critical Care*
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Critical Illness
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Early Ambulation
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Hand
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Humans
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Intensive Care Units*
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Rehabilitation*
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Survivors
7.Responses of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness to Habit Stimulation: A Quantitative EEG Study.
Jingqi LI ; Jiamin SHEN ; Shiqin LIU ; Maelig CHAUVEL ; Wenwei YANG ; Jian MEI ; Ling LEI ; Li WU ; Jian GAO ; Yong YANG
Neuroscience Bulletin 2018;34(4):691-699
Whether habit stimulation is effective in DOC patient arousal has not been reported. In this paper, we analyzed the responses of DOC patients to habit stimulation. Nineteen DOC patients with alcohol consumption or smoking habits were recruited and 64-channel EEG signals were acquired both at the resting state and at three stimulation states. Wavelet transformation and nonlinear dynamics were used to extract the features of EEG signals and four brain lobes were selected to investigate the degree of EEG response to habit stimulation. Results showed that the highest degree of EEG response was from the call-name stimulation, followed by habit and music stimulations. Significant differences in EEG wavelet energy and response coefficient were found both between habit and music stimulation, and between habit and call-name stimulation. These findings prove that habit stimulation induces relatively more intense EEG responses in DOC patients than music stimulation, suggesting that it may be a relevant additional method for eliciting patient arousal.
Adult
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Alcohol Drinking
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physiopathology
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Brain
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physiopathology
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Consciousness Disorders
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physiopathology
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therapy
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Electroencephalography
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Female
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Habits
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Music
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Names
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Nonlinear Dynamics
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Physical Stimulation
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Rest
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Smoking
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physiopathology
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Speech
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Treatment Outcome
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Wavelet Analysis
8.Measuring Pressure Interface Of Local Car Seats Under Static And Dynamic Circumstances: A Comparative Study
Khamis, N.K. ; Roslan, A.F ; Deros, B.M. ; Ismail, A.R.
Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine 2018;18(Special Volume (2)):89-96
Measuring discomfort towardthe car seat is important as the act of driving requires a driver to remain at the car seat while controlling the car. The seat condition, including sitting position as well as the driver’s posture can lead to discomfort and fatigue. The objective of this study is to investigate a driver’s pressure distribution in static and dynamic circumstances for two types of cars; the sedan and compact car. This study involved both subjective and objective evaluations of 12 respondents. For the subjective evaluation, the Visual Analog Scales (VAS) were used to obtain respondents' perception of discomfort. For the objective evaluation, pressure distribution readings of the seat interface were obtained using piezo capacitive sensors. The findings showed that the highest pressure was recorded for the compact car. Furthermore, the static circumstance showed greater pressure compared to the dynamic state. Subjective evaluation indicated that the right buttocks and the lower back (lumbar)experience the highest discomfort for both types of seats.The type of seat found to contribute to the value of different pressure. Thus, it can be concluded that appropriate seat selection can reduce pressure as well as discomfort.
Pressure
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car seat
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back rest
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static
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dynamic
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sedan
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compact
9.Epidural blood patch treatment of diplopia that developed after headache resolution in a patient with spontaneous intracranial hypotension
Myung Su LEE ; Sookyung LEE ; Dong Kyun SEO ; Syn Hae YOON ; Seong Soo CHOI
Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2018;18(4):255-259
Sudden headache onset may rarely be caused by spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH). Other associated symptoms in patients with SIH are nausea, vomiting, vertigo, hearing alteration, and visual disturbance. This case report describes a 43-year-old female diagnosed with SIH who developed diplopia after resolution of an abrupt-onset headache, which was managed with conservative treatments, including bed rest and hydration. She was also diagnosed with secondary right sixth cranial nerve palsy. Although conservative management relieved her headache, the diplopia was not fully relieved. Application of an autologous epidural blood patch successfully relieved her diplopia, even after 14 days from the onset of visual impairment.
Abducens Nerve Diseases
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Adult
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Bed Rest
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Blood Patch, Epidural
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Diplopia
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Female
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Headache
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Hearing
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Humans
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Intracranial Hypotension
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Nausea
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Vertigo
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Vision Disorders
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Vomiting
10.An Intrarenal Adrenocortical Carcinoma Arising in an Adrenal Rest
Ji Hee LEE ; Young Deuk CHOI ; Nam Hoon CHO
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2018;52(6):416-419
We describe a case of a 61-year-old Korean man who was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma that was discovered on abdominopelvic computed tomography obtained after the patient complained of back pain. A radical nephrectomy was performed, and the surgical specimen showed a relatively well-circumscribed and yellowish lobulated hard mass. Microscopically, the tumor showed sheets and nests of hypercellular pleomorphic cells with thick fibrous septation, frequent mitoses, and areas of adrenal cortical-like tissue. Immunohistochemical staining revealed that the tumor cells were positive for inhibin-α, vimentin, synaptophysin, and melan A. It also revealed that the tumor cells were negative for pan-cytokeratin, epithelial membrane antigen, paired box 8, α-methylacyl-coenzyme A racemase, CD10, cytokeratin 7, carbonic anhydrase 9, c-Kit, renal cell carcinoma, transcription factor E3, human melanoma black 45, desmin, smooth muscle actin, S-100, chromogranin A, CD34, anaplastic lymphoma kinase, and integrase interactor 1. Based on these histopathological and immunohistochemical findings, we diagnosed the tumor as intrarenal adrenocortical carcinoma arising in an adrenal rest. Several cases of intrarenal adrenocortical carcinoma have been reported, although they are very rare. Due to its poor prognosis and common recurrence or metastasis, clinicians and pathologists must be aware of this entity.
Actins
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Adrenal Rest Tumor
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Adrenocortical Carcinoma
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Back Pain
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Carbonic Anhydrases
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Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Chromogranin A
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Desmin
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Humans
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Integrases
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Keratin-7
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Lymphoma
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MART-1 Antigen
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Melanoma
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Middle Aged
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Mitosis
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Mucin-1
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Muscle, Smooth
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Neoplasm Metastasis
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Nephrectomy
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Phosphotransferases
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Prognosis
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Recurrence
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Synaptophysin
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Transcription Factors
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Vimentin


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