2014 - Volume 4 [Issue 2 (11-20 January)]

Contents

Review Article

Distinct Genetic Backgrounds in Quantitative Traits Preceding Type 2 Diabetes: One Reason for Missing Heritability

 

Piers R. Blackett^1* and Dharambir K. Sanghera^2**

¹Department of Pediatrics, 1200 Children’s Ave, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.
²Department of Pediatrics, 940 Stanton Young Blvd, D317 BMSB, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Jimmy T. Efird, Department of Public Health Director of Epidemiology and Outcomes Research East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Patimah Ismail, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.

(3) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2282

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 590-620

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5155

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Review Article

A Review of Solasodine Rhamnosides Therapy for In-Situ Squamous Cell Carcinoma on the Penis

 

Bill E. Cham^1*

¹Australasian Medical Research, Devil’s Point Road, Republic of Vanuatu.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Jimmy T. Efird, Department of Public Health, Director of Epidemiology and Outcomes Research East Carolina Heart Institute, Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.

(2) Anonymous

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Anonymous

(3) Anonymous

(4) Guadalupe González Ochoa, Universidad de Sonora, Mexico.

(5) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2283

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 621-631

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4677

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Review Article

Potential Mechanisms Underlying the Facilitation of Fear Memory Extinction by Cotinine

 

Valentina Echeverria^1,2,3* and Alex Iarkov¹

¹Research and Development Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines Florida 33744, USA.
²Research Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA.
³Department of Molecular Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33647, USA.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) E. Umit Bagriacik, Immunology Research Center, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology Besevler, 06560 Ankara-Turkey.

Reviewers:

(1) Sushil Jha, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.

(2) Andrew Chih-Wei Huang, Fo Guang University, Taiwan.

(3) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2284

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 632-648

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5219

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Original-research-article

Does the Osteoporosis Dose of Denosumab Really Cause Clinically Significant Hypocalcaemia in CKD 4 and 5

 

Petko Ivanov^1*

¹Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot street, Liverpool, L7 8XP, UK.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Philippe E. Spiess, Department of Genitourinary Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Office 12538, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Sheng-hui Wu, Vanderbilt University, USA.

(2) Anonymous

(3)Paolo Brunamonti Binello, University of Genova, Italy.

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2285

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 649-659

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6300

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Original-research-article

Roles of CD5⁺, CD19⁺, CD41a⁺, CD55⁺ and CD59⁺ in Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

 

Fatma Kaya¹, Ilhami Berber^2*, Mehmet Ali Erkurt², Ismet Aydogdu³ and Ismail Reisli⁴

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Selcuk University, Meram Medical Faculty, Turkey.
²Department of Hematology, Inonu University Medical Faculty, Turkey.
³Department of Hematology, Selcuk University, Meram Medical Faculty, Turkey.
⁴Department of Pediatric Immunology, Selcuk University, Meram Medical Faculty, Turkey.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Giuseppe Derosa, University of Pavia, Italy.

(2) Chan-Min Liu, School of Life Science, Xuzhou Normal University, PR China.

(3) Anonymous

Reviewers:

(1) Trine Mogensen, Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Denmark.

(2) Anonymous

(3) Anonymous

(4) Anonymous

(5) Anonymous

(6) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2286

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 660-670

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5325

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Original-research-article

Automatic Extraction of the Aorta and the Measurement of Its Diameter

 

Nobuhiko Mukai^1*, Yoshihiro Tatefuku¹, Youngha Chang², Kiyomi Niki¹ and Shuichiro Takanashi³

¹Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo City University, Tokyo, Japan.
²Knowledge Engineering, Tokyo City University, Tokyo, Japan.
³Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Gaetano SantulliColumbia University Medical Center 10032, Manhattan, New York, USA.

(2) Chryssoula Staikou, Assistant Professor in Anaesthesiology Medical School, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece and Department of Anaesthesia, Aretaieio Hospital, Athens, Greece. Working Address: Aretaieio University Hospital, 76 Vass Sophias, 11528, Athens, Greece.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Anonymous

(3) Anonymous

(4) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2287

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 671-682

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5050

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Original-research-article

Mild Hypothermia Attenuates the Excitatory Amino Acids Overflow and Diminishes the Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity during Reperfusion after Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest in Rats

 

S. Hachimi-Idrissi^1,3*, T. Zgavc², I. Smolders², S. Sarre², L. Huyghens³ and Y. Michotte²

¹Emergency Department and Cerebral Resuscitation Research Group of the Ghent University, De Pintelaan, 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
²Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Analysis, “Vrije Universiteit Brussel”, Laarbeeklaan, 103, B-1090, Brussels, Belgium.
³Critical Care Department, and Cerebral resuscitation Research Group of the “Vrije Universiteit Brussel”, Laarbeeklaan 103, B-1090, Brussels, Belgium.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) C. Fourtounas, Department of Nephrology, Patras University Hospital, Rio- Patras 26500, Greece.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Midori A. Yenari, University of California, USA.

(3) Ryszard M. Pluta, NINDS, USA.

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2288

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 683-698

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/3399

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Original-research-article

Women Attending Hospital in Malawi for Miscarriage: A Qualitative Study of Perceptions of Miscarriage

 

Suzanna Lake^1*, Harriet Rhodes¹, Susannah Waite¹, Caroline Fox², David Lissauer², Bonus Makanani³, Jonathan Ives⁴ and Christine MacArthur⁴

¹University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B152TT, England.
²School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England.
³Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Blantyre, Malawi.
⁴School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, England.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Salomone Di Saverio, Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of General and Transplant Surgery, S. Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Esperanza Diaz, University of Bergen, Norway.

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2289

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 699-710

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6402

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Original-research-article

Diagnostic Scores for Appendicitis: A Systematic Review of Scores’ Performance

 

Chumpon Wilasrusmee^1,3, Thunyarat Anothaisintawee^2,3, Napaphat Poprom¹, Mark McEvoy⁴, John Attia⁴ and Ammarin Thakkinstian^3*

¹Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
²Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
³Section for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
⁴Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Newcastle University, Newcastle, NSW, UK.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Masahiro Hasegawa, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu City, Mie, 514-8507, Japan.

Reviewers:

(1) Michael D. Klein, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, USA.

(2) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2290

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 711-730

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5255

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Original-research-article

Comparative Effects of Garcinia kola and Coffee Diets on Learning and Memory in Mice

 

A. U. Nmaju¹, S. A. Bisong^2*, A. A. Nwankwo¹, I. E. Joshua² and E. E. Osim²

¹Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Abia State University Uturu, Nigeria.
²Department of Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Salomone Di Saverio, Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of General and Transplant Surgery, S. Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Anonymous

(3) D. Suresh Kumar, India.

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2291

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 731-746

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5352

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Original-research-article

Pattern of Aeroallergen Sensitization in Atopic Dermatitis Patients at University Clinic in Jeddah-Saudi

 

Amal A Kokandi^1*

¹Rabegh College of Medicine, King AbdulAziz University, Saudi Arab.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) E. Umit Bagriacik, Immunology Research Center, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology Besevler, 06560 Ankara-Turkey.

(2) Pasquapina Ciarmela, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy.

Reviewers:

(1) Ben C. L. Chan, Institute of Chinese Medicine, Chinese University of Hong, China.

(2) P. C. Leung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

(3) Anonymous.

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2292

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 747-754

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5903

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Original-research-article

Microsatellite Instability within the CD30 Gene Promoter Distinguishes between Normal and Neoplastic Cells in Lymphoma

 

Alexander J. Rea^1,2, Maria Franchina¹, Dominic V Spagnolo^3,4, Daniela Ulgiati¹ and Lawrence J. Abraham^1,2*

¹School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Western Australia, Crawley WA, Australia.
²Centre for Genetic Origins of Health and Disease, University of Western Australia, Crawley WA, Australia.
³School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, Australia.
⁴Path West Laboratory Medicine WA, Perth, Australia.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Pasquapina Ciarmela, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy.

(2) Salomone Di Saverio, Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of General and Transplant Surgery, S. Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Ann Mohrbacher, University of Southern California, USA.

(3) Anonymous

(4) Raquel Athayde Kriedt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

(5) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2293

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 755-765

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6420

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Original-research-article

Relationship between Glycated Haemoglobin, Fasting Plasma Glucose, Packed Cell Volume and Albumin Creatinine Ratio in Diabetic Patients in South-South Nigeria

 

C. L. Sakpa¹ and J. O. Idemudia^2*

¹Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
²Department of Chemical Pathology, college of Medicine, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Gaetano Santulli, Columbia University Medical Center 10032, Manhattan, New York, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Nadeem A. Kizilbash, Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia.

(2) Ng Zhi Xiang, University of Malaya, Malaysia and MAHSA University, Malaysia.

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2294

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 766-775

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4713

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Original-research-article

Evaluation of Commercial Rapid Diagnostic Test Kit for Tuberculosis: Further Evidence Supporting Negative Policy on the Use of Serological Tests for Pulmonary Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Developing Countries

 

Ameh James^1*, Kingsley Ochei^1,2, Nnamdi Emenyonu³, Saffiatou Darboe⁴ and Lovett Lawson³

¹Family Health International 360 Plot 1073-A1, J.S. Tarka Street, Area 3, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.
²General Hospital, Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria.
³Zankli Medical Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
⁴Medical Research Council Unit, Atlantic Boulevard, Fajara, Gambia.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Nurhan Cucer, Erciyes University, Medical Biology Department, Turkey.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Anonymous

(3) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2295

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 776-784

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5802

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Original-research-article

Treatment Non-Compliance of Psychiatric Patients and Associated Factors: Are Patients Satisfied from Their Psychiatrist?

 

Iram T. Kassis¹, Suhaila Ghuloum^1,2, Hanan Mousa¹ and Abdulbari Bener^2,3,4*

¹Department of Psychiatry, Rumeilah Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
²Department Psychiatry and Public Health, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar.
³Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Hamad General Hospital and Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
⁴Department of Evidence for Population Health Unit, School of Epidemiology and Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen, Medical Genetics, Departament of Clinical Medicine Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), RS, Brazil.

(2) Salomone Di Saverio, Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of General and Transplant Surgery, S. Orsola Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous

(2) Anonymous

(3) Anonymous

(4) Anonymous

Complete Peer review History: http://www.sciencedomain.org/review-history/2296

 

[Abstract]    Full Article - PDF    Page 785-796

DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6127

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