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Gastric cancer (GC) is the third most lethal type of cancer worldwide. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in regulatory sites or coding regions can modify the expression of genes involved in gastric carcinogenesis, as ERBB2, which encodes for the tyrosine-kinase receptor HER-2. The aim of this work was to analyze the association of the polymorphisms: rs2643194, rs2517951, rs2643195, rs2934971, and rs1058808 with GC, as they have not yet been analyzed in GC patients, as well as to report their frequency in the general Mexican population (GMP). We studied genomic DNA from subjects with GC (n=74), gastric inflammatory diseases (GID, n=76 control subjects), and GMP (n=102). Genotypes were obtained by means of real-time PCR and DNA-sequencing. The risks for GC were estimated through odds ratio (OR) using the Cochran-Armitage trend test and multinomial logistic regression. Increased risk for GC was observed under the dominant inheritance model for the rs2643194 TT or CT genotypes with an OR of 2.75 (95%CI 1.12−6.75, P=0.023); the rs2934971 TT or GT genotypes with an OR of 2.41 (95%CI 1.01−5.76, P=0.043), and the rs1058808 GG or CG genotypes with an OR of 2.21 (95%CI 1.00−4.87, P=0.046). The SNPs rs2643194, rs2934971, and rs1058808 of the ERBB2 gene were associated with increased risk for GC.
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Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Young Adult , Stomach Neoplasms/genetics , Adenocarcinoma/genetics , Receptor, ErbB-2/genetics , Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics , Case-Control Studies , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Genetic Predisposition to Disease , GenotypeABSTRACT
El vitiligo es una enfermedad pigmentaria cutánea adquirida e idiopática, debido a múltiples factores causales que ocasionan la destrucción o inactivación funcional del melanocito. Ha habido numerosas alternativas terapéuticas a lo largo de los años como: tratamientos tópicos, PUVA (psoralenos más luz ultravioleta) o fototerapia UVB de banda estrecha; sin embargo, muchos no responden a estos tratamientos médicos. El tratamiento quirúrgico del vitiligo se indica cuando las máculas hipo o amelanóticas, se localizan en zonas mal respondedoras o tras fracaso de los tratamientos convencionales. Se trata de favorecer la re-pigmentación de las lesiones, a través del trasplante de melanocitos desde las áreas pigmentadas normales. El objetivo de esta revisión, es el de analizar el estado actual del tratamiento quirúrgico del vitiligo y en concreto, del trasplante de melanocitos autólogos.
Vitiligo is an idiopathic and acquired disorder that affects the pigmentation of the skin due to several factors that cause the destruction of melanocytes. There are numerous therapeutic alternatives, topical treatments, PUVA or narrowband UVB phototherapy. However, many patients do not respond to these medical treatments. Surgical treatment of vitiligo is indicated when depigmented macules are located in poorly responsive or after failure of conventional treatments. It seeks to encourage repigmentation of lesions by transplantation of melanocytes from normal pigmented areas. The objective of this review is to analyze surgical treatment of vitiligo and especially autologous melanocyte transplantation.
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Objetivo. Conocer los factores de riesgo y la frecuencia de osteoporosis (OP) en mujeres posmenopáusicas. Material y métodos. Se midió la densidad mineral ósea de columna en 513 mujeres posmenopáusicas de un hospital de Guadalajara, Jalisco durante 2007-2008. Los puntos de corte de las variables asociadas se obtuvieron por curvas ROC y la razón de momios (RM) mediante regresión logística. Resultados. El 25.2% (IC95% 21.44-28.96) de las mujeres mostró OP. Las variables asociadas a OP y sus puntos de corte fueron: edad >60 años, peso <71kg, talla <1.54m e IMC <29.2kg/m², con RM mayores a 3.19 (p<0.0001). Conclusiones. Se recomienda establecer puntos de corte para estimar factores de riesgo para OP con mayor precisión en cada población.
Objective. To know risk factors and the frequency of osteoporosis (OP) in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods. Bone mineral density was measured in lumbar spine of 513 postmenopausal women from a hospital of Guadalajara, Jalisco during 2007-2008. The cutoff points of the associated variables were obtained by ROC curves and odds ratio (OR) by logistic regression. Results. The 25.2% (95%CI 21.44-28.96) of the women was OP. The variables associated with OP and cutoff points were age >60 years, weight <71kg, height <1.54m and BMI <29.2kg/m², with OR greater than 3.19 (p<0.0001). Conclusions. It is recommended setting cutoff points to estimate risk factors for OP more accurately in each population.