In a recent review of the literature, we realised that we omitted to cite the following important publication on miR-21 in the present article:
MiR-21 regulates adipogenic differentiation through the modulation of TGF-beta signaling in mesenchymal stem cells derived from human adipose tissue. Kim YJ, Hwang SJ, Bae YC, Jung JS. Stem Cells. 2009 Dec; 27(12):3093-102. read full comment
Comment on: Keller et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 11:7
Femoral neck may be the better site to be evaluated when measuring BMD (sergio toledo, 24 October 2006)
As far as I know, femoral neck is the better site to be analyzed when hip bone mineral density (BMD) must be studied. Other hip bone subsites may be not so informative. Thus, instead of total hip BMD the authors might have used BMD data coming from femoral neck to compare with lumbar spine BMD findings in these cases.
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Doubts on statistical validity (Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, 04 July 2006)
I wonder whether a study with 11 children in an age range of 9 years can give any reliable quantitative information on neurocognitive function. It's no wonder that there are no significant results with this small sample size. Also, there seems to be no clear design in this study.
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Comment on: Aijaz et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 6:2
Reversible hypothyroidism due to Whipple syndrome: may be not (Yair Liel, 22 May 2006)
The arguments are somewhat speculative and the data is far from being compelling regarding the casual association between Whipple's and hypothyroidism. An alternative -and more realistic, in my view- interpretation could be, that the patient had sub-clinical hypothyroidism or limited thyroid reserves (e.g. seronegative Hashimoto or post thyroiditis state) that became overt due to malabsorption and thyroid-hormone loss during entero-hepatic cycle and malabsorption of exogenous thyroxine (I would expect a comment on family history of thyroid disease, which I couldn't find). Once Whipple's and malabsorption subsided, she returned to her baseline status.
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Citation (Valentina Gburcik, 23 June 2011)
In a recent review of the literature, we realised that we omitted to cite the following important publication on miR-21 in the present article:
MiR-21 regulates adipogenic differentiation through the modulation of TGF-beta signaling in mesenchymal stem cells derived from human adipose tissue. Kim YJ, Hwang SJ, Bae YC, Jung JS. Stem Cells. 2009 Dec; 27(12):3093-102.
read full comment
Comment on: Keller et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 11:7
Femoral neck may be the better site to be evaluated when measuring BMD (sergio toledo, 24 October 2006)
As far as I know, femoral neck is the better site to be analyzed when hip bone mineral density (BMD) must be studied. Other hip bone subsites may be not so informative. Thus, instead of total hip BMD the authors might have used BMD data coming from femoral neck to compare with lumbar spine BMD findings in these cases. read full comment
Comment on: Moayyeri et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 5:3
Doubts on statistical validity (Angelika Schaffrath Rosario, 04 July 2006)
I wonder whether a study with 11 children in an age range of 9 years can give any reliable quantitative information on neurocognitive function. It's no wonder that there are no significant results with this small sample size. Also, there seems to be no clear design in this study. read full comment
Comment on: Aijaz et al. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 6:2
Reversible hypothyroidism due to Whipple syndrome: may be not (Yair Liel, 22 May 2006)
The arguments are somewhat speculative and the data is far from being compelling regarding the casual association between Whipple's and hypothyroidism. An alternative -and more realistic, in my view- interpretation could be, that the patient had sub-clinical hypothyroidism or limited thyroid reserves (e.g. seronegative Hashimoto or post thyroiditis state) that became overt due to malabsorption and thyroid-hormone loss during entero-hepatic cycle and malabsorption of exogenous thyroxine (I would expect a comment on family history of thyroid disease, which I couldn't find). Once Whipple's and malabsorption subsided, she returned to her baseline status. read full comment
Comment on: Tran BMC Endocrine Disorders, 6:3