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BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :11
Increased stromal collagen density in mouse mammary tissue increases both tumor formation and tumor cell invasive and migratory properties by three fold; furthermore, a metabolic signature for flavin adenine dinucleotide is identified in invading metastatic cells.
BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :10
Utilizing a multi-methodological approach to mutation analysis, a 100% detection frequency is achieved in a Swedish classical familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) cohort, resulting in a number of new APC mutations and the discovery of some unusual mechanisms of APC gene inactivation.
BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :9
The Method for Assigning Priority Levels (MAPLe), a newly developed and extensively validated decision support tool for care service assessment, is a useful algorithm for identifying home care users at high risk of long-term care service use.
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Collagen density promotes mammary tumor initiation and progression Paolo P Provenzano, David R Inman, Kevin W Eliceiri, Justin G Knittel, Long Yan, Curtis T Rueden, John G White, Patricia J Keely BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :11 (28 April 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinical characterization and the mutation spectrum in Swedish adenomatous polyposis families Gunilla Kanter Smoler, Kaisa Fritzell, Anna Rohlin, Yvonne Engwall, Birgitta Hallberg, Annika Bergman, Johan Meuller, Henrik Gronberg, Per Karlsson, Jan Bjork, Margareta Nordling BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :10 (24 April 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Method for Assigning Priority Levels (MAPLe): A new decision-support system for allocating home care resources John P Hirdes, Jeff W Poss, Nancy Curtin-Telegdi BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :9 (26 March 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Birth then and now Judith Lumley BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :8 (18 March 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prostate-specific antigen at or before age 50 as a predictor of advanced prostate cancer diagnosed up to 25 years later: A case-control study David Ulmert, Angel M Cronin, Thomas Bj rk, Matthew F O'Brien, Peter T Scardino, James A Eastham, Charlotte Becker, G ran Berglund, Andrew J Vickers, Hans Lilja BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :6 (15 February 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Graduates of different UK medical schools show substantial differences in performance on MRCP(UK) Part 1, Part 2 and PACES examinations IC McManus, Andrew T Elder, Andre de Champlain, Jane E Dacre, Jennifer Mollon, Liliana Chis BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :5 (14 February 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [2 comments ]
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Physicians' experiences with end-of-life decision-making: Survey in 6 European countries and Australia Rurik L fmark, Tore Nilstun, Colleen Cartwright, Susanne Fischer, Agnes van der Heide, Freddy Mortier, Michael Norup, Lorenzo Simonato, Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, the EURELD Consortium BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :4 (12 February 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Yellow fever control in Cameroon: Where are we now and where are we going? Charles Shey Wiysonge, Emmanuel Nomo, Jeanne Mawo, James Ofal, Julienne Mimbouga, Johnson Ticha, Peter M Ndumbe BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :3 (8 February 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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