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BMC Medicine - the flagship medical journal of the BMC series - publishes original research articles, commentaries and reviews in all areas of medical science and clinical practice. To be appropriate for BMC Medicine , articles need to be of outstanding quality, broad interest and special importance. BMC Medicine (ISSN 1741-7015) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, EMBASE, Scopus, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :12
The -448A>G polymorphism in the DNA-methyltransferase-3A promoter region results in a two-fold increase in promoter activity and is associated with increased risk of gastric cancer, particularly among those under 60 years old.
BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :11
Italian programs for early rescreen following a negative mammogram detect women most likely to screen positive for breast cancer at the next scan, if kept within recommended levels, such programs can result in clinical benefits.
BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :10
The addition of the McKenzie exercise program to recommended primary care treatment for low back pain contributes a negligible improvement in short-term pain relief but results in reduced healthcare utilization.
BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :9
A novel score based on clinical findings may aid physicians in ruling out coronary heart disease in patients presenting with chest pain in the primary care setting.
BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :8
A debate on current practice suggests inadequate health policies and poor training of health personnel leads to insufficient pain relief access in many countries, and may amount to a violation of human health care rights.
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Research article
A functional polymorphism in the DNA methyltransferase 3A promoter modifies the susceptibility in gastric cancer but not in esophageal carcinoma Hong Fan, Dongsheng Liu, Xuemei Qiu, Fengchang Qiao, Xianwei Su, Qingxiang Wu, Feng Zhang, Yunwei Song, Zhujiang Zhao, Wei Xie BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :12 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Incidence, detection, and tumour stage of breast cancer in a cohort of Italian women with negative screening mammography report recommending early (short-interval) rescreen Alessandra Ravaioli, Flavia Foca, Americo Colamartini, Fabio Falcini, Carlo Naldoni, Alba C Finarelli, Priscilla Sassoli de Bianchi, Lauro Bucchi BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :11 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The effectiveness of the McKenzie method in addition to first-line care for acute low back pain: a randomized controlled trial Luciana AC Machado, Chris G Maher, Rob D Herbert, Helen Clare, James H McAuley BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :10 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Ruling out coronary heart disease in primary care patients with chest pain: a clinical prediction score Baris Gencer, Paul Vaucher, Lilli Herzig, Francois Verdon, Christiane Ruffieux, Stefan Boesner, Bernard Burnand, Thomas Bischoff, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Bernard Favrat BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :9 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Access to pain treatment as a human right Diederik Lohman, Rebecca Schleifer, Joseph J Amon BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :8 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An in-depth assessment of a diagnosis-based risk adjustment model based on national health insurance claims: the application of the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Group case-mix system in Taiwan Hsien-Yen Chang, Jonathan P Weiner BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :7 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
The interleukin-1 cluster, dyslipidaemia and risk of myocardial infarction Bernard Keavney BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :6 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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An evaluation of inflammatory gene polymorphisms in sibships discordant for premature coronary artery disease: the GRACE-IMMUNE study Benjamin D Brown, Jeremie Nsengimana, Jennifer H Barrett, Richard A Lawrence, Lori Steiner, Suzanne Cheng, D Timothy Bishop, Nilesh J Samani, Stephen G Ball, Anthony J Balmforth, Alistair S Hall BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :5 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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Suicide-related behaviors in older patients with new anti-epileptic drug use: data from the VA hospital system
Anne C Van Cott, Joyce A Cramer, Laurel A Copeland, John E Zeber, Michael A Steinman, Jeffrey J Dersh, Mark E Glickman, Eric M Mortensen, Megan E Amuan, Mary Jo Pugh BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :4 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A randomized phase II study of carboplatin plus pegylated liposomal doxorubicin versus carboplatin plus paclitaxel in platinum sensitive ovarian cancer patients: a Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group study Dimitrios Bafaloukos, Helena Linardou, Gerasimos Aravantinos, Christos Papadimitriou, Aristotelis Bamias, George Fountzilas, Haralambos P. Kalofonos, Paris Kosmidis, Eleni Timotheadou, Thomas Makatsoris, Epaminondas Samantas, Evangelos Briasoulis, Christos Christodoulou, Pavlos Papakostas, Dimitrios Pectasides, Athanasios M. Dimopoulos BMC Medicine 2010, 8 :3 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mild folate deficiency induces genetic and epigenetic instability and phenotype changes in prostate cancer cells Gaia Bistulfi, Erika VanDette, Sei-Ichi Matsui, Dominic J Smiraglia BMC Biology 2010, 8 :6 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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THOC5/FMIP, an mRNA export TREX complex protein, is essential for hematopoietic primitive cell survival in vivo Annalisa Mancini, Susanne C Niemann-Seyde, R BMC Biology 2010, 8 :1 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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Phylogeographic reconstruction of a bacterial species with high levels of lateral gene transfer Talima Pearson, Philip Giffard, Stephen Beckstrom-Sternberg, Raymond Auerbach, Heidie Hornstra, Apichai Tuanyok, Erin P Price, Mindy B Glass, Benjamin Leadem, James S Beckstrom-Sternberg, Gerard J Allan, Jeffrey T Foster, David M Wagner, Richard T Okinaka, Siew Hoon Sim, Ofori Pearson, Zaining Wu, Jean Chang, Rajinder Kaul, Alex R Hoffmaster, Thomas S Brettin, Richard A Robison, Mark Mayo, Jay E Gee, Patrick Tan, Bart J Currie, Paul Keim BMC Biology 2009, 7 :78 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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