Abstract Background Our purpose is to develop a testable biological hypothesis to explain the known increased risk of breast cancer associated with extensive percent mammographic density (PMD), and to reconcile the apparent paradox that although PMD decreases with increasing age, breast cancer incidence increases.Methods We used the Moolgavkar mode
Personality traits such as novelty seeking (NS) are associated with substance dependence but the mechanism underlying this association remains uncertain.Previous studies have focused on the role of the dopamine pathway.Examine the relationships between allelic variants of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene, NS personality traits, and age
Helen M Shields,1 James P Honan,2 Jeffrey D Goldsmith,3,* Rachna Madan,4,* Stephen R Pelletier,5 Christopher L Roy,6 Lindsey C Wu6 1Division of Medical Communications and Division of Knife Honing Steels Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; 2Harvard Graduate Schoo
Introduction: Carotid body tumor (CBT) is a neuroendocrine tumor, located at the carotid artery bifurcation.Management of such tumors is challenging due to the silent presentation and difficulties encountered during surgical excision which is the standard treatment method.Aim: This study aimed to report our experience in the diagnosis and managemen
This study develops a predictive model on forest degradation and deforestation in Duta Maju Timber concession area West Sumatera during 1999 and 2002 period.The study found that the likelihoods of the forest degradation Massage and deforestation are significantly affected respectively by distance from villages/settlement centers (X1), distance from