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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Investigation of correlation between cytological and histological findings in suspected carcinoma of thyroid

Clarissa A. Brites; Ludmila B. S. Balsimelli; Karina M. P. A. Coelho; Hercílio Fronza-Júnior; Jaqueline Stall; Paulo Henrique C. FrançaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):407-411DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180061 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The thyroid cytopathologic classification based on The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) standardized results derived from fine-needle aspiration (FNA). It has facilitated communication among clinicians, seems to […]

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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Turner syndrome and spontaneous pregnancy

Alessandra Bernadete Trovó de MarquiJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):387-392DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180065 ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to describe patients with Turner syndrome (TS) who had spontaneous pregnancy and, when possible, to present the frequency of this outcome in this genetic condition. This is a literature review conducted in MedLine/PubMed, using the following English descriptors:

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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Cancer: but what if it were a disease caused by an association between microorganisms?

arla Lais PêgasJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):412-418DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180067 ABSTRACT Despite the advances in knowledge of the neoplasm behavior, the exact understanding of the biological processes that involve the malignant tumors is not yet fully elucidated. Mechanisms such as subversion of phagocytosis, cytokines and chemokines expression, blocking of immunity and apoptosis regulation are recognized ways of

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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Is muscle biopsy still necessary for the diagnosis of mitochondrial disease?

Paulo Victor S. Souza; Wladimir B. V. R. Pinto; Acary S. B. OliveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(5):272DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180046 ABSTRACT Mitochondria are essential organelles for human life and play a central role in diverse cellular processes such as energy production, reactive oxygen species, biosynthetic intermediates, autophagy, amino acid and fatty acid synthesis and degradation, heme synthesis,

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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index (APRI) for differentiation of primary and secondary infection by dengue virus

Suellen R. Martins, Melina B. Pinheiro, Luci Maria S. Dusse, Ana Paula L. Mota, Patrícia N. AlpoimJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(5):273-278DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180047 RESUMO INTRODUÇÃO: A infecção pelo vírus da dengue (DENV) é considerada um grande problema de saúde pública nos países tropicais. A indisponibilidade de testes sorológicos em centros de saúde pública pode afetar negativamente o

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FTIR of β-LAP, DpCS and the β-LAP/DpCS conjugate

Evaluation of acute toxicity of β-lapachone associated with chitosan as a cytoprotective agent

Maria Eduarda F. A. G. Oliveira; Érika Cristina G. M. Silva; Celso A. Câmara; Ivone Antônia de Souza; Rosa Valéria S. AmorimJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(5):279-287DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180048 RESUMO INTRODUÇÃO: A β-lapachona (β-LAP), um potente agente antitumoral, tem uso terapêutico limitado devido a sua baixa solubilidade e elevada toxicidade. Uma possível estratégia para contornar esses inconvenientes pode

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Perceptual map via the main components for the variables

Molecular association of pathogenicity and resistance to multiple antimicrobials in Acinetobacter baumannii strains recovered from patients with diverse infectious diseases

Rafaela O. França; Priscila S. Costa; Guilherme Luiz Milanez; Maria Rosa Q. Bomfim; Ricardo Gonçalves; Luiz M. Farias; Vandack Nobre; Simone G. SantosJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(5):288-295DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180049 RESUMO INTRODUÇÃO: O sucesso das infecções por Acinetobacter baumannii pode ser atribuído a seus vários fatores de virulência e a mecanismos de resistência a antimicrobianos.OBJETIVO: Avaliar a presença e a correlação

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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

HER2-expressing breast tumors are associated with breast cancer stem-cell phenotype CD44+/CD24-

Tumores de mama que superexpressam HER2 estão associados ao fenótipo de células-tronco tumorais CD44+/CD24 Iris Rabinovich1,2; Lúcia de Noronha1; Ana Paula M. Sebastião2; Rubens S. Lima2; Cícero A. Urban3; Eduardo Schunemann Jr.2; Selene Elífio-Esposito1; Cleverton C. Spautz2; Andréa N. Moreno-Amaral1 1. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (PUCPR), Paraná, Brazil2. Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Paraná,

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Evaluation of TP53 Gene Expression in Patients with Childhood Cancer in Northeast Santa Catarina, Brazil

Evaluation of the accuracy of frozen section in different anatomical sites

Rafael P. Santana; Nivaldo S. Morais; Yves Renan S. Samary; Artur Lício R. Bezerra; Daniela M. TakanoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(5):319-324DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180053 RESUMO INTRODUÇÃO: O exame intraoperatório por congelação (EIC) visa avaliar histológica e intraoperatoriamente um pequeno fragmento de tecido ou órgão lesado no qual haja dúvida diagnóstica. Entre as indicações do EIC estão a determinação

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Ragged red fibers, hallmark of mitochondrial disorders, in modified Gomori

Quantitation of muscle pathology abnormalities in 18 patients with mitochondrial disorders

João A. Kouyoumdjian; Carla Renata Graça; Vanessa Fernanda M. FerreiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(5):325-332DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180054 RESUMO INTRODUÇÃO: Desordens mitocondriais são usualmente caracterizadas por: 1. acúmulo de mitocôndria nas fibras musculares que aparecem como fibras vermelhas rasgadas (FVR) ou azuis rasgadas quando coradas, respectivamente, pelo tricrômio modificado de Gomori ou pelo succinato desidrogenase (SDH+); 2. ausência de

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