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Distribution of Enterococcus species (A) and evaluated production of gelatinase (B), cytolysin (C) and biofilm (D) by the samples included in the study

Expression of pathogenicity factors by Enterococcus strains isolated from inpatients with bloodstream infection in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 /

Samir de Deus E. Andrade; Amanda Maria P. Borges; Gustavo A. R. Duarte; Simone G. Santos; Luiz M. Farias; Paula P. MagalhãesJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):312-315DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160052 ABSTRACT In this investigation, we addressed the pathogenicity profile of 35 Enterococcus samples isolated from inpatients with bloodstream infections (BSI) at hospitals in Belo Horizonte (MG), Brazil. The most […]

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Native liver with chronic hepatitis C: ductal degeneration – cytoplasmic eosinophilia and loss of nuclear polarization (1,000×)

Histopathological study comparing native and post-transplant recurrent chronic hepatitis C with emphasis on confounders with acute cellular rejection

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 /

Isabela R. C. Fraga; Adriana Caroli-Bottino; Vera Lucia N. PannainJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):316-323DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160046 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Histological analyses of post-transplant liver biopsies may be difficult in distinguishing recurrent chronic hepatitis C (CHC) from other causes of graft dysfunction, especially acute cellular rejection (ACR).OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the histological characteristics of

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NTRK1 proto-oncogene [Homo sapiens]

Protein molecular modeling of genetic markers for thyroid cancer

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 /

Luis Jesuino O. Andrade; Gabriela C. M. Oliveira; Alcina Maria V. Bittencourt; Paulo Roberto S. MeloJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):324-337DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160047 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The advances in thyroid molecular biology studies provide not only insight into thyroid diseases but accurate diagnosis of thyroid cancer.OBJECTIVE: Design a tutorial on protein molecular modeling of genetic markers for thyroid cancer.METHODS: The

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Relationship between first- and fifth-minute Apgar score < 6 and newborn survival

Preventable causes of death and factors associated with newborn survival at a university hospital in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 /

Mona A. Simões; Francisco Cesar Pabis; Ana Karyn E. Freitas; Patricia K. Watanabe; Rafael M. Kayano; Lúcia de NoronhaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):338-344DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160053 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The analysis of deaths occurred in the neonatal period and the association of these data to necropsy data are crucial to reduce infant mortality rate worldwide.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the preventable

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Hemorrhagic lesion, with ill-defined borders and small intestine perforation

Angiosarcoma of small intestine: case report and literature review

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 /

Roberto Heleno Lopes; Frederico Augustus M. Resende; João Baptista P. Fraga; Alexandre F. Oliveira; Matheus S. V. Pereira; Bruno A. R. Maciel; Raul Fernando B. LamimJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):345-348DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160054 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Angiosarcomas are rare pathologies, and their appearance in the small intestine is extremely unusual.CASE REPORT: Female patient presenting vomiting, colic, abdominal distension and

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Mild pleomorphism and presence of numerous malignant cells (HE, 400×) HE: hematoxylin and eosin.

Aggressive ameloblastic fibrosarcoma in maxilla: case report and new perspectives based on the current literature

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 5 /

Rivadavio F. B. Amorim; Márcia C. C. Miguel; Maria de Lourdes S. A. Morais; Lélia M. G. Queiroz; Éricka J. D. SilveiraJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(5):349-353DOI: /10.5935/1676-2444.20160055 ABSTRACT Ameloblastic fibrosarcoma (AFS) is a rare malignant tumor characterized by benign epithelial component within a malignant fibrous stroma. It occurs as a de novo lesion or from a

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

Review of the Brazilian Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening, 2016

Article Type, Editorial, Issue, Vol 52, Issue 4 /

Leticia Maria C. KatzJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(4):210DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160034 It is about to be published the second edition of the Brazilian Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening, as part of another publication of the Brazilian National Cancer Institute (Instituto Nacional de Câncer [Inca]). For the development of the document participated the members of the Collaborative

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Genotype distribution of GSTP1 polymorphism in relation to gender. Chi-square test p = 0.8674 GSTP1: glutathione S-transferase P1.

Association between the glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) Ile105Val gene polymorphism in obese and overweight patients over 60 years

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 4 /

Eduardo O. Chielle; Paola C. Fortuna; Jorlana S. MazieroJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(4):211-216DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160035 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Obesity is related to the possibility of a number of metabolic damage associated with oxidative stress. The enzymes of the glutathione S-transferase (GST) family have the function of promoting detoxification; however, polymorphisms in the glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) gene

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Band pattern of positive and negative samples for HLA-B*27 by PCR-SSP in agarose gel with standardized mix PCR-SSP: polymerase chain reaction-single specific primer; HLA: human leukocyte antigens; H: HLA-B*27 positive; C: HLA-B*27 negative; BNK: blank. Step ladder: 50 pb.

Application of PCR-SSP method for HLA-B*27 identification as an auxiliary tool for diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis

Article Type, Issue, Laboratory Medicine, Vol 52, Issue 4 /

Gisele Cristina A. Oliveira; Eliane P. Ambrosio-Albuquerque; Jeane Eliete L. VisentainerJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(4):217-222DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160036 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) are molecules that present antigen to the immune system; their presence or absence have been described as an influential factor in some diseases. HLA-B*27 is an HLA polymorphism that has been associated with increased susceptibility

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

Is the creatine kinase isoenzyme MB level a marker of myocardial ischemia in ventilated premature infants?

Article Type, Issue, Pathology, Vol 52, Issue 4 /

Gisele Cristina A. Oliveira; Eliane P. Ambrosio-Albuquerque; Jeane Eliete L. VisentainerJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(4):217-222Adauto D. M. Barbosa; Maria Paula S. Goldani; Israel Figueiredo Jr; Salim KanaanJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2016;52(4):223-226DOI: 10.5935/1676-2444.20160037 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: It is not clear whether the levels of troponin I (TI) and creatine kinase isoenzyme MB (CK-MB) are changed in

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