Vol 54, Issue 6 – Brazilian Journal of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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

Would carcinogenesis have a synergistic relatioship with bacteria and virus?

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Eduardo Emery Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica (SBPC), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180062 According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO)(1), updated in September 2018, cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide, totaling 9.6 million. The same survey mentions that, globally, one in six deaths is due to cancer and 70% […]

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Evaluation of nonconformities related to sanitary regulations applied to clinical laboratories in public hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro-RJ from November 2016 to November 2017

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Samuel F. Costa; Maria Emilia C. Gombarovits; Luciane S. Velasque; Gloria Regina da Silva e Sá; Bianca R. M. SilvaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):353-358DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180063 ABSTRACT The study presents the main nonconformities related to the sanitary regulations found in clinical laboratory analysis (CLA) attached to a public hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro

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Investigation of VEGF gene polymorphism rs35569394 in endometriosis

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Lysandra T. Bruno; Marco Fábio Prata-Lima; Mariangela T. Ruiz-Cintra; Alessandra Bernadete Trovó de MarquiJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):359-363DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180057 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue in locations outside the uterus. Its symptoms include dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, infertility, dysuria, and dyschezia. Several studies have related the

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Performance of rapid tests compared to conventional tests used for HIV diagnosis

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Márcia Jorge Castejon; Rosemeire Yamashiro; Carmem Aparecida F. Oliveira; Luis Fernando M. Brigido; Igor P. Generoso; Maria Amélia S. M. Veras; Ligia Regina F. S. KerrJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):364-371DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180058 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Early diagnosis is an important tool for strategies to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study is to evaluate

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Hsp27 expression and ratio between cell proliferation rate and apoptosis in breast cancer with and without axillary metastases

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Clarice M. Feyh Birnfeld; Vinicius D. SilvaJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):372-378DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180064 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The involvement of the immune system in the process of neoplasms has been increasingly studied due to its potential in antitumor therapy.OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the expression of heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) in tissue samples from invasive ductal carcinomas with and without the

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Plasma concentration of TM, vWF and IL-6 from renal transplant recipients

Thrombomodulin and interleukin 6 as potential biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation after renal transplant

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Ana Paula L. Mota; Suellen R. Martins; Lorraine V. Alves; Carolina N. Cardoso; Patrícia N. Alpoim; Ieda de Fátima O. Silva; Fernando das Mercês-de-Lucas-Júnior; Cristiano X. Lima; Karina B. Gomes; Luci Maria S. DusseJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):379-386DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180059 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Endothelial dysfunction may contribute to hypercoagulable and inflammation states presents in renal transplant, chronic kidney

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Detection of sexually transmitted infections at a Brazilian gynecology center: high prevalence of co-infections

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Alan Messala A. Britto; Cíntia Policarpo; Paula Pezzuto; Angela Rosa I. Meirelles; Yara Lúcia Furtado; Gutemberg Almeida; Gisele de Oliveira; Elisama D. Pontes; Fernanda Roberta S. Lima; Marcelo A. Soares; Renato S. Aguiar; Amilcar Tanuri; Ana Lúcia Giannini; Elizabeth S. MachadoJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):393-400DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180060 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Sexually transmitted infections (STI) remain a major public

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Patient safety by analyzing the information not provided in the requisition orders of cervical cytology test

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Dayane B. Costa; Analine Rosa B. A. Carvalho; Michele Ana F. Chaves; Jacqueline Plewka; Maurício TurkiewiczJ. Bras. Patol. Med. Lab. 2018;54(6):401-406DOI:10.5935/1676-2444.20180066 ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is a serious public health problem because of its high incidence and mortality in developing countries and is, therefore, a priority in global health. Organized screening programs can reduce the incidence

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

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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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Turner syndrome and spontaneous pregnancy

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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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