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Sengupta A, Bandyopadhyay D, van Westen C, van der Veen A. An evaluation of risk assessment framework for industrial accidents in India. J Loss Prev Process Ind 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2015.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bandyopadhyay D, Bhanja K, Mohan S, Ghosh SK, Choudhury N. Effects of Concentration on Like-Charge Pairing of Guanidinium Ions and on the Structure of Water: An All-Atom Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study. J Phys Chem B 2015; 119:11262-74. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b03064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bildstein V, Garrett P, Ashley S, Ball G, Bianco L, Bandyopadhyay D, Bangay J, Crider B, Demand G, Deng G, Dillmann I, Finlay A, Garnsworthy A, Hackman G, Hadinia B, Krücken R, Leach K, Martin JP, McEllistrem M, Pearson C, Peters E, Prados-Estévez F, Radich A, Sarazin F, Sumithrarachchi C, Svensson C, Vanhoy J, Wong J, Yates S. DESCANT andβ-delayed neutron measurements at TRIUMF. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20159307005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bandyopadhyay D, Mohan S, Ghosh SK, Choudhury N. Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Aqueous Urea Solution: Is Urea a Structure Breaker? J Phys Chem B 2014; 118:11757-68. [DOI: 10.1021/jp505147u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bishayi B, Bandyopadhyay D, Majhi A, Adhikary R. Possible Role of Toll-like Receptor-2 in the Intracellular Survival ofStaphylococcus aureusin Murine Peritoneal Macrophages: Involvement of Cytokines and Anti-Oxidant Enzymes. Scand J Immunol 2014; 80:127-43. [PMID: 24846691 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 05/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Prados-Estévez F, Chakraborty A, Peters E, Mynk M, Linnemann A, Bandyopadhyay D, Boukharouba N, Choudry S, Crider B, Garrett P, Hicks S, Jolie J, Kumar A, Lesher S, McKay C, McEllistrem M, Mukhopadhyay S, Orce J, Scheck M, Vanhoy J, Wood J, Yates S. Nuclear Structure Studies of 106Pd and 106Cd with the (n,n′ γ) Reaction. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146602085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Wong J, Bildstein V, Garrett P, Bandyopadhyay D, Bangay J, Bianco L, Demand G, Deng G, Finlay A, Hadinia B, Leach K, Liblong A, Svensson C, Sumithrarachchi C, Ball G, Churchman R, Garnsworthy A, Hackman G, Pearson C, Martin J, Ashley S, Crider B, McEllistrem M, Peters E, Prados-Estevez F, Yates S, Vanhoy J. The DEuterated SCintillator Array for Neutron Tagging. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146611040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Laffoley AT, Dunlop R, Finlay P, Grinyer GF, Andreoiu C, Austin RAE, Ball GC, Bandyopadhyay D, Blank B, Bouzomita H, Chagnon-Lessard S, Chester A, Cross DS, Demand G, Diaz Varela A, Djongolov M, Ettenauer S, Garnsworthy AB, Garrett PE, Giovinazzo J, Glister J, Green KL, Hackman G, Hadinia B, Jamieson DS, Ketelhut S, Leach KG, Leslie JR, Pearson CJ, Phillips AA, Rand ET, Starosta K, Sumithrarachchi CS, Svensson CE, Tardiff ER, Thomas JC, Towner IS, Triambak S, Unsworth C, Williams SJ, Wong J, Yates SW, Zganjar EF. High-precision half-life and branching-ratio measurements for superallowed Fermi β+emitters at TRIUMF – ISAC. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2014. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20146605013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bandyopadhyay D, Mohan S, Ghosh SK, Choudhury N. Correlation of structural order, anomalous density, and hydrogen bonding network of liquid water. J Phys Chem B 2013; 117:8831-43. [PMID: 23859122 DOI: 10.1021/jp404478y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We use extensive molecular dynamics simulations employing different state-of-the-art force fields to find a common framework for comparing structural orders and density anomalies as obtained from different water models. It is found that the average number of hydrogen bonds correlates well with various order parameters as well as the temperature of maximum densities across the different models, unifying apparently disparate results from different models and emphasizing the importance of hydrogen bonding in determining anomalous properties and the structure of water. A deeper insight into the hydrogen bond network of water reveals that the solvation shell of a water molecule can be defined by considering only those neighbors that are hydrogen-bonded to it. On the basis of this view, the origin of the appearance of a non-tetrahedral peak at a higher temperature in the distribution of tetrahedral order parameters has been explained. It is found that a neighbor that is hydrogen-bonded to the central molecule is tetrahedrally coordinated even at higher temperatures. The non-tetrahedral peak at a higher temperature arises due to the strained orientation of the neighbors that are non-hydrogen-bonded to the central molecule. With the new definition of the solvation shell, liquid water can be viewed as an instantaneously changing random hydrogen-bonded network consisting of differently coordinated hydrogen-bonded molecules with their distinct solvation shells. The variation of the composition of these hydrogen-bonded molecules against temperature accounts for the density anomaly without introducing the concept of large-scale structural polyamorphism in water.
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Nieto-Barajas LE, Bandyopadhyay D. A Zero-Inflated Spatial Gamma Process Model With Applications to Disease Mapping. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s13253-013-0128-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mal P, Dutta S, Bandyopadhyay D, Dutta K, Basu A, Bishayi B. Gentamicin in combination with ascorbic acid regulates the severity of Staphylococcus aureus infection-induced septic arthritis in mice. Scand J Immunol 2013; 76:528-40. [PMID: 22924656 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2012.02766.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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To study the effects of gentamicin in combination with ascorbic acid on septic arthritis, mice were infected with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and treated with gentamicin, which was given at 5 mg/kg after 24 h of infection, followed by ascorbic acid, given at 20 mg/kg body weight after 2 h of gentamicin treatment. Mice were sacrificed at 3, 9, 15 days post-infection (dpi). Combined treatment of infected mice with gentamicin and ascorbic acid eradicated the bacteria from the blood, spleen and synovial tissue and showed a significant gross reduction in arthritis, reduced serum levels of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interferon gamma (IFN-γ). S. aureus-infected mice have demonstrated the disturbed antioxidant status measured in terms of cellular antioxidants like reduced glutathione and antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase. The same were ameliorated when the animals were co-treated with gentamicin along with ascorbic acid.
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Bandyopadhyay D, Choudhury N. Characterizing hydrophobicity at the nanoscale: A molecular dynamics simulation study. J Chem Phys 2012; 136:224505. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4725185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Voss TS, Elm JJ, Wielinski CL, Aminoff MJ, Bandyopadhyay D, Chou KL, Sudarsky LR, Tilley BC. Fall frequency and risk assessment in early Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2012; 18:837-41. [PMID: 22542094 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2012.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2011] [Revised: 02/24/2012] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND We sought to define the frequency of falls in early PD and assess potential risk factors for falls in this population. METHODS We analyzed the data from two randomized, placebo controlled trials (NET-PD FS1 and FS-TOO) of 413 individuals with early PD over 18 months of follow-up in FS1 and 12 months in FS-TOO. Falls were defined as any report of falls on the UPDRS or the adverse event log. We assessed the frequency of falls overall and by age. The relationship between prespecified fall risk markers and the probability of falling was assessed using logistic and multiple logistic regression. A hurdle Poisson model was used to jointly model the probability of remaining fall-free and the number of falls. RESULTS During the follow-up period, 23% of participants fell, and 11% were habitual fallers. In a multiple logistic regression model, age, baseline UPDRS Falling score, and baseline PDQ-39 scores were associated with subsequent fall risk (p < 0.001). Similarly, in a hurdle Poisson regression model, age, baseline UPDRS falling item, and baseline PDQ-39 were all significantly related to the probability of falling, but only UPDRS falling >0 was associated with the number of falls. CONCLUSION Falls are frequent and are associated with impaired quality of life, even in early PD. Current standard rating scales do not sufficiently explain future fall risk in the absence of a prior fall history. New assessment methods for falls and postural instability are required to better evaluate this important problem in clinical trials and clinical practice.
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Sahoo DH, Bandyopadhyay D, Xu M, Pearson K, Parambil JG, Lazar CA, Chapman JT, Culver DA. Effectiveness and safety of leflunomide for pulmonary and extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. Eur Respir J 2011; 38:1145-50. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00195010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Majumder S, Mandal SK, Bandyopadhyay D. Prognostic markers in AIDS-related cryptococcal meningitis. THE JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIA 2011; 59:152-154. [PMID: 21751623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Despite the advent and expanding access to antiretroviral therapy, HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) remains a significant cause of mortality and morbidity amongst individuals with this infection in resource-limited settings. METHODS We prospectively studied the clinical, biochemical and mycological parameters of 30 HIV patients diagnosed with cryptococcal meningitis at our centre over a period of 6 months with a view to identify prognostic factors predictive of poor outcome. RESULTS Our study documented a mortality rate of 36.7%. Age, sex and previous diagnosis of HIV had no bearing on the survival outcome of patients. The study identified several poor prognostic factors including low GCS score, papilledema, elevated CSF opening pressure (>250 mm of H2O) and lack of regular HIV care in those with a prior diagnosis of HIV. CSF pleocytosis was significantly higher in the mortality group. CONCLUSION There have been relatively few attempts to focus on poor prognostic markers associated with AIDS related Cryptococcal meningitis in Asian patients. Our study highlights how simple bedside clinical tools like ophthalmoscopy and CSF manometry can help in risk stratification in this group of patients.
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Bandyopadhyay D, Sagar PM, Mirnezami A, Lengyel J, Morrison C, Gatt M. Laparoscopic resection for recurrent Crohn's disease: safety, feasibility and short-term outcomes. Colorectal Dis 2011; 13:161-5. [PMID: 19888954 DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2009.02100.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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AIM The safety, feasibility and short-term outcomes of laparoscopic resection were assessed in patients with recurrent ileocolic Crohn's disease. METHOD A consecutive series of patients was identified from a prospectively collated database. Data included patient demographics, previous medical and surgical treatment, operative details and postoperative course. Data from the original index open operation were collected retrospectively by review of the case notes. RESULTS Between 2005 and 2009, 27 patients [21 women, mean (range) age 31 years (16-51 years)] underwent laparoscopic resection for recurrent ileocolic Crohn's disease. All had histologically confirmed recurrent disease at the ileocolic anastomosis. Five (18.5%) patients required extended resection for Crohn's colitis, three (11.1%) had fistulating disease and one (3.4%) patient had a psoas abscess. The median (range) operative time was 110 min (70-170 min) with a conversion rate of two (7.4%) of 27 patients. The length of stay was 4 days (2-7 days) with time to return to work or full activity of 3.5 weeks (2-7 weeks). CONCLUSION Laparoscopic resection of recurrent ileocolic Crohn's disease is safe, feasible and associated with short-term benefits.
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Finlay P, Ettenauer S, Ball GC, Leslie JR, Svensson CE, Andreoiu C, Austin RAE, Bandyopadhyay D, Cross DS, Demand G, Djongolov M, Garrett PE, Green KL, Grinyer GF, Hackman G, Leach KG, Pearson CJ, Phillips AA, Sumithrarachchi CS, Triambak S, Williams SJ. High-precision half-life measurement for the superallowed β+ emitter ²⁶Al(m). PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 106:032501. [PMID: 21405268 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.106.032501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A high-precision half-life measurement for the superallowed β+ emitter 26Al(m) was performed at the TRIUMF-ISAC radioactive ion beam facility yielding T 1/2 6346.54 ± 0.46(stat) ± 0.60 (syst) ms, consistent with, but 2.5 times more precise than, the previous world average. The 26Al(m) half-life and ft value, 3037.53(61) s, are now the most precisely determined for any superallowed β decay. Combined with recent theoretical corrections for isospin-symmetry-breaking and radiative effects, the corrected Ft value for (26)Al(m), 3073.0(12) s, sets a new benchmark for the high-precision superallowed Fermi β-decay studies used to test the conserved vector current hypothesis and determine the V(ud) element of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa quark mixing matrix.
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Abanto-Valle CA, Bandyopadhyay D, Lachos VH, Enriquez I. Robust Bayesian Analysis of Heavy-tailed Stochastic Volatility Models using Scale Mixtures of Normal Distributions. Comput Stat Data Anal 2010; 54:2883-2898. [PMID: 20730043 DOI: 10.1016/j.csda.2009.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A Bayesian analysis of stochastic volatility (SV) models using the class of symmetric scale mixtures of normal (SMN) distributions is considered. In the face of non-normality, this provides an appealing robust alternative to the routine use of the normal distribution. Specific distributions examined include the normal, student-t, slash and the variance gamma distributions. Using a Bayesian paradigm, an efficient Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm is introduced for parameter estimation. Moreover, the mixing parameters obtained as a by-product of the scale mixture representation can be used to identify outliers. The methods developed are applied to analyze daily stock returns data on S&P500 index. Bayesian model selection criteria as well as out-of- sample forecasting results reveal that the SV models based on heavy-tailed SMN distributions provide significant improvement in model fit as well as prediction to the S&P500 index data over the usual normal model.
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Ghosh SK, Bandyopadhyay D, Ghosh A. Symmetrical peripheral gangrene: a prospective study of 14 consecutive cases in a tertiary-care hospital in eastern India. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2010; 24:214-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03329.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ghosh SK, Bandyopadhyay D, Ghosh A, Sarkar S, Mandal RK. Prurigo nodularis-like skin eruptions after bomb-blast injury. Clin Exp Dermatol 2009; 34:e471-2. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2009.03531.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Garrett PE, Kulp WD, Wood JL, Bandyopadhyay D, Choudry S, Dashdorj D, Lesher SR, McEllistrem MT, Mynk M, Orce JN, Yates SW. New features of shape coexistence in ;{152}Sm. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2009; 103:062501. [PMID: 19792555 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.062501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2008] [Revised: 05/16/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Excited states in ;{152}Sm have been investigated with the ;{152}Sm(n,n;{'}gamma) reaction. The lowest four negative-parity band structures have been characterized in detail with respect to their absolute decay properties. Specifically, a new K;{pi} = 0;{-} band has been assigned with its 1;{-} band head at 1681 keV. This newly observed band has a remarkable similarity in its E1 transition rates for decay to the first excited K;{pi} = 0;{+} band at 684 keV to the lowest K;{pi} = 0;{-} band and its decay to the ground-state band. Based on these decay properties, as well as energy considerations, this new band is assigned as a K;{pi} = 0;{-} octupole excitation based on the K;{pi} = 0_{2};{+} state. An emerging pattern of repeating excitations built on the 0_{2};{+} level similar to those built on the ground state may indicate that ;{152}Sm is a complex example of shape coexistence rather than a critical point nucleus.
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Chakraborty PP, Bandyopadhyay D. Utility of abdominal ultrasonography in HIV patients. Singapore Med J 2009; 50:710-714. [PMID: 19644628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Various diseases associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are often difficult to diagnose. A poor immune response, atypical presentations and opportunistic pathologies all contribute to this difficulty. We tried to evaluate the utility of routine abdominal ultrasonography (US) in new and follow-up HIV cases, and compared the results among those with a clinical need for US and those where US was performed as a routine screening. METHODS 150 consecutive seropositive patients were subdivided into four groups depending on the necessity of abdominal US on the initial workup, i.e. Group A (38 patients) or B (112 patients), and whether they were newly-diagnosed HIV patients or follow-up patients, i.e. Group X (62 patients) or Y (88 patients), giving us subgroups, AX (22 patients), AY (16 patients), BX (40 patients) and BY (72 patients). RESULTS The prevalence of significant US findings was higher in those with CD4 less than 200 cells/ml (77.8 percent) compared to those with CD4 200-500 cells/ml and CD4 more than 500 cells/ml (65.5 percent and 37 percent, respectively). 24 out of 38 patients with clinical indications and 71 out of 112 patients without any obvious clinical need for US, had positive findings on US, the majority of which had a major therapeutic impact. CONCLUSION We conclude that abdominal US is a simple and cost-effective tool in resource-poor countries like India, where HIV care is becoming more and more important.
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Bandyopadhyay D, Dani HD, Samant UC, Redkar AA, Mittra I. Correlations between c-erbβ-2 Oncogene Amplification and the Expression of Its mRNA and Protein in Human Breast Carcinomas. Oncology 2009; 49:9-14. [PMID: 1347417 DOI: 10.1159/000227002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Nineteen human breast tumours were analysed for c-erb beta-2 gene amplification, the over-expression of its mRNA and the production of its protein residue by southern blot, northern blot and western blot technique respectively. Protein expression was also assessed by immunohistochemistry on paraffin sections, c-erb beta-2 gene amplification was found in 6 of 19 (31%) tumours. Over-expression of c-erb beta-2 mRNA was found in 7 of 19 (37%) tumours. Expression of the 185 kd c-erb beta-2 protein product was detected in 3 of 19 (16%) tumours by western blotting and in 5 of 19 (26%) by immunohistochemistry. In only 4 tumours with an amplified c-erb beta-2 gene was there a clear association between all three parameters. In view of the conflicting reports in the literature concerning c-erb beta-2 gene amplification or protein over-expression (assessed by western blot or immunohistochemistry) and prognosis of breast cancer, studies in which these parameters are correlated individually with prognosis in the same group of patients are needed.
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