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Zhang Y, Tang S, Zhang J, He Q, He J, Liang W. Efficacy of first-generation EGFR-TKIs on patients with NSCLC harboring EGFR uncommon mutations: a pooled analysis. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw383.31] [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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Liang W, Uruha A, Suzuki S, Komaki H, Zhu W, Watanabe Y, Nishikawa A, Hamanaka K, Mitsuhashi S, Nishino I. Pediatric necrotizing myopathy associated with anti-3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl–coenzyme a reductase antibodies. Neuromuscul Disord 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2016.06.210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tang S, Zhang Y, Liang W, He J. Predictive value of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) for bevacizumab-based treatments across advanced cancers: a meta-analysis based on eight phase III randomized control trials involving 4,523 patients. Ann Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw363.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Chen Q, Liang W, Qian F, Qian B, Cao J, Zhang D, Xu Y, Tang L. Rice-produced MSP142ofPlasmodium falciparumelicits antibodies that inhibit parasite growth in vitro. Parasite Immunol 2016; 38:635-41. [DOI: 10.1111/pim.12352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang XW, Yang JL, Liang W, Hu XB, Bai F, Yu H, Yu J. Genetic association study of ABCB1 gene polymorphisms with hypertension in Han Chinese population. EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2016; 20:3661-3671. [PMID: 27649668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Hypertension is a common disorder related to cardiovascular diseases and stroke. Identification of genetic variations related to hypertension may advance our knowledge of the molecular mechanism underlying blood pressure regulation. Here, we aimed to investigate the associations between ABCB1 gene polymorphisms and hypertension-related traits in 1154 Han Chinese subjects. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 13 SNPs in ABCB1 were genotyped. RESULTS Three SNPs were significantly associated with systolic blood pressure (SBP), including rs17327624 (p = 6.167 × 10-4, beta = 5.650), rs3789243 (p = 4.331 × 10-3, beta = 2.800), and rs4148734 (p = 3.514 × 10-3, beta = 3.692). Rs17327624 (p = 2.818 × 10-4, beta = 2.753) and rs3789243 (p = 6.345 × 10-3, beta = 1.497) were significantly associated with diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and rs17327624 was significantly associated with hypertension (p = 1.746 × 10-4, OR = 1.605). These three SNPs (rs17327624, rs3789243 and rs4148734) were also associated with hypertension in female subjects but no significant signal was detected in males. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that ABCB1 polymorphisms may contribute to the blood pressure variation in Han Chinese population and the effect may be specific in females. Further studies performed in other populations are needed to confirm our findings and elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism.
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Liu Z, Jia Z, Wang TT, Shi X, Liang W. ID 48 – Effects of elbow position on short-segment nerve conduction study of the ulnar nerve. Clin Neurophysiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2015.11.303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Liang W, Chikritzhs T. Alcohol use disorder hospitalisations over the last two decades: a population-based cohort study. Intern Med J 2015; 46:301-6. [PMID: 26648583 DOI: 10.1111/imj.12980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 12/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Alcohol use disorders are risk factors for almost all health conditions due to heavy alcohol use. The epidemiology of alcohol use disorders can be used to monitor harm from heavy alcohol consumption. AIM To estimate changes in the risk of alcohol use disorders over the last two decades among the Western Australian adult population. METHODS This population-based cohort study used hospital separation records for Western Australian residents aged 18 years and older that occurred between 1990 and 2013 with a primary diagnosis of alcohol use disorder and annual estimated residential population to estimate the annual gender- and age-specific incidence rate. A random sample of emergency presentations to public hospitals in Western Australia between 2002 and 2013 was used to account for confounding effects, such as changes in patient access to medical care and overall improvement in healthcare service in the multivariable Poisson regression model. RESULTS The risk of alcohol use disorder hospitalisations among the Western Australia population has increased considerably since 1998 with a decline in 2012 and 2013. The average rate remained significantly higher from 2010 to 2013 compared with previous years. CONCLUSIONS The trend of alcohol use disorder hospitalisations is indicative of an increase in harm due to heavy alcohol use in the population.
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He W, Mao J, Feng T, Wang L, Li Z, Zu W, Liang W, Zhang L. A novel system for forensic SNP analysis through PCR–ligase detection reaction. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL GENETICS SUPPLEMENT SERIES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhang J, Wu J, Yang Y, Liao H, Xu Z, Liang Z, Huang J, Jiang L, Zou X, Chen Y, Liang W, He J. 430P Direct comparison of diagnostic accuracy between autofluorescence bronchoscopy (AFB) and AFB combined with white light bronchoscopy (AFB + WLB) for lung cancer and precancerous lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv532.14] [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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Peng D, Li Z, Wang L, Su Q, Jiang Y, Zhu J, Wang H, Mao J, Liang W, Zhang L. The species specific of 3 microRNA markers in saliva. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL GENETICS SUPPLEMENT SERIES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Sirker M, Liang W, Zhang L, Fimmers R, Rothschild M, Gomes I, Schneider P. Impact of using validated or standard reference genes for miRNA qPCR data normalization in cell type identification. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL GENETICS SUPPLEMENT SERIES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigss.2015.09.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Liang W, Chou P, Kan T, Su Y, Hayashi Y, Nishino I, Jong Y. Probable high prevalence of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2D in the aboriginal tribes settled in southern Taiwan. Neuromuscul Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.06.178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhu W, Mitsuhashi S, Liang W, Ito T, Nishino I. Novel variant blossom: From pathology to next generation sequencing to cellular biology. Neuromuscul Disord 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nmd.2015.06.399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hobday MB, Chikritzhs TN, Meuleners L, Liang W. The Effect of Alcohol Outlets, Sales and Trading Hours on Alcohol-Related Injuries at Emergency Departments in Perth, Australia, from 2002 to 2010. Int J Epidemiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv097.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Liang W, Gao L, Li N, Wang B, Wang L, Wang Y, Yang H, You L, Hou J, Chen S, Zhu H, Jiang Y, Pan H. Efficacy and Safety of Bromocriptine-QR in Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Horm Metab Res 2015; 47:805-12. [PMID: 26332757 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1559684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Bromocriptine-QR (quick release) is a novel treatment for type 2 diabetes. The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of bromocriptine-QR in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus based on randomized controlled trials published in peer-reviewed journals or as abstracts. We performed a comprehensive literature search of MEDLINE, Pubmed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library up to May 2015. Randomized controlled trials of bromocriptine-QR therapy in type 2 diabetes mellitus were eligible. Two reviewers independently assessed the eligibility of trials based on predefined inclusion criteria. Information was collected concerning basic study data, patient characteristics, efficacy and safety outcomes, and methodological quality. Bromocriptine-QR add-on therapy lowered hemoglobin A1c compared with placebo (weighted mean difference, - 6.52 mmol/mol; 95% CI, - 8.07 to - 4.97 mmol/mol). Bromocriptine-QR exhibited an increase in achieving an HbA1c level ≤ 53 mmol/mol (≤ 7.0%) (32.0 vs. 9.5%; odds ratio, 4.57; 95% CI, 2.42-8.62). Fasting plasma glucose was reduced with bromocriptine-QR compared with placebo (weighted mean difference,-1.04 mmol/l; 95% CI,-1.49 to-0.59 mmol/l). Moreover, bromocriptine-QR had neutral effects on postprandial glycemia, Body Mass Index (BMI), and lipid profile. Bromocriptine-QR had more gastrointestinal side effects of nausea and vomiting. Bromocriptine-QR had no increased risk of hypoglycemia, hypotension, or cardiovascular effects. Bromocriptine-QR therapy offers an alternative option to currently available antidiabetic agents for type 2 diabetes mellitus adults. Neither hypoglycemia nor other metabolic changes occur with this drug. More data for long-term efficacy and safety are needed for further observation.
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Jongenelis M, Pettigrew S, Glance D, Chikritzhs T, Pratt IS, Slevin T, Liang W, Wakefield M. The effect of cancer warning statements on alcohol consumption intentions. Eur J Public Health 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv174.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Yacubian E, Guzmán Reyes F, Schiemann J, Liang W, Whitesides J. Efficacy, safety and tolerability of adjunctive Brivaracetam for treatment of partial-onset seizures: post-hoc analysis of results from Latin American patients. J Neurol Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.08.1573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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He X, Liang W, Xu G, Guo Z. The Development and Validation of a Nomogram for Identification of Potential Donation After Cardiac Death Donors. Am J Transplant 2015; 15:2531-2. [PMID: 26211483 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Revised: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Liang W, Eliyahu D, Ilchenko VS, Savchenkov AA, Matsko AB, Seidel D, Maleki L. High spectral purity Kerr frequency comb radio frequency photonic oscillator. Nat Commun 2015; 6:7957. [PMID: 26260955 PMCID: PMC4918344 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 07/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Femtosecond laser-based generation of radio frequency signals has produced astonishing improvements in achievable spectral purity, one of the basic features characterizing the performance of an radio frequency oscillator. Kerr frequency combs hold promise for transforming these lab-scale oscillators to chip-scale level. In this work we demonstrate a miniature 10 GHz radio frequency photonic oscillator characterized with phase noise better than -60 dBc Hz(-1) at 10 Hz, -90 dBc Hz(-1) at 100 Hz and -170 dBc Hz(-1) at 10 MHz. The frequency stability of this device, as represented by Allan deviation measurements, is at the level of 10(-10) at 1-100 s integration time-orders of magnitude better than existing radio frequency photonic devices of similar size, weight and power consumption.
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He X, Xu G, Liang W, Liu B, Xu Y, Luan Z, Lu Y, Ko DSC, Manyalich M, Schroder PM, Guo Z. Nomogram for Predicting Time to Death After Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment in Patients With Devastating Neurological Injury. Am J Transplant 2015; 15:2136-42. [PMID: 25810114 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2014] [Revised: 01/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Reliable prediction of time of death after withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in patients with devastating neurological injury is crucial to successful donation after cardiac death. Herein, we conducted a study of 419 neurocritical patients who underwent life support withdrawal at four neurosurgical centers in China. Based on a retrospective cohort, we used multivariate Cox regression analysis to identify prognostic factors for patient death, which were then integrated into a nomogram. The model was calibrated and validated using data from an external retrospective cohort and a prospective cohort. We identified 10 variables that were incorporated into a nomogram. The C-indexes for predicting the 60-min death probability in the training, external validation and prospective validation cohorts were 0.96 (0.93-0.98), 0.94 (0.91-0.97), and 0.99 (0.97-1.00), respectively. The calibration plots after WLST showed an optimal agreement between the prediction of time to death by the nomogram and the actual observation for all cohorts. Then we identified 22, 26 and 37 as cut-points for risk stratification into four groups. Kaplan-Meier curves indicated distinct prognoses between patients in the different risk groups (p < 0.001). In conclusion, we have developed and validated a nomogram to accurately identify potential cardiac death donors in neurocritical patients in a Chinese population.
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Li L, Shi Y, Wang R, Huang T, Liang W, Luo H, Gan X, Huang W, Li J, Lei A, Chen M. Proteomic analysis of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus Streptococcus agalactiae strains with different genotypes and serotypes. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2015; 86:615-636. [PMID: 25604844 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Nine tilapia Oreochromis niloticus group B streptococcus (GBS) strains differing in serotype and genotype were selected and paired. Two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2D DIGE) and matrix-assisted laser-desorption ionization time-of-flight-mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) were used to analyse the protein profiles of the strain pairs. Forty-three proteins corresponding to 66 spots were identified, of which 35 proteins were found in the seven selected strain pairs that represented pairs differing in genotype and serotype. Among the 35 proteins, numbers of differentially expressed proteins in strains of different serotypes were greater than found in strains of different genotypes, suggesting that serotype plays a more essential role than genotype in the differential protein expression among GBS strains. No distinct pattern was found with respect to genotype and the protein expression profile of GBS strains. Several proteins were identified as surface-associated cytoplasmic proteins that possessed the typical immunity-eliciting characteristics of surface proteins. The identified proteins were found to be involved in 16 biological processes and seven Kyoto encyclopaedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathways. The data, for the first time, identified differentially expressed proteins in O. niloticus GBS strains of different serotypes, which play a major role in immunogenicity of O. niloticus GBS than does genotype, offering further information for design of a vaccine against O. niloticus GBS.
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Liang W, Guman-Sepulveda JR, He S, Dogariu A, Fang JY. Microrheology and Release Behaviors of Self-Assembled Steroid Hydrogels. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.4236/msce.2015.38002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Yang C, Wang L, Cheng SJ, Hsu YC, Stokke BG, Roskaft E, Moksnes A, Liang W, Moller AP. Deficiency in egg rejection in a host species as a response to the absence of brood parasitism. Behav Ecol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Li Y, Aggen S, Shi S, Gao J, Li Y, Tao M, Zhang K, Wang X, Gao C, Yang L, Liu Y, Li K, Shi J, Wang G, Liu L, Zhang J, Du B, Jiang G, Shen J, Zhang Z, Liang W, Sun J, Hu J, Liu T, Wang X, Miao G, Meng H, Li Y, Hu C, Li Y, Huang G, Li G, Ha B, Deng H, Mei Q, Zhong H, Gao S, Sang H, Zhang Y, Fang X, Yu F, Yang D, Liu T, Chen Y, Hong X, Wu W, Chen G, Cai M, Song Y, Pan J, Dong J, Pan R, Zhang W, Shen Z, Liu Z, Gu D, Wang X, Liu X, Zhang Q, Flint J, Kendler KS. Subtypes of major depression: latent class analysis in depressed Han Chinese women. Psychol Med 2014; 44:3275-3288. [PMID: 25065911 PMCID: PMC4180813 DOI: 10.1017/s0033291714000749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite substantial research, uncertainty remains about the clinical and etiological heterogeneity of major depression (MD). Can meaningful and valid subtypes be identified and would they be stable cross-culturally? METHOD Symptoms at their lifetime worst depressive episode were assessed at structured psychiatric interview in 6008 women of Han Chinese descent, age ⩾ 30 years, with recurrent DSM-IV MD. Latent class analysis (LCA) was performed in Mplus. RESULTS; Using the nine DSM-IV MD symptomatic A criteria, the 14 disaggregated DSM-IV criteria and all independently assessed depressive symptoms (n = 27), the best LCA model identified respectively three, four and six classes. A severe and non-suicidal class was seen in all solutions, as was a mild/moderate subtype. An atypical class emerged once bidirectional neurovegetative symptoms were included. The non-suicidal class demonstrated low levels of worthlessness/guilt and hopelessness. Patterns of co-morbidity, family history, personality, environmental precipitants, recurrence and body mass index (BMI) differed meaningfully across subtypes, with the atypical class standing out as particularly distinct. CONCLUSIONS MD is a clinically complex syndrome with several detectable subtypes with distinct clinical and demographic correlates. Three subtypes were most consistently identified in our analyses: severe, atypical and non-suicidal. Severe and atypical MD have been identified in multiple prior studies in samples of European ethnicity. Our non-suicidal subtype, with low levels of guilt and hopelessness, may represent a pathoplastic variant reflecting Chinese cultural influences.
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Mueller S, Liang W, Byron S, Nazemi K, Leary S, Kilburn L, Prados M, Gupta N, Craig D, Carpten J, Berens M. PL-03 * FEASIBILITY OF GENOMICS-ENABLED THERAPY FOR PEDIATRIC HIGH-GRADE GLIOMAS AND DIFFUSE PONTINE GLIOMAS. Neuro Oncol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/nou267.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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