• Clotting factor X, or Stuart-Prower factor, is a vitamin K-dependent serine protease that serves as the first enzyme in the common pathway of thrombus formation. (medscape.com)
  • Acquired factor X deficiency can be caused by severe liver disease, vitamin K deficiency , or anticoagulant drugs such as warfarin. (medscape.com)
  • Vitamin K is ineffective in hereditary factor X deficiency but may be useful in certain acquired cases. (medscape.com)
  • Background:Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in childhood are common, and they are closely related to bone development. (researchsquare.com)
  • However, the status and influential factors of vitamin D during different ages are not clear. (researchsquare.com)
  • This study aimed to survey vitamin D status in children aged 0 to 6 years and explore its influential factors. (researchsquare.com)
  • 50 nmol/L) was 48.1% in the preschool group (3-6 years of age), which was higher than the 21.2% vitamin D deficiency in the toddlerhood group (2-3 years of age) and the 17.9% vitamin D deficiency in the infancy group (0-1 years of age). (researchsquare.com)
  • Conclusions: A high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was common in a Chinese population of children 0-6 years old, especially in the preschool-aged group. (researchsquare.com)
  • Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency has become a public health problem. (researchsquare.com)
  • Although classical vitamin C deficiency, marked by scurvy, is rare in most parts of the world, some research has shown variable heart disease risks depending on plasma vitamin C concentration, even within the normal range. (mdpi.com)
  • Furthermore, other studies have suggested possible heart-related benefits to vitamin C taken in doses beyond the minimal amounts required to prevent classically defined deficiency. (mdpi.com)
  • As the world's attention has been riveted upon the growing COVID-19 pandemic, many researchers have written brief reports supporting the hypothesis that vitamin D deficiency is related to the incidence and severity of COVID-19. (frontiersin.org)
  • The clear common thread among the top risk groups-vitamin D deficiency-may be being overlooked because of previous overstated claims of vitamin D benefits. (frontiersin.org)
  • Firstly, the innate immune system is impaired by vitamin D deficiency, which would predispose sufferers to viral infections such as COVID-19. (frontiersin.org)
  • Vitamin D deficiency also increases the activity of the X-chromosome-linked "Renin-Angiotensin" System, making vitamin D deficient individuals (especially men) more susceptible to COVID-19's deadly "cytokine storm" (dramatic immune system overreaction). (frontiersin.org)
  • Secondly, the groups who are at highest risk for severe COVID-19 match those who are at highest risk for severe vitamin D deficiency. (frontiersin.org)
  • And thirdly, the pattern of geographical spread of COVID-19 reflects higher population vitamin D deficiency. (frontiersin.org)
  • Both within the USA and throughout the world, COVID-19 fatality rates parallel vitamin D deficiency rates. (frontiersin.org)
  • Although randomized controlled trial results may be available eventually, the correlational and causal study evidence supporting a link between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 risks is already so strong that it supports action. (frontiersin.org)
  • The 141 author groups writing primarily about biological plausibility detailed how vitamin D deficiency can explain every risk factor and every complication of COVID-19, but agreed that other factors are undoubtedly at work. (frontiersin.org)
  • Two causal modeling studies and several analyses of variance strongly supported the hypothesis that vitamin D deficiency is a causal, rather than a bystander, factor in COVID-19 outcomes. (frontiersin.org)
  • The literature review also found that prophylactically correcting possible vitamin D deficiency during the COVID-19 pandemic is extremely safe. (frontiersin.org)
  • The most common causes of acquired factor X deficiency include liver disease, vitamin K deficiency, vitamin K antagonist use, amyloidosis, and neoplasm. (medscape.com)
  • Barnard stresses "building a shield" with certain vitamins, such as vitamin E and folate, which are plentiful in a plant-based diet, and vitamins B 6 and B 12 "around the brain," to protect it against the "threats to brain health" which include metals, unhealthy fats and prescription drugs. (westonaprice.org)
  • Barnard states that the "best sources of vitamin B 12 " are to be found in highly refined products such as breakfast cereals, fortified soy milk, and multivitamins and supplements, which he previously condemned in his discussion on metals. (westonaprice.org)
  • In palliative pain therapy, an existing vitamin D deficiency leads to higher opioid dosages for pain control [13]. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • In practical consequence, every (breast) cancer patient should, depending on season, body weight u. a. factors, receive vitamin D3 between 1000 and 5000 IU daily to reach the target levels of 100-200 nmol/l. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Churilla TM, Brereton HD, Klem M. Vitamin D deficiency is widespread in cancer patients and correlates with advanced stage disease: a community oncology experience. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Schilling S. Epidemic vitamin D deficiency among patients in an elderly care rehabilitation facility. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • Fink M. Vitamin D deficiency is a cofactor of chemotherapy-induced mucocutaneous toxicity and dysgeusia. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • The discovery that a variety of tissues can express vitamin D receptor (VDR) has opened new ways of research related to vitamin D biological effects and molecular pathways [ 1 - 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Vitamin D deficiency is indeed extremely frequent in the above diseases. (hindawi.com)
  • The disease is cited as a primary reason for consuming vitamin D regularly even though research has demonstrated that rickets is not caused by vitamin D deficiency but by hypophosphatemia. (mpkb.org)
  • The latest molecular evidence does not support adding high levels of vitamin D to the food chain in the name of "preventing rickets. (mpkb.org)
  • The researchers found that if the mice were given a diet high in calcium and phosphorous they did not develop rickets and their bones were just as strong as normal mice with active Vitamin D Receptors. (mpkb.org)
  • The team concluded that rickets is not caused by a deficiency of vitamin D but instead results from hypophosphatemia, a condition where the level of phosphorous in the blood is too low. (mpkb.org)
  • This work is also echoed by Schubert and De Luca who found that muscle weakness in hypophosphatemic rats could be corrected with supplementation of phosphorus, and that hypocalcemia together with vitamin D deficiency did not produce muscle weakness. (mpkb.org)
  • It is not due to vitamin D deficiency but is caused by not having enough calcium in the diet. (mpkb.org)
  • While a shortage (deficiency) of this vitamin is an established risk factor for neural tube defects, there are many factors that can contribute to folate deficiency. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Individual participant data (IPD)-level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to estimate the vitamin D dietary requirements in dark-skinned individuals resident at high latitude. (creighton.edu)
  • Vitamin D deficiency has also been associated with insulin resistance. (wikipedia.org)
  • Vitamin D deficiency is a widespread problem in the U.S., and specific population groups are more likely to suffer from deficiency (e.g. (creighton.edu)
  • Supplementation with vitamin D has been demonstrated to reduce the incidence of acute respiratory tract infections.In addition, data from around the world indicate that low vitamin D status correlates with increased incidence and severity of, and mortality from, COVID-19. (creighton.edu)
  • The prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) ranges from 7.4 to 159.4 per 100,000 of population, with the highest rates among United Kingdom residents of Afro-Caribbean descent, and non-White populations elsewhere. (lww.com)
  • Prevalence/Incidence of aneurysms: Discussion of current state of aneurysm prevalence and how it differs in different populations 3. (intechopen.com)
  • Member States have adopted and implemented successive global and regional strategies and resolutions, with demonstrable positive impacts on incidence, prevalence and mortality, albeit with variations across countries. (who.int)
  • 2. Despite current achievements, TB still remains a major public health problem due to continued high incidence, prevalence and mortality. (who.int)
  • Prevalence and risk of individual thrombophilic markers with a time line representing their discovery[ 1 ] Despite the expansion of these methods, the following years brought forth discoveries of defects on a molecular basis, which posed decreasing risks of thrombosis, as can be seen in Fig 1 . (intechopen.com)
  • Between the extremes of disease 'control' (reduction in incidence and/or prevalence) and 'eradication,' several intermediate levels of impact on diseases may be described. (cdc.gov)
  • Epidemiology of inherited epidermolysis bullosa based on incidence and prevalence estimates from the National Epidermolysis Bullosa Registry. (thieme-connect.de)
  • This is 168% higher than the annual average number of cases reported during 2010-2018 and 2020-2021 (approximately 550 per year) and 61% higher than the 913 cases reported in 2016, the second highest year on record. (cdc.gov)
  • All patients were diagnosed in accordance with the classification standard of diabetes developed by the American Diabetes Association in 2018 [ 12 ]. (nature.com)
  • [ 2 ] Pedigree analysis of patients with congenital factor X deficiency often reveals consanguinity. (medscape.com)
  • Congenital factor X deficiency is an autosomal recessive disorder. (medscape.com)
  • G factor X gene mutations are responsible for congenital factor X deficiency in patients of Nepali and Indian origin. (medscape.com)
  • Genetic analysis of hereditary factor X deficiency in a French patient of Sri Lankan ancestry: in vitro expression study identified Gly366Ser substitution as the molecular basis of the dysfunctional factor X. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis . (medscape.com)
  • Additionally, in patients with acquired factor X deficiency, treatment of the underlying cause may resolve the disorder. (medscape.com)
  • Patients are exclusively women and their episodes of angioedema are precipitated or worsened by high estrogen levels. (lu.se)
  • Patients with factor X deficiency may report a family history of a bleeding disorder. (medscape.com)
  • Pulmonary embolism is associated with high mortality, and early treatment is essential for the survival of patients. (mdpi.com)
  • The factors that contribute to neurologic involvement in patients with types 2 and 3 disease are still unknown but may be related to the accumulation of a cytotoxic glycolipid, glucosylsphingosine, in the brain due to the severe deficiency of glucocerebrosidase activity or to neuroinflammation. (medscape.com)
  • Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), a fatal disease with an annual worldwide incidence of 0.5 million new cases ( 1 ), is caused by infection with the protozoan species Leishmania infantum, L. chagasi, and L. donovani, the last-named with the highest relevance in terms of mortality and number of patients. (aai.org)
  • Advances in molecular genetics, particularly in the identification of cancer-causing mutations in germ cells, have made it possible to establish whether patients are at high risk of hereditary cancers. (cmaj.ca)
  • r The risk of malignant transformation may be higher in patients with dominant negative variants compared to haploinsufficient variants. (eviq.org.au)
  • The administration of rhAPC alone may not be sufficient DVT/PE prophylaxis in high risk patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients with DN were more likely to have zinc deficiency and lower expression of Nrf2. (nature.com)
  • Additionally, DN patients with zinc deficiency were prone to have more severe clinical and pathological manifestations. (nature.com)
  • In this study, we sought to determine whether zinc deficiency affected Nrf2 expression in patients with DN and to ascertain the clinical and pathological features of DN patients with zinc deficiency. (nature.com)
  • We also analyzed the expression of Nrf2 in the kidneys of DN patients with zinc deficiency to clarify the relationship between zinc and Nrf2 in these patients. (nature.com)
  • Patients diagnosed with primary immune deficiency disorder may show any one of several gene defects that cause the immune system to fail. (symptoma.com)
  • In many cases, PIDD take a progressive course and depletion of immune cells and other factors becomes more severe as the patients gets older [11]. (symptoma.com)
  • Ectopic expressions of CXC chemokines (CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11, and CXCL13), interleukins (IL-1/2/4/6/10/12/17/22/23), IFN- γ, and TNF- α occur in the minor salivary glands of SS patients as compared to healthy individuals [ 10 , 11 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Several previous reports suggest a A total of 2604 patients, 1299 males changing pattern and incidence of congeni- and 1305 females, age range 0-13 years, tal heart disease in various geographic loca- were evaluated in the studies. (who.int)
  • In primary and secondary prevention, there is a clear risk reduction with a lower incidence of breast cancer of 50-69% [4, 5, 6] or relapses with a reduction in mortality of up to 60% in a recent meta-analysis [7] in comparison of low to high Vit. (vitamindwiki.com)
  • In the higher age groups, the debilitating effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic bronchitis represent significantly higher causes of morbidity and mortality. (ddw-online.com)
  • Inherited factor X deficiency is autosomal recessive, with heterozygotes most often remaining asymptomatic or having only a mild bleeding tendency. (medscape.com)
  • Another important novel finding was made in 2000, when bone-derived hormone Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 (FGF23) was found to cause autosomal dominant hypophosphataemic rickets (ADHR), which provided the underlying mechanism for the previously unknown "phosphaturic factor" causing hypophosphataemia ( 2 , 3 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • In the present study, a bioinformatics approach was used to investigate the molecular mechanisms and prognosis of ACC. (cancerindex.org)
  • The etiology of HDL deficiencies ranges from secondary causes, such as smoking, to specific genetic mutations, such as Tangier disease and fish-eye disease. (medscape.com)
  • Regardless of the etiology, a deficiency of cyclooxygenase (COX), a key regulatory enzyme in the synthetic pathway of eicosanoid production, results in beneficial and detrimental physiologic conditions relative to imbalances of the eicosanoids. (medscape.com)
  • 4 , 5 Genetic factors are implicated in pathogenesis with a concordance rate for lupus of 24%-60% among monozygotic twins and 2%-5% among dizygotic twins. (lww.com)
  • Also, significant discoveries including new embryological molecular genetic transcription factors, the role of active placental mineral transport, and hormone regulation factors have changed the understanding of calcium and phosphate homeostasis in the fetus and the newborn. (frontiersin.org)
  • Furthermore, with the advancement of increasingly rapid molecular genetic testing, genomics will continue to play a greater role in this area of fetal diagnostics and prognostication. (frontiersin.org)
  • Venous thrombosis is a multifactorial disease frequently related to the interaction of genetic and environmental risk factors. (intechopen.com)
  • Some of the recently discovered genetic risk factors, such as factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A mutations, are quite common in the population. (intechopen.com)
  • Molecular genetic methods were implemented into the screening examinations for thrombophilic disorders in the 1990's along with the first discoveries of coagulation inhibitors (AT, protein C and protein S). The discovery of the molecular cause of activated protein C (APC) resistance by Bertina in 1994 greatly expanded their utilization. (intechopen.com)
  • 1976. Combination of genetic factors and chronic exposure to benzene in the aetiology of leukaemia. (cdc.gov)
  • [1] Various genetic factors can increase risk, such as a family history of diabetes, and there are some specific medical conditions associated with insulin resistance, such as polycystic ovary syndrome . (wikipedia.org)
  • The number of cases as a fraction of air traffic volume to international destinations outside North America or Europe was also highest in 2019, with 41.9 cases per million trips, compared with 21.0 per million in other years during 2010-2021. (cdc.gov)
  • The ITFDE defined eradication as 'reduction of the worldwide incidence of a disease to zero as a result of deliberate efforts, obviating the necessity for further control measures. (cdc.gov)
  • It is known that rapid heat hardening can be elicited by a brief exposure of cells to sub-lethal high temperature, which in turn provides protection from subsequent and more severe temperature. (wikipedia.org)
  • The present invention provides a simple and robust human liver cell-based system in which persistent hepatitis C infection, persistent hepatitis B infection or ethanol exposure induces a clinical Prognostic Liver Signature (PLS) high-risk gene signature. (sumobrain.com)
  • Factors implicated include current smoking, 9 exposure to crystalline silica, 10 Epstein-Barr virus seropositivity, 11 and hormones, with an association between early menarche and SLE 12 and a protective effect of breastfeeding. (lww.com)
  • Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of ZDTPs, calcium alkyl phenates, and magnesium, sodium, and calcium sulphonates had significant effects on the reproductive organs of male rabbits (testicular atrophy and reduction or absence of spermatozoa) which appeared to be species specific. (cdc.gov)
  • Risk factors of squa- individual pigmentation and sun exposure. (who.int)
  • The formation of aneurysms is an incompletely understood gradual process [ 1 ] involving genetics, epidemiology and pathobiology, in conjugation with the study of biophysics provides a more complete picture on how these factors interact [ 2 ]. (intechopen.com)
  • So far, studies have suggested that the incidence of SS is related to genetics, viral infection, related cytokines, neurohormone disorders, and environmental factors, yet it is still insufficiently understood, diagnosed, and treated [ 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Thus, Huh-7 may be more vulnerable to ethanol toxicity because of the higher levels of acetaldehyde. (springer.com)
  • Inability to control comorbidity, environmental insult, and nutritional deficiency, however, confound the ability to assess whether ethanol itself is neurotoxic. (nature.com)
  • Significant brain volume shrinkage occurred in the cerebral cortices of monkeys drinking ⩾ 3 g/kg ethanol/day (12 alcoholic drinks) at 6 months, and this persisted throughout the period of continuous access to ethanol. (nature.com)
  • He had a history of hypertension, schizophrenia, hypothyroidism and factor XII deficiency. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Iodine deficiency in utero and during growth can result in cretinism, a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to prolonged nutritional deficiency of iodine or from untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism). (westonaprice.org)
  • 5 Routine electrolyte assays and complete blood counts must be performed in case of any metabolic derangements or blood cell deficiencies, especially thrombocytopenia. (pediatriconcall.com)
  • In the blood coagulation cascade, factor X is cleaved to form factor Xa, an active serine protease. (medscape.com)
  • The molecular basis of blood coagulation. (medscape.com)
  • Blood coagulation factor X deficiency causes partial embryonic lethality and fatal neonatal bleeding in mice. (medscape.com)
  • He points out, rightly so, that the elderly who take acid-blocking medications and metformin for diabetes will not absorb B 12 from food and that many elderly do not produce enough stomach acid to free the B 12 from food. (westonaprice.org)
  • With this in mind, it is highly unlikely that these elderly will absorb the B 12 from soy milk or from fortified foods or supplements that are not taken sublingually. (westonaprice.org)
  • This led us to investigate whether FXI deficiency in elderly ApoE knockout (KO) mice would decrease pathological alterations compatible with atherosclerosis and AD. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Atherosclerosis is considered to be a risk factor for cognitive deterioration in the elderly, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) ( 3 , 4 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • It identifies gene-nutrient interactions associated with the nutritional deficiencies that people with IBD commonly experience, and the role of the Western diet in influencing these. (mdpi.com)
  • Thus, relevant factors, including premorbid assessment, environmental insult, nutritional deficiency, alcohol consumption patterns, comorbid psychopathology and other substance abuse, and the frequency of withdrawals cannot be controlled or often even adequately documented. (nature.com)
  • The human gene encoding factor X is primarily expressed in the liver and is located on the long arm of chromosome 13, just downstream from the gene for factor VII. (medscape.com)
  • Petersen and Mitchell found that in D. melanogaster a mild heat shock pretreatment which induces heat shock gene expression (and greatly enhances survival after a subsequent higher temperature heat shock) primarily affects translation of messenger RNA rather than transcription of RNA. (wikipedia.org)
  • Gene mutations and three-dimensional structural analysis in 13 families with severe factor X deficiency. (medscape.com)
  • One missense mutation in the factor X gene causing factor X deficiency--factor X Kanazawa. (medscape.com)
  • The disorder results from the deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. (medscape.com)
  • T). This common variant results in a form of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase that has reduced activity at higher temperatures (the enzyme is thermolabile). (medlineplus.gov)
  • Factor X deficiency is a bleeding disorder that can be inherited or acquired. (medscape.com)
  • This disorder is one of the world's most rare factor deficiencies. (medscape.com)
  • The disorder results from the deficiency of a specific lysosomal hydrolase, glucocerebrosidase (also termed acid beta-glucosidase, glucosylceramidase). (medscape.com)
  • Since the very beginning of the diagnosis of thrombophilic disorders, which arose from the study of families with a high frequency of thrombophilic complications, it was apparent that in a number of cases, the disorder was due to dominantly inherited conditions. (intechopen.com)
  • Hemophilia A is an X-linked, recessive disorder caused by deficiency of functional plasma clotting factor VIII (FVIII), which may be inherited or arise from spontaneous mutation. (medscape.com)
  • When the monocyte circulates in the bloodstream, it will react if it finds an area, e.g. the blood vessel wall, where there is inflammation , e.g. due to high blood pressure. (vitalraadet.dk)
  • vi) APP transgenic mice with apolipoprotein E (ApoE) deficiency had increased atherosclerosis and vascular inflammation ( 16 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • High efficiency delivery of such agents to the lung, therefore, will not only have a positive impact on lung inflammation, but will also have disease-modifying effects on the progressive loss of lung function caused by chronic degradation of lung tissue. (ddw-online.com)
  • That alterations of collagen VII result in blister formation, scar deficiency associated with inflammation, and increased expression of transforming growth factor β. (thieme-connect.de)
  • Low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), or hypoalphalipoproteinemia (HA), includes a variety of conditions, ranging from mild to severe, in which concentrations of alpha lipoproteins or high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are reduced. (medscape.com)
  • The US National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Adult Treatment Panel III (ATP III) redefined the HDL cholesterol level that constitutes a formal coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factor. (medscape.com)
  • For men, a high-risk HDL cholesterol level is still less than 40 mg/dL, but for women, the high-risk HDL cholesterol level is less than 50 mg/dL. (medscape.com)
  • The specious high-cholesterol theory came out of misunderstood evidence from the famous Framingham Study. (westonaprice.org)
  • Yet when researchers examined the same subjects thirty years later they determined that high cholesterol was not a risk factor for older people, and more than twenty studies have in fact demonstrated that older people with higher cholesterol live the longest. (westonaprice.org)
  • The study explores the hypothesis by investigating effects of consumption of 1000 mg of PSO on total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure ((BP). (scielo.br)
  • Strong government stewardship, universal access, reaching vulnerable populations, engagement of civil society and communities as well as adoption of new technologies have also been recognised as critical factors for ending the TB epidemic. (who.int)
  • [2] Overconsumption of fat- and sugar-rich meals and beverages have been proposed as a fundamental factor behind the metabolic syndrome epidemic. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pathologic findings in liver biopsy are (1) high-grade venous congestion and centrilobular liver cell atrophy, and, possibly, (2) thrombi within the terminal hepatic venules. (medscape.com)
  • At this time a heparin infusion was initiated given the patient's known factor XII deficiency and demonstrated mesenteric venous thrombosis. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, this depends on a number of factors, such as intra-uterine detection at an early gestational age and the presence of associated structural defects. (pediatriconcall.com)
  • The physical examination of a patient with factor X deficiency may reveal petechiae, ecchymoses, or both, which commonly develop in areas of minor trauma. (medscape.com)
  • This latter class of inhibitors, Prolastin®, AralastTM and ZemairaTM are plasma-derived alpha 1-antitrypsin (pAAT) replacement therapies for the treatment of the hereditary form of emphysema caused by AAT deficiency, with both AralastTM and ZemairaTM each receiving FDA approval in 2003. (ddw-online.com)
  • Testing for inhibitors is indicated when bleeding is not controlled after adequate amounts of factor concentrate are infused during a bleeding episode. (medscape.com)
  • The bone minerals calcium, phosphate and magnesium are all maintained at higher concentrations in utero to achieve adequate bone accretion. (frontiersin.org)
  • The dramatic upregulation of the heat shock proteins is a key part of the heat shock response and is induced primarily by heat shock factor (HSF). (wikipedia.org)
  • The degree of iodine deficiency was milder and manifested primarily as thyroid enlargement rather than severe mental and physical impairment. (westonaprice.org)
  • Based on these common clotting test results, the factor was designated Stuart-Prower factor. (medscape.com)
  • As the first step in the common pathway to thrombus formation, factor X can be activated by products of both the intrinsic and extrinsic clotting cascades. (medscape.com)
  • Clotting factors VII and X as useful markers of terminal deletion of chromosome 13. (medscape.com)
  • Deficiency or insufficiency in any of these vitamins can negatively affect immune function and can increase the susceptibility to infection. (creighton.edu)
  • The major apolipoproteins of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are alpha lipoproteins (ie, apolipoprotein A-I [apo A-I], apo A-II, apo A-IV), which are soluble and can move between different classes of lipoproteins. (medscape.com)
  • These diseases share common risk factors, which are exhibited in old age, including hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and apolipoprotein (Apo) ε4 allele. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Several findings suggest that atherosclerosis and AD are linked: i) Atherosclerotic vascular disease and AD share common risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and apolipoprotein ε4 allele ( 5 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Its diagnosis is based on finding a low plasma activity of the factor in coagulating assays. (lu.se)
  • When compared to functional assays, molecular assays provide clear results without different cut-off values. (intechopen.com)
  • Accordingly, laboratory investigation of thrombophilic disorders has expanded due to incorporation of modern molecular assays. (intechopen.com)
  • Current therapeutic options for SS mainly relies on improving mouth and eye dryness and suppressing immune responses, such as artificial tears and saliva substitutes, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoids, hydroxychloroquine, synthetic immunosuppressive agents, and T or B cell-targeting biological therapies [ 12 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Hereditary emphysema (HE) is a form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that develops as a consequence of a deficiency of AAT in the circulation. (ddw-online.com)
  • While the thyroid gland contains the body's highest concentration of iodine, the salivary glands, brain, cerebrospinal fluid, gastric mucosea, breasts, ovaries and a part of the eye also concentrate iodine. (westonaprice.org)
  • This study improves the understanding of the link between QZF and SS on molecular mechanisms. (hindawi.com)
  • Cellular and molecular mechanisms of fibrosis. (thieme-connect.de)
  • ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study was carried out to examine the association between osteoporosis and specific risk factors among 384 women referred to the Radiology Department at King Abdullah University Hospital, Irbid, Jordan during the period September 2009-August 2010 for diagnosis of osteopenia or osteoporosis. (who.int)
  • 2] The median age at diagnosis is in the sixth decade of life, and the incidence is three-fold higher in men. (cancernetwork.com)
  • Let's look at the history of molecular diagnosis of thrombophilia. (intechopen.com)
  • Factor Xa is ultimately inactivated by forming a complex with antithrombin, which then undergoes hepatic clearance. (medscape.com)
  • Factor Xa can suppress the coagulation cascade by inactivating both factor VIII and tissue factor. (medscape.com)
  • Pfeiffer RA, Ott R, Gilgenkrantz S, Alexandre P. Deficiency of coagulation factors VII and X associated with deletion of a chromosome 13 (q34). (medscape.com)
  • Evidence that activities of coagulation factors VII and X are linked to chromosome 13 (q34). (medscape.com)
  • Recent findings from our group and others demonstrate the involvement of coagulation factors in both atherosclerosis ( 27 , 28 ) and AD ( 29 , 30 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Molecular characterization of two novel mutations causing factor X deficiency in a Chinese pedigree. (medscape.com)
  • This observation has led to the theory that high iodine levels in the Japanese diet, rich in seaweed and seafood, provide protection against breast cancer and other diseases of the breast. (westonaprice.org)
  • In cases of acquired factor X deficiency, the physical examination may reveal signs of underlying disease, including liver disease, intestinal malabsorption, upper respiratory tract infection, amyloidosis, and leprosy. (medscape.com)
  • Copper is contained in liver but high amounts are also found in soy, tea, cereals, and many vegetable products. (westonaprice.org)
  • Factor X deficiency may arise because of reduced synthesis of the protein, which is known as type I deficiency state, or because of production of a dysfunctional molecule, which is known as type II deficiency state. (medscape.com)
  • The answer to all health problems, according to Barnard, including weight loss, high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes is to avoid "fatty" animal products and adopt a plant-based diet despite any and all scientific evidence to the contrary. (westonaprice.org)
  • Risk factors for insulin resistance include obesity , sedentary lifestyle , family history of diabetes, various health conditions, and certain medications. (wikipedia.org)
  • Contrary to secondary immunodeficiencies, environmental factors triggering symptom onset cannot be identified. (symptoma.com)
  • There is also emerging evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for inconsistencies in HNSCC trends, with oncogenic HPV DNA found in approximately half of oropharyngeal cancers and in a high proportion of oropharyngeal cancers in nonsmokers and nondrinkers. (cancernetwork.com)
  • However, MYH -associated polyposis typically results in a different pattern of extracolonic cancers, including breast cancer, 12 sebaceous adenocarcinoma and endometrial cancer. (cmaj.ca)