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Asociación entre el polimorfismo rs9939609 del gen FTO y marcadores de adiposidad en población adulta chilena

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (6), 2018
Background: Numerous studies have identified the role of Fat-mass-associated-gene (FTO) in the development of obesity. Aim: To investigate the association of FTO gene with adiposity markers in Chilean adults. Material and Methods: 409 participants were included in this cross-sectional study. The associ...

Resistência insulínica interfere na resposta virológica sustentada em pacientes portadores de hepatite C crônica genótipo 3 tratados com peginterferon/ribavirina?

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus are common extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C (HCV). Insulin resistance assessed by HOMA-IR is associated with low rates of sustained virological response, especially in HCV genotype 1 positive patients treated with peginterf...

Infecção pelo Helicobacter pylori e perfil imunológico em pacientes com diferentes doenças gastroduodenais

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The association between infection with Helicobacter pylori and different gastroduodenal diseases is related to bacterial, host and environmental factors. Studies have demonstrated an association between the genetic diversity of H. pylori, especially in the vacA and cagA genes, and ...

Aumento dos lípides durante tratamento para VHC: ação do vírus ou da medicação?

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The interaction between serum lipids and C virus infection is well known, as are serum lipid levels in the Peg-IFN / RBV-based treatment. However, with direct action antivirals (DAAs) this behavior is still unclear. OBJECTIVE: To compare serum lipids levels between patients treat...

Genetic variants related to angiogenesis and apoptosis in patients with glioma

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 76 (6), 2018
ABSTRACT Background Glioma, the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults, is highly aggressive and associated with a poor prognosis. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the association of genetic polymorphisms related to angiogenesis and apoptosis with gliomas, as well as comorbidi...

Viremia en plasma como factor asociado a gravedad en la infección por el virus del dengue: revisión sistemática de la literatura

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (2), 2018
Resumen Introducción: La viremia plasmática es un factor cuyo rol en la gravedad de la infección por el virus del dengue se ha discutido ampliamente en los últimos años, siendo hallados resultados divergentes en los múltiples contextos evaluados. Métodos: Se realizó una revisión sistemática d...

Parotiditis en Chile: caracterización clínica y molecular de dos casos en una población altamente inmunizada

Rev. chil. infectol; 35 (2), 2018
Resumen El virus de la parotiditis produce una infección benigna caracterizada por un aumento de volumen parotídeo que, antes de la introducción de la vacuna tres vírica, afectaba principalmente a niños y adolescentes. Luego de que esta vacuna se implementara en el Programa Nacional de Inmunizacione...

HCMV UL97 phosphotransferase gene mutations may be associated with antiviral resistance in immunocompromised patients in Belém, PA, Northern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Human cytomegalovirus is one of the causes of opportunist infections in immunocompromised patients, and is triggered by factors such as state of viral latency, weakened immune responses, and development of antiviral resistance to ganciclovir, the only drug offered by the public h...

First-wave protease inhibitors for hepatitis C genotype 1 treatment: a real-life experience in Brazilian patients

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Licensed for chronic hepatitis C treatment in 2011, the protease inhibitors (PIs) telaprevir (TVR) and boceprevir (BOC), which have high sustained viral responses (SVR), ushered a new era characterized by the development of direct-action drugs against the hepatitis C virus (HCV). ...

The role of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay among adolescents suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION The teste rápido molecular para tuberculose (TRM-TB) was introduced in 2014 in Brazil for tuberculosis screening. However, its role in adolescents in Brazil has not been studied. METHODS A descriptive study of adolescents with suspected tuberculosis using National Laboratory so...