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Psiquiatría transcultural y depresión en China: un relato clínico
Cross-cultural psychiatry and depression in the eastern population

El siguiente trabajo presenta la historia de una paciente de 19 años oriunda de China, que cursó una internación en una sala de psiquiatría de un hospital general por un cuadro de características depresivas. El caso es notable por el polimorfismo en la sintomatología clínica que ...

Outbreak investigation in cargo ship in times of COVID-19 crisis, Port of Santos, Brazil

ABSTRACT In February 2020, a Chinese cargo ship docked at the Port of Santos with reports of crew members with a feverish and respiratory condition. A team was gathered to verify the existence of suspected cases of COVID-19 inside the vessel and define its clearance. All 25 crew members were interviewed,...

A meta-analysis on the association of genetic polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme and coronary artery disease in the chinese population

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between genotype insertion or deletion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene (ACE) and susceptibility to coronary artery disease (CAD) in Chinese Han population. METHODS: We conducted a comprehensive search for the OR value of contrast ...

Pharmacokinetics and safety of repirinast tablets in healthy Chinese subjects

ABSTRACT Repirinast is a new, synthetic, disodium cromoglycate-like antiallergic agent for oral administration in humans. This study evaluated the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of repirinast tablets in healthy Chinese volunteers. This was a phase I, open-label, randomized, single- and multipl...

Estrutura conceptual do envelhecimento em diferentes etnias

Resumo OBJETIVO Elaborar uma estrutura conceptual que explique como idosos de diferentes culturas vivenciam o envelhecimento, formulam conceitos e atribuem valores ao processo de envelhecer. MÉTODO Pesquisa de abordagem qualitativa, realizada com 33 idosos, em município da tríplice fronteira. Os dad...

Association between C1q gene polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid diseases

ABSTRACT Objective In the present study, we aimed to assess the associations of C1q gene polymorphisms with autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) susceptibility. Subjects and methods A set of 1,003 AITD patients (661 with Graves' disease and 342 with Hashimoto's thyroiditis) and 880 ethnically- and geog...

Prevalence and risk factors for human papillomavirus infection among Chinese ethnic women in southern of Yunnan, China

Braz. j. infect. dis; 21 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Dai is a major Chinese ethnic minority group residing in rural areas of the southern part of Yunnan. However, no data exist on the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotype distribution among Dai women. Method: A total of 793 participants (Dai = 324, Han = 251, other ethni...

Cuidado filial e o relacionamento com o idoso em famílias de diferentes nacionalidades

RESUMO Objetivo: identificar de que forma ocorrem o cuidado filial e o relacionamento com o idoso em famílias de diferentes nacionalidades. Método: estudo qualitativo, realizado em município da tríplice fronteira do Paraná com 33 idosos de cinco nacionalidades e que adotou como estratégia teóric...

Association between polymorphisms in the APOB gene and hyperlipidemia in the Chinese Yugur population

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (11), 2017
We investigated the influence of apolipoprotein B gene (APOB) variants on the risk of hyperlipidemia (HL) in 631 middle-aged and elderly members of the Chinese Yugur population (HL, n=336; normolipidemia, n=295). APOB polymorphisms were identified using mass spectrometry, and five single nucleotide polym...

Imported cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania major in a Chinese laborer who worked in Saudi Arabia

An. bras. dermatol; 91 (3), 2016
Abstract: We report an imported case of cutaneous leishmaniasis in a 37-year-old man from Saudi Arabia caused by Leishmania major. He presented with non-healing nodulo-ulcerative lesions with a "volcanic crater" on the lower limbs. It was clearly cutaneous leishmaniasis - a rare disease in China - as ref...