Vol 4, No 16 (August 29, 2016): Annals of Translational Medicine

Column in Laboratory Medicine

Clinical perception and simple laboratory tests: do not mistake the finger pointing at the moon
Giuseppe Lippi
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Big-data Clinical Trial Column

Neural networks: further insights into error function, generalized weights and others
Zhongheng Zhang
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Original Article

CBLB502 administration protects gut mucosal tissue in ulcerative colitis by inhibiting inflammation
Yang Xu, Hongxia Dong, Changhui Ge, Yan Gao, Haifeng Liu, Weiguang Li, Chenggang Zhang
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Mitral valve repair with the “respect” approach in dialysis-dependent patients: a single-center experience
Busheng Zhang, Yue Zheng, Liang Fang, Huangdong Dai, Dan Zhu, Ye Kong
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History of previous knee surgery does not affect the clinical outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasty in an Asian population
Jason Beng Teck Lim, Bryan Loh, Hwei Chi Chong, Andrew Hwee Chye Tan
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Bronchial reacutization and gastroesophageal reflux: is there a potential clinical correlation?
Carlo Pomari, Luisa Mauroner, Simona Paiano, Luca Rosario Assante, Luca Bertolaccini, Giacomo Ruffo, Paride Mainardi, Paolo Bocus, Andrea Geccherle, Sergio Ivan Albanese, Stefano Ciaffoni
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Review Article

The emerging role of immunotherapy in colorectal cancer
David Lynch, Adrian Murphy
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Use of extracorporeal membranous oxygenator in transcatheter aortic valve replacement
George Makdisi, Peter B. Makdisi, I-Wen Wang
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PillCam colon capsule endoscopy (PCCE) in colonic diseases
Dan Carter, Rami Eliakim
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Study Protocol

Effectiveness of enteral feeding protocol on clinical outcomes in critically ill patients: a study protocol for before-and-after design
Zhongheng Zhang, Qian Li, Lingzhi Jiang, Bo Xie, Xiaowei Ji, Jiahong Lu, Ronglin Jiang, Shu Lei, Shihao Mao, Lijun Ying, Di Lu, Xiaoshui Si, Jianxin He, Mingxia Ji, Jianhua Zhu, Guodong Chen, Yadi Shao, Yinghe Xu, Ronghai Lin, Chao Zhang, Weiwen Zhang, Jian Luo, Tianzheng Lou, Xuwei He, Kun Chen, Renhua Sun
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Case Report

A rare case of metastatic germ cell tumor to stomach and duodenum masquerading as signet ring cell adenocarcinoma
Srijan Mazumdar, Sridhar Sundaram, Prachi Patil, Shaesta Mehta, Mukta Ramadwar
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Mitral valve replacement in a dialysis-dependent patient
Ansheng Mo, Zhihu Tao, Zhiqiang Feng, Xiaoping Yang, Jun Wu
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Editorial

Autofluorescence bronchoscopy for lung cancer screening: a time to reflect
Oleg Epelbaum, Wilbert S. Aronow
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Preventing or treating anti-EGFR related skin rash with antibiotics?
Fausto Petrelli, Karen Borgonovo, Sandro Barni
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Skin communicates what we deeply feel: antibiotic prophylactic treatment to reduce epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors induced rash in lung cancer (the Pan Canadian rash trial)
Oscar Arrieta, Amir Carmona, Maria Teresa de Jesus Vega, Mariana Lopez-Mejia, Andrés F. Cardona
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Remote ischemic preconditioning to prevent cardiac surgery-related acute kidney injury: how far away from a breakthrough?
Patrick M. Honore, Rita Jacobs, Herbert D. Spapen
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Radiofrequency ablation is one of safe and effective local control alternative for colorectal pulmonary metastases
Ke-Neng Chen
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Intensive care unit strain should not rush physicians into making inappropriate decisions, but merely reduce the time to the right decisions being made
Jean-Pierre Quenot, Fiona Ecarnot, Nicolas Meunier-Beillard, Auguste Dargent, Audrey Large, Pascal Andreu, Jean-Philippe Rigaud
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Commentary

How to determine the treatment options for lower-pole renal stones
Bum Soo Kim
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Treatment strategies of epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor-induced skin toxicities: pre-emptive or reactive?
Yung-Tsu Cho, Kai-Lung Chen, Chia-Yu Chu
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Understanding the sepsis mortality belt: time to buckle down!
Petros Kopterides, Florian B. Mayr, Sachin Yende
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Viewpoint

Blood pressure in acute intra-cerebral hemorrhage
Simona Lattanzi, Mauro Silvestrini
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Correspondence

The relentless crumbling of the renin-angiotensin system (RAS)-blockade halo
Franz H. Messerli, Bora Toklu, Robert Fakheri, Sripal Bangalore
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Distinguished Executive Editor-in-Chief

Living legend in clinical biochemistry—Prof. Giuseppe Lippi: we should have strength to stick to things we do
Jessie S. Zhong
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