Vol 7, No 14 (July 31, 2019): Annals of Translational Medicine

Editorial

A brilliant dawn and an even brighter future for Annals of Translational Medicine
Giuseppe Lippi
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Tumour growth kinetics as a potential predictive and prognostic factor in carcinoma of the lung
Swaroop Revannasiddaiah, Vinayak V. Maka, Santhosh Kumar Devadas
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Original Article

Genetic variants and clinical significance of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Hong-Hong Zhang, Hong-Sheng Wang, Xiao-Wen Qian, Cui-Qing Fan, Jun Li, Hui Miao, Xiao-Hua Zhu, Yi Yu, Jian-Hua Meng, Ping Cao, Jun Le, Jun-Ye Jiang, Wen-Jing Jiang, Ping Wang, Xiao-Wen Zhai
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Trehalose enhances bone fracture healing in a rat sleep deprivation model
Xingquan Xu, Rongliang Wang, Ziying Sun, Rui Wu, Wenjin Yan, Qing Jiang, Dongquan Shi
Annals of Translational Medicine  
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Alterations of irisin, adropin, preptin and BDNF concentrations in coronary heart disease patients comorbid with depression
Wenxiu Han, Chunxiang Zhang, Hui Wang, Mengqi Yang, Yujin Guo, Gongying Li, Hailiang Zhang, Changshui Wang, Dan Chen, Chunmei Geng, Pei Jiang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Impact of prior cancer on outcomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Huaqiang Zhou, Yaxiong Zhang, Jiaqing Liu, Wenfeng Fang, Yunpeng Yang, Shaodong Hong, Gang Chen, Shen Zhao, Jiayi Shen, Wei Xian, Zhonghan Zhang, Xi Chen, Hongyun Zhao, Yan Huang, Li Zhang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Comparison of Roche Elecsys and Sysmex HISCL immunoassays for the screening of common blood-borne pathogens
Wanzhou Xu, Yongqing Tong, Yan Li
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Comprehensive analysis of differentially expressed serum microRNAs in humans responding to Brucella infection
Cuiping Zhang, Quan Fu, Meng Ding, Tingting Chen, Xiaolan Lu, Yujie Zhong, Yuying Bian, Fengmin Zhang, Chen-Yu Zhang, Chunni Zhang, Cheng Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Anti-atherosclerotic effects between a combined treatment with simvastatin plus hirudin and single simvastatin therapy in patients with early type 2 diabetes mellitus
De-Qiang Li, Fei-Fei Lv, Zhong-Chun Li, Zhi-Yuan Dai, Hong-Xia Wang, Yang Han
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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:302
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Stability evaluation of anterior external fixation in patient with unstable pelvic ring fracture: a finite element analysis
Lan Li, Jingwei Lu, Longfei Yang, Kaijia Zhang, Jing Jin, Guojing Sun, Xingsong Wang, Qing Jiang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Clinical epidemiology and outcomes of biliary tract infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae
Lanyu Li, Changqing Zhu, Huan Huang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
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Existence of virulence genes in clinical Shigella sonnei isolates from Jiangsu Province of China: a multicenter study
Bing Gu, Wenting Fan, Tingting Qin, Xiaoxiao Kong, Chen Dong, Zhongming Tan, Ying Chen, Nana Xu, Ping Ma, Chang-Jun Bao, Huimin Qian
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Catalpol may improve axonal growth via regulating miR-124 regulated PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in neurons after ischemia
Huifeng Zhu, Jinghuan Wang, Yali Shao, Dong Wan
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Deep convolutional neural network Inception-v3 model for differential diagnosing of lymph node in cytological images: a pilot study
Qing Guan, Xiaochun Wan, Hongtao Lu, Bo Ping, Duanshu Li, Li Wang, Yongxue Zhu, Yunjun Wang, Jun Xiang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Primary colorectal lymphoma: computed tomography and double-contrast barium enema examination findings with histopathological correlation in 19 patients
Meng Li, Li Zhang, Xin Liang, Wen-Ting Huang, Jing-Wen Ma, Yuan Wan, Ning Wu
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Differential expression of genes associated with hypoxia pathway on bone marrow stem cells in osteoporosis patients with different bone mass index
Qi Zhu, Chang Shan, Ling Li, Lige Song, Keqin Zhang, Yun Zhou
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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The 100 most cited manuscripts in esophageal motility disorders: a bibliometric analysis
Dimitrios Schizas, Panagiotis Kapsampelis, Diamantis I. Tsilimigras, Prodromos Kanavidis, Dimitrios Moris, Ioannis S. Papanikolaou, Georgios P. Karamanolis, Dimitrios Theodorou, Theodore Liakakos
Annals of Translational Medicine  
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Perioperative lymphocytopenia predicts mortality and severe complications after intestinal surgery
Marco Chiarelli, Pietro Achilli, Fulvio Tagliabue, Ariberto Brivio, Angelo Airoldi, Angelo Guttadauro, Francesca Porro, Luca Fumagalli
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Cinacalcet attenuated bone loss via inhibiting parathyroid hormone-induced endothelial-to-adipocyte transition in chronic kidney disease rats
Li-Hua Ni, Ri-Ning Tang, Cheng Yuan, Kai-Yun Song, Li-Ting Wang, Xiao-Liang Zhang, Lin-Li Lv, Bin Wang, Min Wu, Tao-Tao Tang, Zuo-Lin Li, Di Yin, Jing-Yuan Cao, Xiao-Chen Wang, Hong Liu, Qiang Chen, Bi-Cheng Liu
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Personal factors influencing breast cancer patients’ perception of breast conservation surgery in West China
Li Zhang, Jidong Gao, Dongcai Lin, Li Xie, Tianyu Wang, Liqun Zou
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Combining endoscopic ultrasound and tumor markers improves the diagnostic yield on the etiology of common bile duct dilation secondary to periampullary pathologies
Han Ding, Pinghong Zhou, Meidong Xu, Weifeng Chen, Quanlin Li, Tao Chen, Mingyan Cai, Tianyin Chen, Jingjing Lian, Yiqun Zhang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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End-expiratory occlusion test predicts fluid responsiveness in cardiac surgical patients in the operating theatre
Li-Ying Xu, Guo-Wei Tu, Jing Cang, Jun-Yi Hou, Ying Yu, Zhe Luo, Ke-Fang Guo
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Survivin is a prognostic marker and therapeutic target for extranodal, nasal-type natural killer/T cell lymphoma
Li Zhang, Yi Wei, Xiaowei Yan, Na Li, Haolan Song, Li Yang, Yang Wu, Yu-Feng Xi, Hua-Wei Weng, Jian-Hua Li, Edward H. Lin, Li-Qun Zou
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Clinical features and pregnancy outcomes of women with abnormal cell-free fetal DNA test results
Qin Zhou, Zhi-Ping Zhu, Bin Zhang, Bin Yu, Zheng-Mao Cai, Pei Yuan
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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The assessment of combined karyotype analysis and chromosomal microarray in pregnant women of advanced maternal age: a multicenter study
Ye Shi, Jun Ma, Ying Xue, Jing Wang, Bin Yu, Ting Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Lower detectability of non-invasive prenatal testing compared to prenatal diagnosis in high-risk pregnant women
Jing Wang, Zhi-Wei Wang, Qin Zhou, Bin Zhang, Ting Yin, Bin Yu, Lei-Lei Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Phylogenetic analysis of clinical strains of Helicobacter pylori isolated from patients with gastric diseases in Tibet
Mingjiang Bie, Jirui Wen, Hongren Wang, Linlin Zhou, Lijun Yang, Yongyue Pan, Jun Luo, Chao Liu, Mingyuan Li, Baoning Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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The association between post-procedural oral hydration and risk of contrast-induced acute kidney injury among ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Feier Song, Guoli Sun, Jin Liu, Ji-Yan Chen, Yibo He, Shiqun Chen, Guanzhong Chen, Ning Tan, Yong Liu, The RESCIND Group
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Efficacy and safety of cinacalcet and active vitamin D in the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney disease: a network meta-analysis
Li-Hua Ni, Cheng Yuan, Kai-Yun Song, Xiao-Chen Wang, Si-Jie Chen, Li-Ting Wang, Yu-Xia Zhang, Hong Liu, Bi-Cheng Liu, Ri-Ning Tang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Surgical intervention in renal cell carcinoma patients with lung and bronchus metastasis is associated with longer survival time: a population-based analysis
Shaofeng Lin, Yuxiao Zheng, Zongshi Qin, Xin Hu, Feng Qi, Rong Yin, Lin Xu, Xiao Li
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Quantitative gait analysis for laser cue in Parkinson’s disease patients with freezing of gait
Liang Tang, Wei Xu, Zhikun Li, Yu Chen, Haojie Chen, Ronghua Yu, Xiaodong Zhu, Dongyun Gu
Annals of Translational Medicine  
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Prevalence of and factors related to microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Tianjin, China: a cross-sectional study
Huyen Dieu Thi Bui, Xiyue Jing, Rui Lu, Jiageng Chen, VanManh Ngo, Zhuang Cui, Yuanyuan Liu, Changping Li, Jun Ma
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Exenatide reduces cardiomyocyte apoptosis by stimulating adiponectin secretion and activating APPL1-AMPK-PPARα axis
Xiaotian Lei, Qinan Wu, Weiling Leng, Minxia Wu, Liu Chen, Ziwen Liang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Whole exome sequencing identifies a rare variant in DAAM2 as a potential candidate in idiopathic pulmonary ossification
Sheng-Wen Sun, Mei Zhou, Long Chen, Jiang-Hua Wu, Zhao-Ji Meng, Shuai-Ying Miao, Hong-Li Han, Chen-Chen Zhu, Xian-Zhi Xiong
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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High methylation of ZNF582 in cervical adenocarcinoma affects radiosensitivity and prognosis
Na-Yi Yuan Wu, Xiaoyun Zhang, Tangyuan Chu, Songlin Zhu, Yuping Deng, Yi Zhou, Ying Wang, Xueheng Zhao, Lu Liu, Chao Fang, Yang Wang, Yu-Ligh Liou, Jingting Cai, Jing Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Attitude and behavior of clinical nurse towards self-health care: a cross-sectional survey
Yi Zhang, Wenqin Wang, Qiaofei Liu, Xinjuan Wu, Min Xiang, Yanwei Zhao, Xiaodong He, Yufen Ma
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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High TRIAP1 expression in penile carcinoma is associated with high risk of recurrence and poor survival
Jiayi Zhang, Rong Cong, Kai Zhao, Yi Wang, Ninghong Song, Min Gu
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Concurrent liposomal paclitaxel and cisplatin chemotherapy improved outcomes for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Shu Liu, Sheng-Nan Ren, Wen-Xiu Ding, Xiao-Lin Ge, Yuan-Dong Cao, Sheng Zhang, Fu-Xi Zhen, Xin-Chen Sun
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Uric acid level changes after bariatric surgery in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Weijie Liu, Hongwei Zhang, Xiaodong Han, Pin Zhang, Zhongqi Mao
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Simultaneously thoracoscopic resection of lung cancer and anterior mediastinal lesions by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Jiajun Deng, Yunlang She, Mengmeng Zhao, Yijiu Ren, Lei Zhang, Hang Su, Minglei Yang, Gening Jiang, Dong Xie, Chang Chen
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Quality of life in patients with bronchiectasis: a 2-year longitudinal study
Anil Magge, Shehryar Ashraf, Alexandra L. Quittner, Mark L. Metersky
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Association of circulating total bilirubin level with ischemic stroke: a systemic review and meta-analysis of observational evidence
Ping Zhong, Danhong Wu, Xiaofei Ye, Xiao Wang, Yang Zhou, Xi Zhu, Xueyuan Liu
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Estrogen prevents articular cartilage destruction in a mouse model of AMPK deficiency via ERK-mTOR pathway
Yuxiang Ge, Sheng Zhou, Yixuan Li, Zixu Wang, Shuai Chen, Tianwei Xia, Jirong Shen, Huajian Teng, Qing Jiang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Nocturnal supports for patients with central sleep apnea and heart failure: a systemic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Chongxiang Chen, Tianmeng Wen, Wei Liao
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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High Aβ load may cause microglial cell dysfunction and reduced nuclear repressor element-1 silencing transcription factor (REST) expression which might be ascribed to its degradation by ubiquitination
Min Fang, Yanxin Zhao, Xueyuan Liu
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Identification of lung-adenocarcinoma-related long non-coding RNAs by random walking on a competing endogenous RNA network
Hongyan Zhang, Yuan Wang, Jibin Lu
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Effect of sevoflurane and propofol on acute kidney injury in pediatric living donor liver transplantation
Hongxia Li, Yiqi Weng, Shaoting Yuan, Weihua Liu, Hongli Yu, Wenli Yu
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Mitral valve replacement via minimally invasive totally thoracoscopic surgery versus traditional median sternotomy: a propensity score matched comparative study
Jian Liu, Bo Chen, Yu-Yuan Zhang, Liang-Zheng Fang, Bin Xie, Huan-Lei Huang, Jing Liu, Cong Lu, Wen-Da Gu, Zhao Chen, Jie-Xu Ma, Hai-Yun Yuan, Ji-Mei Chen, Jian Zhuang, Hui-Ming Guo
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Review Article

Human microbial ecology and the rising new medicine
Filipa Godoy-Vitorino
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Laparoscopic splenic hilar lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer: to be or not to be
Zhiming Ma, Guang Shi, Xin Chen, Shutao Zhao, Longfei Yang, Wei Ding, Xudong Wang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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:343
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Case Report

Increased neutrophils and IL-17A in a rare organizing pneumonia secondary to extrapulmonary operation
Chaojie Wu, Kun Xu, Zhengxia Wang, Zhongqi Chen, Zhixiao Sun, Wenqing Yu, Ningfei Ji, Mao Huang, Mingshun Zhang
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Big-data Clinical Trial Column1

Reinforcement learning in clinical medicine: a method to optimize dynamic treatment regime over time
Zhongheng Zhang, written on behalf of AME Big-Data Clinical Trial Collaborative Group
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Letter to the Editor

The PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in advanced prostate cancer—have we milked this cow?
Sarah L. Picardo, Aaron R. Hansen
Annals of Translational Medicine  
2019;
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Disclosure:

1. The series “Big-data Clinical Trial Column” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine without any sponsorship or funding.