The combination of a confocal optical system (that confines incident light to a reduced detection volume) and a postprocessing algorithm (that effectively removes the contribution of the carrier oil from the extracted spectra) engenders significant improvements in signal-to-noise ratios. Our system is initially calibrated by acquiring absorbance…[Read more]

 Connective tissue disorders could contribute to the pathogenesis of both abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) and hernias. We tested the hypothesis that hernias in AAA patients contribute to increased severity of the aneurysmal disease.

 A questionnaire was used to collect information from 195 AAA patients divided into four groups (1) sur…[Read more]

There was evidence in this group of men that those who were edentulous or had severe periodontitis had a significantly increased risk of all-cause mortality. Systemic inflammation was not a major explanatory mediator of this association.

There was evidence in this group of men that those who were edentulous or had severe periodontitis had a…[Read more]

gements are common in AML, but clinical significance continues to be elusive, and there is conflicting data on the prognostic significance. In the setting of multiple MLL rearrangements, there is concern for reduced survival, although treatment modifications are not currently done in this setting. This report details a case with multiple MLL…[Read more]