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February 2020

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Medicine Articles)

February 10, 2020

A retrospective study comparing super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy and flexible ureteroscopy for the treatment of 20–30 mm renal stones in obese patients

Chen Xu, Rijin Song, Pei Lu, Minjun Jiang, Guohua Zeng, Wei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8532 PubMed 32095357

February 19, 2020

Mutant dlx3b disturbs normal tooth mineralization and bone formation in zebrafish

Liping Pang, Zhichun Zhang, Yan Shen, Zhenchao Cheng, Xuejun Gao, Bo Zhang, Xiaoyan Wang, Hua Tian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8515 PubMed 32117623

February 20, 2020

Engrailed-2 promotes a malignant phenotype of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma through upregulating the expression of pro-oncogenic genes

Yong Cao, Xiaoyan Wang, Li Tang, Yan Li, Xueqin Song, Xu Liu, Mingying Li, Feng Chen, Haisu Wan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8662 PubMed 32117645

February 11, 2020

Identification of prognostic splicing factors and exploration of their potential regulatory mechanisms in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Min-hua Rong, Zhan-hui Zhu, Ying Guan, Mei-wei Li, Jia-shuo Zheng, Yue-qi Huang, Dan-ming Wei, Ying-mei Li, Xiao-ju Wu, Hui-ping Bu, Hui-liu Peng, Xiao-lin Wei, Guo-sheng Li, Ming-xuan Li, Ming-hui Chen, Su-ning Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8380 PubMed 32095320

February 18, 2020

Association between 9-minute walk/run test and obesity among children and adolescents: evidence for criterion-referenced cut-points

Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Justin J. Lang, Edio L. Petroski, Júlio B. Mello, Adroaldo C.A. Gaya, Mark S. Tremblay

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8651 PubMed 32110499

February 7, 2020

Comparison of routine hematological indicators of liver and kidney function, blood count and lipid profile in healthy people and stroke patients

Xiaofang Cui, Wei Wei, Xiao Qin, Fei Hou, Jin Zhu, Weiyang Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8545 PubMed 32071823

February 6, 2020

Postoperative hyperlactatemia and serum lactate level trends among heart transplant recipients

Anna Kędziora, Karol Wierzbicki, Jacek Piątek, Hubert Hymczak, Izabela Górkiewicz-Kot, Irena Milaniak, Paulina Tomsia, Dorota Sobczyk, Rafal Drwila, Boguslaw Kapelak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8334 PubMed 32071799

February 10, 2020

Fluid resuscitation-related coagulation impairment in a porcine hemorrhagic shock model

Alexander Ziebart, Robert Ruemmler, Christian Möllmann, Jens Kamuf, Andreas Garcia-Bardon, Serge C. Thal, Erik K. Hartmann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8399 PubMed 32095322

February 3, 2020

Radiotherapy after mastectomy has significant survival benefits for inflammatory breast cancer: a SEER population-based retrospective study

Zhi-wen Li, Miao Zhang, Yong-jing Yang, Zi-jun Zhou, Yan-ling Liu, Hang Li, Bo Bao, Jian-dong Diao, Dun-wei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8512 PubMed 32117621

February 5, 2020

Association of the CACNA2D2 gene with schizophrenia in Chinese Han population

Yingli Fu, Na Zhou, Wei Bai, Yaoyao Sun, Xin Chen, Yueying Wang, Mingyuan Zhang, Changgui Kou, Yaqin Yu, Qiong Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8521 PubMed 32071821

February 13, 2020

The effects of single versus multiple training sessions on the motor learning of two Krav Maga strike techniques, in women

Vincenzo E. Di Bacco, Mehran Taherzadeh, Olivier Birot, William H. Gage

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8525 PubMed 32095354

February 27, 2020

Three-dimensional nephrometry scoring system: a precise scoring system to evaluate complexity of renal tumors suitable for partial nephrectomy

Jingchao Liu, Jing Liu, Shuo Wang, Haifeng Zhao, Chuanxin Tian, Benkang Shi, Xianzhou Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8637 PubMed 32149027

February 26, 2020

Impact of examined lymph node count on long-term survival of T1-2N0M0 double primary NSCLC patients after surgery: a SEER study

Kan Jiang, Xiaohui Zhi, Yue Shen, Yuanyuan Ma, Xinyu Su, Liqing Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8692 PubMed 32149032

February 11, 2020

Glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase 1 (GDE1) acts as a potential tumor suppressor and is a novel therapeutic target for non-mucin-producing colon adenocarcinoma

Qiu Shen, Chao Lu, Hua Yang, Ming-Xia Ge, Wang-Xiao Xia, Qing-Peng Kong, Gong-Hua Li, Yan-Hong Gu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8421 PubMed 32095326

February 12, 2020

People in early stages of Parkinson’s disease are able to intentionally reweight the use of visual information for postural control

Caio F. Cruz, Giovanna G. Genoves, Flávia Doná, Henrique B. Ferraz, José A. Barela

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8552 PubMed 32095367

February 7, 2020

Notes on the cheek region of the Late Jurassic theropod dinosaur Allosaurus

Serjoscha W. Evers, Christian Foth, Oliver W.M. Rauhut

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8493 PubMed 32076581

February 10, 2020

Prognostic analysis of very early onset pancreatic cancer: a population-based analysis

Dongjun Dai, Yanmei Wang, Xinyang Hu, Hongchuan Jin, Xian Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8412 PubMed 32095324

February 21, 2020

The practicality of different eGFR equations in centenarians and near-centenarians: which equation should we choose?

Qiuxia Han, Dong Zhang, Yali Zhao, Liang Liu, Jing Li, Fu Zhang, Fuxin Luan, Jiayu Duan, Zhangsuo Liu, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen, Hanyu Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8636 PubMed 32117641

February 20, 2020

Upregulated expression of pyruvate kinase M2 mRNA predicts poor prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma

Guiping Wang, Yingying Zhong, Jiecong Liang, Zhibin Li, Yun Ye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8625 PubMed 32117639

February 14, 2020

A convenient diagnostic tool for discriminating adult-onset glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody-positive autoimmune diabetes from type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study

Hon-Ke Sia, Shih-Te Tu, Pei-Yung Liao, Kuan-Han Lin, Chew-Teng Kor, Ling-Ling Yeh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8610 PubMed 32095379

February 26, 2020

Identification and validation of potential key long noncoding RNAs in sorafenib-resistant hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Manya Wu, Xiaoyun Shen, Yanping Tang, Caifu Zhou, Haixia Li, Xiaoling Luo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8624 PubMed 32149026

February 25, 2020

Monitoring the training dose and acute fatigue response during elbow flexor resistance training using a custom-made resistance band

Jingjing Yang, Hongbin Xu, Juke Liang, Jongyeob Jeong, Taojin Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8689 PubMed 32140314

February 7, 2020

Cavity treatment in primary molars and malocclusion: quasi-randomised clinical trial

Rafael T. Gomide, Jo E. Frencken, Jorge Faber, Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman, Soraya C. Leal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8439 PubMed 32071805

February 12, 2020

Comprehensive analysis of long non-coding RNAs and mRNAs in skeletal muscle of diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats during the early stage of type 2 diabetes

Wenlu Zhang, Yunmeng Bai, Zixi Chen, Xingsong Li, Shuying Fu, Lizhen Huang, Shudai Lin, Hongli Du

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8548 PubMed 32095365

February 3, 2020

Epidemiological scenario of dengue in the state of Manipur during the last 3 years

Leimapokpam Shivadutta Singh, Rajkumar Manojkumar Singh, Huidrom Lokhendro Singh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8518 PubMed 32117624