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May 2021

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Medicine Articles)

May 21, 2021

Identification of KIF4A as a pan-cancer diagnostic and prognostic biomarker via bioinformatics analysis and validation in osteosarcoma cell lines

Jiankang Pan, Xiaohua Lei, Xinzhan Mao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11455 PubMed 34055488

May 3, 2021

Intact tactile anisotropy despite altered hand perception in complex regional pain syndrome: rethinking the role of the primary sensory cortex in tactile and perceptual dysfunction

Annika Reinersmann, Ian W. Skinner, Thomas Lücke, Nicola Massy-Westropp, Henrik Rudolf, G. Lorimer Moseley, Tasha R. Stanton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11156 PubMed 33986983

May 6, 2021

Concurrent anemia and stunting among schoolchildren in Wonago district in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis

Hiwot Hailu Amare, Bernt Lindtjorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11158 PubMed 33996276

May 31, 2021

The immediate effect of a single session of pain neuroscience education on pain and the autonomic nervous system in subjects with persistent pain, a pilot study

Rob Sillevis, Gabriel Trincado, Eric Shamus

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11543 PubMed 34131526

May 11, 2021

Different visual manipulations have similar effects on quasi-static and dynamic balance responses of young and older people

Daniel Schmidt, Felipe P. Carpes, Thomas L. Milani, Andresa M.C. Germano

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11221 PubMed 34026347

May 25, 2021

Run for your life: can exercise be used to effectively target GLUT4 in diabetic cardiac disease?

Peter R.T. Bowman, Godfrey L. Smith, Gwyn W. Gould

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11485 PubMed 34113491

May 3, 2021

Assessing kinesthetic proprioceptive function of the upper limb: a novel dynamic movement reproduction task using a robotic arm

Kristof Vandael, Tasha R. Stanton, Ann Meulders

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11301 PubMed 33987004

May 25, 2021

Analysis of ceRNA networks and identification of potential drug targets for drug-resistant leukemia cell K562/ADR

Zhaoping Liu, Yanyan Wang, Zhenru Xu, Shunling Yuan, Yanglin Ou, Zeyu Luo, Feng Wen, Jing Liu, Ji Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11429 PubMed 34113488

May 17, 2021

Group B Streptococcus and the vaginal microbiome among pregnant women: a systematic review

Sungju Lim, Shilpa Rajagopal, Ye Ryn Jeong, Dumebi Nzegwu, Michelle L. Wright

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11437 PubMed 34046261

May 3, 2021

Predictors of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms in shoulders among nursing assistants working in nursing homes

Kin Cheung, Ka Yan Ma, Hin Hei Cheung, Chun Ho Lee, In Mink Mavis Chan, Sin Ting Cheung, Wing Yee Chung, Sun Sun Yeung, Wing Chi Lo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11152 PubMed 33986982

May 17, 2021

Longer leisure walking time is associated with positive self-rated health among adults and older adults: a Brazilian nationwide study

Diego Augusto Santos Silva

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11471 PubMed 34046265

May 12, 2021

O-GlcNAcylation is a key regulator of multiple cellular metabolic pathways

Hongshuo Zhang, Zhen Li, Yufei Wang, Ying Kong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11443

May 21, 2021

The landscape of tumors-infiltrate immune cells in papillary thyroid carcinoma and its prognostic value

Yanyi Huang, Tao Yi, Yushu Liu, Mengyun Yan, Xinli Peng, Yunxia Lv

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11494 PubMed 34055497

May 11, 2021

Alterations in mechanical muscle characteristics and postural control induced by tennis match-play in young players

Joshua Colomar, Francisco Corbi, Ernest Baiget

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11445 PubMed 34026370

May 6, 2021

Function, structure and quality of striated muscles in the lower extremities in patients with late onset Pompe Disease—an MRI study

Michael Vaeggemose, Rosa Andersen Mencagli, Julie Schjødtz Hansen, Bianca Dräger, Steffen Ringgaard, John Vissing, Henning Andersen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10928 PubMed 33996274

May 14, 2021

EGFR mutation status yield from bronchoalveolar lavage in patients with primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma compared to a venous blood sample and tissue biopsy

Nikolay Yanev, Evgeni Mekov, Dinko Valev, Georgi Yankov, Vladimir Milanov, Stoyan Bichev, Natalia Gabrovska, Dimitar Kostadinov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11448 PubMed 34040898

May 7, 2021

DNA methylome and transcriptome analysis established a model of four differentially methylated positions (DMPs) as a diagnostic marker in esophageal adenocarcinoma early detection

Weilin Peng, Guangxu Tu, Zhenyu Zhao, Boxue He, Qidong Cai, Pengfei Zhang, Xiong Peng, Shuai Shi, Xiang Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11355 PubMed 34012728

May 5, 2021

Construction of an immune-related signature with prognostic value for colon cancer

Yunxia Lv, Xinyi Wang, Yu Ren, Xiaorui Fu, Taiyuan Li, Qunguang Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10812 PubMed 33996273

May 28, 2021

Establishment of a modified percutaneous CT-guided paraspinal intramuscular VX-2 squamous cell carcinoma dual tumor model in rabbits

Liangliang Meng, Husheng Shan, Xiaofeng He, Jiantao Zhou, Jingxiang Huang, Xin Zhang, Li Ma, Xiaodong Xue, Zhongliang Zhang, Yueyong Xiao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11536 PubMed 34123599

May 10, 2021

Patient characteristics and cardiac surgical outcomes at a tertiary care hospital in Kenya, 2008–2017: a retrospective study

Tamara Chavez-Lindell, Bob Kikwe, Anthony Gikonyo, Agricola Odoi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11191 PubMed 34026344

May 13, 2021

Seasonal variation of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and indices of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism in postmenopausal women

Anna Huta-Osiecka, Krystian Wochna, Zbigniew Kasprzak, Alicja Nowak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11341 PubMed 34035990

May 7, 2021

Effects of education methods on self-efficacy of smoking cessation counseling among medical students

Ara Cho, Jeonggyu Lee, YunJin Kim, Byung Mann Cho, Sang Yeoup Lee, Eunhee Kong, Minjeong Kim, Jinseung Kim, Dong Sik Jung, Seongho Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11408 PubMed 34012731

May 19, 2021

Liver proteome alterations in psychologically distressed rats and a nootropic drug

Raquel González-Fernández, Mariana Grigoruţă, Sarahi Chávez-Martínez, Eliel Ruiz-May, José Miguel Elizalde-Contreras, José Valero-Galván, Alejandro Martínez-Martínez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11483 PubMed 34055494

May 13, 2021

Identification of Vitamin D-related gene signature to predict colorectal cancer prognosis

Luping Bu, Fengxing Huang, Mengting Li, Yanan Peng, Haizhou Wang, Meng Zhang, Liqun Peng, Lan Liu, Qiu Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11430 PubMed 34035992

May 11, 2021

Identification of robust diagnostic and prognostic gene signatures in different grades of gliomas: a retrospective study

Jieting Liu, Hongrui Zhang, Jingyun Zhang, Zhitong Bing, Yingbin Wang, Qiao Li, Kehu Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11350 PubMed 34026352