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A Rare Incidence of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma to the Mandible: A Case Report and Review of Literature Open
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (PTC) primarily metastasizes via regional lymphatics making its spread to the oral cavity exceedingly rare. Although this disease remains the most common endocrine malignancy, comprising roughly 85%-90% of all t…
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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 and 20-Hydroxyvitamin D3 Upregulate LAIR-1 and Attenuate Collagen Induced Arthritis Open
Vitamin D plays a crucial role in regulation of the immune response. However, treatment of autoimmune diseases with 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] doses sufficient to be effective is prohibitive due to its calcemic and toxic effect…
Two-stage Reconstruction of the Scalp with Facial AV Loop Open
Summary: We present the case of a 65-year-old woman with extensive osteoradionecrosis of the scalp and calvaria after external beam radiation therapy for follicular lymphoma. Due to the compromise of her adjacent vasculature including the …
Decreased Gamma-Delta T-Cell Diversity in Pediatric Patients with Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Open
Background: Oligoclonality of the T-lymphocyte repertoire is seen early after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Increasing T-cell receptor (TCR) diversity is part of immune reconstitution after HSCT and can be measured by TCR…
Immunologic Reconstitution in Patients Receiving Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Hemgolobinopathies: Single-Institution Experience Open
The tempo of immunologic reconstitution after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for thalassemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) has not been reported. Immunologic reconstitution and recovery of adaptive immunity are important fo…