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Claudin-1, A Double-Edged Sword in Cancer.
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Claudins, a group of membrane proteins involved in the formation of tight junctions, are mainly found in endothelial or epithelial cells. These proteins have attracted much attention in recent years and have been implicated ...
Genetics of structural and functional brain changes in autism spectrum disorder.
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article Review)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurological and developmental disorder characterized by social impairment and restricted interactive and communicative behaviors. It may occur as an isolated disorder or in the context ...
Genetic and Neuroimaging Approaches to Understanding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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MDPI
, 2020 , Article Review)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly disabling condition, increasingly recognized as both a disorder of mental health and social burden, but also as an anxiety disorder characterized by fear, stress, and ...
Ubiquitin-specific peptidase 37: an important cog in the oncogenic machinery of cancerous cells.
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BMC
, 2021 , Article Review)
Protein ubiquitination is one of the most crucial posttranslational modifications responsible for regulating the stability and activity of proteins involved in homeostatic cellular function. Inconsistencies in the ...
Genetic variations influence brain changes in patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Springer Nature
, 2021 , Article Review)
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological and neurodevelopmental childhood-onset disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of inattentiveness, impulsiveness, restlessness, and hyperactivity. ...
Cytokine-chemokine network driven metastasis in esophageal cancer; promising avenue for targeted therapy
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BMC
, 2021 , Article Review)
Esophageal cancer (EC) is a disease often marked by aggressive growth and poor prognosis. Lack of targeted therapies, resistance to chemoradiation therapy, and distant metastases among patients with advanced disease account ...
Role of NAD+ in regulating cellular and metabolic signaling pathways
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article Review)
BackgroundNicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+), a critical coenzyme present in every living cell, is involved in a myriad of metabolic processes associated with cellular bioenergetics. For this reason, NAD+ is often ...
miRNAs as novel immunoregulators in cancer
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article Review)
The immune system is a well-known vital regulator of tumor growth, and one of the main hallmarks of cancer is evading the immune system. Immune system deregulation can lead to immune surveillance evasion, sustained cancer ...
Insights Into the Role of CircRNAs: Biogenesis, Characterization, Functional, and Clinical Impact in Human Malignancies
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Frontiers Media
, 2021 , Article Review)
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are an evolutionarily conserved novel class of non-coding endogenous RNAs (ncRNAs) found in the eukaryotic transcriptome, originally believed to be aberrant RNA splicing by-products with decreased ...
Genetics of glutamate and its receptors in autism spectrum disorder
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Springer Nature
, 2022 , Article Review)
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental impairment characterized by deficits in social interaction skills, impaired communication, and repetitive and restricted behaviors that are thought to be due to altered ...