MR imaging for preoperative evaluation of primary rectal cancer: practical considerations

…, H Choi, YN You, GM Rauch, CT Jensen, P Hou… - Radiographics, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
High-resolution magnetic resonance (MR) imaging plays a pivotal role in the pretreatment
assessment of primary rectal cancer. The success of this technique depends on obtaining …

[HTML][HTML] Functional roles of circular RNAs during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition

BQ Shang, ML Li, H Quan, PF Hou, ZW Li, SF Chu… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Cancer has become a major health issue worldwide, contributing to a high mortality rate.
Tumor metastasis is attributed to the death of most patients. Epithelial-to-mesenchymal …

Epidemiologic study of ocular refraction among schoolchildren in Taiwan in 1995

…, CJ Chen, LA Lee, T Hung, PK Hou - Optometry and vision …, 1999 - journals.lww.com
Purpose In order to understand and update the prevalence of myopia in Taiwan, a
nationwide survey was performed in 1995. Methods We stratified the cluster sampling by …

[HTML][HTML] The roles of Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway related lncRNAs in cancer

XY Hu, PF Hou, TT Li, HY Quan, ML Li… - … journal of biological …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), with length of more than 200 nucleotides, are not translated
into proteins but involved in multiple diverse diseases, especially tumorigenesis. The …

Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of bevacizumab therapy for radiation necrosis of the central nervous system

VA Levin, L Bidaut, P Hou, AJ Kumar, JS Wefel… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To conduct a controlled trial of bevacizumab for the treatment of symptomatic
radiation necrosis of the brain. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A total of 14 patients were …

Genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for IgA nephropathy

AG Gharavi, K Kiryluk, M Choi, Y Li, P Hou, J Xie… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
We carried out a genome-wide association study of IgA nephropathy, a major cause of kidney
failure worldwide. We studied 1,194 cases and 902 controls of Chinese Han ancestry, with …

Discovery of new risk loci for IgA nephropathy implicates genes involved in immunity against intestinal pathogens

…, H Suzuki, S Goto, I Narita, Y Caliskan, J Xie, P Hou… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of IgA nephropathy (IgAN), the most
common form of glomerulonephritis, with discovery and follow-up in 20,612 individuals of …

PlantPAN 2.0: an update of plant promoter analysis navigator for reconstructing transcriptional regulatory networks in plants

…, TY Lee, YF Chiang-Hsieh, PF Hou… - Nucleic acids …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Transcription factors (TFs) are sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins acting as critical
regulators of gene expression. The Plant Promoter Analysis Navigator (PlantPAN; http://…

[HTML][HTML] Geographic differences in genetic susceptibility to IgA nephropathy: GWAS replication study and geospatial risk analysis

…, H Suzuki, F Eitner, HJ Snyder, M Choi, P Hou… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
IgA nephropathy (IgAN), major cause of kidney failure worldwide, is common in Asians,
moderately prevalent in Europeans, and rare in Africans. It is not known if these differences …

Dacryocystorhinostomy with intraoperative mitomycin C

SCS Kao, CL Liao, JHS Tseng, MS Chen, PK Hou - Ophthalmology, 1997 - Elsevier
Purpose: To observe the effect of intraoperative mitomycin C on the size of the osteotomy
site after dacryocystorhinostomy. Methods: A total of 15 eyes of 14 patients diagnosed with …