GENETIC ALTERATIONS IN HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMAS

Genetic alterations in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

The genetic alterations observed in head and neck cancer are mainly due to oncogene activation (gain of function mutations) and tumor suppressor gene inactivation (loss of function mutations), leading to deregulation of cell proliferation and death.These genetic alterations include gene amplification and overexpression of oncogenes such as myc, erb

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Pancreatic-induced Intramural Duodenal Haematoma

Spontaneous HMB intramural duodenal haematoma (IDH) is an uncommon pathology and it is usually related to anticoagulant therapy.Other causes include various pancreatic diseases, connective tissue disease, peptic ulcer disease and pancreaticoduodenal aneurysm.IDH of pancreatic origin has been infrequently reported.The disease course can be life-thre

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Lumbopelvic Muscle Mechanical Properties in Women with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Case-Controlled Study

Background/Objectives: To compare the lumbopelvic muscle mechanical properties (MMPs) of women with and without multiple sclerosis (MS) and explore relationships between these properties and sociodemographic/clinical characteristics.Methods: This cross-sectional observational study included 22 R/C Construction women with MS and 22 age- and BMI-matc

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