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stainless steel or nickel-titanium alloy) can be ablated by the NdYAP laser. When the number of pulses is less than 5, the temperature rise of the root surface is considered safe to the surrounding periodontium.

Separated files (stainless steel or nickel-titanium alloy) can be ablated by the NdYAP laser. When the number of pulses is less than 5, the temperature rise of the root surface is considered safe to the surrounding periodontium.Hippo pathway is a master regulator of development, cell proliferation, stem cell function, tissue regeneration, homeostasis, and organ size control. Hippo pathway relays signals from different extracellular and intracellular events to regulate cell behavior and functions. Hippo pathway is conserved from Protista to eukaryotes. Deregulation of the Hippo pathway is associated with numerous cancers. Alteration of the Hippo pathway results in cell invasion, migration, disease progression, and therapy resistance in cancers. However, the function of the various components of the mammalian Hippo pathway is yet to be elucidated in detail especially concerning tumor biology. In the present review, we focused on the Hippo pathway in different model organisms, its regulation and deregulation, and possible therapeutic targets for cancer treatment.

Genotyping of plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is an increasingly important method to assess the tumor mutation status in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) releases non-tumor somatic mutations into blood, causing false positive results in cfDNA-based tumor genotyping. It is still not clear if CH should be examined in all CRC patients undergoing cfDNA analysis.

We analyzed cfDNA KRAS,NRASandBRAF genotypes in 236 metastatic CRC patients, who had matched tissue genotyping results, by next-generation sequencing using plasma cfDNA. The cfDNA-only mutations with allele frequencies (AFs)< 5% were highly suspicious for being CH-derived mutations. The origins of cfDNA mutations were confirmed by droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) using paired peripheral blood cells (PBCs) and CH-derived mutations were finally determined. One patient with a CH-derived mutation was followed up and the subpopulation of blood cells, in which CH was present, was investigated.

Three CH-derived mutations, KRAS Q61H, KRAS G12D and KRAS G12V, were identified in the patient cohort. All three patients harboring corresponding CH-derived mutations had a prior chemotherapy history. The CH-derived KRAS G12V mutation in a patient was found only present in lymphocytes and persisting under treatment. For all cfDNA mutations, the CH-derived ones were clustered in the patients with<5% mutation AF and prior chemotherapy.

The prevalence of CH in CRC patients was limited, and prior chemotherapy was a contributing factor of CH. It is recommended for patients with<5% mutation AF and prior chemotherapy to have genotyping analysis of their PBCs following plasma cfDNA genotyping.

The prevalence of CH in CRC patients was limited, and prior chemotherapy was a contributing factor of CH. It is recommended for patients with less then 5% mutation AF and prior chemotherapy to have genotyping analysis of their PBCs following plasma cfDNA genotyping.

Amino acid (AA) analysis in plasma is essential for diagnosis and monitoring of inborn errors of metabolism (IEM). The efficacy of patient management is governed by the rapidity of AA profile availability, along with the robustness of the method. French quality guidelines and progress made in analytical techniques have led biologists to develop AA profile exploration via mass spectrometry (MS).

The aim of this study was to validate an analytical method with a single quadrupole mass spectrometer (MS) and to suggest reference values in regard to French quality and IEM society recommendations.

Plasma samples from patients were deproteinised and derivatised with AccqTag™ reagent. Analysis was performed by reverse-phase chromatography coupled to QDA detector. We evaluated accuracy, intra-days and inter-days precision and limit of quantification by the β-expectation tolerance interval method for 27 AA. Method comparison was performed with the standard method (ion exchange chromatography, IEC) on Jeol Aminotacsimplicity and rapidity of our method are the main advantage of this technique and place it as a major tool in IEM diagnosis and management.

Ultimately, we validated a rapid method on plasma for quantifying 27 amino acids that can be used in routine practice, according to French quality laboratories and SFEIM (French Society of Inborn Error of Metabolism) recommendations. Furthermore, estimated reference values were similar to those found in published studies focusing on other methods. Despite a lower specificity compared to tandem MS, the simplicity and rapidity of our method are the main advantage of this technique and place it as a major tool in IEM diagnosis and management.

Sarcopenia is associated with decreased survival in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiotherapy. This study sought to determine whether in-clinic multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) can identify survival-associated sarcopenia in patients with head and neck cancer.

This prospective observational study enrolled 50 patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation therapy. MEK inhibitor Baseline BIA measures of skeletal muscle (SM) mass, fat-free mass (FFM), and fat mass (FM) were compared to CT-based estimates using linear regression. Sex-specific BIA-derived thresholds for sarcopenia were defined by the maximum Youden Index on receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves. Patients were stratified by sarcopenia status and OS was compared using the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test.

Among 48 evaluable patients, BIA measures of body composition were strongly correlated with CT measures SM mass (r=0.97; R

=0.94; p<0.0001), FFM (r=0.97; R

=0.94; p<0.0001) and FM (r=0.95; R

=0.90; p<0.0001). SM mass index<9.19kg/m

identified sarcopenia men with high sensitivity (91.7%) and specificity (92.9%), whereas in women SM mass index<6.53kg/m

was sensitive for sarcopenia (100%), but not specific. Patients with sarcopenia, defined by either CT or BIA, exhibited decreased OS (HR=not estimable; CT p=0.009; BIA p=0.03).

BIA provides accurate estimates of body composition in head and neck cancer patients. Implementation of BIA in clinical practice may identify patients with sarcopenia at risk for poor survival.

BIA provides accurate estimates of body composition in head and neck cancer patients. Implementation of BIA in clinical practice may identify patients with sarcopenia at risk for poor survival.