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    • Assessment of diagnostic enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit and serological markers in human brucellosis 

      Cakan G.; Bezirci F.B.; Kacka, A.; Cesur, S.; Aksaray, S.; Tezeren, D.; Saka, D.; Ahmed, K. (2008)
      This study was performed to evaluate commercial brucella immunoglobulin G and M-enzymelinked immunosorbent assay (IgG and IgM ELISA) kits for the diagnosis of human brucellosis and to suggest a candidate prognostic marker ...
    • Audiovisual associations alter the perception of low-level visual motion 

      Kafaligonul H.; Oluk, C. (Frontiers Research Foundation, 2015)
      Motion perception is a pervasive nature of vision and is affected by both immediate pattern of sensory inputs and prior experiences acquired through associations. Recently, several studies reported that an association can ...
    • Beyond the 'East-West' dichotomy: Global variation in cultural models of selfhood 

      Vignoles, V. L.; Owe, E.; Becker, M.; Smith, P. B.; Easterbrook, M. J.; Brown, R.; González, R.; Didier, N.; Carrasco, D.; Cadena, M. P.; Lay, S.; Schwartz, S. J.; Rosiers, S. E. D.; Villamar, J. A.; Gavreliuc, A.; Zinkeng, M.; Kreuzbauer, R.; Baguma, P.; Martin, M.; Tatarko, A.; Herman, G.; de Sauvage, I.; Courtois, M.; Gardarsdóttir, R. B.; Harb, C.; Gallo, I. S.; Gil, P. P.; Clemares, R. L.; Campara, G.; Nizharadze, G.; Macapagal, M. E. J.; Jalal, B.; Bourguignon, D.; Zhang, J.; Lv, S.; Chybicka, A.; Yuki, M.; Zhang X.; Espinosa, A.; Valk, A.; Abuhamdeh, S.; Amponsah, B.; Özgen E.; Guner, E. Ü.; Yamakoglu, N.; Chobthamkit, P.; Pyszczynski, T.; Kesebir, P.; Trujillo, E. V.; Balanta, P.; Ayala, B. C.; Koller, S. H.; Jaafar, J. L.; Gausel, N.; Fischer, R.; Milfont, T. L.; Kusdil, E.; Çağlar, S.; Aldhafri, S.; Ferreira, M. C.; Mekonnen, K. H.; Wang, Q.; Fülöp, M.; Torres, A.; Camino, L.; Lemos, F. C. S.; Fritsche, I.; Möller, B.; Regalia, C.; Manzi, C.; Brambilla, M.; Bond, M. H. (American Psychological Association Inc., 2016)
      Markus and Kitayama's (1991) theory of independent and interdependent self-construals had a major influence on social, personality, and developmental psychology by highlighting the role of culture in psychological processes. ...
    • Common telomerase reverse transcriptase promoter mutations in hepatocellular carcinomas from different geographical locations 

      Cevik, D.; Yildiz G.; Ozturk, M. (WJG Press, 2015)
      AIM: To determine the mutation status of human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene (TERT ) promoter region in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from different geographical regions. METHODS: We analyzed the genomic DNA ...
    • Comparison of original EuroSCORE, EuroSCORE II and STS risk models in a Turkish cardiac surgical cohort 

      Kunt, A.G.; Kurtcephe, M.; Hidiroglu, M.; Cetin L.; Kucuker, A.; Bakuy V.; Ruchan Akar, A.; Sener, E. (2013)
      OBJECTIVESThe aim of this study was to compare additive and logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (EuroSCORE), EuroSCORE II and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) models in calculating mortality ...
    • Differences in the accumulation and distribution profile of heavy metals and metalloid between male and female crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) 

      Tunca, E.; Ucuncu, E.; Ozkan, A.D.; Ulger, Z.E.; Cansizoǧlu, A.E.; Tekinay, T. (2013)
      Concentrations of selected heavy metals and a metalloid were measured by ICP-MS in crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) collected from Lake Hirfanli, Turkey. Aluminum (Al), chromium (52Cr, 53Cr), copper ( 63Cu, 65Cu), manganese ...
    • Effect of double growth factor release on cartilage tissue engineering 

      Ertan, A.B.; Yilgor P.; Bayyurt, B.; Çalikoǧlu, A.C.; Kaspar Ç.; Kök F.N.; Kose G.T.; Hasirci V. (2013)
      The effects of double release of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) from nanoparticles on the growth of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells and their differentiation into cartilage cells were ...
    • Effect of patient sex on white matter alterations in unilateral medial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis assessed by diffusion tensor imaging 

      Oguz, K.K.; Tezer I.; Sanverdi, E.; Has, A.C.; Bilginer, B.; Dolgun, A.; Saygi, S. (2013)
      BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Studies shows ictal behavior and symptoms are affected by patient sex in temporal lobe epilepsy. The purpose of our study was to determine whether alterations in the WM as assessed by DTI display ...
    • Expression of CK-19 and CEA mRNA in peripheral blood of gastric cancer patients 

      Kutun, S.; Celik, A.; Cem Kockar, M.; Erkorkmaz, U.; Eroǧlu, A.; Cetin, A.; Erkosar, B.; Yakicier, C. (2010)
      Aim: To investigate the clinical and pathological relevance of detection of circulating tumor cells (CTC) in the peripheral blood of gastric carcinoma patients before operation. Patients and Methods: Fifty patients with ...
    • Gadolinium leakage into subarachnoid space and cystic metastases 

      Elçin Yildiz, A.; Atli, E.; Karli Oǧuz, K. (2013)
      Subarachnoid space (SAS) and cystic metastatic lesions of brain parenchyma appear hypointense on fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) and T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unless there is a hemorrhage or ...
    • Iatrogenic superficial external pudendal artery pseudoaneurysm: Treatment with doppler us-guided compression 

      Algin O.; Mustafayev, A.; Ozmen, E. (Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), 2014)
      Pseudoaneurysms rarely occur as a serious complication following incomplete hemostasis of an arterial puncture site. As a result of the increase in diagnostic and therapeutic angiography, the frequency of iatrogenic ...
    • Identification of novel neutralizing single-chain antibodies against vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 

      Erdag, B.; Koray Balcioglu, B.; Ozdemir Bahadir, A.; Serhatli, M.; Kacar O.; Bahar, A.; Seker, U.O.S.; Akgun, E.; Ozkan, A.; Kilic, T.; Tamerler, C.; Baysal, K. (2011)
      Human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and its receptor (VEGFR-2/kinase domain receptor [KDR]) play a crucial role in angiogenesis, which makes the VEGFR-2 signaling pathway a major target for therapeutic applications. ...
    • MST1 is a multifunctional caspase-independent inhibitor of androgenic signaling 

      Cinar, B.; Collak F.K.; Lopez, D.; Akgul, S.; Mukhopadhyay, N.K.; Kilicarslan, M.; Gioeli, D.G.; Freeman, M.R. (2011)
      The MST1 serine - threonine kinase, a component of the RASSF1-LATS tumor suppressor network, is involved in cell proliferation and apoptosis and has been implicated in cancer. However, the physiologic role of MST1 in ...
    • Mutation in TOR1AIP1 encoding LAP1B in a form of muscular dystrophy: A novel gene related to nuclear envelopathies 

      Kayman-Kurekci G.; Talim, B.; Korkusuz P.; Sayar, N.; Sarioglu, T.; Oncel I.; Sharafi P.; Gundesli H.; Balci-Hayta, B.; Purali, N.; Serdaroglu-Oflazer P.; Topaloglu H.; Dincer P. (Elsevier Ltd, 2014)
      We performed genome-wide homozygosity mapping and mapped a novel myopathic phenotype to chromosomal region 1q25 in a consanguineous family with three affected individuals manifesting proximal and distal weakness and atrophy, ...
    • Mutations in the very low-density lipoprotein receptor VLDLR cause cerebellar hypoplasia and quadrupedal locomotion in humans 

      Ozcelik, T.; Akarsu, N.; Uz, E.; Caglayan, S.; Gulsuner, S.; Onat, O. E.; Tan, M.; Tan, U. (National Academy of Sciences, 2008)
      Quadrupedal gait in humans, also known as Unertan syndrome, is a rare phenotype associated with dysarthric speech, mental retardation, and varying degrees of cerebrocerebellar hypoplasia. Four large consanguineous kindreds ...
    • Neural correlates of acquired color category effects 

      Clifford, A.; Franklin, A.; Holmes, A.; Drivonikou V.G.; Özgen, E.; Davies I.R.L. (2012)
      Category training can induce category effects, whereby color discrimination of stimuli spanning a newly learned category boundary is enhanced relative to equivalently spaced stimuli from within the newly learned category ...
    • Neuro-ophthalmologic findings in humans with quadrupedal locomotion 

      Sarac O.; Gulsuner, S.; Yildiz-Tasci, Y.; Ozcelik, T.; Kansu, T. (2012)
      Purpose: To report the neuro-ophthalmologic findings in four patients from the same family with cerebellar ataxia, mental retardation, and dysequilibrium syndrome (CAMRQ)2 associated with quadrupedal locomotion. Method: A ...
    • De novo insertions and deletions of predominantly paternal origin are associated with autism spectrum disorder 

      Dong, S.; Walker, M.F.; Carriero, N.J.; DiCola, M.; Willsey, A.; Ye, A.Y.; Waqar, Z.; Gonzalez L.E.; Overton J.D.; Frahm, S.; Keaney J.F.; III, Teran, N.A.; Dea J.; Mandell J.D.; HusBal V.; Sullivan, C.A.; DiLullo, N.M.; Khalil, R.O.; Gockley J.; Yuksel, Z.; Sertel, S.M.; Ercan-Sencicek, A.G.; Gupta, A.R.; Mane, S.M.; Sheldon, M.; Brooks, A.I.; Roeder, K.; Devlin, B.; State, M.W.; Wei L.; Sanders, S.J. (Elsevier, 2014)
      Whole-exome sequencing (WES) studies have demonstrated the contribution of de novo loss-of-function single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) to autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, challenges in the reliable detection of de ...
    • Perisylvian GABA levels in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 

      Atagün, M. İ.; Şıkoglu, M. E.; Soykan, Ç.; Can, S. S.; Ulusoy-Kaymak S.; Çayköylü, A.; Algın O.; Phillips, M. L.; Öngür, D.; Moore, C. M. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2017)
      The aim of this study is to measure GABA levels of perisylvian cortices in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients, using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS). Patients with schizophrenia (n = 25), bipolar ...
    • Resveratrol affects histone 3 lysine 27 methylation of vessels and blood biomarkers in DOCA salt-induced hypertension 

      Han, S.; Uludag, M.O.; Usanmaz, S.E.; Ayaloglu-Butun F.; Akcali, K.C.; Demirel-Yilmaz, E. (Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2015)
      Hypertension is a risk factor for the cardiovascular diseases. Although, several drugs are used to treat hypertension, the success of the antihypertensive therapy is limited. Resveratrol decreases blood pressure in animal ...