Immune checkpoint inhibitors are monoclonal antibodies that are used to treat over one in three cancer patients.While they have changed the natural history of disease, prolonging life and preserving quality of life, they are highly active in less than 40% Collections of patients, even in the most responsive malignancies such as melanoma, and cause
Acute chest pain - A prospective population based study of contacts to Norwegian emergency medical communication centres
Abstract Background Acute chest pain is a frequently occurring symptom in patients with medical emergencies and imposes potentially life threatening situations outside hospitals.Little is known about the epidemiology of patients with acute chest pain in a primary care setting in Norway, and we aimed to obtain more representative data on such patien
Transformation of canola by chit33 gene towards improving resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
An endochitinase gene (chit33-cDNA) from the biocontrol fungus Trichoderma atroviride was overexpressed under the CaMV35S constitutive promoter in canola (R line Hyola 308).Transformation of cotyledonary Grommets petioles was achieved via Agrobacterium tumefaciens.The insertion of the transgene was verified by PCR and Southern blotting.The transgen
The pectoralis myogram: A marker of severe chest wall trauma
Purpose: Our unique case reports injuries and radiographic findings of a patient with major chest wall trauma: the pectoralis myogram.Results: The patient was a 49 year old male involved in a motor vehicle collision with right sided pneumothorax with JOOVA CREAM loss of lung markings, numerous rib fractures, a comminuted left clavicle fracture, and