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    • Paredes Fernández, Daniela; Lenz Alcayaga, Rony; Hernández Sánchez, Karla; Quiroz Carreño, Jael (Medwave Estudios, 2020)
      Introduction Healthcare systems are developed in imperfect scenarios, in which there are constant failures (uncertainty, information asymmetry, agency relationship problem, and supply-induced demand). These failures, ...
    • Turner, Andrew D.; Tarnovius, Sophie; Hatfield, Robert G.; Alves, Mickael Teixeira; Broadwater, Maggie; Van Dolah, Frances; García Mendoza, Ernesto; Medina, Dinorah; Salhi, María; Goya, Alejandra B.; Barrera, Fernanda; Carrasco, Daniel; Rubilar, Ignacio; Suárez Isla, Benjamín A. (MDPI, 2020)
      With the move away from use of mouse bioassay (MBA) to test bivalve mollusc shellfish for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins, countries around the world are having to adopt non-animal-based alternatives that ...
    • Zwaans, Bernadette M. M.; Nicolai, Heinz E.; Chancellor, Michael B.; Lamb, Laura E. (Public Library Science, 2020)
      Radiation for pelvic cancers can result in severe bladder damage and radiation cystitis (RC), which is characterized by chronic inflammation, fibrosis, and vascular damage. RC development is poorly understood because bladder ...
    • Blanco, Rancés; Aguayo González, Francisco (MDPI, 2020)
      Epstein-Barr virus is a ubiquitous persistent virus, which is involved in the development of some human cancers. A licensed vaccine to prevent Epstein-Barr virus infection is lacking. BamHI-A rightward frame 1 is a viral ...
    • Egaña Rojas, Daniel; Iglesias Véjar, Lorena; Cerda Rioseco, Ricardo; Molina Carrasco, Paulina; Gálvez Espinoza, Patricia (Doyma, 2020)
      Objective: To explore the perspectives of the decision makers and community members in primary health care (PHC) around the conceptualization of social participation (PS). Design: An exploratory cross-sectional study ...
    • García, Carolina; Arellano Lorca, Javier; Vera, Valentina; Corredoira S., Yamile (Medwave Estudios, 2020)
      A 44-year-old man, previously healthy, consulted for a three-month history of asymmetrical polyarthralgia with inflammatory features involving. small mod large joints. A few days later, he developed erythema covered by ...
    • Rodríguez Cabello, Jonathan; Ortiz López, Nicolás; Olea Gangas, Carolina; Cortés Chau, Felipe; Jerez Yáñez, Óscar (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2020)
      Knowing what characterizes an excellent teacher is relevant to guide training, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the clinical teacher. We performed a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol, aiming to identify ...
    • Arellano, Javier; Carrasco, Carolina; García, Carolina (Medwave Estudios, 2020)
      Alopecia areata is a common type of non-scarring alopecia. Although the exact pathogenesis remains elusive, alopecia areata is thought to have a multifactorial etiology described as an interplay of genetic predisposition ...
    • Lardone, María Cecilia; Reyes, Ian N.; Ortiz, Eliana; Piottante, Antonio; Palma, Cristian; Ebensperger González, Mauricio; Castro Gálvez, María Andrea (Wiley, 2021)
      Background Decreased testosterone (T) to LH ratio and increased 17 beta-estradiol (E2) serum concentrations represent a common finding among patients with severe spermatogenic failure, suggesting a concurrent Leydig cell ...
    • Alarcón, María Alejandra; Olivares, Wilda; Córdova Delgado, Miguel; Muñoz Medel, Matías; Mayo, Tomás de; Carrasco Avino, Gonzalo; Wichmann, Ignacio; Landeros, Natalia; Amigo, Julio; Norero, Enrique; Villarroel Espíndola, Franz; Riquelme, Arnoldo; Garrido, Marcelo; Owen, Gareth; Corvalán, Alejandro H. (MDPI, 2020)
      Reprimo-like (RPRML) is an uncharacterized member of the Reprimo gene family. Here, we evaluated the role of RPRML and whether its regulation by DNA methylation is a potential non-invasive biomarker of gastric cancer. RPRML ...
    • Korol, Cecilia B.; Shallom, Shamira J.; Arora, Kriti; Boshoff, Helena I.; Freeman, Alexandra F.; King, Alejandra; Agrawal, Sonia; Daugherty, Sean C.; Jancel, Timothy; Kabat, Juraj; Ganesan, Sundar; Torrero, Marina N.; Sampaio, Elizabeth P.; Barry, Clifton; Holland, Steve M.; Tettelin, Herve; Rosenzweig, Sergio D.; Zelazny, Adrian M. (2020)
      We characterized Mycobacterium bovis BCG isolates found in lung and brain samples from a previously vaccinated patient with IFN gamma R1 deficiency. The isolates collected displayed distinct genomic and phenotypic features ...
    • Barahona Vásquez, Maximiliano Andrés; Barrientos Mendoza, Cristian; Escobar, Francisco; Villacura Díaz, Nicolás Esteban; Palma, Daniel; Barahona, Macarena; Martínez Herold, Álvaro; Infante Calvo, Carlos (Cureus, 2020)
      Introduction The purpose of this study is to describe the incidence rate (IR) per 100,000 inhabitants of arthroplasty in Chile between 2004 and 2019, emphasizing knee and hip arthroplasty. Methods This is a ...
    • Jiménez, Ivanka; Prado, Yolanda; Marchant, Felipe; Otero, Carolina; Eltit, Felipe; Cabello Verrugio, Claudio; Cerda Arancibia, Óscar; Simón, Felipe (MDPI, 2020)
      The transient receptor potential melastatin (TRPM) subfamily belongs to the TRP cation channels family. Since the first cloning of TRPM1 in 1989, tremendous progress has been made in identifying novel members of the TRPM ...
    • Saravia, Anthony; Cabrera, Sebastián; Molina Osorio, Claudio; Pacheco, Loreto; Muñoz, Gabriel (Elsevier, 2020)
      Objective: Our purpose was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the laxity with the GNRB arthrometer in subjects with anterior cruciate ligament injury. Material and method: A diagnostic study was performed by ...
    • Bórquez P., Blanca; Luengo Charath, M. Ximena; Anguita M., Verónica; Bascuñán R., M. Luz; Pacheco M., Isabel M.; Michaud Ch., Patricio; Vacarezza Y., Ricardo (Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría, 2020)
      La actual pandemia por COVID-19 está generando un impacto sin precedentes en las distintas esferas de la vida, al mismo tiempo que ha puesto en valor la importancia que la disciplina Bioética tiene para el análisis y la ...
    • Pino V., José Luis; Barrera Ramírez, Cynthia (Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, 2020)
      Background: Overweight is a highly prevalent condition in Chile. For diagnosis of this condition, various national regulations must be used, but, their application are subject to interpretations, particularly in infants. ...
    • Hernández Rodas, María Catalina; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Codoceo, Juana; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Ruz Ortiz, Manuel (Soc. Chilena Nutrición, 2020)
      High concentrations of free fatty acids (FFA) have been associated with the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes (T2D), making lipolysis regulation a priority in these patients. Through its insulin-mimetic ...
    • Calatayud, Joaquín; Pérez Alenda, Sofía; Carrasco, Juan J.; Cruz Montecinos, Carlos; Andersen, Lars L.; Bonanad, Santiago; Querol, Felipe; Megías Vericat, Juan E.; Casaña, José (Oxford Univ Press Inc, 2020)
      Objective. Strength training is recommended for people with hemophilia; however, published data are anecdotal and have methodological limitations. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness ...
    • Bravo, Felipe; Cortés, Karol; Chanqueo, Leonardo (Sociedad Chilena de Infectología, 2020)