Xingshun Qi

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Are the disease-free survival and recurrence-free survival the same definitions in oncology studies?

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Coud type IV collagen and pro-collagen type III N-peptide evaluate liver fibrosis?

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Could red blood cells, which were removed from patients with Polycythemia vera, be used for blood transfusion (without any infectious diseases)?

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Screening for paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) might be unnecessary in all patients with Budd Chiari syndrome and portal vein thrombosis

Splanchnic vein thrombosis is frequently observed in Western PNH patients. I and my colleagues recently have done a study regarding the prevalence of PNH in Chinese patients Budd Chiari syndrome...

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