• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.260-275
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• 2022

Sterile alpha motif (SAM) domains bind to various proteins, lipids, and RNAs. However, these domains have not yet been analyzed as prognostic biomarkers. In this study, SAM domain containing 13 (SAMD13), a member of the SAM domain, was evaluated to identify a novel prognostic biomarker in various human cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Moreover, we identified a correlation between SAMD13 expression and immune cell infiltration in HCC. We performed bioinformatics analysis using online databases, such as Tumor Immune Estimation Resource, UALCAN, Kaplan-Meier plotter, LinkedOmics, and Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis2. SAMD13 expression in HCC samples was significantly higher than that in normal liver tissue; additionally, SAMD13 was higher in primary tumors, various stages of cancer and grades of tumor, and status of nodal metastasis. Higher SAMD13 expression was also associated with poorer prognosis. SAMD13 expression positively correlated with CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, B cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and dendritic cells. In the analysis of SAMD13 co-expression networks, positively related genes of SAMD13 were associated with a high hazard ratio in different types of cancer, including HCC. In biological function of SAMD13, SAMD13 mainly include spliceosome, ribosome biogenesis in eukaryote, ribosome, etc. These results suggest that SAMD13 may serve as a novel prognostic biomarker for HCC diagnosis and provide novel insights into tumor immunology in HCC.

• Asian Spine Journal
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.981-986
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• 2018

Study Design: Retrospective case series. Purpose: Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is associated with etiologies such as lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and lumbar canal stenosis (LCS). CES has a prevalence of 2% among patients with LDH and exhibits variable outcomes, even with early surgery. Few studies have explored the factors influencing the prognosis in terms of bladder function. Therefore, we aimed to assess the factors contributing to bladder recovery and propose a simplified bladder recovery classification. Overview of Literature: Few reports have described the prognostic clinical factors for bladder recovery following CES. Moreover, limited data are available regarding a meaningful bladder recovery status classification useful in clinical settings. Methods: A single-center retrospective study was conducted (April 2012 to April 2015). Patients with CES secondary to LDH or LCS were included. The retrieved data were evaluated for variables such as demographics, symptom duration, neurological symptoms, bladder symptoms, and surgery duration. The variable bladder function outcome during discharge and at follow-up was recorded. All subjects were followed up for at least 2 years. A simplified bladder recovery classification was proposed. Statistical analyses were performed to study the correlation between patient variables and bladder function outcome. Results: Overall, 39 patients were included in the study. Majority of the subjects were males (79.8%) with an average age of 44.4 years. CES secondary to LDH was most commonly seen (89.7%). Perianal sensation (PAS) showed a significant correlation with neurological recovery. In the absence of PAS, bladder function did not recover. Voluntary anal contraction (VAC) was affected in all study subjects. Conclusions: Intactness of PAS was the only significant prognostic variable. Decreased or absent VAC was the most sensitive diagnostic marker of CES. We also proposed a simplified bladder recovery classification for recovery prognosis.

• 산업경영시스템학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.78-85
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• 2013

Since the basic built-in-test, prognostic health management (PHM) has evolved into more sophisticated and complex systems with advanced warning and failure detection devices. Aerospace and military systems, manufacturing equipment, structural monitoring, automotive electronic systems and telecommunication systems are examples of fields in which PHM has been fully utilized. Nowadays, the automotive electronic system has become more sophisticated and increasingly dependent on accurate sensors and reliable microprocessors to perform vehicle control functions which help to detect faults and to predict the remaining useful life of automotive parts. As the complication of automotive system increases, the need for intelligent PHM becomes more significant. Given enormous potential to be developed lays ahead, this paper presents findings and discussions on the trends of automotive PHM research with the expectation to offer opportunity for further improving the current technologies and methods to be applied into more advanced applications.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.285-296
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• 2014

The quantile residual life function has been effectively used to interpret results from the analysis of the proportional hazards model for censored survival data; however, the quantile residual life function is not always estimable with currently available semi-parametric regression methods in the presence of heavy censoring. A parametric regression approach may circumvent the difficulty of heavy censoring, but parametric assumptions on a baseline hazard function can cause a potential bias. This article proposes a Bayesian semi-parametric regression approach for inference on an unknown baseline hazard function while adjusting for available covariates. We consider a model-based approach but the proposed method does not suffer from strong parametric assumptions, enjoying a closed-form specification of the parametric regression approach without sacrificing the flexibility of the semi-parametric regression approach. The proposed method is applied to simulated data and heavily censored survival data to estimate various quantile residual lifetimes and adjust for important prognostic factors.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.177-184
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• 1998

목적 : 방사선치료는 전이성 뇌종양의 치료에 주된 역할을 해왔다. 고식적 목적으로 방사선치료를 받은 전이성 뇌종양 환자에서 치료 효과와 생존율 및 예후인자를 분석해 보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1994년 1월부터 1997년 7월까지 충북대학교병원에서 전이성 뇌종양으로 고식적 방사선치료를 받은 42예의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 33예의 환자에서 30Gy/10fx의 전뇌조사를 실시하였고, 이들 중 16예의 환자에서 단일전이 병소에 10Gy/5fx의 추가조사를 실시하였다. 9예의 환자들은 계획된 치료를 마치지 못했다. 결과 : 치료를 끝낸 33예의 환자에서 완전관해 4례, 부분관해 22예로 $79\%$에서 치료 효과를 나타내었다. 중앙생존기간은 4개월이었으며 단변수 분석상 치료전 신경기능적 단계(p=0.0136), 두개외 종양의 활성도(p=0.042), 치료 효과 여부(p=0.001)가 생존율에 영향을 미치는 유의한 예후인자였다. 결론 : 전이성 뇌종양 환자의 치료에서 전뇌조사의 유용성을 확인하였고, 치료전 신경기능적 단계, 두개외 종양의 활성도, 방사선치료 효과 여부가 생존율에 대한 예후인자로 분석되었다.

• 한국전문물리치료학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.200-207
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• 2022

Background: The oxygen uptake efficiency slope (OUES) is the most important index for accurately measuring cardiopulmonary function in patients with acute ischemic heart disease. However, the relationship between the OUES variables and important cardiopulmonary function parameters remain unelucidated for patients with acute ischemic heart disease, which accounts for the largest proportion of heart disease. Objects: The present cross sectional clinical study aimed to determine the multiple relationships among the cardiopulmonary function variables mentioned above in adults with acute ischemic heart disease. Methods: A convenience sample of 110 adult inpatients with ischemic heart disease (age: 57.4 ± 11.3 y; 95 males, 15 females) was enrolled at the hospital cardiac rehabilitation center. The correlation between the important cardiopulmonary function indicators including peak oxygen uptake (VO₂ peak), minute ventilation (VE)/carbon dioxide production (VCO₂) slope, heart rate recovery (HRR), and ejection fraction (EF) and OUES was confirmed. Results: This study showed that OUES was highly correlated with VO₂ peak, VE/VCO₂ slope, and HRR parameters. Conclusion: The OUES can be used as an accurate indicator for cardiopulmonary function. There are other factors that influence aerobic capacity besides EF, so there is no correlation with EF. Effective cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs can be designed based on OUES during submaximal exercise in patients with acute ischemic heart disease.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.125-135
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• 2001

목 적 : 국소성 분절성 사구체 경화증 환자에서 장기예후를 예측하기 위한 많은 노력들이 있어 왔으나 현재까지 정립된 의견은 없는 상태이며, 특히 소아환자인 경우는 보고된 논문이 별로 없는 상태이다. 이에 저자들은 그동안 경험한 국소성 분절성 사구체 경화증 환아들에서 장기예후에 영향을 줄수 있는 인자들을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1990년 1월부터 1999년 12월까지 연세 의료원에서 신생검을 시행하여 병리 소견상 국소성 분절성 사구체 경화증으로 확진된 환아 50명에서 후향적 방법으로 자료 분석을 시행하였다. 진단 당시 임상검사소견, 치료에 대한 반응 및 병리소견을 바탕으로 신기능 유지군과 신기능 저하군을 비교하고 신생존율을 알아보았으며 신부전으로 진행되는 속도에 영항을 미치는 인자도 검토하였다. 결 과 : 평균 발병연령은 8년 1개월이며 남녀 성비는 2.3 : 1이었으며 평균 추적 관찰 기간은 7년 1개월이었다. 전체 50명에서의 신생존율은 5년에 $34\%$, 10년에 $8\%$이었고 신기능유지군의 5년 신생존율은 $74\%$이었고 신기능저하군은 $27\%$이었다. 신기능유지군과 신기능저하군을 비교했을 때 발병연령, 성별, 단백뇨량, 혈뇨유무, 고혈압유무, 조직학적으로 메산지움 증식유무는 차이가 없었으며 신기능저하군에서 진단 당시 혈중 크레아티닌치가 높았고 치료반응이 불량했으며 사구체 경화증 침범정도 및 세뇨관 간질 변화가 많았고 혈관변화를 동반하였다(P<0.05). 5년 신생존율은 진단 당시 크레아티닌치가 높았던 경우, 고혈압이 있었던 경우, 치료반응이 불량한 경우, 사구체 경화증 침범정도와 세뇨관 간질변화가 많았던 경우, 혈관 변화가 동반된 경우에 통계학적으로 유의하게 낮은것으로 나왔다(P<0.05). 신부전으로의 진행속도는 통계적으로 유의한 예측인자는 없었으나 발병연령이 어릴때, 고혈압이 있을 때, 치료반응이 나쁠 때 그리고 신생검 상 혈관 변화가 동반될때 급속히 진행하는 것을 알 수 있었다(P>0.05). 결 론 : 이상의 고찰에서 소아의 국소성 분절성 사구체 경화증의 장기예후에 영향을 미치는 인자를 알아 보았으며 이러한 예후인자를 미리 예측함으로써 치료 방법을 세우고 결과를 예측하는 데 도움이 되리라 생각한다.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2012

Objective: To analyze the prognostic factors thought to be related with survival time after a spinal metastasis operation. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 217 patients who underwent spinal metastasis operations in our hospital from 2001 to 2009. Hematological malignancies, such as multiple myeloma and lymphoma, were excluded. The factors thought to be related with postoperative survival time were gender, age (below 55, above 56), primary tumor growth rate (slow, moderate, rapid group), spinal location (cervical, thoracic, and lumbo-sacral spine), the timing of radiation therapy (preoperative, postoperative, no radiation), operation type (decompressive laminectomy with or without posterior fixation, corpectomy with anterior fusion, corpectomy with posterior fixation), preoperative systemic condition (below 5 points, above 6 points classified by Tomita scoring), pre- and postoperative ambulatory function (ambulatory, non-ambulatory), number of spinal metastases (single, multiple), time to spinal metastasis from the primary cancer diagnosis (below 21 months, above 22 months), and postoperative complication. Results: The study cohort mean age at the time of surgery was 55.5 years. The median survival time after spinal operation and spinal metastasis diagnosis were 6.0 and 9.0 months. In univariate analysis, factors such as gender, primary tumor growth rate, preoperative systemic condition, and preoperative and postoperative ambulatory status were shown to be related to postoperative survival. In multivariate analysis, statistically significant factors were preoperative systemic condition (p=0.048) and postoperative ambulatory status (p<0.001). The other factors had no statistical significance. Conclusion: The factors predictive for postoperative survival time should be considered in the surgery of spinal metastasis patients.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.22.1-22.15
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• 2023

Kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) is one of the most aggressive cancer type of the urinary system. Metastatic KIRC patients have poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Ankyrin 3 (ANK3) is a scaffold protein that plays important roles in maintaining physiological function of the kidney and its alteration is implicated in many cancers. In this study, we investigated differential expression of ANK3 in KIRC using GEPIA2, UALCAN, and HPA databases. Survival analysis was performed by GEPIA2, Kaplan-Meier plotter, and OS-kirc databases. Genetic alterations of ANK3 in KIRC were assessed using cBioPortal database. Interaction network and functional enrichment analyses of ANK3-correlated genes in KIRC were performed using GeneMANIA and Shiny GO, respectively. Finally, the TIMER2.0 database was used to assess correlation between ANK3 expression and immune infiltration in KIRC. We found that ANK3 expression was significantly decreased in KIRC compared to normal tissues. The KIRC patients with low ANK3 expression had poorer survival outcomes than those with high ANK3 expression. ANK3 mutations were found in 2.4% of KIRC patients and were frequently co-mutated with several genes with a prognostic significance. ANK3-correlated genes were significantly enriched in various biological processes, mainly involved in peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) signaling pathway, in which positive correlations of ANK3 with PPARA and PPARG expressions were confirmed. Expression of ANK3 in KIRC was significantly correlated with infiltration level of B cell, CD8+ T cell, macrophage, and neutrophil. These findings suggested that ANK3 could serve as a prognostic biomarker and promising therapeutic target for KIRC.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.228-234
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• 2013

Objective : We have limited understanding on the presentation and survival of primary spinal sarcomas. The survival, recurrence rate, and related prognostic factors were investigated after treatment for primary sarcomas of the spine. Methods : Retrospective analysis of medical records and radiological data was done for 29 patients in whom treatment was performed due to primary sarcoma of the spine from 2000 to 2010. As for treatment method, non-radical operation, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy were simultaneously or sequentially combined. Overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), ambulatory function, and pain status were analyzed. In addition, factors affecting survival and recurrence were analyzed : age (${\leq}42$ or ${\geq}43$), gender, tumor histologic type, lesion location (mobile spine or rigid spine), weakness at diagnosis, pain at diagnosis, ambulation at diagnosis, initial treatment, radiation therapy, kind of irradiation, surgery, chemotherapy and distant metastasis. Results : Median OS was 60 months, the recurrence rate was 79.3% and median PFS was 26 months. Patients with distant metastasis showed significantly shorter survival than those without metastasis. No factors were found to be significant relating to recurrence. Prognostic factor associated with walking ability was the presence of weakness at diagnosis. Conclusion : Primary spinal sarcomas are difficult to cure and show high recurrence rate. However, the development of new treatment methods is improving survival.