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    Quantitative elastography in differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions
    (2016) Purbager, Aysin; Pekoz, Burcak Cakir; Aslan, Hulya; Agildere, Ahmet Muhtesem; 0000-0003-4223-7017; 0000-0002-7138-246X; AAB-5802-2020; AAK-9104-2021
    Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of quantitative elastography in differentiating benign and malignant breast lesions that were detected by B-mode ultrasonography, to compare shear wave velocities of benign and malignant lesions, and to determine cut-off values differentiating malignant lesions from benign ones Material and Methods: In this prospective study we enrolled 254 breast lesions of 240 patients detected by B-mode ultrasonography, and underwent biopsy in our department. Shear wave elastography was performed to all lesions before biopsies. The patients who had radiotherapy or chemotherapy previously were not included. Elastography examinations were performed by one of the two radiologists specialising in breast radiology. The mean and median shear wave velocities, and standard deviation values were measured in meters/second. Both mean and median shear wave velocities were compared with histopathology results. Sensitivity, specificity, and the area under the curve were obtained by using a receiver operating characteristic curve analysis Results: The mean age of the patients, lesion size, mean and median shear wave velocities were significantly different between benign and malignant groups. The mean shear wave velocity of benign and malignant lesions were 3.59 +/- 1.2m/s and 5.59 +/- 1.9m/s, respectively. The cut-off value for the mean shear wave velocity was 4.08 m/s (71.6% sensitivity and 69.6% specificity) to differentiate malignant lesions from benign ones Conclusion: Quantitative elastography is an effective and complementary method making a significant contribution in differentiating benign and malignant lesions. In this respect, we believe that clinical usage of shear wave elastography should be generalized
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    Fetal HLA-G alleles and their effect on miscarriage
    (2018) Kubat, Gozde; Koc, Altug; Kirbiyik, Ozgur; Kutbay, Yasar B.; Ozyilmaz, Berk; Ozdemir, Taha R.; Kaya, Ozge Ozer; Koc, Zeynep Peker; 29809322
    Background. Immunosuppression at the feto-maternal interface is crucial for a successful pregnancy outcome. Human leukocyte antigen-G (HLA-G) seems to be a major contributor to fetal tolerance. The HLA-G expression is seen in cytotrophoblasts and in maternal blood. Fetal HLA-G acts on decidual antigen-presenting cells (APCs), natural killers (NKs) and T cells. Recent findings revealed that defects in placentation and their consequences are associated with maternal HLA-G variants and their expression levels. Objectives. The objective of this article is to investigate the relationship between fetal HLA-G alleles and miscarriage, which has not been investigated to date. Material and methods. The present study includes 204 recurrent miscarriage (RM) cases who were admitted to our clinic between 2012 and 2016. Twenty-eight miscarriage products without maternal cell contamination and any known pathology were analyzed by HLA-G typing. In addition, 3' untranslated region (UTR) 14-base pair (bp) insertion/deletion polymorphism was also investigated by Sanger sequencing. Results. For our population, the most frequent HLA-G type was G*01:01, both in the study group (30.3%) and in the control group (47%). The study revealed that the G*01:04 allele was significantly associated with miscarriage (p = 0.007). The 3' UTR 14bp deletion was more frequent in the miscarriage group, but there was no significant correlation. Conclusions. HLA-G alleles seem to be related with miscarriage and should be considered in RM cases.