Cuban Research in Current International Journals

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Published: August 10, 2009

The following selection—alphabetical by title—reflects Cuban medical publishing in international journals over the last quarter on an array of topics.

Admixture estimates for the population in Havana City. Cintado A, Companioni O, Nazabal M, Camacho H, Ferrer A, Fernández De Cossio ME, et al. Ann Hum Biol. 2009 May;36(3):350–60.

An inter-sector participatory strategy in Cuba using an ecosystem approach to prevent dengue transmission at the local level. Díaz C, Torres Y, de la Cruz AM, Álvarez AM,Piquero ME, Valero A,et al. Cad Saude Publica. 2009;25 Suppl 1.

Antioxidant effects of D-004, a lipid extract from the Roystonea regia fruit, on the plasma of healthy men. López E, Molina V, Illnait J, Oyarzábal A, Fernández LC, M�s R, et al. Asian J Androl. 2009 May;11(3):385-92.

Association between the expression of IL-10 and T cell activation proteins loss in early breast cancer patients. Llanes Fernández L, Arango Prado MC, Alcocer González JM, Guerra Yi ME, Franco Odio S, Camacho Rodríguez R, et al. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2009 Feb;135(2):255-64. Epub 2008 Jul 24.

Cuban neonatal screening of phenylketonuria using an ultramicro-fluorometric test. González EC, Frómeta A, del Río L, Castells E, Robaina MS, García SM, et al. Clin Chim Acta. 2009 Apr;402(1-2):129-32. Epub 2009 Jan 11.

Helicobacter pylori is not associated with anaemia in Latin America: results from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela. Santos IS, Boccio J, Davidsson L, Hernández Triana M, Huanca Sardinas E, Janjetic M, et al. Public Health Nutr. Epub 2009 Mar 4.

Immunogenicity of CIGB-230, a therapeutic DNA preparation, in HCV-chronically infected individuals in a Phase I clinical trial. Álvarez Lajonchere L, Shoukry NH, Gr� B, Amador Cañizares Y, Helle F, B�dard N, et al. J Viral Hepat. 2009 Mar;16(3):156-67. Epub 2008 Oct 31.

Intralesional administration of epidermal growth factor-based formulation (Heberprot-P) in chronic diabetic foot ulcer: treatment up to complete wound closure. Fernández-Montequín JI, Betancourt BY, Leyva-González G, Mola EL, Galán-Naranjo K, Ramírez-Navas M, et al. Int Wound J. 2009 Feb;6(1):67-72.

Molecular diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cerebrospinal fluid from AIDS patients.Alfonso Y, Fraga J, Fonseca C, Jim�nez N, Pinillos T, Dorta Contreras AJ, et al. Cerebrospinal Fluid Res. 2009 Mar 6;6:2.

Molecular epidemiology of spinocerebellar ataxias in Cuba: Insights into SCA2 founder effect in Holgu�n. Vel�zquez P�rez L, S�nchez Cruz G, Santos Falc�n N, Almaguer Mederos LE, Escalona Batallan K, Rodr�guez Labrada R, et al. Neurosci Lett. 2009 Apr 24;454(2):157-60.

Motor Decline in Clinically Presymptomatic Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2 Gene Carriers.Vel�zquez P�rez L, D�az R, P�rez Gonz�lez R, Canales N, Rodr�guez Labrada R, Medrano J, et al. PLoS ONE. 2009;4(4):e5398. Epub 2009 Apr 29.

Pulmonary tuberculosis case detection through fortuitous cough screening during home visits.Gonz�lez-Ochoa E, Brooks JL, Matthys F, Calist� P, Armas L, Van der Stuyft P. Trop Med Int Health. 2009 Feb;14(2):131-5.

Reduced frequency of ALS in an ethnically mixed population: a population-based mortality study.Zaldivar T, Guti�rrez J, Lara G, Carbonara M, Logroscino G, Hardiman O. Neurology. 2009 May 12;72(19):1640-5.

Safety and preliminary efficacy data of a novel Casein Kinase 2 (CK2) peptide inhibitor administered intralesionally at four dose levels in patients with cervical malignancies.Solares AM, Santana A, Baladron I, Valenzuela C, Gonz�lez CA, D�az A, et al. BMC Cancer. 2009 May 13;9(1):146. [Epub ahead of print]

The treatment of protozoal infections in children. Escobedo AA, Almirall P, Alfonso M, Cimerman S, Rey S, Terry SL. Arch Dis Child. 2009 Mar 26. [Epub ahead of print]