Is uric acid an independent risk factor for carotid atherosclerosis in a Japanese elderly population without metabolic syndrome?
UA was found to be an independent risk factor for incidence of carotid atherosclerosis in both genders without MetS.
These results suggest that the immunohistochemical detection of p53 accumulation is a useful indicator of poor prognosis in the intestinal but not in the diffuse type of gastric cancer, and are indicative of distinct molecular pathways and pattern of progression in the two histotypes.