Are prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes and hypertension elevated among middle-aged Japanese men with colonic diverticulum?
The prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes and hypertension are elevated among the middle-aged male subjects with asymptomatic colonic diverticulum. The results may partly explain the reported association between colonic diverticulum and cardiovascular disease.
The present study suggests that GRP78 plays a significant role in malignant transformation of epithelial ovarian tumors and may represent an important biomarker for EOCs.