Are dietary fat and protein intake associated with incident biliary sludge and stones during pregnancy?
Neither total nor subtype of dietary fat or protein was associated with incident biliary stone or sludge formation in this cohort of pregnant women.
These results indicate that high levels of circulating proMMP-2 and TIMP-2 levels are both associated with a better clinical course; moreover, total proMMP-2 is an independent prognostic marker of bladder cancer progression.