Is preoperative peripheral blood human telomerase reverse transcriptase mRNA concentration a prognostic factor for resection of hepatocellular carcinoma?
Peripheral blood hTERT mRNA concentration is not a likely marker for the diagnosis or prognosis of HCC, especially in patients undergoing resection. Owing to the small number of transplanted patients assessed, the clinical significance of hTERT mRNA concentration was not objectively verified, suggesting the need for a study in larger numbers of HCC patients undergoing liver transplantation.
These findings cast doubt on most current evolutionary theories about female orgasm's adaptive functions, and on the validity of FOD as a psychiatric construct.