Does complementary and Alternative Medicine Use be Prevalent Among Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases?
CAM is prevalent among patients attending a GI clinic, particularly among women and those who are dissatisfied with conventional therapies and "wish to feel better." Greater awareness and understanding of CAM among GI physicians is necessary.
The identification of new candidate genes for atherosclerotic disease through RDA-based transcript profiling facilitates further functional genomic studies in coronary artery disease. Candidate genetic polymorphism markers of potential clinical relevance can be identified by filtering information in genome variation databases through the virtual chip analysis of the transcript profiles and subsequently tested in association studies.