PREVALENCE OF PRIOR HIV TESTING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MSM IN ZHEJIANG PROVINCE, CHINA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Prevalence of prior HIV testing and associated factors among MSM in Zhejiang Province, China: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) have become one of high-risk population for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, due to their multiple sex partners and unprotected anal intercourse.Promoting HIV testing is an effective strategy for the prevention and control of HIV infection.We assessed the factors associated with a pri

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Do consanguineous parents of a child affected by an autosomal recessive disease have more DNA identical-by-descent than similarly-related parents with healthy offspring? Design of a case-control study

Abstract Background The offspring of consanguineous relations have an increased risk of congenital/genetic disorders paintable magnets and early mortality.Consanguineous couples and their offspring account for approximately 10% of the global population.The increased risk for congenital/genetic disorders is most marked for autosomal recessive disord

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Cord Blood Metabolome Is Highly Associated with Birth Weight, but Less Predictive for Later Weight Development

Background/Aims: Fetal metabolism may be changed by the exposure to maternal factors, and the route to obesity may already set in utero.Cord blood metabolites might predict growth patterns and later obesity.We aimed to characterize doorking video intercom associations of cord blood with birth weight, postnatal weight gain, and BMI in adolescence.Me

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