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The article investigates the relationship between obesity-related single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) and thyroid cancer risk. Logistic regression models were used in calculating odd ratios and 95 percent confidence intervals with SNP genotypes. The fat mass and obesity associated gene region was the location of nine of the top-ranking SNP. The role of obesity-related genetic polymorphisms is suggested to be not supported in the data.

The article offers an association study of 551 glioma cases and 865 matched controls of European ancestry to examine tag single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in 148 genetic regions. It depicts an investigation restricted to glioblastoma which gained significant associations for the SELP, SERPINI1, and LY96 genetic regions. It determines a promising set of innate immunity-related genetic regions for further examination.

This article discusses the radiation doses received by operators during diagnostic fluoroscopic procedures for guided cardiac catheterization. The authors used meta-analysis to estimate the exposure, dose measurement methods, operational features, fluoroscopy system used and radiation protection features used. They reported temporal trends since the early 1970’s. They concluded that dose reductions due to improvements in technology Appears to have been offset by the increased complexity of medical procedures. They recommended standardization of dosimetric methods to determine how well medical radiation workers are being protected from radiation exposure.