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Vitamin D, innate immunity and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia
, 2011 We investigated the associations between vitamin D status, the antimicrobial peptides cathelicidin and beta defensin-2 and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia.
Karalus, Noel +9 more
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Haemoglobin C and S role in acquired immunity against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. [PDF]
, 2007 A recently proposed mechanism of protection for haemoglobin C (HbC; beta6Glu-->Lys) links an abnormal display of PfEMP1, an antigen involved in malaria pathogenesis, on the surface of HbC infected erythrocytes together with the observation of reduced ...
Warimwe, George M +81 more
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Genetic Determinism and the Innate-Acquired Distinction in Medicine
, 2009 Kronfeldner M. Genetic Determinism and the Innate-Acquired Distinction in Medicine. Medicine Studies. 2009;1(2):167-181.This article illustrates in which sense genetic determinism is still part of the contemporary interactionist consensus in medicine ...
Maria E. Kronfeldner, Kronfeldner, Maria
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, 2010 The identification and management of adults presenting with pneumonia is a major challenge for primary care health professionals. This paper summarises the key recommendations of the British Thoracic Society (BTS) Guidelines for the management of ...
Woodhead, Mark A +10 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of severe outcomes from SARS‐CoV‐2 (SCV2). In the post‐pandemic context, where most children have been infected with SCV2, there are limited data on whether vaccination remains beneficial in children with ALL.
Janna R. Shapiro +11 more
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Anthropometric measurements as a key diagnostic tool for familial partial lipodystrophy in women
Diabetology & Metabolic SyndromeBackground Familial Partial Lipodystrophy (FPLD) is a disease with wide clinical and genetic variation, with seven different subtypes described. Until genetic testing becomes feasible in clinical practice, non-invasive tools are used to evaluate body ...
Victor Rezende Veras +10 more
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Differences in affinity of monoclonal and naturally acquired polyclonal antibodies against Plasmodium falciparum merozoite antigens [PDF]
, 2015 Malaria is a major global cause of deaths and a vaccine is urgently needed.; We have employed the P. falciparum merozoite antigens MSP2-3D7/FC27 and AMA1, used them in ELISA, and coupled them in different ways using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and ...
Stanisic, Danielle +41 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Claudin‐6 has emerged as a promising immunotherapeutic target, yet protein‐level data in atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors (AT/RTs) have been inconsistent. We analyzed 36 well‐characterized AT/RT samples and found membranous claudin‐6 protein expression in 58% of cases, with striking enrichment in the molecular subgroup AT/RT‐TYR (100%) and ...
Victoria E. Fincke +4 more
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Calf skinfold measurements as a diagnostic tool for lipodystrophy syndromes: a cross-sectional study
Diabetology & Metabolic SyndromeBackground Lipodystrophy syndromes (LS) are characterized by reduced body fat and associated metabolic complications, such as insulin resistance and diabetes. The diagnosis of LS can be challenging in clinical settings.
Grayce Ellen da Cruz Paiva Lima +14 more
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