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Necrotizing enterocolitis following diazoxide therapy for persistent neonatal hypoglycemia
Recalcitrant neonatal hypoglycemia poses a treatment challenge for clinicians. When a patient's hypoglycemia does not respond to dextrose infusion, several medication options are available, including diazoxide(1,2).
Christina M. Theodorou, Shinjiro Hirose
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New developments in Silver-Russell syndrome and implications for clinical practice [PDF]
Silver-Russell syndrome is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder, characterized by prenatal and postnatal growth restriction, relative macrocephaly, body asymmetry and characteristic facial features.
Ishida, M
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Beckwith Wiedemann syndrome is a complex developmental disorder characterized by somatic overgrowth, macroglossia, abdominal wall defects, neonatal hypoglycemia, and predisposition to embryonal tumors.
I. Barišić +12 more
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Abstract In typical inheritance, a child receives one chromosome of each pair from each parent. In rare cases, however, both chromosomes may be inherited from the same parent, a phenomenon known as uniparental disomy (UPD). In forensic kinship testing, UPD can lead to Mendelian inconsistencies between parent and child, increasing the risk of ...
Hannah Fontanil +3 more
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With the advent of prenatal sonography, fetal overgrowth can be easily detected. Prenatal-onset overgrowth can be secondary to normal variants of familial tall stature, familial rapid maturation, diabetic macrosomia, and congenital nesidioblastosis, or ...
Chih-Ping Chen
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PERSISTENT HYPOGLYCAEMIA IN A NEWBORN – CASE REPORT OF A GIRL WITH BECKWITH-WIEDEMANN SYNDROME
Hypoglycaemia is a common metabolic disorder in new-borns. It is defined as a blood sugar level below 2.2 mmol/l in the first 24 hours of life and below 2.6 mmol/l from 24 to 48 hours after birth.
Mojca Kavčič +2 more
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Evolution of imprinting: imprinted gene function in human disease [online encyclopaedia contribution] [PDF]
A subset of genes in mammals, known as imprinted genes, show a conditional expression strategy in which transcription depends on an allele’s parental origin.
Dickins, BJA, Kelsey, G
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ABSTRACT Purpose Infants with cancer are rare and face unique challenges. Our study aims to describe the incidence of infantile cancers in Canada and to compare treatment‐related mortality (TRM) and their outcomes with those of older children. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the Cancer in Young People in Canada database ...
Samuel Sassine +22 more
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Placental mesenchymal dysplasia: case report with gross and histological findings
Placental mesenchymal dysplasia (PMD) is a rare placental disorder characterized by placental enlargement and areas of abnormal, enlarged, grape-like villi.
Marcello Pecoraro Toscano +1 more
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