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Genetic Testing Unveils a Novel Thrombospondin‐1 Domain Containing Protein 1 Gene Variant as the Cause of Chronic Edema in a 79‐Year‐Old Woman

Clinical Genetics, EarlyView.
A 79‐year‐old woman with lifelong peripheral edema and an affected sister was found to harbor a novel homozygous THSD1 splice‐site variant. Reduced THSD1 expression in dermal endothelial cells supported the possibility that this variant contributes to chronic hereditary edema.
Eiko Amo, Takafumi Toyohara, Naoya Saijo, Satoko Sato, Jun Takayama, Yoshiko Suto, Yuji Noguchi, Sosuke Kinomura, Yusuke Ishizuka, Shun Watanabe, Koichi Kikuchi, Rui Makino, Mai Yoshida, Yuji Oe, Tasuku Nagasawa, Koji Okamoto, Takehiro Suzuki, Mariko Miyazaki, Shinya Kawaguchi, Takashi Suzuki, Takaaki Abe, Shigeo Kure, Atsuo Kikuchi, Tetsuhiro Tanaka   +23 more
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EFFECT OF CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES ON PEINATAL OUTCOME

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To identify the characteristics of women in consanguineous marriage and their effects on reproductive behavior, adverse pregnancy and fetal outcomes. Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study.
Abeera Choudry, Maria Habib, Zainab Shamem, Syeda Zubda Batool, Shafia Barkat, Mishal Naseem, Salma Nisar   +6 more
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Families of choice among LGBTQ+ people in Slovenia: Meanings, formation, barriers, and significance

Family Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To explore families of choice among LGBTQ+ individuals in Slovenia. Background Families of choice are formed by LGBTQ+ individuals through chosen bonds rather than bio‐legal ties, fulfilling needs unmet by families of origin. Although international research has explored their functions across various contexts, this topic has not yet ...
Nika Ferbežar
wiley   +1 more source

Spousal salience in an aging rural South African cohort

Family Relations, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The importance of the spousal relationship within one's social circle—which we refer to as spousal salience—may have important implications for married individuals' outcomes as they age. Objective This study investigates factors that may be associated with spousal salience among a sample of aging adults in rural South Africa ...
Elyse A. Jennings, Nomsa B. Mahlalela, Guy Harling   +2 more
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‘Sounding to Present Occasions’: Andrew Marvell’s ‘Two Songs at the Marriage of the Lord Fauconberg and the Lady Mary Cromwell’

Marvell Studies, 2018
Andrew Marvell’s ‘Two Songs at the Marriage of the Lord Fauconberg and the Lady Mary Cromwell’ does not garner the attention of his other political Protectorate poems, particularly ‘An Horatian Ode’ and ‘The First Anniversary’.
Joan Faust
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A Prospective Study Examining the Consequences of Family Rejection for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth

Family Relations, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study examined the prospective associations between family rejection and several resilience factors and deleterious outcomes among a racial and gender diverse sample of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY). Background Family remains a primary developmental context during adolescence, and there is an urgent need to better ...
Weiman Xu, Lorey A. Wheeler, Heather Littleton, Seungju Kim, Rayni Thomas, Joseph Gardella, Jillian R. Scheer, Caitlin Ryan, Alexis Chavez, Antonia Barba, Caroline Spitz, Katie M. Edwards   +11 more
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Consanguineous marriages in the genetic counseling centers of Isfahan and the ethical issues of clinical consultations

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, 2017
Consanguineous marriage, which is common in many regions in the world,  has absorbed much attention as a causative factor in raising the incidence of genetic diseases.
Narges Nouri, Nayereh Nouri, Samane Tirgar, Elham Soleimani, Vida Yazdani, Farzaneh Zahedi, Bagher Larijani   +6 more
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Carceral Marriages

South Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal
This article explores cousin marriages across the UK and South Asia. It challenges studies that depict consanguineous marriages as beneficial, arguing instead that they can produce carceral conditions beyond the physical, including social and ...
Naseem Naushad Jivraj
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Note on the Marriages of First Cousins [PDF]

Journal of the Statistical Society of London, 1875
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openaire   +2 more sources

Low‐Intensity Social Care for Dementia Caregivers: A Randomized Trial

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Resource needs increase strain among dementia caregivers. We tested the impact of CommunityRx‐Dementia, a low‐intensity resource referral intervention that provides education about common resource needs, a personalized list of nearby resources, and navigation support via a navigator and online resource finder. Methods We conducted a
Jennifer A. Makelarski, Kristen E. Wroblewski, Victoria A. Winslow, Emily M. Abramsohn, Soo Borson, Delaney A. Romanchick, Dena Schulman‐Green, Katherine Thompson, Elbert S. Huang, Stacy Tessler Lindau   +9 more
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