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Birth Weight in Different Etiologies of Disorders of Sex Development [PDF]

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2017
It is well established that boys are heavier than girls at birth. Although the cause of birth weight (BW) difference is unknown, it has been proposed that it could be generated from prenatal androgen action.The aim of the current study was to determine the BW of children with disorders of sex development (DSD) of different etiologies and to evaluate ...
Poyrazoglu, S., Darendeliler, F., Ahmed, S.F., Hughes, I., Bryce, J., Jiang, J., Rodie, M., Hiort, O., Hannema, S.E., Bertelloni, S., Lisa, L., Guran, T., Cools, M., Desloovere, A., Claahsen-van der Grinten, H.L., Claahsen-van der Grinten, H.L., Nordenstrom, A., Holterhus, P.M., Kohler, B., Niedziela, M., Krone, N.   +20 more
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Large scale gene expression meta-analysis reveals tissue-specific, sex-biased gene expression in humans [PDF]

, 2016
The severity and prevalence of many diseases are known to differ between the sexes. Organ specific sex-biased gene expression may underpin these and other sexually dimorphic traits.
Bianco-Miotto, T., Breen, J., Buckberry, S., Clifton, V., Mayne, B., Roberts, C., Shoubridge, C.   +6 more
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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ovotesticular differences of sex development: male or female? Case series

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
Background The choice of the sex of rearing in patients with ovotesticular differences of sex development (OT-DSD) is difficult. The final decision should be given by the patient himself or herself, but families’ opinion is not to neglect especially when
Maria-Grazia Scarpa, Arianna Lesma, Massimo Di Grazia, Waifro Rigamonti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Violence indicators in Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina: The Regional Development Period from a regional perspective [PDF]

, 2014
Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy, Argentina) has been extensively studied by archaeologists. Studies have been focused mainly on the Late Regional Development Period (1250 1430 AD), which has been defined as a time of social conflict.
Botta, Florencia Natalia, Seldes, Verónica   +1 more
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A PRSZT Registry Analysis of Prognostic Factors Influencing Survival and Relapse Rates After Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A second allogeneic (allo‐)hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT2) is a potential curative option for pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) following relapse after first allogeneic transplantation (HSCT1), but its efficacy is limited by high relapse rates and transplant‐related toxicity in highly pretreated ...
Ava Momm, Imme Haubitz, Rita Beier, Martin Zimmermann, Andrej Lissat, Peter Bader, Matthias Eyrich, Jan‐Henning Klusmann, Matthias Wölfl, Paul‐Gerhardt Schlegel, Verena Wiegering   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex-dependent Depot Differences in Adipose Tissue Development and Function; Role of Sex Steroids

Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome, 2017
Men and women are different in their fat mass and distribution pattern. The gynoid-type fat distribution, accumulation in lower-body, is considered to be protective while the android-type accumulation in upper-body, both in abdominal subcutaneous and ...
Mi-Jeong Lee, Susan K. Fried
doaj   +1 more source

Why are Male IQ Scores More Variable? [PDF]

, 2009
The male female difference in the variance of quantitative traits including IQ can be accounted for by the observation of the concentration of genes involved in brain development on the X chromosome and by the mechanism of sex determination in mammals ...
Bernard Strauss, Jacob Strauss
core   +1 more source

Sex Differences in Normal Fetuses and Infants: A Commentary [PDF]

, 2012
Sex differences in infants warrant attention, not because they clarify the extent to which such differences reflect nature or nurture, but because studying them is likely to illuminate the origins of sex differences later in life and thereby yield ...
Moore, David S.
core   +3 more sources