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Dent's disease is a renal tubular disorder characterized by manifestations of proximal tubule dysfunction, including low-molecular-weight proteinuria, hypercalciuria, nephrolithiasis, nephrocalcinosis, and progressive renal failure. These features are generally found in males only, and may be present in early childhood, whereas female carriers may show
Devuyst, O
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Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) Health and Disease: Review and Future Directions
The eastern North Pacific gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) population is considered “recovered” since the days of commercial whaling, with a population of over 25,000 animals.
Raphaela Stimmelmayr+2 more
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Hansen's disease: a vanishing disease? [PDF]
The introduction, implementation, successes and failures of multidrug therapy (MDT) in all Hansen's disease endemic countries are discussed in this paper. The high efficacy of leprosy treatment with MDT and the global reduction of prevalence led the World Health Organization, in 1991, to establish the goal of elimination of Hansen's disease (less than ...
Talhari, Sinésio+5 more
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Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2021 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association.
BACKGROUND The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors (smoking,
S. Virani+38 more
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Monitoring response to hepatitis B and C in EU/EEA: testing policies, availability of data on care cascade and chronic viral hepatitis-related mortality – results from two surveys (2016) [PDF]
Objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) developed a European Regional Action Plan (EAP) to fast-track action towards the goal of eliminating viral hepatitis. Robust monitoring is essential to assess national programme performance.
De Brujin+11 more
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A microbe is a microscopic organism which may exists in its single-celled form or in a colony of cells. In recent years, accumulating researchers have been engaged in the field of uncovering microbe-disease associations since microbes are found to be ...
Bin-Sheng He+3 more
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Lecanemab in Early Alzheimer's Disease.
BACKGROUND The accumulation of soluble and insoluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) may initiate or potentiate pathologic processes in Alzheimer's disease.
C. V. van Dyck+18 more
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The objetive of this work was to identify the pectolytic bacteria associated with soft rot of arracacha roots in Brazil. From 1998 to 2001, 227 isolates of Erwinia spp.
Gilmar Paulo Henz+2 more
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The Biogenesis and Functions of piRNAs in Human Diseases
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a novel type of small noncoding RNAs, which are 26–30 nt in length and bind to Piwi proteins. These short RNAs were originally discovered in germline cells and are considered as key regulators for germline maintenance ...
Xi Wu+9 more
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Zika virus: New clinical syndromes and its emergence in the western hemisphere [PDF]
Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus into the spotlight as causing an infection of global public health concern.
Brazilian Medical Genetics Society–Zika Embryopathy Task Force+9 more
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