Coincident onset of multiple sclerosis and herpes simplex virus 1 encephalitis. a case report [PDF]
Background: Along with vitamin D, smoking, body mass index and others, Epstein Barr virus, other herpesviruses and human endogenous retroviruses represent plausible environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis.
Buscarinu, M. C. +7 more
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Economics of tandem mass spectrometry screening of neonatal inherited disorders [PDF]
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of neonatal screening for phenylketonuria (PKU) and medium-chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency using tandem mass spectrometry (tandem MS). Methods: A systematic review
Beverley, C. +4 more
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Human inborn errors of immunity: diagnosis and management [PDF]
Primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) now known as inborn errors of immunity (IEI) is genetic disorder(s) that impair the immune system. IEI is a heterogeneous group of diseases of more than 485 lifelong genetic disorders mainly due to intrinsic defect ...
Iftekhar Mahmood
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Advances in quantitative MRI of hereditary myopathies
MRI can non⁃invasively show the muscles pathological change and damage pattern. It has taken an important role in myopathies diagnosis and research. The emergence of quantitative MRI (qMRI) technology and the advancement of post⁃processing methods can ...
LIANG Ying⁃yin +4 more
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Genetics and genomic medicine in Argentina [PDF]
A historical summary of genetics and genomic medicine in Argentina. We go through the achievements and difficulties in the implementation of genetic and genomic services both in academia and health care.Fil: Vishnopolska, Sebastián Alexis.
Avena +27 more
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The Challenge of Diagnosis and Indication for Treatment in Fabry Disease
Fabry disease, caused by deficient alpha-galactosidase A lysosomal enzyme activity, remains challenging to health-care professionals. Laboratory diagnosis in males is carried out by determination of alpha-galactosidase A activity; for females, enzymatic ...
Marco A. Curiati MD +7 more
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Metabolism as a complex genetic trait, a systems biology approach: Implications for inborn errors of metabolism and clinical diseases [PDF]
SummaryMultifactorial and polygenic inheritance is commonly recognized for many genetic conditions including physical anomalies, complex congenital malformation syndromes, and even common disorders such as adult‐onset diabetes mellitus. It has only recently been suggested as a mechanism for inheritance in inborn errors of metabolism.
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Acute Hepatic Porphyrias: Review and Recent Progress. [PDF]
The acute hepatic porphyrias (AHPs) are a group of four inherited diseases of heme biosynthesis that present with episodic, acute neurovisceral symptoms.
Andant +40 more
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Intrinsic aerobic capacity sets a divide for aging and longevity [PDF]
<p><b>Rationale:</b> Low aerobic exercise capacity is a powerful predictor of premature morbidity and mortality for healthy adults as well as those with cardiovascular disease.
Charles F. Burant +17 more
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Report on advances for pediatricians in 2018: allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nutrition, respiratory tract disorders and surgery. [PDF]
This review reported notable advances in pediatrics that have been published in 2018. We have highlighted progresses in allergy, cardiology, critical care, endocrinology, hereditary metabolic diseases, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, neonatology ...
Bernasconi S +10 more
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