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Military Service Roles and ALS Among Veterans: A Matched Case–Control Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While military service is an established risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), it remains unclear whether this association is linked to combat. We conducted a matched case–control study comparing 191 ALS patients who were veterans of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with known military service type and 1910 matched controls. The
Asaf Honig +4 more
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Are Genetics Involved in the Development of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndromes in Children?
Trends in Pediatrics, 2022 The relationship between Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) and genetic predisposition is not well established. The aim of this article emphasize the presence of genetic predisposition in MIS-C by presenting two sibling cases from two
Sevcan Ipek, Ufuk Utku Güllü
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Genetic Basis of Familial Lymphoma Predisposition [PDF]
, 2013 Lymphomas are classified into Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas (HL and NHL), and they are further categorized into tens of different subtypes. This thesis has focused on two rare lymphoma subtypes: nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL)
Saarinen, Silva
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Modelling the Interplay between Lifestyle Factors and Genetic Predisposition on Markers of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk [PDF]
, 2015 The risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is determined by a complex interplay involving lifestyle factors and genetic predisposition. Despite this, many studies do not consider the relative contributions of this complex array of factors to ...
Ambrosini, GL +8 more
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as a Multistep Process in the United States: A Population‐Based Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disease that typically results in death within 3–5 years from symptom onset. However, little is known about the environmental exposures, clinical aspects, or social determinants of health factors that may be associated with the disease.
Jasmine Berry +7 more
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Genetic Predisposition to Infectious Disease [PDF]
Cureus, 2018 In contemporary medical practice, approaches to infectious disease management have been primarily rooted in a pathogen-centered model. However, host genetics also contribute significantly to infectious disease burden. The fast expansion of bioinformatics techniques and the popularization of the genome-wide association study (GWAS) in recent decades ...
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Privacy-Preserving Genetic Relatedness Test [PDF]
, 2016 An increasing number of individuals are turning to Direct-To-Consumer (DTC) genetic testing to learn about their predisposition to diseases, traits, and/or ancestry. DTC companies like 23andme and Ancestry.com have started to offer popular and affordable
De Cristofaro, Emiliano +2 more
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Paroxysmal Dyskinesias Secondary to HHV‐6A Encephalitis: The First Case Report and Literature Review
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Paroxysmal dyskinesias encompasses a spectrum of conditions marked by intermittent involuntary movements, with paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesias being the most common phenotype. Central nervous system infection is a rare cause of paroxysmal dyskinesias.
Zhuoran Wang +5 more
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CLINICAL AND GENETIC PARALLELS ALONG CELIAC DISEASE AMONG TOMSK CHILDREN
Педиатрическая фармакология, 2007 The article is devoted to the analysis of the genetic predisposition to celiac disease. The authors studied the associations of the HLA genes and modifier genes of the immune response (interleukine 1, inter leukine 1 receptor antagonist, inter leukine 4,
E.I. Kondrat’eva +5 more
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Genetic Predispositions and Childhood Cancer [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 1998 This article provides an overview of the problem of genetic susceptibility to childhood cancer with a particular emphasis on problems with ascertaining inherited cancer risk and the role of tumor-suppressor gene mutations in cancer predispositions. The association between neurofibromatosis type 1 and childhood leukemia is used to illustrate some of the
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