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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Adjusting the frequency of mammography screening on the basis of genetic risk: Attitudes among women in the UK. [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose To explore public attitudes towards modifying frequency of mammography screening based on genetic risk. Methods Home-based interviews were carried out with a population-based sample of 942 women aged 18–74 years in the UK.
Side, L, Rahman, B, Gessler, S, Pashayan, N, Meisel, SF, Fraser, L, Lanceley, A, Wardle, J   +7 more
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Genetic risk and value

, 2018
A conceptual truth about risks is that they involve a possible and future adverse effect or a negative value of some kind. The genetic risks that individuals may face in the health care setting differ in some crucial respects to other kind of risks.
Kihlbom, Ulrik,
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Genetic markers of obesity risk: stronger associations with body composition in overweight compared to normal-weight children. [PDF]

, 2011
Genetic factors are important determinants of overweight. We examined whether there are differential effect sizes depending on children's body composition.
Kries, Rüdiger von, Andrew R. Ness, Rüdiger von Kries, von Kries Rüdiger, Ong Ken K., Ong, Ken K., Beyerlein, Andreas, Andreas Beyerlein, Andrew R Ness, Ong Ken, K, Ken K. Ong, Ness, Andrew R., Ken K Ong, Bayerlain, Andreas, Beyerlein Andreas, Ness Andrew R., Von Kries, Rudiger, Ness, A   +17 more
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Familial Genetic Risk

AMA Journal of Ethics, 2005
A physician outlines the concept of the family covenant, an agreement between consenting family members that defines exactly how and when medical information is divulged to other family members. Virtual Mentor is a monthly bioethics journal published by the American Medical Association.
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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Clinical Aspects of Genetic and Non-Genetic Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Familial Hypercholesterolemia

, 2022
Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is the most common monogenic metabolic disorder characterized by considerably elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels leading to enhanced atherogenesis, early cardiovascular disease (CVD), and ...
Noémi Zsíros, Mariann Harangi, Zsíros, Noémi, Lőrincz, Hajnalka, Bodor, Miklós, Harangi, Mariann, Balogh, István, György Paragh, Berta, Eszter, István Balogh, Eszter Berta, Hajnalka Lőrincz, Paragh, György, Miklós Bodor   +13 more
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Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Brain structural alterations, genetic risk variants and the onset of psychosis [PDF]

, 2015
One of the central motivations behind research of the at-risk mental state is to prevent or delay potential transition to psychosis and further progression to schizophrenia, by studying the early signs and symptoms without potential confounding effects ...
Harrisberger, Fabienne
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Cancer prognosis and treatment results in patients with PTEN Hamartoma Tumour Syndrome (PHTS)—a European cohort study

BJC Reports
Background PTEN hamartoma tumour syndrome (PHTS) patients have a high hereditary risk of cancer, especially breast (BC), endometrial (EC), and thyroid cancer (TC). However, the prognosis of PHTS-related cancers is unknown.
Linda A. J. Hendricks, Katja C. J. Verbeek, Janneke H. M. Schuurs-Hoeijmakers, Robin de Putter, Hilde Brems, Sien H. Van Daele, Violetta C. Anastasiadou, Lenka Foretová, Patrick R. Benusiglio, Anna Gerasimenko, Chrystelle Colas, Marie-Charlotte Villy, Claude Houdayer, Maud Branchaud, Robert Hüneburg, Stefan Aretz, Arne Jahn, Verena Steinke-Lange, Giovanni Innella, Daniela Turchetti, Valeria Barili, Maurizio Genuardi, Arianna Panfili, Margherita Baldassarri, Arvīds Irmejs, Mirjam M. de Jong, Thera P. Links, Edward M. Leter, Daniëlle G. M. Bosch, Stephany H. Donze, Rachel S. van der Post, Arjen R. Mensenkamp, Harm Westdorp, Hildegunn Høberg-Vetti, Marianne Tveit Haavind, Kjersti Jørgensen, Lovise Mæhle, Siri Briskemyr, Juliette Dupont Garcia, Ana Blatnik, Judith Balmaña, Maite Torres, Joan Brunet, Roser Lleuger-Pujol, Emma Tham, Marc Tischkowitz, D. Gareth Evans, Zerin Hyder, Nicoline Hoogerbrugge, Janet R. Vos   +49 more
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