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Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Medical Students’ Knowledge of Genetics: Basis for Improving Genetics Curriculum for Future Clinical Practice

Advances in Medical Education and Practice, 2021
Amal A Alotaibi, Mary Anne W Cordero Basic Science Department, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, 11671, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mary Anne W CorderoBasic Science Department, College of Medicine ...
Alotaibi AA, Cordero MAW
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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
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

IL6/IL6R genetic diversity and plasma IL6 levels in bipolar disorder: An Indo-French study

Heliyon, 2019
Reports of association of genetic variants of IL6 and its receptor (IL6R) with psychiatric disorders are inconsistent, and there are few population-based studies thus far in bipolar disorder (BD).
Aparna Sundaresh, José Oliveira, Raj Kumar Chinnadurai, Ravi Philip Rajkumar, Lylia Hani, Rajagopal Krishnamoorthy, Marion Leboyer, Vir Singh Negi, Ryad Tamouza   +8 more
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Clinical Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease

BioMed Research International, 2014
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common progressive neurodegenerative disease and the most common form of dementia in the elderly. It is a complex disorder with environmental and genetic components. There are two major types of AD, early onset and the more common late onset.
Zou, Zhangyu, Liu, Changyun, Che, Chunhui, Huang, Huapin   +3 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

variant causes a lethal mitochondrial disease with progeria‐like phenotypes [PDF]

, 2023
APOO/MIC26 is a subunit of the MICOS complex required for mitochondrial cristae morphology and function. Here, we report a novel variant of the APOO/MIC26 gene that causes a severe mitochondrial disease with overall progeria-like phenotypes in two ...
Melissa Lubeck, Nemer, Georges M., Reichert, Andreas S., Lubeck, Melissa, Anand, Ruchika, Arun Kumar Kondadi, Kondadi, Arun Kumar, Leon Peifer‐Weiß, Andreas S. Reichert, Mazen Kurban, Peifer-Weiss, Leon, David, Céline, Georges Nemer, Céline David, Kurban, Mazen S., Ruchika Anand   +15 more
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LncRNA-Top: Controlled deep learning approaches for lncRNA gene regulatory relationship annotations across different platforms

iScience, 2023
Summary: By soaking microRNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have the potential to regulate gene expression. Few methods have been created based on this mechanism to anticipate the lncRNA-gene relationship prediction.
Weidun Xie, Xingjian Chen, Zetian Zheng, Fuzhou Wang, Xiaowei Zhu, Qiuzhen Lin, Yanni Sun, Ka-Chun Wong   +7 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source