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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

open access: yesPediatric 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   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metabolic syndrome, the leptin gene and kidney disease in non-diabetic black South Africans [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 226-256).Obesity is a worldwide problem and is a factor in the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome and kidney disease through the development of obesity-related hypertension and ...
Okpechi, Ikechi Gareth
core   +1 more source

Systemic sclerosis complicated with renal thrombotic microangiopathy: a case report and literature review

open access: yesBMC Nephrology, 2022
Background Systemic sclerosis (SSc) may overlap with other connective tissue diseases, which is named overlap syndrome. Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is a rare but severe complication of SSc.
Weiwei Kong   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesPediatric 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   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Population‐Based Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) experience more hospitalizations than the general population. We aimed to identify distinct hospitalization patterns among Queensland CCSs and the associated characteristics. Methods Cases (aged ≤14 years) diagnosed between 1995 and 2019 while residents of Queensland were identified through the ...
Hai Pham   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-term treatment of evocalcet in hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: a five-year prospective cohort study in 147 Japanese patients

open access: yesRenal Replacement Therapy
Background Cinacalcet hydrochloride (cinacalcet), an oral calcimimetics for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), has been widely used worldwide. In contrast, evocalcet, an improved derivative of cinacalcet, was approved only in Japan in 2018 and has not
Nobuo Nagano   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

MicroRNAs and Polycystic Kidney Disease

open access: yes, 2015
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of small non protein-coding RNAs that function as inhibitors of post-transcriptional gene expression in plants and animals. Over a thousand different miRNAs are known to be encoded by the human genome, the majority of which

core   +1 more source

New susceptibility Loci associated with kidney disease in type 1 diabetes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Diabetic kidney disease, or diabetic nephropathy (DN), is a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) that requires dialysis treatment or kidney transplantation.
Benjamin J. Keller (135013)   +597 more
core   +1 more source

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