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Factors for Rituximab Refractoriness in AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD: A Cohort Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a severe autoimmune condition of the central nervous system (CNS), often associated with aquaporin‐4 antibodies (AQP4‐IgG). Rituximab, a CD20+ B‐cell depleting monoclonal antibody, is widely used as first‐line therapy.
Mariano Marrodan +8 more
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Neanderthal introgression in SCN9A impacts mechanical pain sensitivity
Communications Biology, 2023 The Nav1.7 voltage-gated sodium channel plays a key role in nociception. Three functional variants in the SCN9A gene (encoding M932L, V991L, and D1908G in Nav1.7), have recently been identified as stemming from Neanderthal introgression and to associate ...
Pierre Faux +32 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Those of African American or Latin American descent have been demonstrated to have more severe clinical presentations of multiple sclerosis (MS) than non-Latin American White people with MS.
Nabeela Nathoo +7 more
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Colorism and the Law in Latin America—Global Perspectives on Colorism Conference Remarks [PDF]
, 2015 Today, persons of African descent make up more than forty percent of the poor in Latin America and have been consistently marginalized and denigrated as undesirable elements of the society since the abolition of slavery across the Americas.
Hernandez, Tanya K.
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Why Are Latin Americans So Unhappy About Reforms?
, 1997 This paper uses opinion surveys to document discontent with the pro-market reforms implemented by most Latin American countries during the 1990s. The paper also explores four possible sets of explanations for this discontent: (i) a general drift of the ...
U. Panizza, M. Yañez
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American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2015 Migrants from developing countries are usually young and healthy but several studies report they may harbor asymptomatic infections for prolonged periods.
B. Monge-Maillo +5 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aimed to identify themes contributing to resilience in childhood‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE), distinguish between profiles of resilience, and examine how they relate to underlying themes and patient characteristics. Methods We conducted a mixed‐methods study of 21 patients with cSLE aged 11 to 19 years at a Canadian ...
Isabella Zaffino +12 more
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Crisis and the strategies of immigrants in Spain: the Latin accent [PDF]
Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals, 2014 The crisis has started a new migration cycle in Spain. As an effect of the restrictive measures taken and the depth of the crisis, migrant inflows have reduced and outflows have increased, the latter especially among Latin Americans.
Francisco Torres Pérez
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Politeja, 2015 National identity and cultural diversity. The challenges of intercultural life in our America This paper refers to Latin American identity problems. This subject is directly connected to the organization of different original ethnic groups in order to
Roberto Mora Martínez
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It Didn’t Start with Proposition 187: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Nativist Legislation in California [PDF]
, 2009 The writer surveys California\u27s long history of nativist legislation. In doing so, he demonstrates that three recent Californian ballot initiatives—Proposition 187, a 1994 ballot that denied public services such as education and nonemergency medical ...
Gendzel, Glen
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