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The CARMUCI Study Design: A Double-Blind, Cross-Over Sham-Controlled Trial of Indoor Air Purification in People With Cystic Fibrosis and Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia. [PDF]

Pediatr Pulmonol
ABSTRACT Background People with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) and primary ciliary dyskinesia (pwPCD) are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of air pollution due to the impairment of mucociliary clearance (MCC). Despite growing evidence supporting the use of indoor air purification in common lung conditions, its role in CF and PCD remains ...
Kakkoura MG, Anagnostopoulou P, Kouis P, Michanikou A, Bargiotas P, Adamides T, Ioannou P, Louka SF, Neophytou M, Nikolopoulos GK, Skevaki C, Koutrakis P, Yiallouros PK.   +12 more
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Group A Streptococcal Invasive Infections Among Children in Cyprus [PDF]

Microorganisms
An increase in invasive group A streptococcal (iGAS) infections among children under 15 years of age was reported in several countries between late 2022 and early 2023.
Maria Koliou, Gavriella Ioannou Vassiliadou, Athina Aristidou, Petros Ladas, Andreas Sergis, Maria Argyrou, Myria Charalambous, Markella Marcou, Maria Alexandrou, Juliana Coelho, Yan Ryan, Androulla Efstratiou, Stella Mazeri   +12 more
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YME1L1 Dysfunction Associated With 3-Methylglutaconic Aciduria. [PDF]

J Inherit Metab Dis
YME1L1 dysfunction is a new type of secondary 3‐methylglutaconic aciduria, observed in two siblings with a novel homozygous YME1L1 variant. ABSTRACT 3‐methylglutaconic aciduria (3‐MGCA) is a biochemical finding in a diverse group of inherited metabolic disorders.
Demetriadou A, Grafakou O, Georgiou T, Burska D, Malekkou A, Krizova J, Paramera E, Mavrikiou G, Dionysiou M, Theodosiou A, Sismani C, Anastasiadou V, Ioannou I, Papakonstantinou E, Hansikova H, Drousiotou A, Petrou PP.   +16 more
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Congenital syphilis as the cause of multiple bone fractures in a young infant case report [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Background The differential diagnosis of multiple unexplained bone fractures in a young infant usually includes child abuse or bone disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta.
Maria Koliou, Elpida Chatzicharalampous, Myria Charalambous, Kyriakos Aristeidou   +3 more
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Epidemiology and risk factors for resistance to treatment of Kawasaki disease in Cyprus [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2023
Kawasaki disease (KD) is one of the most common vasculitides of early childhood. There are no previous studies on KD in Cyprus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology of KD in Cyprus, risk factors for resistance to treatment and the ...
Maria G. Koliou, Athina Aristidou, Stella Mazeri, Elena Georgiou, Maria Agathocleous, Marianna Kousparou, Avraam Elia, Antonis Jossif   +7 more
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A case series of Cypriot patients with CblC defect: Clinical, biochemical and molecular characteristics [PDF]

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
Methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria, CblC type, is an inborn error of intracellular vitamin B12 (cobalamin) metabolism caused, in the majority of cases, by mutations in the MMACHC gene.
Theodoros Georgiou, Olga Grafakou, Anna Malekkou, Emilia Athanasiou, Ioannis Ioannou, Vivi Choleva, Maria Dionysiou, Gabriella Mavrikiou, Anthi Demetriadou, Violetta Anastasiadou, Anthi Drousiotou, Petros P. Petrou   +11 more
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Inherited metabolic disorders in Cyprus [PDF]

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
Selective screening for inherited metabolic disorders (IMD) began in Cyprus in 1990. Over the last thirty-three years 7388 patients were investigated for IMD and 200 diagnoses were made (diagnostic yield 2.7%).
Theodoros Georgiou, Petros P. Petrou, Anna Malekkou, Ioannis Ioannou, Marina Gavatha, Nicos Skordis, Paola Nicolaidou, Irini Savvidou, Emilia Athanasiou, Sofia Ourani, Elena Papamichael, Marios Vogazianos, Maria Dionysiou, Gabriella Mavrikiou, Olga Grafakou, George A. Tanteles, Violetta Anastasiadou, Anthi Drousiotou   +17 more
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GAA variants associated with reduced enzymatic activity but lack of Pompe-related symptoms, incidentally identified by exome sequencing [PDF]

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2023
Pompe disease is a rare metabolic myopathy caused by pathogenic variants affecting the activity of the lysosomal glycogen-degrading enzyme acid alpha-glucosidase (GAA).
Anna Malekkou, Athina Theodosiou, Angelos Alexandrou, Ioannis Papaevripidou, Carolina Sismani, Edwin H. Jacobs, George J.G. Ruijter, Violetta Anastasiadou, Sofia Ourani, Emilia Athanasiou, Anthi Drousiotou, Olga Grafakou, Petros P. Petrou   +12 more
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Ousting the Cypriot Ethnarch: President Makarios’ Struggle against the Greek Junta, Cypriot Bishops, and Terrorism

Religions, 2021
This study examined the politics and political involvements of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus in the early postcolonial era, with a special focus on the ecclesiastical coup that aimed for the ouster of Archbishop Makarios III, who was also the President ...
Şevki Kıralp, Ahmet Güneyli
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“Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink” 1 The disconnect between salvation and sanctification among Protestants in Kenya and its consequences [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology, 2023
This article explores the apparent discrepancy that exists between religious claims concerning personal salvation and actual behavior among the many different kinds of Protestant Christians in Kenya and asks the question, how can a religion which seems ...
Joseph William Black
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