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Dual Topical Therapy. The Future of Stretch Marks?

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Striae distensae, or stretch marks, are linear scars that result from mechanical stretching of dermal tissue. They are most prevalent in women and in pregnancy, puberty, and obesity. The psychological and cosmetic symptoms may present a pathological synergy with the physical distress that stretch marks represent, especially if the patient is ...
Vicente Manuel Cisneros Rosell, Ramon Grimalt   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinically relevant variants in a large cohort of Indian patients with Marfan syndrome and related disorders identified by next-generation sequencing

Scientific Reports, 2021
Marfan syndrome and related disorders are a group of heritable connective tissue disorders and share many clinical features that involve cardiovascular, skeletal, craniofacial, ocular, and cutaneous abnormalities.
Shalini S. Nayak, Pauline E. Schneeberger, Siddaramappa J. Patil, Karegowda M. Arun, Pujar V. Suresh, Viralam S. Kiran, Sateesh Siddaiah, Shreesha Maiya, Shrikanth K. Venkatachalagupta, Neethukrishna Kausthubham, Fanny Kortüm, Isabella Rau, Alexandra Wey-Fabrizius, Lotte Van Den Heuvel, Josephina Meester, Lut Van Laer, Anju Shukla, Bart Loeys, Katta M. Girisha, Kerstin Kutsche   +19 more
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Absence of cardiovascular manifestations in a haploinsufficient TGFBR1 mouse model [PDF]

, 2014
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is an autosomal dominant arterial aneurysm disease belonging to the spectrum of transforming growth factor beta (TGF beta)-associated vasculopathies. In its most typical form it is characterized by the presence of hypertelorism,
Callewaert, Bert, Campens, Laurence, Casteleyn, Christophe, Cornillie, Pieter, Coucke, Paul, De Backer, Julie, De Paepe, Anne, De Vos, Filip, Deleye, Steven, Dietz, Harry, Essers, Jeroen, Loeys, Bart, Renard, Marjolijn, Segers, Patrick, Staelens, Steven, Trachet, Bram, van Heijningen, Paula, Vandeghinste, Bert   +17 more
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The Epidemiology of Aortic Aneurysms: Global and Regional Trends Between 1990 and 2021

Medicine Advances, EarlyView.
This study presents the first comprehensive global analysis of the burden and inequality of aortic aneurysm (AA) using GBD 2021 data across 204 countries and territories. While the overall global burden of AA has declined over the past three decades, our findings reveal a concerning rise in AA‐related mortality and disability‐adjusted life years (DALYs)
Jiarui Zhang, Lei Zhang, Adili Shadike, Yixian Wu, Honghao Zhu, Xinxiang Fan, Jingjun Han, Jianqiu Kong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of epidermal growth factor-like module containing mucin-like hormone receptor 2 in human cancers. [PDF]

, 2014
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are among the most diverse and ubiquitous proteins in all of biology. The epidermal growth factor-seven span transmembrane (EGF-TM7) subfamily of adhesion GPCRs is a small subset whose members are mainly expressed on ...
Bloch, Orin, Ivan, Michael E, Kaur, Gurvinder, Oh, Michael C, Oh, Taemin, Parsa, Andrew T, Safaee, Michael, Sayegh, Eli T, Sun, Matthew Z   +8 more
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Uncoupling TGFβ1 signalling from collagen protein synthesis in Dupuytren's disease

The Journal of Pathology, EarlyView.
Abstract Dupuytren's disease is a fibroproliferative disorder of the palmer fascia (PF) characterised by flexion contractures in the hand. Dupuytren's disease can be treated surgically, but disease recurrence rates are high, potentially due to continual production of matrisomal proteins.
Gabriella Cooper, Jade A Gumbs, Sahem Alkharabsheh, Katie J Lee, Alan Carter, Hannah Coleman, Niamh S O'Heneghan‐Yates, Rama Ijaz, Emma Beamish, Lisa A Menezes, Triantafillos Liloglou, Peter D Clegg, Elizabeth G. Canty‐Laird   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management of an elderly patient with nonsyndromic TGFBR1‐related aortopathy: A case report

Clinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message Genetic variants associated with hereditary TAAD may contribute to nonsyndromic TAAD. We present the case of a 72‐year‐old man with nonsyndromic TAAD undergoing prophylactic surgery after a gene panel test revealed a pathogenic ...
Hitomi Aono‐Setoguchi, Hiroki Yagi, Nana Akiyama, Norifumi Takeda, Masahiko Ando, Haruo Yamauchi, Issei Komuro, Norihiko Takeda   +7 more
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Anthropometric and musculoskeletal assessment of patients with Marfan syndrome [PDF]

, 2011
CONTEXTUALIZAÇÃO: A Síndrome de Marfan (SM) é uma doença autossômica dominante do tecido conjuntivo que envolve os sistemas ocular, cardiovascular e musculoesquelético, causada por mutações no gene da fibrilina1, gerando flacidez nos ligamentos ...
Brech, Guilherme Carlos, Carvalho, Antonio Carlos de Camargo, Cipriano Júnior, Gérson, Cipriano, Graziella França Bernardelli, Mendes, Cássia C., Peres, Paulo Alberto Tayar   +5 more
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No increased risk of spinal cerebrospinal fluid leak after spinal manipulative therapy: A retrospective cohort study

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks, a rare but debilitating condition, have been described following spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) in case reports. However, the nature of the potential association between SMT and CSF leak is uncertain, and symptoms such as neck pain or headache may reflect preexisting leaks rather than ...
Robert J. Trager, Collin M. Labak, Anthony N. Baumann, Tyler H. Snodgrass, Zachary A. Cupler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the Health Problems of Alaska Military Youth Academy Participants [PDF]

, 2014
Alaska Military Youth Academy is an accredited residential high school program that utilizes a quasi-military approach to teach life skills to at-risk youth.
Doughty, Mark W.
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