Repeat Expansions in PLIN4 Cause Autosomal Dominant Vacuolar Myopathy With Sarcolemmal Features
ABSTRACT Objective We aim to describe and characterize two unrelated Spanish families suffering from an autosomal dominant autophagic vacuolar myopathy caused by repeat expansions in PLIN4. Methods We evaluated the clinical phenotype and muscle imaging, and performed a genetic workup that included exome sequencing, muscle RNAseq, and long‐read genome ...
Laura Llansó+17 more
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Hypospadias: clinical approach, surgical technique and long-term outcome
Background Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital abnormalities in male newborn. There is no universal approach to hypospadias surgical repair, with more than 300 corrective procedures described in current literature.
Pier Luca Ceccarelli+6 more
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Employment rates higher among rural mothers than urban mothers [PDF]
As men\u27s jobs in traditional rural industries, such as agriculture, natural resource extraction, and manufacturing disappear due to restructuring of rural labor markets, the survival of the family increasingly depends on women\u27s waged labor.
Smith, Kristin
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A retrospective analysis of variations in antenatal care initiation in an ethnically diverse maternal population in the UK with high levels of area deprivation [PDF]
Background: Research has indicated differential utilisation of antenatal care among ethnic minority mothers in the UK. However, links between ethnicity, area deprivation and the timing of antenatal care initiation remain poorly understood.
Li, Leah+3 more
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Objective Our objective was to explore moderators and mediators influenced changes in pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) receiving a new model of primary care service delivery (Optimizing Primary Care Management of Knee Osteoarthritis [PARTNER]), at 12 months (ACTRN: 12617001595303).
Abdolhay Farivar+12 more
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Hyperprolactinemia diagnostics – dilemmas over optimal selection of prolactinemia time points
Introduction. Laboratory discrimination of pathologic hyperprolactinemia is an important step in the diagnosis of pathology influencing overall health and fertility.
Konrad Szosland+2 more
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Incidental finding of cardiac hydatid cysts, report of two cases
Background Hydatid is a parasitic infection which can affect any organ of body. In some organs like liver and lung; it can be found regularly while in other organs like heart, it is seen very rarely.
Dunya Moghul, Hidayatullah Hamidi
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EIF2B2 gene mutation causing early onset vanishing white matter disease: a case report
Background Leukoencephalopathy with vanishing white matter (VWM) is an autosomal recessive neurological disease. The physiopathology of disease is still little understood, but it seems to involve impairment in maturation of astrocytes; as a consequence ...
Ilaria Filareto+7 more
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Disclosure of Maternal HIV Status to Children: To Tell or Not To Tell . . . That Is the Question [PDF]
HIV-infected mothers face the challenging decision of whether to disclose their serostatus to their children. From the perspective of both mother and child, we explored the process of disclosure, providing descriptive information and examining the ...
A. Shaffer+46 more
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Low‐Activation Compositionally Complex Alloys for Advanced Nuclear Applications—A Review
Low‐activation compositionally complex alloys (LACCAs) are advanced metallic materials primarily composed of low‐activation elements, offering advantages such as rapid compliance with operational standards and safe recyclability. This review highlights their potential for extreme high‐temperature irradiation environments as structural materials for ...
Yangfan Wang+8 more
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