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Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurofibromin knockdown in glioma cell lines is associated with changes in cytokine and chemokine secretion in vitro. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The neurofibromin-1 tumor suppressor gene (NF1) is altered in approximately 20% of sporadic glioblastoma (GBM) cases. NF1 deficient GBM frequently shows a mesenchymal gene expression signature, suggesting a relationship between NF1 status and the tumor ...
Mukherjee, Joydeep   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Bilateral diffuse choroidal hemangioma in Sturge Weber syndrome: a case report highlighting the role of multimodal imaging and a brief review of the literature [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a patient with bilateral choroidal hemangioma in Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) and highlight multimodal imaging techniques for early detection and management of ocular alterations.
Abdolrahimzadeh   +76 more
core   +1 more source

Optimizing Diagnostic Accuracy of Clinical Red Flags in RASopathies

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT RASopathies are a group of genetic disorders caused by pathogenic variants in the RAS‐mitogen‐activated protein kinase (RAS–MAPK) signaling pathway, often presenting with congenital heart defects, craniofacial dysmorphisms, and developmental delays. To assess the diagnostic yield of genetic testing in patients with suspected RASopathies and to
Emanuele Bobbio   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulsatile enophthalmos, severe esotropia, kinked optic nerve and visual loss in neurofibromatosis type-1

open access: yesOman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
Neurofibromatosis Type I if associated with aplasia of greater wing of sphenoid may be associated with a pulsatile exophthalmos. However, very rarely it may be associated with a pulsatile enophthalmos.
Virender Sachdeva   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The 9th International RASopathies Symposium

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The RASopathies are a group of congenital disorders with overlapping clinical manifestations that are caused by pathogenic germline or early somatic variants that result in the hyperactivation of the RAS/mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway.
Pau Castel   +41 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microsurgical autologous fibula transfer as an optimal method for closure of extensive bone defects in children with neurofibromatosis

open access: yesГений oртопедии, 2023
Introduction Pseudarthrosis and bone defects are the most common consequence of neurofibromatosis type I in children, a rare hereditary disease. Destruction of bone tissue leads to severe deformities and impaired function of the limbs.
Sergey I. Golyana   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why a diagnosis of neurofibromatosis calls for the attention of a deaf educator [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper will seek to describe neurofibromatosis (NF), the scope of its impact, how NF relates to hearing loss, and why someone with a teacher of the deaf’s expertise may have information to offer the intervention team for a child diagnosed with ...
López, Lydia Marie
core   +1 more source

Benign retroperitoneal schwannoma presenting as colitis: A case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
We report a case of a patient presenting with clinical , radiological and endoscopic features of colitis due to a compressive left para-aortic mass.
Claes, Kathleen   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

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