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Clinical utility of novel anthropometric indices in identifying type 2 diabetes mellitus among South African adult females

BMC Public Health
Aim To assess the clinical utility of novel anthropometric indices and other traditional anthropometric indices in identifying the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) among South African adult females.
Machoene Derrick Sekgala, Ronel Sewpaul, Andre P. Kengne, Zandile Mchiza, Nasheeta Peer   +4 more
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Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina, Anna Marcé‐Grau, Barbara Masotto, Marta Codina, Lamia BenJemaa, Yasmina Elaribi, Mónica Martinez‐Gallo, Roger Colobran, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Irene Valenzuela, Yoshiko Murakami, Alfons Macaya   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of potassium-enriched salt substitutes on blood pressure in Iranian hypertensive patients: the protocol for a randomised, double-blind controlled trial

BMJ Open
Introduction Potassium-enriched salt substitutes have favourable effects on blood pressure, but it has not been tested in Iran. The present protocol is a double-blinded, randomised-controlled trial designed to investigate the effects of potassium ...
Mostafa Qorbani, Elnaz Daneshzad, Behnaz Ghoreshi, Seyed Esmaeil Hatami, Sahar Sobhani, Nami-Mohammadin Khonsari, Ehsan Shahrestanaki, Mojgan Pezeshki, Zahra Farhad Kiaee, Omid Assar   +9 more
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Paramagnetic Rim Lesions Are Associated With Trans‐Synaptic Degeneration of the Visual Pathway in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Retrograde trans‐synaptic degeneration (rTSD) from posterior visual pathway lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by hemi‐macular ganglion cell‐inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thinning and contralateral visual field loss.
Abdul Jaber Tayem, Angel Liu, Sargis Manukyan, Mustafa Subhi, Elaina Luskin, Bryan Quah, Sreekanth Madhusoodhanan Nair, Arzu C. Has Silemek, Gabriela Zabala, Yujie Cui, Laura Locke, Paula Barreras, Marwa Kaisey, Vinicius Calsavara, Daniel S. Reich, Nancy L. Sicotte, Pascal Sati, Omar Al‐Louzi   +17 more
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Cracking the Code: Genotype–Phenotype Correlation Models in Sarcoglycanopathies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Sarcoglycanopathies are among the most severe limb‐girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD), though milder presentations have been described. These diseases are primarily caused by missense variants, but the limited predictability of their effect on protein maturation, complex formation, and transport has hindered reliable genotype ...
Leonela Luce, Goknur Selen Kocak, José Verdú‐Díaz, Jorge Alonso‐Pérez, Kristl G. Claeys, Tanya Stojkovic, Gorka Fernández‐Eulate, Pascal Laforêt, Najoua Miladi, Filipe Di Pace, Cristiane Araujo Martins Moreno, Edmar Zanoteli, Conrad C. Weihl, Volker Straub, Ana Töpf, Jordi Díaz‐Manera, Sarcoglycan European Cohort Consortium, Adele D′Amico, Adolfo López de Munain, Alicia Alonso‐Jiménez, Ana Camacho‐Salas, Andrea Gangfuß, Andrés Nascimento, Anna Sarkozy, Anneke J. van der Kooi, Arturo Fraga‐Bau, Béla Melegh, Benedikt Schoser, Bjarne Udd, Blaz Koritnik, Carlos Ortez, Chiara Marini Bettolo, Chiara Panicucci, Claudia Weiss, Claudio Bruno, Claudio Semplicini, Cristina Dominguez‐González, Cristina Garrido, David Gómez‐Andrés, Edoardo Malfatti, Elena Pegoraro, Elke De Vos, Francina Munell, Gabriele Dekomien, Giacomo Pietro Comi, Giorgio Tasca, Isabelle Richard, Jan L. De Bleecker, Jana Haberlová, Jesper Helbo Storgaard, Johanna Palmio, John Vissing, Juan Carlos de Leon‐Hernández, Kinga Hadzsiev, Laura Costa‐Comellas, Lea Leonardis, Leroy ten Dam, Lidia González‐Quereda, Luca Bello, Luisa Politano, Manuela Santos, Marianne de Visser, Marie Rohlenová, Matteo Garibaldi, Michela Guglieri, Nicolas Deconinck, Nicoline Løkken, Omar Abdel‐Mannan, Pia Gallano, Roberto Fernández‐Torrón, Ulrike Schara‐Schmidt, Vincenzo Nigro, Vittoria Zangaro   +72 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age of tobacco smoking initiation among Iranian adults based on National and Subnational data from the 2021 STEPS survey

Scientific Reports
Tobacco smoking is a significant global public health challenge, responsible for 8 million deaths annually. This study aimed to analyze the age of smoking initiation and its sociodemographic determinants among Iranian adults, based on data from the 2021 ...
Ashkan Pourabhari Langroudi, Yosef Farzi, Golaleh Almasi, Zahra Shokri Varniab, Mohsen Abbasi-Kangevari, Negar Rezaei, Ali Golestani, Naser Ahmadi, Nazila Rezaei, Erfan Ghasemi, Sina Azadnajafabad, Maryam Nasserinejad, Mohammad-Mahdi Rashidi, Ameneh Kazemi, Moein Yoosefi, Elmira Foroutan Mehr, Rosa Haghshenas, Sahar Saeedi Moghaddam, Amirali Hajebi, Sahar Mohammadi Fateh, Mana Moghimi, Azadeh Momen Nia Rankohi, Massomeh Afsari, Shirin Djalalinia, Farshad Farzadfar   +24 more
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Infections interplay with non-communicable diseases

African Health Sciences, 2016
No Abstract.
openaire   +4 more sources

Effectiveness of rTMS on Working Memory and Inhibitory Impairments in Patients With Post‐Stroke Executive Deficits

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Considerable efforts have been dedicated to developing effective treatments for post‐stroke executive impairment (PSEI), among which repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has shown great potential. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic effects of high‐frequency rTMS on working memory (WM) and response ...
Mengting Lao, Rongwei Du, Zhujun Wang, Yang Gao, Meiling Cheng, Xianglong Wang, Wen Wu   +6 more
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Prognostic Value of Neurofilament Light Chain and Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein in ALD‐Related Myelopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background X‐linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X‐ALD) is a neurometabolic disorder caused by pathogenic variants in ABCD1, leading to slowly progressive spinal cord disease in nearly all affected men. Sensitive biomarkers to quantify disease severity and predict progression are needed for clinical care and trial design.
Eda G. Kabak, Marije M. C. Voermans, Hans Heijst, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Marc Engelen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experiences and challenges of female sex workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran: a narrative inquiry

BMC Women's Health
Background This study aimed to explore female sex workers’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran, with a particular focus on economic hardship, changes in client relationships, access to COVID-19–related and general health services, misinformation
Saeid Mirzaei, Sajad Khosravi, Nadia Oroomiei   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source