Mapping gene associations in human mitochondria using clinical disease phenotypes [PDF]
Nuclear genes encode most mitochondrial proteins, and their mutations cause diverse and debilitating clinical disorders. To date, 1,200 of these mitochondrial genes have been recorded, while no standardized catalog exists of the associated clinical ...
A Hamosh +57 more
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Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma in the First Decade of Life: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Background/Aim: Tumors of the optic nerve are mostly either optic nerve gliomas or optic nerve sheath meningiomas (ONSMs). While gliomas occur in children, most meningiomas are slow-growing tumors affecting middle-aged individuals with progressive visual
Mário L.R. Monteiro +3 more
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Rapid progression from trochlear nerve palsy to orbital apex syndrome as an initial presentation of advanced gastric cancer [PDF]
The most cases with orbital metastases have been reported in patients with a prior established diagnosis of cancer and widespread systemic involvement.
Eunjung Kong, Sung Ae Koh, Won Jae Kim
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Nasal mucoepidermoid carcinoma after radiotherapy: Case report
Introduction Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a tumor originated from the epithelium of the glandular excretory ducts and has highly variable biological potential. It is the most prevalent cancer of the salivary glands.
Breno Nery +9 more
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Exploring the interdependencies of research funders in the UK [PDF]
Investment in medical research is vital to the continuing improvement of the UK's health and wealth. It is through research that we expand our understanding of disease and develop new treatments for patients.
Crane, P +13 more
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Gliomas do nervo óptico: estudo de 11 casos Optic nerve gliomas: a study of 11 cases
Os gliomas do nervo óptico podem apresentar-se esporadicamente ou como componentes da neurofibromatose. São neoplasias raras, correspondendo a 2 a 5% dos tumores intracranianos e cerca de 6% dos tumores intra-orbitários. No presente estudo, analisamos 11
Luiz Fernando Bleggi Torres +4 more
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Current treatment of optic nerve gliomas.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Optic pathway gliomas are low-grade neoplasms that affect the precortical visual pathway of children and adolescents. They can affect the optic nerve, optic chiasm, optic tracts and radiations and can either be sporadic or associated ...
Marybeth K. Farazdaghi +2 more
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Clinical course of compressive optic neuropathy in skull-base tumors
Background: Skull-base tumors (SBTs) of the middle and anterior fossae typically cause mass effect on the optic nerve/chiasm complex. The most common of these neoplasms are pituitary adenomas, meningiomas and craniopharyngiomas.
K.S. Iegorova +6 more
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Spectrum of Neurologic Complications in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia [PDF]
Neurologic disease is believed to be an unusual complication during the course of chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Nevertheless, it has already been proven in autopsy series that the incidence of occult nervous system infiltration is much higher than was ...
Lopes Silva, R
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Genotype-Phenotype Correlation in NF1: Evidence for a More Severe Phenotype Associated with Missense Mutations Affecting NF1 Codons 844–848 [PDF]
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a common genetic disorder with a birth incidence of 1:2,000–3,000, is characterized by a highly variable clinical presentation.
Balasubramanian, M. (Meena) +74 more
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