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Perceptions of National Cancer Prevention Policies in Europe: A Survey of Organisations Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities

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Background: People with intellectual disabilities, in comparison to the general population, face multiple health inequalities and poor health outcomes. Service organisations for people with intellectual disabilities are one of the key players in ensuring
Vladimir Vukovic, Kate Sykes, Oliwia Kowalczyk, Margaret Denny, Francoise Hickey, Suzanne Denieffe, Martin McMahon   +6 more
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Streamlining Diagnosis of Bardet–Biedl Syndrome: New Diagnostic Algorithm With Updated Criteria

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considerable advances have been made in our understanding of Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS), particularly in its core clinical features and molecular genetics, warranting an update to the existing diagnostic criteria framework. Using a rigorous, evidence‐based, and consensus‐driven process, a multidisciplinary group of international experts and ...
Jeremy J. Pomeroy, Jesse Richards, Brooke R. Sweeney, Seema Kumar, Katie E. Queen, Joshua Zaritsky, Carl H. Cramer, Elias I. Traboulsi, Brittni A. Scruggs, Erica E. Davis, Ekaterina Keifer, Emma McGibbon, Timothy Ogden, Bendert De Graaf, Tonia Hymers, Elizabeth Forsythe, Philip Beales   +16 more
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The All Together Group: Co‐Designing a Toolkit of Approaches and Resources for End‐of‐Life Care Planning With People With Intellectual Disabilities in Social Care Settings

Health Expectations
Introduction Support staff within social care settings have expressed a need for resources to facilitate end‐of‐life care planning with people with intellectual disabilities.
Andrea Bruun, Amanda Cresswell, David Jeffrey, Leon Jordan, Richard Keagan‐Bull, Jo Giles, Sarah Swindells, Meg Wilding, Nicola Payne, Sarah L. Gibson, Rebecca Anderson‐Kittow, Irene Tuffrey‐Wijne   +11 more
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Histidine Supplementation Stabilizes Hearing and Vision and Improves Growth in HARS1‐Related Autosomal Recessive Disorder Associated With Usher‐Like Symptoms

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autosomal recessive HARS1‐related disorder (originally described as Usher syndrome type 3B) caused by a homozygous Y454S variant in the histidyl‐tRNA synthetase gene (HARS1) is characterized by progressive sensorineural hearing and vision loss and respiratory deterioration with risk for sudden death following febrile illnesses.
Victoria Mok Siu, Rosan Kenana, Rana Chakrabarti, Sarah D. P. Wilhelm, Joseph Andrews, Susan J. Leat, Christina Parker, Michael Miller, Leslie A. Nangle, Wendy McCaul, Ashfia Chowdhury, Natalie Hutchings, Ryan A. Adams, Lauren Guy, Mandy Rhody, Verena Juncal, Marisa I. Mendes, Desiree E. C. Smith, Gajja S. Salomons, Angelica A. Moresco, Daphne L. McCulloch, D. Holmes Morton, Ilka U. Heinemann, C. Anthony Rupar   +23 more
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‘It’s my home and your work’: the views of a filmed vignette describing a challenging everyday situation from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2018
Purpose: Examining everyday challenges in the interactions between people with intellectual disabilities and their staff, as seen from the user’s perspective, is an important perspective in health care research.
Ove Hellzen, Marit Haugenes, May Østby
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Sleep Disturbances in Adults With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Influences of Treatment and Clinical Features

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a genetic condition with multisystem neurocutaneous signs, including hamartomas, epilepsy, and neuropsychological difficulties. Although sleep disorders are increasingly recognized in TSC, they remain poorly described in adults.
Kirstin A. Risgaard, Laura Farach, Hope Northrup, Sarah L. Wilson, Deborah Pearson, Syed Hashmi, Kate Richardson   +6 more
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An Adult Presentation of KIF11‐Related MCLID Syndrome: Case Report and 40‐Year Follow‐Up

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pathogenic variants in KIF11 are linked to autosomal dominant syndromes with microcephaly, chorioretinopathy, lymphedema, and intellectual disability (MCLID), though adult presentations remain underreported. We report a 42‐year‐old female presenting with a de novo single‐amino acid in‐frame deletion in the KIF11 gene (c.1294_1296del; p ...
Thrishna Chathurvedula, Juvy Rabelas, Kareem Touleimat, Elaine Marchi, Ruhi Shah, Shaydah Kheradmand, Kuldeep Singh, Karen Amble, Gholson J. Lyon   +8 more
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The Diagnosis That Arrived Decades Late: Living Without and Then With Myhre Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (MIM #139210) is a rare multisystem disorder first described in 1981, characterized by short stature, neurodevelopmental delay, joint contractures, and cardiopulmonary complications. Its molecular basis, recurrent pathogenic variants in SMAD4, was not discovered until 2011. This narrative is based on a review of medical records,
Abdallah F. Elias
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Descriptive Epidemiology From the Myhre Syndrome Foundation Registry: The Value of Self‐Reported Data

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome is an ultrarare genetic disease characterized by short stature, distinct craniofacial features, cardiovascular and respiratory fibrosis and stenosis, neurodevelopmental delays, autism, intellectual disability, and hearing loss. The natural history of Myhre syndrome is still not fully understood due to a small patient population ...
Mary K. Young, Armelle Pindon, Maggie R. Brand, Kate Wears, Katherine H. Young, Alyssa Mendel, Michael J. Lyons   +6 more
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Etiological Diagnosis and Disease Course of Birk–Barel Syndrome in an Adult Woman with a KCNK9 Variant

International Medical Case Reports Journal
Willem Verhoeven,1– 3 Ingrid Spee,4 Charlotte Wilhelmina Ockeloen,5 Rolph Pfundt,5,6 Jos Egger3,5,6 1Department of Psychiatry, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; 2Centre for Consultation and Expertise, CCE, Utrecht, the ...
Verhoeven W, Spee I, Ockeloen CW, Pfundt R, Egger J   +4 more
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