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Evaluation of diagnostic potential of CD38 in rickets
Molecular and Cellular ProbesBackground: Rickets occurs in infants and children (aged 2 months to 3 years), compromising their skeletal development and damaging nervous, hematopoietic, immune, and other system functions.
Yongjie Xia +5 more
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Relationship between rickets and incomplete distal renal tubular acidosis in children
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2010 Background In the Sub Saharan Africa Rickets has now been established to be due primarily to calcium deficiency and sometimes in combination with vitamin D deficiency. The main thrust of management is calcium supplementation with or without vitamin D. An
Oduwole Abiola O +2 more
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Reanalysis of Agelietti Procedure (A Method of Corrective Supracondylar Femoral Osteotomy) [PDF]
, 2012 Objective: Supracondylar femoral osteotomy is the time tested method, used for correcting the angular (varus & valgus) deformities at the knee. Traditionally, Coventry type of osteotomy where a medial or lateral based wedge of bone is removed or an open ...
Agarwal, S
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A new metabolic path in type 3 rickets
The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.Rickets, a bone disorder, was historically categorised into either nutritional (vitamin D deficiency) or genetic forms involving loss‐of‐function mutations in mineral metabolism. Recently, a new mechanism, type 3 rickets, was discovered to be caused by a gain‐of‐function mutation in CYP3A4 (Ile301Thr).
Toshiya Senda, Yoshihisa Hirota
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Vitamin D Status and its Association with Morbidity including Wasting and Opportunistic Illnesses in HIV-Infected Women in Tanzania. [PDF]
, 2011 Vitamin D has a potential role in preventing HIV-related complications, based on its extensive involvement in immune and metabolic function, including preventing osteoporosis and premature cardiovascular disease.
Adeyemi OM +19 more
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Periodontitis and Periodontal Conditions in Systemically Healthy Children and Adolescents
Journal of Clinical Periodontology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To answer the PICoS question ‘in systemically healthy children and adolescents (Population), what are the main features of periodontitis, necrotising periodontal diseases (NPD) and other periodontal conditions (periodontal abscesses, endo‐periodontal lesions, traumatic occlusal forces, prosthesis‐ and tooth‐related factors ...
Inbar Eshkol‐Yogev +5 more
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Incidental Rickets in the Emergency Department Setting
Case Reports in Medicine, 2012 Vitamin D deficiency rickets is a childhood osteomalacia, with impaired skeletal development and potentially skeletal deformities. The radiographic findings of rickets are many but include widening, fraying, and cupping of the metaphysis.
John V. Zurlo, Shaun R. Wagner
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Renal rickets-practical approach
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2013 Rickets/osteomalacia is an important problem in a tropical country. Many cases are due to poor vitamin D intake or calcium deficient diets and can be corrected by administration of calcium and vitamin D.
Manisha Sahay, Rakesh Sahay
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background The impact of vitamin D on fall incidence remains controversial. We studied the effect of 5 years of vitamin D3 supplementation on the risk of falls in a double‐blind, placebo‐controlled randomized trial with generally healthy, community‐dwelling men and women in Finland.
Toni Rikkonen +9 more
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Google Sets, Google Suggest, and Google Search History: Three More Tools for the Reference Librarian's Bag of Tricks [PDF]
, 2008 This article examines the features, quirks, and uses of Google Sets, Google Suggest, and Google Search History and argues that these three lesser-known Google tools warrant inclusion in the resourceful reference librarian’s bag of ...
Cirasella, Jill
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