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Analyses of 19 amino acids, 38 acylcarnitines, and 3 creatine analogues (https://clir.mayo.edu) were implemented to test the hypothesis that succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase deficiency (SSADHD) could be identified in dried bloodspots (DBS) using ...
Madalyn Brown +6 more
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Newborn screening (NBS) for isovaleric acidemia (IVA) is performed by flow injection tandem mass spectrometry quantifying C5 carnitines (C5). Isovalerylcarnitine, however, is isomeric with pivaloylcarnitine which can be present in blood due to maternal ...
Simona Murko +6 more
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There is discussion of expanding newborn screening (NBS) through the use of genomic sequence data; yet, challenges remain in the interpretation of DNA variants. Population-level DNA variant databases are available, and it is possible to estimate the number of newborns who would be flagged as having a risk for a genetic disease (including rare variants ...
Sarah L. Stenton +4 more
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ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom +15 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine +17 more
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ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani +7 more
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The current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) interpretive criteria for serodiagnosis of Lyme disease (LD) involve a two-tiered approach, consisting of a first-tier EIA, IFA, or chemiluminescent assay, followed by confirmation of positive ...
Richard Porwancher +2 more
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ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben +4 more
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Second tier non-invasive prenatal testing in a regional prenatal diagnosis service unit: a retrospective analysis and literature review [PDF]
The Hong Kong Hospital Authority has newly introduced a new Down's syndrome screening algorithm that offers free-of-charge non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) to women who screen as high risk. In preparation for this public-funded second tier NIPT service, the present study was conducted to retrospectively analyse women eligible for NIPT and to review
V K S, Ng +3 more
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