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A new pathogenic homozygous variant in deoxyguanosine kinase gene cause vital progressive liver failure in a neonate: case report

Journal of Biochemical and Clinical Genetics, 2020
Background: Mitochondrial DNA-depletion syndromes (MDDS) usually present with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, such as weakness, hypotonia, developmental delay, and/or seizures, and are categorized as myopathic, encephalomyopathic ...
Maher Mohammed Al-Hatlani, Sharifah Ahmed Othman   +1 more
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Clinical Attributes and Electroencephalogram Analysis of Patients With Varying Alpers’ Syndrome Genotypes

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Alpers’ syndrome is an early inceptive neurodegenerative disorder with a poor prognosis, characterized by developmental regression, intractable epilepsy, and hepatic dysfunction.
Hua Li, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaodi Han, Yujia Zhang, Lifang Dai, Manting Xu, Jie Deng, Changhong Ding, Xiaohui Wang, Chunhong Chen, Xiaofeng Yang, Fang Fang   +12 more
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Neuropsychological and Educational Outcomes in Shwachman–Diamond Syndrome—A Report From the North American Shwachman–Diamond Syndrome Registry

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare autosomal recessive ribosomopathy characterized by bone marrow failure and multisystem involvement, with emerging evidence of associated neurocognitive impairment. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 240 individuals with biallelic Shwachman–Bodian–Diamond syndrome (SBDS) mutations
Jane Koo, Melissa Gerstle, Leah Cheng, Richard Cooper, Katherine Coyne, Claire Dusa, Naomi E. Joffe, Diana Schwarz, Sarah Steltz, Akiko Shimamura, Kasiani C. Myers, Thea Quinton   +11 more
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Survival After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Diamond–Blackfan Anemia Syndrome: The Role of Iron Overload—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We assessed the effect of iron overload (IO) on mortality and complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with Diamond–Blackfan anemia syndrome (DBAS) in a systematic review of individual participant data and cohort data from observational studies.
Geoffrey Z. L. Kuppens, Evangelia Kiakou, Lieke de Zwart, Maurizio Miano, Eduard J. van Beers, Marc Bierings, Marije Bartels   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple Sclerosis as a Syndrome—Implications for Future Management

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
We propose that multiple sclerosis (MS) is best characterized as a syndrome rather than a single disease because different pathogenetic mechanisms can result in the constellation of symptoms and signs by which MS is clinically characterized.
Christopher M. Dwyer, Christopher M. Dwyer, Linda Thien-Trang Nguyen, Luke M. Healy, Ranjan Dutta, Samuel Ludwin, Jack Antel, Michele D. Binder, Michele D. Binder, Trevor J. Kilpatrick, Trevor J. Kilpatrick   +10 more
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A Situational Assessment of the Diagnostic Landscape and Organizational Readiness to Implement Next‐Generation Sequencing at Two Childhood Cancer Treatment Centers in Ghana

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) has emerged as a promising approach to improve diagnostic accuracy, but its feasibility in low‐ and middle‐income countries remains unknown. This study characterized the diagnostic landscape and assessed organizational readiness for NGS implementation at two childhood cancer treatment centers in Accra ...
Melissa Carvalho, Emmanuella Amoako, Nihad Salifu, Lily Gloria Tagoe, Yaw Bediako, Michelle Hermiston, Catherine Segbefia   +6 more
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Syndromic Inherited Retinal Diseases: Genetic, Clinical and Diagnostic Aspects

Diagnostics, 2020
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which are among the most common genetic diseases in humans, define a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders. Over 80 forms of syndromic IRDs have been described.
Yasmin Tatour, Tamar Ben-Yosef
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Myelodysplastic syndromes and overlap syndromes

BLOOD RESEARCH, 2021
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a heterogeneous group of clonal hematological neoplasms characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, morphologic dysplasia, and cytopenia. MDS overlap syndromes include various disorders, such as myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms and hypoplastic MDS with aplastic anemia characteristics.
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
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, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variegated overexpression of chromosome 21 genes reveals molecular and immune subtypes of Down syndrome

Nature Communications
Individuals with Down syndrome, the genetic condition caused by trisomy 21, exhibit strong inter-individual variability in terms of developmental phenotypes and diagnosis of co-occurring conditions.
Micah G. Donovan, Neetha P. Eduthan, Keith P. Smith, Eleanor C. Britton, Hannah R. Lyford, Paula Araya, Ross E. Granrath, Katherine A. Waugh, Belinda Enriquez Estrada, Angela L. Rachubinski, Kelly D. Sullivan, Matthew D. Galbraith, Joaquin M. Espinosa   +12 more
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