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NRASQ61R Expression in Lymphatic Endothelial Cells Causes Enlarged Vessels, Hemorrhagic Chylous Effusions, and High Mortality in a Mouse Model of Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Kaposiform lymphangiomatosis (KLA) is an aggressive complex lymphatic anomaly. Patients exhibit malformed lymphatic vessels and often develop hemorrhagic effusions and elevated angiopoietin‐2 (Ang‐2) levels. A somatic NRAS p.Q61R (NRASQ61R) mutation has been associated with KLA.
C. Griffin McDaniel, Patricia Pastura, Joshua P. Scallan, Timothy D. Le Cras   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Undernutrition among children under five in the Bandja village of Cameroon, Africa

The South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2019
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has a long history of struggling with child undernutrition. The prevalence of undernutrition is still high and knowledge about this public health problem and the underlying causes is essential for children’s health. Aim: To
Léonie Dapi Nzefa, Francisca Monebenimp, Christofer Äng   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inpatient Food Insecurity and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Hospitalization Outcomes

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children with cancer and blood disorders are at risk for food insecurity (FI). We aimed to describe the association of inpatient food insecurity (IFI) and hospitalization outcomes among patients admitted to the pediatric hematology oncology service. Of 325 caregivers screened for IFI, 60 (18.6%) screened positive.
Joanna M. Robles, Greg Russell, Leila H. DeWitt, Kimberly Montez, Callie L. Brown   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic impact of being underweight in patients undergoing mitral TEER: The OCEAN‐Mitral registry

ESC Heart Failure
Aims Mitral transcatheter edge‐to‐edge repair (M‐TEER) is a valid treatment option for severe mitral regurgitation (MR), necessitating accurate risk stratification of M‐TEER candidates for effective patient selection, optimal periprocedural care and ...
Ryosuke Higuchi, Masaki Izumo, Yuki Izumi, Mike Saji, Mitsuaki Isobe, Yoshihiro Akashi, Masanori Yamamoto, Masahiko Asami, Yusuke Enta, Masaki Nakashima, Shinichi Shirai, Shingo Mizuno, Yusuke Watanabe, Makoto Amaki, Kazuhisa Kodama, Junichi Yamaguchi, Toru Naganuma, Hiroki Bota, Yohei Ohno, Masahiro Yamawaki, Hiroshi Ueno, Kazuki Mizutani, Shunsuke Kubo, Toshiaki Otsuka, Kentaro Hayashida, the OCEAN‐Mitral Investigators   +25 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of anthropometric characteristics of under-five children in internally displaced persons´ camps in Abuja municipal area council, Abuja, Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020
INTRODUCTION: displacement predisposes to deprivation and hunger and consequently malnutrition. In Nigeria, information on anthropometric characteristics and associated factors among displaced under-five children is important to strengthen strategies to ...
Samson Olufunminiyi Idowu, Abimbola Ellen Akindolire, Bosede Ehelamioke Adebayo, Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo, Oluwaseun Ariyo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poor infant feeding practices and high prevalence of malnutrition in urban slum child care centres in nairobi: a pilot study [PDF]

, 2015
Little is known about the style and quality of feeding and care provided in child day-care centres in slum areas. This study purposively sampled five day-care centres in Nairobi, Kenya, where anthropometric measurements were collected among 33 children ...
Garcia, Ada L., Mutoro, Antonina, Mwase, Ivan, Owino, Victor, Wright, Charlotte   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Germline TP53 Mutations Causing Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: A French Report

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diamond–Blackfan anemia is a rare congenital erythroblastopenia typically caused by mutations in ribosomal protein genes. Recently, gain‐of‐function mutations in TP53 have been identified as a novel cause of Diamond–Blackfan anemia. We report two French patients who both harbored a heterozygous TP53 deletion (NM_000546.5: c.1077delA; p ...
Rafael Moisan, Lydie Da Costa, Ludivine David Nguyen, Heloise Chosseler, Audrey Riquet, Benedicte Bruno, Melissa Barbati   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Poor cardiovascular outcomes of underweight abdominal obesity in the entire population of newly diagnosed heart failure

ESC Heart Failure
Aims Body mass index (BMI) has been widely used as a simple tool for predicting cardiovascular risk. Here we aimed to analyse the distribution and cardiovascular outcomes according to BMI and waist circumference (WC) of the newly diagnosed heart failure (
Joongmin Kim, Sungyoun Chun, Jong‐Kwan Park, Hancheol Lee, Ji‐Yong Jang, Hyeongsoo Kim, Geunhee Park, Seung‐Jin Oh, Se‐Jung Yoon   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

BMI-For-Age Cut-Off as an Indicator of Adiposity among In-School Children (Age 4-11 Years) in Obio/Akpor LGA, Rivers State, Nigeria [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Childhood overweight and obesity has been an issue of great concern to developing and developed nation where as degenerative underweight has ravaged the underdeveloped and war turn countries.
Aigbogun EO Jr, Ibeachu PC, Ikechukwu E
core   +1 more source

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source