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O + +R0 O +was O +estimated O +as O +a O +function O +of O +the O +average O +epidemic O +doubling O +time O +based O +on O +the O +initial O +exponential O +growth O +rate O +of O +the O +outbreak O +and O +the O +average O +infectious O +period O +for O +bubonic O +plague O +. O + +R0 O +was O +estimated O +to O +range O +between O +1.5599 O +[ O +95 O +% O +CI O +: O +1.382 O +- O +1.7378 O +] O +and O +1.9332 O +[ O +95 O +% O +CI O +: O +1.6366 O +- O +2.2297 O +] O +, O +with O +average O +of O +1.7465 O +[ O +95 O +% O +CI O +: O +1.5093 O +- O +1.9838 O +] O +. O + +Further O +, O +an O +SIR O +deterministic O +mathematical O +model O +was O +derived O +for O +this O +infection O +and O +this O +estimated O +R0 O +to O +be O +between O +1.4 O +to O +1.5 O +, O +which O +was O +within O +the O +range O +estimated O +above O +. 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O + +This O +study O +aimed O +to O +identify O +MPS O +incidence B-EPI +and O +prevalence B-EPI +in O +the O +US B-LOC +at O +a O +national O +and O +state O +level O +to O +guide O +clinicians O +and O +policy O +makers O +. O + +Methods O +This O +retrospective O +study O +examined O +all O +diagnosed O +cases O +of O +MPS O +from O +1995 O +to O +2015 O +in O +the O +US B-LOC +using O +the O +National O +MPS O +Society O +database O +records O +. O + +Data O +included O +year O +of O +birth O +, O +patient O +geographic O +location O +, O +and O +MPS O +variant O +type O +. O + +US B-LOC +population O +information O +was O +obtained O +from O +the O +National O +Center O +for O +Health O +Statistics O +. O + +The O +incidence B-EPI +and O +prevalence B-EPI +rates O +were O +calculated O +for O +each O +disease O +. O + +Incidence B-EPI +rates O +were O +calculated O +for O +each O +state O +. 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O + +Many O +papers O +have O +been O +published O +with O +the O +purpose O +of O +demonstrating O +that O +OSAS O +acts O +as O +an O +arrhythmia O +trigger O +and O +is O +responsible O +for O +an O +increase O +in O +cardiovascular O +morbidity O +and O +mortality O +. O + +The O +aim O +of O +this O +study O +was O +to O +review O +our O +knowledge O +on O +this O +topic O +. O + +Recent O +findings O +There O +is O +a O +lot O +of O +evidence O +demonstrating O +the O +relationship O +between O +OSAS O +and O +arrhythmias O +, O +but O +there O +remains O +a O +lack O +of O +an O +interventional O +randomized O +trial O +to O +demonstrate O +that O +by O +treating O +OSAS O +we O +can O +reduce O +arrhythmia O +burden O +. O + +OSAS O +is O +a O +highly O +prevalent B-EPI +illness O +in O +western O +countries O +and O +is O +clearly O +related O +to O +an O +increase O +in O +cardiovascular O +mortality O +and O +morbidity O +. O + +Cardiac O +arrhythmias O +are O +triggered O +by O +a O +repetitive O +hypoxemia O +, O +hypercapnia O +, O +acidosis O +, O +intrathoracic O +pressure O +fluctuations O +, O +reoxygenation O +, O +and O +arousals O +during O +apnea O +and O +hypopnea O +episodes O +. O + +Early O +diagnosis O +and O +treatment O +of O +these O +patients O +can O +reduce O +further O +cardiovascular O +morbidity O +and O +mortality O +. O + +Objective O +We O +sought O +to O +determine O +the O +risk O +factors O +, O +incidence B-EPI +, O +and O +mortality O +of O +very O +late O +onset O +bacterial O +infection O +( O +blood O +, O +urine O +, O +or O +cerebrospinal O +fluid O +culture O +positive O +occurring O +after O +day O +of O +life O +120 O +) O +in O +preterm O +infants O +. 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O + +Evaluation O +for O +infection O +( O +whether O +positive O +or O +negative O +) O +was O +a O +significant O +risk O +factor O +for O +death O +. O + +GPC O +and O +fungal O +infections O +were O +associated O +with O +high O +mortality O +. O + +Background O +In O +this O +nationwide O +study O +, O +we O +used O +the O +unique O +Danish O +registries O +to O +estimate O +the O +risk O +of O +suicide O +and O +deliberate O +self O +- O +harm O +in O +patients O +with O +congenital O +heart O +disease O +( O +CHD O +) O +. O + +Methods O +and O +Results O +We O +identified O +all O +Danish O +citizens O +receiving O +a O +diagnosis O +of O +CHD O +between O +1977 O +and O +2007 O +. O + +As O +a O +reference O +cohort O +, O +we O +randomly O +selected O +10 O +citizens O +for O +each O +patient O +, O +matched O +by O +sex O +and O +birth O +year O +. O + +Using O +the O +Fine O +and O +Gray O +competing O +risk O +regression O +, O +we O +estimated O +the O +cumulative B-EPI +incidences I-EPI +of O +suicide O +and O +self O +- O +harm O +, O +and O +Cox O +proportional O +regression O +analysis O +was O +used O +to O +compare O +the O +risk O +of O +suicide O +and O +deliberate O +self O +- O +harm O +in O +patients O +with O +CHD O +with O +the O +reference O +cohort O +. O + +We O +identified O +14 O +433 O +patients O +with O +CHD O +. O + +Mean O +follow O +- O +up O +was O +21.3 O +years O +, O +with O +a O +maximum O +follow O +- O +up O +of O +42 O +years O +. O + +Since O +the O +time O +of O +diagnosis O +, O +2659 O +patients O +had O +died O +, O +with O +a O +median O +age O +of O +death O +of O +23 O +years O +. O + +A O +total O +of O +15 O +patients O +had O +died O +by O +suicide O +, O +compared O +with O +232 O +suicides O +in O +the O +reference O +cohort O +. O + +Patients O +with O +CHD O +had O +a O +low O +and O +similar O +risk O +of O +dying O +by O +suicide O +when O +compared O +with O +the O +reference O +cohort O +( O +cause O +- O +specific O +hazard O +ratio O +, O +0.81 O +; O +95 O +% O +CI O +, O +0.48 O +- O +1.37 O +; O +and O +subhazard O +ratio O +, O +0.68 O +; O +95 O +% O +CI O +, O +0.41 O +- O +1.16 O +) O +. O + +We O +identified O +336 O +events O +of O +self O +- O +harm O +among O +patients O +with O +CHD O +, O +and O +3484 O +events O +in O +the O +reference O +group O +. O + +The O +overall O +risk O +of O +deliberate O +self O +- O +harm O +was O +not O +increased O +in O +patients O +with O +CHD O +when O +compared O +with O +the O +reference O +group O +( O +subhazard O +ratio O +, O +0.95 O +; O +95 O +% O +CI O +, O +0.85 O +- O +1.06 O +) O +. 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O + +It O +is O +related O +to O +mutations O +in O +the O +genes O +encoding O +one O +of O +three O +chains O +, O +α3 O +, O +α4 O +α5 O +of O +type O +IV O +collagen O +, O +the O +main O +component O +of O +basement O +membranes O +, O +expressed O +in O +the O +glomerular O +basement O +membrane O +. O + +COL4A5 O +mutations O +are O +associated O +with O +X O +- O +linked O +Alport O +syndrome O +, O +which O +represents O +80 B-STAT +to O +85 O +% O +of O +cases O +and O +is O +more O +severe O +in O +boys O +than O +in O +girls O +. O + +Mutations O +in O +COL4A3 O +or O +COL4A4 O +are O +associated O +with O +autosomal O +Alport O +syndrome O +. O + +The O +expression O +of O +collagen O +chains O +in O +skin O +and O +kidney O +basement O +membranes O +allows O +for O +the O +diagnosis O +and O +characterization O +of O +the O +mode O +of O +transmission O +in O +most O +patients O +. O + +It O +is O +necessary O +to O +diagnose O +this O +syndrome O +because O +its O +family O +involvement O +, O +its O +severity O +, O +and O +the O +importance O +of O +genetic O +counseling O +. O + +Angiotensin O +blockers O +are O +increasingly O +prescribed O +in O +proteinuric O +patients O +. O + +Prospective O +studies O +are O +needed O +to O +assess O +the O +effectiveness O +of O +these O +treatments O +on O +proteinuria O +and O +progression O +of O +kidney O +failure O +, O +and O +to O +specify O +indications O +. O + +Animal O +studies O +have O +shown O +the O +potential O +value O +of O +different O +molecules O +( O +protease O +inhibitors O +, O +chemokine O +receptor O +blockers O +, O +transforming O +growth O +factor O +- O +β1 O +inhibitors O +, O +hydroxy O +- O +methyl O +- O +coenzyme O +A O +reductase O +inhibitors O +, O +bone O +morphogenetic O +protein-7 O +inhibitors O +) O +, O +hematopoietic O +stem O +cells O +, O +and O +of O +a O +anti O +- O +micro O +- O +RNA O +. O + +Introduction O +Globally O +, O +eye O +diseases O +are O +considered O +as O +one O +of O +the O +major O +contributors O +of O +nonfatal O +disabling O +conditions O +. O + +In O +Bangladesh B-LOC +, O +1.5 O +% O +of O +adults O +are O +blind O +and O +21.6 O +% O +have O +low O +vision O +. O + +Therefore O +, O +this O +paper O +aimed O +to O +identify O +the O +community O +- O +based O +prevalence B-EPI +and O +associated O +risk O +factors O +of O +eye O +diseases O +among O +slum O +dwellers O +of O +Dhaka B-LOC +city O +. O + +Methods O +The O +study O +was O +carried O +out O +in O +two O +phases O +. O + +In O +the O +first O +phase O +, O +a O +survey O +was O +conducted O +using O +multistage O +cluster O +sampling O +among O +1320 O +households O +of O +three O +purposively O +selected O +slums O +in O +Dhaka B-LOC +city O +. O + +From O +each O +household O +, O +one O +family O +member O +( O +≥ O +18 O +years O +old O +) O +was O +randomly O +interviewed O +by O +trained O +data O +collectors O +using O +a O +structured O +questionnaire O +. O + +After O +that O +, O +each O +of O +the O +participants O +was O +requested O +to O +take O +part O +in O +the O +second O +phase O +of O +the O +study O +. O + +Following O +the O +request O +, O +432 O +participants O +out O +of O +1320 O +participants O +came O +into O +the O +tertiary O +care O +hospitals O +where O +they O +were O +clinically O +assessed O +by O +ophthalmologist O +for O +presence O +of O +eye O +diseases O +. O + +A O +number O +of O +descriptive O +and O +inferential O +statistics O +were O +performed O +using O +Stata O +13 O +. O + +Result O +The O +majority O +of O +total O +432 O +study O +participants O +were O +female O +( O +68.6 O +% O +) O +, O +married O +( O +82.6 O +% O +) O +and O +Muslim O +( O +98.8 O +% O +) O +. O + +Among O +them O +almost O +all O +( O +92.8 O +% O +) O +were O +clinically O +diagnosed O +with O +eye O +disease O +. O + +The O +most O +prevalent B-EPI +eye O +diseases O +were O +refractive O +error O +( O +63.2 O +% O +) O +, O +conjunctivitis O +( O +17.1 O +% O +) O +, O +visual O +impairment O +( O +16.4 O +% O +) O +and O +cataract O +( O +7.2 O +% O +) O +. O + +Refractive O +error O +was O +found O +significantly O +associated O +with O +older O +age O +, O +female O +gender O +and O +income O +generating O +work O +. O + +Cataract O +was O +found O +negatively O +associated O +with O +the O +level O +of O +education O +, O +however O +, O +opposite O +relationship O +was O +found O +between O +cataract O +and O +visual O +impairment O +. O + +Conclusion O +Our O +study O +provides O +epidemiologic O +data O +on O +the O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +eye O +diseases O +among O +adult O +population O +in O +low O +- O +income O +urban O +community O +of O +Dhaka B-LOC +city O +. O + +The O +high O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +refractive O +error O +, O +allergic O +conjunctivitis O +, O +visual O +impairment O +, O +and O +cataract O +among O +this O +group O +of O +people O +suggests O +the O +importance O +of O +increasing O +access O +to O +eye O +care O +services O +. O + +Epidemiological O +data O +on O +the O +14 O +cases O +of O +adrenal O +cortical O +tumour O +registered O +with O +the O +Manchester O +Children O +'s O +Tumour O +Registry O +from O +1954 O +and O +1985 O +are O +presented O +. O + +The O +incidence B-EPI +of O +adrenal O +cortical O +carcinomas O +was O +0.3 B-STAT +% I-STAT +, O +mainly O +in O +girls O +, O +most O +of O +whom O +presented O +with O +virilisation O +. O + +The O +incidence B-EPI +of O +neoplastic O +disease O +among O +close O +relatives O +was O +ascertained O +, O +but O +, O +except O +in O +siblings O +, O +this O +was O +not O +significantly O +higher O +than O +would O +be O +expected O +. O + +Evidence O +from O +extended O +pedigrees O +, O +however O +, O +indicates O +that O +at O +least O +four O +of O +the O +children O +could O +be O +members O +of O +families O +with O +the O +SBLA O +( O +sarcoma O +, O +breast O +and O +brain O +tumour O +, O +leukaemia O +, O +laryngeal O +and O +lung O +cancer O +, O +and O +adrenal O +cortical O +carcinoma O +) O +cancer O +family O +syndrome O +, O +and O +that O +other O +relatives O +may O +be O +at O +risk O +of O +developing O +such O +neoplasms O +. O + +Background O +The O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +developmental O +alterations O +associated O +with O +in O +- O +utero O +Zika O +virus O +( O +ZIKV O +) O +exposure O +in O +children O +is O +not O +well O +understood O +. 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O + +Among O +the O +655 O +women O +participating O +in O +the O +cohort O +, O +66 B-STAT +( O +10 O +% O +) O +were O +pregnant O +during O +the O +study O +period O +. O + +46 B-STAT +( O +70 O +% O +) O +of O +them O +completed O +follow O +- O +up O +, O +of O +whom O +ZIKV O +seroconversion O +occurred O +before O +, O +during O +, O +and O +after O +pregnancy O +in O +25 B-STAT +( O +54 O +% O +) O +, O +13 B-STAT +( O +28 O +% O +) O +, O +and O +1 B-STAT +( O +2 O +% O +) O +, O +respectively O +. O + +The O +rest O +of O +women O +, O +7 B-STAT +( O +21.2 O +% O +) O +, O +did O +not O +present O +ZIKV O +seroconversion O +. O + +At O +11 O +to O +32 O +months O +of O +life O +, O +the O +13 O +ZIKV O +- O +exposed O +children O +had O +increased O +risk O +of O +mild O +cognitive O +delay O +( O +RR O +5.1 O +; O +95%CI O +1.1 O +- O +24.4 O +) O +compared O +with O +the O +33 O +children O +unexposed O +, O +with O +a O +PAF O +of O +53.5 B-STAT +% I-STAT +. O + +Exposed O +children O +also O +had O +increased O +risk O +of O +altered O +auditory O +behavior O +( O +RR O +6.0 O +; O +95%CI O +1.3 O +- O +26.9 O +) O +, O +with O +a O +PAF O +of O +59.5 B-STAT +% I-STAT +. O + +Conclusions O +A O +significant O +proportion O +of O +children O +exposed O +in O +utero O +to O +ZIKV O +developed O +mild O +cognitive O +delay O +and O +auditory O +behavioral O +abnormalities O +even O +in O +the O +absence O +of O +gross O +birth O +defects O +such O +as O +microcephaly O +and O +other O +neurodevelopmental O +domains O +. O + +Furthermore O +, O +our O +findings O +suggest O +that O +over O +half O +of O +these O +abnormalities O +could O +be O +attributed O +to O +intrauterine O +ZIKV O +exposure O +. 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O + +Disseminated O +M. O +szulgai O +infection O +involves O +bone O +, O +skin O +and O +lymph O +node O +more O +common O +instead O +of O +pulmonary O +involvement O +, O +and O +most O +are O +associated O +with O +immunocompromised O +status O +with O +neoplastic O +hematologic O +disorders O +. O + +In O +patients O +with O +disseminated O +M. O +szulgai O +infection O +, O +long O +term O +anti O +- O +mycobacterial O +agents O +are O +necessary O +. O + +Most O +patients O +will O +respond O +to O +rifampin O +and O +ethambutol O +combination O +regimens O +. O + +Kuwait B-LOC +has O +a O +cosmopolitan O +population O +of O +1.7 O +million O +, O +mostly O +Arabs O +. O + +This O +population O +is O +a O +mosaic O +of O +large O +and O +small O +minorities O +representing O +most O +Arab O +communities O +. O + +In O +general O +, O +Kuwait B-LOC +'s O +population O +is O +characterized O +by O +a O +rapid O +rate O +of O +growth O +, O +large O +family O +size O +, O +high O +rates O +of O +consanguineous O +marriages O +within O +the O +Arab O +communities O +with O +low O +frequency O +of O +intermarriage O +between O +them O +, O +and O +the O +presence O +of O +genetic O +isolates O +and O +semi O +- O +isolates O +in O +some O +extended O +families O +and O +Bedouin O +tribes O +. O + +Genetic O +services O +have O +been O +available O +in O +Kuwait B-LOC +for O +over O +a O +decade O +. O + +During O +this O +time O +it O +has O +become O +clear O +that O +Arabs O +have O +a O +high O +frequency O +of O +genetic O +disorders O +, O +and O +in O +particular O +autosomal O +recessive O +traits O +. O + +Their O +pattern O +is O +unique O +and O +some O +disorders O +are O +relatively O +common O +. O + +Examples O +are O +Bardet O +- O +Biedl O +and O +Meckel O +syndromes O +, O +phenylketonuria O +, O +and O +familial O +Mediterranean B-LOC +fever O +. O + +A O +relatively O +large O +number O +of O +new O +syndromes O +and O +variants O +have O +been O +delineated O +in O +Kuwait B-LOC +'s O +population O +, O +many O +being O +the O +result O +of O +homozygosity O +for O +autosomal O +recessive O +genes O +that O +occurred O +because O +of O +inbreeding O +. O + +Some O +of O +these O +syndromes O +have O +subsequently O +been O +found O +in O +other O +parts O +of O +the O +world O +, O +negating O +the O +concept O +of O +the O +private O +syndrome O +. O + +This O +paper O +provides O +an O +overview O +of O +autosomal O +recessive O +disorders O +among O +the O +Arabs O +in O +Kuwait B-LOC +from O +a O +personal O +perspective O +and O +published O +studies O +, O +and O +highlights O +the O +need O +for O +genetic O +services O +in O +Arab O +countries O +with O +the O +goal O +of O +prevention O +and O +treatment O +of O +genetic O +disorders O +. O + +Introduction O +Niemann O +- O +Pick O +type O +C O +( O +NPC O +) O +is O +a O +lysosomal O +storage O +disease O +that O +is O +progressive O +and O +life O +- O +limiting O +, O +with O +an O +estimated B-EPI +incidence I-EPI +of O +1:120,000 B-STAT +live I-STAT +births I-STAT +. O + +In O +addition O +to O +systemic O +manifestation O +with O +( O +hepato-)splenomegaly O +, O +there O +are O +a O +number O +of O +neurological O +manifestations O +( O +ataxia O +, O +dysarthria O +, O +dementia O +, O +cataplexy O +, O +epileptic O +seizures O +, O +and O +psychiatric O +disorders O +) O +. O + +Characteristic O +is O +vertical O +supranuclear O +gaze O +palsy O +, O +which O +is O +often O +overlooked O +. O + +Early O +diagnosis O +and O +start O +of O +therapy O +improve O +quality O +of O +life O +. O + +This O +study O +aimed O +to O +characterize O +oculomotor O +dysfunction O +of O +NPC O +patients O +, O +and O +to O +provide O +ophthalmologic O +data O +including O +retinal O +imaging O +. O + +Methods O +Eighteen O +patients O +with O +biochemically O +or O +genetically O +diagnosed O +NPC O +completed O +oculomotor O +and O +ophthalmologic O +examination O +. O + +Ten O +of O +them O +performed O +saccadometry O +by O +infrared O +based O +video O +- O +oculography O +. O + +Saccadic O +parameters O +were O +compared O +to O +100 O +healthy O +controls O +, O +and O +were O +correlated O +with O +clinical O +variables O +. O + +Another O +subgroup O +of O +eight O +patients O +received O +optical O +coherence O +tomography O +( O +OCT O +) O +of O +the O +optic O +disc O +and O +the O +macula O +, O +of O +which O +the O +segmented O +layers O +were O +analysed O +using O +a O +crude O +linear O +mixed O +model O +, O +and O +one O +adjusted O +for O +age O +, O +sex O +, O +and O +spherical O +equivalent O +. O + +Results O +Saccadometry O +revealed O +slowed O +peak O +velocity O +compared O +to O +controls O +most O +evident O +vertically O +. O + +Peak O +velocity O +correlated O +negatively O +with O +SARA O +- O +Score O +, O +but O +correlation O +with O +clinical O +assessment O +of O +saccades O +was O +not O +significant O +. O + +Clinical O +features O +in O +the O +assessment O +of O +vertical O +saccades O +were O +intensive O +blinking O +and O +head O +movements O +to O +initiate O +gaze O +changes O +, O +and O +lateral O +trajectory O +of O +the O +eyes O +. O + +Macular O +OCT O +revealed O +significant O +total O +retinal O +thinning O +in O +the O +fovea O +, O +specifically O +of O +the O +outer O +nuclear O +layer O +and O +outer O +retinal O +layer O +. O + +Para- O +and O +perifoveal O +retinal O +thicknesses O +, O +as O +well O +as O +peripapillary O +retinal O +nerve O +fibre O +layer O +were O +normal O +. O + +Conclusions O +Foveal O +thinning O +was O +revealed O +in O +NPC O +. O + +It O +remains O +to O +be O +shown O +, O +whether O +OCT O +will O +prove O +to O +be O +useful O +to O +monitor O +progression O +. O + +Saccadic O +impairment O +reflects O +CNS O +involvement O +and O +therefore O +is O +a O +parameter O +to O +demonstrate O +the O +progression O +of O +NPC O +, O +and O +potentially O +also O +the O +efficacy O +of O +new O +therapies O +. O + +Saccadometry O +, O +in O +contrast O +to O +clinical O +investigation O +, O +allows O +the O +precise O +evaluation O +of O +saccades O +. O + +Summary O +Emerging O +and O +re O +- O +emerging O +infectious O +disease O +in O +otorhinolaryngology O +( O +ENT O +) O +are O +an O +area O +of O +growing O +epidemiological O +and O +clinical O +interest O +. O + +The O +aim O +of O +this O +section O +is O +to O +comprehensively O +report O +on O +the O +epidemiology O +of O +key O +infectious O +disease O +in O +otorhinolaryngology O +, O +reporting O +on O +their O +burden O +at O +the O +national O +and O +international O +level O +, O +expanding O +of O +the O +need O +of O +promoting O +and O +implementing O +preventive O +interventions O +, O +and O +the O +rationale O +of O +applying O +evidence O +- O +based O +, O +effective O +and O +cost- O +effective O +diagnostic O +, O +curative O +and O +preventive O +approaches O +. O + +In O +particular O +, O +we O +focus O +on O +i O +) O +ENT O +viral O +infections O +( O +HIV O +, O +Epstein O +- O +Barr O +virus O +, O +Human O +Papilloma O +virus O +) O +, O +retrieving O +the O +available O +evidence O +on O +their O +oncogenic O +potential O +; O +ii O +) O +typical O +and O +atypical O +mycobacteria O +infections O +; O +iii O +) O +non O +- O +specific O +granulomatous O +lymphadenopathy O +; O +iv O +) O +emerging O +paediatric O +ENT O +infectious O +diseases O +and O +the O +prevention O +of O +their O +complications O +; O +v O +) O +the O +growing O +burden O +of O +antimicrobial O +resistance O +in O +ENT O +and O +the O +strategies O +for O +its O +control O +in O +different O +clinical O +settings O +. O + +We O +conclude O +by O +outlining O +knowledge O +gaps O +and O +action O +needed O +in O +ENT O +infectious O +diseases O +research O +and O +clinical O +practice O +and O +we O +make O +references O +to O +economic O +analysis O +in O +the O +field O +of O +ENT O +infectious O +diseases O +prevention O +and O +care O +. O + +Background O +The O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +metabolic O +disease O +in O +Nepal B-LOC +is O +largely O +unknown O +. O + +Some O +consideration O +has O +been O +given O +by O +the O +nepalese O +government O +for O +high O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +congenital O +disorders O +in O +some O +populations O +, O +but O +disorders O +due O +to O +enzymatic O +deficiencies O +have O +not O +been O +considered O +as O +a O +class O +of O +diseases O +where O +timely O +diagnosis O +and O +intervention O +might O +be O +possible O +. O + +No O +case O +for O +these O +disorders O +has O +been O +made O +so O +far O +, O +however O +, O +findings O +of O +many O +rare O +metabolic O +diseases O +have O +been O +reported O +in O +literature O +by O +the O +nepalese O +medical O +fraternity O +. O + +Methods O +A O +search O +for O +case O +reports O +on O +metabolic O +disorders O +listed O +according O +to O +International O +Classification O +of O +Diseases O +-11 O +was O +performed O +using O +the O +google O +search O +engine O +. O + +Results O +A O +total O +of O +443 O +cases O +have O +been O +discovered O +presented O +in O +the O +literature O +. O + +This O +does O +not O +include O +disorders O +that O +might O +be O +due O +to O +lifestyle O +and O +behaviour O +. O + +Most O +of O +the O +reported O +cases O +have O +been O +identified O +based O +on O +clinical O +acumen O +, O +radiological O +and O +histopathological O +findings O +. O + +Conclusions O +Glucose O +6 O +phosphate O +dehydrogenase O +deficiency O +, O +Wilson O +'s O +disease O +and O +lysosomal O +disorders O +should O +be O +considered O +for O +early O +diagnosis O +through O +newborn O +screening O +along O +with O +the O +acknowledged O +disorders O +hypothyroidism O +and O +hemoglobinopathies O +in O +Nepal B-LOC +. O + +Early O +intervention O +in O +these O +disorders O +can O +significantly O +reduce O +morbidity O +and O +mortality O +in O +infancy O +. O + +Rare O +diseases O +are O +usually O +genetic O +, O +chronic O +and O +incurable O +disorders O +with O +a O +relatively O +low O +incidence B-EPI +. O + +Developments O +in O +the O +diagnosis O +and O +management O +of O +rare O +diseases O +have O +been O +relatively O +slow O +due O +to O +a O +lack O +of O +sufficient O +profit O +motivation O +and O +market O +to O +attract O +research O +by O +companies O +. O + +However O +, O +due O +to O +the O +attention O +of O +government O +and O +society O +as O +well O +as O +economic O +development O +, O +rare O +diseases O +have O +been O +gradually O +become O +an O +increasing O +concern O +. O + +As O +several O +dental O +- O +craniofacial O +manifestations O +are O +associated O +with O +rare O +diseases O +, O +we O +summarize O +them O +in O +this O +study O +to O +help O +dentists O +and O +oral O +maxillofacial O +surgeons O +provide O +an O +early O +diagnosis O +and O +subsequent O +management O +for O +patients O +with O +these O +rare O +diseases O +. O + +Grafting O +watermelon O +scions O +to O +interspecific O +squash O +hybrids O +has O +been O +found O +to O +increase O +fruit O +firmness O +. O + +Triploid O +( O +seedless O +) O +watermelon O +are O +prone O +to O +hollow O +heart O +( O +HH O +) O +, O +an O +internal O +fruit O +disorder O +characterized O +by O +a O +crack O +in O +the O +placental O +tissue O +expanding O +to O +a O +cavity O +. O + +Although O +watermelon O +with O +lower O +tissue O +firmness O +tend O +to O +have O +a O +higher O +HH O +incidence B-EPI +, O +associated O +differences O +in O +cell O +wall O +polysaccharide O +composition O +are O +unknown O +. O + +Grafting O + O +Liberty O + O +watermelon O +to O + O +Carnivor O + O +( O +interspecific O +hybrid O +rootstock O +, O +C. O +moschata O +× O +C. O +maxima O +) O +reduced O +HH O +39 O +% O +and O +increased O +tissue O +firmness O +by O +3 O +N. O +Fruit O +with O +and O +without O +severe O +HH O +from O +both O +grafted O +and O +non O +- O +grafted O +plants O +were O +analyzed O +to O +determine O +differences O +in O +cell O +wall O +polysaccharides O +associated O +with O +grafting O +and O +HH O +. O + +Alcohol O +insoluble O +residues O +( O +AIR O +) O +were O +sequentially O +extracted O +from O +placental O +tissue O +to O +yield O +water O +soluble O +( O +WSF O +) O +, O +carbonate O +soluble O +( O +CSF O +) O +, O +alkali O +soluble O +( O +ASF O +) O +, O +or O +unextractable O +( O +UNX O +) O +pectic O +fractions O +. O + +The O +CSF O +was O +lower O +in O +fruit O +with O +HH O +( O +24.5 O +% O +) O +compared O +to O +those O +without O +HH O +( O +27.1 O +% O +) O +. O + +AIRs O +were O +also O +reduced O +, O +hydrolyzed O +, O +and O +acetylated O +for O +GC O +- O +MS O +analysis O +of O +monosaccharide O +composition O +, O +and O +a O +portion O +of O +each O +AIR O +was O +methylated O +prior O +to O +hydrolysis O +and O +acetylation O +to O +produce O +partially O +methylated O +alditol O +acetates O +for O +polysaccharide O +linkage O +assembly O +. O + +No O +differences O +in O +degree O +of O +methylation O +or O +galacturonic O +and O +glucuronic O +acid O +concentrations O +were O +found O +. O + +Glucose O +and O +galactose O +were O +in O +highest O +abundance O +at O +75.9 O +and O +82.4 O +μg⋅mg O +-1 O +AIR O +, O +respectively O +, O +followed O +by O +xylose O +and O +arabinose O +( O +29.3 O +and O +22.0 O +μg⋅mg O +-1 O +) O +. O + +Mannose O +was O +higher O +in O +fruit O +with O +HH O +( O +p O +< O +0.05 O +) O +and O +xylose O +was O +highest O +in O +fruit O +from O +grafted O +plants O +( O +p O +< O +0.05 O +) O +. O + +Mannose O +is O +primarily O +found O +in O +heteromannan O +and O +rhamnogalacturonan O +I O +side O +chains O +, O +while O +xylose O +is O +found O +in O +xylogalacturonan O +or O +heteroxylan O +. O + +In O +watermelon O +, O +34 O +carbohydrate O +linkages O +were O +identified O +with O +galactose O +, O +glucose O +, O +and O +arabinose O +linkages O +in O +highest O +abundance O +. O + +This O +represents O +the O +most O +comprehensive O +polysaccharide O +linkage O +analysis O +to O +date O +for O +watermelon O +, O +including O +the O +identification O +of O +several O +new O +linkages O +. O + +However O +, O +total O +pectin O +and O +cell O +wall O +composition O +data O +could O +not O +explain O +the O +increased O +tissue O +firmness O +observed O +in O +fruit O +from O +grafted O +plants O +. O + +Nonetheless O +, O +grafting O +onto O +the O +interspecific O +hybrid O +rootstock O +decreased O +the O +incidence B-EPI +of O +HH O +and O +can O +be O +a O +useful O +method O +for O +growers O +using O +HH O +susceptible O +cultivars O +. O + +Osteoporosis O +, O +characterized O +by O +reduced O +bone O +mass O +and O +increased O +bone O +fragility O +, O +is O +a O +disease O +prevalent B-EPI +in O +women O +. O + +Likewise O +, O +breast O +cancer O +is O +a O +multifactorial O +disease O +and O +considered O +the O +major O +cause O +of O +mortality O +in O +premenopausal O +and O +postmenopausal O +women O +worldwide B-LOC +. O + +Our O +data O +demonstrated O +the O +association O +of O +the O +MYLK O +gene O +and O +PTGS1 O +gene O +variants O +with O +osteoporosis O +and O +benign O +breast O +tumor O +risk O +and O +the O +impact O +of O +ovariectomy O +on O +osteoporosis O +in O +Korean O +women O +. O + +We O +performed O +a O +genome O +- O +wide O +association O +study O +( O +GWAS O +) O +of O +women O +with O +osteoporosis O +and O +benign O +breast O +tumors O +. O + +There O +were O +60 O +single O +nucleotide O +polymorphisms O +( O +SNPs O +) O +and O +12 O +SNPs O +in O +the O +MYLK O +and O +PTGS1 O +genes O +, O +associated O +with O +benign O +breast O +tumors O +and O +osteoporosis O +. O + +Our O +study O +showed O +that O +women O +with O +homozygous O +MYLK O +rs12163585 O +major O +alleles O +had O +an O +increased O +risk O +of O +osteoporosis O +following O +ovariectomy O +compared O +to O +those O +with O +minor O +alleles O +. O + +Women O +carrying O +the O +minor O +PTGS1 O +rs1213265 O +allele O +and O +not O +treated O +via O +ovariectomy O +carried O +a O +higher O +risk O +of O +osteoporosis O +than O +those O +who O +underwent O +ovariectomy O +with O +a O +homozygous O +genotype O +at O +the O +major O +alleles O +. 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O + +Causes O +of O +transient O +CH O +are O +prematurity O +, O +iodine O +deficiency O +, O +maternal O +thyrotropin O +receptor O +blocking O +antibodies O +, O +maternal O +intake O +of O +anti O +- O +thyroid O +drugs O +, O +maternal O +or O +neonatal O +iodine O +exposure O +, O +loss O +of O +function O +mutations O +and O +hepatic O +hemangiomas O +. O + +The O +classic O +clinical O +symptoms O +and O +signs O +of O +CH O +are O +usually O +absent O +immediately O +after O +birth O +in O +vast O +majority O +of O +infants O +due O +to O +temporary O +protection O +from O +maternal O +thyroxine O +. O + +NBS O +has O +been O +largely O +successful O +in O +preventing O +intellectual O +disability O +by O +early O +detection O +of O +CH O +by O +performing O +thyroid O +function O +tests O +in O +infants O +with O +abnormal O +screening O +results O +. 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O + +Results O +The O +cohort O +included O +144 O +patients O +with O +a O +median O +age O +of O +4.3 O +years O +( O +interquartile O +range O +, O +8.5 O +) O +. O + +Inferior O +SVASD O +was O +present O +in O +24 O +patients O +( O +17 O +% O +) O +. O + +A O +single O +autologous O +untreated O +pericardial O +patch O +was O +used O +for O +114 O +patients O +( O +79 O +% O +) O +, O +a O +two O +- O +patch O +technique O +for O +20 O +patients O +( O +14 O +% O +, O +last O +performed O +in O +2000 O +) O +, O +and O +a O +Warden O +procedure O +in O +10 O +patients O +( O +7 O +% O +) O +. O + +Median O +length O +of O +stay O +was O +4 O +days O +( O +interquartile O +range O +, O +2 O +) O +. O + +On O +echocardiogram O +follow O +- O +up O +, O +no O +patient O +had O +pulmonary O +vein O +stenosis O +. 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O + +Diarrhoea O +lasting O +longer O +than O +14 O +days O +and O +failing O +to O +respond O +to O +conventional O +management O +is O +defined O +as O +severe O +and O +protracted O +diarrhoea O +( O +SD O +) O +. O + +In O +this O +study O +, O +we O +investigated O +the O +prevalence B-EPI +, O +pathogens O +and O +prognosis O +of O +SD O +in O +primary O +immunodeficiency O +diseases O +( O +PIDs O +) O +. O + +Among O +246 O +patients O +with O +predominantly O +paediatric O +- O +onset O +PIDs O +from O +2003 O +- O +2015 O +, O +21 O +[ O +Btk O +( O +six O +) O +, O +IL2RG O +( O +four O +) O +, O +WASP O +, O +CD40L O +, O +gp91 O +( O +three O +each O +) O +, O +gp47 O +, O +RAG2 O +( O +one O +each O +) O +] O +and O +five O +[ O +CVID O +( O +four O +) O +, O +SCID O +( O +one O +) O +] O +without O +identified O +mutations O +had O +SD O +before O +prophylactic O +treatment O +. O + +Detectable O +pathogens O +included O +pseudomonas O +, O +salmonella O +( O +six O +each O +) O +, O +E. O +coli O +, O +cytomegalovirus O +, O +coxsackie O +virus O +and O +cryptosporidium O +( O +one O +each O +) O +, O +all O +of O +whom O +improved O +after O +a O +mean O +17 O +days O +of O +antibiotics O +and/or O +IVIG O +treatment O +. O + +Seven O +( O +7/26 B-STAT +; O +27.0 O +% O +) O +patients O +died O +[ O +respiratory O +failure O +( O +four O +) O +, O +lymphoma O +, O +sepsis O +and O +intracranial O +haemorrhage O +( O +one O +each O +) O +] O +. O + +The O +patients O +with O +WAS O +, O +CGD O +and O +CD40L O +and O +SD O +had O +a O +higher O +mortality O +rate O +than O +those O +without O +. 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O + +Methods O +A O +total O +of O +300 O +acute O +lymphoblastic O +leukemia O +patients O +were O +recruited O +from O +the O +Children O +'s O +Hospital O +, O +Lahore B-LOC +, O +Pakistan B-LOC +from O +December O +2018 O +to O +September O +2019 O +. O + +A O +structured O +self O +- O +reporting O +questionnaire O +based O +on O +family O +and O +medical O +history O +of O +the O +disease O +was O +utilized O +for O +the O +data O +collection O +. O + +Results O +In O +our O +cohort O +, O +60.40 O +% O +of O +ALL O +patients O +were O +identified O +to O +meet O +ACMG O +criteria O +. O + +Among O +them O +, O +a O +large O +number O +of O +patients O +( O +40.65 O +% O +) O +solely O +fulfil O +the O +criteria O +due O +to O +the O +presence O +of O +parental O +consanguinity O +. O + +However O +, O +parental O +consanguinity O +showed O +protective O +impact O +on O +the O +onset O +at O +early O +age O +of O +disease O +[ O +OD O += O +0.44 O +( O +0.25 O +- O +0.77 O +) O +, O +p O +- O +value O += O +0.00 O +] O +while O +, O +a O +family O +history O +of O +cancer O +increased O +the O +risk O +of O +cardiotoxicity O +[ O +OD O += O +2.46 O +( O +1.15 O +- O +5.24 O +) O +, O +p O +- O +value O += O +0.02 O +] O +. O + +Parental O +consanguinity O +shows O +no O +significant O +impact O +on O +the O +family O +history O +of O +cancer O +and O +the O +number O +of O +relatives O +with O +cancer O +. 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O + +In O +the O +year O +2000 O +, O +the O +discovery O +of O +OPA1 O +mutations O +as O +causative O +for O +dominant O +optic O +atrophy O +( O +DOA O +) O +was O +pivotal O +to O +rapidly O +expand O +the O +field O +of O +mitochondrial O +dynamics O +and O +describe O +the O +complex O +machinery O +governing O +this O +pathway O +, O +with O +a O +multitude O +of O +other O +genes O +and O +encoded O +proteins O +involved O +in O +neurodegenerative O +disorders O +of O +the O +optic O +nerve O +. O + +OPA1 O +turned O +out O +to O +be O +a O +much O +more O +complex O +protein O +than O +initially O +envisaged O +, O +connecting O +multiple O +pathways O +beyond O +its O +strict O +role O +in O +mitochondrial O +fusion O +, O +such O +as O +sensing O +of O +OXPHOS O +needs O +and O +mitochondrial O +DNA O +maintenance O +. O + +As O +a O +consequence O +, O +an O +increasing O +need O +to O +investigate O +OPA1 O +functions O +at O +multiple O +levels O +has O +imposed O +the O +development O +of O +multiple O +tools O +and O +models O +that O +are O +here O +reviewed O +. O + +Translational O +mitochondrial O +medicine O +, O +with O +the O +ultimate O +objective O +of O +translating O +basic O +science O +necessary O +to O +understand O +pathogenic O +mechanisms O +into O +therapeutic O +strategies O +, O +requires O +disease O +modeling O +at O +multiple O +levels O +: O +from O +the O +simplest O +, O +like O +in O +yeast O +, O +to O +cell O +models O +, O +including O +the O +increasing O +use O +of O +reprogrammed O +stem O +cells O +( O +iPSCs O +) O +from O +patients O +, O +to O +animal O +models O +. O + +In O +the O +present O +review O +, O +we O +thoroughly O +examine O +and O +provide O +the O +state O +of O +the O +art O +of O +all O +these O +approaches O +. O + +Sexual O +activity O +during O +adolescence O +can O +lead O +to O +unwanted O +pregnancy O +, O +which O +in O +turn O +can O +result O +in O +serious O +maternal O +and O +fetal O +complications O +. O + +The O +present O +study O +aimed O +to O +evaluate O +the O +complications O +related O +to O +adolescent O +pregnancy O +, O +through O +a O +systematic O +review O +using O +the O +Medical O +Subject O +Headings O +: O + O +pregnancy O +complication O + O +AND O + O +adolescent O + O +OR O + O +pregnancy O +in O +adolescence O + O +. O + +Only O +full O +original O +articles O +in O +English O +or O +Portuguese O +with O +a O +clearly O +described O +methodology O +, O +were O +included O +. O + +No O +qualitative O +studies O +, O +reviews O +or O +meta O +- O +analyses O +, O +editorials O +, O +case O +series O +, O +or O +case O +reports O +were O +included O +. 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O + +Assessment O +of O +EDS O +includes O +a O +thorough O +sleep O +, O +medical O +, O +and O +psychiatric O +history O +, O +targeted O +clinical O +examination O +, O +and O +appropriate O +use O +of O +actigraphy O +to O +measure O +sleep O +duration O +and O +sleep O +- O +wake O +patterns O +, O +polysomnography O +to O +assess O +for O +associated O +conditions O +such O +as O +sleep O +- O +related O +breathing O +disorders O +or O +other O +factors O +that O +might O +disrupt O +nighttime O +sleep O +, O +multiple O +sleep O +latency O +testing O +to O +ascertain O +objective O +sleepiness O +and O +diagnose O +central O +disorders O +of O +hypersomnolence O +, O +and O +measurement O +of O +cerebrospinal O +fluid O +hypocretin-1 O +concentration O +. O + +Treatment O +of O +EDS O +secondary O +to O +central O +disorders O +of O +hypersomnolence O +is O +primarily O +pharmacologic O +with O +wakefulness O +- O +promoting O +agents O +such O +as O +modafinil O +, O +stimulants O +such O +as O +methylphenidate O +and O +amphetamines O +, O +and O +newer O +agents O +specifically O +designed O +to O +improve O +wakefulness O +; O +behavioral O +interventions O +can O +provide O +a O +useful O +adjunct O +to O +pharmacologic O +treatment O +. O + +When O +excessive O +sleepiness O +is O +secondary O +to O +other O +conditions O +, O +the O +treatment O +should O +focus O +on O +targeting O +the O +primary O +disorder O +. O + +This O +review O +discusses O +current O +epidemiology O +, O +provides O +guidance O +on O +clinical O +assessments O +and O +testing O +, O +and O +discusses O +the O +latest O +treatment O +options O +. 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O + +The O +patients O +were O +called O +and O +surveyed O +for O +their O +symptoms O +; O +including O +infertility O +, O +oligo O +- O +amenorrhea O +and O +recurrent O +pregnancy O +loss O +, O +preterm O +birth O +and O +intrauterine O +growth O +retardation O +and O +abnormal O +placentation O +as O +criteria O +of O +Asherman O +Syndrome O +. O + +Diagnostic O +( O +office O +) O +hysteroscopy O +was O +performed O +for O +177 O +who O +had O +one O +of O +those O +complaints O +. O + +Results O +The O +incidence B-EPI +of O +Asherman O +Syndrome O +was O +1.6 O +% O +( O +n O += O +43/2546 B-STAT +) O +. O + +History O +of O +≥3 O +abortions O +was O +the O +main O +factor O +that O +increased O +the O +risk O +of O +Asherman O +Syndrome O +for O +by O +4.6 O +times O +. O + +Use O +of O +vacuum O +aspiration O +or O +sharp O +curettage O +, O +premedication O +for O +cervical O +priming O +, O +and O +having O +a O +pregnancy O +> O +10th O +gestational O +weeks O +were O +not O +risk O +factors O +for O +Asherman O +Syndrome O +. O + +Conclusion O +When O +the O +diagnosis O +was O +based O +on O +presence O +of O +symptoms O +who O +underwent O +uterine O +instrumentation O +, O +the O +incidence B-EPI +of O +Asherman O +Syndrome O +was O +found O +to O +be O +1.6 B-STAT +% I-STAT +. O + +Repeated O +abortions O +were O +the O +main O +risk O +factor O +for O +Asherman O +Syndrome O +and O +avoiding O +from O +repeated O +uterine O +instrumentations O +may O +have O +a O +role O +in O +prevention O +. O + +Background O +Xanthogranulomatous O +pyelonephritis O +( O +XGP O +) O +is O +an O +inflammatory O +condition O +of O +the O +kidney O +and O +its O +treatment O +most O +often O +involves O +a O +combination O +of O +antibiotics O +and O +nephrectomy O +. O + +This O +study O +aimed O +to O +define O +the O +clinical O +features O +and O +management O +of O +XGP O +, O +focusing O +on O +microbiological O +aspects O +and O +antibiotic O +therapy O +. O + +Methods O +We O +performed O +a O +retrospective O +study O +of O +27 O +cases O +of O +XGP O +diagnosed O +between O +January O +2001 O +and O +January O +2020 O +to O +analyse O +their O +clinical O +and O +management O +characteristics O +. O + +In O +addition O +, O +a O +literature O +review O +was O +conducted O +of O +XGP O +case O +series O +covering O +the O +period O +from O +2000 O +- O +2020 O +. O + +We O +searched O +PubMed O +for O +case O +series O +through O +April O +2020 O +without O +language O +restrictions O +. O + +Studies O +reporting O +case O +series O +of O +XGP O +( O +more O +than O +ten O +cases O +) O +were O +included O +if O +they O +were O +relevant O +to O +this O +study O +. O + +Results O +Twenty O +- O +seven O +patients O +were O +diagnosed O +with O +XGP O +, O +and O +26 O +of O +them O +were O +histologically O +proven O +to O +have O +XGP O +. O + +A O +total O +of O +81.5 O +% O +of O +the O +patients O +were O +female O +and O +the O +mean O +age O +was O +59.6 O +years O +( O +SD O +19.2 O +) O +. O + +The O +most O +frequent O +symptoms O +were O +flank O +pain O +( O +70.4 O +% O +) O +and O +fever O +( O +59.3 O +% O +) O +, O +while O +77.8 O +% O +of O +patients O +had O +renal O +stones O +. O + +Proteus O +mirabilis O +was O +detected O +in O +the O +urine O +culture O +in O +18.5 O +% O +of O +patients O +, O +followed O +by O +detection O +of O +Escherichia O +coli O +in O +14.8 O +% O +of O +patients O +. O + +The O +computed O +tomography O +( O +CT O +) O +findings O +included O +perirenal O +( O +29.6 O +% O +) O +or O +pararenal O +( O +29.6 O +% O +) O +involvement O +in O +the O +majority O +of O +patients O +. O + +Twenty O +- O +six O +patients O +underwent O +nephrectomy O +. O + +Piperacillin O +/ O +tazobactam O +and O +ceftriaxone O +were O +the O +most O +commonly O +prescribed O +antibiotics O +for O +treatment O +. O + +The O +reported O +piperacillin O +/ O +tazobactam O +and O +ceftriaxone O +resistance O +rates O +were O +14.3 O +% O +and O +16.6 O +% O +, O +respectively O +. O + +Twenty O +- O +six O +case O +series O +were O +included O +in O +the O +literature O +review O +, O +reporting O +693 O +cases O +in O +total O +. O + +Conclusion O +We O +found O +well O +- O +established O +characteristics O +of O +XGP O +patients O +among O +series O +in O +terms O +of O +previous O +history O +, O +clinical O +, O +laboratory O +and O +imaging O +findings O +, O +and O +operative O +and O +postoperative O +outcomes O +. O + +It O +is O +important O +to O +know O +the O +clinical O +presentation O +and O +potential O +severity O +of O +XGP O +, O +as O +well O +as O +the O +most O +frequently O +involved O +microorganisms O +and O +their O +antibiotic O +resistance O +profiles O +, O +to O +select O +the O +most O +appropriate O +antibiotic O +therapy O +. O + +Introduction O +Cardiac O +rehabilitation O +( O +CR O +) O +is O +a O +proven O +therapy O +for O +reducing O +cardiovascular O +death O +and O +hospitalization O +. O + +Whether O +CR O +participation O +is O +associated O +with O +improved O +outcomes O +in O +patients O +with O +chronic O +kidney O +disease O +( O +CKD O +) O +is O +unknown O +. O + +Methods O +We O +obtained O +data O +on O +all O +adult O +patients O +in O +Calgary B-LOC +, O +Alberta B-LOC +, O +Canada B-LOC +with O +angiographically O +proven O +coronary O +artery O +disease O +from O +1996 O +to O +2016 O +referred O +to O +CR O +from O +The O +Alberta O +Provincial O +Project O +for O +Outcome O +Assessment O +in O +Coronary O +Heart O +Disease O +and O +TotalCardiology O +Rehabilitation O +. O + +An O +estimated O +glomerular O +filtration O +rate O +( O +eGFR O +) O +< O +60 O +ml O +/ O +min/1.73 O +m O +2 O +or O +kidney O +replacement O +therapy O +defined O +CKD O +. O + +Predictors O +of O +CR O +use O +were O +estimated O +with O +multinomial O +logistic O +regression O +. O + +The O +association O +between O +starting O +versus O +not O +starting O +and O +completion O +versus O +noncompletion O +of O +CR O +and O +clinical O +outcomes O +were O +estimated O +using O +multivariable O +Cox O +proportional O +hazards O +models O +. O + +Results O +Of O +23,215 O +patients O +referred O +to O +CR O +, O +12,084 O +were O +eligible O +for O +inclusion O +. O + +Participants O +with O +CKD O +( O +N O += O +1322 O +) O +were O +older O +, O +had O +more O +comorbidity O +, O +lower O +exercise O +capacity O +on O +graded O +treadmill O +testing O +, O +and O +took O +longer O +to O +be O +referred O +and O +to O +start O +CR O +than O +those O +without O +CKD O +. O + +CKD O +predicted O +not O +starting O +CR O +: O +odds O +ratio O +0.73 O +( O +95 O +% O +confidence O +interval O +[ O +CI O +] O +0.64 O +- O +0.83 O +) O +. O + +Over O +a O +median O +1 O +year O +follow O +- O +up O +, O +there O +were O +146 O +deaths O +, O +40 B-STAT +( I-STAT +0.3 I-STAT +% I-STAT +) O +from O +CKD O +and O +106 B-STAT +( O +1.0 O +% O +) O +not O +from O +CKD O +. O + +Similar O +to O +those O +without O +CKD O +, O +the O +risk O +of O +death O +was O +lower O +in O +CR O +completers O +( O +hazard O +ratio O +[ O +HR O +] O +0.24 O +[ O +95 O +% O +CI O +0.06 O +- O +0.91 O +) O +and O +starters O +( O +HR O +0.56 O +[ O +95 O +% O +CI O +0.29- O +1.10 O +] O +) O +with O +CKD O +. O + +Conclusion O +CR O +participation O +was O +associated O +with O +comparable O +benefits O +in O +people O +with O +moderate O +CKD O +as O +those O +without O +who O +survived O +to O +CR O +. O + +Lower O +rates O +of O +CR O +attendance O +in O +this O +high O +- O +risk O +population O +suggest O +that O +strategies O +to O +increase O +CR O +utilization O +are O +needed O +. O + +Background O +Lichen O +scrofulosorum O +( O +LS O +) O +represents O +immunologic O +reaction O +to O +the O +Mycobacterium O +tuberculosis O +antigen O +and O +presents O +with O +subtle O +, O +asymptomatic O +, O +grouped O +follicular O +papules O +over O +the O +trunk O +and O +shows O +good O +therapeutic O +response O +to O +antitubercular O +drugs O +. O + +Objective O +To O +study O +the O +clinical O +and O +epidemiological O +characteristics O +of O +patients O +diagnosed O +with O +LS O +. O + +Materials O +and O +methods O +A O +single O +- O +center O +retrospective O +review O +of O +patients O +diagnosed O +with O +LS O +from O +1997 O +to O +2018 O +was O +conducted O +. 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O + +The O +primary O +objective O +of O +this O +study O +was O +to O +sum O +up O +the O +relationship O +between O +autoimmune O +hepatitis O +( O +AIH O +) O +on O +renal O +tubular O +acidosis O +( O +RTA O +) O +and O +the O +stages O +of O +the O +disease O +. O + +A O +systematic O +review O +was O +performed O +for O +24 O +trials O +. O + +A O +total O +of O +3687 O +patients O +were O +included O +. O + +The O +incidence B-EPI +of O +RTA O +occurring O +and O +short O +- O +term O +mortality O +reduction O +was O +seen O +in O +two O +groups O +; O +for O +an O +overall O +effect O +: O +Z O += O +2.85 O +( O +P O += O +0.004 O +) O +a O +total O +95 O +% O +CI O +of O +0.53 O +[ O +0.34 O +, O +0.82 O +] O +. O + +Only O +one O +patient O +with O +alcoholic O +liver O +cirrhosis O +was O +found O +to O +have O +an O +incomplete O +type O +of O +RTA O +. O + +Test O +for O +overall O +effect O +: O +Z O += O +2.28 O +( O +P O += O +0.02 O +) O +95 O +% O +CI O +of O +2.83 O +[ O +1.16 O +, O +6.95 O +] O +. O + +A O +reduction O +in O +fatal O +infections O +with O +dual O +therapy O +of O +corticosteroid O +plus O +N O +- O +acetylcysteine O +( O +NAC O +) O +test O +for O +overall O +effect O +: O +Z O += O +3.07 O +( O +P O += O +0.002 O +) O +with O +95 O +% O +CI O +of O +0.45 O +[ O +0.27 O +, O +0.75 O +] O +. O + +Autoimmune O +diseases O +are O +the O +most O +frequent O +underlying O +cause O +of O +secondary O +RTA O +in O +adults O +. O + +The O +primary O +renal O +disease O +must O +be O +actively O +excluded O +in O +all O +patients O +with O +hepatic O +failure O +by O +aggressive O +clinical O +and O +laboratory O +evaluations O +. O + +Rhabdomyosarcoma O +( O +RMS O +) O +is O +the O +most O +common O +soft O +- O +tissue O +sarcoma O +in O +children O +, O +yet O +little O +is O +known O +about O +its O +etiology O +. O + +Studies O +that O +examine O +either O +environmental O +exposures O +or O +germline O +genetic O +predisposition O +in O +RMS O +have O +begun O +to O +identify O +factors O +that O +contribute O +to O +this O +malignancy O +. O + +Here O +, O +we O +summarize O +epidemiological O +reports O +of O +RMS O +incidence B-EPI +in O +terms O +of O +several O +factors O +, O +including O +age O +at O +diagnosis O +, O +biological O +sex O +, O +and O +geographic O +location O +. O + +We O +then O +describe O +findings O +from O +association O +studies O +, O +which O +explore O +the O +role O +of O +parental O +exposures O +, O +birth O +and O +perinatal O +characteristics O +, O +and O +childhood O +exposures O +in O +RMS O +. 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O + +The O +basic O +information O +, O +glucocorticoid O +replacement O +therapy O +, O +and O +laboratory O +examination O +results O +of O +patients O +were O +obtained O +from O +medical O +records O +. O + +The O +genotypes O +of O +CYP21A2 O +were O +identified O +by O +Sanger O +sequencing O +and O +multiplex O +ligation O +dependent O +probe O +amplification O +. O + +The O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +dyslipidemia O +among O +21 O +- O +OHD O +patients O +, O +basic O +information O +and O +related O +hormone O +levels O +of O +21 O +- O +OHD O +patients O +with O +different O +status O +of O +blood O +lipid O +were O +described O +. O + +Logistic O +regression O +model O +was O +used O +to O +analyze O +the O +related O +factors O +of O +dyslipidemia O +in O +21 O +- O +OHD O +patients O +. O + +Results O +: O +The O +age O +of O +subjects O +was O +17.0 O +( O +8.3 O +, O +25.0 O +) O +years O +old O +, O +including O +51 O +males O +( O +24.9 O +% O +) O +. O + +According O +to O +CYP21A2 O +genotypes O +, O +there O +were O +16 O +cases O +in O +Null O +group O +, O +26 O +cases O +in O +Group O +A O +, O +105 O +cases O +in O +group O +B O +, O +27 O +cases O +in O +group O +C O +, O +and O +31 O +cases O +in O +group O +D. O +The O +incidence B-EPI +of O +dyslipidemia O +was O +29.3 O +% O +( O +60/205 O +) O +, O +among O +which O +37.3 O +% O +( O +19/51 O +) O +in O +male O +and O +26.6 O +% O +( O +41/154 O +) O +in O +female O +patients O +, O +respectively O +. O + +The O +M O +( O +Q O +1 B-STAT +, I-STAT +Q I-STAT +3 I-STAT +) O +of O +total O +cortisol O +level O +( O +nmol O +/ O +L O +) O +and O +body O +mass O +index O +( O +kg O +/ O +m O +2 O +) O +of O +male O +21 O +- O +OHD O +patients O +with O +dyslipidemia O +were O +0.17 O +( O +0.06 O +, O +0.35 O +) O +and O +25.76 O +( O +17.01 O +, O +30.45 O +) O +, O +respectively O +, O +which O +were O +higher O +than O +those O +with O +ortholiposis O +[ O +0.04 O +( O +0.02 O +, O +0.21 O +) O +and O +18.83 O +( O +16.53 O +, O +23.88 O +) O +] O +( O +all O +P O +0.05 O +) O +. O + +The O +M O +( O +Q O +1 B-STAT +, I-STAT +Q I-STAT +3 I-STAT +) O +of O +progesterone O +level O +( O +nmol O +/ O +L O +) O +, O +body O +mass O +index O +( O +kg O +/ O +m O +2 O +) O +and O +age O +( O +years O +) O +of O +female O +21 O +- O +OHD O +patients O +with O +dyslipidemia O +were O +74.40 O +( O +50.97 O +, O +98.52 O +) O +, O +23.09 O +( O +21.78 O +, O +27.78 O +) O +and O +23.00 O +( O +16.50 O +, O +28.00 O +) O +, O +respectively O +, O +which O +were O +higher O +than O +those O +with O +ortholiposis O +[ O +52.81 O +( O +33.41 O +, O +68.85 O +) O +, O +21.55 O +( O +18.63 O +, O +25.71 O +) O +and O +18.00 O +( O +9.50 O +, O +25.00 O +) O +] O +( O +all O +P O +0.05 O +) O +. O + +The O +risk O +of O +dyslipidemia O +increased O +by O +5.0 O +% O +[ O +OR O +( O +95 O +% O +CI O +): O +1.05 O +( O +1.01 O +, O +1.09 O +) O +] O +for O +every O +1 O +nmol O +/ O +L O +increase O +of O +progesterone O +. O + +Conclusion O +: O +The O +incidence B-EPI +of O +dyslipidemia O +is O +high O +in O +21 O +- O +OHD O +patients O +, O +and O +progesterone O +level O +is O +positively O +correlated O +with O +dyslipidemia O +. O + +Lysosomal O +disorders O +are O +diseases O +that O +involve O +mutations O +in O +genes O +responsible O +for O +the O +coding O +of O +lysosomal O +enzymes O +, O +transport O +proteins O +, O +activator O +proteins O +and O +protein O +processing O +enzymes O +. O + +These O +defects O +lead O +to O +the O +storage O +of O +specific O +metabolites O +within O +lysosomes O +resulting O +in O +a O +great O +variety O +of O +clinical O +features O +depending O +on O +the O +tissues O +with O +the O +storage O +, O +the O +storage O +products O +and O +the O +extent O +of O +the O +storage O +. 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O + +A O +number O +of O +new O +disorders O +were O +identified O +and O +the O +primary O +defects O +in O +other O +disorders O +were O +clarified O +. O + +With O +new O +methods O +for O +diagnosis O +, O +including O +newborn O +screening O +, O +molecular O +analysis O +, O +microarrays O +, O +there O +is O +still O +a O +need O +for O +biochemical O +confirmation O +before O +treatment O +is O +considered O +. O + +With O +new O +treatments O +, O +including O +gene O +therapy O +, O +stem O +cell O +transplantation O +, O +enzyme O +replacement O +used O +alone O +or O +in O +combination O +becoming O +more O +available O +, O +the O +need O +for O +rapid O +, O +accurate O +diagnosis O +is O +critical O +. O + +Background O +and O +aims O +one O +of O +the O +health O +concerns O +for O +any O +society O +is O +to O +have O +its O +own O +standard O +of O +growth O +. 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O + +Results O +In O +general O +, O +210,045 O +11 O +- O +18 O +years O +- O +old O +schoolchildren O +( O +14.38 O +± O +1.39 O +) O +from O +73 O +developing O +countries O +between O +2003 O +and O +2014 O +were O +included O +in O +this O +study O +, O +among O +which O +103,080 O +( O +49.08 O +% O +) O +were O +male O +and O +106,965 O +( O +50.92 O +% O +) O +were O +female O +. O + +Calculation O +of O +body O +mass O +index O +( O +BMI O +) O +percentile O +showed O +that O +for O +all O +BMI O +percentile O +curves O +of O +both O +sexes O +, O +there O +was O +a O +gradual O +increase O +up O +to O +the O +age O +of O +around O +15 O +years O +, O +and O +then O +remain O +stable O +( O +except O +for O +95th O +percentile O +) O +. O + +Moreover O +in O +all O +weight O +percentile O +curves O +of O +boys O +, O +except O +90th O +and O +above O +, O +there O +was O +a O +slight O +rise O +until O +the O +age O +of O +18 O +years O +. O + +In O +10th O +height O +percentile O +curves O +and O +above O +in O +boys O +, O +there O +was O +a O +sharp O +increase O +up O +to O +the O +age O +of O +17 O +, O +followed O +by O +a O +decline O +. O + +Similarly O +, O +this O +pattern O +was O +found O +for O +50th O +height O +percentile O +and O +above O +in O +girls O +. O + +Conclusion O +The O +use O +of O +global O +percentiles O +in O +developing O +countries O +overestimates O +underweight O +and O +stunting O +while O +underestimates O +overweight O +and O +obesity O +. O + +Premature O +loss O +of O +ovarian O +activity O +before O +40 O +years O +of O +age O +is O +known O +as O +primary O +ovarian O +insufficiency O +( O +POI O +) O +and O +occurs B-EPI +in O +∼1 O +% O +of O +women O +. O + +A O +more O +subtle O +decline O +in O +ovarian O +activity O +, O +known O +as O +premature O +ovarian O +ageing O +( O +POA O +) O +, O +occurs B-EPI +in O +∼10 O +% O +of O +women O +. O + +Despite O +the O +high O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +POA O +, O +very O +little O +is O +known O +regarding O +its O +genetic O +causation O +. O + +Senataxin O +( O +SETX O +) O +is O +an O +RNA O +/ O +DNA O +helicase O +involved O +in O +repair O +of O +oxidative O +stress O +- O +induced O +DNA O +damage O +. O + +Homozygous O +mutation O +of O +SETX O +leads O +to O +the O +neurodegenerative O +disorder O +, O +ataxia O +oculomotor O +apraxia O +type O +2 O +( O +AOA2 O +) O +. O + +There O +have O +been O +reports O +of O +POI O +in O +AOA2 O +females O +suggesting O +a O +link O +between O +SETX O +and O +ovarian O +ageing O +. O + +Here O +, O +we O +studied O +female O +mice O +lacking O +either O +one O +( O +Setx+/- O +) O +or O +both O +( O +Setx-/- O +) O +copies O +of O +SETX O +over O +a O +12- O +to O +14 O +- O +month O +period O +. O + +We O +find O +that O +DNA O +damage O +is O +increased O +in O +oocytes O +from O +8 O +- O +month O +- O +old O +Setx+/- O +and O +Setx-/- O +females O +compared O +with O +Setx+/+ O +oocytes O +leading O +to O +a O +marked O +reduction O +in O +all O +classes O +of O +ovarian O +follicles O +at O +least O +4 O +months O +earlier O +than O +typically O +occurs B-EPI +in O +female O +mice O +. O + +Furthermore O +, O +during O +a O +12 O +- O +month O +long O +mating O +trial O +, O +Setx+/- O +and O +Setx-/- O +females O +produced O +significantly O +fewer O +pups O +than O +Setx+/+ O +females O +from O +7 O +months O +of O +age O +onwards O +. O + +These O +data O +show O +that O +SETX O +is O +critical O +for O +preventing O +POA O +in O +mice O +, O +likely O +by O +preserving O +DNA O +integrity O +in O +oocytes O +. O + +Intriguingly O +, O +heterozygous O +Setx O +loss O +causes O +an O +equally O +severe O +impact O +on O +ovarian O +ageing O +as O +homozygous O +Setx O +loss O +. O + +Because O +heterozygous O +SETX O +disruption O +is O +less O +likely O +to O +produce O +systemic O +effects O +, O +SETX O +compromise O +could O +underpin O +some O +cases O +of O +insidious O +POA O +. O + +Objectives O +The O +objective O +of O +our O +study O +was O +to O +conduct O +a O +systematic O +literature O +review O +of O +estimates O +of O +costs O +of O +illness O +of O +spinal O +muscular O +atrophy O +( O +SMA O +) O +. O + +Methods O +We O +searched O +MEDLINE O +( O +through O +PubMed O +) O +, O +CINAHL O +, O +Embase O +, O +Web O +of O +Science O +, O +National O +Health O +Service O +Economic O +Evaluation O +Database O +, O +and O +the O +National O +Health O +Service O +Health O +Technology O +Assessment O +Database O +for O +studies O +published O +from O +inception O +up O +until O +31 O +August O +, O +2020 O +, O +reporting O +direct O +medical O +, O +direct O +non O +- O +medical O +, O +and/or O +indirect O +costs O +of O +any O +phenotype O +of O +SMA O +. O + +Two O +reviewers O +independently O +screened O +records O +for O +eligibility O +, O +extracted O +the O +data O +, O +and O +assessed O +studies O +for O +risk O +of O +bias O +using O +the O +Newcastle O +- O +Ottawa O +Scale O +. O + +Costs O +were O +adjusted O +and O +converted O +to O +2018 O +US O +dollars O +. O + +Results O +The O +search O +identified O +14 O +studies O +from O +eight O +countries O +( O +Australia B-LOC +, O +France B-LOC +, O +Germany B-LOC +, O +Italy B-LOC +, O +Spain B-LOC +, O +Sweden B-LOC +, O +the O +UK B-LOC +, O +and O +the O +USA B-LOC +) O +. O + +The O +mean O +per O +- O +patient O +annual O +direct O +medical O +cost O +of O +illness O +was O +estimated O +at O +between O +$ O +3320 O +( O +SMA O +type O +III O +, O +Italy B-LOC +) O +and O +$ O +324,410 O +( O +SMA O +type O +I O +, O +USA B-LOC +) O +, O +mean O +per O +- O +patient O +annual O +direct O +non O +- O +medical O +cost O +between O +$ O +25,880 O +( O +SMA O +types O +I O +- O +III O +, O +Spain B-LOC +) O +and O +$ O +136,800 O +( O +SMA O +type O +I O +, O +Sweden B-LOC +) O +, O +and O +mean O +per O +- O +patient O +annual O +indirect O +cost O +between O +$ O +9440 O +( O +SMA O +type O +I O +, O +Germany B-LOC +) O +and O +$ O +74,910 O +( O +SMA O +type O +II O +, O +Australia B-LOC +) O +. O + +Most O +studies O +exhibited O +a O +risk O +of O +bias O +. O + +Conclusions O +The O +current O +body O +of O +evidence O +of O +costs O +of O +illness O +of O +SMA O +is O +relatively O +scarce O +and O +characterized O +by O +considerable O +variability O +across O +geographical O +settings O +and O +disease O +phenotypes O +. O + +Our O +review O +provides O +data O +pertaining O +to O +the O +economic O +impact O +of O +SMA O +, O +which O +is O +of O +particular O +relevance O +in O +light O +of O +emerging O +treatments O +and O +ongoing O +research O +in O +this O +field O +, O +and O +underscores O +the O +substantial O +unmet O +medical O +need O +in O +this O +patient O +population O +. O + +Background O +Dominant O +optic O +atrophy O +( O +DOA O +) O +is O +an O +inherited O +optic O +neuropathy O +that O +mainly O +affects O +visual O +acuity O +, O +central O +visual O +fields O +and O +color O +vision O +due O +to O +a O +progressive O +loss O +of O +retinal O +ganglion O +cells O +and O +their O +axons O +that O +form O +the O +optic O +nerve O +. O + +Approximately O +45 O +- O +90 O +% O +of O +affected O +individuals O +with O +DOA O +harbor O +pathogenic O +variants O +in O +the O +OPA1 O +gene O +. O + +The O +mutation O +spectrum O +of O +OPA1 O +comprises O +nonsense O +, O +canonical O +and O +non O +- O +canonical O +splice O +site O +, O +frameshift O +and O +missense O +as O +well O +as O +copy O +number O +variants O +, O +but O +intragenic O +inversions O +have O +not O +been O +reported O +so O +far O +. O + +Case O +presentation O +We O +report O +a O +33 O +- O +year O +- O +old O +male O +with O +characteristic O +clinical O +features O +of O +DOA O +. O + +Whole O +- O +genome O +sequencing O +identified O +a O +structural O +variant O +of O +2.4 O +kb O +comprising O +an O +inversion O +of O +937 O +bp O +at O +the O +OPA1 O +locus O +. O + +Fine O +mapping O +of O +the O +breakpoints O +to O +single O +nucleotide O +level O +revealed O +that O +the O +structural O +variation O +was O +an O +inversion O +flanked O +by O +two O +deletions O +. O + +As O +this O +rearrangement O +inverts O +the O +entire O +first O +exon O +of O +OPA1 O +, O +it O +was O +classified O +as O +likely O +pathogenic O +. O + +Conclusions O +We O +report O +the O +first O +DOA O +case O +harboring O +an O +inversion O +in O +the O +OPA1 O +gene O +. O + +Our O +study O +demonstrates O +that O +copy O +- O +neutral O +genomic O +rearrangements O +have O +to O +be O +considered O +as O +a O +possible O +cause O +of O +disease O +in O +DOA O +cases O +. O + +Introduction O +/ O +background O +Bladder O +exstrophy O +patients O +have O +a O +high O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +that O +often O +become O +clinically O +evident O +following O +bladder O +closure O +. O + +Understanding O +when O +the O +bladder O +exstrophy O +patient O +is O +under O +greatest O +risk O +of O +developing O +an O +inguinal O +hernia O +following O +bladder O +closure O +is O +important O +, O +since O +incarceration O +resulting O +in O +strangulation O +of O +intra O +- O +abdominal O +contents O +can O +lead O +to O +significant O +morbidity O +if O +not O +addressed O +in O +a O +timely O +fashion O +. O + +Although O +the O +incidence B-EPI +and O +risk O +factors O +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +have O +been O +reported O +, O +the O +timing O +of O +occurrence B-EPI +is O +not O +well O +understood O +. O + +Objective O +The O +primary O +objective O +of O +this O +study O +was O +to O +assess O +the O +timing O +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +following O +complete O +primary O +repair O +of O +bladder O +exstrophy O +( O +CPRE O +) O +. O + +In O +addition O +, O +we O +aimed O +to O +evaluate O +possible O +risk O +factors O +associated O +with O +inguinal O +hernia O +, O +including O +sex O +, O +age O +at O +bladder O +closure O +and O +iliac O +osteotomy O +status O +. O + +Study O +design O +A O +multi O +- O +institutional O +retrospective O +review O +identified O +patients O +with O +bladder O +exstrophy O +repaired O +by O +CPRE O +under O +6 O +months O +of O +age O +while O +excluding O +those O +who O +underwent O +inguinal O +hernia O +repair O +before O +or O +during O +bladder O +closure O +. O + +Timing O +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +following O +bladder O +closure O +was O +evaluated O +using O +Kaplan O +- O +Meier O +methods O +. O + +Cox O +proportional O +hazards O +model O +was O +used O +to O +investigate O +association O +of O +sex O +, O +age O +at O +bladder O +closure O +, O +and O +osteotomy O +on O +the O +risk O +of O +developing O +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +while O +clustering O +for O +institution O +. O + +Results O +91 O +subjects O +were O +included O +in O +our O +analysis O +with O +median O +follow O +- O +up O +time O +of O +6.5 O +years O +. O + +34 O +of O +53 O +males O +( O +64.2 O +% O +) O +and O +2 O +of O +38 O +females O +( O +5.3 O +% O +) O +underwent O +inguinal O +hernia O +repair O +. O + +The O +median O +time O +to O +inguinal O +hernia O +was O +4.7 O +months O +following O +closure O +. O + +The O +greatest O +hazard O +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +was O +within O +the O +first O +six O +months O +following O +closure O +. O + +In O +multivariate O +analysis O +, O +male O +sex O +was O +strongly O +associated O +with O +inguinal O +hernia O +( O +HR O += O +19.00 O +, O +p O += O +0.0038 O +) O +. O + +Osteotomy O +and O +delay O +in O +closure O +were O +not O +significantly O +associated O +with O +inguinal O +hernia O +. O + +7 O +of O +36 O +patients O +( O +19.4 O +% O +) O +who O +underwent O +inguinal O +hernia O +repair O +presented O +with O +recurrence O +on O +the O +ipsilateral O +side O +. O + +Discussion O +Our O +results O +suggest O +that O +the O +greatest O +risk O +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +is O +within O +the O +first O +six O +months O +following O +bladder O +closure O +. O + +The O +decreased O +risk O +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +after O +one O +year O +of O +follow O +- O +up O +may O +reflect O +anatomic O +stability O +that O +is O +reached O +following O +major O +reconstruction O +of O +the O +pelvis O +. O + +While O +male O +bladder O +exstrophy O +patients O +are O +significantly O +more O +susceptible O +to O +inguinal O +hernias O +following O +CPRE O +, O +osteotomy O +and O +delayed O +bladder O +closure O +do O +not O +appear O +to O +be O +protective O +factors O +for O +inguinal O +hernia O +development O +following O +initial O +bladder O +closure O +. O + +Conclusions O +There O +is O +a O +heightened O +risk O +of O +inguinal O +hernia O +in O +the O +first O +six O +months O +following O +closure O +. O + +The O +rate O +of O +recurrence O +following O +inguinal O +hernia O +repair O +is O +significantly O +elevated O +compared O +to O +the O +general O +pediatric O +population O +. O + +Background O +Little O +is O +known O +about O +the O +prognosis O +regarding O +shunt O +revision O +and O +mortality O +among O +hydrocephalus O +patients O +below O +2 O +years O +of O +age O +. O + +The O +aims O +of O +this O +study O +were O +to O +investigate O +( O +1 O +) O +the O +cumulative O +risks O +of O +shunt O +revision O +( O +SR O +) O +and O +mortality O +and O +( O +2 O +) O +the O +potential O +associations O +between O +prematurity O +, O +low O +weight O +for O +gestational O +age O +( O +LWGA O +) O +, O +underlying O +aetiology O +, O +sex O +, O +age O +of O +the O +child O +at O +shunt O +placement O +, O +and O +the O +risk O +of O +SR O +. O + +Method O +This O +was O +a O +purely O +register O +- O +based O +cohort O +study O +including O +all O +shunted O +hydrocephalic O +infants O +in O +Denmark B-LOC +1996 O +- O +2015 O +. O + +The O +cumulative O +risks O +of O +SR O +and O +mortality O +were O +estimated O +using O +the O +Aalen O +- O +Johansen O +and O +Kaplan O +- O +Meier O +estimators O +, O +respectively O +. O + +A O +multivariable O +Cox O +- O +regression O +model O +was O +used O +to O +estimate O +hazard O +ratios O +( O +HRs O +) O +for O +SR O +according O +to O +the O +listed O +patient O +- O +related O +risk O +factors O +. O + +Results O +Among O +374 O +shunted O +infantile O +hydrocephalus O +patients O +accounting O +for O +1047 O +SRs O +, O +the O +3 O +- O +month O +and O +1 O +- O +year O +cumulative O +risks O +of O +SR O +were O +36 O +% O +and O +50 O +% O +, O +respectively O +. O + +The O +overall O +10 O +- O +year O +cumulative O +mortality O +was O +12 O +% O +, O +and O +for O +non O +- O +tumour O +subgroups O +7 B-STAT +- O +16 O +% O +( O +isolated O +hydrocephalus O +7 O +% O +) O +. O + +The O +10 O +- O +year O +cumulative O +mortality O +for O +children O +born O +with O +LWGA O +was O +21 B-STAT +% I-STAT +. O + +Except O +for O +aetiology O +, O +we O +observed O +no O +strong O +overall O +associations O +between O +the O +investigated O +risk O +factors O +and O +the O +risk O +of O +SR O +but O +interaction O +analyses O +for O +aetiology O +showed O +that O +patients O +with O +Dandy O +- O +Walker O +malformation O +born O +with O +LWGA O +had O +a O +higher O +risk O +of O +SR O +compared O +to O +patients O +of O +similar O +aetiology O +with O +normal O +WGA O +( O +HR O +2.47 O +, O +95 O +% O +CI O +: O +1.39 O +- O +4.40 O +) O +. 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O + +Forty O +clinical O +records O +of O +patients O +with O +a O +diagnosis O +of O +certainty O +of O +most O +lipodystrophy O +subtypes O +were O +analyzed O +, O +including O +subjects O +without O +lipodystrophy O +. O + +The O +medical O +records O +, O +blinded O +for O +diagnosis O +, O +were O +evaluated O +by O +13 O +physicians O +, O +1 B-STAT +biochemist I-STAT +and I-STAT +1 I-STAT +dentist O +. O + +Each O +evaluator O +first O +gave O +his O +/ O +her O +results O +based O +on O +his O +/ O +her O +own O +criteria O +. O + +Then O +, O +a O +second O +diagnosis O +was O +given O +using O +LipoDDx O +® O +. O + +The O +results O +were O +analysed O +based O +on O +a O +score O +table O +according O +to O +the O +complexity O +of O +each O +case O +and O +the O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +the O +disease O +. O + +Results O +LipoDDx O +® O +provides O +a O +user O +- O +friendly O +environment O +, O +based O +on O +usually O +dichotomous O +questions O +or O +choice O +of O +clinical O +signs O +from O +drop O +- O +down O +menus O +. O + +The O +final O +result O +provided O +by O +this O +app O +for O +a O +particular O +case O +can O +be O +a O +low O +/ O +high O +probability O +of O +suffering O +a O +particular O +lipodystrophy O +subtype O +. O + +Without O +using O +LipoDDx O +® O +the O +success O +rate O +was O +17 O +± O +20 O +% O +, O +while O +with O +LipoDDx O +® O +the O +success O +rate O +was O +79 O +± O +20 O +% O +( O +p O +< O +0.01 O +) O +. O + +Conclusions O +LipoDDx O +® O +is O +a O +free O +app O +that O +enables O +the O +identification O +of O +subtypes O +of O +rare O +lipodystrophies O +, O +which O +in O +this O +small O +cohort O +has O +around O +80 O +% O +effectiveness O +, O +which O +will O +be O +of O +help O +to O +doctors O +who O +are O +not O +experts O +in O +this O +field O +. O + +However O +, O +it O +will O +be O +necessary O +to O +analyze O +more O +cases O +in O +order O +to O +obtain O +a O +more O +accurate O +efficiency O +value O +. O + +Pierson O +syndrome O +, O +an O +autosomal O +recessive O +disorder O +caused O +by O +a O +mutation O +in O +laminin O +ß2 O +( O +LAMB2 O +) O +gene O +, O +is O +characterized O +by O +congenital O +nephrotic O +syndrome O +and O +various O +ocular O +abnormalities O +. O + +The O +ocular O +findings O +in O +Pierson O +syndrome O +are O +not O +well O +understood O +, O +because O +the O +incidence B-EPI +of O +this O +syndrome O +is O +very O +rare O +. O + +We O +report O +ocular O +findings O +in O +a O +5 O +- O +month O +- O +old O +boy O +with O +Pierson O +syndrome O +with O +a O +novel O +mutation O +in O +LAMB2 B-LOC +. O + +We O +performed O +a O +pupilloplasty O +for O +his O +microcoria O +. O + +Ophthalmic O +examinations O +after O +surgery O +revealed O +that O +he O +had O +cataract O +, O +severe O +retinal O +degeneration O +, O +and O +high O +myopia O +. O + +Optical O +coherence O +tomography O +showed O +the O +collapse O +of O +retinal O +layer O +structures O +and O +a O +marked O +decrease O +of O +choroidal O +thickness O +. O + +Immunohistochemistry O +and O +electron O +microscopy O +examinations O +revealed O +abnormal O +iris O +differentiation O +and O +thinning O +or O +defect O +of O +basal O +membranes O +. 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O + +The O +girl O +in O +addition O +had O +sensorineural O +deafness O +, O +reinopathy O +, O +atrial O +septal O +defect O +and O +megaloblastic O +anemia O +which O +responded O +to O +high O +doses O +of O +thymine O +. O + +This O +is O +the O +first O +case O +reported O +from O +Kashmir B-LOC +valley I-LOC +and O +third O +from O +India B-LOC +. O + +The O +presentation O +and O +management O +in O +such O +cases O +is O +discussed O +. O + +Background O +Obstructive O +sleep O +apnea O +( O +OSA O +) O +is O +prevalent B-EPI +in O +individuals O +with O +Osteogenesis O +imperfecta O +( O +OI O +) O +. O + +To O +date O +, O +no O +study O +has O +investigated O +treatment O +of O +OSA O +in O +adult O +individuals O +with O +OI O +using O +positive O +airway O +pressure O +( O +PAP O +) O +. 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O + +The O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +neural O +- O +tube O +defects O +was O +higher O +in O +association O +with O +dolutegravir O +treatment O +at O +conception O +than O +with O +non O +- O +dolutegravir O +ART O +at O +conception O +( O +difference O +, O +0.20 O +percentage O +points O +; O +95 O +% O +confidence O +interval O +[ O +CI O +] O +, O +0.01 O +to O +0.59 O +) O +or O +with O +other O +types O +of O +ART O +exposure O +. O + +Major O +external O +structural O +defects O +were O +found O +in O +0.95 B-STAT +% I-STAT +of O +deliveries O +among O +women O +exposed O +to O +dolutegravir O +at O +conception O +and O +0.68 B-STAT +% I-STAT +of O +those O +among O +women O +exposed O +to O +non O +- O +dolutegravir O +ART O +at O +conception O +( O +difference O +, O +0.27 O +percentage O +points O +; O +95 O +% O +CI O +, O +-0.13 O +to O +0.87 O +) O +. O + +Conclusions O +The O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +neural O +- O +tube O +defects O +was O +slightly O +higher O +in O +association O +with O +dolutegravir O +exposure O +at O +conception O +than O +with O +other O +types O +of O +ART O +exposure O +at O +conception O +( O +3 B-STAT +per I-STAT +1000 O +deliveries I-STAT +vs. I-STAT +1 I-STAT +per I-STAT +1000 I-STAT +deliveries I-STAT +) O +. O + +( O +Funded O +by O +the O +National O +Institutes O +of O +Health O +. O + +) O +. O + +Ataxia O +- O +telangiectasia O +is O +the O +second O +most O +common O +autosomal O +recessive O +hereditary O +ataxia O +, O +with O +an O +estimated B-EPI +incidence I-EPI +of O +1 O +in O +100,000 O +births O +. O + +Besides O +ataxia O +and O +ocular O +telangiectasias O +, O +eye O +movement O +abnormalities O +have O +long O +been O +associated O +with O +this O +disorder O +and O +is O +frequently O +present O +in O +almost O +all O +patients O +. O + +A O +handful O +of O +studies O +have O +described O +the O +phenomenology O +of O +ocular O +motor O +deficits O +in O +ataxia O +- O +telangiectasia O +. O + +Contemporary O +literature O +linked O +their O +physiology O +to O +cerebellar O +dysfunction O +and O +secondary O +abnormalities O +at O +the O +level O +of O +brainstem O +. O + +These O +studies O +, O +while O +providing O +a O +proof O +of O +concept O +of O +ocular O +motor O +physiology O +in O +disease O +, O +i.e. O +, O +ataxia O +- O +telangiectasia O +, O +also O +advanced O +our O +understanding O +of O +how O +the O +cerebellum O +works O +. O + +Here O +, O +we O +will O +summarize O +the O +clinical O +abnormalities O +seen O +with O +ataxia O +- O +telangiectasia O +in O +each O +subtype O +of O +eye O +movements O +and O +subsequently O +describe O +the O +underlying O +pathophysiology O +. O + +Finally O +, O +we O +will O +review O +how O +these O +deficits O +are O +linked O +to O +abnormal O +cerebellar O +function O +and O +how O +it O +allows O +better O +understanding O +of O +the O +cerebellar O +physiology O +. O + +: O +The O +Bernard O +- O +Soulier O +syndrome O +( O +BSS O +) O +is O +a O +rare O +disease O +with O +a O +prevalence B-EPI +of O +1/1000 B-STAT +000 O +; O +it O +is O +characterized O +by O +macrothrombocytopenia O +. O + +BSS O +develops O +as O +a O +result O +of O +a O +defect O +in O +the O +glycoprotein O +GPIb O +- O +IX O +- O +V O +complex O +on O +the O +platelet O +surface O +. O + +In O +this O +article O +, O +we O +present O +a O +pediatric O +patient O +with O +the O +novel O +mutation O +that O +has O +been O +identified O +for O +the O +first O +time O +in O +BSS O +. 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O + +Methods O +We O +consecutively O +enrolled O +65 O +individuals O +referred O +for O +short O +stature O +when O +both O +parents O +were O +present O +. O + +We O +defined O + O +target O +height O +- O +related O +short O +stature O + O +( O +TH O +- O +SS O +) O +when O +child O +'s O +height O +is O +≤ O +- O +2 O +SDS O +and O +included O +in O +the O +range O +of O +target O +height O +; O +suspected O + O +autosomal O +dominant O +short O +stature O + O +( O +AD O +- O +SS O +) O +when O +child O +height O +and O +at O +least O +one O +parent O +height O +are O +≤ O +- O +2 O +SDS O +; O + O +constitutional O +familial O +short O +stature O + O +( O +C O +- O +FSS O +) O +when O +a O +child O +with O +TH O +- O +SS O +does O +not O +have O +any O +parents O +with O +height O +≤ O +- O +2 O +SDS O +. O + +Results O +Of O +65 O +children O +referred O +for O +SS O +, O +48 O +individuals O +had O +a O +height O +≤ O +- O +2 O +SDS O +. 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