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Introduction
Malignancies during childhood constitute the 2nd cause of death, following injuries worldwide. According to epidemiological data, 300,000 new cases of neoplasia present themselves every year in children and teenagers under 19 years of age1, 160,000 of which concern children under the
Study Design and Population
Patients and Methods
This study is an observational, cross-sectional and prospective cohort study. One hundred and fifty patients on non-diabetic hemodialysed patients will be included for the cross-sectional survey; Twenty healthy subjects will be elected as the
Over one million infants are born to HIV-1-infected women every year in Sub Saharan Africa. In Zimbabwe, annual births stand at 379,000 with approximately 48,000 infants being born every year to HIV-1-infected women on lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Concerns have been
Patient Selection:
Screen ~400 Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients followed in Centro Hospitalar do Porto outpatient clinic. All RA patients with regular follow-up will be potentially included.
The investigators also aim to enrol age-matched controls for biomarker comparison.
Experimental
OBJECTIVE Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a public health problem in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The presence of type 2 diabetes in patients with NAFLD is a risk factor for its progression to a more severe liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
Each subject will receive one infusion of autologous, radiolabeled and BioRBC labeled INTERCEPT RBCs (Test RBCs) and one infusion of autologous BioRBC labeled untreated RBCs (Control RBCs) concomitantly. Each infusion will be approximately 20 mL, i.e., 10 mL of 51-chromium labeled RBC, and 10 mL of
Chronic kidney disease[CKD] is becoming a serious health problem.The number of people with impaired renal function is rapidly rising, especially in industrialized countries. It is increasing rapidly worldwide at an annual growth rate of 8%. Chronic kidney disease [CKD] is defined as kidney disease
Introduction Complications of diabetes, such as cardiovascular disease, are associated with increased mortality among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. The presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) also increases the relative risk of developing cardiovascular disease in women compared to men .
The most frequent inherited coagulation disorders are haemophilia A and B, due to the deficiency of factor VIII and IX. Haemophilia A and B are clinically indistinguishable from each other and occur in mild, moderate and severe forms (with plasma factor levels of 6-30%, 2-5% and 1% or less
Patient examinations:
Baseline data will be gathered on demographic and clinical characteristics, medical history, treatments and medications. Before initiating intervention, individuals will be assessed for anemia and 25 (OH) D2 and electrolytes status. Any insufficiency or imbalance will be
Experimental Design:
This Phase 2 study will be done prospectively and will be conducted in two stages. The initial stage will be the general study and the second stage will be the sub-study. We plan to screen up to 1,000 subjects. Our enrollment goal is 250 subjects total (with 50 subjects enrolled
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is due to homozygosity for a Glu6Val mutation in HBB (sickle cell anemia; hemoglobin SS) or to compound heterozygous forms like hemoglobin SC disease and hemoglobin S-β thalassemia. Past studies suggested a low prevalence of diabetes in patients with SCD.10 Improvements in
Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is a sensitive and specific biomarker of prostate tissue. Monitoring of PSA after local treatment for prostate cancer can assist in identifying patients who have only increased PSA (biochemical recurrence [BCR]) despite no symptoms, signs, or evidence of radiographic
BACKGROUND
Current islet transplantation into the portal vein of the liver has shown the unique ability of islets to stabilize blood glucose levels and prevent severe hypoglycemia in a selected group of subjects with type 1 diabetes. The main limitations of islet transplantation are the need for
It conducted a non-randomized intervention study from April to October 2013, with individuals in the periodontics clinics of the Federal University of Maranhão State, São Luís, Brazil. The sample was selected from a total of 125 individuals, according to the eligibility criteria. Two groups were