Browsing by Subject "Infant"
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Bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestration in a newborn, case report and review of the literature on bilateral pulmonary sequestrations
(2007)We describe a rare case of bilateral intralobar pulmonary sequestration in a newborn with both sequestrations vascularized from a vessel arising from the celiac trunk of the abdominal aorta. The larger sequestration on the ...
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[Cantrell's syndrome]
(1987)Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is associated with a high mortality, especially when combined with other defects. The unusual repeated combination of the same congenital abnormalities by a number of patients and the fact ...
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CCR5 promoter polymorphisms in a Kenyan perinatal human immunodeficiency virus type 1 cohort: Association with increased 2-year maternal mortality
(2001)The CCR5 chemokine receptor acts as a coreceptor with CD4 to permit infection by primary macrophage-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strains. The CCR5Δ32 mutation, which is associated with resistance to ...
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Changes in T Cell Receptor Excision DNA Circle (TREC) Levels in HIV Type 1-Infected Subjects Pre- and Post-Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
(2004)The T cell receptor excision DNA circle (TREC) level is an independent predictor of HIV-1 disease prognosis. We studied the temporal changes in TREC levels prior to and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) ...
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Continuous extracorporeal stool-transport system: a new and economical procedure for transitory short-bowel syndrome in prematures and newborns
(1997)Between May 1994 and June 1995, nine newborns underwent surgery due to mechanical ileus or intrauterine perforation of the small bowel. Three were very-low-birth-weight infants weighing between 520 and 1,200 g. Surgery was ...
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Cystic fibrosis patients from the black sea region: The 1677delTA mutation
(1994)A 2 bp deletion in exon 10 of the CFTR gene, 1677delTA, which is very rare among CF chromosomes worldwide, was found to be a relatively common cause of cystic fibrosis in countries located in the region of the Black Sea. ...
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Cytogenetic and fragile X molecular testing of individuals with mental retardation of unknown etiology
(1997)The aim of this program was to investigate the patients with Mental Retardation Of Unknown Etiology (MROUE), on the island of Cyprus. The MROUE patients were examined cytogenetically for gross chromosomal abnormalities, ...
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Epidemiology of aids defining conditions in Greece
(2004)Objective: To examine the secular trends of all AIDS opportunistic infections to occur first (Ols) in Greece, by year, by gender and by mode of transmission. Methods: The study included all AIDS defining conditions reported ...
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Founder mutations in the ATP6V1B1 geneexplain most cypriot cases of distal renal tubular acidosis: First prenatal diagnosis
(2011)Aims: To investigate clinically and genetically all the distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) cases in Cyprus, to study one more family from Greece and to perform the first dRTA prenatal diagnosis. We also tried to find any ...
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Molecular investigation and long-term clinical progress in Greek Cypriot families with recessive distal renal tubular acidosis and sensorineural deafness due to mutations in the ATP6V1B1 gene
(2006)The spectrum of distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) includes a genetically heterogeneous group of inherited conditions of both autosomal-dominant and recessive mode of inheritance. The basic defect islinked to the renal ...
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[Ovarian pseudocysts in female newborn infants: prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis and surgical consequences]
(1987)During the last year we diagnosed within the scope of preventive medical care of pregnant women in about the 30th pregnancy week, seven foetuses with abdominal cystic tumours by ultrasound examination. Postpartal ultrasound ...
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Postoperative sepsis in infants below 6 months of age
(2009)Background: Sepsis is a threatening postoperative complication especially in small infants. Regarding the advances in perinatal medicine, its incidence is unknown to date. We aimed to investigate the incidence, risk factors, ...
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Presymptomatic molecular diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease using PKD1- and PKD2-linked markers in Cypriot families
(1996)Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), is a heterogeneous disorder, primarily characterized by the formation of cysts in the kidneys, and the late development in life of progressive chronic kidney failure. ...
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Removal of a simple testicular cyst from an infant: preoperative imaging, diagnostic, therapeutic and histopathologic aspects
(1993)After an extensive review of the literature, we believe this to be the first case description of the removal of a simple testicular cyst from an infant. The 1 1/2-month-old infant was admitted to the Department of Pediatric ...
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Surveillance data on paediatric HIV infection and AIDS in Greece.
(2004)In Greece, HIV/AIDS surveillance is conducted by the Hellenic Centre for Infectious Diseases Control. The AIDS case reporting system was implemented in 1984, followed by notification of HIV infections in 1998. This article ...
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Use of coreceptors other than CCR5 by non-syncytium-inducing adult and pediatric isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 is rare in vitro
(1998)We have tested a panel of pediatric and adult human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) primary isolates for the ability to employ the following proteins as coreceptors during viral entry: CCR1, CCR2b, CCR3, CCR4, CCR5, ...