Clinical Spectrum and Prognosis of Atypical Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease Caused by Monoallelic Pathogenic Variants of IFT140.

Rationale & Objective: Monoallelic predicted Loss-of-Function (pLoF) variants in IFT140 have recently been associated with an autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD)-like phenotype. This study sought to enhance the characterization of this phenotype.

Study Design: Case series.

Zygomatic air cell defect (ZACD). Prevalence and characteristics in a dental clinic outpatient population.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and characteristics of zygomatic air cell defect (ZACD) among a general dental clinic population.

Methods: The panoramic radiographs of 2734 dental clinic outpatients were examined for the presence of ZACD. ZACD was defined as a nonexpansile, nondestructive cyst-like radiolucency in the zygomatic process of the temporal bone which appears similar to the mastoid air cells and which does not extend further anteriorly than the zygomaticotemporal suture.

Seasonal variation in maxillary antral pseudocysts in a general clinic population.

Objectives: To determine overall prevalence of maxillary antral pseudocysts and the effect of seasonal variation, allergies, asthma and current smoking status.

Methods: Panoramic radiographs of 1175 dental clinic outpatients were examined. Data on the prevalence of allergies, asthma and smoking status was obtained from the medical records and age- and gender-matched controls.

Use of panoramic radiography among an ambulatory dental population to detect patients at risk of stroke.

Panoramic radiographs of 3.6 percent of 1,175 newly accepted dental school patients displayed calcifications in the area of the carotid vasculature. The authors interviewed the patients with calcifications to determine whether they exhibited any recognized atherosclerosis, risk factors.