Publications by authors named "Asmahan T Abdalla"

Background: Juvenile primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a rare endocrine disease. Its diagnosis might be masked by clinical, biochemical, and radiological features of rickets.

Case Presentation: A 12-year-old Sudanese boy presented with progressive lower limbs deformity and difficulty in walking for six months.

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Background: Previous studies of type 1 diabetes in childhood and adolescence have found large variations in reported incidence around the world. However, it is unclear whether these reported incidence levels are impacted by differences in country health systems and possible underdiagnosis and if so, to what degree. The aim of this study was to estimate both the total and diagnosed incidence of type 1 diabetes globally and to project childhood type 1 diabetes incidence indicators from 1990 to 2050 for each country.

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The aim of this study was to identify the genetic basis of two female siblings - born to consanguineous Sudanese parents - diagnosed clinically as having the rare condition of 25-hydroxylase deficiency (vitamin D-dependent rickets type 1B). The initial diagnosis was established based on clinical data, laboratory and radiological findings retrospectively. Primers for all exons (5) of human CYP2R1 (NM_024514) were generated followed by Sanger sequencing on exons 1-5 for both girls and their parents.

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Adipsia is a rare condition characterized by a lack of thirst due to a defect in specific osmoreceptors located in the hypothalamus. The disorder is characterized by failure to maintain the body's normal plasma osmolality (POSM), resulting in chronic or recurrent severe hypernatremia and dehydration. Adipsia is usually accompanied by central diabetes insipidus (DI).

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