Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare bone marrow failure syndrome characterized by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, bone abnormalities, progressive cytopenia, and predispositions to myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). AML, in these patients, is associated with a poor prognosis and with an increased risk of organ toxicity and infectious complications from chemotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), thus leading to high rates of treatment-related morbidity and mortality. The BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax has revolutionized the treatment of AML in elderly adults, especially for treatment-naive elderly patients who are ineligible for intensive chemotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBipedal walking is a composite task requiring integration of many control circuitries in the brain and spinal cord. The present study was carried out to verify whether an increase in blood lactate, such as that associated with a high intensity exercise, is able to significantly modify the qualitative and/or quantitative aspects of human walking. Eighteen healthy physically male participants, aged between 20 and 24 years ( = 21.
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