A digital movement in the world of inactive children: favourable outcomes of playing active video games in a pilot randomized trial.

This parallel randomized controlled trial was aimed to evaluate whether parameters as physical fitness, reaction times, self-perception and enjoyment levels, as well as parental and children perspectives, were affected by active video games in inactive and technologically preoccupied children. Data were collected in a laboratory setting from four randomly selected urban public schools. All 1300 children in grades 3-6 were surveyed for the study.

Zinc deficiency and its predictive capacity for anemia: Unique model in school children.

Background: Zinc deficiency is thought to be common in children, but its predictive capacity for anemia is unclear. Thus, this study identified zinc deficiency in school children, and investigated the association between zinc status and hemoglobin, together with other estimates of anemia.

Methods: For this case-control study, 349 of 483 children between 6.

Pegylated interferon therapy during early pregnancy for hepatitis B infection: does it prevent vertical transmission?

In general, interferon (IFN) is avoided during pregnancy due to the possibility of fetal side effects. We, herein, reported two child-bearing women with chronic hepatitis B (HB) infection who used pegylated interferon alfa 2b (PEG IFNα 2b) in first trimester unintentionally. We compared HB contracting rates of gestations in which IFN was used and not used.

Identification of an Alu-mediated 12.2-kb deletion of the complete LPAR6 (P2RY5) gene in a Turkish family with hypotrichosis and woolly hair.

Hypotrichosis is a rare form of progressive hair loss characterized by sparse and occasionally woolly hair that is curly and breaks easily. Disease-causing mutations in LIPH, LPAR6 and KRT74 have recently been identified. We describe a four-generation pedigree from Turkey following an autosomal recessive pattern, in which the four affected members had hypotrichosis and woolly hair.

Cochlear involvement in Familial Mediterranean Fever: a new feature of an old disease.

Objectives: In this study we first aimed to assess the cochlear functions in children with Familial Mediterranean Fever. The second aim was to investigate the correlation between the hearing levels and some clinical features of Familial Mediterranean Fever including the duration of the disease, age at onset, genetic analysis and colchicine use.

Methods: Thirty-four children with Familial Mediterranean Fever and 27 age matched children were included in the study.

Submandibular gland pleomorphic adenoma in a seven-year-old child: a case report.

Salivary gland neoplasms are rare in the pediatric age group. Pleomorphic adenomas in the submandibular gland are rarer. In this article, we present a seven-year-old female with a slowly growing mass in her right submandibular area.

Screening of family members of children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: true-autosomal and pseudo-autosomal inheritance.

Objectives: Screening of family members of children with Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) has been carried out to detect new potential patients and to analyze the type of inheritance other than autosomal recessive.

Methods: Marenostrin encoding fever gene mutational analysis has been performed in 83 subjects - including 19 newly diagnosed children with FMF and their family members.

Results: Fourteen additional patients with FMF were diagnosed by screening family members.