Vitamin D receptor FokI polymorphism as a risk factor for painful diabetic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.

Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a common complication in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with disruption of vitamin D (VD) activity as one of the risk factors. Active VD exerts its biological functions through the vitamin D receptor (VDR), which polymorphisms in the VDR gene can impair. This study aims to establish VDR FokI and ApaI polymorphisms as risk factors for PDN.

Helminthiasis in school-age children from Gresik, East Java, Indonesia.

This study aims to investigate the soil-transmitted helminth infection among school-age children in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. An analytical observational study with a cross-sectional design was conducted from July to November 2023 in selected elementary schools in Gresik, East Java, Indonesia. Logistic regression analysis was employed to assess the impact of each risk factor on the likelihood of infection transmission.

Salmonella-induced pericarditis.

Introduction: Salmonella-induced pericarditis (SIP) is a rare complication of Salmonella infection, with only 30 cases reported to date, and a mortality rate of 14.8%. It is mostly associated with immunosuppression and can result in complications such as pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, and myopericarditis.

Management of Advanced Thymoma Presenting with Myasthenia Gravis in a Resource-limited Setting: A Case Report.

Thymomas are rare tumours which generally account for only 0.2 - 1.5% of mediastinal tumours in adults.

Comparative study of bovine and synthetic hydroxyapatite in micro- and nanosized on osteoblasts action and bone growth.

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is widely used as a bone graft. However, information on the head-to-head osteoinductivity and in vivo performance of micro- and nanosized natural and synthetic HA is still lacking. Here, we fabricated nanosized bovine HA (nanoBHA) by using a wet ball milling method and compared its in vitro and in vivo performance with microsized BHA, nanosized synthetic HA (nanoHA), and microsized synthetic HA (HA).