Publications by authors named "J E Rolon"

Metastasis and drug resistance are major contributors to cancer-related fatalities worldwide. In ovarian cancer (OC), a staggering 70% develop resistance to the front-line therapy, cisplatin. Despite proposed mechanisms, the molecular events driving cisplatin resistance remain unclear.

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Fabry disease (FD) is a multisystem lysosomal storage disorder induced by genetic variants in the alpha-galactosidase A (GalA) gene. Some FD patients have GLA variants with a reduction in overall GalA enzymatic activity due to mutated proteins with reduced stability, caused by protein misfolding and premature degradation, but the GalA catalytic activity remains conserved ("amenable" genetic variants). To correct this misfolding and to prevent premature degradation, migalastat, a small iminosugar molecule was developed.

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Background And Objectives: Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (Allo-SCT) in elderly patients is a growing practice. We aimed to determine the graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) relapse-free survival (GRFS) in patients ≥65 years who underwent Allo-SCT in two countries from Latin America.

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of patients ≥65 years who underwent Allo-SCT in Argentina and Brazil from 2007 to 2019.

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 This study aims to estimate the frequency of Berrettini's ulnar-median nerves communication in a neurophysiology laboratory.  A total of 358 hands belonging to patients, both sexes, median age of 58 years, was studied. Antidromic sensory nerve conduction studies of the ulnar nerves, registered in digits III and IV were performed in search of the ulnar-median communication.

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Article Synopsis
  • Hematopoietic cell transplants are complicated and expensive, putting a lot of pressure on healthcare systems, especially in poorer countries.
  • In 2017, over 4,500 transplants were done in 13 Latin American countries, but rates varied greatly, ranging from 345 in Uruguay to only 12 in Venezuela.
  • Higher transplant costs and procedures done in private hospitals with government funding were linked to more transplants, while lower costs and public hospitals usually meant fewer transplants.
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