Periodontal disease and serum uric acid levels in the absence of metabolic syndrome: is there a link? A study on a sample of Cameroonian adults.

Background: The relationship between serum uric acid level (SUA) and periodontal diseases (PD) is still controversial, and few studies have been carried out in population with no element of metabolic syndrome especially in sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between PD and SUA in Cameroonian adults not suffering from metabolic syndrome.

Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional study including Cameroonians aged over 18 years recruited in the general population and free of metabolic syndrome elements.

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Background: Full blood count is routinely performed in the evaluation of hypertensive patients. However, usefulness of leukocyte ratios in cardiovascular risk (CVR) assessment hasn't yet been proven in Cameroonians.

Objective: Evaluate the contribution of leukocyte ratios in CVR assessment of non-diabetic hypertensive adults.

Fostering research integrity in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges, opportunities, and recommendations.

Integrity and adherence to appropriate ethical standards are important elements of research. These standards are key to protecting research participants´ rights as well as ensuring the reliability and quality of research outputs. Although empirical evidence is scanty, several authors have alluded to the fact that violation of research integrity standards could be common in low- and middle-income countries including sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Bridging the language gap - A call for the wider use of Human phenotype ontology by non-geneticist clinicians when requesting genomic tests.

Advances in genomic technology including the development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) have enabled the identification of thousands of variations at a time, allowing the discovery of novel genetic diseases. Given the volume of data generated by these investigations, attention is drawn towards reporting relevant clinical features by clinicians to guide the diagnosis and management of their patients. The Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) developed in 2008, revolutionized the semantic vocabulary of phenotypic descriptions in genomic medicine allowing researchers, laboratories and clinical geneticists to better understand each other.