Scaffolds can be defined as 3D architectures with specific features (surface properties, porosity, rigidity, biodegradability, etc.) that help cells to attach, proliferate, and to differentiate into specific lineage. For bone regeneration, rather high mechanical properties are required.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) is a rare disease that requires a protein-restricted diet for successful management. Little is known, however, about the psychosocial outcome of MSUD patients. This study investigates the relationship between metabolic and clinical parameters and psychosocial outcomes in a cohort of patients with neonatal-onset MSUD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report a case of a simple testicular cyst developing on the rete testis. Nine cases have been reported in children. In our patient, the cyst was associated with aplasia of the homolateral kidney and termination of the left ureter in the left deferens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA female newborn presenting a malformative syndrome which groups trapezoidocephaly, midfacial hypoplasia, radiohumeral synostosis, multiple joint contractures and femoral bowing is described as being affected of an Antley-Bixler syndrome. We compare this case with the seventeen others cases reported.
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