Publications by authors named "Paige Heiman"

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  • Syphilis and congenital syphilis (CS) cases have been increasing in the U.S. and worldwide since the 2000s, with a notable rise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • A study reviewed 61 pregnant women with syphilis from 2016 to 2022 at an urban hospital, revealing significant increases in maternal syphilis and CS rates, especially during the pandemic.
  • Findings highlighted that only a portion of mothers received adequate prenatal care and treatment, with CS linked to social factors like homelessness and opioid use, indicating a need for improved access to care.
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Propionic acidemia (PA) in the Amish is caused by a homozygous pathogenic variant (c.1606A>G; p.Asn536Asp) in the gene.

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Autoimmune Disease, Multisystem, with Facial Dysmorphism (ADMFD) is an autosomal recessive disorder due to pathogenic variants in the gene. It is characterized by failure to thrive, dysmorphic facial features, developmental delay, and systemic autoimmunity that can manifest variably with autoimmune hepatitis, thyroiditis, and enteropathy, among other organ manifestations. It was originally described in 10 consanguineous Old Order Amish patients, and more recently in two patients of White British and Black German ethnicities.

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Transport and Golgi Organization protein 2 Homolog (TANGO2)-related disease is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the TANGO2 gene. Symptoms typically manifest in early childhood and include developmental delay, stress-induced episodic rhabdomyolysis, and cardiac arrhythmias, along with severe metabolic crises including hypoglycemia, lactic acidosis, and hyperammonemia. Severity varies among and within families.

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Guanylate cyclase 2C (GC-C), encoded by the GUCY2C gene, is implicated in hereditary early onset chronic diarrhea. Several families with chronic diarrhea symptoms have been identified with autosomal dominant, gain-of-function mutations in GUCY2C. We have identified a Mennonite patient with a novel GUCY2C variant (c.

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Variants in CAMK2-associated genes have recently been implicated in neurodevelopmental disorders and intellectual disability. The clinical manifestations reported in patients with mutations in these genes include intellectual disability (ranging from mild to severe), global developmental delay, seizures, delayed speech, behavioral abnormalities, hypotonia, episodic ataxia, progressive cerebellar atrophy, visual impairments, and gastrointestinal issues. Phenotypic heterogeneity has been postulated.

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