Publications by authors named "R Faro"

The topical use of sunscreens is recommended for avoiding the damaging effects of UV radiation. However, improvements are still needed in the existing products to enhance their photoprotection effectiveness and safety. This involves minimizing the use of chemical UV filters while providing enhanced and prolonged photoprotection.

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Background: Accurate individualized assessment of preeclampsia risk enables the identification of patients most likely to benefit from initiation of low-dose aspirin at 12 to 16 weeks of gestation when there is evidence for its effectiveness, and enables the guidance of appropriate pregnancy care pathways and surveillance.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of artificial neural network models for the prediction of preterm preeclampsia (<37 weeks' gestation) using patient characteristics available at the first antenatal visit and data from prenatal cell-free DNA screening. Secondary outcomes were prediction of early-onset preeclampsia (<34 weeks' gestation) and term preeclampsia (≥37 weeks' gestation).

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Objective: One goal of prenatal genetic screening is to optimize perinatal care and improve infant outcomes. We sought to determine whether high-risk cfDNA screening for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to evaluate how effectively cell-free DNA (cfDNA) screening can detect sex chromosome aneuploidies (SCAs) in a diverse obstetrical population confirmed by genetics.
  • It analyzed data from the SMART study, focusing on cases involving monosomy X (MX) and sex chromosome trisomies (SCT), determining metrics like sensitivity and positive predictive value (PPV) for these conditions.
  • Results indicated high accuracy in fetal sex prediction (100%) and comparable screening performance for SCAs to existing literature, with notable differences in PPV between SCTs and MX, aiding in better interpretation of cfDNA results.
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Machado-Joseph disease (MJD)/spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3) is the most common autosomal dominantly inherited ataxia worldwide. It is caused by an over-repetition of the trinucleotide CAG within the ATXN3 gene, which confers toxic properties to ataxin-3 (ATXN3) species. RNA interference technology has shown promising therapeutic outcomes but still lacks a non-invasive delivery method to the brain.

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