Publications by authors named "R J Francois"
Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is the most common monogenic autoinflammatory disease, associated with MEFV mutations. FMF patients can experience liver involvement, potentially leading to cirrhosis.
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate liver involvement in FMF patients at a French tertiary centre for adult FMF.
Background/objectives: Glaucoma can impact the ability to perform daily life activities such as driving. In such tasks, reaction time is critical to detect hazards. Understanding the modalities that affect response times is thus essential for clinical care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCovering: up to 2024.For many years, the value of complex polyketides lay in their medical properties, including their antibiotic and antifungal activities, with little consideration paid to their native functions. However, more recent evidence gathered from the study of inter-organismal interactions has revealed the influence of these metabolites upon the ecological adaptation and distribution of their hosts, as well as their modes of communication.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- * A study presented a 9-year-old girl with vulvar CC and a 15-year-old boy with preputial CC, where tissue analysis showed specific conditions linked to the calcification.
- * The findings suggest that some cases of genital CC, thought to be without known cause (idiopathic), may actually have identifiable origins, highlighting the importance of thorough medical examination and monitoring.