Publications by authors named "Reo Saiki"
Aim In developed countries including Japan, gestational age (GA) is predicted by the last menstrual period (LMP) and/or fetal ultrasound. In some developing countries, GA is predicted by infant's foot length (FL). Pregnant women who did not have pregnancy check-up is not infrequent in Japan, therefore there are sometimes opportunities to estimate the GA from infants after the delivery.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Yamakagashi in Japanese) is a venomous non-front-fanged colubroid snake capable of inflicting envenoming with life-threatening defibrinating coagulopathy. However, because of the uncommon incidence of bites and tendency for late development of symptoms/signs, the early effects of the venom on the coagulation system are poorly known. We describe a boy bitten by a wild and report his clinical course starting at 30 min after the bite.
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- The study aimed to assess whether growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) is a more effective biomarker for diagnosing mitochondrial disorders (MDs) compared to traditional biomarkers like lactate and creatine kinase.
- Researchers measured serum levels of GDF-15 and other biomarkers in 48 MD patients and 146 healthy controls, finding GDF-15 levels to be significantly higher in MD patients.
- The findings indicated that GDF-15 not only outperformed conventional biomarkers in detecting MDs but also correlated with the severity of the disorder, suggesting it should be considered a primary test for identifying mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiencies.