We report a patient who initially presented at 4 days old with hypocalcemia, hypoparathyroidism, and elevated phosphorous level. Treatment was initiated with calcitriol, calcium carbonate (CaCO), vitamin D, and low phosphorous formula. Family history was positive for an activating calcium sensing receptor () variant (R990G) identified previously in 2 older siblings who were treated with CaCO and calcitriol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes require frequent outpatient evaluation to assess glucose trends, modify insulin doses, and screen for comorbidities. Continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) provides a detailed glycemic control assessment. Telemedicine has been increasingly used since the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIdentification of unidentified human remains (UHRs) is crucial yet challenging, especially with traditional forensic techniques. Forensic anthropological examinations can yield ancestry estimations; however, the utility of these estimates is limited by the data points that can be collected from partial remains, complexities of admixture, and variation of phenotypic expression due to environmental effects. While it is generally known that anthropological estimates can be imprecise, the performance of these methods has not been studied at scale.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common type of childhood leukaemia with effective chemotherapeutic treatment. However, obesity has been associated with higher ALL chemoresistance rates and lower event-free survival rates. The molecular mechanism of how obesity promotes chemotherapy resistance is not well delineated.
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