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View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Purpose: ITPR3 encodes type 3 inositol-tri-phosphate receptor (IPR3), a protein expressed in Schwann cells, predominantly in the paranodal region, and involved in the regulation of Ca release from the endoplasmic reticulum. Dominant variants in ITPR3 have recently been recognized as a rare cause of intermediate Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT).
Methods: We collected the clinical data of a family with autosomal dominant neuropathy whose proband was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) for many years.
Mounting evidence indicates that periodontitis-related oral bacteria may contribute to gut microbial dysbiosis. This clinical study aimed to explore the oral-gut microbial signatures associated with periodontitis and to longitudinally evaluate the effect of periodontal treatment on the oral and gut microbial composition. Stool and saliva samples from generalized stage III/IV periodontitis patients ( = 47) were collected and analyzed by 16S ribosomal RNA gene amplicon sequencing, before and 3 mo after steps I to II of periodontal therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFgene encodes the alpha-1 chain of type-II procollagen. Heterozygous pathogenic variants are associated with the broad clinical spectrum of genetic diseases known as type-II collagenopathies. We aimed to characterize the NM_001844.
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