Publications by authors named "Y A Elhaji"
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- - Discrepancies between pulse oximetry and arterial oxygen saturation can complicate clinical assessments, often caused by factors like poor blood flow, skin color, movement, or specific blood conditions.
- - Unstable hemoglobin variants, such as hemoglobin Köln, are rare genetic mutations that can disrupt the normal structure and function of hemoglobin, affecting its ability to bind oxygen.
- - This case study highlights a 44-year-old Arabic woman diagnosed with hemoglobin Köln after extensive investigations revealed significant differences between her pulse oximetry readings and arterial oxygen saturation.
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis, a chronic gastrointestinal disease affecting ruminants. This disease remains widespread in part due to the limitations of available diagnostics and vaccines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBasan syndrome is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by congenital adermatoglyphia, transient congenital facial milia, neonatal acral bullae, and absent or reduced sweating. Basan syndrome is rare and has been reported in only 10 kindreds worldwide. It is caused by variants in the skin-specific isoform of which starts with an alternative exon 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Punctate palmoplantar keratoderma type 1 (PPPK1) presents in late childhood to adulthood with multiple small discrete hyperkeratotic papules on palms and soles. PPPK1 is an autosomal dominant skin disease caused by mutations. It has been suggested that PPPK1 may be associated with an increased predisposition to systemic malignancies.
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