Publications by authors named "Z Yilmaz"
Background And Aim: Kidney transplant recipients frequently experience a wide range of metabolic complications, including weight changes, which significantly impact patient outcomes and graft function, yet the relationship between weight gain and transplant outcomes remains poorly understood. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesise existing evidence on the influence of weight gain on patient and graft outcomes following kidney transplantation to enhance clinical practice and optimise post-transplant care strategies.
Materials And Methods: A literature search was conducted across databases such as PubMed and Scopus for peer-reviewed studies published up to 8 August 2024.
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- The study investigated adverse neonatal outcomes in children born to mothers with different eating disorders, including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS).
- It analyzed data from over 1.5 million births in Denmark from 1991 to 2015, comparing outcomes based on whether the eating disorder diagnosis was recent (within 2 years of conception) or past (over 2 years before conception).
- Findings showed that recent eating disorders, especially AN, were linked to higher risks of low birthweight, small-for-gestational-age, and preterm birth, emphasizing the need for better prevention and monitoring of eating disorders during pregnancy.
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- Canine distemper virus (CDV) leads to serious health issues in dogs, particularly affecting the central nervous system, but little is known about how certain biomarkers relate to the disease.
- The study aimed to compare serum biomarkers between 10 dogs infected with CDV and 10 healthy dogs and to analyze correlations between serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers.
- Results showed that certain inflammatory cytokines and antioxidant levels were significantly higher in dogs with CDV, and specific cytokines in CSF were correlated with those in serum, suggesting these could assist in diagnosing neurological involvement in CDV infections.
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- The study investigates the coagulation status of dogs with canine parvoviral enteritis (CPE), a severe condition that can lead to high mortality due to systemic inflammation and multi-organ dysfunction.
- It involved 21 dogs diagnosed with CPE and 5 healthy controls, using thromboelastography (TEG) to analyze coagulation, showing significant differences in reaction times and clot dissolution rates.
- The findings suggest that TEG-derived velocity curve (v-curve) parameters could be a better method to assess coagulation in CPE cases, offering new insights for diagnosis and treatment strategies.
Eating disorders (EDs) commonly co-occur with other psychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD); however, the pattern of family history and genetic overlap among them requires clarification. This study investigated the diagnostic, familial, and genetic associations of EDs with ADHD and ASD. The nationwide population-based cohort study included all individuals born in Denmark, 1981-2008, linked to their siblings and cousins.
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