Diagnosis of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, particularly in chronic forms, remains sometimes difficult. Systemic tests such as skin or blood tests may be not sufficient to assess local sensitization. Local tests are needed, performed from nasal secretion or tears. Measurement of total IgE in the local secretions of 41 patients suffering from rhinoconjunctivitis show that diagnosis contribution was upgraded from 61 to 88%. Very interestingly, in some cases, local tests were the only argument for allergy.
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Background: Convergent evidence indicates that deficits in the endosomal recycling pathway underlies pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). SORL1 encodes the retromer-associated receptor SORLA that plays an essential role in recycling of AD-associated cargos such as the amyloid precursor protein and the glutamatergic AMPA receptor. Importantly, loss of function pathogenic SORL1 variants are associated with AD.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Although investment in biomedical and pharmaceutical research has increased significantly over the past two decades, there are no oral disease-modifying treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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December 2024
German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Bonn, Germany.
Numerous drugs (including disease-modifying therapies, cognitive enhancers and neuropsychiatric treatments) are being developed for Alzheimer's and related dementias (ADRD). Emerging neuroimaging modalities, and genetic and other biomarkers potentially enhance diagnostic and prognostic accuracy. These advances need to be assessed in real-world studies (RWS).
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December 2024
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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