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January 2025
Department of Regenerative Medicine and Cell Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Mutations in the human genes encoding the endothelin ligand-receptor pair and cause Waardenburg-Shah syndrome (WS4), which includes congenital hearing impairment. The current explanation for auditory dysfunction is defective migration of neural crest-derived melanocytes to the inner ear. We explored the role of endothelin signaling in auditory development in mice using neural crest-specific and placode-specific mutation plus related genetic resources.
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January 2025
Graduate Program in Food, Nutrition, and Health, Nutrition School, Federal University of Bahia, Campus Canela, Salvador, Bahia, 40110907 Brazil.
Cacti species are attractive to consumers because of their excellent flavor and color. The food industry is interested in their nutritional, bioactive, and technological properties. Therefore, the use of cacti in human food has been analyzed through patent documents, emphasizing their role in worldwide food production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-myeloablative hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a curative option for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD). Our traditional goal with this approach has been to achieve a state of mixed donor/recipient chimerism. Recently, we reported an increased risk of hematologic malignancies (HMs) in adults with SCD following graft failure or mixed chimerism.
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January 2025
College of Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Treatment methods in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are foundational to their theoretical, methodological, formulaic, and pharmacological systems, significantly contributing to syndrome differentiation and therapy. The principle of "promoting urination to regulate bowel movements" is a common therapeutic approach in TCM. The core concept is "promoting the dispersion and drainage of water dampness, regulating urination to relieve diarrhea," yet its scientific underpinning remains unclear.
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January 2024
Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, National University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Non-compaction cardiomyopathy (NCCM) or spongy myocardium is a rare type of congenital cardiomyopathy. Visceral leishmaniasis is a protozoal disease caused by and transmitted by the bite of female sand-fly species of , which is common in tropical areas like Sudan. We report a 6-year-old female, presented with a fever of unknown origin, weight loss, anemia that necessitated multiple blood transfusions and had hepatosplenomegaly.
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