Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) represent a large group of rare and diverse clonal stem cell disorders. These are classified into several different phenotypes and typically arise following a multistep genetic process, whereby genetic mutations alter the DNA damage and cellular stress responses, impacting transcription, RNA splicing, epigenetics, and cytokine signaling. However, despite the advances made regarding molecular pathophysiology and prognostic criteria and the influx of new treatment modalities, management is primarily based on prognostic scores, such as the Revised International Prognostic Scoring System. This poses a significant challenge to current healthcare professionals due to poor comprehension of the underlying pathophysiology. Hence, this review integrates the latest research and treatment modalities for MDS and discusses the different genetic mutations outlined in the revised World Health Organization 2016 MDS classification system and the associated treatment modalities. Additionally, future directions of research and clinical management of MDS are discussed.
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Medicine (Baltimore)
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School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore.
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Helsinki University Hospital, Abdominal Centre, Transplantation and Liver Surgery, and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Background: Patients with end-stage kidney disease often prefer home-based dialysis due to higher self-efficacy, which relates to improved medical treatment adherence. Kidney transplantation (KT) success depends on adhering to immunosuppressive medication post-transplant.
Objectives: To investigate whether adherence post-kidney transplantation (KT) and patients' attitudes toward immunosuppression were influenced by their prior dialysis type modality.
Diabetes Care
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Clinical Population and Sciences Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, U.K.
Objective: Diabetes is a potential late consequence of childhood and young adult cancer (CYAC) treatment. Causative treatments associated with diabetes have been identified in retrospective cohort studies but have not been validated in population-based cohorts. Our aim was to define the extent of diabetes risk and explore contributory factors for its development in survivors of CYAC in the United Kingdom.
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January 2025
Instituto de Cardiologia do Rio Grande do Sul/Fundação Universitária de Cardiologia (IC/FUC), Serviço de Nutrição e Dietética, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Methods And Analyses: This review study will include cohort studies involving individuals with obesity and e-health or in-person patient monitoring before and after MBS.
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