21,455 results match your criteria: "The Hospital for Sick Children[Affiliation]"
Genet Med Open
January 2024
Genetics and Genome Biology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Purpose: Arginase 1 (ARG1) deficiency manifests with hyperargininemia and progressive neurological impairment. Recent estimates of birth prevalence using allele frequencies of variants do not sufficiently distinguish benign from pathogenic variants. Additionally, ongoing discussions of reproductive carrier screening for diseases such as ARG1 creates a need for improved understanding of variant classification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenet Med Open
January 2024
Genomics Health Services Research Program, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Purpose: Increasing demand for genomic testing coupled with genetics workforce shortages has placed unsustainable pressure on standard models of care. Digital tools can offer improved access, efficiency, and cost savings. We created a patient-facing digital health application to support genomic testing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNAR Mol Med
October 2024
Program of Genetics and Genome Biology, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, M5G 0A4, Canada.
The hyper-unstable Chr9p21 locus, harbouring the interferon gene cluster, oncogenes and , is linked to multiple diseases. (GGGGCC)n expansions (Exp) are associated with incompletely penetrant amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal dementia and autoimmune disorders. Exp patients display hyperactive cGAS-STING-linked interferon immune and DNA damage responses, but the source of immunostimulatory or damaged DNA is unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin J Pain
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA.
Sex Reprod Health Matters
December 2024
Associate Professor, Department of Health and Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON, Canada; Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Adjunct Scientist, Women's College Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a detrimental impact on sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and rights globally. However, little is known about the experiences of people with disabilities accessing SRH services during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this community-engaged qualitative study, we examined COVID-related impacts on access to SRH services for people with disabilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStat Methods Med Res
December 2024
Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bayesian methods are becoming increasingly in demand in clinical and public health comparative effectiveness research. Limited literature has explored parametric Bayesian causal approaches to handle time-dependent treatment and time-dependent covariates. In this article, building on to the work on Bayesian g-computation, we propose a fully Bayesian causal approach, implemented using latent confounder classes which represent the patient's disease and health status.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Hum Genet
December 2024
Department of Human Genetics, Inselspital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
While mostly de novo truncating variants in SCAF4 were recently identified in 18 individuals with variable neurodevelopmental phenotypes, knowledge on the molecular and clinical spectrum is still limited. We assembled data on 50 novel individuals with SCAF4 variants ascertained via GeneMatcher and personal communication. With detailed evaluation of clinical data, in silico predictions and structural modeling, we further characterized the molecular and clinical spectrum of the autosomal dominant SCAF4-associated neurodevelopmental disorder.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransplant Cell Ther
November 2024
The Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York. Electronic address:
Eur J Haematol
December 2024
Sheba Medical Center, The Israeli National Hemophilia Center, The Amalia Biron Thrombosis Research Institute and The Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Objectives: To report the long-term safety and efficacy of BAY 81-8973 in the LEOPOLD Kids extension phase.
Methods: Patients received BAY 81-8973 (25-50 IU/kg) at least twice weekly. The primary endpoint was safety, assessed in all patients who entered the extension phase (n = 82).
Cell Genom
December 2024
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, Canada; Department of Pediatrics, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada. Electronic address:
Copy-number variants (CNVs) that increase the risk for neurodevelopmental disorders also affect cognitive ability. However, such CNVs remain challenging to study due to their scarcity, limiting our understanding of gene-dosage-sensitive biological processes linked to cognitive ability. We performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 258,292 individuals, which identified-for the first time-a duplication at 2q12.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJCO Precis Oncol
December 2024
Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Purpose: Genomic sequencing (GS) is increasingly used to improve diagnoses and inform targeted therapies. GS can also be used to identify the 10% of cancer patients with an underlying hereditary cancer syndrome (HCS), who can benefit from surveillance and preventive surgery that reduce morbidity/mortality. However, the evidence on clinical utility of GS for HCS is limited: we aimed to fill this gap by assessing yield of all cancer results and associated recommendations for patients undergoing GS for HCS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRadiographics
January 2025
From the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8 (C.R., G.B.C.); and Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (C.R., G.B.C.).
Liver Int
January 2025
Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, UK.
Adv Sci (Weinh)
December 2024
The Key Laboratory of Developmental Genes and Human Disease, The School of Life Science and Technology, Southeast University, 2 Sipailou Road, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Restricted and repetitive behavior (RRB) is a primary symptom of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which poses a significant risk to individuals' health and is becoming increasingly prevalent. However, the specific cellular and neural circuit mechanisms underlying the generation of RRB remain unclear. In this study, it is reported that the absence of the ASD-related protein Neuroligin 1 (NLGN1) in dopamine receptor D2-expressing medium spiny neurons (D2-MSNs) in the dorsal striatum is associated with the duration and frequency of self-grooming and digging behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurr Opin Rheumatol
December 2024
Department of Women's and Children's Health, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Int J Dermatol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology and Skin Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Pathology
November 2024
Division of Pathology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address:
J Neuropathol Exp Neurol
December 2024
Fetal Medicine Unit, Ontario Fetal Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Mesencephalosynapsis is characterized by a failure of the dorsal brainstem colliculi to separate into distinct lateral masses (non-cleavage, a.k.a.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKlin Padiatr
December 2024
Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Hosp Pediatr
December 2024
The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Objective: We identified factors associated with computed tomographic (CT) imaging within 24 hours of emergency department (ED) presentation in hospitalized children with severe orbital infections.
Patients And Methods: A multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted that included children aged 2 months to 18 years between 2009 and 2018 who were admitted to the hospital with severe orbital infections, including periorbital and orbital cellulitis. Multivariable modified Poisson regression was used to identify possible factors associated with receiving a CT scan within 24 hours of ED presentation.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
December 2024
Department of Paediatric Neurology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: Primary objective To analyse the benefits and harms of pharmacological or other interventions (e.g.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Comp Neurol
December 2024
School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.
A gene cadre orchestrates the normal development of sensory and non-sensory cells in the inner ear, segregating the cochlea with a distinct tonotopic sound frequency map, similar brain projection, and five vestibular end-organs. However, the role of genes driving the ear development is largely unknown. Here, we show double deletion of the Iroquois homeobox 3 and 5 transcription factors (Irx3/5 DKO) leads to the fusion of the saccule and the cochlear base.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Neurol
December 2024
Program in Neuroscience and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada.
ERJ Open Res
November 2024
Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: The aim of this study was to quantify mediators of neutrophilic inflammation within airway extracellular vesicles (EVs) of children treated for a cystic fibrosis (CF) pulmonary exacerbation (PEx).
Methods: EVs were isolated from stored sputum samples collected before and after antibiotic therapy for PEx between 2011 and 2013, and characterised by nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Western blot analysis of EV protein extracts was used for EV canonical protein markers CD63, CD9 and flotillin-1 (FLOT1), as well as neutrophil elastase (NE), myeloperoxidase (MPO) and interleukin-8.
Pediatr Dermatol
December 2024
Pediatric Dermatology Department, Barcelona Children's Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain.
Background: Many vascular anomalies harbor postzygotic somatic variants in GNAQ and GNA11; however, the phenotype of specific G-protein variants has not been well described. We report the clinical characteristics of 17 patients with a GNA11 R183C variant.
Methods: This case series is derived from a multinational cohort of vascular anomaly patients whose pathogenic mutations were identified using high-depth next generation sequencing.