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(18)F-FDG PET-CT for Surveillance of Brazilian Patients with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome.

Frontiers in oncology

Nogueira ST, Lima EN, Nóbrega AF, Torres Ido C, Cavicchioli M, Hainaut P, Achatz MI.
PMID: 25745605
Front Oncol. 2015 Feb 19;5:38. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2015.00038. eCollection 2015.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of (18)F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET/CT) for detecting early cancer in carriers of germline TP53 mutation, the genetic defect underlying Li-Fraumeni and related syndromes, which predisposes to many forms of cancer throughout life.PATIENTS...

Micro and Nanostructured Materials for the Development of Optical Fibre Sensors.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

Elosua C, Arregui FJ, Villar ID, Ruiz-Zamarreño C, Corres JM, Bariain C, Goicoechea J, Hernaez M, Rivero PJ, Socorro AB, Urrutia A, Sanchez P, Zubiate P, Lopez-Torres D, Acha N, Ascorbe J, Ozcariz A, Matias IR.
PMID: 29019945
Sensors (Basel). 2017 Oct 11;17(10). doi: 10.3390/s17102312.

The measurement of chemical and biomedical parameters can take advantage of the features exclusively offered by optical fibre: passive nature, electromagnetic immunity and chemical stability are some of the most relevant ones. The small dimensions of the fibre generally...

First study of pattern of anaphylaxis in a large tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.

Asia Pacific allergy

Sheikh F, Amin R, Rehan Khaliq AM, Al Otaibi T, Al Hashim S, Al Gazlan S.
PMID: 26539404
Asia Pac Allergy. 2015 Oct;5(4):216-21. doi: 10.5415/apallergy.2015.5.4.216. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

BACKGROUND: Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that may cause death. The signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis have not been examined in the Saudi population before.OBJECTIVE: The present study examined the signs, symptoms, triggers, and demographic patterns of patients...

Satisfaction of medical students with simulation based learning.

Saudi medical journal

Agha S, Alhamrani AY, Khan MA.
PMID: 25987117
Saudi Med J. 2015 Jun;36(6):731-6. doi: 10.15537/smj.2015.6.11501.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate medical students' satisfaction with simulation based learning strategy (SBL).  METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted between October  and November 2013 at the College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia....

An Unusual Case of Spontaneous Esophageal Rupture after Swallowing a Boneless Chicken Nugget.

Case reports in emergency medicine

Aga Z, Avelino J, Darling GE, Leung JJ.
PMID: 26949552
Case Rep Emerg Med. 2016;2016:5971656. doi: 10.1155/2016/5971656. Epub 2016 Feb 02.

A 25-year-old previously healthy man presented to our Emergency Department with shortness of breath and epigastric pain after swallowing a boneless chicken nugget one hour prior to presentation. Physical examination revealed epigastric rigidity and tenderness. Serology was normal except...

Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis Reveals Epigenetic Dysregulation of MicroRNA-34A in TP53-Associated Cancer Susceptibility.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Samuel N, Wilson G, Lemire M, Id Said B, Lou Y, Li W, Merino D, Novokmet A, Tran J, Nichols KE, Finlay JL, Choufani S, Remke M, Ramaswamy V, Cavalli FMG, Elser C, Meister L, Taylor MD, Tabori U, Irwin M, Weksberg R, Wasserman JD, Paterson AD, Hansford JR, Achatz MIW, Hudson TJ, Malkin D.
PMID: 27551116
J Clin Oncol. 2016 Oct 20;34(30):3697-3704. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.67.6940.

PURPOSE: Although the link between mutant TP53 and human cancer is unequivocal, a significant knowledge gap exists in clinically actionable molecular targets in Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), a highly penetrant cancer predisposition syndrome associated with germline mutations in TP53. This...

Case Study: Effects of a Media Campaign on Breastfeeding Behaviors in Sindh Province, Pakistan.

World health & population

Kim YM, Haq ZU, Soomro J, Sultana Z, Faizunnisa A, Agha S.
PMID: 26860762
World Health Popul. 2015;16(2):39-45. doi: 10.12927/whp.2016.24494.

A 2013-2014 media campaign in Sindh Province, Pakistan, promoted healthy breastfeeding practices. According to data from annual household surveys, 26.7% of mothers saw one television spot and 19.4% saw another. The proportion of mothers who received breastfeeding information via...

Understanding the Experiences of Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Using a New DVD-Delivered Otago Exercise Program: A Qualitative Study.

Interactive journal of medical research

Agha A, Liu-Ambrose TY, Backman CL, Leese J, Li LC.
PMID: 26272163
Interact J Med Res. 2015 Aug 13;4(3):e17. doi: 10.2196/ijmr.4257.

BACKGROUND: The home-based Otago Exercise Program (OEP) has been shown to reduce the occurrence of falls in community-dwelling seniors. A new OEP DVD was recently developed for people living in rural communities to be used with minimal coaching by...

Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of C. difficile and MRSA in the Light of Current NHS Control Policies: A Policy review.

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)

Agha M.
PMID: 26257907
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2012 Oct 06;1:39-43. doi: 10.1016/S2049-0801(12)70012-2. eCollection 2012.

Healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) cause significant morbidity and mortality, and are estimated to cost the United Kingdom National Health Service £1 billion annually. The current health care infection rates suggest that the level of performance to avoid HCAIs is...

Future Directions for Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes.

Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)

Edison E, Camm CF, Agha R.
PMID: 26257910
Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2012 Aug 10;1:55-6. doi: 10.1016/S2049-0801(12)70015-8. eCollection 2012.

No abstract available.

Double molecular imprinting--a new sensor concept for improving selectivity in the detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in water.

Fresenius' journal of analytical chemistry

Dickert FL, Achatz P, Halikias K.
PMID: 11605749
Fresenius J Anal Chem. 2001 Sep;371(1):11-5. doi: 10.1007/s002160100955.

Highly selective and robust polymer coatings for the detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in liquid media have been generated by use of an innovative method of molecular imprinting. By imprinting with two different templates, the selectivity of the...

Reactivity of hydridoirida-beta-diketones with bases: the selective formation of new di-mu-acyl-mu-hydridodiiridium(III) or dihydridoirida-beta-diketone complexes and heterometallic Ir(III)-Rh(I) derivatives.

Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)

Acha F, Ciganda R, Garralda MA, Hernández R, Ibarlucea L, Pinilla E, Rosario Torres M.
PMID: 19024359
Dalton Trans. 2008 Sep 14;(34):4602-11. doi: 10.1039/b803488e.

The hydridoirida-beta-diketone [IrHCl{(PPh2(o-C6H4CO))2H}] (1a) reacts with bases such as KOH or NaHCO3 in methanol to undergo dehydrodechlorination and acyl-bridge formation affording [Ir2H2(PPh2(o-C6H4CO))2(mu-PPh2(o-C6H4CO))2] (2) with two acylphosphine chelate-bridging ligands, in a head-to-tail disposition, and terminal hydrides. The acyl bridges can...

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