Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association
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Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Diabetes · Mar 2010
Case ReportsA novel missense mutation (C84R) in a patient with type II vitamin d-dependent rickets.
A 7-year-old boy with severe rickets that by clinical analysis was diagnosed as affected by type II vitamin D-dependent rickets, was evaluated for mutations in the vitamin D receptor gene (VDR). The molecular analysis showed a homozygous state for a novel missense mutation (C84R) in a highly conserved nucleotide in the second Zn finger of the DNA binding domain.
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Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Diabetes · Mar 2010
Comparative StudyThoracic epidural anesthesia and blood glucose levels in diabetic patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass under insulin infusion according to the Portland protocol.
We investigated the effect of thoracic epidural anesthesia on perioperative blood glucose levels in diabetic patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass by continuous insulin infusion according to the Portland Protocol. ⋯ In diabetic patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass receiving insulin infusion by the Portland Protocol for glycemic control, thoracic epidural anesthesia provides no additional benefit for maintaining blood glucose levels during surgery.