Articles: phenotype.
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To identify characteristics associated with high- and low-quality multi-hospital systems for major cancer surgery. ⋯ The highest-quality multi-hospital systems had fewer, more geographically concentrated hospitals, with each performing more procedures per hospital. Among the highest-quality systems, diverse system phenotypes were represented, suggesting the potential to overcome structural limitations and achieve high quality.
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Tohoku J. Exp. Med. · Sep 2024
Case ReportsPrimary Ciliary Dyskinesia with Identical Genotype but Distinct Phenotypes in Two Siblings.
In this study, we report two cases of siblings diagnosed with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) sharing an identical genotype yet exhibiting distinct phenotypes. A 13-year-old girl with acute pneumonia was admitted to our hospital. Chest and sinus radiography revealed situs inversus and bilateral maxillary sinusitis. ⋯ A lack of functional cilia results in randomized visceral asymmetry; hence, the same pathogenic variant may exhibit different phenotypes. PCD is often overlooked and is sometimes managed as bronchial asthma, as in these siblings. In our case, the PICADAR score was useful in predicting the clinical diagnosis of PCD.
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Background and Objectives: Obesity-associated chronic low-grade inflammation supports various systemic alterations. In this descriptive study, 122 apparently healthy adults aged 20 to 35 years were voluntarily included and classified based on body mass index (BMI) as normal-weight (NW), overweight (OW), and obese (OB). This study aims to characterize peripheral blood (PB) lymphocyte (Ly) phenotypes and investigate their correlations with body composition indices (BCIs) in healthy young adults. ⋯ NKLy subpopulations exhibited a consistent negative correlation with TNF-α, significant only for NKdim (p = 0.0423), and a nonsignificant consistent positive correlation with IFN-γ. A nonsignificant negative correlation between age and both TNKLy (r = -0.0927) and NKdim (r = -0.0893) cells was found, while a positive correlation was found with NKbright (r = 0.0583). Conclusions: In conclusion, the baseline immunological profile of PB is influenced by excessive adipose tissue in healthy young adults.
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Review
[Hyaluronic acid in the treatment of osteoarthritis: innovations in injection therapy. A review].
The review briefly presents modern understanding heterogeneity of osteoarthritis (OA) which is based on pathophysiological features of its variants. The concept of the phenotypes and endotypes of OA reflects these differences. ⋯ The results of foreign and Russian studies on efficacy and safety of different forms of hyaluronic acid are given. Personalized treatment of patients with different phenotypes of OA is shown by an example of a line of Flexotron series.