W Indian Med J
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The purpose of this study was to find out the aetiology of end-stage renal failure (ESRF) in children in Jordan. ⋯ This is the first report on the aetiology of ESRF in children in Jordan. The most common aetiologies of ESRF were CAKUT 45.8%, heredofamilial disorders 23.2% and glomerulopathies 22.9%.
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Clinical and genetic findings of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) may vary in different populations. Environmental factors may also affect phenotypic features of FMF. In this study, we investigated demographic, clinical and mutational features of FMF patients treated in a single reference hospital in Turkey. ⋯ Changes in acute phase reactants in attack and attack-free periods are used as diagnostic tools in FMF. Severity and frequency of attacks are clearly correlated with mutations. However, the fact that the clinical course can differ even in individuals with mutations reveals the importance of environmental factors.
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Restoration of euthyroidism with l-thyroxine reportedly reduces obstetric complications associated with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). The objective was to determine if obstetric outcomes of treated subjects were equivalent to euthyroid subjects. ⋯ L-thyroxine appeared to reduce obstetric complications. However, prevalence of SCH was low and compliance was < 50%.
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In Taiwan, persons over 65 years old have higher prevalence of hepatitis C. Among these patients, around 50% have non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Since cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are main causes of death in this age group, in this cross-sectional study, we tried to evaluate the effects of NAFLD and hepatitis C on the risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS). ⋯ Chronic hepatitis C is a protective factor against having MetS and this effect might be due to lower TG level in the elderly. Further studies are warranted for the underlying mechanisms.
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The goal of super-resolution is to generate high-resolution images from low-resolution input images. ⋯ Three experimental results show the performance improvement of the proposed algorithm over other methods.