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The Role of AKT3 Copy Number Changes in Brain Abnormalities and Neurodevelopmen...
Lopes, F.; Torres, F.; Soares, G.; van Karnebeek, C.; Martins, C.; Antunes, D.; Silva, J.; Muttucomaroe, L.; Botelho, L.; Sousa, S.; Rendeiro, P.Microdeletions at 1q43-q44 have been described as resulting in a clinically recognizable phenotype of intellectual disability (ID), facial dysmorphisms and microcephaly (MIC). In contrast, the reciprocal microduplications of 1q43-q44 region have been less frequently reported and patients showed a variable phenotype, including macrocephaly. Reports of a large number of patients with copy number variations involv...
A clinical-pathological and survival study of oral squamous cell carcinomas fro...
Monteiro, L.; Barbas-Amaral, J.; Vizcaíno, J.; Lopes, C.; Torres, F.OBJECTIVES: Our aim was to analyze the clinical, pathological, and outcome characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSCC) from a population of the North of Portugal. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a descriptive study of 128 OSCC diagnosed between the years of 2000 and 2010 in the Centro Hospitalar do Porto. Through of the review of the clinical records we studied several clinical, pathological, and...
Regional convergence in Portugal: the role of national (and EU) policies
Amorim, C. A.; Bongardt, A.; Ferreira Dias, Marta; Silva, R.; Freitas, M. L.; Torres, F.In this study we assess the impact of a wide range of Portuguese domestic policies on cohesion in Portugal´s seven NUTS II regions. We focus mainly on regional economic cohesion, although social cohesion effects are also considered. We also look at whether the Portuguese regions have been able to share equitably in the country´s overall growth or whether there have been asymmetries and divergences in their grow...