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Longitudinal evaluation of hepatic osteodystrophy in children and adolescents w...
Taveira,A.T.A.; Pereira,F.A.; Fernandes,M.I.M.; Sawamura,R.; Nogueira-Barbosa,M.H.; Paula,F.J.A.Bone mass loss is a major complication of chronic cholestatic liver disease (CCD). However, the long-term impact of CCD on bone mass acquisition is unknown. We longitudinally assessed bone mineral density (BMD) and factors involved in bone remodeling in 9 children and adolescents with CCD Child-Pugh A (5 boys/4 girls) and in 13 controls (6 boys/7 girls). The groups were evaluated twice, at baseline (T0) and aft...
Neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis in São Paulo State, Brazil: a pilot study
Rodrigues,R.; Magalhaes,P.K.R.; Fernandes,M.I.M.; Gabetta,C.S.; Ribeiro,A.F.; Pedro,K.P.; Valdetaro,F.; Santos,J.L.F.; Souza,R.M. de; Pazin Filho,A.Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common autosomal recessive hereditary diseases in the Caucasian population, with an incidence of 1:2000 to 1:3500 liveborns. More than 1000 mutations have been described with the most common being F508del. It has a prevalence of 23-55% within the Brazilian population. The lack of population-based studies evaluating the incidence of cystic fibrosis in São Paulo State, Brazil, a...
Relation of the disaccharidases in the small intestine of the rat to the degree...
Vieira,M.R.; Galvão,L.C.; Fernandes,M.I.M.Hypolactasia associated with severe iron-deficiency anemia has been reported in several studies. The objective of the present study was to determine whether hypolactasia is associated with the degree and duration of iron-deficiency anemia. Newly weaned male Wistar rats were divided into a control group receiving a diet supplemented with iron (C) and an experimental group (E) receiving a diet not supplemented wi...