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Signs and symptoms of rheumatic diseases as first manifestation of pediatric ca...
Fonseca,Mariana Bertoldi; Gomes,Francisco Hugo Rodrigues; Valera,Elvis Terci; Pileggi,Gecilmara Salviato; Gonfiantini,Paula BragaABSTRACT Objective: To assess the prevalence and describe the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings, treatment and outcome of children with cancer initially referred to a tertiary outpatient pediatric rheumatology clinic. Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records from patients identified in a list of 250 new patients attending the tertiary Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic, Ribeirão Preto Medical ...
Moyamoya syndrome associated with neurofibromatosis type I in a pediatric patient
Darrigo Júnior,Luiz Guilherme; Valera,Elvis Terci; Machado,André de Aboim; Santos,Antonio Carlos dos; Scrideli,Carlos Alberto; Tone,Luiz GonzagaCONTEXT: Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is the most prevalent autosomal dominant genetic disorder among humans. Moyamoya disease is a cerebral vasculopathy that is only rarely observed in association with NF-1, particularly in the pediatric age range. The present study reports an occurrence of this association in an infant. CASE REPORT: An eight-month-old female presented convulsive seizures with clonic moveme...
Multiple drug resistance protein (MDR-1), multidrug resistance-related protein ...
Valera,Elvis Terci; Scrideli,Carlos Alberto; Queiroz,Rosane Gomes de Paula; Mori,Bianca Maria Ortelli; Tone,Luiz GonzagaCONTEXT: Despite the advances in the cure rate for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, approximately 25% of affected children suffer relapses. Expression of genes for the multiple drug resistance protein (MDR-1), multidrug resistance-related protein (MRP), and lung resistance protein (LRP) may confer the phenotype of resistance to the treatment of neoplasias. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the expression of the MDR-1, MRP and...