We conducted a genome-wide association study in a large population of infertile men due to unexplained spermatogenic failure (SPGF). More than seven million genetic variants were analysed in 1,274 SPGF cases and 1,951 unaffected controls from two independent European cohorts. Two genomic regions were associated with the most severe histological pattern of SPGF, defined by Sertoli cell-only (SCO) phenotype, name...
Purpose. Retrospective study to assess the role of radiotherapy (RT) in bladder cancer (BC) in patients who decline cystectomy or for whom it was contraindicated, regarding BC related events. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study, of patients with BC treated with RT, with or without chemotherapy was carried out, during the period March 2005 to March 2017, excluding patients who performed cystectomy. BC...
A isoimunização RhD durante a gravidez tem graves repercussões fetais e neonatais. Apesar da imunoprofilaxia com imunoglobulina anti-D ter diminuído drasticamente a mortalidade e morbilidade perinatais, continuam a existir casos de isoimunização que se devem a uma administração inadequada. No âmbito de um projecto de padronização da administração de imunoglobulina anti-D, foram levados a cabo um inquérito aos o...