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Rubella in Sub-Saharan Africa and sensorineural hearing loss: a case control study
Caroça, C; Vicente, V; Campelo, P; Chasqueira, M; Caria, H; Silva, S; Paixão, P; Paço, JRubella infection can affect several organs and cause birth defects that are responsible for congenital rubella syndrome (CRS). Congenital hearing loss is the most common symptom of this syndrome, occurring in approximately 60% of CRS cases. Worldwide, over 100 000 babies are born with CRS every year. There is no specific treatment for rubella, but the disease is preventable by vaccination. Since 1969, the rube...
Functional and molecular characterization of inherited platelet disorders in th...
Sánchez-Guiu, I; Antón, AI; Padilla, J; Velasco, F; Lucia, JF; Lozano, Ml; Cid, AR; Sevivas, T; Lopez-Fernandez, MF; Vicente, V; González-Manchón, CBACKGROUND: The diagnostic evaluation of inherited platelet disorders (IPDs) is complicated and time-consuming, resulting in a relevant number of undiagnosed and incorrectly classified patients. In order to evaluate the spectrum of IPDs in individuals with clinical suspicion of these disorders, and to provide a diagnostic tool to centers not having access to specific platelets studies, we established the projec...