BACKGROUND: Primary carnitine deficiency (PCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of fatty acid oxidation and has been associated to episodes of sudden death in the Faroe Islands. Data are presented from the nationwide population based Faroese screening program to find people with low carnitine levels indicating PCD. METHODS: Whole blood ...

Hematological and biochemical profiles commonly are required in equine medicine. We studied hematological parameters including red blood cells (RBC), white blood cells (WBC), hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (PCV), differential leukocyte counts, mean cell volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) in thoroughbred foals at different ages ...

OBJECTIVES: To test the hypothesis that, in older adults, living in a mildly iodine-deficient area, thyroid dysfunction may be associated with mortality independent of potential confounders. DESIGN: Longitudinal. SETTING: Community-based. PARTICIPANTS: Nine hundred fifty-one individuals aged 65 and older. MEASUREMENTS: Plasma thyrotropin, free thyroxine, and free triiodothyronine concentrations and demographic ...

Although degenerative aortic valve disease is common with increasing age, limited data exist regarding prevalence and prognosis of aortic valve disease among the oldest old. Subjects were recruited from the Jerusalem Longitudinal Cohort Study. Echocardiography was performed at home in 498 randomly selected subjects. Subjects were divided into 3 groups; normal ...

The exact role of boron in humans is not known although its supplementation causes several important metabolic and inflammatory changes. The objective of this study is to evaluate the possibility of an association between blood boron level and obesity in normal, overweight, obese, and morbidly obese subjects. A total number ...

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is a major cause of anemia, along with other nutritional, parasitic, and genetic factors. Accurate biomarkers are needed to estimate the relative contribution of ID to anemia. Soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) is thought to be unaffected by inflammation. OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to determine the difference ...

BACKGROUND: Vitamin B12 deficiency is diagnosed by measurements of total B12, holo-transcobalamin (holoTC), methylmalonic acid (MMA) and total homocysteine (Hcy) in blood. Results of the individual biochemical tests are often contradictory. Here the four markers are combined to achieve a more reliable indication of the B12 status. The results are ...

To establish which cut-off point for the FEV1/FVC (i.e. fixed 0.70 or Lower Limit of Normal cut-off point) best predicts accelerated lung function decline and exacerbations in middle-aged smokers.We performed secondary analyses on the Lung Health Study dataset. 4,045 smokers aged 35 to 60 years with mild to moderate obstructive ...

Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is a component of the complete blood count (CBC) that is traditionally used to identify iron-deficiency anemia. RDW has been shown to predict mortality in patients with multiple different medical conditions and in general populations. It is unknown whether RDW predicts outcomes in trauma ...

The prevalence of early repolarization in otherwise normal electrocardiograms as a function of age was evaluated in 2335 Veteran male patients. Thirty-one percent of the patients <35years of age had early repolarization, whereas only 5% of patients >65years of age demonstrated this phenomenon. In addition, only 12% of female patients ...

Background/Aims: Vitamin D deficiency has been recognized as a worldwide epidemic affecting several pediatric and adolescent populations. We determined the genotype and haplotype distribution of the rs4588 and rs7041 polymorphisms of the GC gene encoding vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) and investigated the associations between these gene variants and their haplotypes ...

OBJECTIVES: To compare the 1-year survival for different age strata of intensive care unit (ICU) patients after receipt of packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions. BACKGROUND: Despite guidelines documenting risks of PRBC transfusion and data showing that increasing age is associated with ICU mortality, little data exist on whether age ...

Osteoporosis is, an age related disorder, influencing elderly people worldwide. The latest data suggests that inflammation plays a critical role in bone remodeling and in pathogenesis of osteoporosis. NLR is a simple, non-invasive and cost-effective marker of inflammation in various malignancies and inflammatory diseases. The objective of the present study ...

This study confirmed that the frequency of human lymphocyte biomarkers measured with the cytokinesis-block micronucleus cytome (CBMNcyt) assay, is associated with age, sex, and lifestyle factors. Cytogenetic analysis was carried out on samples from 100 healthy individuals living in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cells were cytologically scored for viability status, defined ...

This study aimed to measure the bilateral differences of facial lines in spherical coordinates from faces within a normal range of asymmetry utilizing cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). CBCT scans from 22 females with normal symmetric-looking faces (mean age 24 years and 8 months) were selected for the study. The average ...

Background. Artemisinin resistance, a long parasite clearance half-life in response to artemisinin, has been described in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in southeast Asia. Few baseline half-lives have been reported from Africa, where artemisinins were recently introduced.Methods. We treated P. falciparum malaria in 215 Malian children aged 0.5-15 years with artesunate (0, ...

INTRODUCTION: Alström Syndrome (ALMS) is a rare autosomal recessive monogenic disease included in an emerging class of genetic disorders called 'ciliopathies' and is likely to impact the central nervous system as well as metabolic and endocrine function. Individuals with ALMS present clinical features resembling a growth hormone deficiency (GHD) condition, ...

Thiol compounds such as cysteine (Cys) and reduced glutathione (GSH) play an important role in human aging and age related diseases. In erythrocytes, GSH is synthesized by glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine but the rate of GSH synthesis is determined only by the availability of L-cysteine. Cysteine supplementation has been ...

Introduction The aim of this study was to determine retrospectively, the prevalence of acquired undescended testis (UDT) in boys who underwent late orchidopexies, that is, performed after the age of 2 years.Methods We included all patients who were 2 years or older when they underwent orchidopexy (ORP) for UDT at ...

OBJECTIVE: In systemic lupus erythematosus, socioeconomic status (SES) affects outcomes. SES can modify outcomes by altering timing of access to care and adherence. It is unknown whether SES affects systemic sclerosis (SSc) outcomes. Disease can affect income and cause work disability, thus education (completed long before SSc onset) may be ...

Background: Nepal is an endemic area with regards to iodine deficiency, as well as a nutritional iodine deficiency is thought to be prevalent in all the Himalayan, sub-Himalayan and the Terai regions of Nepal. Thyroid dysfunction is a major public health problem among the Nepalese population. Objectives: The objective of ...

Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) represent a large group of diseases that affect all age groups. Although PIDs have been recognized as rare diseases, there is epidemiological evidence suggesting that their real prevalence has been underestimated. We performed an evaluation of a series of 1,008 infants, children, adolescents and adults with well-defined ...

BACKGROUND: Cebus flavius is a New World Monkey found in the northeast of Brazil, listed as critically endangered. So far, no hematologic or blood chemistry reference intervals have been determined for this species. METHODS: Hematologic and biochemistry reference values were determined for 20 clinically healthy C. flavius, kept in captivity in ...

A case-control study to investigate the association of the 9p21 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs10757274 and rs10757278 (known to be associated with coronary artery disease [CAD] risk) with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), in a Han Chinese population. The rs10757274 and rs10757278 genotypes of patients with PAD, and age- and sex-matched ...

Neurocognitive impairment occurs in children and adults with sickle cell anemia, but little is known about neurodevelopment in very young children. We examined the neurodevelopmental status of infants participating in the Pediatric Hydroxyurea Phase III Clinical Trial (Baby Hug) to determine relationships with age, cerebral blood flow velocity, and hemoglobin ...

Color blindness is a common X-linked genetic disorder. However, most of color blinds remain undetected due to absence of proper screening. Our study was to determine the prevalence of red-green color vision defects among Manipuri Muslim males and females. The study could help in decreasing birth of children with this ...

To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) (25-hydroxyvitamin D level <20 ng/mL) and severe VDD (25[OH]D level <10 ng/mL) in a Minnesota immigrant and refugee population. This retrospective study evaluated a cohort of adult immigrants and refugees seen at Health Partners Center for International Health in St Paul, ...

This study aimed to investigate the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of neuropeptide Y (NPY) and major depressive disorder (MDD) in Chinese Han population. Prospective and randomized studies were carried out. A total of 700 patients (324 male and 376 female; mean age = 40±14.9 years) with depression who met the diagnostic criteria ...

As the first step to get historical background data for physiological examinations in juvenile dogs, hematology and blood chemistry data obtained from juvenile beagle dogs (less than 3 months of age) used in the control group of toxicity studies conducted in our laboratory were summarized and compared with those obtained ...

Sickle cell anaemia is the most common genetic disorder worldwide as well as in Nigeria. Delay in the diagnosis of the condition constitutes an important cause of concern for caretakers of affected children. To determine the age at diagnosis in a population of children with sickle cell anaemia in Lagos, ...

Objective The associations between atrial fibrillation (AF) or complete right bundle branch block (RBBB) and other laboratory tests have not been examined sufficiently in healthy populations. Methods These associations were examined with multivariable logistic regression analyses using data from 6,381 apparently healthy subjects including 46 subjects with AF and 100 ...

ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the effect of age and conjunctivochalasis (CCh) on conjunctival thickness. Methods: One hundred and nineteen normal subjects aged 60-79 years and 83 subjects with CCh graded I-II (39 males and 44 females) aged 60-79 years were recruited. Cirrus HD-optical coherence tomography 4000 was used to measure ...

Telomere length is associated with cellular senescence, lifestyle and ageing. Short telomeres indicate poor health in humans and reduced life expectancy in several bird species, but little is known about telomeres in relation to phenotypic quality in wild animals. We investigated telomere lengths in erythrocytes of known-age common terns (Sterna ...

Total Laryngectomy is a mode of treatment of patients with advanced laryngeal cancer. It affects the voice and the speech communication. To present an acoustic analysis of the new voice after total laryngectomy in Algerian hospital environment. A corpus of sounds was collected from October 2008 to September 2009 and ...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of idiopathic osteosclerosis (IO) and condensing osteitis (CO) in Zagreb patient population sample according to age and sex, localization in the jaw, as well as dental relationship between IO and CO lesions. A retrospective study was performed using orthopantomograms of ...

Bone age (BA) indicates more clearly than chronologic age how far an individual has progressed toward full maturity, and predicts the potential for further growth. Single or serial skeletal age estimations help to confirm the diagnosis of normal puberty and normal pubertal variants such as constitutional delay of growth and ...

Vitamin D deficiency has been documented across all age groups and both sexes from India. However, there is paucity of data on vitamin D deficiency in a particular cohort of population. To assess the vitamin D status in a cohort of physicians and diabetologists in Kolkata. An observational cross sectional ...

Background/Aims: Mutations of the short stature homeobox-containing (SHOX) gene on the pseudoautosomal region of the sex chromosomes cause short stature. GH treatment has been recently proposed to improve height in short patients with SHOX deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate GH secretion and analyze growth and safety ...

INTRODUCTION: Iron-deficient erythropoiesis attributable to nutritional deficiency is the most common cause of anemia in early childhood. Beckman Coulter has proposed new parameters: red blood cell size factor (RSf) and low hemoglobin density (LHD%). [Formula: see text] The aims of the present communication were to establish reference ranges (RR) for ...

We studied the possible correlation between age, testosterone deficiency, cavernosal fibrosis and erectile dysfunction (ED). 47 patients with ED were enrolled between September 2010 and October 2011. IIEF-EF score, NPTR test using the Rigiscan method, total and free testosterone levels, and cavernosum biopsy were carried out on all patients. Patients ...

Of the 305 premenopausal females in a cross-sectional study in randomly selected communities of Karachi, Pakistan, 90.1 % showed to be vitamin D deficient. Age, town of residence, and housing structure were significant predictors of vitamin D levels. Measures to address D deficiency and its associated long latency effects are urgently ...

Objectives: Erectile dysfunctions (EDs) are in part caused by hormonal causes; but in men over 65 years of age, testosterone deficiency seems to play an important role. However, in population of Polish men over 65 years of age with relative poor health status, the prevalence of testosterone deficiency in patients ...

Increasing evidence indicates that inflammation has a substantial role in the pathogenesis and progression of AD. RDW, a measure of heterogeneity in the size of circulating erythrocytes, is associated with inflammatory markers in many numerous diseases. Present study was undertaken to assess the interrelationships between RDW and AD. A total ...

OBJECTIVE: Shorter telomere length is associated with the occurrence of cardiovascular events, but the question of causality is complicated by the intertwined effects of inheritance, aging, and lifestyle factors on both telomere length and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Some studies indicated that healthy offspring of coronary artery disease patients exhibited shorter ...

BACKGROUND: Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) are a group of heterogeneous, rare, genetic, mainly childhood disorders that affect specific components of immune system leading to serious complications. OBJECTIVES: This study is aimed at describing the prevalence and the categories of PID, the ages of onset and the diagnosis, the clinical presentations, ...

Androgen deficiency of the aging male is a pathological syndrome and should not be viewed simply as a stage in physiological aging. It is often overlooked despite evidence for a deleterious impact on many physiological processes and on quality of life. Its identification should be part of the routine practice ...

The changes in red blood cells (RBC) as they age and the mechanisms for their eventual removal have been of interest for many years. Proposed age-related changes include dehydration with increased density and decreased size, increased membrane IgG, loss of membrane phospholipid asymmetry, and decreased activity of KCl cotransport. The ...

Aim:  There is little data regarding the prevalence and associated comorbidities of anemia in Chinese nursing home older adults. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence and associated comorbidities of anemia in Chinese nursing home older adults. Methods:  We carried out a retrospective cross-sectional study in nine ...

Study Design. Retrospective investigation of cross-sectional data.Objective. To define the prevalence and determinants of preoperative vitamin D deficiency among adults undergoing spinal fusion.Summary of Background Data. Vitamin D plays a critical role in establishing optimal bone health, which, in turn, is vital to the success of spinal arthrodesis. Recently, hypovitaminosis ...

Gaucher disease (GD) patients and carriers of glucocerebrosidase mutations are at an increased risk for Parkinson's disease (PD). The presynaptic protein alpha-synuclein (AS) is linked to PD. In the current work we examined biochemical properties of AS in GD patients. We generated membrane-enriched lysates from erythrocytes of 27 patients with ...