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UNC13A confers risk for sporadic ALS and influences survival in a Spanish cohort

Journal of neurology, 2015

To investigate the association of functional variants of the human UNC13A gene with the risk of ALS, survival and the disease progression rate in a Spanish ALS cohort. 136 sporadic ALS (sALS) patients and 487 healthy controls were genotyped for the UNC13A rs12608932 variant. Clinical characterization of ALS patients included gender, age at first symptom, initial topography, disease progression rate, and survival. Genetic association was analyzed under five inheritance models. The sALS patients with the rs12608932(CC) genotype had an increased risk of ALS under a recessive genetic model [OR 2.16; 95 % CI (1.23, 3.8), p = 0.009; corrected p = 0.028]. Genotypes with a C allele are also associated with increased risk [OR 1.47; 95 % CI (1.11, 1.95); p = 0.008; corrected p = 0.023] under an additive model. sALS patients with a C/C genotype had a shorter survival than patients with A/A and A/C genotypes [HR 1.44; 95 % CI (1.11, 1.873); p = 0.007] under a recessive model. In an overdominant...

Huling Dalagang Bukid: Isang Authograpiya na Mali

Scientia - The International Journal on the Liberal Arts

The paper is a comprehensive reading and in-depth analysis of the renowned Filipino author Jun Cruz Reyes. It highlights the 10 important aspects of the work that are critical in its literary interpretation. It also emphasized the embedded meanings in the title, literary composition, style, genre, linguistic aspects, and the prevailing literary tone of the text. References Almario, Virgilio S. "Binagong Gabay sa Ortograpiya ng Wikang Filipino". Komisyonsa Wikang Filipino, Edisyon 2014. Ikalawang Limbag, 2014. ____________________. UP Diksiyonaryong Filipino (Binagong Edisyon). UP Sentro ngWikang Filipino-Diliman: Anvil Publishing, Inc., 2010. ____________________.F_l_p_no ng mga F_l_p_no: Mga Problema sa Ispeling, Retorika,at Pagpapayaman ng Wikang Pambansa. Mandaluyong City: Anvil Publishing,Inc., 2009. Panitikan .com.ph: Philippine Literature Portal. http://www.panitikan.com.ph/content/jun-cruz-reyes Reyes, Jun Cruz. ANG HULING DALAGANG BUKID at ANG AUTHOBIOGRAPHY NAMALI...

Febrile illness experience among Nigerian nomads

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2012

Background: An understanding of the febrile illness experience of Nigerian nomadic Fulani is necessary for developing an appropriate strategy for extending malaria intervention services to them. An exploratory study of their malaria illness experience was carried out in Northern Nigeria preparatory to promoting malaria intervention among them. Methods: Ethnographic tools including interviews, group discussions, informal conversations and living-in-camp observations were used for collecting information on local knowledge, perceived cause, severity and health seeking behaviour of nomadic Fulani in their dry season camps at the Gongola-Benue valley in Northeastern Nigeria. Results: Nomadic Fulani regarded pabboje (a type of "fever" that is distinct from other fevers because it "comes today, goes tomorrow, returns the next") as their commonest health problem. Pabboje is associated with early rains, ripening corn and brightly coloured flora. Pabboje is inherent in all nomadic Fulani for which treatment is therefore unnecessary despite its interference with performance of duty such as herding. Traditional medicines are used to reduce the severity, and rituals carried out to make it permanently inactive or to divert its recurrence. Although modern antimalaria may make the severity of subsequent pabboje episodes worse, nomads seek treatment in private health facilities against fevers that are persistent using antimalarial medicines. The consent of the household head was essential for a sick child to be treated outside the camp. The most important issues in health service utilization among nomads are the belief that fever is a Fulani illness that needs no cure until a particular period, preference for private medicine vendors and the avoidance of health facilities. Conclusions: Understanding nomadic Fulani beliefs about pabboje is useful for planning an acceptable community participatory fever management among them.