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106 Diversity of clinical phenotype of patients with pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency due to PDHA1 gene mutations
Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) is a mitochondrial multiunit complex which catalyzes pyruvate oxidation (derived mainly from glucose) to acetyl-CoA which then enters tricarboxylic acid cycle. Its ...
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1549 Variation in referral of neonatal deaths to coronial services in the UK
Background Previous, now somewhat historic, data have indicated variation in clinical practice with respect to whether or not a neonatal death is referred to the Coroner or Procurator Fiscal (PF) 1 ...
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G338(P) How do junior doctors learn the newborn and infant physical examination?
The newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) is part of the newborn screening programme, performed between birth and discharge from hospital. It is a routine job for neonatal junior doctors at ...
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Temporary brittle bone disease versus suspected non-accidental skeletal injury
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Population child health: understanding and addressing complex health needs
Advances in paediatric care mean that more children with complex medical problems (heart disease, neurodevelopmental problems and so on) are surviving their early years. This has important ...
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SINGLE AND DOUBLE CHECKING IN PAEDIATRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION–WHICH IS MOST EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING ERRORS?
Background Errors have been reported to occur in 19% of drug administrations in children.1 Double checking of medicines by two nurses is one strategy used by many children's hospitals to attempt to ...
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Diagnosis of pityriasis versicolor in paediatrics: the evoked scale sign
2 Department of Dermatology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA Correspondence to Peter A Lio, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 676 N. Saint Clair, No.
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Twenty-year observational study of paediatric tonsillitis and tonsillectomy
Introduction Tonsillectomy is now only indicated in the UK when specific criteria are met, as outlined by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and The National Institute for Health ...
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The UK Paediatric Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Register: preliminary data
Correspondence to Professor Steve E Humphries, Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, Institute of Cardiovascular Science, The Rayne Building University College ...
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Gene-environment interactions: implications for sudden unexpected deaths in infancy
From the perspective of systems biology, genes and proteins interact to produce complex networks, which in turn interact with the environment to influence every aspect of our biological lives. Recent ...
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The diagnosis and management of antibiotic allergy in children: Systematic review to inform a contemporary approach
Correspondence to Dr George du Toit, Division of Asthma, Allergy and Lung Biology, Department of Paediatric Allergy, King's College London at St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 ...