Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia of Down syndrome (DS-AMKL) is a model of clonal evolution from a preleukemic transient myeloproliferative disorder requiring both a trisomy 21 (T21) and a GATA1s mutation to a leukemia driven by additional driver mutations. ...

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High consumption of refined carbohydrate, in particular sugar, has been identified as a possible contributory factor in greater risk of excess weight gain. ...

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• 2013
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This paper discusses the rising prevalence of allergic disease in children. This review article considers recent findings in the field of paediatric immune... ...

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• 2015
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Activation of receptors of the innate immune system is a critical step in the initiation of immune responses. ...

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• 2013
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Much information exists about functions of the human placenta and about potential mechanisms by which the placenta may influence human health or disease... ...

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• 2011
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We conclude that insulin pump therapy can be an effective tool to improve glycemic control in adolescents with long-standing treatment resistance ...

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• 2018
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Liz Tim Davis Jones EA TW MBBS FRACP PhD MBBS DCH FRACP MD Head, Chronic & Severe Diseases Research Focus Area; Clinical Lead, Diabetes and Obesity Research Co-head, Diabetes and Obesity Research Head, Chronic & Severe Diseases Research Focus Area; ...

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Neurodevelopmental impairments resulting from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) can increase the likelihood of justice system involvement. This study compared offence characteristics in young people with FASD to demographically matched controls (n = 500) in Western Australia. ...

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This paper examined the association of occupational exposure to handling cytotoxic drugs at work with risk of birth defects among a cohort of female... ...

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• 2014
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The salience of self-compassion offers promise for early intervention initiatives focusing on less judgmental or self-critical means of self-relation ...

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• 2019
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Preterm infants have immature control of breathing and impaired pulmonary gas exchange. We hypothesized that infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) have a blunted ventilatory response and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2 ) instability during a hypoxic challenge. ...

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• 2023
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Tobias Jenny Strunk Mountain TS JM MD, PhD, FRACP MBA MClinEpi Head, Neonatal Health Program Manager, Neonatal Health / Protect Trial tobias.strunk@telethonkids.org.au Head, Neonatal Health Clinical Professor Tobias Strunk is a Consultant ...

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