Screening for muscle loss in patients established on peritoneal dialysis using bioimpedance
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DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2016.202
Abstract: Background/objectivesKidney dialysis patients with sarcopenia have increased mortality. Screening for low muscle mass may allow interventions at an earlier stage to help improve outcomes. We wished to determine the prevalence of low muscle mass in… read more here.
Keywords: muscle; mass; peritoneal dialysis; loss patients ... See more keywords
POU4F3 mutation screening in Japanese hearing loss patients: Massively parallel DNA sequencing-based analysis identified novel variants associated with autosomal dominant hearing loss
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177636
Abstract: A variant in a transcription factor gene, POU4F3, is responsible for autosomal dominant nonsyndromic hereditary hearing loss, DFNA15. To date, 14 variants, including a whole deletion of POU4F3, have been reported to cause HL in… read more here.
Keywords: japanese hearing; hearing loss; pou4f3; autosomal dominant ... See more keywords
Smoking, Serum Albumin and 25-hydroxy Vitamin D Levels, and Bone Mineral Density are Associated with Tooth Loss in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1219-22
Abstract: Objectives This study investigated factors associated with tooth loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A total of 429 patients with RA were enrolled in the study. We examined tooth loss and clinical data.… read more here.
Keywords: hydroxy vitamin; tooth loss; loss patients; loss ... See more keywords