Category Archives: Congenital disorders

The surge in the popularity of Wegovy as a weight loss drug has swept across the U.S., but one part of the population should steer clear: women who are pregnant and those wanting to become pregnant. Semaglutide medicines such as Wegovy and Ozempic could cause birth defects, low birth weight and miscarriage, according to the […]

Abstract Anomalous pulmonary venous return (APVR) frequently occurs with other congenital heart defects (CHDs) or extra-cardiac anomalies. While some genetic causes have been identified, the optimal approach to genetic testing in individuals with APVR remains uncertain, and the etiology of most cases of APVR is unclear. Here, we analyzed molecular data from 49 individuals to […]

Demand for prothrombin complex concentrates market is expected to reach US$ 772.0 million in 2023 and US$ 1.2 billion in 2033. As the market for prothrombin complex concentrates is expected to grow at a steady CAGR of 4.1%, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, and India are expected to emerge as major producers. The […]

From the 24 antigenically positive serum samples, 12 amplicons were obtained for sequencing procedures. The low recovery of amplicons is probably due to RNA degradation consecutive to the delay between the first analysis of the samples and the reception of them in our laboratories, what led to repeated frozen-thaw cycles [28]. According to the BLAST […]

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Children with Down syndrome often undergo extensive medical tests, including imaging, that may use ionizing radiation. At the same time, genetic disorders like Down syndrome have an established increased risk of certain cancers, making exposure to radiation early in life less than ideal. Until recently, little research had been done to […]

Children with Down syndrome often undergo extensive medical tests, including imaging, that may use ionizing radiation. At the same time, genetic disorders like Down syndrome have an established increased risk of certain cancers, making exposure to radiation early in life less than ideal. Until recently, little research had been done to measure typical imaging radiation […]

When Academy Award-winning filmmaker Ben Proudfoot was growing up, the backseat of his family’s car was often crammed with bankers’ boxes full of paper. They were case files from the law practice of his father Gordon Proudfoot, a one-time radio DJ who became the president of the Canadian Bar in 1995. After his father’s death […]