Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare acquired autoimmune neurological disorder in which both T-cell-mediated and humoral immune mechanisms target healthy myelinated ...

Individuals with advanced liver disease may also experience significant weight loss due to nausea and poor appetite. Candidates for liver transplantation may need to gain weight to optimize surgical ...

Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) is used to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who have a confirmed mutation in the dystrophin gene that can be treated by skipping exon 51. Exondys 51 was ...

Several factors can contribute to the suppression of bone marrow erythropoiesis in infants with HDFN, including maternal antibodies, intrauterine transfusion, and simple transfusion. The suppression ...

Immunohistochemistry analyses detected a correlation between increased CDK1 expression and higher levels of LDH, a key indicator of greater disease severity in DLBCL. Higher levels of CDK1 expression ...

The potential of axonal damage as a biomarker of disease severity and predictor of further outcomes is highlighted by its effect on functional disability, even in early disease stages. Patients who ...

Patients with early-stage PBC and ductopenia had reduced biochemical response to ursodeoxycholic acid treatment. Ductopenia is a significant risk factor for worse biochemical profiles and poor ...

Testing for elevated tryptase levels and mast cell activation may reveal SM in cases with multiple possible diagnoses. Diagnosis of systemic mastocytosis (SM) was delayed in a patient due to symptoms ...

Pediatric patients with ALL experience, on average, about 15 different symptoms in their chemotherapy journey. Pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) experience a wide range of ...

Both a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score and older age showed a significant prognostic impact on all-cause mortality. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) progression was the leading cause of ...

In addition to a 69.4% CR rate, the team observed good tolerability of the R2-MTX regimen, suggesting its suitability for older or less fit patients. High-dose methotrexate (HD-MTX) with lenalidomide ...

Taylor Kane is executive director of Remember the Girls, a nonprofit group that advocates on behalf of females with X-linked disorders (Photo courtesy of Taylor Kane) New Jersey native Taylor Kane ...