Further evidence that d -glycerate kinase (GK) deficiency is a benign disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 536-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Attia Kalim ◽  
Patricia Fitzsimons ◽  
Claudia Till ◽  
Malkanthi Fernando ◽  
Philip Mayne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glycerate Kinase ◽  
Benign Disorder

Hemoglobin H disease: not necessarily a benign disorder

Blood ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 791-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. K. Chui ◽  
Suthat Fucharoen ◽  
Vivian Chan
Keyword(s):  
Benign Disorder ◽  
Hemoglobin H Disease

Anorexia Nervosa

1982 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 123-129
Author(s):  
Hans Steiner
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Aggressive Treatment ◽  
Adolescent Women ◽  
Benign Disorder ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Medical Symptoms

Anorexia nervosa is a complex, chronic, remittent disorder of mostly adolescent women. It presents with multiple psychiatric and medical symptoms which are difficult to diagnose and treat, especially in the long run. Its differential diagnosis is complex and treatment requires dedicated effort and several specialists working cooperatively. Its etiology is still unclear, although there are several promising leads. Treatment is largely empirical and nonspecific at this point. Early identification and aggressive treatment are the only hope for preventing chronicity. Its relatively high mortality attests to the fact that it is not a benign disorder.

scholarly journals Light and Thiol Activation of Maize Leaf Glycerate Kinase

1985 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 274-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leszek A. Kleczkowski ◽  
Douglas D. Randall
Keyword(s):  
Glycerate Kinase ◽  
Maize Leaf

scholarly journals Management of Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: Current Status

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
KK Handa ◽  
TB Shashidhar
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Benign Disorder

ABSTRACT Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is benign disorder which affects children and requires long-term multiple surgical extirpations. The authors present their experience of different techniques in 35 patients and the literature is reviewed.

scholarly journals Case Report: A rare cause of oral bullae: Angina bullosa hemorrhagica

F1000Research ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 1974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salih Levent Cinar ◽  
Demet Kartal ◽  
Özlem Canöz ◽  
Murat Borlu ◽  
Ayten Ferahbas
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Hematological Disorders ◽  
Benign Disorder ◽  
Proper Diagnosis ◽  
Rule Out

Angina bullosa hemorrhagica (ABH) is a benign disorder of the oral cavity. Clinically, oral, blood-filled blisters are seen. To give a proper diagnosis, one should rule out any other cause. We aim to present this case in order to emphasize this rare cause of oral bullae which is necessary to be differentiated from many serious dermatological and hematological disorders.

scholarly journals A Rare Case of Vulvar and Umbilical Endometriosis in a Single Patient: A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pathiraja PDM ◽  
◽  
Ranaraja SK ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Histopathological Examination ◽  
Single Patient ◽  
Benign Disorder ◽  
Ectopic Endometrium ◽  
Umbilical Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a benign disorder and characterized by ectopic endometrium like tissues outside the uterus. We report a case of a 31 year-old woman referred to our clinic due to complaints of a vulvar and umbilical mass and periodic swelling with pain of the mass at the time of menstruation. The cyst was removed totally. Histopathological examination showed findings compatible with endometriosis in both. We have treated them with suppressive treatment with Depot Medroxy Progesterone Acetate (DMPA) and after six months patient was completely asymptomatic.

scholarly journals Scrotal Calcinosis: A Case Report and Review of Pathogenesis and Surgical Management

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman M. Tela ◽  
M. Bashir Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Rare Disease ◽  
Surgical Management ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Wide Excision ◽  
Scrotal Skin ◽  
Direct Closure ◽  
Benign Disorder ◽  
Skin Nodules

Idiopathic scrotal calcinosis is an uncommon benign disorder of the scrotal skin which is characterized by multiple calcified intradermal nodules. We report a 33-year old with asymptomatic multiple calcified scrotal skin nodules. He had wide excision of the lesions and direct closure of the scrotum. We review the pathogenesis and surgical treatment options for this rare disease of the scrotum.

scholarly journals An unusual case of bilateral renal lymphangiectasia

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailender N. Singh ◽  
Gaurav Sundar ◽  
Hanuman Satishchandra
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Laboratory Analysis ◽  
Imaging Findings ◽  
Polycystic Kidneys ◽  
Benign Disorder

Renal lymphangiectasia is a very rare benign disorder characterised by dilatation of the perirenal and peripelvic lymphatics. The condition is commonly misdiagnosed for othercystic lesions of the kidney such as polycystic kidneys. The diagnosis can be made with near-certainty if classical imaging findings are recognised. We report a case of bilateral renal lymphangiectasia, diagnosed on ultrasonography and computed tomography based on the typical imaging findings and the laboratory analysis of aspirated fluid. The patient was managed conservatively.

scholarly journals Influence of the σB Stress Factor and yxaB, the Gene for a Putative Exopolysaccharide Synthase under σB Control, on Biofilm Formation

2008 ◽  
Vol 190 (10) ◽  
pp. 3546-3556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztofa Nagórska ◽  
Krzysztof Hinc ◽  
Mark A. Strauch ◽  
Michał Obuchowski
Keyword(s):  
Growth Conditions ◽  
Transcription Unit ◽  
Solid Surfaces ◽  
Regulation Of Transcription ◽  
Partial Recovery ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Transcription Start ◽  
Glycerate Kinase ◽  
Wild Type Phenotype ◽  
Air Liquid Interface

ABSTRACT Bacillus subtilis forms structured communities of biofilms encased in an exopolysaccharide matrix on solid surfaces and at the air-liquid interface. It is postulated that nonoptimal growth conditions induce this multicellular behavior. We showed that under laboratory conditions a strain deleted for sigB was unable to form a floating pellicle on the surface of a liquid medium. However, overexpression of yxaB, encoding a putative exopolysaccharide synthase, from a p Spac promoter in a sigB-deleted strain resulted in partial recovery of the wild-type phenotype, indicating the participation of the YxaB protein in this multicellular process. We present data concerning the regulation of transcription of genes yxaB and yxaA, encoding a putative glycerate kinase. Both genes are cotranscribed as a single transcription unit from a σA-dependent promoter during vegetative growth of a liquid bacterial culture. The promoter driving transcription of the yxaAB operon is regulated by AbrB. In addition, the second gene in the operon, yxaB, possesses its own promoter, which is recognized by RNA polymerase containing the σB subunit. This transcription start site is used under general stress conditions, resulting in increased expression.

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