Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Molecular mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of triiodothyroacetic acid (Triac) in patients with resistance to thyroid hormone β (RTHβ): a multicentre, international, retrospective cohort study

Background Disease features in resistance to thyroid hormone beta (RTHβ), caused by THRB mutations, arise from insensitivity to thyroid hormone in tissues expressing thyroid hormone receptor (TR)β and from lifelong thyrotoxic effects in TRα1-expressing tissues, posing substantial...

Bilateral upper‐limb palsy of the newborn infant: Taxonomy, differential diagnosis, and clinical pathways

Abstract Bilateral reduction or absence of upper‐limb movement in a newborn infant is a rare but critical presentation that cannot be anchored on the unilateral paradigm of brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI). Bilaterality substantially widens the differential to include cervical...

Gestational Changes in Placental Iron Homeostasis are Associated With Ferroptosis‐Associated Redox Signaling and Trophoblast Behavior

Well-regulated trophoblast proliferation, migration, invasion, and cell turnover are essential for normal placental development in humans and rodents. Given the established role of oxidative stress in placentation and the redox activity of iron, we investigated whether ferroptosi...

Progesterone receptor modulators for endometriosis

RATIONALE: Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrium-like tissue developing outside the uterine cavity. This condition is oestrogen-dependent and thus is seen primarily during the reproductive years. Owing to their antiproliferative effects on the endometrium, proge...

Strategic roadmap for delivery of clinical trials in rare childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumours: a multi-stakeholder consensus

Abstract Rare paediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumours comprise a biologically-heterogeneous group of low-incidence diseases that present significant challenges to both therapeutic development and clinical research, limiting the availability of high-quality evidence to gui...

Scaling up Genomics

Introduction: Genomic testing has substantial diagnostic and clinical value in nephrology, yet integrating testing into routine care requires service-level changes to ensure timely and equitable access. Methods: We conducted an observational cohort study at four tertiary centres,...