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- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Fungi of genus Gloniopsis are plant pathogens within class Dothideomycetes, rarely described to cause human infection. Species Gloniopsis leucaenae ( G. leucaenae ) was first isolated in 2019 and previously reported only in plant matter in Thailand. Case prese...
- Health & Medicine
The silent pandemic: the overlooked toll of stroke compared to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic will be remembered as one of the defining health crises of the modern era. The World Health Organization reported approximately 7 million deaths attributed to COVID-19 globall...
- BiologyOpen access
Abstract Purpose Our objective was to evaluate whether having a germline variant of uncertain significance (VUS) influenced the decision to undergo bilateral mastectomy (BLMast) among lumpectomy-eligible patients with unilateral breast cancer. Methods This retrospective cohort st...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Care Models for the Genetic Evaluation of Dilated Cardiomyopathy at Sites of the DCM Consortium
Abstract Background Clinical genetic evaluation for patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is minimally implemented and models of care are not defined. To understand current genetics care for DCM, a systematic needs assessment was conducted. Methods Principal Investigators (P...
- BiologyOpen access
Despite advances in sequencing technologies and variant interpretation frameworks, many variants identified in genetic testing, particularly missense variants, remain classified as variants of uncertain significance (VUS), posing ongoing challenges in diagnosis and clinical manag...