Simplified screening criteria for HNF1B analysis

Criteria for HNF1B analysis in patients with congenital abnormalities of kidney and urinary tract.

BACKGROUND Congenital anomalies of kidneys and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the most predominant developmental disorders comprising ∼20-30% of all anomalies identified in the prenatal period. Mutations in hepatocyte nuclear factor 1-beta (HNF-1β) involved in the development of kidneys, liver, pancreas and urogenital tract are currently the most frequent monogenetic cause of CAKUT found in 10-30% o...

Simplified Block Matching Criteria for Motion Estimation ∗

In this paper, we propose fast block matching criteria to reduce the implementation complexity of motion estimation in VLSI video coders. Based on generalized quantization of pixel difference measures, the block matching criteria combined with bitmap exclusive-OR (XOR) concept can be realized by short length adders and a multi-input binary counter. The proposed approach can be treated as a gene...

Simplified screening procedure for detecting lupus inhibitor.

The lupus inhibitor is an autoantibody with anticoagulant properties, and is found in a high proportion of patients with 'systemic lupus eryth-ematosus (SLE) as well as in patients with a wide variety of other disorders.'3 It is characterised by prolongation of phospholipid dependent coagulation tests due to its binding to phosphodiester linkages on the phospholipid portion of the factor Xa, fa...

Criteria for HIV Screening Programs

s and Reports 177 miologists have used the tests to assess the prevalence and incidence of infection in different geographic areas and populations, as well as to better understand the infection’s natural history. With this information, areas and groups which need to be targeted with specific educational programs and other prevention efforts can be determined. Health officials and physicians in ...

Can Pediatric Hypertension Criteria Be Simplified?