BACKGROUND Botulinum toxin (BT) chemodenervation and anterior belly of digastric muscle (ABD) transfer are both treatment options in the management of an isolated marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve (MMB) palsy. We compare the patient satisfaction following either BT injections or ABD transfer in the management of their isolated MMB palsy. METHODS Patients in the ABD-arm of the stu...

Adamantiades-Behçet's disease (ABD) is characterized by starting with oral aphthous ulceration and developing of the systemic involvements. The pathogenesis of ABD is closely correlated with the genetic factors and the triggering factors which acquire delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction against oral streptococci mediated by IL-12 cytokine family. HLA-B51 is associated in more than 60% of the...

Hox genes specify the structures that form along the anteroposterior (AP) axis of bilateria. Within the genome, they often form clusters where, remarkably enough, their position within the clusters reflects the relative positions of the structures they specify along the AP axis. This correspondence between genomic organization and gene expression pattern has been conserved through evolution and...

Le cours de cette année était consacré aux commentaires mystiques la sourate XXXIII « Les Coalisés ». Cette se caractérise par un contenu lié à des événement cruciaux vie du prophète Muhammad : bataille dite Tranchée (627) entre les Médinois musulmans et Mecquois païens leurs alliés ; l’élimination tribu juive médinoise Qurayza remous causés le mariage avec femme son fils adoptif Zayd Ibn Hârit...

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Plectin is a major component of the cytoskeleton and links the intermediate filament system to hemidesmosomes by binding to the integrin 4 subunit. Previously, a binding site for 4 was mapped on the actin-binding domain (ABD) of plectin and binding of 4 and F-actin to plectin was shown to be mutually exclusive. Here we show that only the ABDs of plectin and dystonin bind to 4, whereas those of ...

Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is caused by a disturbance of the blood supply to the brain and an accruing loss of brain function. The first recorded observations were in 2455 BC and it has been studied intensely by ancient physicians throughout history. In the early medieval period, Ibn Sina (980-1025 AD) called stroke sekteh and described it extensively. Some of Ibn Sina's definitio...