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BACKGROUND Sexually transmitted infections and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS are a major public health concern owing to both their prevalence and propensity to affect offspring through vertical transmission. AIM The aim was to determine the seroprevalence of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), syphilis, and co-infections among antenatal women in Enugu, South-East ...

Objective: To study the quality of early attention in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) through home movies. Method: Fifteen home movies from the first 6 months of life of children who later received a diagnosis of ASD were compared with home movies of 15 normal children.The diagnosis was performed after the third year of life of children by two senior child and adolescent psychiatrists using a ch...

Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) plays an important role in bone resorption. TRAP expression in osteoclasts is regulated by receptor activator of NF-kappaB (RANKL), a potent activator of osteoclast differentiation. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the RANKL-induced TRAP expression remains unknown. Here we show that two regions in the mouse TRAP promoter (one at -1858 to -12...

Background: Facial repigmentation is the main primary outcome measure of most trials assessing new treatments for vitiligo. Objective: To assess validity and reliability an objective measurement method percent depigmentation vitiligo lesions on face. Methods: Multicentric cross-sectional prospective trial. 22 consecutive patients presenting with facial were included. Depigmentation was analyzed...