Congenital Lipoid Adrenal Hyperplasia, as a Poorly Understood Cause of 46 XY Sexual Differentiation Disorder by Raúl Villanueva Rodríguez, Alberto Vielma Valdez, Maricruz Cassou Martinez, Laura Leticia Pérez Corrales, Ramón G. de los Santos Aguilar, Luis David Sol Oliva

“…The genetic study found a steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) mutation. Conclusion. Mutations in StAR result in a nonfunctional protein, which clinically translates into congenital adrenal hyperplasia and, in the case of patients with 46 XY karyotype, is accompanied by gonadal dysgenesis characterized by androgen deficiency, without alterations in anti-Müllerian hormone.…”
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Rapid Evaluation of Mutant Exon-11 in c-kit in a Recurrent MCT Case Using CD117 Immunocytofluorescence, FACS-Cell Sorting, and PCR by Dettachai Ketpun, Achariya Sailasuta, Prapruddee Piyaviriyakul, Nattawat Onlamoon, Kovit Pattanapanyasat

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Fahr's Syndrome With Hypoparathyroidism in a Patient With Schizophrenia and Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Case Report by Ali Haider, Ali Danish, Allahdad Khan, Atta Ur Rehman, Muhammad Haris Latif, Salman Abdul Basit, Aseel Kamal, Obaid Imtiyazul Haque

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Esthetic Rehabilitation with Direct Composite Veneering: A Report of 2 Cases by Kyatham Sowmya, K. S. Dwijendra, V. Pranitha, Konda Karthik Roy

“…Composite resin restorations have become an integral part of contemporary restorative dentistry and can be called “star of minimal invasion” due to its conservative concepts. …”
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Atraumatic Splenic Rupture Associated with Influenza A (H1N1) Pneumonia: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Dilraj Deol, Huimin Wu, Anayansi Lasso-Pirot, Kathryn S Robinett, Montserrat Diaz-Abad

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Impact of English proficiency on use of Glasgow Coma Scale in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury by Veronica Layrisse-Landaeta, Gabriela R Dincheva, Shahenda Khedr, Andrew Geng, Michele Schombs, Kazi Maisha, Steven Y Chao, Chun-Cheng Chen

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Celiac trunk angiography with balloon occlusion of splenic artery for diagnosis and treatment of splenic steal syndrome by Jocelyn Wu, MD, Justin Kim, BS, Kwabena Yamoah, MD, Lealem Aderie, BA, Nariman Nezami, MD, Adam Fang, MD

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Mantle Cell Lymphoma in the Thyroid: A Rare Presentation by Uzma Mohammad Siddiqui, Sarika N. Rao, Pallavi Kanwar Galera, Nahida Islam, Mira S. Torres

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Rethinking methane from animal agriculture by Shule Liu, Joe Proudman, Frank M. Mitloehner

“…Methods Two climate metrics, the standard 100-year Global Warming Potential (GWP100) and the recently proposed Global Warming Potential Star (GWP*), were applied to the CH4 emission from the U.S. cattle industry to assess and compare its climate contribution. …”
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Repair of Posterior Vaginal Wall Defect Using Biologic Graft for Stage III-POP-Q Pelvic Organ Prolapse in a Patient with History of a J-Pouch by Ali Azadi, Stephanie Casey, Paravasthu Ramanujam, Darya Tehranchi, Donald Ostergard

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Caregiver’s experiences with a mobile-based educational program and its impact on dietary treatment compliance of children with methylmalonic acidemia: an online survey by Qing Luo, Chunqin Liu, Lizhou Lin, Xuehua Liu, Huifang Chen

“…At least one month following the enrollment of MMA caregivers in the WeChat public account “Methylmalonic Acidemia Diet Manager”, structured questionnaires were distributed to them through the electronic platform “Questionnaire Star” in collaboration with the Chinese National Alliance of Rare Diseases. …”
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Obesity-Related Metabolic Syndrome and Vascular Complications by Manfredi Tesauro, Micaela Iantorno, Umberto Campia

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Inexperienced Evaluator Identification of Hand Ischemia Via Video Processed with Pigment-Enhancing Technology by Max Horowitz, BS, Aygul Iskandarova, MD, Gabriel Yohe, MS, Shihab Rahman, BS, Nicholas Durr, PhD, Aviram M. Giladi, MD, MS

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A Multi‐Center Prospective Study on the Healing of Neuro‐Ischemic Ulcers in Singapore: A Prospective Cohort Study by Lingyan Meng, Priya Bishnoi, Zhiwen Joseph Lo, Enming Yong, Tze Tec Chong, David Carmody, Rajesh Babu Dharmaraj, Yi Zhen Ng, Keith Harding, Pei Ho

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Factors associated with post-hospitalization dialysis dependence in ECMO patients who required continuous renal replacement therapy by Carlos Rodrigo Franco Palacios, Rudiona Hoxhaj, Catlyn Thigpen, Jeffrey Jacob

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Linking obesity-associated genotype to child language development: the role of early-life neurology-related proteomics and brain myelinationResearch in context by Jian Huang, Jinyi Che, Michelle Z.L. Kee, Ai Peng Tan, Evelyn C. Law, Patricia Pelufo Silveira, Irina Pokhvisneva, Sachin Patel, Keith M. Godfrey, Lourdes Mary Daniel, Kok Hian Tan, Yap Seng Chong, Shiao-Yng Chan, Johan G. Eriksson, Dennis Wang, Jonathan Yinhao Huang

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Characterisation of pregnancy-induced alterations in apolipoproteins and their associations with maternal metabolic risk factors and offspring birth outcomes: a preconception and l... by Li Chen, Karen Mei-Ling Tan, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Yap Seng Chong, Peter D. Gluckman, Johan G. Eriksson, Markus R. Wenk, Sartaj Ahmad Mir

“…Summary: Background: Apolipoproteins as an integral part of lipoproteins are crucial for the transport and metabolism of lipids. …”
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Chemical Characterization of Water-soluble Ions and Metals in Particulate Matter Generated by a Portable Two-stroke Gasoline Engine by Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen, Sheng-Lun Lin, Zheng-You Xu, Kuo-Lin Huang, Chih-Chung Lin

“…The soluble ions on the PM were mostly Na+, Ca2+, NO3 −, and SO4 2− among eight tested species, which accounted for only 0.05–0.19% (avg. 0.1%) of PM mass. …”
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Real-world survival outcomes with immune checkpoint inhibitors in large-cell neuroendocrine tumors of lung by Samuel Kareff, Jair Bar, Amir Onn, Alona Zer, Chul Kim, Stephen V Liu, Elizabeth Dudnik, Mor Moskovitz, Anastasiya Lobachov, Teodor Gottfried, Damien Urban, Ofer Rotem, Mira Wollner

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Race or Resource? BMI, Race, and Other Social Factors as Risk Factors for Interlimb Differences among Overweight Breast Cancer Survivors with Lymphedema by Lorraine T. Dean, Anagha Kumar, Taehoon Kim, Matthew Herling, Justin C. Brown, Zi Zhang, Margaret Evangelisti, Renata Hackley, Jiyoung Kim, Andrea Cheville, Andrea B. Troxel, J. Sanford Schwartz, Kathryn H. Schmitz

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