Browsing by Subject "S. Karger AG"

7q Deletion/12q Duplication Is the Possible Cause of an Alobar Holoprosencephaly Case

Paspaliaris V., Vrachnis N., Iliodromiti Z., Antonakopoulos N., Papaioannou G., Vlachadis N., Anastasiadou F., Sotiriou S., Garas A., Thomaidis L., Manolakos E. (2017)

Holoprosencephaly (HPE) spectrum disorder is the most common congenital malformation of the human brain with absence of or incomplete midline cleavage. Its cause is heterogenic, making genetic counseling a challenge. In ...

Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms with Serum Vitamin D Levels in a Greek Rural Population (Velestino Study)

Divanoglou N., Komninou D., Stea E.A., Argiriou A., Papatzikas G., Tsakalof A., Pazaitou-Panayiotou K., Georgakis M.K., Petridou E. (2021)

Background/Aim: An alarming increase in vitamin D deficiency even in sunny regions highlights the need for a better understanding of the genetic background of the vitamin D endocrine system and the molecular mechanisms of ...

Benefits and Limitations of TKIs in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Efstathiadou Z.A., Tsentidis C., Bargiota A., Daraki V., Kotsa K., Ntali G., Papanastasiou L., Tigas S., Toulis K., Pazaitou-Panayiotou K., Alevizaki M. (2021)

Introduction: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) have been used in patients with advanced medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC); however, data on their effectiveness and safety are limited. The aim of this systematic review and ...

Bioavailability, Efficacy and Safety of Generic Immunosuppressive Drugs for Kidney Transplantation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Tsipotis E., Gupta N.R., Raman G., Zintzaras E., Jaber B.L. (2016)

Background: Concerns exist over the extrapolation of bioavailability studies of generic immunosuppressive drugs in healthy volunteers, regarding their efficacy and safety in kidney transplant recipients. We conducted a ...

A Case of Cervical Carcinoid and Review of the Literature

Papatsimpas G., Samaras I., Theodosiou P., Papacharalampous K., Maragkouli E., Papadopoulos N.V., Tsapakidis K., Litos I., Sogka E., Kostopoulou E., Koukoulis G.K. (2017)

Uterine cervix carcinoids are distinct neuroendocrine cervical tumors, representing a comparatively small percentage of them. These well-differentiated neoplasms are far less prevalent than small-and large-cell carcinomas, ...

Complications after Anterior Temporal Lobectomy for Medically Intractable Epilepsy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Brotis A.G., Giannis T., Kapsalaki E., Dardiotis E., Fountas K.N. (2019)

The efficacy of surgery in the management of patients with longstanding temporal lobe epilepsy has been established. Anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) is the most frequently implemented procedure. However, there is an ...

Design, Rationale, Methodology, and Aims of a Greek Prospective Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Registry: Investigating Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Greece (INDULGE IPF)

Bouros D., Daniil Z., Papakosta D., Antoniou K.M., Markopoulou K., Kolilekas L., Konstantopoulos G., Papiris S., INDULGE IPF Study Group (2018)

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown origin. Despite the fact that the guidelines on the diagnosis and management of the disease were updated in 2015, ...

The Effect of Metformin on the Endometrium of Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Dragamestianos C., Messini C.I., Antonakis P.T., Zacharouli K., Kostopoulou E., Makrigiannakis A., Georgoulias P., Anifandis G., Dafopoulos K., Garas A., Daponte A., Messinis I.E. (2019)

Objectives: To investigate the effect of metformin on endometrial receptivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods: Twenty volunteer women with polycystic ovaries and oligomenorrhea were prospectively ...

Effectiveness of autologous whole-blood injections in patients with refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria

Kitsioulis N.A., Xepapadaki P., Roussaki-Schulze A.-V., Papadopoulos N., Zafiriou E. (2017)

Background: Nonsedating antihistamines are the treatment of choice for chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), while omalizumab and immunosuppressants have also been approved as an add-on treatment. Autologous whole-blood ...

Epidemiology of Hypertension among Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis Using Standardized Office and Ambulatory Blood Pressure Recordings

Vareta G., Georgianos P.I., Vaios V., Sgouropoulou V., Roumeliotis S., Georgoulidou A., Dounousi E., Eleftheriadis T., Papagianni A., Balaskas E.V., Zebekakis P.E., Liakopoulos V. (2022)

Introduction: Prior studies conducted in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients in the late 1990s provided considerably variable estimates of the prevalence and control of hypertension. The present study aimed to investigate ...

European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) position statement on medical nutrition therapy for the management of overweight and obesity in children and adolescents developed in collaboration with the European Federation of the Associations of Dietitians (EFAD)

Hassapidou M., Duncanson K., Shrewsbury V., Ells L., Mulrooney H., Androutsos O., Vlassopoulos A., Rito A., Farpour N., Brown T., Douglas P., Ramos Salas X., Woodward E., Collins C. (2022)

Introduction: This position statement on medical nutrition therapy (MNT) in the management of overweight or obesity in children and adolescents was prepared by an expert committee convened by the European Association for ...

Genetic determinants of C1 inhibitor deficiency angioedema age of onset

Gianni P., Loules G., Zamanakou M., Kompoti M., Csuka D., Psarros F., Magerl M., Moldovan D., Maurer M., Speletas M.G., Farkas H., Germenis A.E. (2017)

Background: In view of the large heterogeneity in the clinical presentation of hereditary angioedema due to C1 inhibitor deficiency (C1-INH-HAE), great efforts are being made towards detecting measurable biological ...

Genotype-Phenotype Relationships in Inheritable Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Greek National Cohort Study

Manali E.D., Kannengiesser C., Borie R., Ba I., Bouros D., Markopoulou A., Antoniou K., Kolilekas L., Papaioannou A.I., Tzilas V., Tzouvelekis A., Daniil Z., Fouka E., Papakosta D., Xyfteri A., Karakatsani A., Loukides S., Korbila I., Tomos I.P., Konstantinidis A.K., Gogali A., Steiropoulos P., Papanikolaou I.C., Bazaka C., Haritou A., Vassilakopoulos T., Maniati M., Kagouridis K., Markozannes E., Bouros E., Rampiadou C., Kounti G., Trachalaki A., Dimeas I., Karampitsakos T., Lyberopoulos P., Malamadakis N., Spyropoulou S., Revy P., Lainey E., Dieudé P., Rebah K., Ménard C., Oudin C., Masson C., Plessier A., Legendre M., Nathan N., Coulomb-L'hermine A., Clement A., Amselem S., Boileau C., Crestani B., Papiris S. (2022)

Background: Monogenic and polygenic inheritances are evidenced for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Pathogenic variations in surfactant protein-related genes, telomere-related genes (TRGs), and a single-nucleotide ...