OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA TYPE IV: A NEWLY IDENTIFIED VARIANT AT POSITION C.560 (G T; P.GLY187VAL) IN THE COL1A2 GENE

Osteogenesis imperfecta Type IV: a newly identified variant at position c.560 (G T; p.Gly187Val) in the COL1A2 gene

Osteogenesis imperfecta is a clinically heterogenous disease caused by defective collagen syntesis associated with a mutation vista 5 vl5 in the COL1A1 or COL1A2 genes.In this report, we present a case of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) type IV, seen in a female fetus with incurved femurs at 18 weeks of gestation.Molecular analysis of the newborn reve

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Faculty Development as Community Building - An approach to professional development that supports Communities of Practice for Online Teaching

When faculty development is viewed as an ongoing need and when we approach faculty development as a long-term, continuous effort, community building becomes a part of the process.Carefully designed faculty development approaches can facilitate and create a culture that supports a thoughtful focus on teaching, while at the same time, nurture a sense

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Understanding barriers and facilitators to clinic attendance and medication adherence among adults with hypertensive urgency in Tanzania.

Hypertensive urgency is a major risk factor for cardiovascular events and premature deaths.Lack of medication adherence is associated with poor health outcomes among patients with hypertensive urgency in resource-limited settings.To inform the development of tailored interventions to improve health outcomes in this population, this study aimed at u

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