Sara Fernández

Trends in Food and Environment Allergen Sensitivity over the Last 5 Years in the General Population Comparing with Medical Students

Alicia Armentia, Sara Fernández, Blanca Garrido Martín, Ignacio Gonzalez-Rodriguez et autres

Background & Aims: Allergic diseases affect 40% of the world's population, a proportion that is increasing due to various factors associated with environmental and meteorological changes related to global warming. However, little has been written about which specific allergens are causing this …

A Review of Newborn Screening Programs for Cystic Fibrosis: Are Current Protocols Appropriate for Canada's Diverse Population?

Stephanie Y. Cheng, Noma Abdulrahem, Paul D. W. Eckford, Zofia N. Zysman-Colman et autres

BACKGROUND: Early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) through newborn screening (NBS) programs has improved health outcomes in people with CF (pwCF). NBS programs can vary in specific protocols and genetic variants tested, which may not perform equitably for all infants. The objective …

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Experiences of genetic counselors practicing in multiple languages: Progress and places for improvement

Bailey Mitchell, Brigitte Bélanger, Taylor Berninger, Sara Fernández et autres

As awareness of the value of genetic counseling services increases, there has been greater recognition of the need to diversify service delivery into different languages. Studies within genetic counseling and related fields have identified complications that can arise from language nonconcordance between …

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P619: Three years of newborn screening for MPS1 in Ontario: Challenges of screening for the severe end of a disease continuum

Melanie Lacaria, Matthew Henderson, Ed Yeh, Sara Fernández et autres

Mucopolysaccharidosis type 1, or Hurler syndrome (MPS1-H), is a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by alpha-L-iduronidase enzyme deficiency due to biallelic pathogenic variants in the IDUA gene. MPS1-H is characterized by coarse facies, corneal clouding, intellectual disability, dysostosis multiplex, and hepatosplenomegaly, among …

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Measles inclusion body encephalitis

Ibán Aldecoa, Iván Archilla, Laura Herrero, Felipe Cristóbal Andreo García et autres

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Abstracts from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting 2016

G. Pouessel, Claire Claverie, Julien Labreuche, Jean‐Marie Renaudin et autres

Introduction: Incidence of anaphylaxis is increasing.Data regarding anaphylaxis mortality are limited, but conflicting.Our objective was to document anaphylaxis mortality rate (deaths per million population), time trends and specificities according to triggers (iatrogenic, venom, food, unknown), age groups, sex and geographical regions (North …

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Nephrogenic Adenoma of Female Urethra

Carmen Puertas, Sara Fernández, Plácido Llaneza

In Brief Nephrogenic adenomas are uncommon benign lesions of the urothelium, with rare urethral location, and the management comprises total resection of the lesion.

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Wine-Induced Anaphylaxis and Sensitization to Hymenoptera Venom

Alicia Armentia, Fernando Pineda, Sara Fernández

The authors report on five patients who presented with anaphylactoid reactions after drinking grape juice or newly pressed wines. All had positive skin tests for specific IgE antibodies to Hymenoptera.