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It’s Not You, It’s Me: Learning to Navigate the Patient-Physician Relationship by Hill, Melissa B

“…In this essay, a medical student details how she struggled to let go of a patient with whom she connected throughout the patient's pregnancy during her second…”
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A step in the right direction: Lessons learned from the USMLE Step 1 by Hill, Melissa B.

“…Every year, thousands of medical students in the United States and internationally take the USMLE Step 1 exam, just as their mentors did before them. Numerous…”
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ER‐phagy in neurodegeneration by Hill, Melissa A., Sykes, Alex M., Mellick, George D.

“…There are many cellular mechanisms implicated in the initiation and progression of neurodegenerative disorders. However, age and the accumulation of unwanted…”
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Women's Experiences and Preferences for Service Delivery of Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing for Aneuploidy in a Public Health Setting: A Mixed Methods Study by Lewis, Celine, Hill, Melissa, Chitty, Lyn S

“…Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for aneuploidy is currently only available in the UK through the private sector outside of the research arena. As part of…”
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Does a rare mutation in PTPRA contribute to the development of Parkinson’s disease in an Australian multi-incident family? by Hill, Melissa A, Bentley, Steven R, Walker, Tara L, Mellick, George D, Wood, Stephen A, Sykes, Alex M

“…The genetic study of multi-incident families is a powerful tool to investigate genetic contributions to the development of Parkinson’s disease. In this study,…”
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An Analysis of Biomarkers in Patients with Chronic Pain by Gunn, Joshua, Hill, Melissa M, Cotten, Bradley M, Deer, Timothy R

“…Because of the subjective nature of current pain assessments, limited efficacy of treatment options and risks associated with opioid abuse and diversion, the…”
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Frequency of spontaneous resolution of vasa previa with advancing gestational age by Klahr, Rebecca, Fox, Nathan S., Zafman, Kelly, Hill, Melissa B., Connolly, Courtney T., Rebarber, Andrei

“…Vasa previa is a serious obstetric complication that can result in fetal hemorrhage and death on spontaneous labor. Suggested management for vasa previa is…”
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Parents' motivations, concerns and understanding of genome sequencing: a qualitative interview study by Lewis, Celine, Sanderson, Saskia, Hill, Melissa, Patch, Chris, Searle, Beverly, Hunter, Amy, Chitty, Lyn S

“…The 100,000 Genomes Project is a hybrid clinical and research project in which patients and parents are offered genome sequencing for cancer and rare and…”
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Accuracy of mammography dosimetry in the era of the European Directive 2013/59/Euratom transposition by Gennaro, Gisella, Bigolaro, Sofia, Hill, Melissa L., Stramare, Roberto, Caumo, Francesca

“…•psMGD considers individual breast thickness and composition.•Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) could be either psMGD- or organ dose-based.•psMGD can take…”
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Development and validation of a measure of informed choice for women undergoing non-invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy by Lewis, Celine, Hill, Melissa, Skirton, Heather, Chitty, Lyn S

“…Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) using cell-free DNA for aneuploidy is a highly accurate screening test; however, concerns exist around the potential for…”
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Model-based analysis of costs and outcomes of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down's syndrome using cell free fetal DNA in the UK National Health Service by Morris, Stephen, Karlsen, Saffron, Chung, Nancy, Hill, Melissa, Chitty, Lyn S

“…Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down's syndrome (DS) using cell free fetal DNA in maternal blood has the potential to dramatically alter the way…”
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Reply to the Letter to the Editor: “Mammography dose estimates do not reflect any specific patient’s breast dose” by Gennaro, Gisella, Bigolaro, Sofia, Stramare, Roberto, Hill, Melissa L., Caumo, Francesca

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Association of urinary concentrations of phthalate metabolites with quinolinic acid among women: A potential link to neurological disorders by Nassan, Feiby L., Gunn, Joshua A., Hill, Melissa M., Williams, Paige L., Hauser, Russ

“…[Display omitted] •Quinolinic acid (QA) is a neuroactive metabolite.•QA is implicated in the pathogenesis of several neurological disorders.•Urinary…”
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"We might get a lot more families who will agree": Muslim and Jewish perspectives on less invasive perinatal and paediatric autopsy by Lewis, Celine, Latif, Zahira, Hill, Melissa, Riddington, Megan, Lakhanpaul, Monica, Arthurs, Owen J, Hutchinson, John C, Chitty, Lyn S, Sebire, Neil J

“…Perinatal and paediatric autopsy rates are at historically low levels with declining uptake due to dislike of the invasiveness of the procedure, and religious…”
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A qualitative study looking at informed choice in the context of non-invasive prenatal testing for aneuploidy by Lewis, Celine, Hill, Melissa, Chitty, Lyn S.

“…Objective To explore women's attitudes towards non‐invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) and determine factors influencing their decisions around uptake of NIPT…”
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Joint AAPM Task Group 282/EFOMP Working Group Report: Breast dosimetry for standard and contrast‐enhanced mammography and breast tomosynthesis by Sechopoulos, Ioannis, Dance, David R., Boone, John M., Bosmans, Hilde T., Caballo, Marco, Diaz, Oliver, Engen, Ruben, Fedon, Christian, Glick, Stephen J., Hernandez, Andrew M., Hill, Melissa L., Hulme, Katie W., Longo, Renata, Rabin, Carolina, Sanderink, Wendelien B. G., Seibert, J. Anthony

“…Currently, there are multiple breast dosimetry estimation methods for mammography and its variants in use throughout the world. This fact alone introduces…”
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The clinical implementation of non-invasive prenatal diagnosis for single-gene disorders: challenges and progress made by Lench, Nicholas, Barrett, Angela, Fielding, Sarah, McKay, Fiona, Hill, Melissa, Jenkins, Lucy, White, Helen, Chitty, Lyn S.

“…ABSTRACT Recently, we have witnessed the rapid translation into clinical practice of non‐invasive prenatal testing for the common aneuploidies, most notably…”
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High phthalate exposure increased urinary concentrations of quinolinic acid, implicated in the pathogenesis of neurological disorders: Is this a potential missing link? by Nassan, Feiby L., Gunn, Joshua A., Hill, Melissa M., Coull, Brent A., Hauser, Russ

“…Quinolinic acid (QA), a neuroactive metabolite of the Kynurenine Pathway (KP), is an excitotoxin that is implicated in the pathogenesis of many neurological…”
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Arcuate Uterus as an Independent Risk Factor for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Connolly, Courtney T, Hill, Melissa B, Klahr, Rebecca A, Zafman, Kelly B, Rebarber, Andrei, Fox, Nathan S

“…The aim of the study is to estimate the association between arcuate uterus and pregnancy outcomes using controls selected from a similarly high-risk cohort…”
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Perceptions of genomic newborn screening: a cross-sectional survey conducted with UK medical students by Seed, Lydia, Scott, Anna, Pichini, Amanda, Peter, Michelle, Tadros, Shereen, Sortica da Costa, Cristine, Hill, Melissa

“…BackgroundWith the potential to identify a vast number of rare diseases soon after birth, genomic newborn screening (gNBS) could facilitate earlier…”
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