Search Results - "Silva, Deepthi C."
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Exploring the impact of occupational exposure: A study on cardiovascular autonomic functions of male gas station attendants in Sri Lanka
Published in Physiological reports (01-11-2024)“…Fuel dispensing at fuel stations is performed manually by unprotected male gas station attendants in Sri Lanka, who have long working hours. These workers are…”
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Genome sequencing in families with congenital limb malformations
Published in Human genetics (01-08-2021)“…The extensive clinical and genetic heterogeneity of congenital limb malformation calls for comprehensive genome-wide analysis of genetic variation. Genome…”
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Biallelic variants in DNA2 cause microcephalic primordial dwarfism
Published in Human mutation (01-08-2019)“…Microcephalic primordial dwarfism (MPD) is a group of rare single‐gene disorders characterized by the extreme reduction in brain and body size from early…”
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How genetically heterogeneous is Kabuki syndrome?: MLL2 testing in 116 patients, review and analyses of mutation and phenotypic spectrum
Published in European journal of human genetics : EJHG (01-04-2012)“…MLL2 mutations are detected in 55 to 80% of patients with Kabuki syndrome (KS). In 20 to 45% patients with KS, the genetic basis remains unknown, suggesting…”
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FGFR1 mutations cause Hartsfield syndrome, the unique association of holoprosencephaly and ectrodactyly
Published in Journal of medical genetics (01-09-2013)“…Harstfield syndrome is the rare and unique association of holoprosencephaly (HPE) and ectrodactyly, with or without cleft lip and palate, and variable…”
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Development of a Low Cost Semiquantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Molecular Diagnosis of Williams Syndrome
Published in Clinical laboratory (Heidelberg) (01-01-2024)“…Williams Beuren Syndrome (WBS) is a well-recognized and common genetic cause of congenital heart defects, developmental delay, hypercalcemia, and…”
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The adrenal glands and their functions
Published in Ceylon medical journal (01-09-2007)“…The adrenal glands secrete hormones essential for metabolism, regulation of blood pressure, and sodium and glucose homeostasis. Hypo- or hypersecretion of…”
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Adrenal hypersecretion
Published in Ceylon medical journal (01-09-2007)“…Hypersecretion from the adrenal glands is associated with hypertension. Causes include Conn syndrome, Cushing syndrome and phaechromocytoma. This article…”
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Adrenal insufficiency
Published in Ceylon medical journal (01-09-2007)“…Adrenal insufficiency can be due to disease of the adrenal gland itself (primary adrenal deficiency) or of the hypothalamic or pituitary regulation of the…”
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Attitudes toward prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy for genetic disorders among healthcare workers in a selected setting in Sri Lanka
Published in Prenatal diagnosis (01-08-2008)“…Objectives Assess attitudes toward prenatal diagnosis (PND) and termination of pregnancy (TOP) for Down syndrome (DS), hemophilia, lethal autosomal recessive…”
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Evaluation of 22q11.2 deletion in Cleft Palate patients
Published in Annals of maxillofacial surgery (01-07-2012)“…Cleft palate is the commonest multifactorial epigenetic disorder with a prevalence of 0.43-2.45 per 1000. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the…”
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Cranial desmoid tumor associated with homozygous inactivation of the adenomatous polyposis coli gene in a 2‐year‐old girl with familial adenomatous polyposis
Published in Cancer (01-03-1996)“…BACKGROUND Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is a dominantly inherited disorder characterized by the presence of more than 100 adenomatous polyps in the…”
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Further delineation of the Verloes-Koulischer-oro-acral Syndrome
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Mulvihill-Smith progeria-like syndrome: A further report with delineation of phenotype, immunologic deficits, and novel observation of fibroblast abnormalities
Published in American journal of medical genetics (03-03-1997)“…We report the seventh case of Mulvihill‐Smith progeria‐like syndrome in a 5‐year‐old boy with a thin, pinched face, failure to thrive, and cutaneous pigmented…”
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