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The clinical variability of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) caused by the unpredictability of flares contributes to patients experiencing a diminished sense of social support. Digital health interventions (DHI) have potential to improve patients' social support but have yet to be studied extensively in SLE. Our objective was to assess 1) general and SLE-specific internet usage and 2) specific suggestions for SLE-related digital resources and tools among SLE patients at the Washington University Lupus Clinic.

Fifty-six participants were recruited from the Washington University Lupus Clinic. Ten-minute structured interviews consisting of multiple choice and open-ended questions were conducted. A descriptive statistical analysis was conducted with the quantitative data, while the qualitative data was analyzed using an open coding approach.

Nearly all respondents indicated having access to the internet (98.2%). Mdivi-1 solubility dmso Eighty percent currently use the internet for their SLE. The qualitative data indicate that SLE patients 1) use the internet for understanding flares and changes in their symptoms and/or lab results; 2) want increased variety of SLE information online; 3) have a desire to exchange personal experiences and knowledge of SLE with others; 4) desire increased diversity in the methods of delivering digital SLE information.

Our findings support the continued use of DHIs for SLE patients. We believe that these findings will aid the future development of DHIs tailored to SLE patients.

Our findings support the continued use of DHIs for SLE patients. We believe that these findings will aid the future development of DHIs tailored to SLE patients.

More than 60 years since the discovery of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the effects of prenatal exposure to this virus remain largely unknown. In this investigation, we sought to find evidence of RSV seroconversion in cord blood and explore its clinical implications for the newborn.

Offspring from 22 pregnant women with a history of viral respiratory infection during the third trimester of pregnancy (respiratory viral illness [RVI] group) and 40 controls were enrolled in this study between 1 September 2016 and 31 March 2019. Cord blood sera were tested for anti-RSV antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody assay. RSV seropositivity was defined as the presence of anti-RSV immunoglobulin M (IgM) or immunoglobulin A (IgA), in addition to IgG in cord blood serum at ≥120 dilution.

Anti-RSV IgG was present in all cord blood serum samples from infants born to RVI mothers (95% confidence interval [CI] = 82%-100%), with 16 samples also having elevated titers for either anti-RSV IgA or IgM (73%; 95% CIn newborns.

Given that mutations related to maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) are rarely found in Chinese populations, we aim to characterize the mutation spectrum of MODY pedigrees.

Maturity-onset diabetes of the young candidate gene- or exome-targeted capture sequencing was carried out in 76 probands from unrelated families fulfilling the clinical diagnostic criteria for MODY. MAF <0.01 in the GnomAD or ExAC database was used to filter significant variants. Sanger sequencing was then carried out to validate findings. Function prediction by SIFT, PolyPhen-2 and PROVEAN or CADD was carried out in missense mutations.

A total of 32 mutations in six genes were identified in 31 families, accounting for 40.79% of the potential MODY families. The MODY subtype detection rate was 18.42% for GCK, 15.79% for HNF1A, 2.63% for HNF4A, and 1.32% for KLF11, PAX4 and NEUROG3. Seven nonsense/frameshift mutations and four missense mutations with damaging prediction were newly identified novel mutations. The clinical features of MODY2, MODY3/1 and MODYX are similar to previous reports. Clinical phenotype of NEUROG3 p.Arg55Glufs*23 is characterized by hyperglycemia and mild intermittent abdominal pain.

This study adds to the emerging pattern of MODY epidemiology that the proportion of MODY explained by known pathogenic genes is higher than that previously reported, and found NEUROG3 as a new causative gene for MODY.

This study adds to the emerging pattern of MODY epidemiology that the proportion of MODY explained by known pathogenic genes is higher than that previously reported, and found NEUROG3 as a new causative gene for MODY.

We previously reported that low-dose methotrexate (MTX) was associated with an increased risk of pulmonary adverse events (AEs) in a large randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Herein, we report details on the predictors and severity of pulmonary AEs.

We conducted a prespecified analysis of pulmonary AEs in the Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial. Adults with known cardiovascular disease and diabetes/metabolic syndrome were randomly allocated to receive low-dose MTX (target dose 15-20 mg/week) or placebo after a 6-8-week open-label run-in phase in which all patients received low-dose MTX. Individuals with systemic inflammatory diseases were excluded. Pulmonary AEs were adjudicated in a blinded manner. We described severe pulmonary AEs and examined associations of baseline characteristics with pulmonary AEs in patients receiving low-dose MTX.

A total of 2,391 subjects were randomized to receive low-dose MTX and 2,395 to receive placebo. There were 13 severe pulmonary AEs (0.5%) and 7 cases of poso receive low-dose MTX. White race, older age, male sex, and insulin use were associated with an increased risk of pulmonary AEs in those receiving low-dose MTX.

The accuracy of toluidine blue (TB) and chemiluminescence for diagnosing oral cancer and pre-cancer was evaluated.

Two authors (working independently) comprehensively reviewed six databases (PubMed, Cochrane database, Embase, Web of Science, SCOPUS and Google Scholar) from their dates of inception until March 2020. Oral mucosal disorder, as detected by TB, was compared with that detected by chemiluminescence. True-positive, true-negative, false-positive and false-negative data were extracted for each study. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies tool (ver. 2). The extent of interrater agreement was also assessed.

Twenty-nine prospective and retrospective studies were included. The diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) of TB was 7.017 (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.544; 10.836). The area under the summary receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.766. The correlation between the sensitivity and the false-positive rate was 0.196, indicating the absence of heterogeneity.