December 2011

Uraemic neuropathy: A review

  Uraemic neuropathy is an increasingly common condition, it is therefore important to understand its pathophysiology as well as its clinical manifestations. The objective of this study is to make a clear diagnostic approach and to provide treatment following the patient’s condition.   Key words: Uraemia, dialysis, renal transplantation, kidney failure, chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Author(s): Basilio Vagner Ramírez, and Paula Andrea Bustamante Gómez

December 2011

Main chromosome aberrations among 4617 chromosomal studies at a third level pediatric Mexican hospital in 19 years period of time

  Mutations or chromosome aberrations are considered alterations in the chromosome number or structure. They are mainly considered due to gametogenesis inborn error (meiosis) or during the zygote first cellular divisions. All these alterations might be observed during metaphase from the cellular cycle, where DNA loses are seen (clastogenic processes) due to DNA repair processes deficiency o total absence, among...

Author(s):   Aparicio-Rodríguez J. M., Hurtado-Hernández M. D. L., Marroquín-García I., Rojas-Rivera G. A., Barrientos-Pérez M., Gil-Orduña N. C., Flores-Núñez A. , Ruiz-González R., Gómez-Tello H., Rodríguez-Peralta S., Zamudio-Meneses R., Cuellar-López F., Cubillo-León M. A., Sierra-Pineda F., Palma-Guzmán M. Chavez-Ozeki H. and Chatelain-Mercado S.