Complete Pseudo-Anodontia in an Adult Woman with Pseudo-Hypoparathyroidism Type 1a: A New Additional Nonclassical Feature?

Pseudo-anodontia consists in the clinical, not radiographic, absence of teeth, due to failure in their eruption.It has been reported as part of an extremely rare syndrome, named GAPO syndrome.Pseudo-hypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHPT-1a) is a rare condition, characterized by resistance to the parathyroid hormone (PTH), as well as to many other hormon

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An Extract of Transgenic Senna obtusifolia L. hairy roots with Overexpression of PgSS1 Gene in Combination with Chemotherapeutic Agent Induces Apoptosis in the Leukemia Cell Line

Many biologically-active plant-derived compounds have therapeutic or chemopreventive effects.The use of plant in vitro cultures in conjunction with modern genetic engineering techniques allows greater amounts of valuable secondary metabolites to be obtained without interfering with the natural environment.This work presents the first findings conce

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First Report of IMI-2-Producing Enterobacter bugandensis and CTX-M-55-Producing Escherichia coli isolated from Healthy Volunteers in Tunisia

The aim of this study was to characterize the prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria among healthy humans in Tunisia.Fifty-one rectal swabs of healthy volunteers were plated on MacConkey agar plates supplemented with cefotaxime or imipenem.The occurrences of resistance ge

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