Updated mtDNA study of Guinea-Bissau immigrant population living in Lisbon
Guinea-Bissau is a country on the west coast of African Continent.Before the arrival of Europeans and until the XVII century, the territory was part of the Gabu kingdom, Mali Empire.In the past decades the number of immigrants in Portugal has grown and Guinean immigrant community is one of the largest immigrant communities. Most of those immigrants are based in Lisbon metropolitan region.Over the last decades, mtDNA has become an important genetic marker in human and population evolution studies, as well as in forensic and clinical case studies. (Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series)
Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics Supplement Series - September 19, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Ant ónio Amorim, Joana Ribeiro, Cláudia Vieira da Silva, Vanessa Bogas, Teresa Ribeiro, Maria João Porto, Heloísa Afonso Costa Source Type: research
Evidence for contrasting accumulation pattern of cadmium in relation to other elements in Senilia senilis and Tagelus adansoni from the Bijag ós archipelago, Guinea-Bissau.
Evidence for contrasting accumulation pattern of cadmium in relation to other elements in Senilia senilis and Tagelus adansoni from the Bijagós archipelago, Guinea-Bissau.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2017 Sep 16;:
Authors: Catry T, Figueira P, Carvalho L, Monteiro R, Coelho P, Lourenço PM, Catry P, Tchantchalam Q, Catry I, Botelho MJ, Pereira E, Granadeiro JP, Vale C
Abstract
Shellfish harvesting in intertidal areas is a widespread and economically important activity in many countries across West Africa. However, in some areas, there is virtually no information concerning the le...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 16, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Catry T, Figueira P, Carvalho L, Monteiro R, Coelho P, Lourenço PM, Catry P, Tchantchalam Q, Catry I, Botelho MJ, Pereira E, Granadeiro JP, Vale C Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research
Severe respiratory involvement in a young-onset limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2A from Guinea-Bissau associated with a novel pathogenic mutation
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2A (calpainopathy) is an autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in the CAPN3 gene, which encodes for calpain-3. In comparison with dystrophinopathy or other muscular dystrophies such as sarcoglycanopathy, respiratory involvement is considered rare and tends to occur in very late stages of the disease. A 27-years-old African male born in Guinea-Bissau presented with severe progressive limb-girdle muscle atrophy and weakness for the previous 12 years. He became wheelchair-bounded in his middle twenties. (Source: Neuromuscular Disorders)
Source: Neuromuscular Disorders - September 10, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: M. Oliveira Santos, R. Roque, I. Concei ção Source Type: research
Awareness, attitudes and perceptions regarding HIV and PMTCT amongst pregnant women in Guinea-Bissau – a qualitative study
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a major cause of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) strategies h... (Source: BMC Women's Health)
Source: BMC Women's Health - September 4, 2017 Category: OBGYN Authors: Noel Vieira, Dlama Nggida Rasmussen, In ês Oliveira, Aureliano Gomes, Peter Aaby, Christian Wejse, Morten Sodemann, Lucy Reynolds and Holger W. Unger Tags: Research article Source Type: research
Genetic characterization of Guinea-Bissau using a 12 X-chromosomal STR system: Inferences from a multiethnic population
Publication date: Available online 24 August 2017 Source:Forensic Science International: Genetics Author(s): Iva Gomes, Plácido J.P. Pereira, Sonja Harms, Andréa M. Oliveira, Peter M. Schneider, António Brehm A male West African sample from Guinea-Bissau (West-African coast) was genetically analyzed using 12 X chromosomal short tandem repeats that are grouped into four haplotype groups. Linkage disequilibrium was tested (p≤0.0008) and association was detected for the majority of markers in three out of the four studied haplotype clusters. The sample of 332 unrelated individuals analyzed in this study belonged ...
Source: Forensic Science International: Genetics - August 24, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research
Plastic and other microfibers in sediments, macroinvertebrates and shorebirds from three intertidal wetlands of southern Europe and west Africa.
Abstract
Microplastics are widespread in aquatic environments and can be ingested by a wide range of organisms. They can also be transferred along food webs. Estuaries and other tidal wetlands may be particularly prone to this type of pollution due to their particular hydrological characteristics and sewage input, but few studies have compared wetlands with different anthropogenic pressure. Furthermore, there is no information on microplastic transfer to secondary intertidal consumers such as shorebirds. We analysed intertidal sediments, macroinvertebrates and shorebirds, from three important wetlands alon...
Source: Environmental Pollution - August 7, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lourenço PM, Serra-Gonçalves C, Ferreira JL, Catry T, Granadeiro JP Tags: Environ Pollut Source Type: research
Cost-effectiveness of providing measles vaccination to all children in Guinea-Bissau.
CONCLUSIONS: Taking the low cost of MV and the beneficial non-specific effects of MV into consideration, a 10-dose MV vial should be reclassified as a '1+ dose vial'. The vial should be opened for a single child, irrespective of age, but can vaccinate up to 10 children.
PMID: 28580855 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Global Health Action)
Source: Global Health Action - June 6, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Glob Health Action Source Type: research
Noma in an HIV infected patient in Guinea-Bissau: a case report
ConclusionNoma is an opportunistic infection and immunodeficiencies such as HIV should always be suspected when presenting in an adult patient. (Source: Infection)
Source: Infection - June 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Contextual and psychosocial factors predicting Ebola prevention behaviours using the RANAS approach to behaviour change in Guinea-Bissau
This study aimed to measure the underlying contextual and psychosocial factors of intent... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - May 15, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Anna E. Gamma, Jurgita Slekiene, Gregor von Medeazza, Fredrik Asplund, Placido Cardoso and Hans-Joachim Mosler Source Type: research
Low prevalence of malnourishment among household contacts of patients with tuberculosis in Guinea-Bissau
(Source: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease)
Source: International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - May 10, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Patsche, C. B. Rudolf, F. Mogensen, S. W. Sifna, A. Gomes, V. F. Byberg, S. Wejse, C. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research
Seasonal Variation in Child Mortality in Rural Guinea ‐Bissau
ConclusionThe mortality declined throughout the study, yet rainy season continued to be associated with 51% higher overall mortality.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health)
Source: Tropical Medicine and International Health - May 1, 2017 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Bibi Uhre Nielsen, Stine Byberg, Peter Aaby, Amabelia Rodrigues, Christine Stabell Benn, Ane B ærent Fisker Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Miliary tuberculosis with cerebral, liver, prostate and retroesophageal involvement
Publication date: Available online 25 April 2017 Source:IDCases Author(s): Raquel Goncalves, Pedro Lopes, Patrícia Mendes, João Trêpa, João Rua, Rosa Sá, Isabel Ramos, J. Saraiva da Cunha Miliary tuberculosis results from the lymphohematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it is a rare form of this disease. The most affected places are the lymph nodes, pleura, and osteoarticular system, but any organ can be involved. Currently the disease is still endemic in developing countries by its close association with poor living conditions and malnutrition. Other comorbidities, particularly infection by h...
Source: IDCases - April 26, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Study of InDel genetic markers with forensic and ancestry informative interest in PALOP ’s immigrant populations in Lisboa
AbstractThe migratory phenomenon in Portugal has become one of the main factors for the genetic variability. In the last few years, a new class of autosomal insertion/deletion markers —InDel—has attracted interest in forensic genetics. Since there is no data for InDel markers of Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP) immigrants living in Lisboa, our aim is the characterization of those groups of individuals by typing them with at least 30 InDel markers and to compare d ifferent groups of individuals/populations. We studied 454 bloodstain samples belonging to immigrant individuals from Angola, Guinea-Bissau, and ...
Source: International Journal of Legal Medicine - April 11, 2017 Category: Medical Law Source Type: research
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in urban Bo, Sierra Leone, and in the 16 countries of the West Africa region
ConclusionsIt is important for hospitals and clinics across West Africa to increase their ability to diagnose, monitor, and treat type 2 diabetes in urban and rural areas. (Source: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews)
Source: Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews - March 1, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Abu James Sundufu, Cecil N. Bockarie, Kathryn H. Jacobsen Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
