Experiences of parents with children with congenital disorders of glycosylation: What can we learn from them?
Background: Congenital disorders of glycosylation are a group of rare metabolic, genetic diseases that
cause severe cognitive and physical impairments. Owing to the rarity of this condition, the experiences of
these parents are poorly understood.
Objective: This study aimed to explore parents’ experiences of caring for a child or young adult with
congenital disorders of glycosylation.
Year: 2021
MPI‐CDG from a hepatic perspective: Report of two Egyptian cases and review of literature
MPI‐CDG is a rare congenital disorder of glycosylation (CDG) which presents with hepato‐gastrointestinal symptoms and hypoglycemia. We report on hepatic evaluation of two pediatric patients who presented to us with gastrointestinal symptoms. Analysis of carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) showed a Type 1 pattern and molecular analysis confirmed the diagnosis of MPI‐CDG.
Year: 2020
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Rare Diseases: Is the Future Brighter?
The amount of data collected and managed in (bio)medicine is ever-increasing. Thus, there is a need to rapidly and efficiently collect, analyze, and characterize all this information. Artificial intelligence (AI), with an emphasis on deep learning, holds great promise in this area and is already being successfully applied to basic research, diagnosis, drug discovery, and clinical trials.
Year: 2019
Immunological aspects of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG): a review
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) are a rapidly growing family of genetic diseases comprising more than 85 known distinct disorders. They show a great phenotypic variability ranging from multi-organ/system to mono-organ/system involvement with very mild to extremely severe expression. Immunological dysfunction has a significant impact on the phenotype in a minority of CDG.
Year: 2016