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    Influencia del conocimiento y de la calidad de los hábitos nutricionales en el control de los niños con diabetes tipo 1 de Huesca.

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    La diabetes mellitus tipo 1 es una enfermedad con una alta prevalencia en la edad pediátrica y que se diagnostica en edades cada vez mas tempranas. Un mal control de esta enfermedad ocasiona una alta morbilidad en la edad adulta. En su tratamiento existen tres pilares fundamentales: la insulina, el ejercicio físico y la nutrición.El objetivo de nuestro trabajo es analizar por medio de una encuesta de 15 ítems, diseñada al efecto, que se realizará telefónicamente a los niños diabéticos controlados en la consulta de endocrinología pediátrica del hospital San Jorge de Huesca, el nivel conocimiento y la calidad de los hábitos nutricionales de estos niños. Correlacionando estos datos con la edad de los pacientes, los años de seguimiento, y su control metabólico.<br /

    Clonal chromosomal mosaicism and loss of chromosome Y in elderly men increase vulnerability for SARS-CoV-2

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    The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) had an estimated overall case fatality ratio of 1.38% (pre-vaccination), being 53% higher in males and increasing exponentially with age. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, we found 133 cases (1.42%) with detectable clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations (mCA) and 226 males (5.08%) with acquired loss of chromosome Y (LOY). Individuals with clonal mosaic events (mCA and/or LOY) showed a 54% increase in the risk of COVID-19 lethality. LOY is associated with transcriptomic biomarkers of immune dysfunction, pro-coagulation activity and cardiovascular risk. Interferon-induced genes involved in the initial immune response to SARS-CoV-2 are also down-regulated in LOY. Thus, mCA and LOY underlie at least part of the sex-biased severity and mortality of COVID-19 in aging patients. Given its potential therapeutic and prognostic relevance, evaluation of clonal mosaicism should be implemented as biomarker of COVID-19 severity in elderly people. Among 9578 individuals diagnosed with COVID-19 in the SCOURGE study, individuals with clonal mosaic events (clonal mosaicism for chromosome alterations and/or loss of chromosome Y) showed an increased risk of COVID-19 lethality
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