Siblings
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings: Multiple informants, multiple measures.

13 Dec 2009 BACKGROUND: Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) may be related to disease factors, or to socio-demographic factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of behavioral and emotional problems ... Read more...

The treatment of pediatric Philadelphia positive (Ph+) leukemias in the imatinib era.

29 Nov 2009 BACKGROUND: As the treatment of Philadelphia positive (Ph+) leukemias in the era of imatinib continues to evolve, the role of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allogeneic-HCT) in first remission is becoming more unclear. PROCEDURE: ... Read more...

Fanconi anemia and biallelic BRCA2 mutation diagnosed in a young child with an embryonal CNS tumor.

29 Nov 2009 Medulloblastoma, the most common pediatric malignant brain tumor often arises sporadically; however, in a subgroup of patients, there exist familial conditions such as Fanconi anemia with biallelic BRCA2 mutation that predispose patients to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Siblings'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Behavioral and emotional problems in children with sickle cell disease and healthy siblings: Multiple informants, multiple measures. 13 Dec 2009
• The treatment of pediatric Philadelphia positive (Ph+) leukemias in the imatinib era. 29 Nov 2009
• Fanconi anemia and biallelic BRCA2 mutation diagnosed in a young child with an embryonal CNS tumor. 29 Nov 2009
• Renal cystic dysplasia, paucity of bile ducts, situs inversus, bowing of the femora in two siblings in the Reunion Island: a ciliopathy? 29 Sep 2009
• Identification of monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis among sibling transplant donors for chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients. 22 Sep 2009
• Behaviors associated with ultraviolet radiation exposure in a cohort of adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. 13 Sep 2009
• Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to a novel missense mutation in the first extracellular loop of the neurokinin B receptor. 13 Sep 2009
• Thinning of the motor-cingulate-insular cortices in siblings concordant for Tourette syndrome. 7 Sep 2009
• Caring for a sibling with anorexia nervosa: a qualitative study. 30 Aug 2009
• Helping families for caring children with autistic spectrum disorders. 30 Aug 2009
• Phenotypic heterogeneity and lesion size measurements in Stargardt macular dystrophy. 30 Aug 2009
• Manifestation of neurofibromatosis 1 in a patient with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. 30 Aug 2009
• Prolonged neurologic course of familial hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. 30 Aug 2009
• Sensorimotor neuronopathy in ataxia with oculomotor apraxia type 2. 30 Aug 2009
• Two brothers with ataxia-telangiectasia-like disorder with lung adenocarcinoma. 30 Aug 2009
• Functional health status of adolescents after the Fontan procedure -- comparison with their siblings. 30 Aug 2009
• Sustained virologic response following HCV eradication in two brothers with X-linked agammaglobulinaemia. 19 Aug 2009
• Glad to be here. 17 Aug 2009
• A novel TACSTD2 mutation identified in two Chinese brothers with gelatinous drop-like corneal dystrophy. 12 Aug 2009
• Evidence of shared genetic risk factors for migraine and rolandic epilepsy. 6 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Siblings'

Definition: Persons or animals having at least one parent in common. (American College Dictionary, 3d ed)

Descriptor UI: D035781

Alternative terms: Siblings; Sibling; Sisters; Sister; Brothers; Brother;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; psychology;

Tree Number: F01.829.263.500.490; I01.880.225.500.505; M01.781;

History Note: 2003

Technical Notes: use only when the subject of discussion