Original Article: Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Gene Therapy for Cystinosis https://nej.md/3On4O4j
Editorial: Gene Therapy for Nephropathic Cystinosis https://nej.md/4rhGm2Q
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Sputum total mucin concentration can be used to help diagnose chronic bronchitis. A novel Mucin Quantitative Score derived using levels of mucus components MUC5AX and MUC5B, as well as total mucin, may improve diagnostic performance. Learn more: https://eviden.cc/4r9bvVK
A previously healthy 26-year-old man presented with a 5-day history of fever, nausea, and vomiting and a 2-day history of an itchy rash. The rash had started behind his ears and then spread to his face and entire body. The patient was a refugee from a Middle Eastern country and had had limited vaccinations. Well-demarcated erosions were also present on the buccal mucosa on both sides of the mouth. What is the most likely etiology of these erosions? https://nej.md/IC02192026
Survival in patients with cancer, affected by myriad factors, is notoriously difficult to predict, writes Jessica S. Ross, MD, in a new Perspective essay. But while oncologists find it hard to communicate the uncertainty, patients are the ones who must live it. Read the full essay: https://nej.md/3MJWJ9r