Objective. Infantile Pompe’s disease is a lethal cardiac and muscular disorder. Current
developments toward enzyme replacement therapy are promising. The aim of our study is to …

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Pompe’s disease is a neuromuscular disorder caused by deficiency of lysosomal acid α–glucosidase.
Recombinant human α– glucosidase is under evaluation as therapeutic drug. In …

Background Incisional hernia is an important complication of abdominal surgery. Procedures
for the repair of these hernias with sutures and with mesh have been reported, but there is …

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the best treatment of incisional hernia,
taking into account recurrence, complications, discomfort, cosmetic result, and patient …

Background Sensitive techniques for detection of minimal residual disease (MRD) at degrees
of one leukaemic cell per 10 3 –10 6 cells (10 −3 –10 −6 ) during follow-up of children with …

Background Laparoscopic surgery as an alternative to open surgery in patients with rectal
cancer has not yet been shown to be oncologically safe. The aim in the COlorectal cancer …

Objective: Immunophenotyping of blood lymphocytes is an important tool in the diagnosis of
hematologic and immunologic disorders. Because of maturation and expansion of the …

Subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (SHE) is assumed to have a negative effect on patients'
daily functioning; therefore, treatment is recommended. However, no studies have been …

Introduction: Laparoscopic colectomy for cancer has not yet been widely accepted due to
concerns about tumor recurrence. To enhance the power in determining whether laparoscopic …