OBJECTIVE To explore the relationship between polymorphism of apolipoprotein E (ApoE) exon 4 gene and different syndromes in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). METHODS Two hundred patients with CHD were divided into four groups according to syndrome differentiation, including syndrome of phlegm (PS), syndrome of blood stasis (BSS), syndrome of phlegm-blood stasis blocking (PBBS) and ...

Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a common disorder in childhood with high prevalence in syndromic subjects with craniofacial malformations. Proteus Syndrome (PS) is a rare hamartoneoplastic disorder associated with disproportionate and asymmetric overgrowth of body parts and hypertrophy or malformation of lymphatic tissues, such as palatine tonsils. We report a case of a 12-year-old b...

Whether a dopamine-deficiency syndrome in a Parkinson-syndrome (PS) may occur more easily during a heat wave than during more temperate climate conditions is unknown. We report a case that may suggest this. A 56 yo male with heterozygosity for metachromatic leucodystrophy and a history of metabolic myopathy, PS and diabetes experienced worsening of the PS during a heat wave. His condition furth...

BACKGROUND Poland's Syndrome (PS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by the unilateral partial or complete absence of the sternocostal head of the pectoralis major muscle and ipsilateral brachysyndactyly or syndactyly of the fingers. It has been reported to be associated with other diseases, but PS accompanied by neurofibroma has rarely been reported. CASE REPORT We report a rare cas...

Pulmonary surfactant (PS) is a complicated mixture of approximately 90% lipids and 10% proteins. It plays an important role in maintaining normal respiratory mechanics by reducing alveolar surface tension to near-zero values. Supplementing exogenous surfactant to newborns suffering from respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a leading cause of perinatal mortality, has completely altered neonatal ...

BACKGROUND Although prostatitis syndrome (PS) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are common disorders, information on the prevalence of IBS in infertile patients with PS is relatively scanty. Therefore, this study was undertaken to estimate the frequency of PS and IBS and to evaluate the prevalence of the various diagnostic categories of prostatitis. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS This study ...

Proteus syndrome (PS) is a rare congenital hamartomatous disorder with multisystem involvement. PS shows highly clinical variability due to overgrowth of the affected areas, and several features can make anesthetic management challenging. Little is known about the airway problem associated with anesthesia in PS patients. An 11-year-old girl with PS was scheduled for ear surgery under general an...

Transbilayer lipid asymmetry in platelets and other cells is maintained by an aminophospholipid translocase, an active transporter pumping aminophospholipids phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylethanolamine from the outer to the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane. Under particular conditions, phospholipid asymmetry is disrupted by a “scrambling” process, in which the phospholipids become ...

Proteus syndrome (PS) is a rare and sporadic disorder characterized by overgrowth of multiple tissues and a propensity to develop particular neoplasms. The clinical manifestations of PS include macrodactyly, vertebral abnormalities, asymmetric limb overgrowth and length discrepancy, hyperostosis, abnormal and asymmetric fat distribution, asymmetric muscle development, connective tissue nevi, an...