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The Cognitive Health in Ageing Register Investigational, Observational and Trial Studies in Dementia Research (CHARIOT) Prospective Readiness cOhort (PRO) SubStudy (CPSS), sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceutical Research & Development LLC, is an Alzheimer's disease (AD) biomarker enriched observational study that began 3 July 2015 CPSS aims to identify and validate determinants of AD, alongside cognitive, functional and biological changes in older adults with or without detectable evidence of AD pathology at baseline.

CPSS is a dual-site longitudinal cohort (3.5 years) assessed quarterly. Cognitively normal participants (60-85 years) were recruited across Greater London and Edinburgh. Participants are classified as high, medium (amnestic or non-amnestic) or low risk for developing mild cognitive impairment-Alzheimer's disease based on their Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status performance at screening. Additional AD-related assessments include a novel cognitive composite, therget the scientific community, research participants, volunteer community, public, industry, regulatory authorities and policymakers. On study completion, and following a predetermined embargo period, CPSS data are planned to be made accessible for analysis to facilitate further research into the determinants of AD pathology, onset of symptomatology and progression.

The CHARIOTPRO SubStudy is registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02114372). Notices of protocol modifications will be made available through this trial registry.
The CHARIOTPRO SubStudy is registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02114372). Notices of protocol modifications will be made available through this trial registry.
Our main objective was to describe transgender people's reasons for consulting a general practitioner (GP) outside of transition-related issues; the secondary objective was to study the qualitative aspects of the primary care visits for this population.

Descriptive, cross-sectional study in France.

The study questionnaire was distributed online and to healthcare centres in France.

Self-identified transgender people aged 18 and older.

Reasons for consulting were collected retrospectively and classified according to the International Classification of Primary Care, second edition (ICPC-2). The answers to the open-ended questions were analysed qualitatively by theme and occurrences.

Out of 320 respondents, 50% visited their GP for a problem unrelated to their transition, with a total of 155 reported reasons. Procedures such as prescription renewal and administrative paperwork represented 33% of the reasons to visit, followed by general symptoms (15%). Benevolence from the physician was the most important criteria for a successful consultation.

Transgender people visit their GP for reasons either related (50%) or unrelated (50%) to transition. When unrelated, reasons appear to be similar to the reasons found in the general population. Further research and training should be developed on comprehensive primary healthcare for transgender people to provide quality patient-centred care for transgender patients.
Transgender people visit their GP for reasons either related (50%) or unrelated (50%) to transition. When unrelated, reasons appear to be similar to the reasons found in the general population. Further research and training should be developed on comprehensive primary healthcare for transgender people to provide quality patient-centred care for transgender patients.
COPD can be assessed using multidimensional grading systems with components from three domains pulmonary function tests, symptoms and systemic features. Clinically, measures may be used interchangeably, though it is not known if they share similar pathobiology.

To use RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) to determine if there is an overlap in the underlying biological mechanisms and consequences driving different components of the multidimensional grading systems.

Whole blood was collected for RNA-seq from current and former smokers in the Genetic Epidemiology of COPD study. We tested the overlap in gene expression and biological pathways associated with case-control status and quantitative COPD phenotypes within and between the three domains.

In 2647 subjects, there were 3030 genes differentially expressed in any of the three domains or case-control status. There were five genes that overlapped between the three domains and case-control status, including
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), which were associated with loe correlation of clinical phenotypes in the PFT and symptom domains but not the systemic features.Microglia-induced neuroinflammation after stroke contributes to the exacerbation of post-ischemic damage but also supports neurorestorative events. Longitudinal molecular imaging of microglia-targeted therapies will support the assessment of target engagement, therapy efficacy, and deciphering the mode of action. We investigated the effects of chronic colony stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) inhibitor-mediated microglia depletion on translocator protein (TSPO)-dependent neuroinflammation and cerebrovascular parameters using positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. Methods N = 40 C57BL/6 mice underwent a 30 minutes transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAo) and were randomly assigned to either control group or treated with CSF-1R inhibitor (PLX5622; Plexxikon Inc.). N = 8 mice/group were used for 18F-DPA-714 (TSPO) PET imaging at days 7, 14, 21, and 30 post ischemia and behavioural tests prior to and after surgery. An extra group of n = 8 mice/group underwent MR imaging odulatory effects and the optimal therapeutic time window for its application needs to be defined.We analyzed real-world clinical outcomes of sequential alpha-/beta-emitter therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Methods We assessed safety and overall survival in 26 patients who received lutetium-177-prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand (177Lu-PSMA) following radium-223 in the ongoing non-interventional Radium-223 alpha Emitter Agent Safety Study in mCRPC popUlation for long-teRm Evaluation (REASSURE; NCT02141438). Results Patients received radium-223 for a median 6 injections and subsequent 177Lu-PSMA for a median 3.5 months (≥4th therapy in 69%). The median time between radium-223 and 177Lu-PSMA treatment was 8 months (range 1-31). Grade 3 hematologic events occurred in 9/26 patients (during or after 177Lu-PSMA treatment in 5/9 patients; 8/9 patients had also received docetaxel). Median overall survival was 28.0 months from radium-223 start and 13.2 months from 177Lu-PSMA start. Conclusion Although the small sample size precludes definitive conclusions, these preliminary data, especially 177Lu-PSMA treatment duration, suggest feasibility of 177Lu-PSMA use after radium-223 in this real-world setting.Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a promising target for diagnosis and therapy of numerous malignant tumors. FAP-2286 is the conjugate of a FAP-binding peptide, which can be labeled with radionuclides for theranostic applications. We present the first-in-human results using 177Lu-FAP-2286 for peptide-targeted radionuclide therapy (PTRT). Methods PTRT using 177Lu-FAP-2286 was performed in 11 patients with advanced adenocarcinomas of pancreas, breast, rectum and ovary after prior confirmation of uptake on 68Ga-FAP-2286/-FAPI-04- PET/CT. Results Administration of 177Lu-FAP-2286 (5.8 ± 2.0 GBq; range, 2.4-9.9 GBq) was well tolerated, with no adverse symptoms or clinically detectable pharmacologic effects being noticed or reported in any of the patients. The whole-body effective doses were 0.07 ± 0.02 Gy/GBq (range 0.04 - 0.1). The mean absorbed doses for kidneys and red marrow were 1.0 ± 0.6 Gy/GBq (range 0.4 - 2.0) and 0.05 ± 0.02 Gy/GBq (range 0.03 - 0.09), respectively. Significant uptake and long tumor retention of 177Lu-FAP-2286 resulted in high absorbed tumor doses, e.g., 3.0 ± 2.7 Gy/GBq (range 0.5 - 10.6) in bone metastases. No grade (G) 4 adverse events were observed. G3 events occurred in 3 patients - 1 pancytopenia, 1 leukocytopenia and 1 pain flare-up; 3 patients reported pain-response. Conclusion 177Lu-FAP-2286 PTRT, applied in a broad spectrum of cancers, was relatively well-tolerated with acceptable side effects and demonstrated long retention of the radiopeptide. Prospective clinical studies are warranted.Spontaneous mutations can alter tissue dynamics and lead to cancer initiation. Although large-scale sequencing projects have illuminated processes that influence somatic mutation and subsequent tumor evolution, the mutational dynamics operating in the very early stages of cancer development are currently not well understood. To explore mutational processes in the early stages of cancer evolution, we exploited neoplasia arising spontaneously in the Drosophila intestine. Analysing whole-genome sequencing data with a dedicated bioinformatic pipeline, we found neoplasia formation to be driven largely through the inactivation of Notch by structural variants, many of which involve highly complex genomic rearrangements. The genome-wide mutational burden in neoplasia was found to be similar to that of several human cancers. Finally, we identified genomic features associated with spontaneous mutation, and defined the evolutionary dynamics and mutational landscape operating within intestinal neoplasia over the short lifespan of the adult fly. Our findings provide unique insight into mutational dynamics operating over a short timescale in the genetic model system, Drosophila melanogaster.DNA topology and alternative DNA structures are implicated in regulating diverse biological processes. Although biomechanical properties of these structures have been studied extensively in vitro, characterization in vivo, particularly in multicellular organisms, is limited. We devised new methods to map DNA supercoiling and single-stranded DNA in Caenorhabditis elegans embryos and diapause larvae. To map supercoiling, we quantified the incorporation of biotinylated psoralen into DNA using high-throughput sequencing. To map single-stranded DNA, we combined permanganate treatment with genome-wide sequencing of induced double-stranded breaks. We found high levels of negative supercoiling at transcription start sites (TSSs) in embryos. GC-rich regions flanked by a sharp GC-to-AT transition delineate boundaries of supercoil propagation. In contrast to TSSs in embryos, TSSs in diapause larvae showed dramatic reductions in negative supercoiling without concomitant attenuation of transcription, suggesting developmental-stage-specific regulation. To assess whether alternative DNA structures control chromosome architecture and gene expression, we examined DNA supercoiling in the context of X-Chromosome dosage compensation. We showed that the condensin dosage compensation complex creates negative supercoils locally at its highest-occupancy binding sites but found no evidence for large-scale supercoiling domains along X Chromosomes. In contrast to transcription-coupled negative supercoiling, single-strandedness, which is most pronounced at transcript end sites, is dependent on high AT content and symmetrically positioned nucleosomes. We propose that sharp transitions in sequence composition at functional genomic elements constitute a common regulatory code and that DNA structure and propagation of torsional stress at regulatory elements are critical parameters in shaping important developmental events.
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