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To determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency on dried blood spots (DBS) obtained at newborn blood spot screening (NBS) and thereby test the efficacy of the UK national antenatal supplementation programme in an increasingly ethnically diverse English population. To evaluate the seasonal and ethnic variation in neonatal plasma 25 hydoxyvitamin D (25OHD) and its determinants.

Three thousand random DBS samples received at a single regional newborn screening laboratory (52°N) over two one-week periods, one in winter (February 2019) and one in summer (August 2019), were collected. Data was collected from NBS cards on birth weight, gestational age, maternal age, ethnicity, and post code which was replaced with index of multiple deprivation (IMD). 25OHD concentrations were measured on 6mm sub-punch from DBS using quantitative liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry adjusted to equivalent plasma values. 25OHD variation with season was assessed using Mann-Whitney U test and ethnic groups compared usins to protect newborns from vitamin D deficiency, especially those from minority ethnic groups who are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency. Nearly 70% of all newborns and 85% of winter-borns had 25OHD concentrations below 50 nmol/L (20 μg/L). Almost 50% of babies of Black or Asian origin were deficient at birth, which explains their high risk of hypocalcaemic complications and rickets if left unsupplemented. Our findings call for an immediate review of the delivery of antenatal and infant vitamin D supplementation programmes and implementation of food fortification in the long term.

Pregnancy after kidney transplantation is an uncommon event. JIB-04 in vitro In addition to the risk to the child and the mother, pregnancy has a certain risk for the transplanted kidney.

We made a retrospective analysis of pregnancy and kidney function over a 49-year period in women with transplanted kidneys monitored at the National Transplant Centre, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

We analyzed 22 pregnancies in 18 women (26-39 years old) 78 ± 37 months after transplantation. Serum creatinine before conception was 92 ± 26 μmol/L; 3 years after delivery, it was 117 ± 67 μmol/L. There were no rejections during pregnancy. Three rejections occurred in the first 9 months after delivery. The median duration of pregnancies was 37 weeks. Preeclampsia occurred in 4 women and severe eclampsia occurred in 2 women. In 19 cases, delivery was by caesarean section. One child was born with trisomy of chromosome 21 and 3 children were born with minor congenital anomalies.

Renal function and proteinuria did not deteriorate 3 years after pregnancy, even after 2 pregnancies. Rejections in the early post-pregnancy period were common. Preeclampsia was more frequent than in the average population. The incidence of major congenital anomalies was comparable to that seen in pregnant women without immunosuppression.

Renal function and proteinuria did not deteriorate 3 years after pregnancy, even after 2 pregnancies. Rejections in the early post-pregnancy period were common. Preeclampsia was more frequent than in the average population. The incidence of major congenital anomalies was comparable to that seen in pregnant women without immunosuppression.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is known as one of the most frequent post-transplant neoplastic diseases, which may lead to recipient and graft morbidity after liver transplant.

A 14-year-old boy received pediatric living donor liver transplant (right living graft) 29 months ago, with etiology of biliary atresia. During 22-month follow-up after transplant, computed tomography and positron emission tomography with computed tomography scan showed a single progressive mass locating in the graft cutting surface with occlusive reconstructed middle hepatic vein (MHV). Serology was negative for Epstein-Barr virus serology. Mild fever and pneumonia did not improve after 1-week intravenous antibiotics. PTLD was considered.

A surgical resection was scheduled and performed in compliance with the Helsinki Congress and the Istanbul Declaration. During laparotomy, a single mass located in the reconstructed MHV from segment V to the inferior vena cava was confirmed. Postoperative immunohistochemical result showed CD 3(+), CD 20(+), CD 38(+), CD 10(-), CD 56(-), Ki-67(+, 20%-30%), Epstein-Barr virus-encoded RNA(-), and Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2(-).