PURPOSE OF REVIEW Duchenne muscular dystrophy is one of many neuromuscular disorders, but it frequently causes severe disability early in life and early death. Cardiac involvement is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. RECENT FINDINGS Heart disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy can include a cardiomyopathy leading to end-stage heart failure along with associated supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in Duchenne muscular dystrophy as well as emerging therapies.An electrochemical immunoassay for the carcinoembryonic antigen is described. It is based on the use of Au NPs modified zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) and ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC). Au NPs@ZIF-8 was synthesized by reduction of chloroauric acid. It serves as immobilization support nanocarrier to increase antibody loading due to its large surface area. Poziotinib mw OMC was dropped on a glassy carbon electrode to improve electrochemical signals due to enhanced electrical conductivity. Differential pulse voltammetry was carried out to record electrochemical responses (best measured at 0.26 V vs. Ag/AgCl). The immunosensor demonstrated excellent electrochemical performance with a linear determination range of 5 pg mL-1 to 400 ng mL-1 and a determination limit of 1.3 pg mL-1 (S/N = 3). The sensor also exhibited high selectivity, good stability, and acceptable reproducibility. Graphical abstract Scheme 1 Schematic representation of fabrication of the immunosensor for CEA determination.PURPOSE The aim of this study was to explore possible correlations among different imaging features from 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro-D-Glucose positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) in rectal cancer (RC). PROCEDURES RC patients who underwent PET/MRI were enrolled. A region of interest (ROI) was drawn around each primary RC on PET/MRI images (PET, pelvic axial T2w, and apparent diffusion coefficient maps (ADC)). Multiple imaging features were assessed, and Pearson’s correlation was used to explore possible correlations among them. RESULTS A total of 13 patients were included, mean age 56.1 years old, 6 females. A strong inverse correlation was observed between SUVpeak and ADCmean values, MTV and T2 sphericity, MTV and ADC sphericity, MTV and T2 entropy, and TLG and ADC sphericity. There was also strong direct correlation between PET entropy and ADC sphericity. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, several clinically relevant correlations were observed between PET and MRI imaging features. These findings show how the use of both modalities provides complementary information.PURPOSE Quantification of post-interventional adverse events of outpatient SIRT leading to hospitalization and quantification of radiation exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this single-center, retrospective cohort study, we reviewed 212 patients treated with SIRT (90Y-microspheres) for primary and secondary liver malignancies. We searched for adverse events (AEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs), defined as AE’s causing hospitalization. Additionally, radiation exposure was measured in 36 patients. RESULTS Seven patients had an SAE (3.3%), four patients had AE without readmission/hospitalization (1.9%) and 201 patients had no complications (94.8%). The mean ambient dose rate at 1 m distance from the source after administration of 90Y-microspheres was 1.88 µSv/h ± 0.74 (± SD) with a range from 4.3 to 0.2 µSv/h. CONCLUSION Outpatient radioembolization with 90Y-microspheres is safe and requires hospitalization only in a very small number of patients. The mean dose rate was low and met the national conditions for outpatient treatment ( less then  5 µSv/h).PURPOSE To evaluate ocular surface changes and meibomian gland scores in patients with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study was conducted at Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology. A total of 34 eyes of 17 patients with oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis and 30 right eyes of 30 age and gender-matched healthy subjects were included. Besides ophthalmic examination Schirmer 1 test, tear film break up time, Oxford staining scale and meibography were performed. RESULTS There was no statistically significant differences between groups in terms of age, mean intraocular pressure, mean Schirmer 1 test value, tear film break up time and Oxford staining score. The median upper and lower eyelid meiboscore were 1 ± 0.60 (IQR = 1), and 0 ± 0.34 (IQR = 0) in Group 1, and they were 1 ± 0.56 (IQR = 0), 1 ± 0.12 (IQR = 1) in Group 2. Also, mean upper and lower meiboscores were statistically similar (p values 0.068 and 0.545, respectively). However, the median total meiboscore was 1 ± 0.42 (IQR = 1) in Group 1 and 1 ± 0.66 (IQR = 1) in Group 2. The difference was statistically significant (p = 0.041). CONCLUSION Aqueous-deficient dry eye is a well-known condition in patients with rheumatologic diseases. However, evaporative dry eye and meibomian glands were not studied earlier. The current study demonstrated that total meiboscores of oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients are higher than normal subjects, which indicates a possible evaporative dry eye tendency in this entity.OBJECTIVES Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogeneous autoimmune disease, characterized by chronic inflammation, hyperplasia (swelling), tenderness, erosion of cartilage and bones in synovial joints. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) is an important regulator of inflammation, and its polymorphism is implicated in several diseases. Therefore, the study was done to determine whether TGF-β1 C/T gene polymorphism was associated with RA in North Indian population. METHODS Eighty-seven (male/female 29/58) healthy controls and 76 (male/female 17/59) RA patients were recruited for association study between TGF-β1 +869C/T polymorphism. TGF-β1 +869C/T polymorphism was genotyped by allele specific amplification refractory mutation system polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR) to test susceptibility to clinical presentation of RA patients in North Indian population by comparing RA genotypes with control groups. RESULTS The genotypic association studies and dominant, recessive, and allelic models revealed that TGF-β1 +869C/T gene polymorphism is involved in the onset of RA.