RITUXIMAB THERAPY FOR SEVERE CUTANEOUS LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC ANGIITIS REFRACTORY TO CORTICOSTEROIDS, CELLCEPT AND CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE

Rituximab Therapy for Severe Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Angiitis Refractory to Corticosteroids, Cellcept and Cyclophosphamide

We report our clinical experience with rituximab in the treatment of 2 patients with idiopathic cutaneous angiitis who relapsed after treatment with high-dose corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide.A 39-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man presented with ulcerating maculopapular rash in both lower limbs which relapsed 6 months after treatment with a

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The Caprellidea (Crustacea: Peracarida: Amphipoda) from the Gulf of Mexico with a description of a new species of Paracaprella

A new species of caprellid amphipod of the genus Paracaprella is described and illustrated in detail.All the material reported was collected from coral rubble samples from the Arrecife Tuxpan/Lobos Protected Natural Area, off Veracruz State, Mexico, WSW Gulf of Mexico.The new species is characterized by large eyes; article 2 of peduncle of antenna

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Genomic selection improves response to selection in resilience by exploiting genotype by environment interactions

Genotype by environment interactions (GxE) are very common in livestock and hamper genetic improvement.On the other hand, GxE is a source of genetic variation: genetic variation in response to environment, e.g.environmental perturbations such as heat stress or disease.In livestock breeding, there is tendency to ignore GxE because of increased compl

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SsNEP2 Contributes to the Virulence of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a notorious soilborne fungal pathogen that causes serious economic losses globally.The necrosis and ethylene-inducible peptide 1 (NEP1)-like proteins (NLPs) were previously shown to play an important role in pathogenicity in fungal and oomycete pathogens.Here, WHEY ISOLATE CHOCOLATE we generated S.sclerotiorum necrosis a

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