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Browsing Internal Medicine by Author "Adam, Sumaiya"
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Maseko, Ncamsile F.; Van Zyl, Danie G.; Adam, Sumaiya
(Wiley, 2022-09)
BACKGROUND : Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) during pregnancy is associated with increased rates of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. DKA management guidelines are designed to ensure optimal management and minimize ...
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Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Adam, Sumaiya; Abrahams, Yoonus; Rheeder, Paul; Pheiffer, Carmen
(Public Library of Science, 2021-03)
DNA methylation is increasingly recognized as a potential biomarker of metabolic disease.
However, there is limited information on the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
infection on the candidacy of DNA ...
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Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Adam, Sumaiya; Rheeder, Paul; Louw, Johan; Pheiffer, Carmen
(MDPI Publishing, 2019-11-20)
Increasing evidence implicate altered DNA methylation in the pathophysiology of
gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). This exploratory study probed the association between GDM
and peripheral blood DNA methylation patterns ...
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Adam, Sumaiya; Pheiffer, Carmen; Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Rheeder, Paul
(Taylor and Francis, 2018)
BACKGROUND : We investigated the association between markers of insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, and adipokines and GDM.
METHODS : In our case-cohort study in Johannesburg we included women with GDM and controls. ...
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Adam, Sumaiya; Pheiffer, Carmen; Dias, Stephanie; Hlongwane, T.M.A.G. (Tsakane); Vannevel, Valerie; Soma-Pillay, Priya; Abdullah, Fareed
(Frontiers Media SA, 2022-07-13)
Despite many advances in medicine we are still faced with emerging pathogens.
Pregnant women have been disproportionately affected by previous coronavirus
outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic has not affected pregnant women ...
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Adam, Sumaiya; Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Rheeder, Paul; Pheiffer, Carmen
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-07)
The prevalence of non-communicable diseases in South Africa (SA)
is increasing. Alarmingly, SA is one of the nations with the most
obese people in the world. The incidence of gestational diabetes
mellitus (GDM) is ...
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Adam, Sumaiya; Rheeder, Paul
(Wiley, 2018-04)
OBJECTIVE : To investigate the performance of the Roche Accuchek Active glucometer in diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) versus the gold-standard laboratory test.
METHODS : In a prospective cohort observational ...
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Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Adam, Sumaiya; Van Wyk, Nastasja; Rheeder, Paul; Louw, Johan; Pheiffer, Carmen
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE : Recently, several studies have reported that DNA methylation changes in tissue are reflected in blood, sparking interest in the potential use of global DNA methylation as a biomarker for gestational ...
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Pheiffer, Carmen; Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Rheeder, Paul; Adam, Sumaiya
(Springer, 2019-08)
BACKGROUND : Recently, we reported that the microRNAs (miRNAs) miR-20a-5p and—to a lesser extent—miR-222-3p hold potential as biomarkers for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative ...
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Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Pheiffer, Carmen; Abrahams, Yoonus; Rheeder, Paul; Adam, Sumaiya
(MDPI Publishing, 2018-09-26)
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing public health problem worldwide.
The condition is associated with perinatal complications and an increased risk for future metabolic
disease in both mothers and their ...
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Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Adam, Sumaiya; Rheeder, Paul; Pheiffer, Carmen
(Dove Medical Press, 2021)
PURPOSE : Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing public health concern. GDM
affects approximately 14% of pregnancies globally, and without effective treatment, is
associated with short- and long-term complications ...
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Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Adam, Sumaiya; Rheeder, Paul; Pheiffer, Carmen
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-07)
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse maternal, fetal and perinatal complications. Without appropriate glucose management, women with GDM and their offspring have an increased risk of developing ...
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Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Pheiffer, Carmen; Rheeder, Paul; Adam, Sumaiya
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019-07)
The early detection and management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) present an ideal opportunity to decrease perinatal
complications and adverse long-term health outcomes in mothers and their offspring. This review ...
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Adam, Sumaiya; Rheeder, Paul
(Hindawi Publishing, 2017-10-22)
AIM. We aimed to develop a prediction model for the diagnosis of gestational diabetes and to evaluate the performance of published
prediction tools on our population. METHODS. We conducted a cohort study on nondiabetic ...