PAINFUL HIP LEADING TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF MEN 2B SYNDROME

Painful Hip Leading to the Diagnosis of MEN 2B Syndrome

Context.MEN 2B syndrome is characterized by the presence of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, mucosal neuromas, marfanoid features, and skeletal abnormalities like kyphoscoliosis, joint laxity, pes cavus, and slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) in a minority; we present the case of a young female who was brought to medical attention

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Resource use, costs, and approval times for planning and preparing a randomized clinical trial before and after the implementation of the new Swiss human research legislation.

BackgroundThe preparation of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) requires substantial resources and the administrative processes can be burdensome.To facilitate the conduct of RCTs it is important to better understand cost drivers.In January 2014 the enactment of the new Swiss Legislation on Human Research (LHR) considerably changed the regulatory

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