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Michael Capra

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Irvine I, Walshe T, Capra M, Hayes R
Skeletal Radiol . 2018 Oct; 48(6):995-998. PMID: 30374635
Scurvy is a disease that is rarely encountered in modern medicine. A condition that was classically associated with sailors, its incidence has decreased dramatically since the discovery of its association...
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Carroll C, Clinton F, Smith A, Fox A, Capra M, Pears J, et al.
Pediatr Blood Cancer . 2018 Sep; 65(12):e27386. PMID: 30230225
Background: High-risk neuroblastoma (HR NBL) treatment requires intensive induction chemotherapy. The profoundly emetogenic agents used can compromise nutritional status. Our institution introduced a new antiemetic guideline in 2010 incorporating regular...
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Brock P, Maibach R, Childs M, Rajput K, Roebuck D, Sullivan M, et al.
N Engl J Med . 2018 Jun; 378(25):2376-2385. PMID: 29924955
Background: Cisplatin chemotherapy and surgery are effective treatments for children with standard-risk hepatoblastoma but may cause considerable and irreversible hearing loss. This trial compared cisplatin with cisplatin plus delayed administration...
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Kilday J, Caldarelli M, Massimi L, Chen R, Lee Y, Liang M, et al.
Neuro Oncol . 2017 May; 19(10):1398-1407. PMID: 28499018
Background: Craniopharyngiomas are frequent hypothalamo-pituitary tumors in children, presenting predominantly as cystic lesions. Morbidity from conventional treatment has focused attention on intracystic drug delivery, hypothesized to cause fewer clinical consequences....
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Butler G, Boyle M, Lynch S, Ryan S, McDermott M, Capra M
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol . 2016 Jun; 38(6):e191-2. PMID: 27322716
A male preterm infant was born with dysmorphic features consistent with Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome (RTS). An undescended right testicle was noted on examination. At 5 months of age he developed a...
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Mahamdallie S, Hanks S, Karlin K, Zachariou A, Perdeaux E, Ruark E, et al.
Nat Genet . 2016 Mar; 48(4):473. PMID: 27023775
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Mahamdallie S, Hanks S, Karlin K, Zachariou A, Perdeaux E, Ruark E, et al.
Nat Genet . 2015 Nov; 47(12):1471-4. PMID: 26551668
Wilms tumor is the most common childhood renal cancer. To identify mutations that predispose to Wilms tumor, we are conducting exome sequencing studies. Here we describe 11 different inactivating mutations...
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Uwineza A, Gill H, Buckley P, Owens C, Capra M, OSullivan C, et al.
Cancer Genet . 2014 Aug; 207(9):398-402. PMID: 25085603
Nomenclature for the three recognized forms of rhabdoid tumor reflect their anatomic localization and include malignant rhabdoid tumor of the kidney (MRTK), extrarenal extracranial rhabdoid tumor (EERT), and atypical teratoid...
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OHalloran P, Farrell M, Caird J, Capra M, OBrien D
Childs Nerv Syst . 2013 Jan; 29(3):367-74. PMID: 23319103
Introduction: Although uncommon, there is significant morbidity and mortality associated with paediatric spinal glioblastoma. The paucity of cases makes treatment options difficult. The current recommended standard of care is biopsy...
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Hawkes C, Betts D, OBrien J, OSullivan M, Capra M
Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol . 2012 Dec; 33(3):182-4. PMID: 23248428
We present the case of a congenital localised sacrococcygeal primitive neuroectodermal tumor treated aggressively with surgical resection and modified age-appropriate adjuvant chemotherapy. The conventional combination chemotherapy of vincristine, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide,...