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Jemli H, Jomli R, Ghabi H, Ouali U, Ben Amor M, Zgueb Y. Evaluation of treatment adherence in patients with mental illness. Eur Psychiatry 2022. [PMCID: PMC9568183 DOI: 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Treatment adherence, is defined as “the extent to which a person’s behavior — taking medication, following a diet, and/or executing lifestyle changes — corresponds with the agreed recommendations from a healthcare provider.” The course of patients with mental health is habitually chronic and based on an indefinite continuation of treatment to sustain remission and prevent relapses. Treatment adherence issues are the main obstacles in the management of these patients Objectives The aim of the present study was to evaluate treatment adherence in patients with mental health and the demogrphic and clinical factors associated with it. Methods It was a cross-sectional study conduced at the department of Psychiatry A at Razi Hospital.The validated arabic version of Morisky-Green test was used to assess medication adherence. The patients were considered as adherent if they answered ‘No ’ to all questions Results 60 patients were included, with a sex ratio M / F of 0.47. Patients were treated for bipolar disorder type1 in 45% of cases, schizophrenia in 28.3% of cases, schizoaffective disorder in 10% of cases and depressive disorder in 6.7% of cases. 50% of included patients had Moderate level of adherence, 35% were considered as non- adherent and only 13.3% had high adherence. The reported reasons for treatment discontinuation were insight (50%), financial problems (26.9%), side effects (15.4%) and unavailability of drugs (7.7%). The Morisky-Green test score were not correlated neither to the nature of the psychiatric disorder nor to multiple medication. Conclusions We found a high proportion of nonadherence in patients with mental illness. Disclosure No significant relationships.
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Ben Amor M, Larabi MC, Kammoun F, Masmoudi N. A no reference quality metric to measure the blocking artefacts for video sequences. The Imaging Science Journal 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/13682199.2016.1236066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Chahed H, Hachicha H, Bachraoui R, Marrakchi J, Mediouni A, Zainine R, Ben Amor M, Beltaief N, Besbes G. Paranasal sinus osteomas: Diagnosis and treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 117:306-310. [PMID: 27496644 DOI: 10.1016/j.revsto.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 04/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Osteoma is the most common benign tumor of the nose and paranasal sinuses. It is a slow-growing bony tumor, often asymptomatic, occurring mainly in frontal and ethmoid sinuses. Theories regarding the origin of osteomas are still discussed. The aims of the study were to describe diagnosis circumstances in our series and to set out our respective indications for open and endoscopic approaches in the treatment of nasosinusal osteomas. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted on the files of all the patients treated for a paranasal sinus osteoma in our department between 1990 and 2013. Diagnosis circumstances and kind of treatment were collected and analyzed. RESULTS The files of 45 patients (mean age: 49.2; sex-ratio: 1.19) could be collected. The most common symptom was headache found in all patients. The most common location was the frontal sinus (30 cases). Thirty-nine open procedures were performed. Four osteomas were removed under endoscopic assistance. In one case, a combined approach has been used. Overall complication rate was 11.1%. Symptoms improved in all patients. Two recurrences were observed. DISCUSSION Surgical indications in paranasal sinus osteomas are theorically well codified. However, approaches remain controversial. In our experience, the preferred approach was the open one. Endoscopic techniques, when indicated, are more challenging and need sophisticated instrumentation and a long learning curve.
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- H Chahed
- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia.
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- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of ear, nose and otorhinolaryngology and cervicofacial surgery of Rabta hospital, Jebel Lakhdar Bab Saadoune, 1007 Tunis, Tunisia
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Chahed H, Bachraoui R, Kedous S, Ghorbel H, Houcine A, Mediouni A, Marrakchi J, Zainine R, Ben Amor M, Beltaief N, Besbes G. [Management of ocular and orbital complications in acute sinusitis]. J Fr Ophtalmol 2014; 37:702-6. [PMID: 25264151 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2014.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Revised: 02/16/2014] [Accepted: 02/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Describe the clinical presentations of orbital complications of acute sinusitis and discuss therapeutic approaches. METHODS Retrospective study of 29 cases of acute sinusitis with orbital extension hospitalized over a period of 12years (2000 to 2012). RESULTS There were 23 men and 6 women. The mean age was 15.75years. The average time until consultation was 7.68 days. Sinusitis was ethmoido-maxillary in 20 cases, ethmoidal in 6 cases, and frontal in 3 cases. Orbital extension was grouped according to the Chandler classification: stage I (3 cases), stage II (3 cases), stage III (15 cases), stage IV (8 cases). Antibiotic therapy was prescribed in all cases. Surgery was performed in 22 cases. Bacterial cultures revealed streptococcus (2 cases), aspergillus fumigatus (1 case) and were negative in 8 cases. The outcome was favorable in 27 cases. In two cases, the outcome was unfavorable with associated intracranial complications. DISCUSSION Oculoorbital extension of acute sinusitis is a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency. Paranasal sinus CT is essential to confirm orbital extension and identify the causative sinus. Intravenous antibiotic therapy is the main treatment. The roles of corticosteroid and heparin therapy remain controversial. Surgery is indicated in the case of abscess or high visual risk. Endoscopic endonasal surgery appears to have a double role, in diagnosis and treatment.
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- H Chahed
- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie.
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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- Service ORL et chirurgie maxillofaciale, hôpital de la Rabta, La Rabta Jebbari, 1007 Tunis, Tunisie
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Attour A, Touati M, Tlili M, Ben Amor M, Lapicque F, Leclerc JP. Influence of operating parameters on phosphate removal from water by electrocoagulation using aluminum electrodes. Sep Purif Technol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2013.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Ben Amor M. Complications malignes de la maladie de Von Recklinghausen : à propos de 15 cas et revue de la littérature. Rev Med Interne 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2012.10.355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Elloumi F, Ben Amor M, Ghorbal L, Ghorbel A, Frikha M, Daoud J. Revue de la littérature à propos de trois cas de métastases cérébrales de cancer du nasopharynx. Cancer Radiother 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2011.07.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Ben Moussa S, Tlili MM, Batis N, Amor MB. Influence of tempereature on Struvite precipitation by CO2-deagassing method. Cryst Res Technol 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.201000571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mbarek C, Zribi S, Khamassi K, Hariga I, Ouni H, Ben Amor M, Ben Gamra O, El Khedim A. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: five cases and a literature review. B-ENT 2011; 7:189-193. [PMID: 22026140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE In this retrospective study, we describe our experience in the diagnosis and management of rhinocerebral mucormycosis (RCM), a rapidly lethal fungal infection. METHODOLOGY Between 1997 and 2007, five patients hospitalized for suspicion of RCM. Computed tomography was performed in all cases, and diagnosis was confirmed after anatomopathological or mycological examination. All patients underwent medical and surgical treatment. Follow-up was clinical and radiological with a mean period of 17 months. RESULTS All patients were diabetic. Exophthalmia, rhinorrhea, and ophthalmoplegia were the most frequent symptoms observed. One patient had loss of visual acuity and another exhibited peripheral facial palsy. One patient had extensive hemifacial cutaneous necrosis. Nasal endoscopy revealed black necrotic lesions in one case, and another patient had a tumefaction localised in the left middle meatus. Necrotic lesions were most often found in the orbit, the maxillary and the ethmoidal sinuses on computed tomography (four cases for each site). One patient had thrombophlebitis of the cavernous sinus, and another had an intracranial extension. All patients were administered ordinary insulin and intravenous amphotericin B. Surgical debridement of the nasal cavity and the involved sinuses was performed through lateral rhinotomy (four cases) or endoscopy (one case). Unilateral orbital exenteration was associated in two cases. Progression was favourable in four cases; one patient died from sepsis despite aggressive treatment. CONCLUSION Early diagnosis is crucial for the management of RCM. Treatment of underlying disorders, use of intravenous amphotericin B, and aggressive surgical intervention are key in reducing morbidity and mortality rates.
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- C Mbarek
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Habib Thameur Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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Frigi S, Ennafaa H, Ben Amor M, Cherni L, Ben Ammar-Elgaaied A. Assessing human genetic diversity in Tunisian Berber populations by Alu insertion polymorphisms. Ann Hum Biol 2010; 38:53-8. [DOI: 10.3109/03014460.2010.490241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Abdallah HE, Gouider E, Amor MB, Jlizi A, Meddeb B, Elgaaied A. Molecular analysis in two Tunisian families with combined factor V and factor VIII deficiency. Haemophilia 2010; 16:801-4. [PMID: 20491958 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2010.02268.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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SUMMARY Combined factor V (FV) and factor VIII (FVIII) deficiency (F5F8D) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder caused by mutations in LMAN1 or MCFD2 genes which encode proteins that form a complex involved in the transport of FV and FVIII from the endoplasmic reticulum to Golgi apparatus. We report two novel mutations in MCFD2 gene and one recurrent mutation in LMAN1 gene that caused combined FV and FVIII deficiency in two unrelated Tunisian Muslim families. For the first family two patients were homozygous for a new missense mutation Asp81His in exon 3 of MCFD2 and heterozygous for a second new missense mutation Val100Asp in the same exon. Replacement respectively of the hydrophilic Asp residue with hydrophobic positively charged His and of the hydrophobic neutral Val residue with the Asp residue most likely disrupts the MCFD2-LMAN1 interaction, thus leading to the disease phenotype. For the second family a reported Arg202X mutation in exon 5 in the LMAN1 gene was identified in the homozygous state.
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- H E Abdallah
- Laboratory of Genetics, Immunology and Human Pathologies, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Karoui H, Tlili MM, Riffault B, Ben Amor M, Mosrati H, Mosrati R, Gil O. Influence of clay suspensions on the precipitation of CaCO3in seawater. Cryst Res Technol 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.200900607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Alimi F, Tlili M, Ben Amor M, Maurin G, Gabrielli C. Influence of magnetic field on calcium carbonate precipitation in the presence of foreign ions. Surf Engin Appl Electrochem 2009. [DOI: 10.3103/s1068375509010104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In wastewater treatment plants a hard scale consisting of struvite crystals can be formed, in pipes and recirculation pumps, during anaerobic digestion of wastewater. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of airflow rate and substrate nature on nucleation type, induction period and supersaturation coefficient during struvite precipitation. A crystallization reactor similar to that designed for calcium carbonate precipitation was used. The pH of synthetic wastewater solution was increased by air bubbling. Experimental results indicated that the airflow increased heterogeneous precipitation of struvite. The susceptibility to scale formation was more important on polyamide and polyvinyl chloride than on stainless steel. In all cases, X-ray diffraction and infrared spectroscopy showed that the precipitated solid phase was solely struvite. No difference in crystal morphology was observed. However, at similar experimental conditions, the particle size of struvite was higher for stainless-steel material than that for plastic materials.
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- H Saidou
- Laboratoire d'Entartrage et Physicochimie de l'Eau, CERTE, Tunisia
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Saidou H, Korchef A, Ben Moussa S, Ben Amor M. Struvite precipitation by the dissolved CO2 degasification technique: impact of the airflow rate and pH. Chemosphere 2009; 74:338-343. [PMID: 18990420 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.09.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2008] [Revised: 09/24/2008] [Accepted: 09/24/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In the present work, struvite precipitation was provoked by the dissolved CO(2) degasification technique where precipitation occurred following the degassing of the CO(2) by atmospheric air. The impact of the airflow rate and initial solution pH on struvite precipitation were assessed. For initial solution pH<6.5, no precipitation was observed. For initial solution pH>6.5, the phosphorus removal through struvite precipitation could be improved by increasing the airflow rate up to 25 L min(-1), or by increasing the initial pH for higher airflow rates. Compared to traditional techniques of struvite precipitation such as stirring and aeration, the dissolved CO(2) degasification technique is promising since a high amount of phosphorus (approximately 78%) could be removed at relatively short experiment time.
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- H Saidou
- Laboratoire d'Entartrage et de Physico-chimie des Eaux, Centre de Recherches et de Technologies des Eaux, B.P 273, Soliman 8020, Tunisia
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Kdous M, Boubaker M, Chaker A, Ferchiou M, Ben Amor M, Zhioua F, Meriah S. [Uterine malignant mixed Müllerian tumor. Clinicopathologic aspects and prognosis]. Tunis Med 2008; 86:1018-1019. [PMID: 19213500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Korchef A, Ben Amor M, Galland S, Persin F. Effect of sulphate ions on iron precipitation from aqueous solutions. Cryst Res Technol 2008. [DOI: 10.1002/crat.200800103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Troudi W, Uhrhammer N, Romdhane KB, Sibille C, Amor MB, Khodjet El Khil H, Jalabert T, Mahfoudh W, Chouchane L, Ayed FB, Bignon YJ, Elgaaied ABA. Complete mutation screening and haplotype characterization of BRCA1 gene in Tunisian patients with familial breast cancer. Cancer Biomark 2008; 4:11-8. [PMID: 18334730 DOI: 10.3233/cbm-2008-4102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women, is the second leading cause of cancer death in women worldwide. To investigate the contribution of BRCA1 gene mutations to familial breast cancer in Tunisia, 32 unrelated patients who had at least one first degree relative affected with breast and/or ovarian cancer were analysed. BRCA1 mutation analysis was performed by DNA sequencing of all BRCA1 exons. We identified four different BRCA1 frameshift mutations: c.4041delAG, c.2551delG and c.5266dupC already been described and one novel mutation, c.211dupA, observed in two unrelated families. C.5266dupC has previously been found among Jewish Ashkenazi and Eastern European populations. Our study describes it in Arabic/Berber population. Five out of thirty two familial cases had deleterious BRCA1 mutations. Fifteen additional cases carried unclassified variants (UV) or single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Our study is the first molecular investigation on the role of BRCA1 in hereditary breast cancer in North Tunisia.
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- W Troudi
- Laboratory of Genetics, Immunology and Human Pathology at the Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University El Manar I 1060 Tunis, Tunisia.
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Garrab K, Hellara I, Douki W, Younes M, Ben Amor M, Bergaoui N, Najjar MF. [Skeletal fluorosis: a case report]. Ann Biol Clin (Paris) 2007; 65:574-6. [PMID: 17913679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2007] [Accepted: 07/23/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The authors report a case of skeletal fluorosis described in a 60 years old man living in south-west Tunisian. The main clinical sign is a severe functional legs disability. Radiographic examination has shown a diffused osteocondensation, with cervical spine degenerative discopathy, a pelvis bilateral osteoarthritis and an interosseous membrane ossification of forearms and legs. The skeletal fluorosis diagnosis has been confirmed by high serum and urinary fluoride levels.
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- K Garrab
- Laboratoire de biochimie-toxicologie, Service de rhumatologie, Hôpital universitaire Fattouma Bourguiba, Monastir, Tunisie
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Grira M, Ben Amor M, Lammouchi T, Ben Slamia L, Harzallah S, Benammou S. L - 12 Tuberculose du système nerveux central de l’immunocompétent. à propos de 18 cas. Rev Neurol (Paris) 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/s0035-3787(07)90879-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Belguith H, Hajji S, Salem N, Charfeddine I, Lahmar I, Amor MB, Ouldim K, Chouery E, Driss N, Drira M, Mégarbané A, Rebai A, Sefiani A, Masmoudi S, Ayadi H. Analysis of GJB2 mutation: evidence for a Mediterranean ancestor for the 35delG mutation. Clin Genet 2005; 68:188-9. [PMID: 15996220 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.2005.00474.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Berbers live in groups scattered across North Africa whose origins and genetic relationships with their neighbours are not well established. The first hypervariable segment of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region was sequenced in a total of 155 individuals from three Tunisian Berber groups and compared to other North Africans. The mtDNA lineages found belong to a common set of mtDNA haplogroups already described in North Africa. Besides the autochthonous North African U6 haplogroup, a group of L3 lineages characterized by the transition at position 16041 seems to be restricted to North Africans, suggesting that an expansion of this group of lineages took place around 10500 years ago in North Africa, and spread to neighbouring populations. Principal components and the coordinate analyses show that some Berber groups (the Tuareg, the Mozabite, and the Chenini-Douiret) are outliers within the North African genetic landscape. This outlier position is consistent with an isolation process followed by genetic drift in haplotype frequencies, and with the high heterogeneity displayed by Berbers compared to Arab samples as shown in the AMOVA. Despite this Berber heterogeneity, no significant differences were found between Berber and Arab samples, suggesting that the Arabization was mainly a cultural process rather than a demographic replacement.
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- K Fadhlaoui-Zid
- Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Immunologie et Biotechnologie, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, 2092 Tunis, Tunisia
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Ben Amor M, Boughizane S, Chaieb A, Hidar S, Chater S, Lassouad L, Bibi M, Khairi H. Particularit�s cliniques et th�rapeutiques des tumeurs ovariennes � la limite de la malignit� dans le centre de la Tunisie. � propos de 24 cas. ONCOLOGIE 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s10269-004-0016-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Manzola AS, Ben Amor M. Étude des équilibres des phases du carbonate de calcium : influence des compagnons de cristallisation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20011026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Amor MB, Guis M, Latché A, Bouzayen M, Pech JC, Roustan JP. Expression of an antisense 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate oxidase gene stimulates shoot regeneration in Cucumis melo. Plant Cell Rep 1998; 17:586-589. [PMID: 30736641 DOI: 10.1007/s002990050447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The role of ethylene in shoot regeneration was investigated using transgenic Cucumis melo plants expressing an antisense 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase gene. ACC oxidase catalyses the last step of ethylene biosynthesis. Leaf and cotyledon explants from the transgenic plants exhibited low ACC oxidase activity and ethylene production, whereas the regeneration capacity of the tissues was greatly enhanced (3.5- and 2.8-fold, respectively) compared to untransformed control tissues. Addition of ethylene released by 50 or 100 µM 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid dramatically reduced the shoot regeneration rate of the transgenic tissues. The results clearly demonstrate that ethylene plays an important role in C. melo morphogenesis in vitro.
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- M B Amor
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, UA INRA, 145 avenue de Muret, 31076 Toulouse cedex, France Fax no.: +33-5-62-13-65-41 E-mail: , , , , , , FR
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, UA INRA, 145 avenue de Muret, 31076 Toulouse cedex, France Fax no.: +33-5-62-13-65-41 E-mail: , , , , , , FR
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, UA INRA, 145 avenue de Muret, 31076 Toulouse cedex, France Fax no.: +33-5-62-13-65-41 E-mail: , , , , , , FR
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, UA INRA, 145 avenue de Muret, 31076 Toulouse cedex, France Fax no.: +33-5-62-13-65-41 E-mail: , , , , , , FR
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, UA INRA, 145 avenue de Muret, 31076 Toulouse cedex, France Fax no.: +33-5-62-13-65-41 E-mail: , , , , , , FR
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- Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, UA INRA, 145 avenue de Muret, 31076 Toulouse cedex, France Fax no.: +33-5-62-13-65-41 E-mail: , , , , , , FR
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Yacoubi Loueslati B, Ennafaa H, Ben Amor M, Heyer E, Langaney A, Ben Ayed F, Ben Ammar Elgaaied A. [Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism reveals a genetic differentiation between ethnic groups in the population of Jerba]. Arch Inst Pasteur Tunis 1998; 75:9-18. [PMID: 14722942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2023]
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Jerba is an island situated in the South-East of Tunisia were some ethnic groups (Arabs, Berbers, Blacks, Jewishs and others) cohabit for centuries. The religion and cultural differences have represented an obstacle to a mixture between these groups. In order to evaluate the genetic differentiation between the muslim groups (Arabs, Berbers and Blacks), we have analysed the polymorphism of a mitochondrial DNA coding region. The cytochrome oxydase coding region (COII) was amplified by PCR in 57 Arabs, 42 Berbers and 16 Blacks. The amplified products were analysed by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP). Genetic distances were calculated by using the AMOVA program. The values of these distances were significantly different between Arabs and Blacks, and between Berbers and Blacks but not between Arabs and Berbers. So That, to refine the evaluation of genetic diversity between Arabs and Berbers, we have analysed the polymorphism of a second mitochondrial coding region which encodes for the fifth unit of NADH deshydrogenase (ND5). Eleven haplotypes were defined from the resulting data of mitochondrial COII and ND5 polymorphism and a significant genetic distance between Arabs and Berbers was computed.
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Ayub R, Guis M, Ben Amor M, Gillot L, Roustan JP, Latché A, Bouzayen M, Pech JC. Expression of ACC oxidase antisense gene inhibits ripening of cantaloupe melon fruits. Nat Biotechnol 1996; 14:862-6. [PMID: 9631011 DOI: 10.1038/nbt0796-862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 254] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The plant hormone ethylene plays a major role in the ripening of climacteric fruit. We have generated transgenic cantaloupe Charentais melons expressing an antisense ACC oxidase gene; ACC oxidase catalyzes the last step of ethylene biosynthesis. Ethylene production of transgenic fruit was < 1% of control untransformed fruit, and the ripening process was blocked both on and off the vine. The antisense phenotype could be reversed by exogenous ethylene treatment. Analysis of antisense ACC oxidase melons indicated that the ripening process includes ethylene-dependent and ethylene-independent pathways. Because the transgenic line we generated displays extended storage life and improved quality, it has a promising potential for commercial development.
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- R Ayub
- Ecole Nationale Supérieure Agronomique de Toulouse, UA INRA, France
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Kammoun N, Ben Ayed M, Mseddi F, Ben Amor M, Khouja H. [Genital endometriosis. Statistical and anatomo-clinical study apropos of 159 cases]. Tunis Med 1988; 66:441-7. [PMID: 3061088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ben Amor M, Mutin J, Aubry A, Courtois A. Recherche d'une description structurale des de´compositions endothermiques solide 1 → solide 2 + gaz. J SOLID STATE CHEM 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/0022-4596(83)90077-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Amor MB, Wackenheim A. [Deep supratentorial cerebral veins. Radioanatomy. III. Non-tumoral pathology]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1974; 17:161-82. [PMID: 4423290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ben Amor M, Wackenheim A. [The deep supratentorial cerebral veins. Radio-anatomy. II. Tumoral pathology]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1974; 17:71-99. [PMID: 4362329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Ben Amor M, Wackenheim A. [Deep supratentarial cerebral veins. I. Normal radioanatomy]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1973; 16:731-57. [PMID: 4779477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mégret M, Ben Amor M, Kehr P. [Study of arterial reactivity to intra-arterial injections of vasodilating drugs in the dog following femoral catheterization]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1972; 15:511-22. [PMID: 5056064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Wackenheim A, Babin E, Muhlmann M, Heldt N, Kehr P, Megret M, Amor MB, Serrano S, Beysang R. Arterial spasms. Neuroradiology 1972; 3:193-8. [PMID: 4670610 DOI: 10.1007/bf00339953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ben Amor M, Babin E. [Radioclinical semiology of congenital stenosis of the cervical spinal canal]. Sem Hop 1972; 48:913-20. [PMID: 4339231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Amor MB, Dirheimer Y, Serrano R, Megret M. Arterial anastomosis between the common carotid artery and the subclavian artery. Neuroradiology 1972; 3:173-4. [PMID: 4670607 DOI: 10.1007/bf00341505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Ben Amor M. [Ventricular dilatation in presenile and senile dementia. Contribution of the study of deep veins to diagnosis]. Nouv Presse Med 1972; 1:319-22. [PMID: 5010447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ben Amor M, North P, Collard M, Wackenheim A, Rohmer F. [Pierre Marie cerebellar heredo-ataxia. Report of 3 familial cases]. Nouv Presse Med 1972; 1:177-80. [PMID: 5061527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Braun JP, Ben Amor M, Serrano R, Wackenheim A. [Venous abnormalities of posterior fossa meningiomas]. Neurochirurgie 1972; 18:65-70. [PMID: 4538263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Amor MB. [Normal and pathological radio-anatomy of the precentral and brachial veins]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1972; 15:105-12. [PMID: 5025343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Amor MB, Serrano R, Megret M. [Value of the superficial sylvian vein in the angiographic diagnosis of temporal and frontal expansive processes]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1972; 15:87-96. [PMID: 5025354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Babin E, Amor MB, Braun JP, Schmeltzer A, Wenger JJ, Beeckman P. [Expansive masses in the region of the occipital foramen]. Neurochirurgie 1971; 17:525-32. [PMID: 5137741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Amor MB. [Radiculosaccography: technics-indications]. Tunis Med 1971; 49:343-7. [PMID: 4261869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Ben Amor M, Beeckman P, Wenger JJ. [Phlebographic signs of acoustic neurilemmoma]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1971; 14:781-5. [PMID: 5123126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Ben Amor M. [Data of carotid angiography in Horton's disease]. Ann Radiol (Paris) 1971; 14:765-8. [PMID: 5123124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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