Causes Who is at risk? You are at risk for prediabetes if any of the following are true: You are overweight or obese. You have a parent, brother or sister who has diabetes. You had diabetes during pregnancy (called gestational diabetes) or had a baby who weighed more than 9 pounds at birth.
Use in Cosmetics. Dibutyl phthalate (pronounced thal-ate), or DBP, is used mainly in nail products as a solvent for dyes and as a plasticizer that prevents nail polishes from becoming brittle.Phthalates are also used as fragrance ingredients in many other cosmetics, but consumers won't find these listed on the label.Credit: Gwen via Flickr.). Dibutyl phthalate (pronounced thal-ate), or DBP, is used mainly in nail products as a solvent for dyes and as a plasticizer that prevents nail polishes from becoming brittle.
The nail-patella syndrome (NPS, MIM #161200) or hereditary osteo-onychodysplasia (HOOD syndrome) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder. It is characterized by limb and pelvic skeletal abnormalities (eg, hypoplastic or absent patella, dysplasia of elbows, including pterygia, and iliac horns), nail and distal digital abnormalities, and renal disease. The clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and management of children with NPS will be reviewed here.