Abstract Pseudognaphalium Kirp. (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) consist of about 60 species mainly distributed in South, Central, and North America. As a first contribution toward a comprehensive taxonomic review of Pseudognaphalium, we perform here the first morphometric analysis of North American species, using UPGMA method for the construction of the dendrogram. Based upon these results we present a synopsis including a key to identify species and their associated synonymy. Thirty-seven species are recognized, two taxa are newly synonymized, Pseudognaphalium microcephalum under the name P. canescens and Pseudognaphalium semilanatum under the name P. semiamplexicaule, and two other names are confirmed as synonyms as previously proposed, Pseudognaphalium micradenium as a synonym of P. helleri and Pseudognaphalium crenatum as a synonym of P. viscosum. Lectotypes are newly designated for Gnaphalium beneolens, G. berlandieri (= Pseudognaphalium stramineum), Gnaphalium decurrens (= Pseudognaphalium macounii), G. leucocephalum, G. oxyphyllum, G. oxyphyllum var. semilanatum (= P. semiamplexicaule), G. semiamplexicaule, G. sulphurescens (= P. stramineum), G. thermale, and second-step lectotypifications are proposed for G. helleri and G. wrightii (= P. canescens). In addition, the first illustrations of Pseudognaphalium helleri and P. semiamplexicaule, and a colour figure of P. canescens and P. beneolens emphasizing the results of the morphometric analysis are provided.

Resumo Um dos maiores desafios para os sistemas de saúde é a garantia de acesso integral. Os processos regulatórios em saúde no Brasil priorizam a organização de listas de espera e fluxos assistenciais com caráter normativo, mas se distanciam das necessidades dos usuários no sentido de uma produção de cuidado integral. No presente estudo, de caráter qualitativo, analisou-se as implicações da regulação em saúde na produção do cuidado no município de São Bernardo do Campo, utilizando-se as técnicas observação participante, grupo focal e usuário-guia, construídas a partir de um processo cartográfico. Foram identificados arranjos tecnológicos em três cenários: Complexo Regulador, Observatório de Redes e Apoio de Redes, que puderam ser apreendidos em conjunto com gestores, trabalhadores e usuários. Os arranjos tecnológicos relacionados ao matriciamento da pneumologia e à linha de cuidado da dor osteomuscular permitiram a análise da relação entre as ações de regulação e a produção do cuidado em redes. O estudo concluiu que as ações de regulação foram capazes de produzir cuidado centrado no usuário, que o Complexo Regulador atuou de forma coadjuvante na garantia do acesso e que os mecanismos regulatórios nos serviços de saúde potencializaram uma regulação produtora do cuidado em redes de atenção.

Abstract One of the biggest challenges for health systems is ensuring full access. Regulatory processes in Brazilian healthcare prioritize the organization of waiting lists and care dynamics with a normative character, but distance themselves from the needs of users in the sense of a production of comprehensive care. In this qualitative study, the implications of health regulation in the production of care in the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo were analyzed, using the techniques of participant observation, focus groups and guide users, constructed from a cartographic process. Technological arrangements were identified in three scenarios: Regulatory Complex, Network Observatory and Network Support, which could be seized jointly by administrators, workers and users. The technological arrangements related to the matrixing of pulmonology and the line of care of musculoskeletal pain allowed the analysis of the relationship between the actions of regulation and care in such networks. The study concluded that regulatory actions were able to produce user-centered care, which the Regulatory Complex acted in an adjunct manner in ensuring access and that regulatory mechanisms in health services enhanced a regulation that produces care in care networks.

Resumo Um dos maiores desafios para os sistemas de saúde é a garantia de acesso integral. Os processos regulatórios em saúde no Brasil priorizam a organização de listas de espera e fluxos assistenciais com caráter normativo, mas se distanciam das necessidades dos usuários no sentido de uma produção de cuidado integral. No presente estudo, de caráter qualitativo, analisou-se as implicações da regulação em saúde na produção do cuidado no município de São Bernardo do Campo, utilizando-se as técnicas observação participante, grupo focal e usuário-guia, construídas a partir de um processo cartográfico. Foram identificados arranjos tecnológicos em três cenários: Complexo Regulador, Observatório de Redes e Apoio de Redes, que puderam ser apreendidos em conjunto com gestores, trabalhadores e usuários. Os arranjos tecnológicos relacionados ao matriciamento da pneumologia e à linha de cuidado da dor osteomuscular permitiram a análise da relação entre as ações de regulação e a produção do cuidado em redes. O estudo concluiu que as ações de regulação foram capazes de produzir cuidado centrado no usuário, que o Complexo Regulador atuou de forma coadjuvante na garantia do acesso e que os mecanismos regulatórios nos serviços de saúde potencializaram uma regulação produtora do cuidado em redes de atenção.

Abstract One of the biggest challenges for health systems is ensuring full access. Regulatory processes in Brazilian healthcare prioritize the organization of waiting lists and care dynamics with a normative character, but distance themselves from the needs of users in the sense of a production of comprehensive care. In this qualitative study, the implications of health regulation in the production of care in the municipality of São Bernardo do Campo were analyzed, using the techniques of participant observation, focus groups and guide users, constructed from a cartographic process. Technological arrangements were identified in three scenarios: Regulatory Complex, Network Observatory and Network Support, which could be seized jointly by administrators, workers and users. The technological arrangements related to the matrixing of pulmonology and the line of care of musculoskeletal pain allowed the analysis of the relationship between the actions of regulation and care in such networks. The study concluded that regulatory actions were able to produce user-centered care, which the Regulatory Complex acted in an adjunct manner in ensuring access and that regulatory mechanisms in health services enhanced a regulation that produces care in care networks.

Abstract Laron’s syndrome (LS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by insensitivity to growth hormone (GH). Up to the present time, over 70 mutations of GH receptor (GHR) gene have been identified leading to GH/insulin-like growth factor type 1 (IGF1) signaling pathway defect. The number of LS patients worldwide is unknown, as many are probably undiagnosed. We report two sibs from a consanguineous family from Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. The parents have three children. The older, a 4-years-old girl was 80.2 cm tall (-5.7 SDS height/age), and the youngest sister, aged 3 years, was 73.2 cm tall (-5.82 SDS height/age). Their clinical and biochemical features are typical of LS patients, such as high serum level of GH and low IGF1 concentrations. A homozygous c.1A>T nucleotide substitution in GHR exon 2 in the probands’ samples was identified. Their parents and healthy sister are heterozygous for the same variant that abolishes the translation initiation codon of GHR. This mutation has not been reported in Brazilian patients and was previously associated with an LS phenotype in a single 29-year-old Spanish man. In addition to this case report, we summarize the main characteristics and molecular data of the 21 LS Brazilian patients who have been published to date.