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Semi-quantitative MRI biomarkers of knee osteoarthritis progression in the FNIH biomarkers consortium cohort - Methodologic aspects and definition of change.
(BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2016-11-10)
To describe the scoring methodology and MRI assessments used to evaluate the cross-sectional
features observed in cases and controls, to define change over time for different
MRI features, and to report the extent of changes ...
Site disparities in apoptotic variants as predictors of risk for second primary malignancy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
(BMC cancer, 2016-02-08)
FAS/FASL promoter variants are considered in altering transcriptional activity of
those genes and consequently alter regulation of cell death. However, no studies have
investigated whether tumor sites contribute ...
A novel inflammatory biomarker, GlycA, associates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and cardio-metabolic risk in BMI-matched controls.
(Arthritis Res Ther, 2016-04-12)
BACKGROUND: RA and CVD both have inflammation as part of the underlying biology. Our
objective was to explore the relationships of GlycA, a measure of glycosylated acute
phase proteins, with inflammation and cardiometabolic ...
Safety and efficacy of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir in black patients with hepatitis C virus infection: A retrospective analysis of phase 3 data.
(Hepatology, 2016-02)
UNLABELLED: Black patients chronically infected with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus
(HCV) have historically had lower rates of response to interferon-based treatment
than patients of other races. In the phase 3 ION program, ...
Host gene expression classifiers diagnose acute respiratory illness etiology.
(Sci Transl Med, 2016-01-20)
Acute respiratory infections caused by bacterial or viral pathogens are among the
most common reasons for seeking medical care. Despite improvements in pathogen-based
diagnostics, most patients receive inappropriate antibiotics. ...
Transcriptomic Analysis of the Host Response and Innate Resilience to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Infection in Humans.
(J Infect Dis, 2016-05-01)
BACKGROUND: Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is a globally prevalent cause
of diarrhea. Though usually self-limited, it can be severe and debilitating. Little
is known about the host transcriptional response to infection. ...
Novel Genetic Variants for Cartilage Thickness and Hip Osteoarthritis.
(PLoS Genet, 2016-10)
Osteoarthritis is one of the most frequent and disabling diseases of the elderly.
Only few genetic variants have been identified for osteoarthritis, which is partly
due to large phenotype heterogeneity. To reduce heterogeneity, ...
Allopregnanolone Levels Are Inversely Associated with Self-Reported Pain Symptoms in U.S. Iraq and Afghanistan-Era Veterans: Implications for Biomarkers and Therapeutics.
(Pain Med, 2016-01)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pain symptoms are common among Iraq/Afghanistan-era veterans,
many of whom continue to experience persistent pain symptoms despite multiple pharmacological
interventions. Preclinical data suggest ...
Interrogation of individual intratumoral B lymphocytes from lung cancer patients for molecular target discovery.
(Cancer Immunol Immunother, 2016-02)
Intratumoral B lymphocytes are an integral part of the lung tumor microenvironment.
Interrogation of the antibodies they express may improve our understanding of the
host response to cancer and could be useful in elucidating ...
Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism.
(Cardiovasc Ultrasound, 2016-10-28)
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of adding quantitative
assessments of cardiac function from echocardiography to clinical factors in predicting
the outcome of patients with acute pulmonary embolism ...