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Copine‐4 Paraneoplastic Autoimmune Encephalitis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We characterize copine‐4 (CPNE4)‐IgG and report clinical associations. Among 844 samples with unclassified neural IgGs identified by mouse‐brain indirect immunofluorescence assay over 2 years, 5 samples (serum, 3; CSF, 2) from 3 patients produced a distinctive cerebrum‐restricted synaptic pattern.
Mimi S. Fang, Amy Ml Quek, Clement Yong, Amir Adeli, Gabrielle N. Conway, Connie E. Lesnick, Diana Anissian, Divyanshu Dubey, John R. Mills, Sean J. Pittock, Anastasia Zekeridou, Michael Gilligan, Andrew McKeon   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glucagon‐Like Peptide‐1 Receptor Agonists in Multiple Sclerosis: A Topical Narrative Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) receptor agonists (RAs) are a relatively new class of drugs that were initially approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and, subsequently, weight reduction in patients with obesity.
Audrey Y. Chang, Farrah J. Mateen
wiley   +1 more source

Peginterferon alfa-2a alone, lamivudine alone, and the two in combination in patients with HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Available treatments for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B are associated with poor sustained responses. As a result, nucleoside and nucleotide analogues are typically continued indefinitely, a strategy ...
PEGINTERFERON ALFA A. HBEAG NEGATIVE CHRONIC HEPATITIS B. STUDY GROUP, MARCELLIN P, BONINO, FERRUCCIO, LAU GK   +3 more
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Impact of Six‐Month Monitoring Compared to Three‐Month Monitoring of Laboratories During Methotrexate Therapy

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate whether extending the American College of Rheumatology–recommended monitoring interval for complete blood count and liver function tests in patients receiving methotrexate (MTX) affects timely detection of medication‐related toxicity.
Spencer Simko, Ray Zhang, Sohini Mukherjee, Puneet Bajaj, Bonnie L. Bermas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A common HLA-DPA1 variant is associated with hepatitis B virus infection but fails to distinguish active from inactive Caucasian carriers [PDF]

, 2012
Background and Aims: Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major health issue worldwide. Recently, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DP locus were identified to be associated with HBV ...
Stefan Zeuzem, Jörn Lötsch, Doehring, Alexandra, Vermehren, Johannes, Alexandra Doehring, Susser, Simone, Annemarie Berger, Sarrazin, Christoph, Sabine Wicker, Berger, Annemarie, Lötsch, Jörn, Christoph Sarrazin, Johannes Vermehren, Wicker, Sabine, Simone Susser, Zeuzem, Stefan, Berger Annemarie, Doehring Alexandra, Sarrazin Christoph, Lötsch Jörn, Susser Simone, Zeuzem Stefan, Vermehren Johannes, Wicker Sabine   +23 more
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Host genetic factors in hepatitis B infection, liver cancer and vaccination response: a review with a focus on Africa. [PDF]

, 2012
The disease burden due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains significant; 350 million people are infected world-wide, and around half a million deaths each year are due to HBV-related liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Hall, Andrew J, Andrew J. Hall, Branwen J. Hennig, Hennig, Branwen J   +3 more
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Real‐World Safety of Concomitant Colchicine and Statin Therapy

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the risk of clinically meaningful muscle‐ and liver‐related outcomes associated with concomitant colchicine–statin therapy in a real‐world setting, and to determine whether concomitant therapy increases the incidence of toxicity compared with either agent alone.
Roni Meidan, Ranel Loutati, Dan Caspi, Ori Elkayam, Ran Abuhasira, Tali Eviatar   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

METABOLIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR COMORBIDITIES IN BULGARIAN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC VIRAL B AND C HEPATITIS [PDF]

Journal of IMAB
Recent epidemiologic data on chronic viral B and C hepatitis in Bulgaria are limited.The evolution of these infections depends on liver complications and the presence of nonliver comorbidities.
Radoslava Tsrancheva, Dimitar Stoyanov, Maria Stancheva, Rozita Karakasheva, Blagovest Stoimenov, Ralitsa Pancheva, Svilen Donev, Ventseslav Yordanov, Nikola Stanchev, Ventsislava Pencheva, Diana Stefanova-Petrova   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

“To die is better than to tell”: reasons for and against disclosure of chronic hepatitis B status in Ghana

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background People with a condition subject to stigmatisation, such as chronic hepatitis B, face the dilemma of whether or not to disclose their status. In Ghana, 12.3% of the adult population has the hepatitis B virus (HBV). One key strategy for breaking
Charles Ampong Adjei, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Florence Naab, Robert A. C. Ruiter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source