Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis as a Multistep Process in the United States: A Population‐Based Study
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disease that typically results in death within 3–5 years from symptom onset. However, little is known about the environmental exposures, clinical aspects, or social determinants of health factors that may be associated with the disease.
Jasmine Berry +7 more
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Correlation Between Irisin and Cognitive Functions in Alzheimer Dementia
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective The myokine irisin, a recent positive mediator of exercise in the brain, shows neuroprotective functions against Alzheimer's disease (AD). The association between irisin and cognition has never been explored in a biologically defined cohort of patients.
Patrizia Pignataro +12 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To estimate the risk of epilepsy associated with stroke in a community‐based cohort, with consideration of stroke type, number, and severity. Methods Data from 15,100 Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study participants without stroke at baseline (1987–1989) were analyzed through 12/31/2022.
Jiping Zhou +11 more
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Repeat Expansions in PLIN4 Cause Autosomal Dominant Vacuolar Myopathy With Sarcolemmal Features
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective We aim to describe and characterize two unrelated Spanish families suffering from an autosomal dominant autophagic vacuolar myopathy caused by repeat expansions in PLIN4. Methods We evaluated the clinical phenotype and muscle imaging, and performed a genetic workup that included exome sequencing, muscle RNAseq, and long‐read genome ...
Laura Llansó +17 more
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Durability of Response to B‐Cell Maturation Antigen‐Directed mRNA Cell Therapy in Myasthenia Gravis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective We report the 12‐month follow‐up outcomes from a Phase 2 clinical trial (NCT04146051) evaluating Descartes‐08, a BCMA‐directed RNA chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell (rCAR‐T) therapy for refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (MG).
Nizar Chahin +10 more
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Time Trends and Predictors of Gout Remission Over 6 Years
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective This study aims to describe the trends in remission rates over 6 years of follow‐up among people with gout taking urate‐lowering therapy (ULT) and to identify variables that predict remission. Methods A post hoc analysis was conducted using data from the Cardiovascular Safety of Febuxostat or Allopurinol in Patients with Gout (CARES) trial ...
Adwoa Dansoa Tabi‐Amponsah +5 more
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Optogenetic spatial patterning of cooperation in yeast populations
Nature CommunicationsMicrobial communities are shaped by complex metabolic interactions such as cooperation and competition for resources. Methods to control such interactions could lead to major advances in our ability to better engineer microbial consortia for synthetic ...
Matthias Le Bec +7 more
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Book ReviewsInterspecific Competition in Birds.— André A. Dhondt . 2012 . Oxford Avian Biology Series (Book 2). Oxford University Press , New York . 296 pp., 59 text figures. ISBN 9780199589029 . Paperback, ($59.99). [PDF]
, 2012 Jan Ekman
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Improving Deconvolution Methods in Biology through Open Innovation Competitions: An Application to the Connectivity Map [PDF]
, 2020 Andrea Blasco +11 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.Background In complex diseases, it is challenging to assess a patient's disease state, trajectory, treatment exposures, and risk of multiple outcomes simultaneously, efficiently and at the point of care. Methods We developed an interactive patient‐level data visualization and analysis tool (VAT) that automates illustration of a scleroderma patient's ...
Ji Soo Kim +18 more
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