Cancer in connective tissue disease [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyThe association between cancer and autoimmunity is well-recognized, as represented by the increased incidence of cancer among patients with systemic autoimmune diseases; however, the underlying mechanisms remain only partially understood. On the one hand,
Antonio Tonutti +11 more
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Treating connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease – think outside the box: a perspective [PDF]
European Respiratory ReviewConnective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease is one of the most common subtypes of interstitial lung disease, which is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with these systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases.
Yet H. Khor +6 more
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Unravelling IPAF, VEDOSS and connective tissue diseases classifications through the mixed connective tissue disease spectrum [PDF]
RMD OpenBackground Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) has long been debated as an early nonspecific phase/symptom of differentiated connective tissue diseases (dCTD), similarly to interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) and very early ...
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Commentary: Cancer in connective tissue disease [PDF]
Frontiers in ImmunologyJiayi Chen
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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease
Pulmonology, 2022 Background: Connective tissue diseases (CTD) are frequently associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD), significantly impacting their morbidity and mortality.
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Lack of association between six-minute walk distance and pulmonary artery pressure in patients with systemic sclerosis and cardiopulmonary symptoms [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2020 The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a non-invasive test used to assess cardiopulmonary performance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of 6MWT in predicting pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) and interstitial lung disease in patients ...
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Effect of Attaching Standard Medical Recording Guidelines to the Patient File on Quality of Medical Students’ Skills [PDF]
Research and Development in Medical Education, 2014 Introduction: Currently, medical staff of hospitals use a number of recorded files in the treatment process of patients, but we have noticed that there are insufficiencies and gaps in data of the medical recordings, some of which may be the reason behind
Sousan Kolahi +4 more
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Association of serum immunoglobulin G level with peritonitis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: An analytical study [PDF]
Journal of Analytical Research in Clinical Medicine, 2018 Introduction: Peritonitis is one of the most common complications of peritoneal dialysis. On the other hand, reduced levels of immunoglobulins (Igs), mainly IgG, can increase the risk of infection in various pathologic conditions.
Sima Abedi Azar +5 more
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Use of Patterned Collagen Coated Slides to Study Normal and Scleroderma Lung Fibroblast Migration
Scientific Reports, 2017 Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a spreading fibrotic disease affecting the skin and internal organs. We aimed to model pathogenic fibroblast migration in SSc in order to identify enhancing factors, measure the effect of migrating cells on underlying ...
Bahja Ahmed Abdi +12 more
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Malignancy in ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional analysis of a large population database
BMC Rheumatology, 2022 Background Increased cancer-risk has been reported with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, but the risk is poorly studied in ankylosing spondylitis (AS).
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