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Brain Atrophy Associated With Risk Variant rs10191329 Extends Beyond Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
The risk allele rs10191329*A is associated with disease severity and brain atrophy in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). We investigated the association of rs10191329 with age‐related brain atrophy in a population‐based cohort using 10,308 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 4,815 participants aged ≥ 45 years without MS in cross‐sectional and ...
Cato E. A. Corsten, Ana M. Marques, Elisabeth J. Vinke, C. Louk de Mol, Rinze F. Neuteboom, M. Kamran Ikram, Mohsen Ghanbari, Frank J. Wolters, Beatrijs Wokke, Meike W. Vernooij, Joost Smolders   +10 more
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Safety and Effectiveness of Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol–Lowering Therapy With Evolocumab for Familial Hypercholesterolemia/Hypercholesterolemia in Japan: A Real‐World, Postmarketing, Single‐Arm Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Evolocumab is the first monoclonal antibody against proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 approved in Japan for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and hypercholesterolemia; however, data on its safety and effectiveness in the real ...
Koutaro Yokote, Junya Ako, Kazuo Kitagawa, Nobuhiro Osada, Feng Sheng, Masae Sonoda, Tamio Teramoto   +6 more
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Data on circulating leukocyte subpopulations and inflammatory proteins in children with familial hypercholesterolemia and healthy children

Data in Brief, 2017
The data in this relies on a previous publication: “Altered leukocyte distribution under hypercholesterolemia: a cross-sectional study in children with familial hypercholesterolemia” (Christensen et al. 2016) [1].
Jacob J. Christensen, Liv Osnes, Bente Halvorsen, Kjetil Retterstøl, Martin P. Bogsrud, Cecilie Wium, Arne Svilaas, Ingunn Narverud, Stine M. Ulven, Pål Aukrust, Kirsten B. Holven   +10 more
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Comorbid Medical Conditions as Predictors of Overall Survival in Glioblastoma Patients [PDF]

, 2019
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive central nervous system tumor with a poor prognosis. This study was conducted to determine any comorbid medical conditions that are associated with survival in GBM.
Broaddus, William C., Carr, Matthew T., Dincer, Alper, Hochheimer, Camille J., Opalak, Charles F., Poulos, Nora, Ravindra, Lakshmi, Rock, Andrew K., Sima, Adam P., Zhang, Fan Lily   +9 more
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Systematic review and network meta-analysis on the efficacy of evolocumab and other therapies for the management of lipid levels in hyperlipidemia [PDF]

, 2017
Background: The proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors evolocumab and alirocumab substantially reduce low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C) when added to statin therapy in patients who need additional LDL‐C reduction ...
Bray, Sarah, Bridges, Ian, Cheng, Lung-I, Dent, Ricardo, Deshpande, Sohan, Forbes, Carol A., Gandra, Shravanthi R., Kleijnen, Jos, Ross, Janine, Sattar, Naveed, Stroes, Erik S.G., Toth, Peter P., Worth, Gavin M., Worthy, Gillian   +13 more
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A Metabolomic Signature Predicts Gout Flare Clinical Outcome Associated With Colchicine Prophylaxis

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective This study investigated that serum metabolomics, before urate‐lowering therapy (ULT) initiation, could serve as a biomarker for responsiveness to colchicine prophylaxis in patients with gout commencing treat‐to‐target ULT. Methods We studied a multicenter prospective cohort (n = 409) initiating treat‐to‐target ULT plus colchicine prophylaxis.
Wenyan Sun, Lingfang Xu, Haibing Chen, Mingshu Sun, Zhiqiang Li, Rui Li, Lidan Ma, Hui Zhang, Aichang Ji, Yuwei He, Na Wu, Le Yan, Robert Terkeltaub, Changgui Li   +13 more
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Hypercholesterolemia and a candidate gene within the 12q24 locus

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2011
Background The 12q24 locus entails at least one gene responsible for hypercholesterolemia. Within the 12q24 locus lies the gene of proteasome modulator 9 (PSMD9). PSMD9 is in linkage with type 2 diabetes (T2D), T2D-nephropathy and macrovascular pathology
Gragnoli Claudia
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The role of statin drugs in combating cardiovascular diseases –A review [PDF]

, 2011
Statins clearly confer substantial benefit in people with established cardiovascular (CV) disease. Increased cholesterol levels have been associated with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), and statins are therefore used in the prevention of these diseases ...
Suresh Pichandi , Palanisamy Pasupathi, Y.Yagneswara Rao, Jawahar Farook, Athimoolam Ambika, Babu Shankar Ponnusha , Sathiyamoorthy Subramaniyam, Rajaram Virumandy, Boopathi subramaniyam Int J Cur Sci Res.
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Anesthesia Preoperative Clinic Referral for Elevated Hba1c Reduces Complication Rate in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is risk factor for complications after orthopedic surgery. Objectives: We tested the hypothesis that anesthesia preoperative clinic (APC) referral for elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) reduces complication rate ...
Breakwell, Susan, Kallio, Peter J., Nolan, Jenea, Olsen, Amy C., Pagel, Paul S., Topp, Richard   +5 more
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Prescribing competence: The pros and cons of different methods for assessment

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Evaluating a medical graduate’s competence in rational prescribing is challenging. With the aim to guide and inspire teachers, this narrative review explores different methods that can be used to assess prescribing competence. Each method has its own advantages and disadvantages, and thus a mix of different assessment methods is needed throughout the ...
David J. Brinkman, Erik M. Donker, Jelle Tichelaar, on behalf of the CP4T programme   +3 more
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