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Genetic Modifiers of Parkinson's Disease: A Case–Control Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the associations of LRRK2 p.G2019S, GBA1 p.N409S, polygenic risk scores (PRS), and APOE E4 on PD penetrance, risk, and symptoms. Methods We conducted a US‐based observational case–control study using data from the 23andMe Inc. and Fox Insight Genetic Substudy (FIGS) databases.
Matthew J. Kmiecik   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations of Metabolic Syndrome with Total Testosterone and Homocysteine Levels in Male Korean Workers [PDF]

open access: yesEndocrinology and Metabolism, 2019
BackgroundLow testosterone is associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS), and homocysteine (Hcy) is elevated in individuals with MetS. We investigated the relationships of total testosterone (TT) and serum Hcy levels with MetS in male Korean workers ...
Sook Hee Sung   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy in the Midwestern US

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common lifelong motor disability worldwide. Yet, data is limited on how CP manifests in the US. Our objective was to characterize and determine factors affecting functional outcomes in a large population of young people with CP in the Midwestern US.
Susie Kim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Multiple-Imputation-Based Generalized Estimating Equations Method to Compare Two Treatment Methods Among Women Aged +50 Years With Knee Osteoarthritis

open access: yesSālmand, 2014
Objectives: Elderly people with knee Osteoarthritis are more likely to become disabled than others. The aim of the present study was to explore the association between two treatments and pain severity in women aged 50-75 who suffered from knee ...
Afshar Shahmohammadi   +3 more
doaj  

A simple method for estimating relative risk using logistic regression

open access: yesBMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Odds ratios (OR) significantly overestimate associations between risk factors and common outcomes. The estimation of relative risks (RR) or prevalence ratios (PR) has represented a statistical challenge in multivariate analysis and ...
Diaz-Quijano Fredi A
doaj   +1 more source

Using online linear classifiers to filter spam Emails [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The performance of two online linear classifiers - the Perceptron and Littlestone’s Winnow – is explored for two anti-spam filtering benchmark corpora - PU1 and Ling-Spam.
Jones, Gareth J.F.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Long COVID in People With Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders: A Multicenter Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Managing long COVID in people with multiple sclerosis and related disorders (pwMSRD) is complex due to overlapping symptoms. To address evidence gaps, we evaluated long COVID susceptibility in pwMSRD versus controls and its associations with multi‐domain function and disability.
Chen Hu   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Odds Ratio: Review about the Meaning of an Epidemiological Measure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
[PT] Introdução: É importante rever a validade do Odds Ratio como medida de associação e efeito, assim como, qual o viés introduzido pelo Odds Ratio quando este representa uma razão de riscos ou uma razão de prevalências em situação de doença mais ...
Aguiar, Pedro, Nunes, Baltazar
core  

Nerve Excitability in Asymptomatic Carriers and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients With C9orf72

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective We investigated the effects of C9orf72 mutation carriership on peripheral nerve excitability in asymptomatic individuals from families with a history of C9orf72 amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and patients. Methods We included 47 asymptomatic individuals from families with a history of C9orf72 ALS, of whom 23 were carriers (C9 ...
Diederik J. L. Stikvoort García   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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