The UK myotonic dystrophy patient registry: facilitating and accelerating clinical research [PDF]
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most frequent muscular dystrophy worldwide with complex, multi-systemic, and progressively worsening symptoms. There is currently no treatment for this inherited disorder and research can be challenging due to the ...
Atalaia, Antonio +18 more
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The article presents the first results of the pilot observation program «The All-Russian Severe Asthma Patient Registry» which was started in Moscow. Objectives.
Leyla S. Namazova-Baranova +8 more
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Characteristics of COPD Phenotypes in Serbia
Zorica Lazic,1 Ivana Stankovic,2 Branislava Milenkovic,3 Biljana Zvezdin,4 Sanja Hromis,4 Slobodan Jankovic,5 Vojislav Cupurdija1 1Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, and Clinic for Pulmonology, Clinical Centre, Kragujevac, Serbia ...
Lazic Z +6 more
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Psoriatic arthritis: pathogenetic features and innovative therapies
The paper considers the modern concepts of the etiology and pathogenesis of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The latter is currently indicated as a T-cell-mediated disease that is based on the activation of cellular immunity, followed by the hyperproduction ...
A. M. Lila +2 more
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Patient-reported reasons for declining or discontinuing statin therapy: Insights from the PALM registry [PDF]
Background: Many adults eligible for statin therapy for cardiovascular disease prevention are untreated. Our objective was to investigate patient‐reported reasons for statin underutilization, including noninitiation, refusal, and discontinuation.Methods ...
Bradley, Corey K +10 more
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Patterns of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor (TNFi) Biosimilar Use Across United States Rheumatology Practices. [PDF]
ObjectiveIt is unclear if biosimilars of biologics for inflammatory arthritis are realizing their promise to increase competition and improve accessibility.
Bansback, Nick +8 more
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Posterior Cortical Atrophy: Characteristics From a Clinical Data Registry
Background: Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) is a neurodegenerative syndrome that presents with higher-order visual dysfunction with relative sparing of memory and other cognitive domains, and it is most commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease ...
Jennifer J. Olds +13 more
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External validation of a risk stratification model to assist shared decision making for patients starting renal replacement therapy [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Shared decision making is nowadays acknowledged as an essential step when deciding on starting renal replacement therapy. Valid risk stratification of prognosis is, besides discussing quality of life, crucial in this regard.
De Meester, Johan +5 more
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Up to 10% of cases of sporadic colorectal cancer are considered to be related to hereditary genetic factors. The rates of colorectal cancer related to already identified genetic factors is about 5%.
D. Yu. Pikunov +2 more
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An assessment of the quality of the I-DSD and the I-CAH registries - international registries for rare conditions affecting sex development [PDF]
With the proliferation of rare disease registries, there is a need for registries to undergo an assessment of their quality against agreed standards to ensure their long-term sustainability and acceptability.This study was performed to evaluate the I-DSD
Ahmed, S.F. +5 more
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