• Asporin and knee osteoarthritis in patients of Greek origin 

      Kaliakatsos, M.; Tzetis, M.; Kanavakis, E.; Fytili, P.; Chouliaras, G.; Karachalios, T.; Malizos, K.; Tsezou, A. (2006)
      Ostearthritis (OA) is characterized by focal areas of loss of the articular cartilage in synovial joints, associated with varying degrees of osteophyte formation, subchondral bone change and synovitis. The Asporin (ASPN) ...
    • BDNF tagging polymorphisms and haplotype analysis in sporadic Parkinson's disease in diverse ethnic groups 

      Xiromerisiou, G.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Eerola, J.; Fernandez, H. H.; Tsimourtou, V.; Mandel, R.; Hellstrom, O.; Gwinn-Hardy, K.; Okun, M. S.; Tienari, P. J.; Singleton, A. B. (2007)
      Experimental and clinical data suggest that genetic variations in brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene may affect risk for Parkinson's disease (PD). We performed a case-control association analysis of BDNF in three ...
    • The Generalized Odds Ratio as a Measure of Genetic Risk Effect in the Analysis and Meta-Analysis of Association Studies 

      Zintzaras, E. (2010)
      The significance of risk effects in genetic association studies is assessed using the odds ratio for various genetic models (dominant, recessive and co-dominant) by merging genotypes. These models are not independent and ...
    • Polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene in breast cancer: a genetic association study and meta-analysis 

      Zintzaras, E.; Grammatikou, M.; Kitsios, G. D.; Doxani, C.; Zdoukopoulos, N.; Papandreou, C. (2010)
      The endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene (NOS3) has been proposed as a candidate gene for breast cancer (BC), however, the specific role of variants and haplotypes has not been clarified. We examined the association of ...
    • Population-specific Frequencies for LRRK2 Susceptibility Variants in the Genetic Epidemiology of Parkinson's Disease (GEO-PD) Consortium 

      Heckman, M. G.; Soto-Ortolaza, A. I.; Aasly, J. O.; Abahuni, N.; Annesi, G.; Bacon, J. A.; Bardien, S.; Bozi, M.; Brice, A.; Brighina, L.; Carr, J.; Chartier-Harlin, M. C.; Dardiotis, E.; Dickson, D. W.; Diehl, N. N.; Elbaz, A.; Ferrarese, C.; Fiske, B.; Gibson, J. M.; Gibson, R.; Hadjigeorgiou, G. M.; Hattori, N.; Ioannidis, J. P. A.; Boczarska-Jedynak, M.; Jasinska-Myga, B.; Jeon, B. S.; Kim, Y. J.; Klein, C.; Kruger, R.; Kyratzi, E.; Lesage, S.; Lin, C. H.; Lynch, T.; Maraganore, D. M.; Mellick, G. D.; Mutez, E.; Nilsson, C.; Opala, G.; Park, S. S.; Petrucci, S.; Puschmann, A.; Quattrone, A.; Sharma, M.; Silburn, P. A.; Sohn, Y. H.; Stefanis, L.; Tadic, V.; Theuns, J.; Tomiyama, H.; Uitti, R. J.; Valente, E. M.; Van Broeckhoven, C.; van de Loo, S.; Vassilatis, D. K.; Vilarino-Guell, C.; White, L. R.; Wirdefeldt, K.; Wszolek, Z. K.; Wu, R. M.; Hentati, F.; Farrer, M. J.; Ross, O. A.; Genetic Epidemiology, Parkinsons (2013)
      BackgroundVariants within the leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 gene are recognized as the most frequent genetic cause of Parkinson's disease. Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 variation related to disease susceptibility displays ...