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Brain MRI and proton MRS findings in infants and children with respiratory chain defects
(2005)
Objective: The aim of this study is to describe neuroimaging patterns in children with respiratory chain (RC) defects using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and to assess ...
Infliximab therapy for patients with active and refractory spondyloarthropathies at the dose of 3 mg/kg: A 20-month open treatment
(2004)
Background: Infliximab at the dose of 5 mg/kg per infusion has been shown effective for the treatment of active spondyloarthropathies. It is not clear if the 5 mg/kg is required in most patients. Objective: To evaluate the ...
Association of specific HLA phenotypes with left ventricular mass and carotid intima-media thickness in hypertensives
(2001)
The aim of this study was to investigate the hypothesis that the expression of certain HLA antigens may constitute a risk marker for cardiovascular hypertrophy in subjects with arterial hypertension. We examined 158 subjects ...
Intrafamilial spread of hepatitis B virus infection in Greece
(2005)
Objective: No study has investigated the intrafamilial spread of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Greece. We conducted a 9-year prospective study to determine the rate of HBV spread in family members when a member is identified ...
Lamivudine plus interleukin-12 combination therapy in chronic hepatitis B: Antiviral and immunological activity
(2005)
Interleukin-12 (IL-12) is an immunomodulatory cytokine that promotes cellular immunity. Pre-clinical data suggest that IL-12 inhibits hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication by stimulating interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) production. ...
Suggestive evidence for linkage for restless legs syndrome on chromosome 19p13
(2008)
Five loci for restless legs syndrome (RLS) on chromosomes 12q, 14q, 9p, 2q, and 20p (RLS1-RLS5) have been mapped in RLS families, with a recessive in the first and autosomal-dominant mode of inheritance in the latter cases. ...
Uncommon leg ulcers in the lower extremity
(2007)
Objective: To determine the prevalence of uncommon ulcers, unrelated to venous or arterial etiology, in patients presenting to vascular clinics. Methods: This was a multicenter prospective study of consecutive patients ...
Primary biliary cirrhosis presented as peripheral eosinophilia in asymptomatic women with or without elevated alkaline phosphatase
(2004)
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease characterized by the destruction of biliary epithelial cells, presumably by autoimmune mechanism(s). Although lymphocytes play a pivotal role in the ...