Search Results - "Arnett, Frank C."
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Osteopontin in Systemic Sclerosis and Its Role in Dermal Fibrosis
Published in Journal of investigative dermatology (01-06-2012)“…Osteopontin (OPN) is a matricellular protein with proinflammatory and profibrotic properties. Previous reports demonstrate a role for OPN in wound healing and…”
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Predictors of interstitial lung disease in early systemic sclerosis: a prospective longitudinal study of the GENISOS cohort
Published in Arthritis research & therapy (01-01-2010)“…The objective of the present study was to examine the association of baseline demographic and clinical characteristics with sequentially obtained measurements…”
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Clinical and genetic factors predictive of mortality in early systemic sclerosis
Published in Arthritis and rheumatism (15-10-2009)“…Objective To investigate the clinical and genetic variables at initial presentation that predict survival in the Genetics versus Environment in Scleroderma…”
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Right bundle branch block: a predictor of mortality in early systemic sclerosis
Published in PloS one (2013)“…To evaluate the prognostic significance of baseline electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities in a multiethnic cohort of patients with early systemic sclerosis…”
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Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC), PBC Autoantibodies, and Hepatic Parameter Abnormalities in a Large Population of Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Published in Journal of rheumatology (01-10-2009)“…Objective. To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of antimitochondrial antibodies (AMA), sp100, and gp210 antibodies for primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) in a…”
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Characterization of the inflammatory cells in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms in patients with Marfan syndrome, familial thoracic aortic aneurysms, and sporadic aneurysms
Published in The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (01-10-2008)“…Objective This study sought to characterize the inflammatory infiltrate in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm in patients with Marfan syndrome, familial…”
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HLA–DRB10407 and 1304 are risk factors for scleroderma renal crisis
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-02-2011)“…Objective To examine the predictive role of HLA genetic markers in scleroderma renal crisis (SRC), beyond the known clinical correlates, in a large population…”
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DRB115 Allele Is a Risk Factor for PR3-ANCA Disease in African Americans
Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-06-2011)“…Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) disease rarely occurs in African Americans and risk factors for the disease in this population are unknown…”
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Novel identification of the IRF7 region as an anticentromere autoantibody propensity locus in systemic sclerosis
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-01-2012)“…Systemic sclerosis (SSc) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are related chronic autoimmune diseases of complex aetiology in which the interferon (IFN)…”
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Association of Interleukin 23 Receptor Polymorphisms with Anti-Topoisomerase-I Positivity and Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis
Published in Journal of rheumatology (01-12-2009)“…Objective. IL23R has been identified as a susceptibility gene for development of multiple autoimmune diseases. We investigated the possible association of…”
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Genetics and Genomic Studies in Scleroderma (Systemic Sclerosis)
Published in Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America (01-02-2008)“…It currently is believed that scleroderma is a complex polygenic disease that occurs in genetically predisposed individuals who have encountered specific…”
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Determinants of Work Disability in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Longitudinal Study of the GENISOS Cohort
Published in Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism (01-08-2011)“…Objectives To determine the prevalence, correlates, and predictors of work disability (WD) in the G enetics versus EN vironment I n S cleroderma O utcome S…”
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Association Study of ITGAM, ITGAX, and CD58 Autoimmune Risk Loci in Systemic Sclerosis: Results from 2 Large European Caucasian Cohorts
Published in Journal of rheumatology (01-06-2011)“…Accumulating evidence shows that shared autoimmunity is critical for the pathogenesis of many autoimmune diseases. Systemic sclerosis (SSc) belongs to the…”
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Systemic sclerosis in 3 US ethnic groups: A comparison of clinical, sociodemographic, serologic, and immunogenetic determinants
Published in Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism (01-04-2001)“…Objective: To determine whether ethnic factors influence the presentation, serologic expression and immunogenetics of systemic sclerosis (SSc), patients from 3…”
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Association of a common complement receptor 2 haplotype with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-03-2007)“…A genomic region on distal mouse chromosome 1 and its syntenic human counterpart 1q23-42 show strong evidence of harboring lupus susceptibility genes. We found…”
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Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I and Class II Alleles May Confer Susceptibility to or Protection Against Morphea: Findings From the Morphea in Adults and Children Cohort
Published in Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (01-11-2014)“…Objective To determine the HLA class I and class II alleles of the human major histocompatibility complex showing an association with morphea (localized…”
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Differential dynamic properties of scleroderma fibroblasts in response to perturbation of environmental stimuli
Published in PloS one (27-02-2008)“…Diseases are believed to arise from dysregulation of biological systems (pathways) perturbed by environmental triggers. Biological systems as a whole are not…”
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Is scleroderma an autoantibody mediated disease?
Published in Current opinion in rheumatology (01-11-2006)“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWResearch into the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis and other fibrotic conditions is becoming increasingly broad and sophisticated. In the…”
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Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II alleles, haplotypes and epitopes which confer susceptibility or protection in systemic sclerosis: analyses in 1300 Caucasian, African-American and Hispanic cases and 1000 controls
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-05-2010)“…To determine human leucocyte antigen-class II (HLA-class II) (DRB1, DQB1, DQA1 and DPB1) alleles, haplotypes and shared epitopes associated with scleroderma…”
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Association of TNFSF4 (OX40L) polymorphisms with susceptibility to systemic sclerosis
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-03-2010)“…It is increasingly being appreciated that multiple autoimmune diseases share common susceptibility genes. The tumour necrosis factor ligand superfamily member…”
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