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Human leucocyte antigens class II allele and haplotype association with Type 1 Diabetes in Madeira Island (Portugal) by Spínola, H., Lemos, A., Couto, A. R., Parreira, B., Soares, M., Dutra, I., Bruges‐Armas, J., Brehm, A., Abreu, S.

“…Summary This study confirms for Madeira Island (Portugal) population the Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) susceptible and protective Human leucocyte antigens (HLA)…”
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HLA‐DQA1 and HLA‐DQB1 allele diversity and its extended haplotypes in Madeira Island (Portugal) by Spínola, H., Lemos, A., Couto, A. R., Parreira, B., Soares, M., Dutra, I., Bruges‐Armas, J., Brehm, A.

“…Summary This study shows, for the first time, high‐resolution allele frequencies of HLA‐DQA1 loci in Madeira Island (Portugal) and allows us to better…”
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Determinants of incident vertebral fracture in men and women: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS) by ROY, D. K, O'NEILL, T. W, BRUGES ARMAS, J, CANNATA, J. B, COOPER, C, DEQUEKER, J, DIAZ, M. N, EASTELL, R, YERSHOVA, O. B, FELSCH, B, GOWIN, W, HAVELKA, S, FINN, J. D, HOSZOWSKI, K, ISMAIL, A. A, JAJIC, I, JANOTT, I, JOHNELL, O, KANIS, J. A, KRAGL, G, LOPEZ VAZ, A, LORENC, R, LYRITIS, G, LUNT, M, MASARYK, P, MATTHIS, C, MIAZGOWSKI, T, GENNARI, C, POLS, H. A. P, POOR, G, RASPE, H. H, REID, D. M, REISINGER, W, SCHEIDT-NAVE, C, SILMAN, A. J, STEPAN, J. J, TODD, C. J, WEBER, K, WOOLF, A. D, REEVE, J, FELSENBERG, D, ARMBRECHT, G, BANZER, D, BENEVOLENSKAYA, L. I, BHALLA, A

“…The aim of this analysis was to determine the influence of lifestyle, anthropometric and reproductive factors on the subsequent risk of incident vertebral…”
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Incidence of limb fracture across Europe: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS) by Ismail, A A, Pye, S R, Cockerill, W C, Lunt, M, Silman, A J, Reeve, J, Banzer, D, Benevolenskaya, L I, Bhalla, A, Bruges Armas, J, Cannata, J B, Cooper, C, Delmas, P D, Dequeker, J, Dilsen, G, Falch, J A, Felsch, B, Felsenberg, D, Finn, J D, Gennari, C, Hoszowski, K, Jajic, I, Janott, J, Johnell, O, Kanis, J A, Kragl, G, Lopez Vaz, A, Lorenc, R, Lyritis, G, Marchand, F, Masaryk, P, Matthis, C, Miazgowski, T, Naves-Diaz, M, Pols, H A P, Poor, G, Rapado, A, Raspe, H H, Reid, D M, Reisinger, W, Scheidt-Nave, C, Stepan, J, Todd, C, Weber, K, Woolf, A D, O'Neill, T W

“…The aim of this population-based prospective study was to determine the incidence of limb fracture by site and gender in different regions of Europe. Men and…”
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Protective effect of an ERAP1 haplotype in ankylosing spondylitis: investigating non-MHC genes in HLA-B27-positive individuals by Bettencourt, Bruno Filipe, Rocha, Fabiana Leal, Alves, Helena, Amorim, Rosa, Caetano-Lopes, Joana, Vieira-Sousa, Elsa, Pimentel-Santos, Fernando, Lima, Manuela, Porto, Graça, Branco, Jaime C, Fonseca, João Eurico, Bruges-Armas, Jácome

“…The association of non-MHC genes with AS has been recently suggested. We aimed to investigate the association of the ERAP1, IL23R and TNFSF15 regions and the…”
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Incidence of Vertebral Fracture in Europe: Results From the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS) by Felsenberg, D, Silman, A J, Lunt, M, Armbrecht, G, Ismail, A A, Finn, J D, Cockerill, W C, Banzer, D, Benevolenskaya, L I, Bhalla, A, Bruges Armas, J, Cannata, J B, Cooper, C, Dequeker, J, Eastell, R, Felsch, B, Gowin, W, Havelka, S, Hoszowski, K, Jajic, I, Janott, J, Johnell, O, Kanis, J A, Kragl, G, Lopes Vaz, A, Lorenc, R, Lyritis, G, Masaryk, P, Matthis, C, Miazgowski, T, Parisi, G, Pols, H A P, Poor, G, Raspe, H H, Reid, D M, Reisinger, W, Schedit-Nave, C, Stepan, J J, Todd, C J, Weber, K, Woolf, A D, Yershova, O B, Reeve, J, O'Neill, T W

“…Vertebral fracture is one of the major adverse clinical consequences of osteoporosis; however, there are few data concerning the incidence of vertebral…”
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Prospective meta-analysis of interleukin 1 gene complex polymorphisms confirms associations with ankylosing spondylitis by Sims, A-M, Timms, A E, Bruges-Armas, J, Burgos-Vargas, R, Chou, C-T, Doan, T, Dowling, A, Fialho, R N, Gergely, P, Gladman, D D, Inman, R, Kauppi, M, Kaarela, K, Laiho, K, Maksymowych, W, Pointon, J J, Rahman, P, Reveille, J D, Sorrentino, R, Tuomilehto, J, Vargas-Alarcon, G, Wordsworth, B P, Xu, H, Brown, M A

“…The aim of the current study was to determine the contribution of interleukin (IL)1 gene cluster polymorphisms previously implicated in susceptibility for…”
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Prevalent vertebral deformity predicts incident hip though not distal forearm fracture : Results from the european prospective osteoporosis study by ISMAIL, A. A, COCKERILL, W, CANNATA, J. B, DELMAS, P. D, DEQUEKER, J, DILSEN, G, EASTELL, R, ERSHOVA, O, FALCH, J. A, FELSCH, B, HAVELKA, S, HOSZOWSKI, K, COOPER, C, JAJIC, I, KRAGL, U, JOHNELL, O, VAZ, A. Lopez, LORENC, R, LYRITIS, G, MARCHAND, F, MASARYK, P, MATTHIS, C, MIAZGOWSKI, T, FINN, J. D, POLS, H. A. P, POOR, G, RAPADO, A, RASPE, H. H, REID, D. M, REISINGER, W, JANOTT, J, SCHEIDT-NAVE, C, STEPAN, J, TODD, C, ABENDROTH, K, WEBER, K, WOOLF, A. D, AMBRECHT, G, GOWIN, W, FELSENBERG, D, LUNT, M, KANIS, J. A, REEVE, J, SILMAN, A. J, O'NEILL, T. W, PARISI, G, BANZER, D, BENEVOLENSKAYA, L. I, BHALLA, A. K, ARMAS, J. Bruges

“…The presence of a vertebral deformity increases the risk of subsequent spinal deformities. The aim of this analysis was to determine whether the presence of…”
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Whom to treat? The contribution of vertebral X-rays to risk-based algorithms for fracture prediction. Results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study by KAPTOGE, S, ARMBRECHT, G, JANOTT, J, KRAGL, G, SCHEIDT-NAVE, C, FELSCH, B, MATTHIS, C, RASPE, H. H, LYRITIS, G, POOR, G, NUTI, R, MIAZGOWSKI, T, FELSENBERG, D, HOSZOWSKI, K, ARMAS, J. B, VAZ, A. L, BENEVOLENSKAYA, L. I, MASARYK, P, CANNATA, J. B, JOHNELL, O, REID, D. M, BHALLA, A, WOOLF, A. D, LUNT, M, TODD, C. J, COOPER, C, EASTELL, R, KANIS, J. A, O'NEILL, T. W, SILMAN, A. J, REEVE, J, WEBER, K, BOONEN, S, JAJIC, I, STEPAN, J. J, BANZER, D, REISINGER, W

“…Vertebral fracture is a strong risk factor for future spine and hip fractures; yet recent data suggest that only 5-20% of subjects with a spine fracture are…”
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Falls explain between-center differences in the incidence of limb fracture across Europe by Roy, D.K, Pye, S.R, Lunt, M, O’Neill, T.W, Todd, C, Raspe, H, Reeve, J, Silman, A.J

“…There is important geographic variation in the occurrence of the major osteoporotic fractures across Europe. The aim of this study was to determine whether…”
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Determinants of the Size of Incident Vertebral Deformities in European Men and Women in the Sixth to Ninth Decades of Age: The European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS) by Reeve, J

“…More severe vertebral fractures have more personal impact. In the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study, more severe vertebral collapse was predictable from…”
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Prevalence of spondyloarthritis in Terceira, Azores: a population based study by Bruges-Armas, J, Lima, C, Peixoto, M J, Santos, P, Mendonça, D, Da Silva, B Martins, Herrero-Beaumont, G, Calin, A

“…Objective: To determine the prevalence of spondyloarthritis (SpA) in the Caucasian population of Terceira Island, Azores. Methods: Study subjects were…”
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HLA-A polymorphisms in four ethnic groups from Guinea-Bissau (West Africa) inferred from sequence-based typing by Spínola, C., Bruges-Armas, J., Brehm, A., Spínola, H.

“…Human leukocyte antigen (HLA)‐A locus polymorphisms were examined at high‐resolution level, using sequence‐based typing, in the four most representative…”
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HLA class I and II polymorphisms in Azores show different settlements in Oriental and Central islands by Spínola, H., Brehm, A., Bettencourt, B., Middleton, D., Bruges-Armas, J.

“…:  Human leucocyte antigen‐A, ‐B, ‐Cw, ‐DRB1, ‐DQA1 and ‐DQB1 polymorphisms were examined in the Azorean population. The data were obtained at high‐resolution…”
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HLA-B27 in patients with a permanent pacemaker by Bruges-Armas, J, Lima, C, Simas Lopes, D, Schneider, V, Paisana Lopes, J P, Ferreira Gomes, A, Coelho Gil, J G, Barreiros, M J, Peixoto, M J, Garrett, F, Laranjeira, F, Couto, A R, O’Neill, T W, Herrero-Beaumont, G

“…Some, though not all studies, suggest an association between the presence of SpA and/or HLA-B27 and the occurrence of cardiac conduction disorders. 3- 7 This…”
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Is the predictive power of previous fractures for new spine and non-spine fractures associated with biochemical evidence of altered bone remodelling? The EPOS study by Vergnaud, P, Lunt, M, Scheidt-Nave, C, Poor, G, Gennari, C, Hoszowski, K, Lopes Vaz, A, Reid, D.M, Benevolenskaya, L, Grazio, S, Weber, K, Miazgowski, T, Stepan, J.J, Masaryk, P, Galan, F, Bruges Armas, J, Lorenc, R, Havelka, S, Perez Cano, R, Seibel, M, Armbrecht, G, Kaptoge, S, O'Neill, T.W, Silman, A.J, Felsenberg, D, Reeve, J, Delmas, P.D

“…Background: In the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS), a past spine fracture increased risk of an incident fracture 3.6–12-fold even after…”
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HLA in the Azores Archipelago: possible presence of Mongoloid genes by Bruges-Armas, J., Martinez-Laso, J., Martins, B., Allende, L., Gomez-Casado, E., Longas, J., Varela, P., Gonzalez-Granado, M., Arnaiz-Villena, A.

“…The HLA profile of the Azoreans has been compared with those of other world populations in order to provide additional information regarding the history of…”
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The association between common vitamin D receptor gene variations and osteoporosis : A participant-level meta-analysis by UITTERLINDEN, André G, RALSTON, Stuart H, REID, David M, AMIDEI, Antonietta, BASSITI, Amelia, BUSTAMANTE, Mariona, BJERRE HUSTED, Lise, DIEZ-PEREZ, Adolfo, DOBNIG, Harald, DUNNING, Alison M, ENJUANES, Anna, FAHRLEITNER-PAMMER, Astrid, BRANDI, Maria Luisa, YUE FANG, KARCZMAREWICZ, Elzbieta, KRUK, Marcin, VAN LEEUWEN, Johannes P. T. M, MAVILIA, Carmelo, VAN MEURS, Joyce B. J, MANGION, Jon, MCGUIGAN, Fiona E. A, POLS, Huibert A. P, RENNER, Wilfried, CAREY, Alisoun H, RIVADENEIRA, Fernando, VAN SCHOOR, Natasja M, SCOLLEN, Serena, SHERLOCK, Rachael E, IOANNIDIS, John P. A, LEE, Jennifer S, TUCKER, Margaret A, GRINBERG, Daniel, LANGDAHL, Bente L, LIPS, Paul, LORENC, Roman, OBERMAYER-PIETSCH, Barbara, REEVE, Jonathan

“…Polymorphisms of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene have been implicated in the genetic regulation of bone mineral density (BMD). However, the clinical impact…”
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Whole exome sequencing of patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and calcium pyrophosphate crystal chondrocalcinosis by Parreira, Bruna, Couto, Ana Rita, Rocha, Fabiana, Sousa, Madalena, Faustino, Vanessa, Power, Deborah Mary, Bruges-Armas, Jácome

“…OBJECTIVESDISH/CC is a poorly understood phenotype characterised by peripheral and axial enthesopathic calcifications, frequently fulfilling the radiological…”
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HLA ‐ DQA 1 and HLA ‐ DQB 1 allele diversity and its extended haplotypes in Madeira Island (Portugal) by Spínola, H., Lemos, A., Couto, A. R., Parreira, B., Soares, M., Dutra, I., Bruges‐Armas, J., Brehm, A.

“…Summary This study shows, for the first time, high‐resolution allele frequencies of HLA‐DQA1 loci in Madeira Island (Portugal) and allows us to better…”
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