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Thrombocytopaenia in lupus as a marker of adverse outcome : seeking Ariadne's thread by ZIAKAS, P. D, DAFNI, U. G, GIANNOULI, S, TZIOUFAS, A. G, VOULGARELIS, M

“…To assess the role of thrombocytopaenia as an independent predictor of outcome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This was a single-centre,…”
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Clinical, immunological, and immunogenetic aspects of autoantibody production against Ro/SSA, La/SSB and their linear epitopes in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS): a European multicentre study by Tzioufas, A G, Wassmuth, R, Dafni, U G, Guialis, A, Haga, H-J, Isenberg, D A, Jonsson, R, Kalden, J R, Kiener, H, Sakarellos, C, Smolen, J S, Sutcliffe, N, Vitali, C, Yiannaki, E, Moutsopoulos, H M

“…Objectives: To investigate the clinical and immunogenetic aspects of antibody formation against Ro/SSA and La/SSB as well as their linear B cell epitopes in…”
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Prevalence of Sjögren’s syndrome in a closed rural community by Dafni, Urania G, Tzioufas, Athanasios G, Staikos, Panayiotis, Skopouli, Fotini N, Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M

“…OBJECTIVE To define the prevalence of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) through an epidemiological survey in a closed rural community. The classification of SS is based…”
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Blood Leptin and Adiponectin as Possible Mediators of the Relation Between Fat Mass and BMD in Perimenopausal Women by Kontogianni, Meropi D, Dafni, Urania G, Routsias, John G, Skopouli, Fotini N

“…Fat mass is a predictor of BMD; however, the mechanisms involved remain uncertain. Two adipokines, leptin and adiponectin, were examined as potential mediators…”
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Pregnancy outcome and anti-Ro/SSA in autoimmune diseases: a retrospective cohort study by Mavragani, C. P., Dafni, U. G., Tzioufas, A. G., Moutsopoulos, H. M.

“…OBJECTIVE: In the present retrospective cohort study, the association of anti-Ro/SSA antibody with pregnancy loss and adverse pregnancy outcome in women with…”
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Systemic scleroderma in Greece: low mortality and strong linkage with HLA-DRB11104 allele by Vlachoyiannopoulos, Panayiotis G, Dafni, Urania G, Pakas, Ioannis, Spyropoulou-Vlachou, Marylin, Stavropoulos-Giokas, Catherine, Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M

“…OBJECTIVE Description of Greek patients with scleroderma with reference to (a) major organ disease, (b) autoantibodies, (c) survival rate, and (d) HLA…”
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Malignant lymphoma in primary Sjögren's syndrome: A multicenter, retrospective, clinical study by the European concerted action on Sjögren's syndrome by Voulgarelis, Michalis, Dafni, Urania G., Isenberg, David A., Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M.

“…Objective Several reports have noted an increased incidence of malignant lymphoma in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS). Each case series has consisted of a…”
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Pulmonary capillary endothelium-bound angiotensin-converting enzyme activity in acute lung injury by ORFANOS, Stylianos E, ARMAGANIDIS, Apostolos, GLYNOS, Constantinos, PSEVDI, Ekaterini, KALTSAS, Panagiotis, SARAFIDOU, Paulina, CATRAVAS, John D, DAFNI, Urania G, LANGLEBEN, David, ROUSSOS, Charis

“…Pulmonary capillary endothelium-bound (PCEB) angiotensin-converting ectoenzyme (ACE) activity alteration is an early, sensitive, and quantifiable lung injury…”
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Induction chemotherapy in non small cell lung cancer stage IIIa-b and IV and second-line treatment by Stathopoulos, G P, Dafni, U G, Malamos, N A, Rigatos, S, Kouvatseas, G, Moschopoulos, N

“…This study investigates the treatment management and survival of inoperable advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. The objective was to treat…”
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Evaluating Surrogate Markers of Clinical Outcome When Measured with Error by Dafni, Urania G., Tsiatis, Anastasios A.

“…In most clinical trials, markers are measured periodically with error. In the presence of measurement error, the naive method of using the observed marker…”
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Dental and periodontal status of Sjögren's syndrome by Boutsi, Elizabeth A., Paikos, Spyros, Dafni, Urania G., Moutsopoulos, Haralampos M., Skopouli, Fotini N.

“…Background: Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is one of the most common systemic autoimmune diseases in middle‐aged women. The present study had the aim to examine the…”
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Pregnancy outcome and anti-RO/SSA in autoimmune diseases : A retrospective cohort study by MAVRAGANI, C. P, DAFNI, U. G, TZIOUFAS, A. G, MOUTSOPOULOS, H. M

“…In the present retrospective cohort study, the association of anti-Ro/SSA antibody with pregnancy loss and adverse pregnancy outcome in women with autoimmune…”
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ACE/DD genotype is associated with hemostasis balance disturbances reflecting hypercoagulability and endothelial dysfunction in patients with untreated hypertension by Makris, Thomas K., Stavroulakis, George A., Dafni, Urania G., Gialeraki, Argyri E., Krespi, Panagiota G., Hatzizacharias, Antonios N., Tsoukala, Caterina G., Vythoulkas, John S., Kyriakidis, Michael K.

“…Background Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene polymorphism has been associated with an increased incidence of myocardial infarction. Recent studies have…”
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