Search Results - "Kamen, D."
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Less than 7 hours of sleep per night is associated with transitioning to systemic lupus erythematosus
Published in Lupus (01-08-2018)“…Background The role of sleep in the etiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has not been well studied. We examined whether sleep duration was associated…”
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The prevalence and determinants of anti-DFS70 autoantibodies in an international inception cohort of systemic lupus erythematosus patients
Published in Lupus (01-09-2017)“…Autoantibodies to dense fine speckles 70 (DFS70) are purported to rule out the diagnosis of SLE when they occur in the absence of other SLE-related…”
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Using Wii Fit to reduce fatigue among African American women with systemic lupus erythematosus: A pilot study
Published in Lupus (01-10-2011)“…Fatigue and physical deconditioning are common, difficult to treat conditions among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this pilot…”
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Autoantibodies as biomarkers for the prediction of neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-10-2011)“…Neuropsychiatric events occur unpredictably in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and most biomarker associations remain to be prospectively validated. This…”
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Study of Flare Assessment in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Based on Paper Patients
Published in Arthritis care & research (2010) (01-01-2018)“…Objective To determine the level of agreement of disease flare severity (distinguishing severe, moderate, and mild flare and persistent disease activity) in a…”
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Screening characteristics for enrichment of individuals at higher risk for transitioning to classified SLE
Published in Lupus (01-04-2019)“…Objective Further prospective study is needed to elucidate the etiology and natural history of systemic lupus erythematosus development. The clinical…”
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The United States to Africa lupus prevalence gradient revisited
Published in Lupus (01-10-2011)“…Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a systemic autoimmune disease that has a significantly higher prevalence, morbidity and mortality in African Americans…”
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An evaluation of common methods for dichotomization of continuous variables to discriminate disease status
Published in Communications in statistics. Theory and methods (01-01-2017)“…Dichotomization of continuous variables to discriminate a dichotomous outcome is often useful in statistical applications. If a true threshold for a continuous…”
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Quality of life in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) compared with related controls within a unique African American population
Published in Lupus (01-04-2012)“…The patient’s perspective of how their health affects their function is health-related quality of life (HRQOL). HRQOL is poorer in patients with systemic lupus…”
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Breast cancer in systemic lupus
Published in Lupus (01-03-2017)“…Objective There is a decreased breast cancer risk in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) versus the general population. We assessed a large sample of SLE…”
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Smoking is not associated with autoantibody production in systemic lupus erythematosus patients, unaffected first-degree relatives, nor healthy controls
Published in Lupus (01-04-2014)“…Objective The objective of this paper is to examine whether smoking is associated with autoantibody production in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients,…”
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1207 Update on Progress of the Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Trial in Refractory Lupus
Published in Lupus science & medicine (14-12-2022)“…BodyThere is a growing interest and use of cellular therapies in almost all fields of medicine. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) are pluripotent in their…”
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Cardiovascular events prior to or early after diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus in the systemic lupus international collaborating clinics cohort
Published in Lupus science & medicine (01-01-2016)“…ObjectiveTo describe the frequency of myocardial infarction (MI) prior to the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and within the first 2 years of…”
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S15.2 Severe non-adherence to hydroxychloroquine is associated with flares, early damage, and mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus: data from 660 patients from the slicc inception cohort
Published in Lupus science & medicine (01-10-2022)“…PurposeThe efficacy of antimalarials, especially hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), in preventing flares of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is well demonstrated, but…”
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Haemolytic anaemia in a multi-ethnic cohort of lupus patients: a clinical and serological perspective
Published in Lupus (01-08-2008)“…Systemic lupus erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can be associated with a variety of haematological manifestations. We identified 76 patients…”
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prevalence of significant left-right hip bone mineral density differences among black and white women
Published in Osteoporosis international (01-12-2009)“…Summary In a cross-sectional retrospective study, we examined the prevalence of significant opposite hip bone mineral density difference among white and black…”
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A partially folded intermediate conformation is induced in pectate lyase C by the addition of 8‐anilino‐1‐naphthalenesulfonate (ANS)
Published in Protein science (01-10-2001)“…Addition of 8‐anilino‐1‐naphthalenesulfonate (ANS) to acid‐denatured pectate lyase C (pelC) leads to a large increase in the fluorescence quantum yield near…”
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Hyperlipidemia and other risk factors for cardiovascular outcomes among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
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The Stability, Structural Organization, and Denaturation of Pectate Lyase C, a Parallel β-Helix Protein
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (26-12-2000)“…Pectate lyase C (pelC) was the first protein in which the parallel β-helix structure was recognized. The unique features of parallel β-helix-containing…”
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