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Effect of Long-Term Periodontal Care on Hemoglobin A1c in Type 2 Diabetes by Merchant, A.T., Georgantopoulos, P., Howe, C.J., Virani, S.S., Morales, D.A., Haddock, K.S.

“…This was a prospective cohort study evaluating 126,805 individuals with diabetes and periodontal disease receiving care at all Veterans Administration medical…”
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A role for the DtxR family of metalloregulators in gram-positive pathogenesis by Merchant, A.T., Spatafora, G.A.

“…Summary Given the central role of transition metal ions in a variety of biochemical processes, the colonization, survival, and proliferation of a bacterium…”
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Periodontal Disease and Biomarkers Related to Cardiovascular Disease by Joshipura, K.J., Wand, H.C., Merchant, A.T., Rimm, E.B.

“…Periodontal disease is a chronic infection of the gums characterized by a loss of attachment between the tooth and bone, and by bone loss. We evaluated…”
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Alcohol Consumption Increases Periodontitis Risk by Pitiphat, W., Merchant, A.T., Rimm, E.B., Joshipura, K.J.

“…Alcohol consumption impairs neutrophil, macrophage, and T-cell functions, increasing the likelihood of infections. We examined the association between alcohol…”
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Family eating and activity habits, diet quality and pre-adolescent overweight and obesity by Liu, J, Hay, J, Faught, B.E, Wade, T, Cairney, J, Merchant, A.T, Trevisan, M

“…The prevalence of childhood obesity continues to increase at an alarming rate in Canada. In 2008, the authors conducted a survey to examine this issue among…”
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Clinical and functional staging of oral submucous fibrosis by Haider, S.M., Merchant, A.T., Fikree, F.F., Rahbar, M.H.

“…Objective: To investigate the association of location of bands in oral submucous fibrosis and extent of mouth-opening. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting:…”
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Periodontal Antibodies and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality by Qi, J., Zihang, Z., Zhang, J., Park, Y.M., Shrestha, D., Jianling, B., Merchant, A.T.

“…Periodontitis is positively linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, cancer, and increased mortality. Empirically derived clusters of IgG antibodies…”
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Association between Serum Antibodies to Oral Microorganisms and Hyperglycemia in Adults by Merchant, A.T., Shrestha, D., Chaisson, C., Choi, Y.H., Hazlett, L.J., Zhang, J.

“…We conducted a cross-sectional analysis to evaluate the relationship between serum antibody titers against 19 selected oral microorganisms and measures of…”
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Fructose Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes: The SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study by Couch, S.C, Crandell, J.L, Shah, A.S, Dolan, L.M, Merchant, A.T, Liese, A.D, Lawrence, J.M, Pihoker, C, Mayer-Davis, E.J

“…An abstract of a study by Couch et al examining the association between fructose intake and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors in youth with Type 1…”
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Associations of dietary intake patterns identified using reduced rank regression with markers of arterial stiffness among youth with type 1 diabetes by Lamichhane, A P, Liese, A D, Urbina, E M, Crandell, J L, Jaacks, L M, Dabelea, D, Black, M H, Merchant, A T, Mayer-Davis, E J

“…Background/Objectives: Youth with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) are at substantially increased risk for adverse vascular outcomes, but little is known about the…”
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Antibodies against Periodontal Microorganisms and Cognition in Older Adults by Merchant, A.T., Yi, F., Vidanapathirana, N.P., Lohman, M., Zhang, J., Newman-Norlund, R.D., Fridriksson, J.

“…Introduction: Markers of poor oral health are associated with impaired cognition and higher risk of Alzheimer disease (AD) and thus may help predict AD…”
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Serum IgG Antibodies against Periodontal Microbes and Cancer Mortality by Zhong, Z., Jin, Q., Zhang, J., Park, Y.M., Shrestha, D., Bai, J., Merchant, A.T.

“…Introduction: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory condition initiated by microorganisms and is positively linked to systemic conditions such as cancer,…”
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Increased severity of oral submucous fibrosis in young Pakistani men by Merchant, A.T., Haider, S.M., Fikree, F.F.

“…Objective—To investigate the influence of age and sex on the incidence of severe oral submucous fibrosis (mouth opening 15 mm or less). Design—Case (severe…”
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Cross-Sectional Analysis of Alcohol Intake and Serum Antibodies to Oral Microorganisms by Merchant, A.T., Park, Y.M., Dodhia, S., Shrestha, D., Choi, Y.H., Pitiphat, W.

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the relation between alcohol intake and groups of periodontal antibody titers among individuals with normal glucose…”
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Local Data for Obesity Prevention: Using National Data Sets by Merchant, Anwar T., DeLuca, Patrick, Shubair, Mamdouh M., Emili, Julie, Kanaroglou, Pavlos

“…One of the challenges in planning for obesity prevention is the dearth of relevant local data. We analyzed a large nationally representative data set, the…”
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Vitamin intake is not associated with community-acquired pneumonia in U.S. men by Merchant, Anwar T, Curhan, Gary, Bendich, Adrianne, Singh, Vishwa N, Willett, Walter C, Fawzi, Wafaie W

“…The age-related decline in immune function may predispose individuals to increased infection risk. Nutrition is an important determinant of immunocompetence,…”
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Effect of type 2 diabetes and its duration on the risk of peripheral arterial disease among men by Al-Delaimy, W.K, Merchant, A.T, Rimm, E.B, Willett, W.C, Stampfer, M.J, Hu, F.B

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