Search Results - "Smit, W"
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Insulin resistance and risk of incident cardiovascular events in adults without diabetes: meta-analysis
Published in PloS one (28-12-2012)“…Glucose, insulin and Homeostasis Model Assessment Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) are markers of insulin resistance. The objective of this study is to compare…”
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Metabolic changes in tumor cells and tumor-associated macrophages: A mutual relationship
Published in Cancer letters (28-01-2018)“…In order to adapt to the reduced availability of nutrients and oxygen in the tumor microenvironment and the increased requirements of energy and building…”
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SARS-CoV-2 transmission among health care workers, an outbreak investigation using whole-genome sequencing
Published in PloS one (31-03-2023)“…We report an outbreak investigation to map intra-hospital transmission among health care workers (HCW) using epidemiological and whole-genome sequencing data…”
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Sorafenib in radioactive iodine-refractory, locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer: a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial
Published in The Lancet (British edition) (26-07-2014)“…Summary Background Patients with radioactive iodine (131 I)-refractory locally advanced or metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer have a poor prognosis…”
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Modulation of inflammation by autophagy: Consequences for human disease
Published in Autophagy (01-01-2016)“…Autophagy and inflammation are 2 fundamental biological processes involved in both physiological and pathological conditions. Through its crucial role in…”
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2022 ETA Consensus Statement: What are the indications for post-surgical radioiodine therapy in differentiated thyroid cancer?
Published in European thyroid journal (2022)“…Modern use of post-operative radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) should be implemented in line with patients’ risk…”
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Systematic review of the use of dried blood spots for monitoring HIV viral load and for early infant diagnosis
Published in PloS one (06-03-2014)“…Dried blood spots (DBS) have been used as alternative specimens to plasma to increase access to HIV viral load (VL) monitoring and early infant diagnosis (EID)…”
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Effect of liraglutide on cardiac function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: randomized placebo-controlled trial
Published in Cardiovascular diabetology (30-04-2019)“…Liraglutide is an antidiabetic agent with cardioprotective effect. The purpose of this study is to test efficacy of liraglutide to improve diabetic…”
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Combination of ibrutinib with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) for treatment-naive patients with CD20-positive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a non-randomised, phase 1b study
Published in The lancet oncology (01-08-2014)“…Summary Background Present first-line therapy for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, a subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, is rituximab, cyclophosphamide,…”
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Risk of Hypothyroidism following Hemithyroidectomy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prognostic Studies
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-07-2012)“…Context: The reported risk of hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy shows considerable heterogeneity in literature. Objective: The aim of this systematic…”
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Association Between Levothyroxine Treatment and Thyroid-Related Symptoms Among Adults Aged 80 Years and Older With Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Published in JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association (26-11-2019)“…IMPORTANCE: It is unclear whether levothyroxine treatment provides clinically important benefits in adults aged 80 years and older with subclinical…”
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Long-term analysis of the efficacy and tolerability of sorafenib in advanced radio-iodine refractory differentiated thyroid carcinoma: final results of a phase II trial
Published in European journal of endocrinology (01-11-2012)“…Objective We conducted a prospective phase II clinical trial to determine the efficacy of sorafenib in patients with advanced radio-iodine refractory…”
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Effect of PTEN inactivating germline mutations on innate immune cell function and thyroid cancer-induced macrophages in patients with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome
Published in Oncogene (01-05-2019)“…PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) is caused by inactivating germline PTEN mutations with subsequent activation of Akt-mTOR signaling, leading to an…”
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Pituitary Dysfunction in Adult Patients after Cranial Radiotherapy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-08-2011)“…Context: Cranial radiotherapy is an important cause of hypopituitarism. The prevalence of hypopituitarism varies considerably between studies. Objective: We…”
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Treat to target (drug-free) inactive disease in DMARD-naive juvenile idiopathic arthritis: 24-month clinical outcomes of a three-armed randomised trial
Published in Annals of the rheumatic diseases (01-01-2019)“…Which is the best strategy to achieve (drug-free) inactive disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)? In a randomised, single-blinded, study in…”
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Serum microRNA-1 and microRNA-133a levels reflect myocardial steatosis in uncomplicated type 2 diabetes
Published in Scientific reports (03-03-2017)“…Using in vitro , in vivo and patient-based approaches, we investigated the potential of circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) as surrogate biomarkers of myocardial…”
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Altered Myocardial Substrate Metabolism and Decreased Diastolic Function in Nonischemic Human Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: Studies With Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (13-10-2009)“…This study was designed to evaluate myocardial substrate and high-energy phosphate (HEP) metabolism in asymptomatic men with well-controlled, uncomplicated…”
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Infection with Soil-Transmitted Helminths Is Associated with Increased Insulin Sensitivity
Published in PloS one (10-06-2015)“…Given that helminth infections have been shown to improve insulin sensitivity in animal studies, which may be explained by beneficial effects on energy balance…”
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Factors Associated With Treatment Response to Etanercept in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Published in JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association (07-12-2011)“…CONTEXT Since the introduction of biologic therapies, the pharmacological treatment approach for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) has changed substantially,…”
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An International External Quality Assessment Scheme to Assess the Diagnostic Performance of Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Published in Cornea (01-08-2023)“…The purpose of this study was to assess the variation in methods and to determine whether an External Quality Assessment Scheme (EQAS) for polymerase chain…”
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