Search Results - "Stewart, Graeme J."
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MicroRNAs miR-17 and miR-20a inhibit T cell activation genes and are under-expressed in MS whole blood
Published in PloS one (11-08-2010)“…It is well established that Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an immune mediated disease. Little is known about what drives the differential control of the immune…”
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IL28B, HLA-C, and KIR variants additively predict response to therapy in chronic hepatitis C virus infection in a European Cohort: a cross-sectional study
Published in PLoS medicine (01-09-2011)“…To date, drug response genes have not proved as useful in clinical practice as was anticipated at the start of the genomic era. An exception is in the…”
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Evidence from genome wide association studies implicates reduced control of Epstein-Barr virus infection in multiple sclerosis susceptibility
Published in Genome medicine (30-04-2019)“…Genome wide association studies have identified > 200 susceptibility loci accounting for much of the heritability of multiple sclerosis (MS). Epstein-Barr…”
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Combined effects of different interleukin-28B gene variants on the outcome of dual combination therapy in chronic hepatitis C virus type 1 infection
Published in Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (01-06-2012)“…In patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, several variants of the interleukin‐28B (IL28B) gene have been shown to correlate significantly…”
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role of the CD58 locus in multiple sclerosis
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (31-03-2009)“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system associated with demyelination and axonal loss. A whole genome association scan…”
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A transcription factor map as revealed by a genome-wide gene expression analysis of whole-blood mRNA transcriptome in multiple sclerosis
Published in PloS one (01-12-2010)“…Several lines of evidence suggest that transcription factors are involved in the pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) but complete mapping of the whole…”
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The autoimmune disease-associated transcription factors EOMES and TBX21 are dysregulated in multiple sclerosis and define a molecular subtype of disease
Published in Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) (01-03-2014)“…Abstract We have identified a marked over-representation of transcription factors controlling differentiation of T, B, myeloid and NK cells among the 110 MS…”
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IL7Rα expression and upregulation by IFNβ in dendritic cell subsets is haplotype-dependent
Published in PloS one (16-10-2013)“…The IL7Rα gene is unequivocally associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis (MS). Haplotype 2 (Hap 2) confers protection from MS, and T cells and…”
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A polymorphism in the HLA-DPB1 gene is associated with susceptibility to multiple sclerosis
Published in PloS one (26-10-2010)“…We conducted an association study across the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) complex to identify loci associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). Comparing 1927…”
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Identification of improved IL28B SNPs and haplotypes for prediction of drug response in treatment of hepatitis C using massively parallel sequencing in a cross-sectional European cohort
Published in Genome medicine (31-08-2011)“…The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects nearly 3% of the World's population, causing severe liver disease in many. Standard of care therapy is currently pegylated…”
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IL28B is associated with response to chronic hepatitis C interferon-α and ribavirin therapy
Published in Nature genetics (01-10-2009)“…Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects 3% of the world's population. Treatment of chronic HCV consists of a combination of PEGylated interferon-α (PEG-IFN-α) and…”
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Genes implicated in multiple sclerosis pathogenesis from consilience of genotyping and expression profiles in relapse and remission
Published in BMC medical genetics (19-03-2008)“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Although the pathogenesis of MS remains unknown, it is…”
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Implementation of the Garling recommendations can offer real hope for rescuing the New South Wales public hospital system
Published in Medical journal of Australia (19-01-2009)“…Public hospital clinicians across Australia will relate to the problems described in the Garling report and endorse most of the recommendations to bring the…”
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Functional characterization of the atopy-associated gene PHF11
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-05-2008)“…Background Polymorphisms in the plant homeodomain finger protein 11 gene (PHF11) are associated with increased total serum IgE levels, asthma, and severe…”
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The interaction of Multiple Sclerosis risk loci with Epstein-Barr virus phenotypes implicates the virus in pathogenesis
Published in Scientific reports (13-01-2020)“…Translating the findings of genome wide association studies (GWAS) to new therapies requires identification of the relevant immunological contexts to…”
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Novel approaches to detect serum biomarkers for clinical response to interferon-beta treatment in multiple sclerosis
Published in PloS one (05-05-2010)“…Interferon beta (IFNbeta) is the most common immunomodulatory treatment for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). However, some patients fail to…”
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Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies novel multiple sclerosis susceptibility loci
Published in Annals of neurology (01-12-2011)“…Objective: To perform a 1‐stage meta‐analysis of genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) of multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility and to explore functional…”
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Genome-wide association study identifies new multiple sclerosis susceptibility loci on chromosomes 12 and 20
Published in Nature genetics (01-07-2009)“…To identify multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility loci, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) in 1,618 cases and used shared data for 3,413…”
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Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Published in Heart, lung & circulation (01-04-2020)“…Amyloid cardiomyopathy is emerging as an important and under-recognised cause of heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias, especially in older adults. This…”
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Current approaches to the diagnosis and management of amyloidosis
Published in Internal medicine journal (01-12-2022)“…Amyloidosis is a collection of diseases caused by the misfolding of proteins that aggregate into insoluble amyloid fibrils and deposit in tissues. While these…”
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