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SAFER model: Strategic allocation of fundamental epidemic resources by Weston, B W, Swingen, Z N, Gramann, S, Pojar, D

“…Abstract Background To describe the Strategic Allocation of Fundamental Epidemic Resources (SAFER) model as a method to inform equitable community distribution…”
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Saving Lives with Tourniquets: A Review of Penetrating Injury Medical Examiner Cases by Bonk, C., Weston, B.W., Davis, C., Barron, A., McCarty, O., Hargarten, S.

“…Background: After numerous recent mass casualty events, civilian hemorrhage control has taken a militaristic approach with aggressive and early use of…”
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Isolation of a novel human alpha (1,3)fucosyltransferase gene and molecular comparison to the human Lewis blood group alpha (1,3/1,4)fucosyltransferase gene. Syntenic, homologous, nonallelic genes encoding enzymes with distinct acceptor substrate specificities by WESTON, B. W, NAIR, R. P, LARSEN, R. D, LOWE, J. B

“…Biochemical and genetic evidence indicates that the human genome may encode four or more distinct GDP-fucose:beta-D-N-acetylglucosaminide…”
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Molecular cloning of a fourth member of a human alpha (1,3)fucosyltransferase gene family. Multiple homologous sequences that determine expression of the Lewis x, sialyl Lewis x, and difucosyl sialyl Lewis x epitopes by WESTON, B. W, SMITH, P. L, KELLY, R. J, LOWE, J. B

“…We and others have previously described the isolation of three human alpha (1,3)fucosyltransferase genes which form the basis of a nascent glycosyltransferase…”
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Association of the Lewis genotype with cardiovascular risk factors and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study by Cakir, B., Heiss, G., Pankow, J. S., Salomaa, V., Sharrett, A. R., Couper, D., Weston, B. W

“… Objectives.  To evaluate the relationship of Lewis genotypes with major cardiovascular risk factors and the intima‐media thickness (IMT) of carotid arteries…”
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Does an individualized feedback mechanism improve quality of out-of-hospital CPR? by Weston, B, Jasti, J, Lerner, E.B, Szabo, A, Aufderheide, T, Colella, M.R

“…Abstract Background Despite its prevalence, survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest remains low. Early defibrillation, greater compression fraction,…”
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Expression of human α(1,3)fucosyltransferase antisense sequences inhibits selectin-mediated adhesion and liver metastasis of colon carcinoma cells by WESTON, B. W, HILLER, K. M, MAYBEN, J. P, MANOUSOS, G. A, BENDT, K. M, RONG LIU, CUSACK, J. C

“…The initial steps of leukocyte and tumor cell adhesion involve selectin receptor/ligand interactions. The selectin ligand components sialyl Lewis x and sialyl…”
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Familial deficiency of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors by WESTON, B. W., MONAHAN, P. E.

“…Combined deficiency of vitamin K‐dependent clotting factors II, VII, IX and X (and proteins C, S, and Z) is usually an acquired clinical problem, often…”
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Molecular basis for Lewis alpha(1,3/1,4)-fucosyltransferase gene deficiency (FUT3) found in Lewis-negative Indonesian pedigrees by MOLLICONE, R, REGUIGNE, I, ORIOL, R, KELLY, R. J, FLETCHER, A, WATT, J, CHATFIELD, S, AUDA AZIZ, CAMERON, H. S, WESTON, B. W, LOWE, J. B

“…The Le(a) and Le(b) human blood group antigens are synthesized in tissues producing exocrine secretions; they also circulate in plasma, where they are adsorbed…”
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Genetic background of Lewis negative blood group phenotype and its association with atherosclerotic disease in the NHLBI Family Heart Study by Salomaa, V., Pankow, J., Heiss, G., Cakir, B., Eckfeldt, J. H., Ellison, R. C., Myers, R. H., Hiller, K. M., Brantley, K. R., Morris, T. L., Weston, B. W.

“… Salomaa V, Pankow J, Heiss G, Cakir B, Eckfeldt JH, Ellison RC, Myers RH, Hiller KM, Brantley KR, Morris TL, Weston BW (National Public Health Institute,…”
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Molecular basis for plasma alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase gene deficiency (FUT6) by MOLLICONE, R, REGUIGNE, I, FLETCHER, A, AZIZ, A, RUSTAM, M, WESTON, B. W, KELLY, R. J, LOWE, J. B, ORIOL, R

“…While most humans express an alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase in plasma, 9% of individuals on the isle of Java (Indonesia) do not express this enzyme. Ninety-five…”
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Distribution of Lewis (FUT3)genotype and allele: frequencies in a biethnic United States population by Cakir, B, Pankow, J S, Salomaa, V, Couper, D, Morris, T L, Brantley, K R, Hiller, K M, Heiss, G, Weston, B W

“…The objective of the study was to examine the prevalence and distribution of four major single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (T59G, T1067G, T202C, and C314T)…”
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Glucose-6-phosphatase mutation G188R confers an atypical glycogen storage disease type 1b phenotype by WESTON, B. W, LIN, J.-L, CHEN, Y. T, MUENZER, J, CAMERON, H. S, ARNOLD, R. R, SEYDEWITZ, H. H, MAYATEPEK, E, VAN SCHAFTINGEN, E, VEIGA-DA-CUNHA, M, MATERN, D

“…Glycogen storage disease type 1a (GSD 1a) is caused by a deficiency in microsomal glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase). A variant (GSD 1b) is caused by a defect in…”
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A cloned CD15s-negative variant of HL60 cells is deficient in expression of FUT7 and does not adhere to cytokine-stimulated endothelial cells by Weston, Brent W., Hiller, Kara M., Mayben, John P., Manousos, George, Nelson, Curt M., Klein, Marina B., Goodman, Jesse L.

“…The initial steps of leukocyte adhesion depend on selectin/ligand interactions. Surface ligands on leukocytes are often modified by addition of the sialyl…”
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Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection and virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome by Ross, C W, Schnitzer, B, Weston, B W, Hanson, C A

“…We describe two unusual cases of Epstein-Barr virus infection that were complicated by the virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome, predominantly involving…”
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Leukocyte infection by the granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent is linked to expression of a selectin ligand by Goodman, J L, Nelson, C M, Klein, M B, Hayes, S F, Weston, B W

“…Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) is an emerging tickborne illness caused by an intracellular bacterium that infects neutrophils. Cells susceptible to HGE…”
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Transfection of α(1,3)fucosyltransferase antisense sequences impairs the proliferative and tumorigenic ability of human colon carcinoma cells by Hiller, Kara M., Mayben, John P., Bendt, Katharine M., Manousos, George A., Senger, Kate, Cameron, H. Scott, Weston, Brent W.

“…Sialyl Lewis x and sialyl Lewis a are oncodevelopmental antigens involved in the pathogenesis of colon adenocarcinoma. Biosynthesis of these glycans is…”
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Physical maps of human α(1,3)fucosyltransferase genes FUT3–FUT6 on chromosomes 19p13.3 and 11q21 by McCurley, R.Skyler, Recinos, Adrian, Olsen, Anne S., Gingrich, Jeffrey C., Szczepaniak, Dorota, Cameron, H.Scott, Krauss, Ronald, Weston, Brent W.

“…Sialyl Lewis x and related fucosylated glycans are differentially expressed in human cells and form ligands for selectin adhesion receptors…”
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Self-Assessment Feedback Form Improves Quality of Out-of-Hospital CPR by Weston, Benjamin W., Jasti, Jamie, Mena, Melissa, Unteriner, Jackson, Tillotson, Kelly, Yin, Ziyan, Colella, M. Riccardo, Aufderheide, Tom P.

“…Objective: Various continuous quality improvement (CQI) approaches have been used to improve quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) delivered at the…”
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Expression of human chromosome 19p alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase genes in normal tissues. Alternative splicing, polyadenylation, and isoforms by Cameron, H S, Szczepaniak, D, Weston, B W

“…The human alpha(1,3)-fucosyltransferase genes FUT3, FUT5, and FUT6 form a cluster on chromosome 19p13.3. Expression was studied using reverse…”
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