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T cells are an important arm of the immune system that controls infections and tumor growth. When T cells fail, viruses and tumors persist and… Read More »TGFβ1-Mediated SMAD3 Enhances PD-1 Expression on Antigen-Specific T Cells in Cancer

ARTICLE: Genomic analyses identify recurrent MEF2D fusions in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia AUTHORS: Zhaohui Gu, Michelle Churchman, Kathryn Roberts, Yongjin Li, Yu Liu, Richard C. Harvey, Kelly McCastlain, Shalini C. Reshmi, Debbie Payne-Turner, Ilaria Iacobucci, Ying… Read More »Genomic analyses identify recurrent MEF2D fusions in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

ARTICLE: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of breast cancer. AUTHORS: Shari D Bolen and Nisa M Maruthur JOURNAL: BMJ. 2016 Oct 20;355:i5519. doi: 10.1136/bmj.i5519. Although… Read More »Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and risk of breast cancer

ARTICLE: The HCV care continuum does not end with cure: A call to arms for the prevention of reinfection AUTHORS: Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia and Mark Sulkowski JOURNAL: J Hepatol. 2016… Read More »The HCV care continuum does not end with cure: A call to arms for the prevention of reinfection

ARTICLE: Genome-Wide Association Studies in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Will We Catch a Black Cat in a Dark Room? AUTHORS: Luu V. Pham and Vsevolod Y.… Read More »Genome-Wide Association Studies in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Will We Catch a Black Cat in a Dark Room?

ARTICLE: Lifetime Cocaine and Opiate Use and Chronic Kidney Disease AUTHORS: Tessa Novick, Y Liu, Anika Alvanzo, A.B. Zonderman, M.K. Evans, Deidra Crews JOURNAL: Am… Read More »Lifetime Cocaine and Opiate Use and Chronic Kidney Disease

ARTICLE: Prevention Strategies for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy AUTHORS: Eric B. Bass and Rathan M. Subramaniam JOURNAL: Ann Intern Med. 2016 Oct 18;165(8):601. doi: 10.7326/L16-0278. IN RESPONSE to http://annals.org/aim/article/2569399/prevention-strategies-contrast-induced-nephropathy… Read More »Prevention Strategies for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

ARTICLE: Diastolic Blood Pressure, Subclinical Myocardial Damage, and Cardiac Events: Implications for Blood Pressure Control AUTHORS: John W. McEvoy, Yuan Chen, Andreea Rawlings, Ron C. Hoogeveen, Christie M. Ballantyne, Roger S. Blumenthal, Josef Coresh, Elizabeth Selvin JOURNAL:… Read More »Diastolic Blood Pressure, Subclinical Myocardial Damage, and Cardiac Events: Implications for Blood Pressure Control

ARTICLE: Data Linkage Strategies to Advance Youth Suicide Prevention: A Systematic Review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop. AUTHORS: Holly C.… Read More »Data Linkage Strategies to Advance Youth Suicide Prevention: A Systematic Review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop

ARTICLE: Genome-wide Association Study Identifies African-Specific Susceptibility Loci in African Americans with Inflammatory Bowel Disease AUTHORS: Steven R. Brant, David T. Okou, Claire L. Simpson, David J. Cutler, Talin Haritunians, Jonathan P. Bradfield,… Read More »Genome-wide Association Study Identifies African-Specific Susceptibility Loci in African Americans with Inflammatory Bowel Disease