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Genome-wide Association Study Identifies African-Specific Susceptibility Loci in African Americans with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

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

Human mini-guts: new insights into intestinal physiology and host-pathogen interactions

ARTICLE: Human mini-guts: new insights into intestinal physiology and host-pathogen interactions AUTHORS: Julie G. In, Jennifer Foulke-Abel, Mary K. Estes, Nicholas C. Zachos, Olga Kovbasnjuk, Mark Donowitz JOURNAL: Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2016 Sep 28.… Read More »Human mini-guts: new insights into intestinal physiology and host-pathogen interactions

Critical Flaws in the Validation of the Instant Blood Pressure Smartphone App—A Letter from the App Developers—Reply

ARTICLE: Critical Flaws in the Validation of the Instant Blood Pressure Smartphone App—A Letter from the App Developers—Reply AUTHORS: Timothy B. Plante, Lawrence J. Appel, Seth S. Martin… Read More »Critical Flaws in the Validation of the Instant Blood Pressure Smartphone App—A Letter from the App Developers—Reply

Clinical Inferences of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Analysis at Autopsy

ARTICLE: Clinical Inferences of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Analysis at Autopsy AUTHORS: Sunil K. Sinha, Barbara Crain, Katie Flickinger, Hugh Calkins, John Rickard, Alan Cheng, Ronald Berger, Gordon Tomaselli, Joseph E. Marine JOURNAL: J… Read More »Clinical Inferences of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Analysis at Autopsy

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and progression of coronary artery calcium score: a retrospective cohort study

ARTICLE: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and progression of coronary artery calcium score: a retrospective cohort study AUTHORS: Dong Hyun Sinn, Danbee Kang, Yoosoo Chang, Seungho Ryu, Seonhye Gu, Hyunkyoung Kim, Donghyeong… Read More »Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and progression of coronary artery calcium score: a retrospective cohort study

Mortality Risk Stratification by Combining BRAF V600E and TERT Promoter Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Genetic Duet of BRAF and TERT Promoter Mutations in Thyroid Cancer Mortality

ARTICLE: Mortality Risk Stratification by Combining BRAF V600E and TERT Promoter Mutations in Papillary ThyroidCancer: Genetic Duet of BRAF and TERT Promoter Mutations in Thyroid… Read More »Mortality Risk Stratification by Combining BRAF V600E and TERT Promoter Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Genetic Duet of BRAF and TERT Promoter Mutations in Thyroid Cancer Mortality

Age and Small Airway Imaging Abnormalities in Subjects With and Without Airflow Obstruction in SPIROMICS

ARTICLE: Age and Small Airway Imaging Abnormalities in Subjects With and Without Airflow Obstruction in SPIROMICS AUTHORS: Carlos H. Martinez, Alejandro A Diaz, Catherine Meldrum, Jeffrey L. Curtis, Christopher B. Cooper, Cheryl Pirozzi, Richard E. Kanner, Robert Paine, III, Prescott G Woodruff, Eugene R… Read More »Age and Small Airway Imaging Abnormalities in Subjects With and Without Airflow Obstruction in SPIROMICS

SPIROMICS Protocol for Multicenter Quantitative CT to Phenotype the Lungs

ARTICLE: SPIROMICS Protocol for Multicenter Quantitative CT to Phenotype the Lungs AUTHORS: Jered P Sieren, John D Newell, Jr., R. Graham Barr, Eugene R Bleecker, Nathan Burnette, Elizabeth E Carretta, David Couper, Jonathan Goldin, Junfeng Guo, MeiLan K Han, Nadia N Hansel, Richard E. Kanner, Ella… Read More »SPIROMICS Protocol for Multicenter Quantitative CT to Phenotype the Lungs

Vaccinia vaccine–based immunotherapy arrests and reverses established pulmonary fibrosis

ARTICLE: Vaccinia vaccine–based immunotherapy arrests and reverses established pulmonary fibrosis AUTHORS: Samuel L. Collins, Yee Chan-Li, MinHee Oh, Christine L. Vigeland, Nathachit Limjunyawong, Wayne Mitzner, Jonathan D. Powell and Maureen R. Horton JOURNAL: JCI Insight.… Read More »Vaccinia vaccine–based immunotherapy arrests and reverses established pulmonary fibrosis