Utility of genome-wide association study findings: prostate cancer as a translational research paradigm.

abstract：AIM:Prevalence, optimal diagnostic approach and consequences of clinically unsuspected osteomyelitis in diabetic foot ulcers are unclear. Early diagnosis of this infection may be crucial to ensure correct management. METHODS:We conducted a prospective study in 20 diabetic patients with a chronic foot ulcer (>8 weeks) ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Schwegler B,Stumpe KD,Weishaupt D,Strobel K,Spinas GA,von Schulthess GK,Hodler J,Böni T,Donath MY

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The magnitude of cardiovascular risk associated with psoriasis has been debated and the prognostic impact of psoriasis following myocardial infarction (MI) is unknown. Therefore, we investigated the risk of mortality and adverse cardiovascular events in patients with psoriasis following first-time MI. DESIG...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Ahlehoff O,Gislason GH,Lindhardsen J,Olesen JB,Charlot M,Skov L,Torp-Pedersen C,Hansen PR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients with psoriasis are prone to premature atherosclerosis and increased risk of cardiovascular disease events. However, the prevalence and extent of atherosclerosis in patients with psoriasis are unknown. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING AND SUBJECTS:The prevalence and extent of coronary and car...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Yiu KH,Yeung CK,Zhao CT,Chan JC,Siu CW,Tam S,Wong CS,Yan GH,Yue WS,Khong PL,Chan HH,Tse HF

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a relatively common heterogenous and multifactorial disorder, traditionally classified as neurogenic (less common but often more severe) or nonneurogenic (more common, with no direct signs of autonomic nervous system disease). The different clinical variants of orthostatic intolerance i...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Fedorowski A,Melander O

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysbetalipoproteinaemia is a genetic disorder characterized by accumulation of lipoprotein remnant particles in the plasma, accelerated atherosclerosis, and the abnormal apoprotein E2. Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus can aggravate the hyperlipidaemia associated with this disorder, presumably by increasing triglyceride ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Duell PB,Bierman EL

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate if an insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphism in the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene associates with HLA-DR alleles previously found to be of prognostic interest in Scandinavian sarcoidosis patients. This may contribute to characteristics associated with these HLA-DR alleles, such as a ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Planck A,Eklund A,Yamaguchi E,Grunewald J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mitochondrion, inherited defects have been identified in the electron transport system by which ATP is formed, as well as in the transport and metabolism of fuels. Clinical findings in diseases due to these defects can be related to abnormal accumulations of metabolic intermediates and inadequate or inefficient...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Luft R,Landau BR

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish a population-based 24-h ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) reference material with day/night mean BP calculated by standardized and true bedtimes. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study of 200 randomly selected subjects (20 men and 20 women in each 10-year age interval 20-70 years) in Linköping, Sweden. ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nyström F,Malmström O,Karlberg BE,Ohman KP

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old male patient presented with invalidating osteomalacia of 2.5 years' duration. The osteomalacia was caused by severe malabsorption due to gluten-sensitive enteropathy (GSE). There were no other signs or symptoms of GSE in this patient. Clinical presentation with monosymptomatic osteomalacia is very unusua...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： De Boer WA,Tytgat GN

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transplantation of foetal dopamine neurons into the striatum of Parkinson's disease patients can provide restoration of the dopamine system and alleviate motor deficits. However, cellular replacement is associated with several problems. As with pharmacological treatments, cell therapy can lead to disabling abnormal in...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Hedlund E,Perlmann T

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The original definition of microalbuminuria (20-200 microg min-1 or 15-150 microg min-1 overnight) is based on studies of patients with diabetes, in whom microalbuminuria was associated with increased risk of chronic renal failure. In a recent report an overnight urinary albumin excretion (UAE) above only 5 ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Klausen KP,Scharling H,Jensen JS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To clarify the mechanisms by which smoking is associated to toxic and nontoxic goitre and thyroid nodules. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:Sweden. SUBJECTS:A cohort of 874,507 parous women identified through the Medical Birth Registry, with smoking behaviour assessed through self-reported information at the ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Galanti MR,Granath F,Cnattingius S,Ekbom-Schnell A,Ekbom A

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of young healthy males presenting with cardiac tamponade and developing clinical adrenal insufficiency within a few weeks are described. On presentation they had a brisk inflammatory response with complement activation. Both had signs of subclinical hepatitis, and both have later shown evidence of thyroid in...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Torfoss D,von de Lippe E,Jacobsen D

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring survival of cancer patients using data collected by population-based cancer registries is an important component of cancer control. In this setting, patient survival is often summarized using net survival, that is survival from cancer if there were no other possible causes of death. Although net survival is...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Eloranta S,Smedby KE,Dickman PW,Andersson TM

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the association between postural hypotension and (i) electrolyte levels and (ii) neurohumoral factors in elderly hypertensive patients using diuretics. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study of patients and controls. SETTING:The subjects were gathered from senior citizen clubs or they were referred to the st...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Luutonen S,Neuvonen P,Ruskoaho H,Räihä I,Rajala T,Antila K,Sourander L

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bupropion sustained release (bupropion SR) has been shown to increase smoking cessation success rates in the US studies. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether bupropion SR, in combination with counselling, is effective for smoking cessation in a multi-country study. METHODS:This randomized, double-blind, placebo-...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Tønnesen P,Tonstad S,Hjalmarson A,Lebargy F,Van Spiegel PI,Hider A,Sweet R,Townsend J

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We observed two patients with hypercholesterolaemia and tendon xanthomas associated with apolipoprotein (apoE-7) E-7, a rare variant of the apoE isoforms. Both suffered from coronary artery disease and had undergone a coronary bypass operation. Their cholesterol levels were 268 and 310 mg dl-1, respectively. Both pati...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Ueyama Y,Nozaki S,Yanagi K,Hiraoka H,Nakagawa T,Sakai N,Jiao S,Yamashita S,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1280 80-year-old men were invited to a medical examination to study common risk indicators for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the elderly. From the pool of 811 responders (63.3%), all 122 individuals who fulfilled our inclusion criteria were assigned to one of four groups: (1) no CVD, non-smokers; (2) no C...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Stavenow L,Elmståhl S,Jerntorp P,Nilsson-Ehle P,Pessah-Rasmussen H,Galvard H,Hansen F,Samuelsson SM

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Echocardiographically determined left atrioventricular plane displacement (AVPD) is strongly related to prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure and in postmyocardial infarction patients. We aimed at exploring whether AVPD, unlike ejection fraction, is related to mortality in patients with stable cor...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Rydberg E,Erhardt L,Brand B,Willenheimer R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The contribution of plasma lipids to cardiovascular risk is usually evaluated by measuring plasma concentrations of total cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL cholesterol, and calculating LDL cholesterol concentration. We investigated plasma concentrations of apolipoproteins and lipoprotein particles in women ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Nielsen NE,Olsson AG,Swahn E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine whether intermittent oral 1 alpha(OH)D3 treatment of patients on haemodialysis with secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) was able to maintain the marked suppression of PTH, which previously had been induced by an intermittent intravenous administration of 1 alpha(OH)D3. Simultaneously, the effect o...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Brandi L,Daugaard H,Egsmose C,Tvedegaard E,Kjaerulff Nielsen P,Olgaard K

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is currently widespread exposure to the toxic metal cadmium through the diet as well as through smoking, and it has been suggested that cadmium exposure may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Here we examined whether cadmium exposure is associated with prevalence and growth of atherosclerotic...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Fagerberg B,Bergström G,Borén J,Barregard L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 42-year-old man presented with a mediastinal tumour. On histological examination, tuberculosis was evoked, but no definitive conclusion could be drawn. The patient thereafter developed throat ulcerations and rapidly progressing renal insufficiency due to necrotizing glomerulonephritis. After reviewing the histologic...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Boudes P

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although a variety of factors, inherited or environmental, can influence expression of ion channel proteins to impact on repolarization, that environment can affect genetic determinants of repolarization for intervals of varying duration is a concept that is not as generally appreciated as it should be. In the followi...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Rosen MR,Cohen IS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Mild hyperhomocysteinaemia (HHC), fasting or after methionine loading, is associated with an increased risk and severity of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Post-methionine and fasting HHC are responsive to treatment with vitamin B, and folic acid. We performed a prospective cohort study amongst normohomocy...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： de Jong SC,Stehouwer CD,van den Berg M,Geurts TW,Bouter LM,Rauwerda JA

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current tuberculosis (TB) vaccine bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) fails to protect against adult pulmonary TB. Yet, its capacity to control miliary TB in newborn infants forms the basis for development of novel vaccine candidates. These either exploit genetic modification of BCG to create a viable replacement vacci...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kaufmann SH

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of acquired disability globally, and effective treatment methods are scarce. Lately, there has been increasing recognition of the devastating impact of TBI resulting from sports and other recreational activities, ranging from primarily sport-related concussions (SRC) but a...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Marklund N,Bellander BM,Godbolt AK,Levin H,McCrory P,Thelin EP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We estimated the prevalence, incidence and risk factors of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in a prospective cohort study of 26 489 participants. MATERIAL AND METHODS:The LVH was defined as Minnesota Code 310 on electrocardiogram (ECG). Everyone with this code at first visit was defined as a prevalence cas...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Thrainsdottir IS,Hardarson T,Thorgeirsson G,Sigvaldason H,Sigfusson N

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To test the hypothesis that stroke and systemic embolic events (SEE) in the stroke prevention using an oral thrombin inhibitor in atrial fibrillation (SPORTIF) III and V trials are different between paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS:Data analysis from two cohorts of patients enrolled in ...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Lip GY,Frison L,Grind M,SPORTIF Investigators.

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Patients undergoing bariatric surgery present long-term metabolic improvements and reduced type 2 diabetes risk, despite long-term weight regain. We hypothesized that part of these protective effects could be linked to altered gene expression in white adipose tissue (WAT). METHODS:Transcriptomic profiling by...

journal_title：Journal of internal medicine

authors： Kerr AG,Andersson DP,Rydén M,Arner P,Dahlman I

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00