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Geraldine McCarthy

Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and UCD Dublin
Verified email at ucd.ie
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Microcalcifications associated with breast cancer: an epiphenomenon or biologically significant feature of selected tumors?

MP Morgan, MM Cooke, GM McCarthy - Journal of mammary gland …, 2005 - Springer
Radiographic mammary calcifications occur in 30–50% of breast cancers and constitute one
of the most important diagnostic markers of both benign and malignant lesions of the breast. …

Calcium crystal deposition diseases—beyond gout

GM McCarthy, A Dunne - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2018 - nature.com
The most common types of calcium-containing crystals that are associated with joint and
periarticular disorders are calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPP) and basic calcium …

Proinflammatory activation of macrophages by basic calcium phosphate crystals via protein kinase C and MAP kinase pathways: a vicious cycle of inflammation and …

…, O Florey, CDW Smythe, GM McCarthy… - Circulation …, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystal deposition underlies the development of arterial
calcification. Inflammatory macrophages colocalize with BCP deposits in developing …

Identifying potential classification criteria for calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease: item generation and item reduction

…, F Lioté, M Matza, GM McCarthy… - Arthritis care & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Classification criteria for calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease will
facilitate clinical research on this common crystalline arthritis. Our objective was to report on …

Effect of topical capsaicin in the therapy of painful osteoarthritis of the hands.

GM McCarthy, DJ McCarty - The Journal of rheumatology, 1992 - europepmc.org
Topical capsaicin 0.075% was evaluated for the treatment of the painful joints of rheumatoid
arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) in a 4 week double blind, placebo controlled …

Exercise and manual physiotherapy arthritis research trial (EMPART) for osteoarthritis of the hip: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

…, D Kane, PG O'Connell, B White, GM McCarthy - Archives of physical …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of exercise therapy (ET) compared with ET
with adjunctive manual therapy (MT) for people with hip osteoarthritis (OA); and to identify if …

Older people's perception of their readiness for discharge and postdischarge use of community support and services

A Coffey, GM McCarthy - International journal of older people …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
coffey a. & mccarthy gm (2013) Older people’s perception of their readiness for discharge
and postdischarge use of community support and services. International Journal of Older …

The 2023 ACR/EULAR classification criteria for calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease

…, AM Iagnocco, F Lioté, GM McCarthy… - Arthritis & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) disease is prevalent and has diverse
presentations, but there are no validated classification criteria for this symptomatic arthritis. …

Calcium hydroxyapatite promotes mitogenesis and matrix metalloproteinase expression in human breast cancer cell lines

…, PR Westfall, GM McCarthy - … in cooperation with …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Radiographic mammary microcalcifications are one of the most pertinent diagnostic markers
of breast cancer. Breast tissue calcification in the form of calcium hydroxyapatite (HA) is …

Ustekinumab for the treatment of refractory giant cell arteritis

…, E O'Flynn, P Gallagher, GM McCarthy… - Annals of the …, 2016 - ard.bmj.com
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of systemic vasculitis. 1 Glucocorticoids
are the mainstay of therapy, required in high doses for prolonged periods, with consequent …