Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have accelerated atherosclerosis. The metabolic
syndrome, a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors, identifies cardiovascular risk. We tested the …

Objective Insulin resistance is increased by inflammation, but the mechanisms are unclear.
The present study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that decreased insulin sensitivity is …

A growing understanding of the biology and molecular mechanisms of melanoma has led to
the identification of a number of driver mutations for this aggressive tumor. The most …

… Joseph F Solus†, Brenda J Arietta, James R Harris, David P Sexton, John Q Steward, Chara
McMunn, … In addition, 11 samples were of anonymous ethnic origin obtained from J Solus (…

We tested the hypothesis that concentrations of adipocytokines are altered in SLE and
associated with coronary atherosclerosis, insulin resistance and inflammation. Concentrations of …

PURPOSE: To determine rates of success and complications of trabeculectomy surgery.
DESIGN: Case series. PARTICIPANTS: Consecutive patients undergoing trabeculectomy by 2 …

Rationale: Asymptomatic relatives of patients with familial interstitial pneumonia (FIP), the
inherited form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, carry increased risk for developing interstitial …

Objective The prevalence of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis is increased in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and the increased risk is associated with insulin resistance. …

Osteoprotegerin (OPG), a soluble decoy receptor for receptor activator of nuclear factor κB
ligand, is implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (…

PURPOSE: To compare the success and complications of trabeculectomy performed with
limbus-based and fornix-based conjunctival approaches. DESIGN: Retrospective case series …