Objective Prosthetic joint infection is one of the most dreaded complications after total joint
arthroplasty, a common procedure in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We conducted a …

Background Controversy exists regarding the aggressiveness of initial therapy in childhood
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Few studies with long-term outcome exist and second …

BACKGROUND: Antidepressant response is likely influenced by genetic constitution, but
the actual genes involved have yet to be determined. We have carried out a genomewide …

OBJECTIVE: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for cardiovascular
diseases (CVD). We compared the histologic features of coronary artery disease in patients …

Background We sought to determine whether clinical response or tolerance to the Selective
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) citalopram is associated with genetic polymorphisms in …

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and the clinical, laboratory, and treatment related
predictors of relapse in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). METHODS: Using the population …

BACKGROUND: A study was undertaken to analyze the survival of chronic lymphocytic
leukemia (CLL) patients relative to age‐matched individuals in the general population and …

BACKGROUND: SLC6A4 encodes the serotonin transporter, the protein primarily responsible
for the termination of serotonin neurotransmission. Because many antidepressants inhibit …

The development of cytopenia in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) patients can predict
poor prognosis. All CLL patients seen in the Division of Hematology at Mayo Clinic …