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    • The association of plasma biomarkers with computed tomography-assessed emphysema phenotypes 

      Carolan, Brendan J; Hughes, Grant; Morrow, Jarrett; Hersh, Craig P; O’Neal, Wanda K; Rennard, Stephen; Pillai, Sreekumar G; Belloni, Paula; Cockayne, Debra A; Comellas, Alejandro P; Han, Meilan; Zemans, Rachel L; Kechris, Katerina; Bowler, Russell P (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Rationale: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a phenotypically heterogeneous disease. In COPD, the presence of emphysema is associated with increased mortality and risk of lung cancer. High resolution computed ...
    • Cytoadherence in paediatric malaria: ABO blood group, CD36, and ICAM1 expression and severe Plasmodium falciparum infection 

      Cserti-Gazdewich, Christine M; Dhabangi, Aggrey; Musoke, Charles; Ssewanyana, Isaac; Ddungu, Henry; Nakiboneka-Ssenabulya, Deborah; Nabukeera-Barungi, Nicolette; Mpimbaza, Arthur; Dzik, Walter Henry (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012)
      As a leading cause of childhood mortality worldwide, selection pressure by Plasmodium falciparum continues to shape the human genome. Severe disturbances within the microcirculation result from the adhesion of infected ...