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Pinto LM, Pailas A, Bondarchenko M, Sharma AB, Neumann K, Rizzo AJ, Jeanty C, Nicot N, Racca C, Graham MK, Naughton C, Liu Y, Chen CL, Meakin PJ, Gilbert N, Britton S, Meeker AK, Heaphy CM, Larminat F, Van Dyck E. DAXX promotes centromeric stability independently of ATRX by preventing the accumulation of R-loop-induced DNA double-stranded breaks. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:1136-1155. [PMID: 38038252 PMCID: PMC10853780 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023] Open
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Maintaining chromatin integrity at the repetitive non-coding DNA sequences underlying centromeres is crucial to prevent replicative stress, DNA breaks and genomic instability. The concerted action of transcriptional repressors, chromatin remodelling complexes and epigenetic factors controls transcription and chromatin structure in these regions. The histone chaperone complex ATRX/DAXX is involved in the establishment and maintenance of centromeric chromatin through the deposition of the histone variant H3.3. ATRX and DAXX have also evolved mutually-independent functions in transcription and chromatin dynamics. Here, using paediatric glioma and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor cell lines, we identify a novel ATRX-independent function for DAXX in promoting genome stability by preventing transcription-associated R-loop accumulation and DNA double-strand break formation at centromeres. This function of DAXX required its interaction with histone H3.3 but was independent of H3.3 deposition and did not reflect a role in the repression of centromeric transcription. DAXX depletion mobilized BRCA1 at centromeres, in line with BRCA1 role in counteracting centromeric R-loop accumulation. Our results provide novel insights into the mechanisms protecting the human genome from chromosomal instability, as well as potential perspectives in the treatment of cancers with DAXX alterations.
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- Lia M Pinto
- DNA Repair and Chemoresistance Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), L-1210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication, University of Luxembourg, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Discovery & Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- DNA Repair and Chemoresistance Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), L-1210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication, University of Luxembourg, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- DNA Repair and Chemoresistance Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), L-1210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication, University of Luxembourg, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- DNA Repair and Chemoresistance Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), L-1210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- DNA Repair and Chemoresistance Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), L-1210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- DNA Repair and Chemoresistance Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), L-1210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Translational Medicine Operations Hub, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 1QY, UK
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR3244, Dynamics of Genetic Information, Sorbonne Université, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS UMR3244, Dynamics of Genetic Information, Sorbonne Université, 75248 Paris Cedex 05, France
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- Discovery & Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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- Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit, Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 1QY, UK
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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- Institut de Pharmacologie et Biologie Structurale (IPBS), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- DNA Repair and Chemoresistance Group, Department of Cancer Research, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), L-1210 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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Rodius S, de Klein N, Jeanty C, Sánchez-Iranzo H, Crespo I, Ibberson M, Xenarios I, Dittmar G, Mercader N, Niclou SP, Azuaje F. Fisetin protects against cardiac cell death through reduction of ROS production and caspases activity. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2896. [PMID: 32076073 PMCID: PMC7031222 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59894-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a leading cause of death worldwide. Reperfusion is considered as an optimal therapy following cardiac ischemia. However, the promotion of a rapid elevation of O2 levels in ischemic cells produces high amounts of reactive oxygen species (ROS) leading to myocardial tissue injury. This phenomenon is called ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). We aimed at identifying new and effective compounds to treat MI and minimize IRI. We previously studied heart regeneration following myocardial injury in zebrafish and described each step of the regeneration process, from the day of injury until complete recovery, in terms of transcriptional responses. Here, we mined the data and performed a deep in silico analysis to identify drugs highly likely to induce cardiac regeneration. Fisetin was identified as the top candidate. We validated its effects in an in vitro model of MI/IRI in mammalian cardiac cells. Fisetin enhances viability of rat cardiomyocytes following hypoxia/starvation – reoxygenation. It inhibits apoptosis, decreases ROS generation and caspase activation and protects from DNA damage. Interestingly, fisetin also activates genes involved in cell proliferation. Fisetin is thus a highly promising candidate drug with clinical potential to protect from ischemic damage following MI and to overcome IRI.
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- Sophie Rodius
- Quantitative Biology Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, 1445, Strassen, Luxembourg.
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- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands.,The author completed this work at the Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, 1445, Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Quantitative Biology Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, 1445, Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Development of the Epicardium and Its Role During Regeneration Group, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
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- Vital-IT Systems Biology Division, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Vital-IT Systems Biology Division, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland
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- Vital-IT Systems Biology Division, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland.,Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1015, Switzerland.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Quantitative Biology Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, 1445, Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Development of the Epicardium and Its Role During Regeneration Group, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain.,Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, 1445, Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Quantitative Biology Unit, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, 1445, Strassen, Luxembourg. .,Current affiliation: Data and Translational Sciences, UCB Celltech, 208 Bath Road, Slough, SL1 3WE, United Kingdom.
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Azuaje F, Kaoma T, Jeanty C, Nazarov PV, Muller A, Kim SY, Dittmar G, Golebiewska A, Niclou SP. Hub genes in a pan-cancer co-expression network show potential for predicting drug responses. F1000Res 2018; 7:1906. [PMID: 30881689 PMCID: PMC6406180 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.17149.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background: The topological analysis of networks extracted from different types of "omics" data is a useful strategy for characterizing biologically meaningful properties of the complex systems underlying these networks. In particular, the biological significance of highly connected genes in diverse molecular networks has been previously determined using data from several model organisms and phenotypes. Despite such insights, the predictive potential of candidate hubs in gene co-expression networks in the specific context of cancer-related drug experiments remains to be deeply investigated. The examination of such associations may offer opportunities for the accurate prediction of anticancer drug responses. Methods: Here, we address this problem by: a) analyzing a co-expression network obtained from thousands of cancer cell lines, b) detecting significant network hubs, and c) assessing their capacity to predict drug sensitivity using data from thousands of drug experiments. We investigated the prediction capability of those genes using a multiple linear regression model, independent datasets, comparisons with other models and our own in vitro experiments. Results: These analyses led to the identification of 47 hub genes, which are implicated in a diverse range of cancer-relevant processes and pathways. Overall, encouraging agreements between predicted and observed drug sensitivities were observed in public datasets, as well as in our in vitro validations for four glioblastoma cell lines and four drugs. To facilitate further research, we share our hub-based drug sensitivity prediction model as an online tool. Conclusions: Our research shows that co-expression network hubs are biologically interesting and exhibit potential for predicting drug responses in vitro. These findings motivate further investigations about the relevance and application of our unbiased discovery approach in pre-clinical, translationally-oriented research.
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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Azuaje F, Kaoma T, Jeanty C, Nazarov PV, Muller A, Kim SY, Dittmar G, Golebiewska A, Niclou SP. Hub genes in a pan-cancer co-expression network show potential for predicting drug responses. F1000Res 2018; 7:1906. [PMID: 30881689 PMCID: PMC6406180 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.17149.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: The topological analysis of networks extracted from different types of "omics" data is a useful strategy for characterizing biologically meaningful properties of the complex systems underlying these networks. In particular, the biological significance of highly connected genes in diverse molecular networks has been previously determined using data from several model organisms and phenotypes. Despite such insights, the predictive potential of candidate hubs in gene co-expression networks in the specific context of cancer-related drug experiments remains to be deeply investigated. The examination of such associations may offer opportunities for the accurate prediction of anticancer drug responses. Methods: Here, we address this problem by: a) analyzing a co-expression network obtained from thousands of cancer cell lines, b) detecting significant network hubs, and c) assessing their capacity to predict drug sensitivity using data from thousands of drug experiments. We investigated the prediction capability of those genes using a multiple linear regression model, independent datasets, comparisons with other models and our own in vitro experiments. Results: These analyses led to the identification of 47 hub genes, which are implicated in a diverse range of cancer-relevant processes and pathways. Overall, encouraging agreements between predicted and observed drug sensitivities were observed in public datasets, as well as in our in vitro validations for four glioblastoma cell lines and four drugs. To facilitate further research, we share our hub-based drug sensitivity prediction model as an online tool. Conclusions: Our research shows that co-expression network hubs are biologically interesting and exhibit potential for predicting drug responses in vitro. These findings motivate further investigations about the relevance and application of our unbiased discovery approach in pre-clinical, translationally-oriented research.
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Strassen, Luxembourg
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Rodius S, Fournier A, Götz L, Liechti R, Crespo I, Merz S, Nazarov PV, de Klein N, Jeanty C, González-Rosa JM, Muller A, Bernardin F, Niclou SP, Vallar L, Mercader N, Ibberson M, Xenarios I, Azuaje F. Analysis of the dynamic co-expression network of heart regeneration in the zebrafish. Sci Rep 2016; 6:26822. [PMID: 27241320 PMCID: PMC4886216 DOI: 10.1038/srep26822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
The zebrafish has the capacity to regenerate its heart after severe injury. While the function of a few genes during this process has been studied, we are far from fully understanding how genes interact to coordinate heart regeneration. To enable systematic insights into this phenomenon, we generated and integrated a dynamic co-expression network of heart regeneration in the zebrafish and linked systems-level properties to the underlying molecular events. Across multiple post-injury time points, the network displays topological attributes of biological relevance. We show that regeneration steps are mediated by modules of transcriptionally coordinated genes, and by genes acting as network hubs. We also established direct associations between hubs and validated drivers of heart regeneration with murine and human orthologs. The resulting models and interactive analysis tools are available at http://infused.vital-it.ch. Using a worked example, we demonstrate the usefulness of this unique open resource for hypothesis generation and in silico screening for genes involved in heart regeneration.
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- Sophie Rodius
- Oncology Department, NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, L-1526 Luxembourg
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- Oncology Department, NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, L-1526 Luxembourg
- Present Address: Present address: Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB), University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, L-4367, Luxembourg.,
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- Vital-IT Systems Biology Division, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, CH-1015 Switzerland
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- Vital-IT Systems Biology Division, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, CH-1015 Switzerland
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- Vital-IT Systems Biology Division, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, CH-1015 Switzerland
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- Oncology Department, NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, L-1526 Luxembourg
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- Oncology Department, Genomics Research Unit, LIH, L-1526 Luxembourg Luxembourg
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- Oncology Department, NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, L-1526 Luxembourg
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Present Address: Present address: Department of Genetics, University of Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB, The Netherlands.,
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- Oncology Department, NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, L-1526 Luxembourg
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114 USA
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- Oncology Department, Genomics Research Unit, LIH, L-1526 Luxembourg Luxembourg
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- Oncology Department, Genomics Research Unit, LIH, L-1526 Luxembourg Luxembourg
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- Oncology Department, NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, L-1526 Luxembourg
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- Oncology Department, Genomics Research Unit, LIH, L-1526 Luxembourg Luxembourg
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- Epicardium Development and Regeneration group, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC-ISCIII), 28029 Madrid Spain
- Present Address: Present address: Department of Development and Regeneration, Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,
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- Vital-IT Systems Biology Division, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, CH-1015 Switzerland
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- Vital-IT Systems Biology Division, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, CH-1015 Switzerland
- Center for Integrative Genomics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, CH-1015 Switzerland
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Oncology Department, NorLux Neuro-Oncology Laboratory, Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Luxembourg, L-1526 Luxembourg
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Derderian SC, Coleman AM, Jeanty C, Lim FY, Shaaban AM, Farrell JA, Hirose S, MacKenzie TC, Lee H. Favorable outcomes in high-risk congenital pulmonary airway malformations treated with multiple courses of maternal betamethasone. J Pediatr Surg 2015; 50:515-8. [PMID: 25840053 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 08/23/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Congenital pulmonary airway malformations (CPAMs) are rare congenital lung lesions often diagnosed by prenatal ultrasound. High-risk cases can result in hydrops and prenatal or postnatal demise. Antenatal betamethasone has resulted in improved survival but it is unclear how to manage patients who do not respond to a single course. METHODS We present a bi-institutional retrospective review of patients treated with multiple courses of prenatal steroids for high-risk CPAMs between 2007 and 2013. RESULTS Nine patients met inclusion criteria. All but one either had an increased CPAM volume ratio (CVR) or number of fluid-containing compartments involved after a single course of antenatal betamethasone, prompting additional courses. Four patients stabilized, three improved and two progressed after the second course. The two cases with disease progression underwent an in utero resection. There were one in utero fetal demise and two deaths within the delivery room. Both fetuses that underwent a fetal resection died. All but one mother who delivered a viable fetus had complications of pregnancy. CONCLUSIONS Multiple courses of antenatal betamethasone for high-risk fetal CPAMs often result in favorable short-term outcomes without the need for open fetal resection. Pregnancy complications are common and women within this cohort should be monitored closely.
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- S C Derderian
- Fetal Treatment Center, Department of Surgery at The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cincinnati Fetal Center, Division of Pediatric, General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Fetal Treatment Center, Department of Surgery at The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Cincinnati Fetal Center, Division of Pediatric, General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Cincinnati Fetal Center, Division of Pediatric, General and Thoracic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Fetal Treatment Center, Department of Surgery at The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Fetal Treatment Center, Department of Surgery at The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Fetal Treatment Center, Department of Surgery at The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Fetal Treatment Center, Department of Surgery at The University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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Azuaje F, Zhang L, Jeanty C, Puhl SL, Rodius S, Wagner DR. Analysis of a gene co-expression network establishes robust association between Col5a2 and ischemic heart disease. BMC Med Genomics 2013; 6:13. [PMID: 23574622 PMCID: PMC3637268 DOI: 10.1186/1755-8794-6-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background This study aims to expand knowledge of the complex process of myocardial infarction (MI) through the application of a systems-based approach. Methods We generated a gene co-expression network from microarray data originating from a mouse model of MI. We characterized it on the basis of connectivity patterns and independent biological information. The potential clinical novelty and relevance of top predictions were assessed in the context of disease classification models. Models were validated using independent gene expression data from mouse and human samples. Results The gene co-expression network consisted of 178 genes and 7298 associations. The network was dissected into statistically and biologically meaningful communities of highly interconnected and co-expressed genes. Among the most significant communities, one was distinctly associated with molecular events underlying heart repair after MI (P < 0.05). Col5a2, a gene previously not specifically linked to MI response but responsible for the classic type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, was found to have many and strong co-expression associations within this community (11 connections with ρ > 0.85). To validate the potential clinical application of this discovery, we tested its disease discriminatory capacity on independently generated MI datasets from mice and humans. High classification accuracy and concordance was achieved across these evaluations with areas under the receiving operating characteristic curve above 0.8. Conclusion Network-based approaches can enable the discovery of clinically-interesting predictive insights that are accurate and robust. Col5a2 shows predictive potential in MI, and in principle may represent a novel candidate marker for the identification and treatment of ischemic cardiovascular disease.
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- Francisco Azuaje
- Department of Translational Cardiovascular Research, CRP-Santé, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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Jeanty C, Longrois D, Mertes PM, Wagner DR, Devaux Y. An optimized protocol for microarray validation by quantitative PCR using amplified amino allyl labeled RNA. BMC Genomics 2010; 11:542. [PMID: 20929564 PMCID: PMC3091691 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-11-542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/07/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Validation of microarrays data by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) is often limited by the low amount of available RNA. This raised the possibility to perform validation experiments on the amplified amino allyl labeled RNA (AA-aRNA) leftover from microarrays. To test this possibility, we used an ongoing study of our laboratory aiming at identifying new biomarkers of graft rejection by the transcriptomic analysis of blood cells from brain-dead organ donors. Results qPCR for ACTB performed on AA-aRNA from 15 donors provided Cq values 8 cycles higher than when original RNA was used (P < 0.001), suggesting a strong inhibition of qPCR performed on AA-aRNA. When expression levels of 5 other genes were measured in AA-aRNA generated from a universal reference RNA, qPCR sensitivity and efficiency were decreased. This prevented the quantification of one low-abundant gene, which was readily quantified in un-amplified and un-labeled RNA. To overcome this limitation, we modified the reverse transcription (RT) protocol that generates cDNA from AA-aRNA as follows: addition of a denaturation step and 2-min incubation at room temperature to improve random primers annealing, a transcription initiation step to improve RT, and a final treatment with RNase H to degrade remaining RNA. Tested on universal reference AA-aRNA, these modifications provided a gain of 3.4 Cq (average from 5 genes, P < 0.001) and an increase of qPCR efficiency (from -1.96 to -2.88; P = 0.02). They also allowed for the detection of a low-abundant gene that was previously undetectable. Tested on AA-aRNA from 15 brain-dead organ donors, RT optimization provided a gain of 2.7 cycles (average from 7 genes, P = 0.004). Finally, qPCR results significantly correlated with microarrays. Conclusion We present here an optimized RT protocol for validation of microarrays by qPCR from AA-aRNA. This is particularly valuable in experiments where limited amount of RNA is available.
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- Céline Jeanty
- Laboratory of Cardiovascular Research, Centre de Recherche Public-Santé, Luxembourg
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Han YM, Romero R, Kim YM, Kim JS, Richani K, Friel LA, Kusanovic JP, Jeanty C, Vitale S, Nien JK, Espinoza J, Kim CJ. Surfactant protein-A mRNA expression by human fetal membranes is increased in histological chorioamnionitis but not in spontaneous labour at term. J Pathol 2007; 211:489-96. [PMID: 17273989 DOI: 10.1002/path.2131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
Surfactant protein-A (SP-A) is produced by the fetal lung, participates in innate immunity, and has been proposed to play a role in the initiation of parturition in mice. Amniotic fluid SP-A concentration increases as a function of gestational age, and SP-A protein has been demonstrated in human chorioamniotic membranes. This study was conducted to determine whether parturition at term, gestational age and chorioamnionitis in preterm delivery (PTD) are associated with changes in the expression of SP-A in the chorioamniotic membranes. Chorioamniotic membranes were obtained from women at term and women with PTD (n=58). SP-A mRNA and protein expression was detected in amniotic epithelial cells, chorionic trophoblasts and macrophages by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription-PCR demonstrated predominant expression of SP-A1 mRNA, whose expression was 17.4-fold higher in patients with PTD with chorioamnionitis (n=15) than in those without (n=13) (p=0.018). While no difference was observed in SP-A1 mRNA expression in the chorioamniotic membranes of women at term not in labour (n=16) and those in labour (n=14) (p=0.87), the expression in term membranes was higher than that of membranes from women with PTD without chorioamnionitis (p=0.003). Analysis of JAR choriocarcinoma cells demonstrated SP-A1 mRNA expression that was up-regulated following lipopolysaccharide treatment. Furthermore, monocytic cell lines (THP-1 and U937) and peripheral blood monocytes (CD14+/CD115+) obtained from pregnant women also expressed SP-A1 mRNA and protein, suggesting the presence of autocrine/paracrine activation in vivo. Interestingly, a mid-trimester amniotic fluid sample obtained from a case of tracheal atresia contained SP-A (3.13 microg/ml), indicating the presence of SP-A of extrapulmonary origin. These findings suggest not only that SP-A expression is a part of the innate immune response deployed during chorioamniotic inflammation, but also that chorioamniotic membranes are a source of SP-A in the amniotic fluid with advancing gestation.
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- Y M Han
- Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, and Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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Jeanty C, Nien JK, Espinoza J, Kusanovic JP, Gonçalves LF, Qureshi F, Jacques S, Lee W, Romero R. Pleural and pericardial effusion: a potential ultrasonographic marker for the prenatal differential diagnosis between congenital diaphragmatic eventration and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2007; 29:378-87. [PMID: 17366518 PMCID: PMC2391071 DOI: 10.1002/uog.3958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether or not the presence of pleural and/or pericardial effusion can be used prenatally as an ultrasonographic marker for the differential diagnosis between diaphragmatic eventration and diaphragmatic hernia. METHODS We present two case reports of non-isolated diaphragmatic eventration associated with pleural and/or pericardial effusion. Additionally, we reviewed the literature for all cases of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and diaphragmatic eventration that met the following criteria: (1) prenatal diagnosis of a diaphragmatic defect and (2) definitive diagnosis by autopsy or surgery. The frequencies of pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and hydrops were compared between the two conditions using Fisher's exact test. A subanalysis was conducted of cases with isolated diaphragmatic defects (i.e. diaphragmatic defects not associated with hydrops and other major structural or chromosomal anomalies). RESULTS A higher proportion of fetuses with diaphragmatic eventration had associated pleural and pericardial effusions compared with fetuses with diaphragmatic hernia (58% (7/12) vs. 3.7% (14/382), respectively, P < 0.001). This observation remained true when only cases of diaphragmatic defects not associated with hydrops and other major structural or chromosomal anomalies were compared (29% (2/7) with eventration vs. 2.2% (4/178) with CDH, P < 0.02). CONCLUSIONS The presence of pleural and/or pericardial effusion in patients with diaphragmatic defects should raise the possibility of a congenital diaphragmatic eventration. This information is clinically important for management and counseling because the prognosis and treatment for CDH and congenital diaphragmatic eventration are different. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- C Jeanty
- Perinatology Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH/DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Rouy D, Ernens I, Jeanty C, Wagner DR. Plasma storage at -80 degrees C does not protect matrix metalloproteinase-9 from degradation. Anal Biochem 2005; 338:294-8. [PMID: 15745750 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2004.10.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Recently, matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) has been identified as a cardiovascular risk marker and is increasingly being determined in clinical studies. Among other matrix metalloproteinases, MMP-9 is known to be self-activable, as the cleavage of the propeptide leads to the formation of an active enzyme. In such a case the issue of storage of biological samples such as plasmas is of outstanding importance, as an enzymatic activity, although minimal, may remain at common storage temperature, i.e., -80 degrees C. Since 2000 our institute has created a plasma library from patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction. Recently, the evaluation of the MMP-9 led to the surprise of finding a dramatically low level of detectable enzyme in the oldest plasma samples. By using zymography, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blots, we evaluated new and old samples and found that MMP-9 degrades over time. After 2 years, the detectable total MMP-9 dropped by 65%, and the asymptotic profile of the curve reached a residual 1% level after 43 months. These results were confirmed by zymography and western blotting. TIMP-1, the natural inhibitor of MMP-9 and MMP-2, remained rather stable over time. The results suggest that human plasma MMP-9 levels should be determined as soon as possible after sampling.
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- Didier Rouy
- Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, CRP-Santé, L-1150 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
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Jeanty C. [Segregation, discrimination. Discriminant analysis as told to physicians' children]. Rev Med Brux 1985; 6:557-65. [PMID: 4081414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Jeanty C. [Usefulness of a decision with serious consequences]. Rev Med Brux 1985; 6:357-63. [PMID: 4012119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Jeanty C. [Which is the most likely diagnosis? The posthumous response of the Reverend Thomas Bayes and de Dombal's crosswords]. Rev Med Brux 1983; 4:589-604. [PMID: 6359332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Jeanty C. [Sylvics: a new system of computerized clinical records]. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 1983; 46:74-8. [PMID: 6689104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Adler M, Barbier P, Jeanty C, Abramovici J, Deswaef G, Dumont A. [The aid to etiologic diagnosis of cholestasis by transhepatic cholangiography with the fine needle. A comparison with the clinical data, the cholescintigraphy with diethyl-HIDA, the echotomography and the endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (author's transl)]. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 1979; 42:353-62. [PMID: 554408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The linguistic problems involved in the communication of morphological (descriptive) data resulting from investigations performed by physicians were solved by the use of an artificial English language based on: (a) the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) completed by a set of semantic modifiers (mainly adjectives), (b) an elementary syntax using some prepositions and conjunctions, (c) a few simple rules of punctuation and lay-out.
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The main difficulty with numerical laboratory data is the risk of ignoring significant results scattered in a multitude of normal results. The universal scale of measure attempts to provide an answer to this problem. It reduces every abnormal value of similar severity to the same number.
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Jeanty C. The computerized medical record in gastroenterology: part 4. Health curriculum vitae. Med Inform (Lond) 1978; 3:299-303. [PMID: 745475 DOI: 10.3109/14639237809014190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The health curriculum vitae consists mainly of a chronological sequence of diagnoses, which are the mainstays of the medical record. Each diagnosis is connected vertically in the health curriculum vitae with its aetiological factors and its medical or surgical treatments in a casual concatenation; and horizontally throughout the other three parts of the record with its relevant functional, morphological (descriptive) and numerical laboratory data in a diagnostic association. The health curriculum vitae uses the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED), the International Nomenclature of the Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract (CIOMS) and the International Standard Classification of Occupations of the Internationl Labour Office.
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Jeanty C. The computerized medical record in gastroenterology. I. Medical history-taking using questionnaires. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 1976; 39:115-30. [PMID: 998133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Jeanty C. [Computer exploitation of the gastroenterology articles of a hospital library (author's transl)]. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 1973; 36:561-72. [PMID: 4783327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Brombart JC, Van der Hoeden R, Jeanty C. [Mallory-Weiss syndrome. On a case, localized in the esophagus, diagnosed by radiography]. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 1971; 34:686-93. [PMID: 5143774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Van der Hoeden R, Jeanty C, Heimann R. [Glandular epithelioma of the jejunum]. Sem Hop 1969; 45:1191-3. [PMID: 4306442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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van der Hoeden R, Kiekens R, Jeanty C. [Lambliasic giardiasis and pancreatic insufficiency]. Acta Gastroenterol Belg 1968; 31:155-67. [PMID: 5741066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Jeanty C. [The adaptation of medical records to epidemiological use]. Methods Inf Med 1965; 4:136-40. [PMID: 5864540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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