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Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Guyatt G, Valentine S, Dennis J, Bakhtary S, Cohn CS, Dubon A, Grossman BJ, Gupta GK, Hess AS, Jacobson JL, Kaplan LJ, Lin Y, Metcalf RA, Murphy CH, Pavenski K, Prochaska MT, Raval JS, Salazar E, Saifee NH, Tobian AAR, So-Osman C, Waters J, Wood EM, Zantek ND, Pagano MB. Red Blood Cell Transfusion: 2023 AABB International Guidelines. JAMA 2023; 330:1892-1902. [PMID: 37824153 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2023.12914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
Abstract
Importance Red blood cell transfusion is a common medical intervention with benefits and harms. Objective To provide recommendations for use of red blood cell transfusion in adults and children. Evidence Review Standards for trustworthy guidelines were followed, including using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation methods, managing conflicts of interest, and making values and preferences explicit. Evidence from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials was reviewed. Findings For adults, 45 randomized controlled trials with 20 599 participants compared restrictive hemoglobin-based transfusion thresholds, typically 7 to 8 g/dL, with liberal transfusion thresholds of 9 to 10 g/dL. For pediatric patients, 7 randomized controlled trials with 2730 participants compared a variety of restrictive and liberal transfusion thresholds. For most patient populations, results provided moderate quality evidence that restrictive transfusion thresholds did not adversely affect patient-important outcomes. Recommendation 1: for hospitalized adult patients who are hemodynamically stable, the international panel recommends a restrictive transfusion strategy considering transfusion when the hemoglobin concentration is less than 7 g/dL (strong recommendation, moderate certainty evidence). In accordance with the restrictive strategy threshold used in most trials, clinicians may choose a threshold of 7.5 g/dL for patients undergoing cardiac surgery and 8 g/dL for those undergoing orthopedic surgery or those with preexisting cardiovascular disease. Recommendation 2: for hospitalized adult patients with hematologic and oncologic disorders, the panel suggests a restrictive transfusion strategy considering transfusion when the hemoglobin concentration is less than 7 g/dL (conditional recommendations, low certainty evidence). Recommendation 3: for critically ill children and those at risk of critical illness who are hemodynamically stable and without a hemoglobinopathy, cyanotic cardiac condition, or severe hypoxemia, the international panel recommends a restrictive transfusion strategy considering transfusion when the hemoglobin concentration is less than 7 g/dL (strong recommendation, moderate certainty evidence). Recommendation 4: for hemodynamically stable children with congenital heart disease, the international panel suggests a transfusion threshold that is based on the cardiac abnormality and stage of surgical repair: 7 g/dL (biventricular repair), 9 g/dL (single-ventricle palliation), or 7 to 9 g/dL (uncorrected congenital heart disease) (conditional recommendation, low certainty evidence). Conclusions and Relevance It is good practice to consider overall clinical context and alternative therapies to transfusion when making transfusion decisions about an individual patient.
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- Jeffrey L Carson
- Department of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey
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- Department of Haematology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
- NHSBT, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- Department of Transfusion Medicine, NHS Blood and Transplant, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester
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- Cochrane Injuries Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Departments of Anesthesiology and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison
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- Department of Pathology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Surgical Emergencies, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
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- Pathology Associates of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto and St Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Unit Transfusion Medicine (UTG), Sanquin Blood Bank, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department Hematology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Haematology, Monash Health, Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle
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Multiorgan MRI findings after hospitalisation with COVID-19 in the UK (C-MORE): a prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study. Lancet Respir Med 2023; 11:1003-1019. [PMID: 37748493 PMCID: PMC7615263 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(23)00262-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The multiorgan impact of moderate to severe coronavirus infections in the post-acute phase is still poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the excess burden of multiorgan abnormalities after hospitalisation with COVID-19, evaluate their determinants, and explore associations with patient-related outcome measures. METHODS In a prospective, UK-wide, multicentre MRI follow-up study (C-MORE), adults (aged ≥18 years) discharged from hospital following COVID-19 who were included in Tier 2 of the Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID) and contemporary controls with no evidence of previous COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antibody negative) underwent multiorgan MRI (lungs, heart, brain, liver, and kidneys) with quantitative and qualitative assessment of images and clinical adjudication when relevant. Individuals with end-stage renal failure or contraindications to MRI were excluded. Participants also underwent detailed recording of symptoms, and physiological and biochemical tests. The primary outcome was the excess burden of multiorgan abnormalities (two or more organs) relative to controls, with further adjustments for potential confounders. The C-MORE study is ongoing and is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04510025. FINDINGS Of 2710 participants in Tier 2 of PHOSP-COVID, 531 were recruited across 13 UK-wide C-MORE sites. After exclusions, 259 C-MORE patients (mean age 57 years [SD 12]; 158 [61%] male and 101 [39%] female) who were discharged from hospital with PCR-confirmed or clinically diagnosed COVID-19 between March 1, 2020, and Nov 1, 2021, and 52 non-COVID-19 controls from the community (mean age 49 years [SD 14]; 30 [58%] male and 22 [42%] female) were included in the analysis. Patients were assessed at a median of 5·0 months (IQR 4·2-6·3) after hospital discharge. Compared with non-COVID-19 controls, patients were older, living with more obesity, and had more comorbidities. Multiorgan abnormalities on MRI were more frequent in patients than in controls (157 [61%] of 259 vs 14 [27%] of 52; p<0·0001) and independently associated with COVID-19 status (odds ratio [OR] 2·9 [95% CI 1·5-5·8]; padjusted=0·0023) after adjusting for relevant confounders. Compared with controls, patients were more likely to have MRI evidence of lung abnormalities (p=0·0001; parenchymal abnormalities), brain abnormalities (p<0·0001; more white matter hyperintensities and regional brain volume reduction), and kidney abnormalities (p=0·014; lower medullary T1 and loss of corticomedullary differentiation), whereas cardiac and liver MRI abnormalities were similar between patients and controls. Patients with multiorgan abnormalities were older (difference in mean age 7 years [95% CI 4-10]; mean age of 59·8 years [SD 11·7] with multiorgan abnormalities vs mean age of 52·8 years [11·9] without multiorgan abnormalities; p<0·0001), more likely to have three or more comorbidities (OR 2·47 [1·32-4·82]; padjusted=0·0059), and more likely to have a more severe acute infection (acute CRP >5mg/L, OR 3·55 [1·23-11·88]; padjusted=0·025) than those without multiorgan abnormalities. Presence of lung MRI abnormalities was associated with a two-fold higher risk of chest tightness, and multiorgan MRI abnormalities were associated with severe and very severe persistent physical and mental health impairment (PHOSP-COVID symptom clusters) after hospitalisation. INTERPRETATION After hospitalisation for COVID-19, people are at risk of multiorgan abnormalities in the medium term. Our findings emphasise the need for proactive multidisciplinary care pathways, with the potential for imaging to guide surveillance frequency and therapeutic stratification. FUNDING UK Research and Innovation and National Institute for Health Research.
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Walker K, O'Rourke B, Dennis J. Dr Peter John Healy: 1940-2019. Aust Vet J 2023; 101:80-81. [PMID: 36468199 DOI: 10.1111/avj.13212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- K Walker
- Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle, Australia
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- Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle, Australia
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- Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle, Australia
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Kim M, Baumlin N, Mohiuddin M, Yoshida M, Dennis J, Bengtson C, Salathe M. 426 Metformin improves high mobility group box protein 1–induced mucociliary dysfunction in cystic fibrosis airway epithelial cells. J Cyst Fibros 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(22)01116-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Evans RA, Leavy OC, Richardson M, Elneima O, McAuley HJC, Shikotra A, Singapuri A, Sereno M, Saunders RM, Harris VC, Houchen-Wolloff L, Aul R, Beirne P, Bolton CE, Brown JS, Choudhury G, Diar-Bakerly N, Easom N, Echevarria C, Fuld J, Hart N, Hurst J, Jones MG, Parekh D, Pfeffer P, Rahman NM, Rowland-Jones SL, Shah AM, Wootton DG, Chalder T, Davies MJ, De Soyza A, Geddes JR, Greenhalf W, Greening NJ, Heaney LG, Heller S, Howard LS, Jacob J, Jenkins RG, Lord JM, Man WDC, McCann GP, Neubauer S, Openshaw PJM, Porter JC, Rowland MJ, Scott JT, Semple MG, Singh SJ, Thomas DC, Toshner M, Lewis KE, Thwaites RS, Briggs A, Docherty AB, Kerr S, Lone NI, Quint J, Sheikh A, Thorpe M, Zheng B, Chalmers JD, Ho LP, Horsley A, Marks M, Poinasamy K, Raman B, Harrison EM, Wain LV, Brightling CE, Abel K, Adamali H, Adeloye D, Adeyemi O, Adrego R, Aguilar Jimenez LA, Ahmad S, Ahmad Haider N, Ahmed R, Ahwireng N, Ainsworth M, Al-Sheklly B, Alamoudi A, Ali M, Aljaroof M, All AM, Allan L, Allen RJ, Allerton L, 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N, Major E, Malein F, Malim M, Mallison G, Mandal S, Mangion K, Manisty C, Manley R, March K, Marciniak S, Marino P, Mariveles M, Marouzet E, Marsh S, Marshall B, Marshall M, Martin J, Martineau A, Martinez LM, Maskell N, Matila D, Matimba-Mupaya W, Matthews L, Mbuyisa A, McAdoo S, Weir McCall J, McAllister-Williams H, McArdle A, McArdle P, McAulay D, McCormick J, McCormick W, McCourt P, McGarvey L, McGee C, Mcgee K, McGinness J, McGlynn K, McGovern A, McGuinness H, McInnes IB, McIntosh J, McIvor E, McIvor K, McLeavey L, McMahon A, McMahon MJ, McMorrow L, Mcnally T, McNarry M, McNeill J, McQueen A, McShane H, Mears C, Megson C, Megson S, Mehta P, Meiring J, Melling L, Mencias M, Menzies D, Merida Morillas M, Michael A, Milligan L, Miller C, Mills C, Mills NL, Milner L, Misra S, Mitchell J, Mohamed A, Mohamed N, Mohammed S, Molyneaux PL, Monteiro W, Moriera S, Morley A, Morrison L, Morriss R, Morrow A, Moss AJ, Moss P, Motohashi K, Msimanga N, Mukaetova-Ladinska E, Munawar U, Murira J, Nanda U, Nassa H, Nasseri M, Neal A, Needham R, Neill P, Newell H, Newman T, Newton-Cox A, Nicholson T, Nicoll D, Nolan CM, Noonan MJ, Norman C, Novotny P, Nunag J, Nwafor L, Nwanguma U, Nyaboko J, O'Donnell K, O'Brien C, O'Brien L, O'Regan D, Odell N, Ogg G, Olaosebikan O, Oliver C, Omar Z, Orriss-Dib L, Osborne L, Osbourne R, Ostermann M, Overton C, Owen J, Oxton J, Pack J, Pacpaco E, Paddick S, Painter S, Pakzad A, Palmer S, Papineni P, Paques K, Paradowski K, Pareek M, Parfrey H, Pariante C, Parker S, Parkes M, Parmar J, Patale S, Patel B, Patel M, Patel S, Pattenadk D, Pavlides M, Payne S, Pearce L, Pearl JE, Peckham D, Pendlebury J, Peng Y, Pennington C, Peralta I, Perkins E, Peterkin Z, Peto T, Petousi N, Petrie J, Phipps J, Pimm J, Piper Hanley K, Pius R, Plant H, Plein S, Plekhanova T, Plowright M, Polgar O, Poll L, Porter J, Portukhay S, Powell N, Prabhu A, Pratt J, Price A, Price C, Price C, Price D, Price L, Price L, Prickett A, Propescu J, Pugmire S, Quaid S, Quigley J, Qureshi H, Qureshi IN, Radhakrishnan K, Ralser M, Ramos A, Ramos H, Rangeley J, Rangelov B, Ratcliffe L, Ravencroft P, Reddington A, Reddy R, Redfearn H, Redwood D, Reed A, Rees M, Rees T, Regan K, Reynolds W, Ribeiro C, Richards A, Richardson E, Rivera-Ortega P, Roberts K, Robertson E, Robinson E, Robinson L, Roche L, Roddis C, Rodger J, Ross A, Ross G, Rossdale J, Rostron A, Rowe A, Rowland A, Rowland J, Roy K, Roy M, Rudan I, Russell R, Russell E, Saalmink G, Sabit R, Sage EK, Samakomva T, Samani N, Sampson C, Samuel K, Samuel R, Sanderson A, Sapey E, Saralaya D, Sargant J, Sarginson C, Sass T, Sattar N, Saunders K, Saunders P, Saunders LC, Savill H, Saxon W, Sayer A, Schronce J, Schwaeble W, Scott K, Selby N, Sewell TA, Shah K, Shah P, Shankar-Hari M, Sharma M, Sharpe C, Sharpe M, Shashaa S, Shaw A, Shaw K, Shaw V, Shelton S, Shenton L, Shevket K, Short J, Siddique S, Siddiqui S, Sidebottom J, Sigfrid L, Simons G, Simpson J, Simpson N, Singh C, Singh S, Sissons D, Skeemer J, Slack K, Smith A, Smith D, Smith S, Smith J, Smith L, Soares M, Solano TS, Solly R, Solstice AR, Soulsby T, Southern D, Sowter D, Spears M, Spencer LG, Speranza F, Stadon L, Stanel S, Steele N, Steiner M, Stensel D, Stephens G, Stephenson L, Stern M, Stewart I, Stimpson R, Stockdale S, Stockley J, Stoker W, Stone R, Storrar W, Storrie A, Storton K, Stringer E, Strong-Sheldrake S, Stroud N, Subbe C, Sudlow CL, Suleiman Z, Summers C, Summersgill C, Sutherland D, Sykes DL, Sykes R, Talbot N, Tan AL, Tarusan L, Tavoukjian V, Taylor A, Taylor C, Taylor J, Te A, Tedd H, Tee CJ, Teixeira J, Tench H, Terry S, Thackray-Nocera S, Thaivalappil F, Thamu B, Thickett D, Thomas C, Thomas S, Thomas AK, Thomas-Woods T, Thompson T, Thompson AAR, Thornton T, Tilley J, Tinker N, Tiongson GF, Tobin M, Tomlinson J, Tong C, Touyz R, Tripp KA, Tunnicliffe E, Turnbull A, Turner E, Turner S, Turner V, Turner K, Turney S, Turtle L, Turton H, Ugoji J, Ugwuoke R, Upthegrove R, Valabhji J, Ventura M, Vere J, Vickers C, Vinson B, Wade E, Wade P, Wainwright T, Wajero LO, Walder S, Walker S, Walker S, Wall E, Wallis T, Walmsley S, Walsh JA, Walsh S, Warburton L, Ward TJC, Warwick K, Wassall H, Waterson S, Watson E, Watson L, Watson J, Welch C, Welch H, Welsh B, Wessely S, West S, Weston H, Wheeler H, White S, Whitehead V, Whitney J, Whittaker S, Whittam B, Whitworth V, Wight A, Wild J, Wilkins M, Wilkinson D, Williams N, Williams N, Williams J, Williams-Howard SA, Willicombe M, Willis G, Willoughby J, Wilson A, Wilson D, Wilson I, Window N, Witham M, Wolf-Roberts R, Wood C, Woodhead F, Woods J, Wormleighton J, Worsley J, Wraith D, Wrey Brown C, Wright C, Wright L, Wright S, Wyles J, Wynter I, Xu M, Yasmin N, Yasmin S, Yates T, Yip KP, Young B, Young S, Young A, Yousuf AJ, Zawia A, Zeidan L, Zhao B, Zongo O. Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study. Lancet Respir Med 2022; 10:761-775. [PMID: 35472304 PMCID: PMC9034855 DOI: 10.1016/s2213-2600(22)00127-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 72.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND No effective pharmacological or non-pharmacological interventions exist for patients with long COVID. We aimed to describe recovery 1 year after hospital discharge for COVID-19, identify factors associated with patient-perceived recovery, and identify potential therapeutic targets by describing the underlying inflammatory profiles of the previously described recovery clusters at 5 months after hospital discharge. METHODS The Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID) is a prospective, longitudinal cohort study recruiting adults (aged ≥18 years) discharged from hospital with COVID-19 across the UK. Recovery was assessed using patient-reported outcome measures, physical performance, and organ function at 5 months and 1 year after hospital discharge, and stratified by both patient-perceived recovery and recovery cluster. Hierarchical logistic regression modelling was performed for patient-perceived recovery at 1 year. Cluster analysis was done using the clustering large applications k-medoids approach using clinical outcomes at 5 months. Inflammatory protein profiling was analysed from plasma at the 5-month visit. This study is registered on the ISRCTN Registry, ISRCTN10980107, and recruitment is ongoing. FINDINGS 2320 participants discharged from hospital between March 7, 2020, and April 18, 2021, were assessed at 5 months after discharge and 807 (32·7%) participants completed both the 5-month and 1-year visits. 279 (35·6%) of these 807 patients were women and 505 (64·4%) were men, with a mean age of 58·7 (SD 12·5) years, and 224 (27·8%) had received invasive mechanical ventilation (WHO class 7-9). The proportion of patients reporting full recovery was unchanged between 5 months (501 [25·5%] of 1965) and 1 year (232 [28·9%] of 804). Factors associated with being less likely to report full recovery at 1 year were female sex (odds ratio 0·68 [95% CI 0·46-0·99]), obesity (0·50 [0·34-0·74]) and invasive mechanical ventilation (0·42 [0·23-0·76]). Cluster analysis (n=1636) corroborated the previously reported four clusters: very severe, severe, moderate with cognitive impairment, and mild, relating to the severity of physical health, mental health, and cognitive impairment at 5 months. We found increased inflammatory mediators of tissue damage and repair in both the very severe and the moderate with cognitive impairment clusters compared with the mild cluster, including IL-6 concentration, which was increased in both comparisons (n=626 participants). We found a substantial deficit in median EQ-5D-5L utility index from before COVID-19 (retrospective assessment; 0·88 [IQR 0·74-1·00]), at 5 months (0·74 [0·64-0·88]) to 1 year (0·75 [0·62-0·88]), with minimal improvements across all outcome measures at 1 year after discharge in the whole cohort and within each of the four clusters. INTERPRETATION The sequelae of a hospital admission with COVID-19 were substantial 1 year after discharge across a range of health domains, with the minority in our cohort feeling fully recovered. Patient-perceived health-related quality of life was reduced at 1 year compared with before hospital admission. Systematic inflammation and obesity are potential treatable traits that warrant further investigation in clinical trials. FUNDING UK Research and Innovation and National Institute for Health Research.
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Whale K, Dennis J, Wylde V, Beswick A, Gooberman-Hill R. The effectiveness of non-pharmacological sleep interventions for people with chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022; 23:440. [PMID: 35546397 PMCID: PMC9092772 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05318-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Objective About two thirds of people with chronic pain report problems sleeping. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of non-pharmacological sleep interventions for improving sleep in people with chronic pain. Design We conducted a systematic review of non-pharmacological and non-invasive interventions to improve sleep quality or duration for adults with chronic non-cancer pain evaluated in a randomised controlled trial. Our primary outcome of interest was sleep; secondary outcomes included pain, health-related quality of life, and psychological wellbeing. We searched the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL from inception to April 2020. After screening, two reviewers evaluated articles and extracted data. Meta-analysis was conducted using a random effects model. Risk of bias was assessed with the Cochrane tool. Results We included 42 trials involving 3346 people randomised to 94 groups, of which 56 received an intervention targeting sleep. 10 studies were of fair and 32 of good methodological quality. Overall risk of bias was judged to be low in 11, high in 10 and unclear in 21 studies. In 9 studies with 385 people randomised, cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia showed benefit post-treatment compared with controls for improved sleep quality, standardised mean difference − 1.23 (95%CI -1.76, − 0.70; p < 0.00001). The effect size was only slightly reduced in meta-analysis of 3 studies at low risk of bias. The difference between groups was lower at 3 and 6 months after treatment but still favoured cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia. Pain, anxiety and depression were reduced post-treatment, but evidence of longer term benefit was lacking. There was no evidence that sleep hygiene interventions were effective in improving sleep and there was some evidence in comparative studies to suggest that cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia was more effective than sleep hygiene. Numerous other interventions were evaluated in small numbers of studies, but evidence was insufficient to draw conclusions about effectiveness. Conclusions Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia is an effective treatment to improve sleep for people with chronic pain, but further high-quality primary research is required to explore combined CBT content that will ensure additional improvements to pain, quality of life and psychological health and longer-term maintenance of benefits. Primary research is also needed to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for which insufficient evidence exists. Trial registration PROSPERO registration number: CRD42019093799. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12891-022-05318-5.
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- Katie Whale
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Level 1, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK. .,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Level 1, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Level 1, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Level 1, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Level 1, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Wylde V, Bertram W, Sanderson E, Noble S, Howells N, Peters TJ, Beswick AD, Blom AW, Moore AJ, Bruce J, Walsh DA, Eccleston C, Harris S, Garfield K, White S, Toms A, Gooberman-Hill R, Dennis J, Dieppe P, Burston B, Desai V, Board T, Esler C, Parry M, Phillips JR. The STAR care pathway for patients with pain at 3 months after total knee replacement: a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised, controlled trial. Lancet Rheumatol 2022; 4:e188-e197. [PMID: 35243362 PMCID: PMC8873030 DOI: 10.1016/s2665-9913(21)00371-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Approximately 20% of people experience chronic pain after total knee replacement, but effective treatments are not available. We aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a new care pathway for chronic pain after total knee replacement. METHODS We did an unmasked, parallel group, pragmatic, superiority, randomised, controlled trial at eight UK National Health Service (NHS) hospitals. People with chronic pain at 3 months after total knee replacement surgery were randomly assigned (2:1) to the Support and Treatment After Replacement (STAR) care pathway plus usual care, or to usual care alone. The STAR intervention aimed to identify underlying causes of chronic pain and enable onward referrals for targeted treatment through a 3-month post-surgery assessment with an extended scope practitioner and telephone follow-up over 12 months. Co-primary outcomes were self-reported pain severity and pain interference in the replaced knee, assessed with the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) pain severity and interference scales at 12 months (scored 0-10, best to worst) and analysed on an as-randomised basis. Resource use, collected from electronic hospital records and participants, was valued with UK reference costs. Quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) were calculated from EQ-5D-5L responses. This trial is registered with ISRCTN, ISRCTN92545361. FINDINGS Between Sept 6, 2016, and May 31, 2019, 363 participants were randomly assigned to receive the intervention plus usual care (n=242) or to receive usual care alone (n=121). Participants had a median age of 67 years (IQR 61 to 73), 217 (60%) of 363 were female, and 335 (92%) were White. 313 (86%) patients provided follow-up data at 12 months after randomisation (213 assigned to the intervention plus usual care and 100 assigned to usual care alone). At 12 months, the mean between-group difference in the BPI severity score was -0·65 (95% CI -1·17 to -0·13; p=0·014) and the mean between-group difference in the BPI interference score was -0·68 (-1·29 to -0·08; p=0·026), both favouring the intervention. From an NHS and personal social services perspective, the intervention was cost-effective (greater improvement with lower cost), with an incremental net monetary benefit of £1256 (95% CI 164 to 2348) at £20 000 per QALY threshold. One adverse reaction of participant distress was reported in the intervention group. INTERPRETATION STAR is a clinically effective and cost-effective intervention to improve pain outcomes over 1 year for people with chronic pain at 3 months after total knee replacement surgery. FUNDING National Institute for Health Research.
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- Vikki Wylde
- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK,North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Division of Health Sciences, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Pain Centre, Versus Arthritis/National Institute for Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham and Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Bristol Trials Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
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- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Bristol, UK,Correspondence to: Prof Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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Bengtson C, Yoshida M, Baumlin N, Dennis J, Kim M, Salathe M. 363: Losartan increases the efficacy of CFTR modulators to reverse inflammation-related mucociliary dysfunction. J Cyst Fibros 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/s1569-1993(21)01787-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Marques EMR, Dennis J, Beswick AD, Higgins J, Thom H, Welton N, Burston A, Hunt L, Whitehouse MR, Blom AW. Choice between implants in knee replacement: protocol for a Bayesian network meta-analysis, analysis of joint registries and economic decision model to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of knee implants for NHS patients-The KNee Implant Prostheses Study (KNIPS). BMJ Open 2021; 11:e040205. [PMID: 33408201 PMCID: PMC7789438 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Knee replacements are highly successful for many people, but if a knee replacement fails, revision surgery is generally required. Surgeons and patients may choose from a range of implant components and combinations that make up knee replacement constructs, all with potential implications for how long a knee replacement will last. To inform surgeon and patient decisions, a comprehensive synthesis of data from randomised controlled trials is needed to evaluate the effects of different knee replacement implants on overall construct survival. Due to limited follow-up in trials, joint registry analyses are also needed to assess the long-term survival of constructs. Finally, economic modelling can identify cost-effective knee replacement constructs for different patient groups. METHODS AND ANALYSIS In this protocol, we describe systematic reviews and network meta-analyses to synthesise evidence on the effectiveness of knee replacement constructs used in total and unicompartmental knee replacement and analyses of two national joint registries to assess long-term outcomes. Knee replacement constructs are defined by bearing materials and mobility, constraint, fixation and patella resurfacing. For men and women in different age groups, we will compare the lifetime cost-effectiveness of knee replacement constructs. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Systematic reviews are secondary analyses of published data with no ethical approval required. We will design a common joint registry analysis plan and provide registry representatives with information for submission to research or ethics committees. The project has been assessed by the National Health Service (NHS) REC committee and does not require ethical review.Study findings will be disseminated to clinicians, researchers and administrators through open access articles, presentations and websites. Specific UK-based groups will be informed of results including National Institute for Health Research and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, as well as international orthopaedic associations and charities. Effective dissemination to patients will be guided by our patient-public involvement group and include written lay summaries and infographics. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42019134059 and CRD42019138015.
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- Elsa M R Marques
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Herron JBT, Dennis J, Brennan PA. Coronavirus antibody positive tests and continued use of personal protective equipment throughout the pandemic. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020; 58:1014-1016. [PMID: 32660877 PMCID: PMC7305874 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2020.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust not only a novel virus onto the world, but new challenges resulting in novel approaches. Governments have reduced regulation in order to facilitate timely advances to combat the disease. Antibody testing has rapidly been deployed but it is creating challenges for staff and patients. Mask use has come to the forefront and human factor (HF) strategies must be examined to reduce risk associated with lack of engagement from both healthcare staff and patients. In this we explore these issues and suggest some solutions.
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- J B T Herron
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing Sunderland University, Chester Road, Sunderland SR1 3SD, UK.
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- Academic Foundation Year Two, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Maxillofacial Unit, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, UK
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Dennis J, Wylde V, Gooberman-Hill R, Blom AW, Beswick AD. Effects of presurgical interventions on chronic pain after total knee replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e033248. [PMID: 31964670 PMCID: PMC7045074 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Nearly 100 000 primary total knee replacements (TKR) are performed in the UK annually. The primary aim of TKR is pain relief, but 10%-34% of patients report chronic pain. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of presurgical interventions in preventing chronic pain after TKR. DESIGN MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library and PsycINFO were searched from inception to December 2018. Screening and data extraction were performed by two authors. Meta-analysis was conducted using a random effects model. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane tool and quality of evidence was assessed by Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES Pain at 6 months or longer; adverse events. INTERVENTIONS Presurgical interventions aimed at improving TKR outcomes. RESULTS Eight randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with data from 960 participants were included. The studies involved nine eligible comparisons. We found moderate-quality evidence of no effect of exercise programmes on chronic pain after TKR, based on a meta-analysis of 6 interventions with 229 participants (standardised mean difference 0.20, 95% CI -0.06 to 0.47, I2=0%). Sensitivity analysis restricted to studies at overall low risk of bias confirmed findings. Another RCT of exercise with no data available for meta-analysis showed no benefit. Studies evaluating combined exercise and education intervention (n=1) and education alone (n=1) suggested similar findings. Adverse event data were reported by most studies, but events were too few to draw conclusions. CONCLUSIONS We found low to moderate-quality evidence to suggest that neither preoperative exercise, education nor a combination of both is effective in preventing chronic pain after TKR. This review also identified a lack of evaluations of other preoperative interventions, such as multimodal pain management, which may improve long-term pain outcomes after TKR. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42017041382.
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- Jane Dennis
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Capps KL, McLaughlin EM, Murray AWA, Aldus CF, Wyatt GM, Peck MW, Van Amerongen A, Ariëns RMC, Wichers JH, Baylis CL, Wareing DRA, Bolton FJ, Aird H, Allen R, Anderson P, Boughtflower M, Chen Q, Davies A, Dennis J, Gibson SJ, Green RA, Hilton J, Jorgensen F, Leuschner R, Loder C, Mackey B, Meldrum R, Millar I, Reid T, Robinson AJ, Robinson; I, Smith H, Surman S, Vickers D, Wood M. Validation of Three Rapid Screening Methods for Detection of Verotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Foods: Interlaboratory Study. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/87.1.68] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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An interlaboratory study was conducted for the validation of 3 methods for the detection of all verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) in foods. The methods were a multi-analyte 1-step lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) for detection of E. coli O157 and verotoxin (VT); an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay targeted against VT1, VT2, and VT2c (VT-ELISA); and a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for detection of VT genes (VT-PCR). Aliquots (25 g or 25 mL) of 4 food types (raw minced [ground] beef, unpasteurized milk, unpasteurized apple juice [cider], and salami) were individually inoculated with low numbers (<9 to 375 cells/25 g) of 6 test strains of E. coli (serogroups O26, O103, O111, O145, and O157) with differing VT-producing capabilities. Five replicates for each test strain and 5 uninoculated samples were prepared for each food type. Fourteen participating laboratories analyzed samples using the LFIA, 9 analyzed the samples by ELISA, and 9 by PCR. The LFIA for O157 and VT had a specificity (correct identification of negative samples) of 92 and 94%, respectively, and a sensitivity (correct identification of positive samples) of 94 and 55%, respectively. The VT-ELISA and VT-PCR
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- Katherine L Capps
- Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom
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- Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom
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- Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, North Yorkshire, YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UA, United Kingdom
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- Agrotechnology and Food Innovations A&F B.V., Bornsesteeg 59, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Agrotechnology and Food Innovations A&F B.V., Bornsesteeg 59, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Agrotechnology and Food Innovations A&F B.V., Bornsesteeg 59, 6708 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Campden & Chorleywood Food Research Association, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LD, United Kingdom
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- Preston Public Health Laboratory, Royal Preston Hospital, PO Box 202, Sharoe Green LN, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9HG, United Kingdom
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- Preston Public Health Laboratory, Royal Preston Hospital, PO Box 202, Sharoe Green LN, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9HG, United Kingdom
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Martin YL, Christoph N, Blanch-Cortès AI, Dennis J, Giraudon S, Guillon C, Hermann A, Le Leuch A, Mazac J, Naulet N, Parent MJ, Remaud G, Wittkowski R. Detection of Added Beet or Cane Sugar in Maple Syrup by the Site-Specific Deuterium Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (SNIF-NMR®) Method: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/84.5.1509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Results of a collaborative study are reported for the detection of added beet or cane sugar in maple syrup by the site-specific natural isotope fractionation–nuclear magnetic resonance (SNIF-NMR®) method. The method is based on the fact that the deuterium content at specific positions of the sugar molecules is different in maple syrup from that in beet or cane sugar. The syrup is diluted with pure water and fermented; the alcohol is distilled with a quantitative yield and analyzed with a high-field NMR spectrometer fitted with a deuterium probe and fluorine lock. The proportion of ethanol molecules monodeuterated at the methyl site is recorded. This parameter (D/H)I is decreased when beet sugar is added and increased when cane sugar is added to the maple syrup. The precision of the method for measuring (D/H)I was found to be in good agreement with the values already published for the application of this method to fruit juice concentrates (AOAC Official Method 995.17). An excellent correlation was found between the percentage of added beet sugar and the (D/H)I isotopic ratio measured in this collaborative study. Consequently, all samples in which exogenous sugars were added were found to have a (D/H)I isotopic ratio significantly different from the normal value for an authentic maple syrup. By extension of what is known about plants having the C4 cycle, the method can be applied to corn sweeteners as well as to cane sugar. One limitation of the method is its reduced sensitivity when applied to specific blends of beet and cane sugars or corn sweeteners. In such case, the C13 ratio measurement (see AOAC Official Method 984.23, Corn Syrup and Cane Sugar in Maple Syrup) may be used in conjunction.
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- Yves-Loïc Martin
- Eurofins Scientific, Inc., 2394 Route 130, Dayton, NJ 08810-1519
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OBJECTIVES For many people with advanced osteoarthritis, total knee replacement (TKR) is an effective treatment for relieving pain and improving function. Features of perioperative care may be associated with the adverse event of chronic pain 6 months or longer after surgery; effects may be direct, for example, through nerve damage or surgical complications, or indirect through adverse events. This systematic review aims to evaluate whether non-surgical perioperative interventions prevent long-term pain after TKR. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of perioperative interventions for adults with osteoarthritis receiving primary TKR evaluated in a randomised controlled trial (RCT). We searched The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL until February 2018. After screening, two reviewers evaluated articles. Studies at low risk of bias according to the Cochrane tool were included. INTERVENTIONS Perioperative non-surgical interventions; control receiving no intervention or alternative treatment. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES Pain or score with pain component assessed at 6 months or longer postoperative. RESULTS 44 RCTs at low risk of bias assessed long-term pain. Intervention heterogeneity precluded meta-analysis and definitive statements on effectiveness. Good-quality research provided generally weak evidence for small reductions in long-term pain with local infiltration analgesia (three studies), ketamine infusion (one study), pregabalin (one study) and supported early discharge (one study) compared with no intervention. For electric muscle stimulation (two studies), anabolic steroids (one study) and walking training (one study) there was a suggestion of more clinically important benefit. No concerns relating to long-term adverse events were reported. For a range of treatments there was no evidence linking them with unfavourable pain outcomes. CONCLUSIONS To prevent chronic pain after TKR, several perioperative interventions show benefits and merit further research. Good-quality studies assessing long-term pain after perioperative interventions are feasible and necessary to ensure that patients with osteoarthritis achieve good long-term outcomes after TKR.
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- Andrew David Beswick
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Dennis J, Hayhurst H, Wilkinson J, Amer A, French J. Magnetic resonance imaging in the pre-operative workup for colorectal liver metastasis: A review of local practice at the freeman hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. Int J Surg 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2018.05.286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Movsisyan A, Dennis J, Rehfuess E, Grant S, Montgomery P. Rating the quality of a body of evidence on the effectiveness of health and social interventions: A systematic review and mapping of evidence domains. Res Synth Methods 2018; 9:224-242. [PMID: 29346709 PMCID: PMC6001464 DOI: 10.1002/jrsm.1290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 06/26/2017] [Revised: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Rating the quality of a body of evidence is an increasingly common component of research syntheses on intervention effectiveness. This study sought to identify and examine existing systems for rating the quality of a body of evidence on the effectiveness of health and social interventions. METHODS We used a multicomponent search strategy to search for full-length reports of systems for rating the quality of a body of evidence on the effectiveness of health and social interventions published in English from 1995 onward. Two independent reviewers extracted data from each eligible system on the evidence domains included, as well as the development and dissemination processes for each system. RESULTS Seventeen systems met our eligibility criteria. Across systems, we identified 13 discrete evidence domains: study design, study execution, consistency, measures of precision, directness, publication bias, magnitude of effect, dose-response, plausible confounding, analogy, robustness, applicability, and coherence. We found little reporting of rigorous procedures in the development and dissemination of evidence rating systems. CONCLUSION We identified 17 systems for rating the quality of a body of evidence on intervention effectiveness across health and social policy. Existing systems vary greatly in the domains they include and how they operationalize domains, and most have important limitations in their development and dissemination. The construct of the quality of the body of evidence was defined in a few systems largely extending the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation was found to be unique in its comprehensive guidance, rigorous development, and dissemination strategy.
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- Ani Movsisyan
- Department of Social Policy and InterventionUniversity of OxfordOxfordOX1 2ERUK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonWC1E 7HTUK
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and EpidemiologyLudwig‐Maximilians‐UniversityMunich81377Germany
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- RAND CorporationSanta MonicaCA90407‐2138USA
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- Department of Social Policy, Sociology and CriminologyUniversity of BirminghamEdgbastonBirminghamB15 2TTUK
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Shivanna S, Liu J, Pawling J, Dennis J, Zacksenhaus E. Epigenetic regulation of tumor metabolism. Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy047.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Wylde V, Dennis J, Gooberman-Hill R, Beswick AD. Effectiveness of postdischarge interventions for reducing the severity of chronic pain after total knee replacement: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020368. [PMID: 29490967 PMCID: PMC5855247 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Approximately 20% of patients experience chronic pain after total knee replacement (TKR). The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of postdischarge interventions commenced in the first 3 months after surgery in reducing the severity of chronic pain after TKR. DESIGN The protocol for this systematic review was registered on PROSPERO (registration number: CRD42017041382). MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO and The Cochrane Library were searched from inception to November 2016. Randomised controlled trials of postdischarge intervention which commenced in the first 3 months after TKR surgery were included. The primary outcome of the review was self-reported pain severity at 12 months or longer after TKR. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. RESULTS Seventeen trials with data from 2485 randomised participants were included. The majority of trials evaluated physiotherapy interventions (n=13); other interventions included nurse-led interventions (n=2), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (n=1) and a multidisciplinary intervention (n=1). Opportunities for meta-analysis were limited by heterogeneity. No study found a difference in long-term pain severity between trial arms, with the exception of one trial which found home-based functional exercises aimed at managing kinesiophobia resulted in lower pain severity scores at 12 months postoperatively compared with advice to stay active. CONCLUSION This systematic review and narrative synthesis found no evidence that one type of physiotherapy intervention is more effective than another at reducing the severity of chronic pain after TKR. Further research is needed to evaluate non-physiotherapy interventions, including the provision of care as part of a stratified and multidisciplinary care package. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42017041382.
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- Vikki Wylde
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Wylde V, Bertram W, Beswick AD, Blom AW, Bruce J, Burston A, Dennis J, Garfield K, Howells N, Lane A, McCabe C, Moore AJ, Noble S, Peters TJ, Price A, Sanderson E, Toms AD, Walsh DA, White S, Gooberman-Hill R. Clinical- and cost-effectiveness of the STAR care pathway compared to usual care for patients with chronic pain after total knee replacement: study protocol for a UK randomised controlled trial. Trials 2018; 19:132. [PMID: 29467019 PMCID: PMC5822621 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-2516-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Approximately 20% of patients experience chronic pain after total knee replacement. There is little evidence for effective interventions for the management of this pain, and current healthcare provision is patchy and inconsistent. Given the complexity of this condition, multimodal and individualised interventions matched to pain characteristics are needed. We have undertaken a comprehensive programme of work to develop a care pathway for patients with chronic pain after total knee replacement. This protocol describes the design of a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of a complex intervention care pathway compared with usual care. Methods This is a pragmatic two-armed, open, multi-centred randomised controlled trial conducted within secondary care in the UK. Patients will be screened at 2 months after total knee replacement and 381 patients with chronic pain at 3 months postoperatively will be recruited. Recruitment processes will be optimised through qualitative research during a 6-month internal pilot phase. Patients are randomised using a 2:1 intervention:control allocation ratio. All participants receive usual care as provided by their hospital. The intervention comprises an assessment clinic appointment at 3 months postoperatively with an Extended Scope Practitioner and up to six telephone follow-up calls over 12 months. In the assessment clinic, a standardised protocol is followed to identify potential underlying causes for the chronic pain and enable appropriate onward referrals to existing services for targeted and individualised treatment. Outcomes are assessed by questionnaires at 6 and 12 months after randomisation. The co-primary outcomes are pain severity and pain interference assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory at 12 months after randomisation. Secondary outcomes relate to resource use, function, neuropathic pain, mental well-being, use of pain medications, satisfaction with pain relief, pain frequency, capability, health-related quality of life and bodily pain. After trial completion, up to 30 patients in the intervention group will be interviewed about their experiences of the care pathway. Discussion If shown to be clinically and cost-effective, this care pathway intervention could improve the management of chronic pain after total knee replacement. Trial registration ISRCTN registry (ISRCTN92545361), prospectively registered on 30 August 2016. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-018-2516-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Vikki Wylde
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK. .,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.,North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.,North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Randomised Controlled Trials Collaboration, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Bristol Randomised Controlled Trials Collaboration, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Bristol Randomised Controlled Trials Collaboration, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Science, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Bristol Randomised Controlled Trials Collaboration, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Exeter Knee Reconstruction Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Pain Centre and NIHR Nottingham BRC, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Cardiff & Vale Orthopaedic Centre, University Hospital Llandough, Penarth, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Wylde V, Howells N, Bertram W, Moore AJ, Bruce J, McCabe C, Blom AW, Dennis J, Burston A, Gooberman-Hill R. Development of a complex intervention for people with chronic pain after knee replacement: the STAR care pathway. Trials 2018; 19:61. [PMID: 29361982 PMCID: PMC5781277 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2391-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Approximately 20% of people who have total knee replacement experience chronic pain afterwards, but there is little evidence about effective interventions for managing this type of pain. This article describes the systematic development and refinement of a complex intervention for people with chronic pain after knee replacement. The intervention is a care pathway involving an assessment clinic and onward referral, with telephone follow-up as required. In the design of this multistage study, we chose to focus on ensuring that the intervention was deliverable, implementable and acceptable. METHODS In line with the UK Medical Research Council's recommendations for comprehensive development of complex interventions, multiple phases of work were undertaken. Following on from initial development work to design the intervention, the draft intervention content was refined through consensus questionnaires with 22 health professionals and discussion at meetings with 18 healthcare professionals. Testing of intervention delivery and acceptability to patients was undertaken by two health professionals delivering the assessment clinic to ten patients. Views about future implementation within the context of a randomised trial were evaluated through a questionnaire based on the Normalisation Measure Development (NoMAD) instrument with ten health professional stakeholders. RESULTS Consensus work with health professionals ensured the components of the intervention were appropriate and informed a number of substantive changes to improve the intervention. Testing of intervention delivery identified a number of logistical issues that were then addressed in the development of a comprehensive intervention training manual. Engagement with stakeholders indicated that the intervention could be successfully implemented in a clinical setting for evaluation in a randomised trial. CONCLUSIONS This work has informed the development and refinement of a complex intervention for people with chronic pain after knee replacement. The next stage is to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the STAR care pathway in a multicentre randomised trial.
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- Vikki Wylde
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK. .,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
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- North Bristol NHS Trust, Brunel Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.,North Bristol NHS Trust, Brunel Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
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- Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Learning and Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, BS10 5NB, UK.,National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Wylde V, Beswick AD, Dennis J, Gooberman-Hill R. Post-operative patient-related risk factors for chronic pain after total knee replacement: a systematic review. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e018105. [PMID: 29101145 PMCID: PMC5695416 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To identify postoperative patient-related risk factors for chronic pain after total knee replacement (TKR). DESIGN The systematic review protocol was registered on the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (CRD42016041374). MEDLINE, Embase and PsycINFO were searched from inception to October 2016 with no language restrictions. Key articles were also tracked in the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Web of Science. Cohort studies evaluating the association between patient-related factors in the first 3 months postoperatively and pain at 6 months or longer after primary TKR surgery were included. Screening, data extraction and assessment of methodological quality were undertaken by two reviewers. The primary outcome was pain severity in the replaced knee measured with a patient-reported outcome measure at 6 months or longer after TKR. Secondary outcomes included adverse events and other aspects of pain recommended by the core outcome set for chronic pain after TKR. RESULTS After removal of duplicates, 16 430 articles were screened, of which 805 were considered potentially relevant. After detailed evaluation of full-text articles, 14 studies with data from 1168 participants were included. Postoperative patient-related factors included acute pain (eight studies), function (five studies) and psychosocial factors (four studies). The included studies had diverse methods for assessment of potential risk factors and outcomes, and therefore narrative synthesis was conducted. For all postoperative factors, there was insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions about the association with chronic pain after TKR. Selection bias was a potential risk for all studies, as none were reported to be conducted at multiple centres. CONCLUSION This systematic review found insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions about the association between any postoperative patient-related factors and chronic pain after TKR. Further high-quality research is required to provide a robust evidence base on postoperative risk factors, and inform the development and evaluation of targeted interventions to optimise patients' outcomes after TKR.
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- Vikki Wylde
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Wylde V, Dennis J, Beswick AD, Bruce J, Eccleston C, Howells N, Peters TJ, Gooberman-Hill R. Systematic review of management of chronic pain after surgery. Br J Surg 2017; 104:1293-1306. [PMID: 28681962 PMCID: PMC5599964 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [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: 12/08/2016] [Revised: 01/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background Pain present for at least 3 months after a surgical procedure is considered chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) and affects 10–50 per cent of patients. Interventions for CPSP may focus on the underlying condition that indicated surgery, the aetiology of new‐onset pain or be multifactorial in recognition of the diverse causes of this pain. The aim of this systematic review was to identify RCTs of interventions for the management of CPSP, and synthesize data across treatment type to estimate their effectiveness and safety. Methods MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and the Cochrane Library were searched from inception to March 2016. Trials of pain interventions received by patients at 3 months or more after surgery were included. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk‐of‐bias tool. Results Some 66 trials with data from 3149 participants were included. Most trials included patients with chronic pain after spinal surgery (25 trials) or phantom limb pain (21 trials). Interventions were predominantly pharmacological, including antiepileptics, capsaicin, epidural steroid injections, local anaesthetic, neurotoxins, N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor antagonists and opioids. Other interventions included acupuncture, exercise, postamputation limb liner, spinal cord stimulation, further surgery, laser therapy, magnetic stimulation, mindfulness‐based stress reduction, mirror therapy and sensory discrimination training. Opportunities for meta‐analysis were limited by heterogeneity. For all interventions, there was insufficient evidence to draw conclusions on effectiveness. Conclusion There is a need for more evidence about interventions for CPSP. High‐quality trials of multimodal interventions matched to pain characteristics are needed to provide robust evidence to guide management of CPSP. Flimsy evidence base
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- V Wylde
- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Warwick, UK
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- Centre for Pain Research, University of Bath, Bath, UK.,Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Avon Orthopaedic Centre, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Musculoskeletal Research Unit, School of Clinical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Dennis J, Truong V, Aïssi D, Medina-Rivera A, Blankenberg S, Germain M, Lemire M, Antounians L, Civelek M, Schnabel R, Wells P, Wilson MD, Morange PE, Trégouët DA, Gagnon F. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in an intergenic chromosome 2q region associated with tissue factor pathway inhibitor plasma levels and venous thromboembolism. J Thromb Haemost 2016; 14:1960-1970. [PMID: 27490645 PMCID: PMC6544906 DOI: 10.1111/jth.13431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Essentials Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) regulates the blood coagulation cascade. We replicated previously reported linkage of TFPI plasma levels to the chromosome 2q region. The putative causal locus, rs62187992, was associated with TFPI plasma levels and thrombosis. rs62187992 was marginally associated with TFPI expression in human aortic endothelial cells. Click to hear Ann Gil's presentation on new insights into thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor SUMMARY: Background Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) regulates fibrin clot formation, and low TFPI plasma levels increase the risk of arterial thromboembolism and venous thromboembolism (VTE). TFPI plasma levels are also heritable, and a previous linkage scan implicated the chromosome 2q region, but no specific genes. Objectives To replicate the finding of the linkage region in an independent sample, and to identify the causal locus. Methods We first performed a linkage analysis of microsatellite markers and TFPI plasma levels in 251 individuals from the F5L Family Study, and replicated the finding of the linkage peak on chromosome 2q (LOD = 3.06). We next defined a follow-up region that included 112 603 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) under the linkage peak, and meta-analyzed associations between these SNPs and TFPI plasma levels across the F5L Family Study and the Marseille Thrombosis Association (MARTHA) Study, a study of 1033 unrelated VTE patients. SNPs with false discovery rate q-values of < 0.10 were tested for association with TFPI plasma levels in 892 patients with coronary artery disease in the AtheroGene Study. Results and Conclusions One SNP, rs62187992, was associated with TFPI plasma levels in all three samples (β = + 0.14 and P = 4.23 × 10-6 combined; β = + 0.16 and P = 0.02 in the F5L Family Study; β = + 0.13 and P = 6.3 × 10-4 in the MARTHA Study; β = + 0.17 and P = 0.03 in the AtheroGene Study), and contributed to the linkage peak in the F5L Family Study. rs62187992 was also associated with clinical VTE (odds ratio 0.90, P = 0.03) in the INVENT Consortium of > 7000 cases and their controls, and was marginally associated with TFPI expression (β = + 0.19, P = 0.08) in human aortic endothelial cells, a primary site of TFPI synthesis. The biological mechanisms underlying these associations remain to be elucidated.
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- J Dennis
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Paris, France
- INSERM, UMR_S 1166, Paris, France
- ICAN Institute for Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Paris, France
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- Laboratorio Internacional de Investigación sobre el Genoma Humano, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico
- Genetics and Genome Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Paris, France
- INSERM, UMR_S 1166, Paris, France
- ICAN Institute for Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Paris, France
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- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Genetics and Genome Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Center for Public Health Genomics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Department of General and Interventional Cardiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Genetics and Genome Biology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- INSERM, UMR_S 1062, Marseille, France
- Inra, UMR_INRA 1260, Marseille, France
- Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06, Paris, France
- INSERM, UMR_S 1166, Paris, France
- ICAN Institute for Cardiometabolism and Nutrition, Paris, France
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Dennis J, Kassam I, Morange PE, Trégouët DA, Gagnon F. Genetic determinants of tissue factor pathway inhibitor plasma levels. Thromb Haemost 2015; 114:245-57. [PMID: 25879386 DOI: 10.1160/th14-12-1043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) impedes early stages of the blood coagulation response, and low TFPI plasma levels increase the risk of thrombosis. TFPI plasma levels are heritable, but specific genetic determinants are unclear. We conducted a comprehensive review of genetic risk factors for TFPI plasma levels and identified 26 studies. We included 16 studies, as well as results from two unpublished genome-wide studies, in random effects meta-analyses of four commonly reported genetic variants in TFPI and its promoter (rs5940, rs7586970/rs8176592, rs10931292, and rs10153820) and 10 studies were summarised narratively. rs5940 was associated with all measures of TFPI (free, total, and activity), and rs7586970 was associated with total TFPI. Neither rs10931292 nor rs10153820 showed evidence of association. The narrative summary included 6 genes and genetic variants (P151L mutation in TFPI, PROS1, F5, APOE, GLA, and V617F mutation in JAK2) as well as a genome-wide linkage study, and suggested future research directions. A limitation of the systematic review was the heterogeneous measurement of TFPI. Nonetheless, our review found robust evidence that rs5940 and rs7586970 moderate TFPI plasma levels and are candidate risk factors for thrombosis, and that the regulation of TFPI plasma levels involves genetic factors beyond the TFPI gene.
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- France Gagnon, MSc, PhD, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 155 College St., Toronto, ON M5T3M7, Canada, Tel.: +1 416 978 0130, E-mail:
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Duggan C, Parry G, McMurran M, Davidson K, Dennis J. The recording of adverse events from psychological treatments in clinical trials: evidence from a review of NIHR-funded trials. Trials 2014; 15:335. [PMID: 25158932 PMCID: PMC4152561 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [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: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background There is a concern in the literature that harm from interventions is insufficiently documented in clinical trials in general, and in those assessing psychological treatments in particular. A recent decision by a trial steering committee to stop recruitment into a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a psychological intervention for personality disorder led to an investigation of the recording of harm in trials funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Methods The protocols and final reports of all 82 NIHR trials funded between 1995 and 2013 were examined for the reporting of adverse events. These were subdivided by category of intervention. Results None of the psychological intervention trials mentioned the occurrence of an adverse event in their final report. Trials of drug treatments were more likely to mention adverse events in their protocols compared with those using psychological treatments. When adverse events were mentioned, the protocols of psychological interventions relied heavily on severe adverse events guidelines from the National Research Ethics Service (NRES), which were developed for drug rather than psychological interventions and so may not be appropriate for the latter. Conclusions This survey supported the belief that the reporting of adverse events in psychological treatments is weak and the criteria used may not be appropriate. Recommendations are made as to how current practice might be improved.
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- Conor Duggan
- Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham Innovation Park, Triumph Road, Nottingham NG7 2TU, UK.
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Duggan C, Dennis J. The place of evidence in the treatment of sex offenders. Crim Behav Ment Health 2014; 24:153-162. [PMID: 25042835 DOI: 10.1002/cbm.1904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- Conor Duggan
- University of Nottingham and Partnerships in Care, UK
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Agarwal D, Pineda S, Michailidou K, Herranz J, Pita G, Moreno LT, Alonso MR, Dennis J, Wang Q, Bolla MK, Meyer KB, Menéndez-Rodríguez P, Hardisson D, Mendiola M, González-Neira A, Lindblom A, Margolin S, Swerdlow A, Ashworth A, Orr N, Jones M, Matsuo K, Ito H, Iwata H, Kondo N, Hartman M, Hui M, Lim WY, T-C Iau P, Sawyer E, Tomlinson I, Kerin M, Miller N, Kang D, Choi JY, Park SK, Noh DY, Hopper JL, Schmidt DF, Makalic E, Southey MC, Teo SH, Yip CH, Sivanandan K, Tay WT, Brauch H, Brüning T, Hamann U, Dunning AM, Shah M, Andrulis IL, Knight JA, Glendon G, Tchatchou S, Schmidt MK, Broeks A, Rosenberg EH, van't Veer LJ, Fasching PA, Renner SP, Ekici AB, Beckmann MW, Shen CY, Hsiung CN, Yu JC, Hou MF, Blot W, Cai Q, Wu AH, Tseng CC, Van Den Berg D, Stram DO, Cox A, Brock IW, Reed MWR, Muir K, Lophatananon A, Stewart-Brown S, Siriwanarangsan P, Zheng W, Deming-Halverson S, Shrubsole MJ, Long J, Shu XO, Lu W, Gao YT, Zhang B, Radice P, Peterlongo P, Manoukian S, Mariette F, Sangrajrang S, McKay J, Couch FJ, Toland AE, Yannoukakos D, Fletcher O, Johnson N, Silva IDS, Peto J, Marme F, Burwinkel B, Guénel P, Truong T, Sanchez M, Mulot C, Bojesen SE, Nordestgaard BG, Flyer H, Brenner H, Dieffenbach AK, Arndt V, Stegmaier C, Mannermaa A, Kataja V, Kosma VM, Hartikainen JM, Lambrechts D, Yesilyurt BT, Floris G, Leunen K, Chang-Claude J, Rudolph A, Seibold P, Flesch-Janys D, Wang X, Olson JE, Vachon C, Purrington K, Giles GG, Severi G, Baglietto L, Haiman CA, Henderson BE, Schumacher F, Le Marchand L, Simard J, Dumont M, Goldberg MS, Labrèche F, Winqvist R, Pylkäs K, Jukkola-Vuorinen A, Grip M, Devilee P, Tollenaar RAEM, Seynaeve C, García-Closas M, Chanock SJ, Lissowska J, Figueroa JD, Czene K, Eriksson M, Humphreys K, Darabi H, Hooning MJ, Kriege M, Collée JM, Tilanus-Linthorst M, Li J, Jakubowska A, Lubinski J, Jaworska-Bieniek K, Durda K, Nevanlinna H, Muranen TA, Aittomäki K, Blomqvist C, Bogdanova N, Dörk T, Hall P, Chenevix-Trench G, Easton DF, Pharoah PDP, Arias-Perez JI, Zamora P, Benítez J, Milne RL. FGF receptor genes and breast cancer susceptibility: results from the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. Br J Cancer 2014; 110:1088-100. [PMID: 24548884 PMCID: PMC3929867 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2013.769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women. Genome-wide association studies have identified FGFR2 as a breast cancer susceptibility gene. Common variation in other fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors might also modify risk. We tested this hypothesis by studying genotyped single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and imputed SNPs in FGFR1, FGFR3, FGFR4 and FGFRL1 in the Breast Cancer Association Consortium. METHODS Data were combined from 49 studies, including 53 835 cases and 50 156 controls, of which 89 050 (46 450 cases and 42 600 controls) were of European ancestry, 12 893 (6269 cases and 6624 controls) of Asian and 2048 (1116 cases and 932 controls) of African ancestry. Associations with risk of breast cancer, overall and by disease sub-type, were assessed using unconditional logistic regression. RESULTS Little evidence of association with breast cancer risk was observed for SNPs in the FGF receptor genes. The strongest evidence in European women was for rs743682 in FGFR3; the estimated per-allele odds ratio was 1.05 (95% confidence interval=1.02-1.09, P=0.0020), which is substantially lower than that observed for SNPs in FGFR2. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that common variants in the other FGF receptors are not associated with risk of breast cancer to the degree observed for FGFR2.
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MESH Headings
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Case-Control Studies
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Genetic Variation
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Genotype
- Humans
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 1/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 2/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 3/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 4/genetics
- Receptor, Fibroblast Growth Factor, Type 5/genetics
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- D Agarwal
- Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- Biostatistics Unit, IMDEA Food Institute, Madrid, Spain
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- Human Genotyping-CEGEN Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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- Human Genotyping-CEGEN Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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- Human Genotyping-CEGEN Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ (Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research) Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Pathology and Oncology, Research Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
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- Human Genotyping-CEGEN Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Oncology—Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
- Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Biostatistics Unit, IMDEA Food Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Human Genotyping-CEGEN Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ (Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research) Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Laboratory of Pathology and Oncology, Research Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Oncology—Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
- Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies, Kings College London Guy's Hospital, London, UK
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation, Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Breast Cancer Research Unit, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Dr Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany
- University of Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Germany
- Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Occupational Medicine and Maritime Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelische Kliniken Bonn GmbH, Johanniter Krankenhaus, Bonn, Germany
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
- David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichong, Taiwan
- Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
- Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
- Unit of Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
- Cogentech Cancer Genetic Test Laboratory, Milan, Italy
- National Cancer Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- Genetic Susceptibility Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, INRASTES, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Molecular Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), CESP (Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health), U1018, Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer, Villejuif, France
- University Paris-Sud, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, France
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), U775 Paris, France
- Centre de Ressources Biologiques EPIGENETEC, Paris, France
- Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Breast Surgery, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Saarland Cancer Registry, Saarbrücken, Germany
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Biocenter Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oncology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Vesalius Research Center (VRC), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Multidisciplinary Breast Center, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Medical Biometrics and Epidemiology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology/Clinical Cancer Registry, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec Research Center and Laval University, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research and Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, London, UK
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center & Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Human Genetics Division, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Servicio de Cirugía General y Especialidades, Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Biostatistics Unit, IMDEA Food Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Human Genotyping-CEGEN Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ (Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research) Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Laboratory of Pathology and Oncology, Research Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Oncology—Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
- Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies, Kings College London Guy's Hospital, London, UK
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation, Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Breast Cancer Research Unit, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Dr Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany
- University of Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Germany
- Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Occupational Medicine and Maritime Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelische Kliniken Bonn GmbH, Johanniter Krankenhaus, Bonn, Germany
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
- David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichong, Taiwan
- Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
- Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
- Unit of Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
- Cogentech Cancer Genetic Test Laboratory, Milan, Italy
- National Cancer Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- Genetic Susceptibility Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, INRASTES, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Molecular Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), CESP (Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health), U1018, Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer, Villejuif, France
- University Paris-Sud, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, France
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), U775 Paris, France
- Centre de Ressources Biologiques EPIGENETEC, Paris, France
- Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Breast Surgery, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Saarland Cancer Registry, Saarbrücken, Germany
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Biocenter Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oncology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Vesalius Research Center (VRC), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Multidisciplinary Breast Center, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Medical Biometrics and Epidemiology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology/Clinical Cancer Registry, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec Research Center and Laval University, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research and Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, London, UK
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center & Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Human Genetics Division, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Servicio de Cirugía General y Especialidades, Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
| | - M Hartman
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
| | - M Hui
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
| | - W Y Lim
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
| | - P T-C Iau
- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
| | - E Sawyer
- Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies, Kings College London Guy's Hospital, London, UK
| | - I Tomlinson
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
| | - M Kerin
- School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, UK
| | - N Miller
- School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, UK
| | - D Kang
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
| | - J-Y Choi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
| | - S K Park
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
| | - D-Y Noh
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
| | - J L Hopper
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - D F Schmidt
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - E Makalic
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - M C Southey
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| | - S H Teo
- Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation, Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Breast Cancer Research Unit, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - C H Yip
- Breast Cancer Research Unit, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
| | - K Sivanandan
- Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation, Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
| | - W-T Tay
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
| | - H Brauch
- Dr Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany
- University of Tübingen, Germany
| | - T Brüning
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Germany
| | - U Hamann
- Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Biostatistics Unit, IMDEA Food Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Human Genotyping-CEGEN Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ (Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research) Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Laboratory of Pathology and Oncology, Research Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Oncology—Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
- Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies, Kings College London Guy's Hospital, London, UK
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation, Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Breast Cancer Research Unit, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Dr Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany
- University of Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Germany
- Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Occupational Medicine and Maritime Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelische Kliniken Bonn GmbH, Johanniter Krankenhaus, Bonn, Germany
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
- David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichong, Taiwan
- Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
- Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
- Unit of Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
- Cogentech Cancer Genetic Test Laboratory, Milan, Italy
- National Cancer Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- Genetic Susceptibility Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, INRASTES, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Molecular Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), CESP (Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health), U1018, Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer, Villejuif, France
- University Paris-Sud, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, France
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), U775 Paris, France
- Centre de Ressources Biologiques EPIGENETEC, Paris, France
- Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Breast Surgery, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Saarland Cancer Registry, Saarbrücken, Germany
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Biocenter Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oncology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Vesalius Research Center (VRC), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Multidisciplinary Breast Center, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Medical Biometrics and Epidemiology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology/Clinical Cancer Registry, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec Research Center and Laval University, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research and Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, London, UK
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center & Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Human Genetics Division, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Servicio de Cirugía General y Especialidades, Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
| | - A M Dunning
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
| | - M Shah
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
| | - I L Andrulis
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - J A Knight
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - G Glendon
- Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - S Tchatchou
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| | - M K Schmidt
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - A Broeks
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - E H Rosenberg
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - L J van't Veer
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - P A Fasching
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
- David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - S P Renner
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
| | - A B Ekici
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
| | - M W Beckmann
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
| | - C-Y Shen
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichong, Taiwan
| | - C-N Hsiung
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
| | - J-C Yu
- Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
| | - M-F Hou
- Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
| | - W Blot
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA
| | - Q Cai
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA
| | - A H Wu
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - C-C Tseng
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - D Van Den Berg
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - D O Stram
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - A Cox
- CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
| | - I W Brock
- CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
| | - M W R Reed
- CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
| | - K Muir
- Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
| | - A Lophatananon
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
| | - S Stewart-Brown
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
| | | | - W Zheng
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - S Deming-Halverson
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - M J Shrubsole
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - J Long
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - X-O Shu
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - W Lu
- Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
| | - Y-T Gao
- Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
| | - B Zhang
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
| | - P Radice
- Unit of Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
| | - P Peterlongo
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
| | - S Manoukian
- Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
| | - F Mariette
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
- Cogentech Cancer Genetic Test Laboratory, Milan, Italy
| | | | - J McKay
- Genetic Susceptibility Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
| | - F J Couch
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - A E Toland
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
| | - TNBCC73
- Human Cancer Genetics Programme, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Biostatistics Unit, IMDEA Food Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Human Genotyping-CEGEN Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
- CRUK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ (Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research) Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Laboratory of Pathology and Oncology, Research Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Oncology—Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, The Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, UK
- Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyushu University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan
- Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- QIMR Berghofer Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Surgery, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
- Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies, Kings College London Guy's Hospital, London, UK
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- School of Medicine, Clinical Science Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, UK
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University Graduate School, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cancer Research Initiatives Foundation, Sime Darby Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
- Breast Cancer Research Unit, University Malaya Cancer Research Institute, University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Singapore Eye Research Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Dr Margarete Fischer-Bosch Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Stuttgart, Germany
- University of Tübingen, Germany
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Germany
- Molecular Genetics of Breast Cancer, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Occupational Medicine and Maritime Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
- Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty of the University of Bonn, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine, Evangelische Kliniken Bonn GmbH, Johanniter Krankenhaus, Bonn, Germany
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Epidemiology, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Ontario Cancer Genetics Network, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Netherlands Cancer Institute, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Erlangen, Germany
- David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine Division of Hematology and Oncology, University of California at Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
- College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichong, Taiwan
- Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- CRUK/YCR Sheffield Cancer Research Centre, Department of Oncology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
- Institute of Population Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, Coventry, UK
- Ministry of Public Health, Bangkok, Thailand
- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
- Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China
- Unit of Molecular Bases of Genetic Risk and Genetic Testing, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Medical Genetics, Department of Preventive and Predictive Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (INT), Milan, Italy
- Cogentech Cancer Genetic Test Laboratory, Milan, Italy
- National Cancer Institute, Bangkok, Thailand
- Genetic Susceptibility Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, INRASTES, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Molecular Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), CESP (Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health), U1018, Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer, Villejuif, France
- University Paris-Sud, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, France
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), U775 Paris, France
- Centre de Ressources Biologiques EPIGENETEC, Paris, France
- Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Breast Surgery, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
- Saarland Cancer Registry, Saarbrücken, Germany
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Biocenter Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oncology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
- Vesalius Research Center (VRC), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
- Multidisciplinary Breast Center, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- Institute for Medical Biometrics and Epidemiology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology/Clinical Cancer Registry, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec Research Center and Laval University, Quebec, Canada
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research and Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, London, UK
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center & Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Human Genetics Division, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
- Servicio de Cirugía General y Especialidades, Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
| | - D Yannoukakos
- Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, INRASTES, National Centre for Scientific Research "Demokritos", Athens, Greece
| | - O Fletcher
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | - N Johnson
- Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
| | | | - J Peto
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
| | - F Marme
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
| | - B Burwinkel
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- Molecular Epidemiology Group, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - P Guénel
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), CESP (Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health), U1018, Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer, Villejuif, France
- University Paris-Sud, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, France
| | - T Truong
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), CESP (Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health), U1018, Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer, Villejuif, France
- University Paris-Sud, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, France
| | - M Sanchez
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), CESP (Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health), U1018, Environmental Epidemiology of Cancer, Villejuif, France
- University Paris-Sud, UMRS 1018, Villejuif, France
| | - C Mulot
- Inserm (National Institute of Health and Medical Research), U775 Paris, France
- Centre de Ressources Biologiques EPIGENETEC, Paris, France
| | - S E Bojesen
- Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - B G Nordestgaard
- Copenhagen General Population Study, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - H Flyer
- Department of Breast Surgery, Herlev University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - H Brenner
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - A K Dieffenbach
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - V Arndt
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging Research, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - C Stegmaier
- Saarland Cancer Registry, Saarbrücken, Germany
| | - A Mannermaa
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Biocenter Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
| | - V Kataja
- Biocenter Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Oncology, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Cancer Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
| | - V-M Kosma
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Biocenter Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
| | - J M Hartikainen
- School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Biocenter Kuopio, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
- Department of Clinical Pathology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
| | - D Lambrechts
- Vesalius Research Center (VRC), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
| | - B T Yesilyurt
- Vesalius Research Center (VRC), VIB, Leuven, Belgium
| | - G Floris
- Multidisciplinary Breast Center, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
| | - K Leunen
- Multidisciplinary Breast Center, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
| | - J Chang-Claude
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - A Rudolph
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - P Seibold
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
| | - D Flesch-Janys
- Institute for Medical Biometrics and Epidemiology, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology/Clinical Cancer Registry, University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
| | - X Wang
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - J E Olson
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - C Vachon
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - K Purrington
- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
| | - G G Giles
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
| | - G Severi
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
| | - L Baglietto
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Cancer Epidemiology Centre, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
| | - C A Haiman
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - B E Henderson
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - F Schumacher
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
| | - L Le Marchand
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, HI, USA
| | - J Simard
- Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec Research Center and Laval University, Quebec, Canada
| | - M Dumont
- Cancer Genomics Laboratory, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec Research Center and Laval University, Quebec, Canada
| | - M S Goldberg
- Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| | - F Labrèche
- Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Département de santé environnementale et santé au travail, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
| | - R Winqvist
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
| | - K Pylkäs
- Laboratory of Cancer Genetics and Tumor Biology, Department of Clinical Chemistry and Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland
| | - A Jukkola-Vuorinen
- Department of Oncology, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
| | - M Grip
- Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
| | - P Devilee
- Department of Human Genetics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - R A E M Tollenaar
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
| | - C Seynaeve
- Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
| | - M García-Closas
- Division of Breast Cancer Research, The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
- Division of Genetics and Epidemiology, Institute of Cancer Research and Breakthrough Breast Cancer Research Centre, London, UK
| | - S J Chanock
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
| | - J Lissowska
- Department of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, M. Sklodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center & Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland
| | - J D Figueroa
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
| | - K Czene
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - M Eriksson
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - K Humphreys
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - H Darabi
- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
| | - M J Hooning
- Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Family Cancer Clinic, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Human Genetics Division, Genome Institute of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- QIMR Berghofer Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Centre for Cancer Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y Especialidades, Hospital Monte Naranco, Oviedo, Spain
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- Servicio de Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
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Malthaner R, Sudarshan M, Hanna W, Lee L, Markar S, Razzak R, Bharadwaj S, Ashrafi A, Ouellette D, Fergusson D, Forster A, Boushey R, Porter G, Johnson P, Gomes T, Chan B, Auer R, Moloo H, Mamdani M, Markar S, Al-Omran M, Al-Obaid O, Boushey R, Lim DR, Min BS, Baik SH, Gordon P, Kim NK, Lo A, Pinsk I, Bottoni D, Brown C, Raval M, Cheng H, Wong C, Johnston N, Farrokhyar F, Stephen W, Kelly S, Lindsay L, Forbes S, Knickle C, Bouchard A, Parry N, Leslie K, Ott M, Coughlin S, Gazala S, Gazala S, Donahoe L, Walker K, Li C, Alnasser S, Schweigert M, Schweigert M, Zhuruk A, Hanouf A, Vanounou T, Karanicolas P, Aubin JM, Yeung J, Dumitra S, Simoneau E, Vanounou T, Howe B, Hawel J, Jang JH, Bertens K, Rekman J, Wei A, Dumitra S, Koubi S, Ouellet JF, Wei A, Covelli A, Maniar R, Sun S, Davis V, Brackstone M, Boissonneault R, Kim S, Baliski C, Gazala S, Hameed U, Sudarshan M, Arnaout A, Wedman D, Nostedt M, Hebbard P, Shetty S, Dixon M, Wei A, Dixon M, Kazazian K, Lemke M, Wells B, Musselman R, 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Fayez R, Demyttenaere S, Court O, Christou N, Biertho L, Hould FS, Lebel S, Lescelleur O, Marceau S, Marceau P, Biron S, Grantcharov T, Sharma A, Yusuf S, Okrainec A, Pitzul K, Urbach D, Jackson T, Lindsay D, Sullivan P, Smith L, Zevin B, Dedy N, Grantcharov T, Bonrath E, Aggarwal R, Grantcharov T, Cassin S, Crawford S, Pitzul K, Khan A, Hawa R, Jackson T, Okrainec A, Brar B, Mamazza J, Raîche I, Yelle JD, Haggar F, Moloo H, Brar B, Haggar F, Dent R, Mamazza J, Raîche I, Moloo H, Gill R, Ali T, Shi X, Birch D, Karmali S, Whitlock K, Shi X, Sarkhosh K, Birch D, Karmali S, Turner J, Nation P, Wizzard P, Brubaker P, Gisalet D, Wales P, Grantcharov T, Tien H, Spencer F, Brenneman F, Kowal J, Wiseman S, Fraser S, Vedel I, Deban M, Holcroft C, Monette M, Monette J, Bergman S, Bell C, Stukel T, Urbach D, Mueller T, Lucykx V, Lukowski C, Compston C, Churchill T, Khadaroo R, Grantcharov T, Vogt K, Dubois L, Gray D, Ananth A, Tai LH, Lam T, Falls T, Souza C, Bell J, Auer R, Crawford S, Parry N, Leslie K, Alhabboubi M, St-Louis E, Deckelbaum D, Razek T, Feldman L, Khwaja K, Porter G, Johnson P, Boushey R, Moloo H, Raiche I, Mamazza J, Schiller D, Eurich D, Sawyer M, Vergis A, Unger B, Hardy K, Andrew C, Gillman L, Park J, Prodger J, Kelly W, Kelly S, Prodger D, Ewara E, Martin J, Sarma S, Chu M, Schlachta C, Zaric G, Al-Ali K, Briggs K, George R, Murnaghan M, Leung A, Regehr G, Moulton CA, Mahmud S, Metcalfe J, McKay A, Park J, Hochman D, Burkle F, Redmond A, McQueen K, Desrosiers E, Gilbert A, Leslie K, Ott M, Sudarshan M, Jessula S, Alburakan A, Deckelbaum D, Razek T, Iqbal S, Khwaja K, Aikins C, Sudarshan M, Deckelbaum D, Iqbal S, Khwaja K, Razek T, Roberts N, Moulton CA, Murnaghan M, Cil T, Marshall J, Pederson K, Erichsen S, White J, Aarts MA, Okrainec A, Victor J, Pearsall E, McLeod R, Jackson T, Okrainec A, Penner T, Urbach D, Karimuddin A, Hall C, Bawan S, Malik S, Hayashi A, Gill R, McAlister C, Zhang N, DesRosiers E, Mills A, Crozier M, Lee L, Maxwell J, Partridge E, Chad S, Steigerwald S, Mapiour D, Roberts D, MacPherson C, Donahoe L, Mercer D, Hopman W, Latulippe JF, Knowles S, Moffat B, Parry N, Leslie K, Switzer N, Khadaroo R, Tul Y, Widder S, Molinari M, Levy A, Johnson P, Bailey J, Molinari M, Hayden J, Johnson P, Benlolo S, Marcus V, Ferri L, Finley R, Anderson D, Gagné JP, Chan S, Wong S, Li J, Michael A, Choi D, Liu E, Hoogenes J, Dath D, Aubin JM, Mew D, McConnell Y, Classen D, Kanthan S, Croome K, Kovacs M, Lazo-Langner A, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Vogt K, Crawford S, Parry N, Leslie K, Khoshgoo N, Iwasiow B, Keijzer R, Brown C, Isa D, Pace D, Widder S, Tul Y, Primrose M, Hudson D, Khadaroo R, Lauzier F, Mailloux O, Trottier V, ARchambault P, Zarychanski R, Turgeon A, Mailloux O, Hardy P, Muirhead R, Masters J, Haggar F, Poulin HME, Martel G, Mamazza J, Milbrandt C, Keijzer R, Sideris L, Grenier-Vallée P, Latulippe JF, Dubé P, Kurashima Y, Kaneva P, Feldman L, Fried G, Vassiliou M, Kwan AL, Fraser S, Solymosi N, Rauh N, Dubecz A, Renz M, 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Mayrand S, Franco E, Ferri L, Dubecz A, Renz M, Stadlhuber R, Ofner D, Stein H, Renz M, Dubecz A, Solymosi N, Thumfart L, Ofner D, Stein H, Croome K, Leeper R, Hernandez R, Livingstone S, Sapp J, Woodhall D, Alwayn I, Bergman S, Lam-McCulloch J, Balaa F, Jayaraman S, Quan D, Wei A, Guyatt G, Rekman J, Fairfull-Smith R, Mimeault R, Balaa F, Martel G, Boehnert M, Bazerbachi F, Knaak J, Selzner N, McGilvray I, Rotstein O, Adeyi O, Levy G, Keshavjee S, Grant D, Selzner M, Khalil JA, Jamal M, Chaudhury P, Zogopoulos G, Petrakos P, Tchervenkov J, Barkun J, Jamal M, Hassanain M, Chaudhury P, Wong S, Salman A, Tran T, Metrakos P, Groeschl R, Geller D, Marsh J, Gamblin T, Croome K, Croome K, Quan D, Hernandez R, Kim P, Greig PD, Gallinger S, Moulton CA, Wei A, Fischer S, Cleary S, Vogt K, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Gray D, Aubin J, Fairfull-Smith J, Mimeault R, Balaa F, Martel G, Devitt K, Ramjaun A, Gallingher S, Alabbad S, Constantinos D, Hassanein M, Barkun J, Metrakos P, Paraskevas S, Chaudhury 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Canadian Surgery Forum1 Is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy a reasonable stand-alone procedure for super morbidly obese patients?2 Postoperative monitoring requirements of patients with obstructive sleep apnea undergoing bariatric surgery3 Role of relaparoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of bariatric complications in the early postoperative period4 Changes of active and total ghrelin, GLP-1 and PYY following restrictive bariatric surgery and their impact on satiety: comparison of sleeve gastrectomy and adjustable gastric banding5 Prioritization and willingness to pay for bariatric surgery: the patient perspective6 Ventral hernia at the time of laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery: Should it be repaired?7 Linear stapled gastrojejunostomy with transverse handsewn enterotomy closure significantly reduces strictures for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass8 Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch as second stage for super super morbidly obese patients. Do all patients benefit?9 Sleeve gastrectomy in the super super morbidly obese (BMI > 60 kg/m2): a Canadian experience10 Laparoscopic gastric bypass for the treatment of refractory idiopathic gastroparesis: a report of 2 cases11 Duodeno-ileal switch as a primary bariatric and metabolic surgical option for the severely obese patient with comorbidities: review of a single-institution case series of duodeno-ileal intestinal bypass12 Management of large paraesophageal hernias in morbidly obese patients with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case series13 Early results of the Ontario bariatric surgical program: using the bariatric registry14 Improving access to bariatric surgical care: Is universal health care the answer?15 Early and liberal postoperative exploration can reduce morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing bariatric surgery16 Withdrawn17 Identification and assessment of technical errors in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass18 A valid and reliable tool for assessment of surgical skill in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass19 Psychiatric predictors of presurgery drop-out following suitability assessment for bariatric surgery20 Predictors of outcomes following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery at The Ottawa Hospital21 Prophylactic management of cholelithiasis in bariatric patients: Is routine cholecystectomy warranted?22 Early outcomes of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a publicly funded obesity program23 Similar incidence of gastrojejunal anastomotic stricture formation with hand-sewn and 21 mm circular stapler techniques during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass24 (CAGS Basic Science Award) Exogenous glucagon-like peptide-1 improves clinical, morphological and histological outcomes of intestinal adaptation in a distal-intestinal resection piglet model of short bowel syndrome25 (CAGS Clinical Research Award) Development and validation of a comprehensive curriculum to teach an advanced minimally invasive procedure: a randomized controlled trial26 Negative-pressure wound therapy (iVAC) on closed, high-risk incisions following abdominal wall reconstruction27 The impact of seed granting on research in the University of British Columbia Department of Surgery28 Quality of surgical care is inadequate for elderly patients29 Recurrence of inguinal hernia in general and hernia specialty hospitals in Ontario, Canada30 Oncostatin M receptor deficiency results in increased mortality in an intestinal ischemia reperfusion model in mice31 Laparoscopic repair of large paraesophageal hernias with anterior gastropexy: a multicentre trial32 Response to preoperative medical therapy predicts success of laparoscopic splenectomy for immune thrombocytopenic purpura33 Perioperative sepsis, but not hemorrhagic shock, promotes the development of cancer metastases in a murine model34 Measuring the impact of implementing an acute care surgery service on the management of acute biliary disease35 Patient flow and efficiency in an acute care surgery service36 The relationship between treatment factors and postoperative complications after radical surgery for rectal cancer37 Risk of ventral hernia after laparoscopic colon surgery38 Urinary metabolomics as a tool for early detection of Barrett’s and esophageal cancer39 Construct validity of individual and summary performance metrics associated with a computer-based laparo-scopic simulator40 Impact of a city-wide health system reorganization on emergency department visits in hospitals in surrounding communities41 Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for the nonoperative management of aortic stenosis: a cost-effectiveness analysis42 Breast cancer: racial differences in age of onset. A potential confounder in Canadian screening recommendations43 Risk taking in surgery: in and out of the comfort zone44 A tumour board in the office: Track those cancer patients!45 Increased patient BMI is not associated with advanced colon cancer stage or grade on presentation: a retrospective chart review46 Consensus statements regarding the multidisciplinary care of limb amputation patients in disasters or humanitarian emergencies. Report of the 2011 Humanitarian Action Summit Surgical Working Group on amputations following disasters or conflict47 Learning the CanMEDS role of professional: a pilot project of supervised discussion groups addressing the hidden curriculum48 Assessing the changing scope of training in Canadian general surgery programs: expected versus actual experience49 Predicting need for surgical management for massive gastrointestinal hemorrhage50 International health care experience: using CanMEDS to evaluate learning outcomes following a surgical mission in Mampong, Ghana51 The open abdomen: risk factors for mortality and rates of closure52 How surgeons think: an exploration of mental practice in surgical preparation53 The surgery wiki: a novel method for delivery of under-graduate surgical education54 Understanding surgical residents’ postoperative practices before implementing an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) guideline at the University of Toronto55 From laparoscopic transabdominal to posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy: a paradigm shift in operative approach56 A retrospective audit of outcomes in patients over the age of 80 undergoing acute care abdominal surgery57 Canadian general surgery residents’ perspectives on work-hour regulations58 Timing of surgical intervention and its outcomes in acute appendicitis59 Preparing surgical trainees to deal with adverse events. An outline of learning issues60 Acute care surgical service: surgeon agreement at the time of handover61 Predicting discharge of elderly patients to prehospitalization residence following emergency general surgery62 Morbidity and mortality after emergency abdominal surgery in octo- and nonagenarians63 The impact of acute abdominal illness and urgent admission to hospital on the living situation of elderly patients64 A comparison of laparoscopic versus open subtotal gastrectomy for antral gastric adenocarcinoma: a North American perspective65 Minimally invasive excision of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenomas66 Perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic hernia repair in a tertiary care centre: a single institution’s experience67 Evaluation of a student-run, practical and didactic curriculum for preclerkship medical students68 Joseph Lister: Father of Modern Surgery69 Comparisons of melanoma sentinel lymph node biopsy prediction nomograms in a cohort of Canadian patients70 Local experience with myocutaneous flaps after extensive pelvic surgery71 The treatment of noncirrhotic splanchnic vein thrombosis: Is anticoagulation enough?72 Implementation of an acute care surgery service does not affect wait-times for elective cancer surgeries: an institutional experience73 Use of human collagen mesh for closure of a large abdominal wall defect, after colon cancer surgery, a case report74 The role of miR-200b in pulmonary hypoplasia associated with congenital diaphragmatic hernia75 Systematic review and meta-analysis of electrocautery versus scalpel for incising epidermis and dermis76 Accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy for early breast cancer in the community setting in St. John’s, New-foundland: results of a retrospective review77 Acute surgical outcomes in the 80 plus population78 The liberal use of platelets transfusions in the acute phase of trauma resuscitation: a systematic review79 Implementation of an acute care surgical on call program in a Canadian community hospital80 Short-term outcomes following paraesophageal hernia repair in the elderly patient81 First experience with single incision surgery: feasibility in the pediatric population and cost evaluation82 The impact of the establishment of an acute care surgery unit on the outcomes of appendectomies and cholecystectomies83 Description and preliminary evaluation of a low-cost simulator for training and evaluation of flexible endoscopic skills84 Tumour lysis syndrome in metastatic colon cancer: a case report85 Acute care surgery service model implementation study at a single institution86 Colonic disasters approached by emergent subtotal and total colectomy: lessons learned from 120 consecutive cases87 Acellular collagen matrix stent to protect bowel anastomoses88 Lessons we learned from preoperative MRI-guided wire localization of breast lesions: the University Health Network (UHN) experience89 Interim cost comparison for the use of platinum micro-coils in the operative localization of small peripheral lung nodules90 Routine barium esophagram has minimal impact on the postoperative management of patients undergoing esophagectomy for esophageal cancer91 Iron deficiency anemia is a common presenting issue with giant paraesophageal hernia and resolves following repair92 A randomized comparison of different ventilation strategies during thoracotomy and lung resection93 The Canadian Lung Volume Reduction Surgery study: an 8-year follow-up94 A comparison of minimally invasive versus open Ivor-Lewis esophagectomy95 A new paradigm in the follow-up after curative resection for lung cancer: minimal-dose CT scan allows for early detection of asymptomatic cancer activity96 Predictors of lymph node metastasis in early esophageal adenocarcinoma: Is endoscopic resection worth the risk?97 How well can thoracic surgery residents operate? Comparing resident and program director opinions98 The impact of extremes of age on short- and long-term outcomes following surgical resection of esophageal malignancy99 Epidermal growth factor receptor targeted gold nanoparticles for the enhanced radiation treatment of non–small cell lung cancer100 Laparoscopic Heller myotomy results in excellent outcomes in all subtypes of achalasia as defined by the Chicago classification101 Neoadjuvant chemoradiation versus surgery in managing esophageal cancer102 Quality of life postesophagectomy for cancer!103 The implementation, evolution and translocation of standardized clinical pathways can improve perioperative outcomes following surgical treatment of esophageal cancer104 A tissue-mimicking phantom for applications in thoracic surgical simulation105 Sublobar resection compared with lobectomy for early stage non–small cell lung cancer: a single institution study106 Not all reviews are equal: the quality of systematic reviews and meta-analyses in thoracic surgery107 Do postoperative complications affect health-related quality of life after video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy for patients with lung cancer? A cohort study108 Thoracoscopic plication for palliation of dyspnea secondary to unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis: A worthwhile venture?109 Thoracic surgery experience in Canadian general surgery residency programs110 Perioperative morbidity and pathologic response rates following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and chemoradiation for locally advanced esophageal carcinoma111 An enhanced recovery pathway reduces length of stay after esophagectomy112 Predictors of dysplastic and neoplastic progression of Barrett’s esophagus113 Recurrent esophageal cancer complicated by tracheoesophageal fistula: management by means of palliative airway stenting114 Pancreaticopleural fistula-induced empyema thoracis: principles and results of surgical management115 Prognostic factors of early postoperative mortality following right extended hepatectomy116 Optimizing steatotic livers for transplantation using a cell-penetrating peptide CPP-fused heme oxygenase117 Video outlining the technical steps for a robot-assisted laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy118 Establishment of a collaborative group to conduct innovative clinical trials in Canada119 Hepatic resection for metastatic malignant melanoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis120 Acellular normothermic ex vivo liver perfusion for donor liver preservation121 Pancreatic cancer and predictors of survival: comparing the CA 19–9/bilirubin ratio with the McGill Brisbane Scoring System122 Staged liver resections for bilobar hepatic colorectal metastases: a single centre experience123 Economic model of observation versus immediate resection of hepatic adenomas124 Resection of colorectal liver metastasis in the elderly125 Acceptable long-term survival in patients undergoing liver resection for metastases from noncolorectal, non-neuroendocrine, nonsarcoma malignancies126 Patient and clinicopathological features and prognosis of CK19+ hepatocellular carcinomas: a case–control study127 The management of blunt hepatic trauma in the age of angioembolization: a single centre experience128 Liver resections for noncolorectal and non-neuroendocrine metastases: an evaluation of oncologic outcomes129 Developing an evidence-based clinical pathway for patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy130 Hepatitis C infection and hepatocellular carcinoma in liver transplant: a 20 year experience131 The effect of medication on the risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis132 Temporal trends in the use of diagnostic imaging for patients with hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) conditions: How much ionizing radiation are we really using?196 A phase II study of aggressive metastasectomy for intra-and extrahepatic metastases from colorectal cancer133 Why do women choose mastectomy for breast cancer treatment? A conceptual framework for understanding surgical decision-making in early-stage breast cancer134 Synoptic operative reporting: documentation of quality of care data for rectal cancer surgery135 Learning curve analysis for cytoreductive surgery: a useful application of the cumulative sum (CUSUM) method136 Pancreatic cancer is strongly associated with a unique urinary metabolomic signature137 Concurrent neoadjuvant chemo/radiation in locally advanced breast cancer138 Impact of positron emission tomography on clinical staging of newly diagnosed rectal cancer: a specialized single centre retrospective study139 An evaluation of intraoperative Faxitron microradiography versus conventional specimen radiography for the excision of nonpalpable breast lesions140 Comparison of breast cancer treatment wait-times in the Southern Interior of British Columbia in 2006 and 2010141 Factors affecting lymph nodes harvest in colorectal carcinoma142 Laparoscopic adrenalectomy for metastases143 You have a message! Social networking as a motivator for fundamentals of laparoscopic surgery (FLS) training144 The evaluation and validation of a rapid diagnostic and support clinic for women assessment for breast cancer145 Oncoplastic breast surgery: oncologic benefits and limitations146 A qualitative study on rectal cancer patients’ preferences for location of surgical care147 The effect of surgery on local recurrence in young women with breast cancer148 Elevated IL-6 and IL-8 levels in tumour microenvironment is not associated with increased serum levels in humans with Pseudomyxoma peritonei and peritoneal mesothelioma149 Conversion from laparoscopic to open approach during gastrectomy: a population-based analysis150 A scoping review of surgical process improvement tools (SPITs) in cancer surgery151 Splenectomy during gastric cancer surgery: a population-based study152 Defining the polo-like kinase 4 (Plk4) interactome in cancer cell protrusions153 Neoadjuvant imatinib mesylate for locally advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumours154 Implementing results from ACOSOG Z0011: Practice-changing or practice-affirming?155 Should lymph node retrieval be a surgical quality indicator in colon cancer?156 Long-term outcomes following resection of retroperitoneal recurrence of colorectal cancer157 Clinical research in surgical oncology: an analysis of clinicaltrials.gov158 Radiation therapy after breast conserving surgery: When are we missing the mark?159 The accuracy of endorectal ultrasound in staging rectal lesions in patients undergoing transanal endoscopic microsurgery160 Quality improvement in gastrointestinal cancer surgery: expert panel recommendations for priority research areas161 Factors influencing the quality of local management of ductal carcinoma in situ: a cohort study162 Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Does size matter?163 Hyperthermic isolated limb perfusion for extremity soft tissue sarcomas: systematic review of clinical efficacy and quality assessment of reported trials164 Adherence to antiestrogen therapy in seniors with breast cancer: How well are we doing?165 Parathyroid carcinoma: Challenging the surgical dogma?166 A qualitative assessment of the journey to delayed breast reconstruction195 The role of yoga therapy in breast cancer patients167 Outcomes reported in comparative studies of surgical interventions168 Enhanced recovery pathways decrease length of stay following colorectal surgery, but how quickly do patients actually recover?169 The impact of complications on bed utilization after elective colorectal resection170 Impact of trimodal prehabilitation program on functional recovery after colorectal cancer surgery: a pilot study171 Complex fistula-in-ano: Should the plug be abandoned in favour of the LIFT or BioLIFT?172 Prognostic utility of cyclooxygenase-2 expression by colon and rectal cancer173 Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy with complete mesocolic excision provides acceptable perioperative outcomes but is complex and time-consuming: analysis of learning curves for a novice minimally invasive surgeon174 Intraoperative quality assessment following double stapled circular colorectal anastomosis175 Improving patient outcomes through quality assessment of rectal cancer care176 Are physicians willing to accept a decrease in treatment effectiveness for improved functional outcomes for low rectal cancer?177 Turnbull-Cutait delayed coloanal anastomosis for the treatment of distal rectal cancer: a prospective cohort study178 Preoperative high-dose rate brachytherapy in preparation for sphincter preservation surgery for patients with advanced cancer of the lower rectum179 Impact of an enhanced recovery program on short-term outcomes after scheduled laparoscopic colon resection180 The clinical results of the Turnbull-Cutait delayed coloanal anastomosis: a systematic review181 Is a vertical rectus abdominus flap (VRAM) necessary? An analysis of perineal wound complications182 Fistula plug versus endorectal anal advancement flap for the treatment of high transsphincteric cryptoglandular anal fistulas: a systematic review and meta-analysis183 Maternal and neonatal outcomes following colorectal cancer surgery184 Transanal drainage to treat anastomotic leaks after low anterior resection for rectal cancer: a valuable option185 Trends in colon cancer in Ontario: 2002–2009186 Validation of electronically derived short-term outcomes in colorectal surgery187 A population-based assessment of transanal and endoscopic resection for adenocarcinoma of the rectum188 Laparoscopic colorectal surgery in the emergency setting: trends in the province of Ontario from 2002 to 2009189 Prevention of perineal hernia after laparoscopic and robotic abdominoperineal resection: review with case series of internal hernia through pelvic mesh which was placed in attempt to prevent perineal hernia190 Effect of rectal cancer treatments on quality of life191 The use of antibacterial sutures as an adjunctive preventative strategy for surgical site infection in Canada: an economic analysis192 Impact of socioeconomic status on colorectal cancer screening and stage at presentation: preliminary results of a population-based study from an urban Canadian centre193 Initial perioperative results of the first transanal endoscopic microsurgery (TEM) program in the province of Quebec194 Use of negative pressure wound therapy decreases perineal wound infections following abdominal perineal resection. 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Best C, van Wijck F, Dennis J, Smith M, Donaghy M, Fraser H, Dinan-Young S, Mead G. A survey of community exercise programmes for stroke survivors in Scotland. Health Soc Care Community 2012; 20:400-411. [PMID: 22085087 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2011.01043.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Stroke is the most common cause of complex disability in the community. Physical fitness is often reduced after stroke, but training can improve fitness and function. UK and international stroke clinical guidelines recommend long-term exercise participation for stroke survivors. However, there has been no previous research into what services are available to support this. In 2009, we conducted the first European survey of community Exercise after Stroke services. A link to our web-based survey was emailed to health, leisure service and stroke charity contacts in Scotland with email and telephone follow-up to non-respondents. The overall response rate was 64% (230/361). A total of 14 Exercise after Stroke services were identified, the majority of which were run by charity collaborations (7/14), followed by leisure centre services (4/14) and health services (3/14). We sought information on session content, referral and assessment processes, and the qualifications of exercise instructors. This information was cross-referenced with current clinical and exercise guidelines to determine whether existing resources were sufficient to meet stroke survivors' needs for safe, effective and sustainable access to exercise. The results indicated a shortage of stroke-specific community exercise programmes. Further service development is required to ensure appropriate instructor training and referral pathways are in place to enable stroke survivors to access exercise services in accordance with current guidelines.
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- University of Stirling, UK.
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Maggiore AD, Nelson RW, Dennis J, Johnson E, Kass PH. Efficacy of Protamine Zinc Recombinant Human Insulin for Controlling Hyperglycemia in Dogs with Diabetes Mellitus. J Vet Intern Med 2011; 26:109-15. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00861.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2011] [Revised: 11/13/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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- BluePearl Specialty and Emergency Medicine for Pets-; Kansas City; Kansas City; KS
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- Surgical and Radiological Sciences; School of Veterinary Medicine; University of California; Davis; CA
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Shoreim A, Dennis J, Laing K, Petrova S, Cockerill G. Acute global effects of high-density lipoprotein on activated endothelial cells—Inhibition of CXCL10. Atherosclerosis 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2010.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Down's Syndrome Medical Interest Group, Oxford, UK.
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Rosario C, Gladdy R, Ko M, Pollett A, Dennis J, Swallow C. Elucidating genetic events in human hepatocellular carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.e15590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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e15590 Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is prevalent world wide with increasing incidence in North America. 4q is a commonly deleted region in HCC and is lost in 32% of premalignant cirrhotic nodules but the precise molecular lesion involved in tumor initiation remains unknown. Human Plk4, a member of the polo family of cell cycle regulating serine /threonine kinases is located on 4q28. Plk4 is a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor in mice, with 50% of animals developing spontaneous tumors, most commonly multifocal primary HCC. We hypothesize that Plk4 plays a role in the initiation of human HCC. Our purpose was to determine the levels of Plk4 in human HCC and investigate possible genetic interactions with the tumor suppressor p53. Methods: Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human HCCs, adjacent non-neoplastic liver tissue and gallbladder tissue were microdissected. DNA was extracted and manual LOH analysis was performed. To asses Plk4 expression, RNA from the hepatoma cases was used for real time RT-PCR. To elucidate a genetic interaction, Plk4 p53 compound mutant mice were generated and murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) were derived and cultured. Results: In HCC Plk4 LOH rates varied from 57% for the marker closest to Plk4 to 8% for the marker furthest away (n=32). Using an intragenic marker the rate of LOH was 45% (n=24). Studies in CRC (n=46) and pancreas cancer specimens (n=40) showed only background levels of LOH. Expression of Plk4 in HCC tumor samples that displayed LOH at the Plk4 locus was reduced compared to non-neoplastic liver. Plk4±p53−/− mice showed acceleration of tumor formation compared to Plk4+/+p53−/− mice. Plk4±p53−/− MEFs had increased levels multinucleation, centrosome amplification and aneuploidy compared to Plk4+/+p53−/− cells. In addition these cells were tumorigenic in vivo whereas Plk4+/+p53−/− cells were not. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate significant rates of LOH at the Plk4 locus specifically in human HCC and indicate that this is associated with decreased Plk4 expression. In addition, our studies of compound mutant mice suggest a possible genetic interaction of Plk4 and p53 in tumor development. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Mount Sinai, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Wu P, Rosario C, Paderova J, Gladdy R, Ko M, Squire J, Dennis J, Swallow C. Mechanisms of Plk4 haploinsufficiency in hepatocellular carcinogenesis. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.11100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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11100 Background: The pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is multifactorial and includes genetic predisposition, though the precise nature of the latter is as yet poorly understood. Mice heterozygous for the polo like kinase Plk4 develop spontaneous HCC and human HCC cases show a high rate of LOH (loss of heterozygosity) at the Plk4 locus. We hypothesize that Plk4 is a haploinsufficient tumor suppressor in man. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mechanisms by which a 50% reduction of Plk4 leads to carcinogenesis. Methods: We established Plk4± and Plk4+/+ murine embryonic fibroblast cell lines (MEFs) in vitro. 5 of 5 Plk4+/+ MEF lines senesced at passage 7–8 as expected, while 9 of 9 Plk4±MEF lines immortalized in culture under NIH 3T3 protocol. The latter were used at passage 15–20 for in vivo tumorigenesis studies. Results: Plk4± MEFs demonstrated increased ploidy with increased passage number. By passage 4, Plk4± MEFs showed a near tetraploid karyotype as well as multiple chromosomal rearrangements and deletions, as assessed by Spectral Karyotype (SKY) Analysis. 5 out of 9 late passage Plk4± MEF lines injected into NOD-SCID mice grew tumors, with a latency of 3 to 12 weeks. By contrast, injection of Plk4+/+ MEFs yielded no tumors. Tumors generated from injection of Plk4± MEFs were harvested, cultured and submitted to SKY analysis; this showed increased clonal rearrangements and deletions compared to the parent cell lines. Conclusion: A 50% reduction in Plk4 expression results in immortalization, aneuploidy and chromosomal instability in vitro, and tumorigenicity in vivo. These results demonstrate that insufficient levels of Plk4, whether due to mutation or LOH, can contribute to the pathogenesis of HCC. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Lamagni TL, Efstratiou A, Dennis J, Nair P, Kearney J, George R. Increase in invasive group A streptococcal infections in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2008-9. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 14. [PMID: 19215717 DOI: 10.2807/ese.14.05.19110-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Increases in invasive and non-invasive group A streptococcal diseases are currently being seen in the United Kingdom. National enhanced surveillance is being launched to examine the clinical presentations, risk factors, outcome and clustering patterns of cases to further inform public health management strategies.
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- Health Protection Agency (HPA) Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom.
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Dennis J. Using the Auditory Brainstem Response in the Operating Room as a Means of Detection and Prevention of Hearing Loss in Infants and Children. Semin Hear 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1091361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Dennis J. Book Review: A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia. Anaesth Intensive Care 2008. [DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0803600523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a high incidence of impairments among working age adults, and their prevalence is increasing in the West. Many countries offer personal assistance in the form of individualised support for people living in the community by a paid assistant other than a healthcare professional for at least 20 hours per week. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of personal assistance for adults with physical and intellectual impairments, and the impacts of personal assistance on others, compared to other interventions. SEARCH STRATEGY Electronic databases including CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ERIC, Dissertation Abstracts International and a variety of specialist Swedish databases were searched from 1980 to June 2005; reference lists were checked; 345 experts, organisations, government bodies and charities were contacted in an attempt to locate relevant research. SELECTION CRITERIA Adults (19-64) with permanent physical and intellectual impairments living in the community who require assistance to perform tasks of daily living (e.g., bathing and eating) and participate in normal activities. Controlled studies of personal assistance in which participants were prospectively assigned to study groups and in which control group outcomes were measured concurrently with intervention group outcomes were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Titles and abstracts were examined by two reviewers. Outcome data were extracted. Because no two studies made the same comparison, studies were not combined for meta-analyses. Studies were assessed for bias. Results and potential sources of bias are presented for included studies. MAIN RESULTS Two studies involving 1002 participants compared personal assistance versus usual care. Whilst personal assistance was generally preferred over other services, some people prefer other services. Personal assistance may have some benefits for some recipients and may benefit caregivers. Paid assistance probably substitutes for informal care and may cost government more than alternatives; however, some evidence suggests it may reduce costs. The total costs to recipients and society are unknown. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Research in this field is limited. Personal assistance is expensive and difficult to organise, especially in places that do not already have services in place, but its total cost relative to other services is unknown. When implementing new programmes, recipients could be randomly assigned to different forms of assistance (e.g. organised by individual users versus organised through a cooperative). While advocates may support personal assistance for myriad reasons, this review demonstrates that further studies are required to determine which models of assistance are most effective and efficient for particular people.
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- E Mayo-Wilson
- University of Oxford, Centre for Evidence-Based Intervention, Barnett House, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford, UK, OX1 2ER.
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Jauernig J, Mitchell J, Berg E, Dennis J, Kreher C, Lamb P, Karlsson M, Tservistas M. Position paper: recommendation on the adoption of breathing patterns for infants and small children in general chapter 2.9.44. Preparations for nebulisation. Pharmeur Sci Notes 2008; 2008:31-32. [PMID: 18430405] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The treatment of infants and small children with nebuliser-based therapy is commonplace. However, the breathing pattern proposed for general chapter 2.9.44 covering preparations for nebulisation, in development for the European Pharmacopoeia, is that of an adult at rest. This position paper is a concise summary of recommendations for 3 breathing patterns that would be applicable to a neonate, a 12-month-old infant, and a child approximately 4 years old. The information presented herein is intended to inform the development of the proposed general chapter with the intention that information be provided to assist those involved with the evaluation of preparations for paediatric use in the choice of more appropriate breathing patterns for the assessment of active substance delivery rate and total active substance delivered.
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Dennis J, Berg E, Sandell D, Ali A, Lamb P, Tservistas M, Karlsson M, Mitchell J. Cooling the NGI - an approach to size a nebulised aerosol more accurately. Pharmeur Sci Notes 2008; 2008:27-30. [PMID: 18430404] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The European Pharmaceutical Aerosol Group (EPAG) has undertaken investigations with the aim of developing robust methods for the droplet size analysis of nebuliser-produced aerosols in support of the proposed European Pharmacopeia general chapter 2.9.44 covering preparations for nebulisation. A multi-centre study was designed to investigate the effects of cooling the Next Generation pharmaceutical Impactor (NGI) before sample collection, as a means of reducing bias and variability caused by heat transfer-related evaporation. Droplets containing salbutamol were sized from 3 different nebulisers chosen to offer fundamentally different modes of aerosol generation: AeroNeb Go, a vibrating mesh nebuliser; PARI LC Plus, a breath-enhanced jet nebuliser; and MistyMax, a constant-output jet nebuliser. Each laboratory undertook determinations at ambient temperature, using an NGI pre-cooled in a refrigerator (5 degrees C for at least 90 min). The corresponding measurements were made using an ambient NGI as a benchmark. Salbutamol solution 5 mg/2 ml (Teva, Runcorn, UK) was used throughout the study. Analysis of individual and pooled results from 5 of the participants showed a similar trend insofar as the cooled NGI yielded a coarser nebulised aerosol than that obtained by the ambient NGI. Mass Median Aerodynamic Diameter (MMAD) was on average reduced by 9.5-21.9 % and the Fine Droplet Fraction < 5 microm (FDF) increased on average by 5.5-17.4 % for all the nebuliser designs when comparing ambient to cooled NGI. Despite the more laborious procedure of cooling the NGI, variability in data was generally similar to that obtained with the ambient NGI. We conclude that it is beneficial to cool the NGI when sizing nebulised aerosol. Furthermore, occasional findings during this study revealed a build-up of solute deposits within the interior of the NGI, and a more rigorous impactor cleaning/drying procedure is therefore recommended.
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- University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Berg E, Lamb P, Ali A, Dennis J, Tservistas M, Mitchell J. Assessment of the need to coat particle collection cups of the NGI to mitigate droplet bounce when evaluating nebuliser-produced droplets. Pharmeur Sci Notes 2008; 2008:21-25. [PMID: 18430403] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The European Pharmaceutical Aerosol Group (EPAG) has been undertaking a series of investigations in support of developing robust methods for the droplet size analysis of nebuliser-produced aerosols for the proposed European Pharmacopoeia general chapter 2.9.44 covering preparations for nebulisation. The present two-centre study, which was designed to confirm whether or not coating the collection cups of the Next Generation pharmaceutical Impactor (NGI, the recommended impactor for the proposed monograph) is required, forms part of these investigations. The study evaluated NGI-measured aerodynamic droplet-size distributions of aerosols of a generic salbutamol solution for nebulisation generated by two different jet nebulisers. The results demonstrated that there was no indication of biased stage deposition when silicone oil was used to coat the impaction surfaces, as compared to uncoated surfaces. The conclusion was that there is no need to coat the NGI cups when nebulised products are investigated.
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- Analytical Development, AstraZeneca R&D, Scheelevägen 2, Lund, S-221 87 Sweden.
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BACKGROUND There is a high prevalence of impairments among people 65+, and the elderly population is increasing in the West. Many countries offer personal assistance, individualised support for people living in the community by a paid assistant other than a healthcare professional for at least 20 hours per week. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of personal assistance for older adults with impairments, and the impacts of personal assistance on others, compared to other interventions. SEARCH STRATEGY Electronic databases including CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ERIC, Dissertation Abstracts International and a variety of specialist Swedish databases were searched from 1980 to June 2005; reference lists were checked; 345 experts, organisations, government bodies and charities were contacted in an attempt to locate relevant research. SELECTION CRITERIA This review included older adults (65+) living in the community who require assistance to perform tasks of daily living (e.g., bathing and eating) and participate in normal activities due to permanent impairments. Controlled studies of personal assistance in which participants were prospectively assigned to study groups and in which control group outcomes were measured concurrently with intervention group outcomes were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Titles and abstracts were examined by two reviewers. Outcomes data were extracted. Because they made different comparisons, studies were not combined for meta-analyses. Studies were assessed for the possibility of bias. Results and potential sources of bias are presented for included studies. MAIN RESULTS Four studies involving 1642 participants made three eligible comparisons: (i) personal assistance versus usual care, (ii) personal assistance versus nursing homes, and (iii) personal assistance versus 'cluster care'. One was an RCT, three were non-randomised. Personal assistance was generally preferred over other services; however, some people prefer other models of care. This review indicates that personal assistance probably has some benefits for some recipients and caregivers. Paid assistance probably substitutes for informal care and may cost government more than alternatives; however, the total costs to recipients and society are currently unknown. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Research in this field is limited. Personal assistance is expensive and difficult to organise, especially in places that do not already have services in place. When implementing new programmes, recipients could be randomly assigned to different forms of assistance. While advocates may support personal assistance for myriad reasons, this review demonstrates that further studies are required to determine which models of personal assistance are most effective and efficient.
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BACKGROUND Babies born to socio-economically disadvantaged mothers are at higher risk of injury, abuse or neglect and health problems than babies born to more affluent mothers; disadvantaged teenage mothers are at particular risk of adverse outcomes. Home-visiting programs are thought to improve outcomes for both mothers and children, largely through advice and support. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of home-visiting programmes for women who have recently given birth and who are socially or economically disadvantaged. SEARCH STRATEGY The following electronic databases were searched: CENTRAL (2006, Issue 3); MEDLINE (1966 to March 2006); EMBASE (1980 to week 12 2006); CINAHL (1982 to March week 4 2006); PsycINFO (1872 to March week 4 2006); ASSIA (1987 to March 2006); LILACS (1982 to March 2006); and Sociological Abstracts (1963 to March 2006). Grey literature was also be searched using ZETOC (1993 to March 2006); Dissertation Abstracts International (late 1960s to 2006); and SIGLE (1980 to March 2006). Communication with published authors about ongoing or unpublished research was also undertaken. SELECTION CRITERIA Included studies were randomised controlled trials investigating the efficacy of home visiting directed at teenage mothers. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Titles and abstracts identified in the search were independently assessed for eligibility by two review authors (EC and JP or CB). Data were extracted and entered into RevMan (EC, JP and CB), synthesised and presented in both written and graphical form (forest plots). Outcomes included in this review were established at the protocol stage by an international steering group. The review did not report on all outcomes reported in included studies. MAIN RESULTS Five studies with 1838 participants were included in this review. Data from single studies provided support for the effectiveness of home visiting on some outcomes, but the evidence overall provided only limited support for the effectiveness of home visiting as a means of improving the range of maternal and child outcomes considered in this review. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This review suggests there is only limited evidence that home-visiting programmes of the kind described in this review can impact positively on the quality of parenting of teenage mothers or on child development outcomes for their offspring. For reasons discussed in the review, this does not amount to a conclusion that home-visiting programmes are ineffective but indicates a need to think carefully about the problems that home visiting might influence and about improvements in the conduct and reporting of outcome studies in this area.
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- G Macdonald
- School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Director of Education, Queen's University Belfast, 6 College Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT7 1NN.
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Recently, it has been recognized that the cannabinoid receptor CB2 may play a functionally relevant role in the central nervous system (CNS). This role is mediated primarily through microglia, a resident population of cells in the CNS that is morphologically, phenotypically, and functionally related to macrophages. These cells also express the cannabinoid receptor CB1. The CB1 receptor (CB1R) is constitutively expressed at low levels while the CB2 receptor (CB2R) is expressed at higher levels and is modulated in relation to cell activation state. The relatively high levels of the CB2R correspond with microglia being in 'responsive' and 'primed' states, suggesting the existence of a 'window' of functional relevance during which activation of the CB2R modulates microglial activities. Signature activities of 'responsive' and 'primed' microglia are chemotaxis and antigen processing, respectively. The endocannabinoid 2-arachidonylglycerol has been reported to stimulate a chemotactic response from these cells through the CB2R. In contrast, we have shown in vivo and in vitro that the exogenous cannabinoids delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and CP55940 inhibit the chemotactic response of microglia to Acanthamoeba culbertsoni, an opportunistic pathogen that is the causative agent of Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis, through activation of the CB2R. It is postulated that these exogenous cannabinoids superimpose an inhibitory effect on pro-chemotactic endocannabinoids that are elicited in response to Acanthamoeba. Furthermore, the collective results suggest that the CB2R plays a critical immune functional role in the CNS.
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- G A Cabral
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Medicine, Richmond, VA 23298-0678, USA.
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Peroni C, Cirio R, Brusasco C, Dennis J, Givehchi N, Iliescu S, Marchetto F, Michel O, Nastasi U, Tomsej M. A New 2-D Ion Chamber Detector for Radiotherapy Quality Assurance. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.2135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Babies born to socio-economically disadvantaged mothers are at higher risk of a range of problems in infancy. Home visiting programs are thought to improve outcomes, both for mothers and children, largely through advice and support. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of home visiting programmes for women who have recently given birth and who are socially or economically disadvantaged. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the following electronic databases: The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (Issue 3, 2006); MEDLINE (1966 to March 2006); EMBASE (1980 to 2006 week 12); CINAHL (1982 to March week 4 2006); PsycINFO (1872 to March week 4 2006); ASSIA (1987 to March 2006); LILACS (1982 to March 2006); and Sociological Abstracts(1963 to March 2006). We searched grey literature using ZETOC (1993 to March 2006); Dissertation Abstracts International (late 1960s to 2006); and SIGLE (1980 to March 2006). We also undertook communication with published authors about ongoing or unpublished research. SELECTION CRITERIA Included studies were randomised controlled trials investigating the efficacy of home visiting directed at disadvantaged adult mothers. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two reviewers (EC and JP or CB) independently assessed titles and abstracts identified in the search for eligibility. Data were extracted and entered into RevMan (EC, JP and CB), synthesised and presented in both written and graphical form (forest plots). Outcomes included in this review were established at the protocol stage by an international steering group. The review does not report on all outcomes reported in included studies. MAIN RESULTS We included 11 studies with 4751 participants in this review. Data show no statistically significant differences for those receiving home visiting, either for maternal outcomes (maternal depression, anxiety, the stress associated with parenting, parenting skills, child abuse risk or potential or breastfeeding) or child outcomes (preventive health care visits, psychosocial health, language development, behaviour problems or accidental injuries. Evidence about uptake of immunisations is mixed, and the data on child maltreatment difficult to interpret. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This review suggests that for disadvantaged adult women and their children, there is currently no evidence to support the adoption of home visiting as a means of improving maternal psychosocial health, parenting or outcomes for children. For reasons discussed in the review, this does not amount to a conclusion that home visiting programmes are ineffective, but indicates a need to think carefully about the problems that home visiting might influence, and improvements in the conduct of outcome studies in this area.
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BACKGROUND Babies born to socio-economically disadvantaged mothers are at higher risk of injury, abuse or neglect and health problems than babies born to more affluent mothers; disadvantaged teenage mothers are at particular risk of adverse outcomes. Home-visiting programs are thought to improve outcomes for both mothers and children, largely through advice and support. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of home-visiting programmes for women who have recently given birth and who are socially or economically disadvantaged. SEARCH STRATEGY The following electronic databases were searched: CENTRAL (2006, Issue 3); MEDLINE (1966 to March 2006); EMBASE (1980 to week 12 2006); CINAHL (1982 to March week 4 2006); PsycINFO (1872 to March week 4 2006); ASSIA (1987 to March 2006); LILACS (1982 to March 2006); and Sociological Abstracts (1963 to March 2006). Grey literature was also be searched using ZETOC (1993 to March 2006); Dissertation Abstracts International (late 1960s to 2006); and SIGLE (1980 to March 2006). Communication with published authors about ongoing or unpublished research was also undertaken. SELECTION CRITERIA Included studies were randomised controlled trials investigating the efficacy of home visiting directed at teenage mothers. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Titles and abstracts identified in the search were independently assessed for eligibility by two review authors (EC and JP or CB). Data were extracted and entered into RevMan (EC, JP and CB), synthesised and presented in both written and graphical form (forest plots). Outcomes included in this review were established at the protocol stage by an international steering group. The review did not report on all outcomes reported in included studies. MAIN RESULTS Five studies with 1838 participants were included in this review. Data from single studies provided support for the effectiveness of home visiting on some outcomes, but the evidence overall provided only limited support for the effectiveness of home visiting as a means of improving the range of maternal and child outcomes considered in this review. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS This review suggests there is only limited evidence that home-visiting programmes of the kind described in this review can impact positively on the quality of parenting of teenage mothers or on child development outcomes for their offspring. For reasons discussed in the review, this does not amount to a conclusion that home-visiting programmes are ineffective but indicates a need to think carefully about the problems that home visiting might influence and about improvements in the conduct and reporting of outcome studies in this area.
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- G Macdonald
- School of Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work, Director of Education, Queen's University Belfast, 6 College Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT7 1LP.
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O'Toole D, Montgomery DL, Steadman L, O'Rourke B, Russell W, Dennis J. Status spongiosus of white matter in newborn Gelbvieh-cross calves. J Vet Diagn Invest 2006; 17:546-53. [PMID: 16475512 DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Various forms of status spongiosus occur in neonatal cattle, the best characterized of which is due to mutations of the branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex (BCKD), resulting in bovine maple syrup urine disease (MSUD, branched-chain ketoaciduria). A distinctive neurological syndrome was identified between 1998 and 2003 in 9 calves in a 250-cow stabilized Gelbvieh-Red Angus herd. Both sexes were affected (6 heifers, 3 bulls), with a low annual incidence (3 cases in 1998; no cases in 1999; 2 cases in 2000; 2 in 2001; 1 in 2002; 1 in 2003). Affected calves were born full-term, unable to stand, and had constant whole-body tremors when stimulated. Animals remained in lateral recumbency until death or euthanasia; the longest survival time was 10 days postpartum. The principal histological change in 2 affected calves was diffuse, moderately severe bilaterally symmetrical status spongiosus with Alzheimer type II cells throughout the white matter of the brain. Myelin deficits were not evident and vacuoles were due to cleaved myelin sheaths. Neither recognized mutation of MSUD was identified in the E1a subunit of BCKD in 2 affected calves, 8 dams that gave birth to affected calves, a grand-dam of 3 affected calves, or a sire of 1 calf. Amino acid analysis of serum from 1 affected calf revealed normal concentrations of branched-chain amino acids, indicating that this disease is distinct from MSUD. The genetic and biochemical basis for the disorder, provisionally named congenital status spongiosus of Gelbvieh-cross cattle, is undetermined. The pattern of inheritance was not established.
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie 82070, USA
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