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HLA-DQA1–HLA-DRB1 variants confer susceptibility to pancreatitis induced by thiopurine immunosuppressants

Graham Heap, Tariq Ahmad and colleagues show that common variants in the HLA-DQA1–HLA-DRB1 region confer susceptibility to thiopurine-induced pancreatitis in individuals undergoing treatment for inflammatory bowe...

Graham A Heap, Michael N Weedon, Claire M Bewshea, Abhey Singh… in Nature Genetics (2014)

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Coexistence of Crohn’s disease in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

The concurrence of inflammatory bowel disease with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is rare. The concomitant diagnosis of Crohn’s disease and SLE is even more rare. The patient, a 40-year-old woman, was admi...

Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Paraskevi V. Voulgari, Anna Goussia… in Rheumatology International (2013)

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Circulating endotoxin and interleukin-6 levels are associated with Doppler-evaluated pulmonary vascular resistance in cirrhotic patients

Endotoxin and interleukin-6 levels (IL-6) have been involved in the development of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in non-cirrhotic experimental models and subjects. High circulating levels of both substances have...

Georgios N. Kalambokis, Athanasia Mouzaki, Maria Rodi… in Hepatology International (2012)

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Successful management of full-length obstructing esophageal bezoars in an intensive care unit

Konstantinos H. Katsanos, Vasileios Koulouras, Georgios Nakos… in Intensive Care Medicine (2010)

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Multiple myeloma presenting with pyomyositis caused by community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: report of a case and literature review

Pyomyositis is infrequently reported in patients with multiple myeloma. Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is emerging as an important cause of soft tissue infections, includ...

Georgios Kalambokis, Areti Theodorou… in International Journal of Hematology (2008)

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Immunohistochemical expression of Cyclin D1, Cyclin E, p21/waf1 and p27/kip1 in inflammatory bowel disease: correlation with other cell-cycle-related proteins (Rb, p53, ki-67 and PCNA) and clinicopathological features

The expression patterns of cyclins D1 and E as well as cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21/waf1 and p27/kip1 and their correlation with clinical parameters and other cell cycle regulators was investigated i...

Elli E. Ioachim, Konstantinos H. Katsanos… in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2004)

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Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses infection in chronic alcoholics with or without liver disease in Ioannina, Greece: Low incidence of HCV infection

Intravenous heroin abusers comprise a high risk group for hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV) infection. Chronic alcoholics with liver disease (LD) also comprise a high risk group for HBV infection whereas...

Georgios N. Dalekos, Eleftheria Zervou… in European Journal of Epidemiology (1996)

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The value of α-amylase and isoamylase determination in chronic renal failure patients

Hyperamylasemia is a common finding in chronic renal failure (CRF) patients. It has been suggested that the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis in these patients is confirmed when serum amylase activities are grea...

Epameinondas V. Tsianos, Matthew A. Dardamanis… in International journal of pancreatology (1994)

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Use of water or air as oral contrast media for computed tomographic study of the gastric wall: Comparison of the two techniques

Thirty-four patients with a high suspicion of gastric lesion at endoscopy were studied by two computed tomographic (CT) techniques: one using a gas-producing agent and the other using water as an oral contrast...

Konstantinos J. Gossios M.D., Epameinondas V. Tsianos… in Gastrointestinal Radiology (1991)