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Autoimmune Hyperphosphatemic Tumoral Calcinosis In A Patient With Fgf23 Autoantibodies., Mary Scott Roberts, Peter D. Burbelo, Daniela Egli-Spichtig, Farzana Perwad, Christopher J. Romero, Shoji Ichikawa, Emily G. Farrow, Michael J. Econs, Lori C. Guthrie, Michael T. Collins, Rachel I. Gafni

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

Hyperphosphatemic familial tumoral calcinosis (HFTC)/hyperostosis-hyperphosphatemia syndrome (HHS) is an autosomal recessive disorder of ectopic calcification due to deficiency of or resistance to intact fibroblast growth factor 23 (iFGF23). Inactivating mutations in FGF23, N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase 3 (GALNT3), or KLOTHO (KL) have been reported as causing HFTC/HHS. We present what we believe is the first identified case of autoimmune hyperphosphatemic tumoral calcinosis in an 8-year-old boy. In addition to the classical clinical and biochemical features of hyperphosphatemic tumoral calcinosis, the patient exhibited markedly elevated intact and C-terminal FGF23 levels, suggestive of FGF23 resistance. However, no mutations in FGF23, KL, or FGF receptor 1 …

Modified Origins Of Cortical Projections To The Superior Colliculus In The Deaf: Dispersion Of Auditory Efferents., Blake E Butler, Julia K Sunstrum, Stephen G Lomber

Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications

Following the loss of a sensory modality, such as deafness or blindness, crossmodal plasticity is commonly identified in regions of the cerebrum that normally process the deprived modality. It has been hypothesized that significant changes in the patterns of cortical afferent and efferent projections may underlie these functional crossmodal changes. However, studies of thalamocortical and corticocortical connections have refuted this hypothesis, instead revealing a profound resilience of cortical afferent projections following deafness and blindness. This report is the first study of cortical outputs following sensory deprivation, characterizing cortical projections to the superior colliculus in mature cats (

Predictive Value For Cardiovascular Events Of Common Carotid Intima Media Thickness And Its Rate Of Change In Individuals At High Cardiovascular Risk - Results From The Prog-Imt Collaboration, Matthias W Lorenz, Lu Gao, Kathrin Ziegelbauer, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Jean Philippe Empana, Irene Schmidtmann, Hung-Ju Lin, Stela Mclachlan, Lena Bokemark, Kimmo Ronkainen, Mauro Amato, Ulf Schminke, Sathanur R Srinivasan, Lars Lind, Shuhei Okazaki, Coen D A Stehouwer, Peter Willeit, Joseph F Polak, Helmuth Steinmetz, Dirk Sander, Holger Poppert, Moise Desvarieux, M Arfan Ikram, Stein Harald Johnsen, Daniel Staub, Cesare R Sirtori, Bernhard Iglseder, Oscar Beloqui, Gunnar Engström, Alfonso Friera, Francesco Rozza, Wuxiang Xie, Grace Parraga, Liliana Grigore, Matthieu Plichart, Stefan Blankenberg, Ta-Chen Su, Caroline Schmidt, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Fabrizio Veglia, Henry Völzke, Giel Nijpels, Johann Willeit, Ralph L Sacco, Oscar H Franco, Heiko Uthoff, Bo Hedblad, Carmen Suarez, Raffaele Izzo, Dong Zhao, Thapat Wannarong, Alberico Catapano, Pierre Ducimetiere, Christine Espinola-Klein, Kuo-Liong Chien, Jackie F Price, Göran Bergström, Jussi Kauhanen, Elena Tremoli, Marcus Dörr, Gerald Berenson, Kazuo Kitagawa, Jacqueline M Dekker, Stefan Kiechl, Matthias Sitzer, Horst Bickel, Tatjana Rundek, Albert Hofman, Ellisiv B Mathiesen, Samuela Castelnuovo, Manuel F Landecho, Maria Rosvall, Rafael Gabriel, Nicola De Luca, Jing Liu, Damiano Baldassarre, Maryam Kavousi, Eric De Groot, Michiel L Bots, David N Yanez, Simon G Thompson

Medical Biophysics Publications

AIMS: Carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) predicts cardiovascular (CVD) events, but the predictive value of CIMT change is debated. We assessed the relation between CIMT change and events in individuals at high cardiovascular risk.

METHODS AND RESULTS: From 31 cohorts with two CIMT scans (total n = 89070) on average 3.6 years apart and clinical follow-up, subcohorts were drawn: (A) individuals with at least 3 cardiovascular risk factors without previous CVD events, (B) individuals with carotid plaques without previous CVD events, and (C) individuals with previous CVD events. Cox regression models were fit to estimate the hazard ratio (HR) of …

Economic Evaluation Of Lupus Nephritis In The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics Inception Cohort Using A Multistate Model Approach., M. R.W. Barber, J. G. Hanly, L. Su, M. B. Urowitz, Y. St Pierre, J. Romero-Diaz, C. Gordon, C. Aranow, M. Mackay, A. E. Clarke, +30 Additional Authors

Journal Articles

OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the long-term costs of lupus nephritis (LN). The costs were compared between patients with and without LN using multistate modeling.

METHODS: Patients from 32 centers in 11 countries were enrolled in the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics inception cohort within 15 months of diagnosis and provided annual data on renal function, hospitalizations, medications, dialysis, and selected procedures. LN was diagnosed by renal biopsy or the American College of Rheumatology classification criteria. Renal function was assessed annually using the estimated glomerular filtration rate (GFR) or estimated proteinuria. A multistate model was used to predict 10-year cumulative …