2014
Persistent Pain and Comorbidity Among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Veterans
Higgins DM, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG, Bathulapalli H, Gilliam W, Goulet JL. Persistent Pain and Comorbidity Among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn Veterans. Pain Medicine 2014, 15: 782-790. PMID: 24548466, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12388.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAfghan Campaign 2001-Chronic PainComorbidityDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansIraq War, 2003-2011Logistic ModelsLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityPrevalenceStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticSubstance-Related DisordersUnited StatesUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsVeteransConceptsVeterans Health AdministrationTraumatic brain injuryPersistent painBody mass indexMental health conditionsChronic painOperation Enduring FreedomHealth conditionsElectronic medical record dataChronic pain conditionsPredictors of incidentMedical record dataLongitudinal clinical dataImportant clinical implicationsSubstance use disordersOEF/OIF/OND veteransPost-traumatic stress disorderArmy service membersLogistic regression modelsPain conditionsComorbid conditionsClinical evidenceMass indexBrain injuryClinical data
2011
A polymorphism in the leptin gene promoter is associated with anemia in patients with HIV disease
Vanasse GJ, Jeong JY, Tate J, Bathulapalli H, Anderson D, Steen H, Fleming M, Mattocks K, Telenti A, Fellay J, Justice AC, Berliner N. A polymorphism in the leptin gene promoter is associated with anemia in patients with HIV disease. Blood 2011, 118: 5401-5408. PMID: 21926355, PMCID: PMC3217345, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-362194.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCombined antiretroviral therapyPrevalence of anemiaHIV diseaseSingle nucleotide polymorphismsModern combined antiretroviral therapyWorld Health Organization criteriaAging Cohort StudyA Single Nucleotide PolymorphismGene single nucleotide polymorphismsLeptin gene promoterHIV subjectsAntiretroviral therapyCohort studyHIV statusOrganization criteriaClinical dataIndependent cohortAnemiaHIVPatientsLeptin genePrevalenceDiseaseCandidate gene approach