2020
The association between anti-Müllerian hormone and vitamin 25(OH)D serum levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescent females
Simpson S, Seifer DB, Shabanova V, Lynn AY, Howe C, Rowe E, Caprio S, Vash-Margita A. The association between anti-Müllerian hormone and vitamin 25(OH)D serum levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome in adolescent females. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2020, 18: 118. PMID: 33218348, PMCID: PMC7679991, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-020-00676-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovarian syndromeRotterdam diagnostic criteriaNon-PCOS groupMedian AMHOvarian syndromePCOS groupDiagnostic criteriaAnti-Müllerian hormone levelsAdolescent femalesRetrospective chart reviewTraditional clinical markersAnti-Müllerian hormoneCross-sectional studyWilcoxon rank sum testSignificant unadjusted differencesRank sum testD deficiencyChart reviewClinical featuresEndocrinology clinicSerum levelsAdjusted analysisUnadjusted comparisonsInsurance typeSurrogate marker
2019
Oligoclonal bands increase the specificity of MRI criteria to predict multiple sclerosis in children with radiologically isolated syndrome
Makhani N, Lebrun C, Siva A, Narula S, Wassmer E, Brassat D, Brenton JN, Cabre P, Carra Dallière C, de Seze J, Durand Dubief F, Inglese M, Langille M, Mathey G, Neuteboom RF, Pelletier J, Pohl D, Reich DS, Ignacio Rojas J, Shabanova V, Shapiro ED, Stone RT, Tenembaum S, Tintoré M, Uygunoglu U, Vargas W, Venkateswaren S, Vermersch P, Kantarci O, Okuda DT, Pelletier D, . Oligoclonal bands increase the specificity of MRI criteria to predict multiple sclerosis in children with radiologically isolated syndrome. Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental Translational And Clinical 2019, 5: 2055217319836664. PMID: 30915227, PMCID: PMC6429663, DOI: 10.1177/2055217319836664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOligoclonal bandsMultiple sclerosisCerebrospinal fluidDiagnostic criteriaCentral nervous system demyelinationMagnetic resonance imaging criteriaFirst clinical eventCerebrospinal fluid analysisNervous system demyelinationOptimal diagnostic criteriaDiagnostic indexMagnetic resonanceSpecificity 72.7Historical cohortProspective studyClinical eventsMRI criteriaSensitivity 66.7Imaging criteriaDiagnostic certaintySpecificity 83.3SyndromeFluid analysisSensitivity 76.5Demyelination