2010
High prevalence of diabetes and pre‐diabetes in adults with Williams syndrome
Pober BR, Wang E, Caprio S, Petersen KF, Brandt C, Stanley T, Osborne LR, Dzuria J, Gulanski B. High prevalence of diabetes and pre‐diabetes in adults with Williams syndrome. American Journal Of Medical Genetics Part C Seminars In Medical Genetics 2010, 154C: 291-298. PMID: 20425788, PMCID: PMC2882962, DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.30261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral glucose tolerance testHigh prevalenceStandard oral glucose tolerance testMedian insulin levelsPre-diabetic stateAbnormal glucose metabolismPresence of diabetesWilliams syndromeImpaired glucose regulationImpaired glucose toleranceGlucose tolerance testStandard medical practiceWS subjectsGlucose toleranceGlucose areaInsulin levelsTolerance testMean glucoseGlucose curveMouse modelInsulin releaseDiagnostic criteriaGlucose metabolismDiabetesGlucose regulation
2005
Racial Disparities in Stroke Risk Factors
Bravata DM, Wells CK, Gulanski B, Kernan WN, Brass LM, Long J, Concato J. Racial Disparities in Stroke Risk Factors. Stroke 2005, 36: 1507-1511. PMID: 15961710, DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000170991.63594.b6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke risk factorsRisk factorsStroke historyHigh prevalenceLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigher C-reactive proteinHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolCommunity-dwelling stroke survivorsC-reactive proteinThird National HealthSevere strokeLipoprotein cholesterolMyocardial infarctionNational HealthStroke survivorsNutrition SurveyHigh incidenceUS populationStrokeOlder ageCross-sectional samplePrevalenceRacial disparitiesEthnic differencesAssociation
2001
Prevalence of Low Bone Density in Women with Developmental Disabilities
Jaffe J, Timell A, Gulanski B. Prevalence of Low Bone Density in Women with Developmental Disabilities. Journal Of Clinical Densitometry 2001, 4: 25-29. PMID: 11309516, DOI: 10.1385/jcd:4:1:25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuantitative ultrasound indexAge-matched control subjectsControl subjectsLow bone mineral densityLow bone densityBone mineral densityDevelopmental disabilitiesT-score thresholdPostmenopausal womenMineral densityReferent populationUltrasound indexBone densitySevere degreeHigh riskInstitutionalized populationStudy participantsQuantitative ultrasoundMental disabilitiesDisabilityPrevalenceCalcaneusWomenPopulationSubjects