2019
Autoantibodies against Neurologic Antigens in Nonneurologic Autoimmunity
Stathopoulos P, Chastre A, Waters P, Irani S, Fichtner ML, Benotti ES, Guthridge JM, Seifert J, Nowak RJ, Buckner JH, Holers VM, James JA, Hafler DA, O’Connor K. Autoantibodies against Neurologic Antigens in Nonneurologic Autoimmunity. The Journal Of Immunology 2019, 202: ji1801295. PMID: 30824481, PMCID: PMC6452031, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1801295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSystemic lupus erythematosusRheumatoid arthritisControl cohortNeuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderSurface AgOptica spectrum disorderMyelin oligodendrocyte glycoproteinHealthy donor seraType 1 diabetesB cell toleranceNeurologic autoimmunitySLE patientsLupus erythematosusSuch autoantibodiesT1D patientsAutoimmune diseasesHigh titer AbsOligodendrocyte glycoproteinSystemic autoimmunityDonor seraLarge cohortRare caseAutoantibodiesAquaporin-4Cell tolerance
2011
Genome-Wide Assessment for Genetic Variants Associated with Ventricular Dysfunction after Primary Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Fox AA, Pretorius M, Liu KY, Collard CD, Perry TE, Shernan SK, De Jager PL, Hafler DA, Herman DS, DePalma SR, Roden DM, Muehlschlegel JD, Donahue BS, Darbar D, Seidman JG, Body SC, Seidman CE. Genome-Wide Assessment for Genetic Variants Associated with Ventricular Dysfunction after Primary Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e24593. PMID: 21980348, PMCID: PMC3184087, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCABG surgeryPostoperative ventricular dysfunctionVentricular dysfunctionSingle nucleotide polymorphismsPrimary coronary artery bypass graft surgeryCoronary artery bypass graft surgeryArtery bypass graft surgeryPrimary CABG surgeryBypass graft surgeryClinical risk factorsMechanical ventricular supportPatient risk stratificationGenetic variantsCABG cohortGraft surgeryPostoperative morbiditySurgical patientsCardiopulmonary bypassRisk stratificationVentricular supportRisk factorsLarge cohortPrevention strategiesSurgeryMale subjects
2009
Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain
Willis SN, Stadelmann C, Rodig SJ, Caron T, Gattenloehner S, Mallozzi SS, Roughan JE, Almendinger SE, Blewett MM, Brück W, Hafler DA, O’Connor K. Epstein–Barr virus infection is not a characteristic feature of multiple sclerosis brain. Brain 2009, 132: 3318-3328. PMID: 19638446, PMCID: PMC2792367, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple sclerosis brainEpstein-Barr virus infectionEBV infectionWhite matter lesionsMultiple sclerosisCentral nervous systemMatter lesionsVirus infectionSecond cohortEBV infected cellsB cell infiltrationB cell aggregatesInflammatory demyelinating diseaseB-cell infiltratesReal-time polymerase chain reaction methodologyCNS immunopathologyCNS lymphomaDemyelinating diseaseCell infiltrateSitu hybridizationCell infiltrationLarge cohortBrain pathologyNervous systemPolymerase chain reaction methodology
1999
Heterophile antibodies segregate in families and are associated with protection from type 1 diabetes
She J, Ellis T, Wilson S, Wasserfall C, Marron M, Reimsneider S, Kent S, Hafler D, Neuberg D, Muir A, Strominger J, Atkinson M. Heterophile antibodies segregate in families and are associated with protection from type 1 diabetes. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1999, 96: 8116-8119. PMID: 10393957, PMCID: PMC22197, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.96.14.8116.Peer-Reviewed Original Research