2006
Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma. BMC Medical Genomics 2006, 7: 68. PMID: 16884531, PMCID: PMC1557482, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-7-68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaWhite infantsInfant respiratory symptomsPhysician-diagnosed asthmaCohort of infantsLarger confirmatory studiesSurfactant proteinsInnate immune responseMonths of ageQuarterly telephone interviewsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityRespiratory symptomsCommon infectionsProspective studyImmune responseStudy populationInfant's birthStandardized questionnaireInfantsConclusionThese resultsAsthmaTelephone interviewsConfirmatory studiesWhole blood
2004
The Occurrence of Antibodies to Components of the Natural Coagulation Inhibitor System, Protein Z and Protheombin in Normal Pregnancy.
Ku D, Arkel Y, Paidas M, Triche E, Huang S, Musto J, Lockwood C. The Occurrence of Antibodies to Components of the Natural Coagulation Inhibitor System, Protein Z and Protheombin in Normal Pregnancy. Blood 2004, 104: 3995. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v104.11.3995.3995.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-pregnant controlsAnti-PC IgMAdverse pregnancy outcomesNormal pregnancyIgM antibodiesPS IgGOccurrence of antibodiesAnticardiolipin syndromeProthrombotic processesPregnancy outcomesAntibody levelsMost pregnanciesAutoimmune diseasesAntibody responseIgG antibodiesHemostatic balanceImmune responseTrimesterCoagulation factorsChronic responsesPregnancyIgMIgGGestationAntibodies