2019
Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis
Ryu C, Brandsdorfer C, Adams T, Hu B, Kelleher DW, Yaggi M, Manning EP, Walia A, Reeves B, Pan H, Winkler J, Minasyan M, Dela Cruz CS, Kaminski N, Gulati M, Herzog EL. Plasma mitochondrial DNA is associated with extrapulmonary sarcoidosis. European Respiratory Journal 2019, 54: 1801762. PMID: 31273041, PMCID: PMC8088542, DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01762-2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtrapulmonary diseaseMitochondrial DNAExtracellular mtDNABAL fluidAlpha-1 antitrypsin deficiencyPlasma mitochondrial DNAPlasma of patientsAfrican AmericansExtrapulmonary sarcoidosisSarcoidosis cohortSarcoidosis subjectsScadding stageAfrican American descentClinical featuresClinical findingsGranulomatous diseaseHealthy controlsAntitrypsin deficiencyGenomic researchHigher oddsSarcoidosisAggressive phenotypeMechanistic basisDiseaseTherapeutic insights
2018
Early and prolonged opportunities to practice suturing increases medical student comfort with suturing during clerkships: Suturing during cadaver dissection
Manning EP, Mishall PL, Weidmann MD, Flax H, Lan S, Erlich M, Burton WB, Olson TR, Downie SA. Early and prolonged opportunities to practice suturing increases medical student comfort with suturing during clerkships: Suturing during cadaver dissection. Anatomical Sciences Education 2018, 11: 605-612. PMID: 29603672, PMCID: PMC6165707, DOI: 10.1002/ase.1785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThird-year clerkshipMedical studentsStudent confidenceFirst-year medical studentsMedical student comfortProlonged opportunityLack of instructionAnatomy dissection laboratoryStudent behaviorStudents' attitudesStudent comfortDissection laboratoryProcedural skillsStudentsClerkshipFirst-time exposureProlonged introductionPatient interactionsCadaver dissectionLow-stress environmentConfidenceOpportunitiesInstructionSkillsAttitudes