purpose: To determine whether the features of the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are in
any way influenced by the presence or absence of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We …

… Al or Sc Background where C n RDS represents the concentration of a given element in
RDS for either a total analysis or a partial HCl leach. C n Background represents the median …

Objectives: To examine the clinical characteristics and outcomes of cancer patients with
venous thromboembolism (VTE) in order to identify factors that place these patients at an …

In this study, 1,833 systemic sclerosis (SSc) cases and 3,466 controls were genotyped with
the Immunochip array. Classical alleles, amino acid residues, and SNPs across the human …

… Samples for elemental analysis were dried at 40C for 7 days prior to sieving through an
acid-washed 2-mm nylon sieve. Samples were ground with a diamonite mortar and pestle to …

Background: The clinical significance of symptomatic isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
is uncertain. Consequently, this leads to important disparities in its management. …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a moderate risk factor for venous
thromboembolism (VTE), but neither the clinical presentation nor the outcome of VTE in COPD …

… C Tolosa2, … Briefly, tissue samples were frozen at −156C in isopentane, cooled by
liquid nitrogen. Transverse cryostat 10–20 µm thick sections were stained with haematoxylin-eosin …

Background We hypothesized that the clinical course of venous thromboembolism in patients
with active cancer may differ according to the specificities of primary tumor site. Aim and …

… 125 oven-dried at 40C for 7 d and sieved through an acid-washed … In Step 3 of the
optimized BCR procedure (Table 2), acidified H2Oz was used and heated to 85C to facilitate the …