[HTML][HTML] Type I and II endometrial cancers: have they different risk factors?

…, K Van De Vijver, PJ Thompson… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Endometrial cancers have long been divided into estrogen-dependent type I and
the less common clinically aggressive estrogen-independent type II. Little is known about risk …

[PDF][PDF] Long terminal repeats: from parasitic elements to building blocks of the transcriptional regulatory repertoire

PJ Thompson, TS Macfarlan, MC Lorincz - Molecular cell, 2016 - cell.com
The life cycle of endogenous retroviruses (ERVs), also called long terminal repeat (LTR)
retrotransposons, begins with transcription by RNA polymerase II followed by reverse …

[HTML][HTML] Frontal lobe function in temporal lobe epilepsy

J Stretton, PJ Thompson - Epilepsy research, 2012 - Elsevier
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is typically associated with long-term memory dysfunction. The
frontal lobes support high-level cognition comprising executive skills and working memory …

The 6-minute walk: a new measure of exercise capacity in patients with chronic heart failure

GH Guyatt, MJ Sullivan, PJ Thompson… - Canadian medical …, 1985 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cycle and treadmill exercise tests are unsuitable for elderly, frail and severely limited patients
with heart failure and may not reflect capacity to undertake day-to-day activities. Walking …

[HTML][HTML] Oral glucocorticoid-sparing effect of mepolizumab in eosinophilic asthma

EH Bel, SE Wenzel, PJ Thompson… - New England journal …, 2014 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Many patients with severe asthma require regular treatment with oral glucocorticoids
despite the use of high-dose inhaled therapy. However, the regular use of systemic …

Effect of encouragement on walking test performance.

GH Guyatt, SO Pugsley, MJ Sullivan, PJ Thompson… - Thorax, 1984 - thorax.bmj.com
Walking tests, frequently used to document effects of treatment on exercise capacity, have
never been standardised. We studied the effects of encouragement on walking test …

[HTML][HTML] Der p 1 facilitates transepithelial allergen delivery by disruption of tight junctions

…, ER Tovey, DC Gruenert, PJ Thompson… - The Journal of …, 1999 - Am Soc Clin Investig
House dust mite (HDM) allergens are important factors in the increasing prevalence of
asthma. The lung epithelium forms a barrier that allergens must cross before they can cause …

Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction

…, G Thorgeirsson, K Deichmann, PJ Thompson… - Nature …, 2009 - nature.com
Eosinophils are pleiotropic multifunctional leukocytes involved in initiation and propagation
of inflammatory responses and thus have important roles in the pathogenesis of …

How should we measure function in patients with chronic heart and lung disease?

GH Guyatt, PJ Thompson, LB Berman… - Journal of chronic …, 1985 - Elsevier
To elucidate the characteristics of measures of function in patients with chronic heart failure
and chronic lung disease we administered four functional status questionnaires, a 6-min …

The contribution of flocculated material to shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) nutrition in a high-intensity, zero-exchange system

MA Burford, PJ Thompson, RP McIntosh, RH Bauman… - Aquaculture, 2004 - Elsevier
High-intensity, zero-exchange shrimp ponds contain a high density of flocculated particles,
rich in bacteria and phytoplankton, compared with flow-through systems. The flocculated …