Genetic Variation in the IL-6 and HLA-DQB1 Genes Is Associated with Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Paul Ravi Waldron, Ilana Belitskaya-Lévy, Aarthi Chary, Johann Won, Mark Winters, Alexander Monto, James Ryan, Laura C. Lazzeroni, Mark Holodniy

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Early Postoperative Outcomes and Medication Cost Savings after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Bethany J. Slater, Nina Bellatorre, Dan Eisenberg

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Effect of DLPFC rTMS on anhedonia and alpha asymmetry in depressed patients by Reza Kazemi, Reza Rostami, Abed L. Hadipour, Ahmad Zandbagleh, Sanaz Khomami, Nasim Kiaee, John P. Coetzee, Angela Philips, Maheen Mausoof Adamson

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Exploring neuropsychiatric symptoms in Friedreich ataxia by Simona Karamazovova, Lucie Stovickova, Dylan J. Jester, Veronika Matuskova, Jaroslava Paulasova-Schwabova, Michaela Kuzmiak, Alena Zumrova, Ross Andel, Martin Vyhnalek

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Systemic Predictors of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema in an Adult Veteran Population by Tran EM, Gregori NZ, Rachitskaya A, Nandan A, Pershing S, Goldberg JL

“…Elaine M Tran,1 Ninel Z Gregori,2 Aleksandra Rachitskaya,2 Abhishek Nandan,2 Suzann Pershing,1,3 Jeffrey L Goldberg1– 3 1Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA; 2Bascom Palmer Eye Institute/Miami VA Health Care System, Miami, FL, USA; 3VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, USACorrespondence: Jeffrey L Goldberg, Byers Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA, Email jeffrey.goldberg@stanford.eduPurpose: To investigate the influence of systemic and serum measures and hypoglycemic medications on the initial presentation and ongoing development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME).Design: Using Veterans Affairs electronic health records, we identified patients with a diabetes mellitus diagnosis and at least one eye examination between 1997 and 2010. …”
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