2010
High incidence of cholesterol gallstone disease in type 1 Gaucher disease: characterizing the biliary phenotype of type 1 Gaucher disease
Taddei TH, Dziura J, Chen S, Yang R, Hyogo H, Sullards C, Cohen DE, Pastores G, Mistry PK. High incidence of cholesterol gallstone disease in type 1 Gaucher disease: characterizing the biliary phenotype of type 1 Gaucher disease. Journal Of Inherited Metabolic Disease 2010, 33: 291-300. PMID: 20354791, PMCID: PMC3008397, DOI: 10.1007/s10545-010-9070-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of gallstonesType 1 Gaucher diseaseBody mass indexBile lipid analysisGaucher diseaseLipoprotein cholesterolHigh low-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolMultiple logistic regression analysisType 1 Gaucher's diseaseBile lipid compositionBiliary lipid secretionCholesterol gallstone diseaseLogistic regression analysisMetabolic syndromeGallstone diseaseLDL cholesterolStudy cohortLipoprotein profileMass indexFemale sexBile compositionBiliary lipids
2006
Adiponectin in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and Its Association with Inflammatory Markers and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome
Winer JC, Zern TL, Taksali SE, Dziura J, Cali AM, Wollschlager M, Seyal AA, Weiss R, Burgert TS, Caprio S. Adiponectin in Childhood and Adolescent Obesity and Its Association with Inflammatory Markers and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2006, 91: 4415-4423. PMID: 16926246, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2006-0733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-reactive proteinAdiponectin levelsMetabolic syndromeObese childrenInsulin resistanceChildhood obesityLow high-density lipoprotein cholesterolStandard oral glucose tolerance testBody mass index z-scoreHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolOral glucose tolerance testHigher CRP levelsChronic inflammatory stateMarkers of inflammationPlasma lipid profileGlucose tolerance testIndex z-scorePotential confounding variablesCRP levelsInflammatory markersLipoprotein ratioHigh triglyceridesLipoprotein cholesterolInflammatory stateProinflammatory cytokines
2004
Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents
Weiss R, Dziura J, Burgert TS, Tamborlane WV, Taksali SE, Yeckel CW, Allen K, Lopes M, Savoye M, Morrison J, Sherwin RS, Caprio S. Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents. New England Journal Of Medicine 2004, 350: 2362-2374. PMID: 15175438, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa031049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdiponectinAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolC-Reactive ProteinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlucose Tolerance TestHumansInsulin ResistanceIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsInterleukin-6Logistic ModelsMaleMetabolic SyndromeObesityPrevalenceProteinsRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsDegree of obesityC-reactive proteinMetabolic syndromeBody mass indexAdiponectin levelsInsulin resistanceBlood pressureStandard glucose tolerance testC-reactive protein levelsHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolZ-scoreAdverse cardiovascular outcomesSeverity of obesityGlucose tolerance testLevels of triglyceridesCardiovascular outcomesLipoprotein cholesterolObese subjectsObese childrenUnit of increaseMultiracial cohortNonobese childrenPlasma lipidsChildhood obesityObesity