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Medio-dorsal thalamic dysconnectivity in chronic knee pain: A possible mechanism for negative affect and pain comorbidity (2022)
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Iwabuchi, S. J., Drabek, M. M., Cottam, W. J., Tadjibaev, A., Mohammadi-Nejad, A. R., Sotiropoulos, S., …Auer, D. P. (2022). Medio-dorsal thalamic dysconnectivity in chronic knee pain: A possible mechanism for negative affect and pain comorbidity. European Journal of Neuroscience, 57(2), 373-387. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15880

The reciprocal interaction between pain and negative affect is acknowledged but pain-related alterations in brain circuits involved in this interaction, such as the mediodorsal thalamus (MDThal), still require a better understanding. We sought to inv... Read More about Medio-dorsal thalamic dysconnectivity in chronic knee pain: A possible mechanism for negative affect and pain comorbidity.

Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI (2020)
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Iwabuchi, S. J., Xing, Y., Cottam, W. J., Drabek, M. M., Tadjibaev, A., Fernandes, G. S., …Auer, D. P. (2020). Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI. PAIN, 161(6), 1255-1263. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001829

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common problem globally. Current evidence suggests that maladapted central pain pathways are associated with pain chronicity, for example, in postoperative pain after knee replacement. Other factors such as low mood,... Read More about Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI.

Familial aggregation and heritability of type 1 diabetes mellitus and coaggregation of chronic diseases in affected families (2018)
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Kuo, C., Chou, I., Grainge, M., Luo, S., See, L., Yu, K., …Valdes, A. (2018). Familial aggregation and heritability of type 1 diabetes mellitus and coaggregation of chronic diseases in affected families. Clinical Epidemiology, 10, 1447-1455. https://doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S172207

Purpose: To estimate the extent of familial aggregation of type 1 diabetes (T1D) and coaggregation of related chronic diseases and assess the relative contribution of environmental and genetic factors on the risks.
Patients and methods: This popula... Read More about Familial aggregation and heritability of type 1 diabetes mellitus and coaggregation of chronic diseases in affected families.

The association between human endogenous retroviruses and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
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Morandi, E., Tanasescu, R., Tarlinton, R. E., Constantinescu, C. S., Zhang, W., Tench, C. R., & Gran, B. (2017). The association between human endogenous retroviruses and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE, 12(2), Article e0172415. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0172415

Background:
The interaction between genetic and environmental factors is crucial to multiple sclerosis (MS) pathogenesis. Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERVs) are endogenous viral elements of the human genome whose expression is associated with MS.... Read More about The association between human endogenous retroviruses and multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Familial aggregation and heritability of schizophrenia and co-aggregation of psychiatric illnesses in affected families (2016)
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Chou, I.-J., Kuo, C.-F., Huang, Y.-S., Grainge, M. J., Valdes, A. M., See, L.-C., …Doherty, M. (in press). Familial aggregation and heritability of schizophrenia and co-aggregation of psychiatric illnesses in affected families. Schizophrenia Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbw159

Strong familial aggregation of schizophrenia has been reported but there is uncertainty concerning the degree of genetic contribution to the phenotypic variance of the disease. This study aimed to examine the familial aggregation and heritability of... Read More about Familial aggregation and heritability of schizophrenia and co-aggregation of psychiatric illnesses in affected families.