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      2nd combined working group and management committee meeting of urine and kidney proteomics COST action 29-30 March 2009, Nafplio, Greece 

      Vlahou, Antonia; Allmaier, G.; Attwood, T.; Bongcam-Rudloff, E.; Charonis, Aristidis S.; Frokiaer, J.; Mischak, H.; Schanstra, J.; Spasovski, G.; Aasberg, A.; Allory, Y.; Arthur, J.; Attwood, T.; Banks, R.; Baumann, M.; Benigni, A.; Bezerianos, Anastasios; Campistol, J. M.; Candiano, G.; Capasso, G.; Carpentier, S.; Dadlez, M.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Dijilianov, D.; De Zeeuw, D.; Decramer, S.; Dihazi, H.; Domon, B.; Endlich, N.; d'Alche-Buc, F.; D'Haese, P.; Edelman, A.; Egido, J.; El Nahas, M.; Farinazzo, A.; Fernandez-Llama, P.; Feldt-Rasmussen, B.; Frokiaer, J.; Gansevoort, R.; Garbis, S.; Garin, J.; Ghiggeri, G. M.; Gimenez, I.; Granier, C.; Goumenos, Dimitrios S.; Haylor, J. L.; Hilario, M.; Holthofer, H.; Kalousis, Alexandros; Kaski, S.; Knepper, M.; Korneti, P.; Kossida, Sophia A.; Langham, R.; Loftheim, H.; Lopez-Novoa, J.; Luider, T.; Magni, F.; Malats, N.; Martin, J. L.; Mayrhofer, C.; Monsarrat, B.; Mueller, G.; Nielsen, S.; Norling, M.; O'Connell, S.; Ortiz, A.; Perunicic-Pekovic, G.; Planelles, G.; Polenakovic, M.; Promponas, Vasilis J.; Rasic-Milutinovic, Z.; Rehulka, P.; Peter, K.; Righetti, P. G.; Ronco, P.; Ryan, M.; Sánchez-Carbayo, M.; Schanstra, J.; Semmes, J.; Sheehan, D.; Stenman, U. -H; Stodkilde-Jorgensen, L.; Tasic, V.; Theodorescu, D.; Thongboonkerd, V.; Toncheva, D.; Tsillibari, E.; Tsiotis, Georgios; Unwin, R.; Vanholder, R.; Vassilev, D.; Vickers, M. E.; Verhulst, A.; Vilasi, Annalisa; Vlahakos, D.; Vonk, R.; Wright, P. C.; Yamamoto, Tadashi; Yutaka, Y.; Zielenkiewicz, P. (2009)
      EuroKUP (Urine and Kidney Proteomics
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      Clinico-pathological correlations in 127 patients in 11 large pedigrees, segregating one of three heterozygous mutations in the COL4A3 COL4A4 genes associated with familial haematuria and significant late progression to proteinuria and chronic kidney disease from focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 

      Pierides, Alkis M.; Voskarides, Konstantinos; Athanasiou, Yiannis; Ioannou, Kyriakos; Damianou, Loukas; Arsali, Maria; Zavros, Michalis; Pierides, M.; Vargemezis, V.; Patsias, Charalambos; Zouvani, Ioanna; Elia, Avraam; Kyriacou, Kyriacos C.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2009)
      Background. Heterozygous mutations in the COL4A3 COL4A4 genes are currently thought to be responsible for familial benign microscopic haematuria and maintenance of normal long-term kidney function.Methods. We report on 11 ...
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      Cystic fibrosis mutational spectrum and genotypic/phenotypic features in Greek-Cypriots, with emphasis on dehydration as presenting symptom [3] 

      Yiallouros, P. K.; Neocleous, Vassos; Zeniou, M.; Adamidou, Despoina; Costi, Constantina Eleni; Christophi, C.; Tzetis, M.; Kanavakis, E.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2007)
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      Down-regulation of glutatione S-transferase α 4 (hGSTA4) in the muscle of thermally injured patients is indicative of susceptibility to bacterial infection 

      Apidianakis, Yiorgos; Que, Y. -A; Xu, W.; Tegos, G. P.; Zimniak, P.; Hamblin, M. R.; Tompkins, R. G.; Xiao, W.; Rahme, L. G. (2012)
      Patients with severe burns are highly susceptible to bacterial infection. While immunosuppression facilitates infection, the contribution of soft tissues to infection beyond providing a portal for bacterial entry remains ...
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      Epidemiological, clinical and genetic study of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy in Cyprus 

      Dardiotis, Efthymios; Koutsou, Pantelitsa; Papanicolaou, Eleni Zamba; Vonta, Filia; Kladi, Angelica; Vassilopoulos, Dimitrios C.; Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M.; Christodoulou, Kyproula; Kyriakides, Theodoros (2009)
      Objectives. To define the incidence and prevalence of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP) TTRVal30Met on the island of Cyprus. To study the clinical phenotype and genetic features of FAP TTRVal30Met in the Cypriot ...
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      Hepatitis C infection among intravenous drug users attending therapy programs in Cyprus 

      Demetriou, Victoria L.; Van De Vijver, D. A. M. C.; Hezka, Johana; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Savvopoulou, Natasa; Georgiades, Neoklis; Charilaou, Charis C.; Argyriou, Argyris; Pavlou, Tina; Platritis, Kyriakos; Veresies, Kyriakos L. (2010)
      The most high-risk population for HCV transmission worldwide today are intravenous drug users. HCV genotypes in the general population in Cyprus demonstrate a polyphyletic infection and include subtypes associated with ...
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      The MTHFR 677TT and 677CT/1298AC genotypes in Cypriot patients may be predisposing to hypertensive nephrosclerosis and chronic renal failure 

      Koupepidou, P.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Christofides, Tasos C.; Athanasiou, Yiannis; Zouvani, Ioanna; Pierides, Alkis M. (2005)
      Aim. The homozygous 677TT mutation of the MTHFR gene has been linked to deep vein thrombosis and to arterial atherosclerotic events of the coronary, carotid and peripheral arteries. Its putative association with renal ...
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      The MTHFR 677TT and 677CT/1298AC genotypes in Cypriot patients may be predisposing to hypertensive nephrosclerosis and chronic renal failureAAA 

      Koupepidou, P.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D.; Christofides, Tasos C.; Athanasiou, Yiannis; Zouvani, Ioanna; Pierides, Alkis M. (2005)
      Aim. The homozygous 677TT mutation of the MTHFR gene has been linked to deep vein thrombosis and to arterial atherosclerotic events of the coronary, carotid and peripheral arteries. Its putative association with renal ...
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      Novel PKD1 deletions and missense variants in a cohort of Hellenic polycystic kidney disease families 

      Bouba, I.; Koptides, Michael; Mean, R.; Costi, Constantina Eleni; Demetriou, Kyproula; Georgiou, Ioannis A.; Pierides, Alkis M.; Siamopoulos, K.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2001)
      The autosomal dominant form of polycystic kidney disease is a very frequent genetically heterogeneous inherited condition affecting approximately 1: 1000 individuals of the Caucasian population. The main symptom is the ...
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      Patterns of transmitted HIV drug resistance in Europe vary by risk group 

      Frentz, D.; Van De Vijver, D.; Abecasis, A. B.; Albert, Jan; Hamouda, O.; Jørgensen, L.; Kücherer, C.; Struck, D.; Schmit, J. -C; Vercauteren, J.; Åsjö, Birgitta; Balotta, Claudia; Bergin, C.; Beshkov, Danail; Camacho, Ricardo J.; Clotet, B.; Griskevicius, A.; Grossman, Z.; Horban, A.; Kolupajeva, T.; Korn, K.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Linka, K. L. M.; Nielsen, C.; Otelea, D.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios N.; Paredes, R.; Poljak, M.; Puchhammer-Stöckl, E.; Sönnerborg, A.; Stanekova, D.; Stanojevic, M.; Vandamme, A. -M; Boucher, C.; Wensing, A. (2014)
      Background: In Europe, a continuous programme (SPREAD) has been in place for ten years to study transmission of drug resistant HIV. We analysed time trends of transmitted drug resistance mutations (TDRM) in relation to the ...
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      Prevalence of genetic mutations that predispose to thrombophilia in a Greek Cypriot population 

      Angelopoulou, Katerina; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2000)
      Several hereditary disorders, particularly those affecting the physiological anticoagulation systems, have been well established as risk factors for venous thromboembolism. In the present study, we investigated the prevalence ...
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      Serum total homocysteine, folate, 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C→T genotype and subclinical atherosclerosis 

      Panayiotou, Antonia; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N.; Griffin, Maura B.; Tyllis, Theodosis K.; Georgiou, Niki; Martin, R. M.; Bond, Dawn; Tziakouri-Shiakalli, C.; Fessas, Charris H.; Constantinou-Deltas, Constantinos D. (2009)
      Objective : To determine the relationship of serum total homocysteine (tHcy), serum folate and 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) 677C→T genotype with ultrasonic arterial wall measurements associated with ...
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      Spectrum and prevalence of prothrombotic single nucleotide polymorphism profiles in the Greek Cypriot population 

      Xenophontos, Stavroulla L.; Hadjivassiliou, Marilena; Ayrton, N.; Karagrigoriou, Alex; Pantzaris, Marios C.; Nicolaïdes, Andrew N.; Cariolou, Marios A. (2002)
      Background. This study was performed to establish the allele, genotype and genotype combination/SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) profile frequencies in the general population of Cyprus for 6 genes implicated in thrombotic ...
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      Transmission of drug-resistant HIV-1 is stabilizing in Europe 

      Vercauteren, J.; Wensing, A. M. J.; Van De Vijver, D. A. M. C.; Albert, Jan; Balotta, Claudia; Hamouda, O.; Kücherer, C.; Struck, D.; Schmit, J. -C; Åsjö, Birgitta; Bruckova, M.; Camacho, Ricardo J.; Clotet, B.; Coughlan, S.; Grossman, Z.; Horban, A.; Korn, K.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Nielsen, C.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios N.; Poljak, M.; Puchhammer-Stöckl, E.; Riva, C.; Ruiz, L.; Salminen, M.; Schuurman, R.; Sonnerborg, A.; Stanekova, D.; Stanojevic, M.; Vandamme, A. M.; Boucher, C. A. B. (2009)
      The SPREAD Programme investigated prospectively the time trend from September 2002 through December 2005 of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) among 2793 patients in 20 European countries and in Israel with newly diagnosed ...
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      Transmission of HIV drug resistance and the predicted effect on current first-line regimens in Europe 

      Moutschen, M.; Hofstra, Laura Marije Arije; Sauvageot, Nicolas; Albert, Jan; Alexiev, Ivailo; Garcia, F.; Struck, D.; Van De Vijver, D. A. M. C.; Åsjö, Birgitta; Beshkov, Danail; Coughlan, S.; Descamps, D.; Griskevicius, A.; Hamouda, O.; Horban, A.; Van Kasteren, M.; Kolupajeva, T.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Liitsola, K.; Linka, M.; Mor, O.; Nielsen, C.; Otelea, D.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios N.; Paredes, R.; Poljak, M.; Puchhammer-Stöckl, E.; Sönnerborg, A.; Staneková, D.; Stanojevic, M.; Van Laethem, K.; Zazzi, M.; Lepej, S. Z.; Boucher, C. A. B.; Schmit, J. -C; Wensing, A. M. J.; Puchhammer-Stockl, E.; Sarcletti, M.; Schmied, B.; Geit, M.; Balluch, G.; Vandamme, A. M.; Vercauteren, J.; Derdelinckx, I.; Sasse, A.; Bogaert, M.; Ceunen, H.; De Roo, A.; De Wit, S.; Echahidi, F.; Fransen, K.; Goffard, J. -C; Goubau, P.; Goudeseune, E.; Yombi, J. -C; Lacor, P.; Liesnard, C.; Pierard, D.; Rens, R.; Schrooten, Y.; Vaira, D.; Vandekerckhove, L. P. R.; Van Den Heuvel, A.; Van Der Gucht, B.; Van Ranst, M.; Van Wijngaerden, E.; Vandercam, B.; Vekemans, M.; Verhofstede, C.; Clumeck, N.; Van Laethem, K.; Beshkov, Danail; Alexiev, Ivailo; Lepej, S. Z.; Begovac, J.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Demetriades, Ioannis; Kousiappa, Ioanna; Demetriou, Victoria L.; Hezka, Johana; Linka, M.; Maly, M.; Machala, L.; Nielsen, C.; Jørgensen, L. B.; Gerstoft, J.; Mathiesen, L.; Pedersen, C.; Nielsen, H.; Laursen, A.; Kvinesdal, B.; Liitsola, K.; Ristola, M.; Suni, J.; Sutinen, J.; Descamps, D.; Assoumou, L.; Castor, G.; Grude, M.; Flandre, P.; Storto, A.; Hamouda, O.; Kücherer, C.; Berg, T.; Braun, P.; Poggensee, G.; Däumer, M.; Eberle, J.; Heiken, H.; Kaiser, R.; Knechten, H.; Korn, K.; Müller, H.; Neifer, S.; Schmidt, B.; Walter, H.; Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, B.; Harrer, T.; Paraskevis, Dimitrios N.; Hatzakis, Angelos E.; Zavitsanou, Assimina; Vassilakis, A.; Lazanas, Marios C.; Chini, Maria C.; Lioni, A.; Sakka, V.; Kourkounti, Sofia; Paparizos, Vassilios A.; Antoniadou, Anastasia C.; Papadopoulos, Antonios I.; Poulakou, Garyphallia G.; Katsarolis, I.; Protopapas, K.; Chryssos, Georgios; Drimis, Stylianos; Gargalianos, Panagiotis; Xylomenos, Georgios; Lourida, G.; Psichogiou, Mina A.; Daikos, George L.; Sipsas, N. V.; Kontos, Athanasios N.; Gamaletsou, M. N.; Koratzanis, Georgios; Sambatakou, E.; Mariolis, H.; Skoutelis, A.; Papastamopoulos, V.; Georgiou, O.; Panagopoulos, Periklis; Maltezos, E.; Coughlan, S.; De Gascun, C.; Byrne, C.; Duffy, M.; Bergin, C.; Reidy, D.; Farrell, G.; Lambert, J.; O'Connor, E.; Rochford, A.; Low, J.; Coakely, P.; O'Dea, S.; Hall, W.; Mor, O.; Levi, I.; Chemtob, D.; Grossman, Z.; Zazzi, M.; De Luca, A.; Balotta, Claudia; Riva, C.; Mussini, C.; Caramma, I.; Capetti, A.; Colombo, M. C.; Rossi, C.; Prati, F.; Tramuto, F.; Vitale, F.; Ciccozzi, M.; Angarano, G.; Rezza, G.; Kolupajeva, T.; Kolupajeva, T.; Vasins, O.; Griskevicius, A.; Lipnickiene, V.; Schmit, J. C.; Struck, D.; Sauvageot, Nicolas; Hemmer, R.; Arendt, V.; Michaux, C.; Staub, T.; Sequin-Devaux, C.; Wensing, A. M. J.; Boucher, C. A. B.; Van Kessel, A.; Van Bentum, P. H. M.; Brinkman, K.; Connell, B. J.; Van Der Ende, M. E.; Hoepelman, I. M.; Van Kasteren, M.; Kuipers, M.; Langebeek, N.; Richter, C.; Santegoets, R. M. W. J.; Schrijnders-Gudde, L.; Schuurman, R.; Van De Ven, B. J. M.; Åsjö, Birgitta; Kran, A. -M B.; Ormaasen, V.; Aavitsland, P.; Horban, A.; Stanczak, J. J.; Stanczak, G. P.; Firlag-Burkacka, E.; Wiercinska-Drapalo, A.; Jablonowska, E.; Maolepsza, E.; Leszczyszyn-Pynka, M.; Szata, W.; Camacho, Ricardo J.; Palma, C.; Borges, F.; Paixão, T.; Duque, V.; Araújo, F.; Otelea, D.; Paraschiv, S.; Tudor, A. M.; Cernat, R.; Chiriac, C.; Dumitrescu, F.; Prisecariu, L. J.; Jevtovic, Dj; Salemovic, D.; Stanekova, D.; Habekova, M.; Chabadová, Z.; Drobkova, T.; Bukovinova, P.; Shunnar, A.; Truska, P.; Poljak, M.; Lunar, M.; Babic, Dunja Z.; Tomazic, J.; Vidmar, L.; Vovko, T.; Karner, P.; Garcia, F.; Paredes, R.; Monge, S.; Moreno, S.; Del Amo, J.; Asensi, V.; Sirvent, J. L.; De Mendoza, C.; Delgado, R.; Gutiérrez, F.; Berenguer, J.; Garcia-Bujalance, S.; Stella, Natalia C.; Blanco, J. R.; Dalmau, D.; Rivero, M.; Segura, F.; Elıás, Marıá Jesús Pérez; Alvarez, M.; Chueca, N.; Rodríguez-Martín, C.; Vidal, C.; Palomares, J. C.; Viciana, I.; Viciana, P.; Cordoba, J.; Aguilera, A.; Domingo, P.; Galindo, M. J.; Miralles, C.; Del Pozo, M. A.; Ribera, E.; Iribarren, J. A.; Ruiz, L.; De La Torre, J.; Vidal, F.; Clotet, B.; Albert, Jan; Heidarian, A.; Aperia-Peipke, K.; Axelsson, M.; Mild, M.; Karlsson, A.; Sönnerborg, A.; Thalme, A.; Navér, L.; Bratt, G.; Karlsson, A.; Blaxhult, A.; Gisslén, M.; Svennerholm, B.; Bergbrant, I.; Björkman, Per; Säll, C.; Mellgren, Å.; Lindholm, A.; Kuylenstierna, N.; Montelius, R.; Azimi, F.; Johansson, B.; Carlsson, M.; Johansson, E.; Ljungberg, B.; Ekvall, H.; Strand, A.; Mäkitalo, S.; Öberg, S.; Holmblad, P.; Höfer, M.; Holmberg, H.; Josefson, P.; Ryding, U.; De Los Santos, I. (2016)
      Background. Numerous studies have shown that baseline drug resistance patterns may influence the outcome of antiretroviral therapy. Therefore, guidelines recommend drug resistance testing to guide the choice of initial ...
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      Trends and predictors of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) and clusters with TDR in a local Belgian HIV-1 epidemic 

      Pineda-Peña, A. -C; Schrooten, Y.; Vinken, L.; Ferreira, F.; Li, G.; Trovão, N. S.; Khouri, R.; Derdelinckx, I.; De Munter, P.; Kuc̈herer, C.; Kostrikis, Leontios G.; Nielsen, C.; Littsola, K.; Wensing, A.; Stanojevic, M.; Paredes, R.; Balotta, Claudia; Albert, Jan; Boucher, C.; Gomez-Lopez, A.; Van Wijngaerden, E.; Van Ranst, M.; Vercauteren, J.; Vandamme, A. M.; Van Laethem, K. (2014)
      We aimed to study epidemic trends and predictors for transmitted drug resistance (TDR) in our region, its clinical impact and its association with transmission clusters. We included 778 patients from the AIDS Reference ...