Here are recent publications with contributions from K2 based on last week’s search on PubMed (and optionally articles that have not been included in previous lists). This time the list includes in total 22 recent publications. The entries appear in the order they were received from NCBI. If you have publications that are not included in this or previous lists, please send the references to Hege F. Berg.

1. Common and rare variants genetic association analysis of cigarettes per day among ever smokers in COPD cases and controls.

Lutz SM, Frederiksen B, Begum F, McDonald ML, Cho MH, Hobbs B, Parker MM, DeMeo DL, Hersh CP, Eringher M, Young K, Jiang L, Foreman MG, Kinney GL, Make BJ, Lomas DA, Bakke P, Gulsvik A, Crapo JD, Silverman EK, Beaty TH, Hokanson JE; ECLIPSE and COPDGene Investigators.

Nicotine Tob Res. 2018 May 15. doi: 10.1093/ntr/nty095. [Epub ahead of print]

2. Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography of the pancreas shows impaired perfusion in pancreas insufficient cystic fibrosis patients.

Engjom T, Nylund K, Erchinger F, Stangeland M, Lærum BN, Mézl M, Jiřík R, Gilja OH, Dimcevski G.

BMC Med Imaging. 2018 May 15;18(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s12880-018-0259-3.

3. A positive association between nutritional risk and the incidence of surgical site infections: A hospital-based register study.

Skeie E, Koch AM, Harthug S, Fosse U, Sygnestveit K, Nilsen RM, Tangvik RJ.

PLoS One. 2018 May 15;13(5):e0197344. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197344. eCollection 2018.

4. Maternal allergy as an isolated risk factor for early-onset preeclampsia: An epidemiological study.

Sande AK, Torkildsen EA, Sande RK, Morken NH.

J Reprod Immunol. 2018 Apr 20;127:43-47. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2018.04.004. [Epub ahead of print]

5. Risk of bladder cancer by disease severity in relation to metabolic factors and smoking; a prospective pooled cohort study of 800,000 men and women.

Teleka S, Häggström C, Nagel G, Bjørge T, Manjer J, Ulmer H, Liedberg F, Ghaderi S, Lang A, Jonsson H, Jahnson S, Orho-Melander M, Tretli S, Stattin P, Stocks T.

Int J Cancer. 2018 May 14. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31597. [Epub ahead of print]

6. Association Between Gestational Hypertension and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among 617 589 Norwegian Women.

Riise HKR, Sulo G, Tell GS, Igland J, Nygård O, Iversen AC, Daltveit AK.

J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 May 13;7(10). pii: e008337. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.117.008337.

7. Incremental prognostic value of left atrial function indices in the prediction of incident atrial fibrillation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Saeed S, Gerdts E.

Int J Cardiol. 2018 Jul 15;263:7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.03.142. No abstract available.

8. Maternal exercise, season and sex modify the human fetal circadian rhythm.

Sletten J, Cornelissen G, Assmus J, Kiserud T, Albrechtsen S, Kessler J.

Acta Physiol (Oxf). 2018 May 13:e13093. doi: 10.1111/apha.13093. [Epub ahead of print]

9. Maternal diabetes alters the development of ductus venosus shunting in the fetus.

Lund A, Ebbing C, Rasmussen S, Kiserud TW, Kessler J.

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2018 May 11. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13363. [Epub ahead of print]

10. The Effect of Lean-Seafood and Non-Seafood Diets on Fasting and Postprandial Serum Metabolites and Lipid Species: Results from a Randomized Crossover Intervention Study in Healthy Adults.

Schmedes M, Balderas C, Aadland EK, Jacques H, Lavigne C, Graff IE, Eng Ø, Holthe A, Mellgren G, Young JF, Sundekilde UK, Liaset B, Bertram HC.

Nutrients. 2018 May 11;10(5). pii: E598. doi: 10.3390/nu10050598.

11. Recently evolved human-specific methylated regions are enriched in schizophrenia signals.

Banerjee N, Polushina T, Bettella F, Giddaluru S, Steen VM, Andreassen OA, Le Hellard S.

BMC Evol Biol. 2018 May 11;18(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12862-018-1177-2.

12. The effect of metronidazole plus amoxicillin or metronidazole plus penicillin V on periodontal pathogens in an in vitro biofilm model.

Dabija-Wolter G, Al-Zubaydi SS, Mohammed MMA, Bakken V, Bolstad AI.

Clin Exp Dent Res. 2018 Jan 2;4(1):6-12. doi: 10.1002/cre2.96. eCollection 2018 Feb.

13. Putative periodontopathic bacteria and herpes viruses interactions in the subgingival plaque of patients with aggressive periodontitis and healthy controls.

Elamin A, Ali RW, Bakken V.

Clin Exp Dent Res. 2017 Oct 27;3(5):183-190. doi: 10.1002/cre2.80. eCollection 2017 Oct.

14. Autonomous dysfunction in Lyme neuroborreliosis. A case report.

Hansen BA, Finjord T, Bruserud Ø.

Clin Case Rep. 2018 Mar 22;6(5):901-903. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1494. eCollection 2018 May.

15. Double KRAS and BRAF Mutations in Surgically Treated Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: An International, Multi-institutional Case Series.

Deshwar A, Margonis GA, Andreatos N, Barbon C, Wang J, Buettner S, Wagner D, Sasaki K, Beer A, Løes IM, Pikoulis E, Damaskos C, Garmpis N, Kamphues K, He J, Kaczirek K, Poultsides G, Lønning PE, Mischinger HJ, Aucejo FN, Kreis ME, Wolfgang CL, Weiss MJ.

Anticancer Res. 2018 May;38(5):2891-2895.

16. Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin Stalk-Specific Antibodies in Human Serum are a Surrogate Marker for In Vivo Protection in a Serum Transfer Mouse Challenge Model.

Jacobsen H, Rajendran M, Choi A, Sjursen H, Brokstad KA, Cox RJ, Palese P, Krammer F, Nachbagauer R.

MBio. 2017 Sep 19;8(5). pii: e01463-17. doi: 10.1128/mBio.01463-17.

17. Disease-stabilizing treatment based on all-trans retinoic acid and valproic acid in acute myeloid leukemia – identification of responders by gene expression profiling of pretreatment leukemic cells.

Reikvam H, Hovland R, Forthun RB, Erdal S, Gjertsen BT, Fredly H, Bruserud Ø.

BMC Cancer. 2017 Sep 6;17(1):630. doi: 10.1186/s12885-017-3620-y.

18. Comparing microbiota profiles in induced and spontaneous sputum samples in COPD patients.

Tangedal S, Aanerud M, Grønseth R, Drengenes C, Wiker HG, Bakke PS, Eagan TM.

Respir Res. 2017 Aug 29;18(1):164. doi: 10.1186/s12931-017-0645-3.

19. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on admission among patients attending regional hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Joachim A, Moyo SJ, Nkinda L, Majigo M, Mmbaga E, Mbembati N, Aboud S, Lyamuya EF.

BMC Res Notes. 2017 Aug 22;10(1):417. doi: 10.1186/s13104-017-2668-8. Erratum in: BMC Res Notes. 2017 Sep 19;10 (1):488.

20. Clinical and molecular characteristics of infective β-hemolytic streptococcal endocarditis.

Oppegaard O, Mylvaganam H, Skrede S, Jordal S, Glambek M, Kittang BR.

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017 Oct;89(2):135-142. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2017.06.015. Epub 2017 Jun 30.

21. Impaired salivary gland activity in patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I.

Oftedal BE, Marthinussen MC, Erichsen MM, Tveitarås MK, Kjellesvik-Kristiansen A, Hammenfors D, Jonsson MV, Kisand K, Jonsson R, Wolff ASB.

Autoimmunity. 2017 Jun;50(4):211-222. doi: 10.1080/08916934.2017.1344972. Epub 2017 Jul 7.

22. Identification of endothelin-converting enzyme-2 as an autoantigen in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1.

Smith-Anttila CJA, Bensing S, Alimohammadi M, Dalin F, Oscarson M, Zhang MD, Perheentupa J, Husebye ES, Gustafsson J, Björklund P, Fransson A, Nordmark G, Rönnblom L, Meloni A, Scott RJ, Hökfelt T, Crock PA, Kämpe O.

Autoimmunity. 2017 Jun;50(4):223-231. doi: 10.1080/08916934.2017.1332183. Epub 2017 May 30.