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Simon J. Bowman

Researcher at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Publications -  158
Citations -  5984

Simon J. Bowman is an academic researcher from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 136 publications receiving 4523 citations. Previous affiliations of Simon J. Bowman include University of Birmingham & Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

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Sjögren syndrome

TL;DR: Knowledge of SjS has progressed substantially, but this disease is still characterized by sicca symptoms, the systemic involvement of disease, lymphocytic infiltration to exocrine glands, the presence of anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB autoantibodies and the increased risk of lymphoma in patients with SJS.
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Variants at multiple loci implicated in both innate and adaptive immune responses are associated with Sjogren's syndrome.

Christopher J. Lessard, +67 more
- 01 Nov 2013 - 
TL;DR: The results highlight the importance of genes that are involved in both innate and adaptive immunity in Sjögren's syndrome, including TNFAIP3, PTTG1, PRDM1, DGKQ, FCGR2A, IRAK1BP1, ITSN2 and PHIP, among others.
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Reduction of fatigue in Sjögren syndrome with rituximab: results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study

TL;DR: This is the first double blind, placebo-controlled, randomised pilot study of the efficacy of rituximab in reducing fatigue in Primary Sjögren syndrome to show benefit.
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Ectopic expression of the B cell-attracting chemokine BCA-1 (CXCL13) on endothelial cells and within lymphoid follicles contributes to the establishment of germinal center-like structures in Sjögren's syndrome.

TL;DR: The ectopic expression of BCA-1 on endothelial cells and within GC-like structures, together with the strong expression of SDF-1 (CXCL12) on ductal epithelial cells, is a unique feature of inflamed glands in SS.
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Estimating the prevalence among Caucasian women of primary Sjögren's syndrome in two general practices in Birmingham, UK.

TL;DR: The data support previous studies suggesting a prevalence of PSS in the community of 0.1–0.6% rather than those suggesting a higher figure.