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Erasmus University Rotterdam

EducationRotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
About: Erasmus University Rotterdam is a education organization based out in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 35466 authors who have published 91288 publications receiving 4510972 citations. The organization is also known as: EUR.


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TL;DR: An unexpectedly high number of transmissions of avian influenza A virus subtype H7N7 to people directly involved in handling infected poultry, and evidence for person-to-person transmission are noted.

807 citations

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TL;DR: Experimental studies show that chronic administration of somatostatin analogs causes growth inhibition of a number of (transplantable) tumors in animals, including chondrosarcomas, pancreatic, prostatic, breast, and pituitary cancers.
Abstract: I. Introduction LONG-term therapy with somatostatin analogs has been reported to result in the control of hormonal hypersecretion, in improvement of symptomatology, and in tumor shrinkage in patients with acromegaly, endocrine pancreatic tumors, and metastatic carcinoids. One of these somatostatin analogs, octreotide, has been approved for clinical use in most countries, including the United States. It is a well-tolerated, but expensive drug. Experimental studies show that chronic administration of somatostatin analogs causes growth inhibition of a number of (transplantable) tumors in animals, including chondrosarcomas, pancreatic, prostatic, breast, and pituitary cancers. Somatostatin receptors have been demonstrated on a variety of human tumors by classical biochemical binding techniques, as well as by in vitro autoradiography. These tumors include those with amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation (APUD) characteristics (pituitary tumors, endocrine pancreatic tumors, carcinoids, paragangliomas, smal...

806 citations

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05 Feb 2013-PLOS ONE
TL;DR: This genome-wide association study of retinopathy in individuals without diabetes showed little evidence of genetic associations and further studies are needed to identify genes associated with these signs in order to help unravel novel pathways and determinants of microvascular diseases.
Abstract: Background Mild retinopathy (microaneurysms or dot-blot hemorrhages) is observed in persons without diabetes or hypertension and may reflect microvascular disease in other organs. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of mild retinopathy in persons without diabetes.

805 citations

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TL;DR: In vivo confocal Raman spectroscopy is shown how it can be applied to determine the water concentration in the stratum corneum as a function of distance to the skin surface, with a depth resolution of 5 microm.

805 citations

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TL;DR: Differences between men and women were small except for hips and knees; however, severe radiological osteoarthritis was found in a higher proportion in most of the joints in women, and differences between populations were mainly differences in level.
Abstract: The prevalence of mild and severe radiological osteoarthritis was investigated in a random sample of 6585 inhabitants of a Dutch village. Radiographs were graded 0-4 according to the criteria described by Kellgren and Lawrence. The prevalence of radiological osteoarthritis increased strongly with age and was highest for cervical spine (peak: men 84.8%, women 84.3%), lumbar spine (peak: 71.9%, women 67.3%), and distal interphalangeal joints of the hands (peak: men 64.4%, women 76%). Prevalence did not exceed 10% in sacroiliac joints, lateral carpometacarpal joints, and tarsometatarsal joints. Severe radiological osteoarthritis (grade 3 or grade 4) was uncommon under age 45; in elderly persons the prevalence of severe radiological osteoarthritis did not exceed 20% except for the cervical and lumbar spine, distal interphalangeal joints of the hands and, in women only, metacarpophalangeal joints, first carpometacarpal joints, first metatarsophalangeal joints, and knees. Overall, differences between men and women were small except for hips and knees; however, severe radiological osteoarthritis was found in a higher proportion in most of the joints in women. Our data were compared with data from similar population surveys. The slope between joint involvement and age was strikingly constant for most of the joints. Differences between populations were mainly differences in level. These differences of prevalence of radiological osteoarthritis may be attributed to interobserver differences--that is, different criteria used to establish radiological osteoarthritis, in addition to genetic or environmental factors, or both.

804 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Walter C. Willett3342399413322
Meir J. Stampfer2771414283776
Albert Hofman2672530321405
Graham A. Colditz2611542256034
Paul M. Ridker2331242245097
Ralph B. D'Agostino2261287229636
John Q. Trojanowski2261467213948
David J. Hunter2131836207050
André G. Uitterlinden1991229156747
Robert M. Califf1961561167961
Eric J. Topol1931373151025
Frank E. Speizer193636135891
Bernard Rosner1901162147661
William B. Kannel188533175659
Patrick W. Serruys1862427173210
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Performance
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202397
2022317
20216,115
20205,342
20194,754
20184,357