Publications by authors named "Efthymia Parapanisiou"
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- Study aimed to assess Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) using various testing methods, including serology and breath tests.
- Results showed high rates of Hp-I among MDS patients, with historical data indicating significant infection presence but no apparent link to immune cell variations or disease progression.
- Findings suggest further exploration of the relationship between Hp-I and MDS is warranted, as they could share underlying risk factors or interactions affecting disease development.
Objective: Rituximab is used to deplete B cells and control disease activity, mainly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have not responded to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. Response rates and time to relapse vary significantly among treated individuals. The objective of this study was to monitor the response of seropositive and seronegative RA patients to rituximab and correlate relapse with B-cell markers in the two groups.
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