- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Congenital heart defects research
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Fibroblast Growth Factor Research
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
- Vitamin D Research Studies
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
2019-2020
National Institutes of Health
2019-2020
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie
2018
Orthopaedic Center
2012
Background: A prior review of catastrophic pole vaulting injuries from 1982 through 1998 revealed an average 2.0 per year, with 69% (1.38 year) the secondary to athletes landing off sides or back pad and 25% (0.5 in vault box. In 2003, several rule changes for sport were mandated, including enlarging minimum dimensions pad. Hypothesis/Purpose: Our goals (1) identify post-2003 change incidence profile 2011 compare them, where possible, (2) determine, via a questionnaire, frequency which...
Pediatric granulomatous arthritis (PGA) refers to two formerly separate entities: autosomal dominant Blau syndrome (BS) and its sporadic phenocopy early-onset sarcoidosis (EOS). In 2001 BS in 2005 EOS became explained by heterozygous mutations within the gene that encodes nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2), also called caspase recruitment 15 (CARD15). NOD2 is a microbe sensor leukocyte cytosol activates regulates inflammation. PGA characterized triad of...
Background Midkine (MDK), one of the heparin-binding growth factors, is highly expressed in multiple organs during embryogenesis. Plasma concentrations have been reported to be elevated patients with a variety malignancies, adults obesity, and children short stature, diabetes, obesity. However, healthy their relationships age, nutrition, linear not well studied. Subjects methods MDK was measured by immunoassay 222 healthy, normal-weight (age 0–18 yrs, 101 boys), 206 18–91 60 males), 61 BMI ≥...