Featured Publications
About Our Research
We’ve doubled down on our commitment to research and teaching.
Arkana is a learning, teaching, and innovating practice with one unifying passion – to actively work toward the day that our research yields breakthroughs that make our services unnecessary. Eradicating rare and common diseases is the end game of all of our efforts because patient health is foremost in our minds every day. Read about some of our latest publications below.
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Association Of Apol1 Genotype With Renal Histology Among Black Hiv-Positive Patients Undergoing Kidney Biopsy
Prior studies have shown that the APOL1 risk alleles are associated with a greater risk of HIV-associated nephropathy and FSGS…
Read on PubMed• December 2015
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Bk Polyoma Virus Infection And Renal Disease In Non-Renal Solid Organ Transplantation
BK virus (BKV) is a non-enveloped DNA virus of the polyomaviridae family that causes an interstitial nephritis in immunosuppressed patients.…
Read on PubMed• December 2015
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Association Of Long Runs of Homozygosity With Alzheimer Disease Among African American Individuals
Mutations in known causal Alzheimer disease (AD) genes account for only 1% to 3% of patients and almost all are…
Read on PubMed• November 2015
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Radiologic Evidence That Hypothalamic Gliosis Is Associated With Obesity And Insulin Resistance In Humans
To use quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to test whether mediobasal hypothalamic (MBH) gliosis is associated with obesity and insulin…
Read on PubMed• November 2015
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The Oncogenic Potential Of Bk-Polyomavirus Is Linked To Viral Integration Into The Human Genome
It has been suggested that BK-polyomavirus is linked to oncogenesis via high expression levels of large T-antigen in some urothelial…
Read on PubMed• November 2015
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Dexamethasone Administration During Definitive Radiation And Temozolomide Renders A Poor Prognosis In A Retrospective Analysis Of Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients
Dexamethasone (DXM) is commonly used in the management of cerebral edema in patients diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).
Read on PubMed• October 2015
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Functional And Phenotypic Plasticity Of CD4(+) T Cell Subsets
The remarkable plasticity of CD4(+) T cells allows individuals to respond to environmental stimuli in a context-dependent manner. A balance…
Read on PubMed• October 2015
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Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Autophagy Provides Cytoprotection From Chemical Hypoxia And Oxidant Injury And Ameliorates Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
We examined whether endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced autophagy provides cytoprotection from renal tubular epithelial cell injury due to oxidants and…
Read on PubMed• October 2015
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Vascular Mesangial Channels In Human Nodular Diabetic Glomerulopathy
The presence of vascular mesangial channels has been reported in idiopathic nodular glomerulosclerosis and diabetic glomerulopathy.
Read on PubMed• October 2015
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Late Presentation Of Adenovirus-Induced Hemorrhagic Cystitis And Ureteral Obstruction In A Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Recipient
We report a late presentation of adenovirus-induced renal allograft and bladder infection causing azotemia and hemorrhagic cystitis in a patient…
Read on PubMed• October 2015