J. B. Armas

Large-scale analysis of association between polymorphisms in the transforming growth factor beta 1 gene (TGFB1) and osteoporosis: the GENOMOS study (2008)

Langdahl, B.L., Uitterlinden, A.G., Ralston, S.H., Trikalinos, T.A., Balcells, S., Brandi, M.L., ...

INTRODUCTION: The TGFB1 gene which encodes transforming growth factor beta 1, is a strong candidate for susceptibility to osteoporosis and several studies have reported associations between bone...

Whom to treat? The contribution of vertebral X-rays to risk-based algorithms for fracture prediction; results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (2006)

Kaptoge, S., Armbrecht, G., Felsenberg, D., Lunt, M., Weber, K., Boonen, S., ...

INTRODUCTION: Vertebral fracture is a strong risk factor for future spine and hip fractures; yet recent data suggest that only 5-20% of subjects with a spine fracture are identified in primary care....

Letter to the Editor. Evidence of geographic variation in the occurrence of Paget's disease (2002)

Armas, J.B., Pimentel, F., Guyer, P.B., Cooper, C., Pye, S.R., O'Neill, T.W.

Prevalent vertebral deformity predicts incident hip though not distal forearm fracture: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (2001)

Ismail, A.A., Cockerill, W., Cooper, C., Finn, J.D., Abendroth, K., Parisi, G., ...

The presence of a vertebral deformity increases the risk of subsequent spinal deformities. The aim of this analysis was to determine whether the presence of vertebral deformity predicts incident hip...

Selective IgA deficiency and spondyloarthropathy: a distinct disease?

Herrero-Beaumont, G, Armas, J B, Elswood, J, Will, R K, Calin, A

A woman with selective IgA deficiency and severe ankylosing spondylitis (AS), complicated by intractable peripheral arthritis, is described. Three previous cases of selective IgA deficiency and AS...