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Alfred Sommer

Johns Hopkins University
Verified email at jhsph.edu
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Cornelia de Lange syndrome: clinical review, diagnostic and scoring systems, and anticipatory guidance

AD Kline, ID Krantz, A Sommer… - American journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS), also known as Brachmann‐de Lange syndrome, is a
well‐described multiple malformation syndrome typically involving proportionate small stature…

Systemic propagation of immunity in plants

…, M Lenk, K Bauer, A Brambilla, A Sommer… - New …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Systemic immunity triggered by local plant–microbe interactions is studied as systemic
acquired resistance (SAR) or induced systemic resistance (ISR) depending on the site of …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and effectiveness of influenza vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MT Osterholm, NS Kelley, A Sommer… - The Lancet infectious …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Background No published meta-analyses have assessed efficacy and effectiveness of
licensed influenza vaccines in the USA with sensitive and highly specific diagnostic tests to …

The VF-14: an index of functional impairment in patients with cataract

…, DM Steinwachs, A Sommer - Archives of …, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
Objective: To describe the development and the performance of a brief questionnaire designed
to measure functional impairment caused by cataract (the VF-14). Design: Observational …

Generation of transgene-free lung disease-specific human induced pluripotent stem cells using a single excisable lentiviral stem cell cassette

A Somers, JC Jean, CA Sommer, A Omari, CC Ford… - Stem …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The development of methods to achieve efficient reprogramming of human cells while avoiding
the permanent presence of reprogramming transgenes represents a critical step toward …

Racial variations in the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma: the Baltimore Eye Survey

JM Tielsch, A Sommer, J Katz, RM Royall, HA Quigley… - Jama, 1991 - jamanetwork.com
Objective. —To compare the prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma between black
and white Americans. Design, Setting, and Participants. —The design was a population-based …

Clinically detectable nerve fiber atrophy precedes the onset of glaucomatous field loss

A Sommer, J Katz, HA Quigley, NR Miller… - Archives of …, 1991 - jamanetwork.com
• Standardized perimetry and nerve fiber layer and color fundus photography were performed
annually on 1344 eyes with elevated intraocular pressures. In 83 eyes, glaucomatous field …

Relationship between intraocular pressure and primary open angle glaucoma among white and black Americans: the Baltimore Eye Survey

A Sommer, JM Tielsch, J Katz, HA Quigley… - Archives of …, 1991 - jamanetwork.com
• A detailed ocular examination, including perimetry, was conducted on 5308 black and
white subjects aged 40 years and older in a population-based prevalence survey in east …

An evaluation of optic disc and nerve fiber layer examinations in monitoring progression of early glaucoma damage

HA Quigley, J Katz, RJ Derick, D Gilbert, A Sommer - Ophthalmology, 1992 - Elsevier
From annual examinations of 813 ocular hypertensive eyes, the authors compared optic disc
and nerve fiber layer photographs in 2 age-matched subgroups: 37 eyes that converted to …

[HTML][HTML] Racial differences in the cause-specific prevalence of blindness in east Baltimore

A Sommer, JM Tielsch, J Katz, HA Quigley… - New England journal …, 1991 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Bilateral blindness unrelated to simple refractive error is twice as prevalent
among blacks as among whites, although the difference narrows among the elderly. The …