Sentence examples for etiologic link from inspiring English sources

The high frequency and specificity of P. acnes detected by the PAB antibody within sarcoid granulomas suggest an etiologic link between sarcoidosis and this indigenous bacterium.

An etiologic link has been suggested between PD and the herbicide paraquat (1,1′-dimethyl-4,4′-bipyridinium; Brooks et al. 1999; McCormack et al. 2002).

Definitions were created to define the etiologic link between identified pathogens and encephalitis; the etiology for each case was classified as confirmed, probable, possible, or unknown (Table 1).

The international collaborative study evaluated the possible etiologic link between sarcoidosis and the suspected bacterial species [ 8].

Histopathological studies are therefore essential to demonstrate mycobacterial or propionibacterial organisms or antigens within sarcoid granulomas to demonstrate an etiologic link between sarcoidosis and these organisms.

The location of these adducts correlates with those positions in the p53 gene that are mutated in lung cancer, confirming a direct etiologic link between exposure and disease.

A challenge is the categorization of reports to identify possible etiologic links.

After considerable controversy, etiologic links between XMRV and these two diseases were disproven.

However, because the pathophysiology of delirium remains elusive, level of evidence for etiologic links remains subject to scepticism.

The coexistence of pHPT and breast cancer, recognized in several case reports and confirmed in large population studies, has given rise to much speculation concerning possible etiologic links.

One kind of etiologic factor linked to membrane rupture was microorganism infection and maternal or fetal host inflammatory response [ 5].