Herpes Zoster

Herpes zoster, also known as zoster or shingles, is caused by a virus called varicella zoster virus (VZV). Initial infection with the virus causes chickenpox. After chickenpox resolves the virus continues to resides in certain nerve cells. It may remain latent for many years. It may also re-activate, many years later, and cause shingles which is a painful skin rash. How the virus remains latent in the body is not well understood.

Owner Phenotyping Groups: 
eMERGE GHC/University of Washington Group
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Hypothyroidism

Project Outline:  Selection of all Caucasian patients with hypothyroidism without a secondary cause of surgical removal or radiological ablation.  The search is designed to eliminate subclinical hypothyroidism (by requiring that patients be on a replacement medication), medication-induced hypothyroidism (e.g., PTU, lithium, or history of amiodarone), and transient causes (e.g., pregnancy or subacute thyroiditis).

Owner Phenotyping Groups: 
eMERGE Vanderbilt Group
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD) & Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (ALD)

Opioid-exposed infant clinical indicators

Objective 

We leveraged existing data from a single electronic health care system in the southeastern United States to demonstrate the feasibility of measuring quality indicators for the hospital-based care of opioid-exposed newborns using existing data infrastructure. Additionally, we identified other key variables related to the care of opioid-exposed maternal-infant dyads.   

Patients and Methods 

Owner Phenotyping Groups: 
Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Wei Lab
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center - Wei Lab
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