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  1. OPG and TNFR1 as Potential Biomarkers of Inflammation in Older Adults with Acute COVID-19 and Indicators of Frailty in Post-COVID-19: A Pilot Study

    Article • Journal of Inflammation Research, October 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  2. Systemic Inflammation Indices as Early Predictors of Severity in Acute Pancreatitis

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, August 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  3. EWAS in COPD by biomass-burning smoke exposure identifies low levels of endothelin-1 by hypermethylation of EDN1

    Article • Epigenomics, July 2025, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  4. Association of Vitamin D Supplementation with Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) Activity, Interleukine-6 (IL-6) Levels, and Anxiety and Depression Scores in Patients with Post-COVID-19 Condition

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, May 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  5. Biomass Smoke Exposure Reduces DNA Methylation Levels in PRSS23 (cg23771366) in Women with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Toxics, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  6. Genetic Variants in Genes Related to Lung Function and Interstitial Lung Diseases Are Associated with Worse Outcomes in Severe COVID-19 and Lung Performance in the Post-COVID-19 Condition

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  7. IgG4-RD-Associated Mikulicz Syndrome Without Classic Systemic Involvement—A Case Report

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, February 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  8. TNF/IFN-γ Co-Signaling Induces Differential Cellular Activation in COVID-19 Patients: Implications for Patient Outcomes

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  9. MUC5B rs35705950 Promoter Variant Is Associated with Usual Interstitial Pneumonia in Patients with Antisynthetase Syndrome

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  10. Variants rs3804099 and rs3804100 in the TLR2 Gene Induce Different Profiles of TLR-2 Expression and Cytokines in Response to Spike of SARS-CoV-2

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  11. Tongue Tuberculosis as a Complication of Pott’s Disease in a Patient on Systemic Steroid Therapy without Pulmonary Tuberculosis

    Article • Medicina, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  12. Matrix metalloprotease-7 is associated with post-COVID persistent lung abnormalities.

    Article • ERJ Open Research, July 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  13. The Immune Response of OAS1, IRF9, and IFI6 Genes in the Pathogenesis of COVID-19

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  14. HLA-G14-bp variant is associated with exercise-induced oxygen desaturation in the post-COVID-19 condition

    Article • ERJ Open Research, April 2024, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  15. The type 2 inflammatory response favors recognition of tumor antigens by IgE in breast cancer

    Article • Cancer Reports, February 2024, Wiley

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  16. Variant rs4986790 of toll-like receptor 4 affects the signaling and induces cell dysfunction in patients with severe COVID-19

    Article • International Journal of Infectious Diseases, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  17. Single-Nucleotide Variants in PADI2 and PADI4 and Ancestry Informative Markers in Interstitial Lung Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis among a Mexican Mestizo Population

    Article • Data, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  18. Peptidyl Arginine Deiminases in Chronic Diseases: A Focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Interstitial Lung Disease

    Article • Cells, December 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  19. Changes in lifestyle and physical and mental health related to long-confinement due COVID-19: a study during the first and second pandemic waves in Mexico and Chile

    Article • Psychology Health & Medicine, November 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  20. Participation of Single-Nucleotide Variants in IFNAR1 and IFNAR2 in the Immune Response against SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Systematic Review

    Article • Pathogens, November 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  21. Single-Nucleotide Variants in PADI2 and PADI4 and Ancestry Informative Markers in Interstitial Lung Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis among a Mexican Mestizo Population

    Article • September 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  22. Molecular Factors in PAD2 (PADI2) and PAD4 (PADI4) Are Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease Susceptibility in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

    Article • Cells, September 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  23. Lung Function and Asthma Clinical Control in N-ERD Patients, Three-Year Follow-Up in the Context of Real-World Evidence

    Article • Journal of Asthma and Allergy, September 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  24. High Expression Levels of miR-21-5p in Younger Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Are Associated with Mortality and Critical Disease

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  25. The rs16969968 Tobacco Smoking-Related Single-Nucleotide Variant Is Associated with Clinical Markers in Patients with Severe COVID-19

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  26. The ACE rs1799752 Variant Is Associated with COVID-19 Severity but Is Independent of Serum ACE Activity in Hospitalized and Recovered Patients

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  27. Exploring the potential benefits of pharmacogenomics in chronic respiratory diseases

    Article • Pharmacogenomics, April 2023, Future Medicine

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  28. Characterization of the lung microbiome and inflammatory cytokine levels in women exposed to environmental risk factors: A pilot study

    Article • Immunity Inflammation and Disease, April 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  29. Serum Levels of IFABP2 and Differences in Lactobacillus and Porphyromonas gingivalis Abundance on Gut Microbiota Are Associated with Poor Therapeutic Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Study

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  30. SNPs Sets in Codifying Genes for Xenobiotics-Processing Enzymes Are Associated with COPD Secondary to Biomass-Burning Smoke

    Article • Current Issues in Molecular Biology, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  31. Enhanced Activity of NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Lung of Patients with Anti-Synthetase Syndrome

    Article • Cells, December 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  32. Current pharmacogenomic recommendations in chronic respiratory diseases: Is there a biomarker ready for clinical implementation?

    Article • Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  33. The HLA-DRB1*07 Allele Is Associated with Interstitial Lung Abnormalities (ILA) and Subpleural Location in a Mexican Mestizo Population

    Article • Biomolecules, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  34. Clinical and microbiological characteristics and inflammatory profile during an exacerbation of COPD due to biomass exposure. A comparison with COPD due to tobacco exposure

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, November 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  35. COVID-19 Survivor Patients Carrying the Rs35705950 Risk Allele in MUC5B Have Higher Plasma Levels of Mucin 5B

    Article • Current Issues in Molecular Biology, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  36. Interstitial lung disease progression in patients with Anti-aminoacyl Transfer-RNA-Synthetase Autoantibodies is characterized by higher levels of sCD163.

    Article • Immunology Letters, June 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  37. SERPINE1 rs6092 Variant Is Related to Plasma Coagulation Proteins in Patients with Severe COVID-19 from a Tertiary Care Hospital

    Article • Biology, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  38. TNFRSF1B and TNF variants are associated with differences in soluble TNF receptors' levels in patients with severe COVID-19

    Article • The Journal of Infectious Diseases, March 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  39. Circulating Levels of PD-L1, TIM-3 and MMP-7 Are Promising Biomarkers to Differentiate COVID-19 Patients That Require Invasive Mechanical Ventilation

    Article • Biomolecules, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  40. CD4+/IL‑4+ lymphocytes of the lamina propria and substance P promote colonic protection during acute stress

    Article • Molecular Medicine Reports, December 2021, Spandidos Publications

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  41. Effect of BCG Revaccination on Occupationally Exposed Medical Personnel Vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2

    Article • Cells, November 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  42. MUC5B promoter variant rs35705950 and rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease survival and progression

    Article • Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  43. Hypomethylation of AHRR (cg05575921) Is Related to Smoking Status in the Mexican Mestizo Population

    Article • Genes, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  44. Cigarette Smoking Alters the Expression of Circulating microRNAs and Its Potential Diagnostic Value in Female Lung Cancer Patients

    Article • Biology, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  45. Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 (ACE2) in the Context of Respiratory Diseases and Its Importance in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection

    Article • Pharmaceuticals, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  46. Severe COVID-19 Patients Show an Increase in Soluble TNFR1 and ADAM17, with a Relationship to Mortality

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  47. PADI2 Polymorphisms Are Significantly Associated With Rheumatoid Arthritis, Autoantibodies Serologic Status and Joint Damage in Women from Southern Mexico

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, August 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  48. Protective Role of Genetic Variants in HSP90 Genes-Complex in COPD Secondary to Biomass-Burning Smoke Exposure and Non-Severe COPD Forms in Tobacco Smoking Subjects

    Article • Current Issues in Molecular Biology, August 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  49. The “Slow Horse Racing Effect” on Lung Function in Adult Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Associated to Biomass Exposure

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, July 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  50. Molecular analysis of phenotypic interactions of asthma

    Article • Cytokine, July 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  51. Genetic Variants in Smoking-Related Genes in Two Smoking Cessation Programs: A Cross-Sectional Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  52. Clinical Markers of Chronic Hypoxemia in Respiratory Patients Residing at Moderate Altitude

    Article • Life, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  53. Lung Damage Caused by Heated Tobacco Products and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: A Systematic Review

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  54. Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients expressing the HLA-DRB1*04 allele, and after treatment they show a low frequency of HLA-II+ monocytes and a chronic systemic inflammation

    Article • Microbial Pathogenesis, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Marco Antonio Ponce-Gallegos, Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  55. Genetics Insight for COVID-19 Susceptibility and Severity: A Review

    Article • Frontiers in Immunology, April 2021, Frontiers

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  56. Genetic Factors Associated with COPD Depend on the Ancestral Caucasian/Amerindian Component in the Mexican Population

    Article • Diagnostics, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  57. Pharmacogenetics Approach for the Improvement of COVID-19 Treatment

    Article • Viruses, March 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  58. Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the IL17A Gene Is Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease Positive to Anti-Jo1 Antisynthetase Autoantibodies

    Article • Life, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  59. Role of the Host Genetic Susceptibility to 2009 Pandemic Influenza A H1N1

    Article • Viruses, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  60. Genetic Susceptibility to Antisynthetase Syndrome Associated With Single-Nucleotide Variants in the IL1B Gene That Lead Variation in IL-1β Serum Levels

    Article • Frontiers in Medicine, November 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Marco Antonio Ponce-Gallegos, Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  61. Polymorphisms in Processing and Antigen Presentation-Related Genes and Their Association with Host Susceptibility to Influenza A/H1N1 2009 Pandemic in a Mexican Mestizo Population

    Article • Viruses, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Dr. Marco Antonio Ponce-Gallegos

  62. The SNP rs13147758 in the HHIP Gene Is Associated With COPD Susceptibility, Serum, and Sputum Protein Levels in Smokers

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, September 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  63. Participation of HHIP Gene Variants in COPD Susceptibility, Lung Function, and Serum and Sputum Protein Levels in Women Exposed to Biomass-Burning Smoke

    Article • Diagnostics, September 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  64. Lung Microbiome Participation in Local Immune Response Regulation in Respiratory Diseases

    Article • Microorganisms, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  65. Methotrexate and rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, July 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  66. Smoke exposure from chronic biomass burning induces distinct accumulative systemic inflammatory cytokine alterations compared to tobacco smoking in healthy women

    Article • Cytokine, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  67. Anti-Aminoacyl Transfer-RNA-Synthetases (Anti-tRNA) Autoantibodies Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease: Pulmonary Disease Progression has a Persistent Elevation of the Th17 Cytokine Profile

    Article • Journal of Clinical Medicine, May 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  68. HLA in hypersensitivity pneumonitis patients positives to autoantibodies

    Article • European Respiratory Journal, May 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  69. Heterozygous Genotype rs17580 AT (PiS) in SERPINA1 is Associated with COPD Secondary to Biomass-Burning and Tobacco Smoking: A Case–Control and Populational Study

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  70. Single Nucleotide and Copy-Number Variants in IL4 and IL13 Are Not Associated with Asthma Susceptibility or Inflammatory Markers: A Case-Control Study in a Mexican-Mestizo Population

    Article • Diagnostics, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  71. Anti-HLA Class II Antibodies Correlate with C-Reactive Protein Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Associated with Interstitial Lung Disease

    Article • Cells, March 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  72. Genetic variants in IL17A and serum levels of IL-17A are associated with COPD related to tobacco smoking and biomass burning

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Dr. Marco Antonio Ponce-Gallegos

  73. HLA Allele and Haplotype Frequencies in Three Urban Mexican Populations: Genetic Diversity for the Approach of Genomic Medicine

    Article • Diagnostics, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  74. Effect of SNPs in HSP Family Genes, Variation in the mRNA and Intracellular Hsp Levels in COPD Secondary to Tobacco Smoking and Biomass-Burning Smoke

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, January 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  75. IL10 rs1800872 Is Associated with Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Exacerbated Respiratory Disease in Mexican-Mestizo Patients

    Article • Biomolecules, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  76. The VNTR 48 bp Polymorphism in the DRD4 Gene Is Associated with Higher Tobacco Smoking in Male Mexican Mestizo Smokers with and without COPD

    Article • Diagnostics, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  77. Haplotype in SERPINA1 (AAT) Is Associated with Reduced Risk for COPD in a Mexican Mestizo Population

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Dr. Marco Antonio Ponce-Gallegos

  78. Participation of the miR-22-HDAC4-DLCO Axis in Patients with COPD by Tobacco and Biomass

    Article • Biomolecules, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  79. miR-34a in serum is involved in mild-to-moderate COPD in women exposed to biomass smoke

    Article • BMC Pulmonary Medicine, November 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  80. MMP2 Polymorphism Affects Plasma Matrix Metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 Levels, and Correlates with the Decline in Lung Function in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Positive to Autoantibodies Patients.

    Article • Biomolecules, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  81. Evolution of Pulmonary Function in a Cohort of Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease and Positive for Antisynthetase Antibodies

    Article • The Journal of Rheumatology, June 2019, The Journal of Rheumatology

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  82. Corrigendum to “Matrix metalloproteinases participation in the metastatic process and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications in cancer” [Crit. Rev. Oncol. Hematol. 137, May (2019) 57–83]

    Article • Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  83. Data on genotype frequency for SNPs associated to age of smoking onset and successful smoking cessation treatment

    Article • Data in Brief, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  84. Matrix metalloproteinases participation in the metastatic process and their diagnostic and therapeutic applications in cancer

    Article • Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  85. A Mobile Smoking Cessation Intervention for Mexico (Vive sin Tabaco... ¡Decídete!): Single-Arm Pilot Study

    Article • JMIR mhealth and uhealth, April 2019, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  86. Genetic variants as risk factors for cigarette smoking at an early age and relapse to smoking cessation treatment: A pilot study

    Article • Gene, April 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  87. Role of Genetic Susceptibility in Nicotine Addiction and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Article • Revista de Investigación Clínica, February 2019, Publicidad Permanyer, SLU

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  88. Allergic sensitization increases the amount of extracellular ATP hydrolyzed by guinea pig leukocytes

    Article • Purinergic Signalling, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  89. MUC5B Promoter Variant and Rheumatoid Arthritis with Interstitial Lung Disease

    Article • The New England Journal of Medicine and Surgery and the Collateral Branches of Science, December 2018, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM/MMS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  90. Influence of proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms on the risk of COPD and the levels of plasma protein

    Article • Cytokine, November 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  91. A Mobile Smoking Cessation Intervention for Mexico (Vive sin Tabaco... ¡Decídete!): Single-Arm Pilot Study (Preprint)

    Article • October 2018, JMIR Publications Inc.

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  92. Genetic variant in MMP2 increases the risk to develop autoantibodies in patients with Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

    Article • September 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  93. HTR2A genetic variants as risk factors for cigarette smoking at an early age and relapse to smoking cessation treatment.

    Article • September 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  94. HLA class II alleles and haplotypes are associated to the presence autoantibodies and mortality in Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis patients.

    Article • September 2018, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  95. MS4A2-rs573790 Is Associated With Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease: Replicative Study Using a Candidate Gene Strategy

    Article • Frontiers in Genetics, September 2018, Frontiers

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  96. Chronic infection with Mycobacterium lepraemurium induces alterations in the hippocampus associated with memory loss

    Article • Scientific Reports, June 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  97. OP0284 Muc5b promoter variant rs35705950 is a risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis – interstitial lung disease

    Article • June 2018, BMJ

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  98. Prevalence of COPD and respiratory symptoms associated with biomass smoke exposure in a suburban area

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, May 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas

  99. TNF promoter polymorphisms are associated with genetic susceptibility in COPD secondary to tobacco smoking and biomass burning

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, February 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Juan Manuel Reséndiz-Hernández, Edgar Abarca-Rojano, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas

  100. Genetic polymorphisms and their involvement in the regulation of the inflammatory response in asthma and COPD

    Article • Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine, January 2018, Wroclaw Medical University

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  101. Class I HLA alleles are associated with influenza A H1N1 susceptibility.

    Article • Journal of Immunology Research, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, ARUN NARAYANANKUTTY, Juan Manuel Reséndiz-Hernández, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas

  102. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in TNF are associated with susceptibility to aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease but not to cytokine levels: a study in Mexican mestizo population

    Article • Biomarkers in Medicine, December 2017, Future Medicine

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  103. Data on polymorphisms in CYP2A6 associated to risk and predispose to smoking related variables

    Article • Data in Brief, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  104. Physiopathology and genetics in aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease

    Article • Experimental Lung Research, September 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  105. NTPDase activity in circulatory eosinophils from patients with allergic asthma

    Article • September 2017, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  106. Genetic polymorphisms in CYP2A6 are associated with a risk of cigarette smoking and predispose to smoking at younger ages

    Article • Gene, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  107. Comparison of HSP mRNA relative levels in sputum of COPD patients and subjects exposed to wood smoke and/or cigarette smoke

    Article • September 2017, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  108. Heterozygous genotype rs17580 AT (PiS) in SERPINA1 is associated to COPD secondary to biomass and tobacco smoke

    Article • September 2017, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  109. Mediadores de la respuesta inflamatoria en asma y su relación con obesidad

    Article • Revista Alergia México, June 2017, Revista Alergia Mexico

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  110. Participation of Th17 mediators in COPD exacerbations

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2017, Dove Medical Press

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Dr. Marco Antonio Ponce-Gallegos, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas

  111. Polymorphisms in HTR2A and DRD4 Predispose to Smoking and Smoking Quantity

    Article • PLOS One, January 2017, PLOS

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  112. SNPs in NRXN1 and CHRNA5 are associated to smoking and regulation of GABAergic and glutamatergic pathways

    Article • Pharmacogenomics, July 2016, Future Medicine

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  113. Genetic Variants inIL6RandADAM19are Associated with COPD Severity in a Mexican Mestizo Population

    Article • COPD Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, April 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  114. Association of TRPM3 Polymorphism (rs10780946) and Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease (AERD)

    Article • Lung, February 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, ARUN NARAYANANKUTTY

  115. TNF, IL6, and IL1B Polymorphisms Are Associated with Severe Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in the Mexican Population

    Article • PLOS One, December 2015, PLOS

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  116. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease induced by exposure to biomass smoke is associated with a Th2 cytokine production profile

    Article • Clinical Immunology, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  117. Prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in asymptomatic smokers

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, November 2015, Dove Medical Press

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas

  118. Genetic polymorphisms of matrix metalloproteinases and protein levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a Mexican population

    Article • Biomarkers in Medicine, October 2015, Future Medicine

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  119. Genetic variants inNRXN1,CHRNA3,CHRNA5andCHRNB4are associated with smoking and increased consumption of cigarettes per day in a Mexican mestizo population

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  120. TNFpromoter polymorphisms are associated with susceptibility and increased severity in secondary to tobacco and biomass smoke COPD in Mexican population

    Article • September 2015, European Respiratory Society (ERS)

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  121. Identification of genetic variants in the TNF promoter associated with COPD secondary to tobacco smoking and its severity

    Article • International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, June 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Gilberto Vargas-Alarcón, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas

  122. Prevalence of Alpha-1 Antitrypsin High-risk Variants in Mexican Mestizo Population and Their Association With Lung Function Values

    Article • Archivos de Bronconeumología (English Edition), February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  123. Prevalencia de variantes de alto riesgo de alfa-1 antitripsina en población mestiza mexicana y su relación con los valores de la función pulmonar

    Article • Archivos de Bronconeumología (English Edition), February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  124. HLA-A*02:01:01/-B*35:01:01/-C*04:01:01 haplotype associated with lamotrigine-induced maculopapular exanthema in Mexican Mestizo patients

    Article • Pharmacogenomics, November 2014, Future Medicine

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  125. Glucose and glutamine metabolism control by APC and SCF during the G1-to-S phase transition of the cell cycle

    Article • Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  126. Genetic susceptibility to multicase hypersensitivity pneumonitis is associated with the TNF-238 GG genotype of the promoter region and HLA-DRB1*04 bearing HLA haplotypes

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, January 2014, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  127. HLA Class II Alleles in the Otomi Population of the Mezquital Valley: A Genetic Approach to the History of Interethnic Migrations in the Mexican Central Plateau

    Article • Human Biology, January 2014, Wayne State University Press

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  128. Genetic polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor promoter region and susceptibility to develop Hodgkin lymphoma in a Mexican population

    Article • Leukemia & Lymphoma, November 2013, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  129. Biochemical pathogenesis of aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)

    Article • Clinical Biochemistry, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, ARUN NARAYANANKUTTY

  130. Pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus infection and TNF, LTA, IL1B, IL6, IL8, and CCLpolymorphisms in Mexican population: a case–control study

    Article • BMC Infectious Diseases, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  131. 288 IL1B but not IL8 Polymorphisms Are Increased in Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease Patients Versus Aspirin Tolerant Asthmatics

    Article • World Allergy Organization Journal, February 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  132. The IL1B-511 Polymorphism (rs16944 AA Genotype) Is Increased in Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease in Mexican Population

    Article • Journal of Allergy, January 2012, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  133. Sleep, Fatigue, Depression, and Pain in Mexican Women With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: An Exploratory Study

    Article • Hispanic Health Care International, December 2010, Springer Publishing Company

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  134. PSMB8 (LMP7) but not PSMB9 (LMP2) gene polymorphisms are associated to pigeon breeder's hypersensitivity pneumonitis

    Article • Respiratory Medicine, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  135. MICA polymorphisms and decreased expression of the MICA receptor NKG2D contribute to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis susceptibility

    Article • Human Genetics, April 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  136. Major histocompatibility complex and alveolar epithelial apoptosis in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    Article • Human Genetics, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia

  137. Major Histocompatibility Complex and Tumor Necrosis Factor- α Polymorphisms in Pigeon Breeder's Disease

    Article • American Review of Respiratory Disease, June 2001, American Thoracic Society

    Dr. Ramcés Falfán-Valencia