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J Am Med Inform Assoc 10:252-259 doi:10.1197/jamia.M1158
  • Original Investigation

Generating Hypotheses by Discovering Implicit Associations in the Literature: A Case Report of a Search for New Potential Therapeutic Uses for Thalidomide

Table 3

Four Diseases for Which Thalidimide May Be Used*

Disease
Acute pancreatitis
Chronic hepatitis C
H. pylori-induced gastritis
Myasthenia gravis
  • * These diseases have not been associated with thalidomide before, but we uncovered solid bibliographic evidence of an immunologic pathway through Th1/Th2 differentiation which may be affected by thalidomide.

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