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Reaffirmation of known major genes and the identification of novel candidate genes associated with carcass-related metrics based on whole genome sequence within a large multi-breed cattle population by Purfield, D C, Evans, R D, Berry, D P

“…The high narrow sense heritability of carcass traits suggests that the underlying additive genetic potential of an individual should be strongly correlated…”
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Gene-Panel Sequencing and the Prediction of Breast-Cancer Risk by Easton, Douglas F, Pharoah, Paul D.P, Antoniou, Antonis C, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tavtigian, Sean V, Nathanson, Katherine L, Devilee, Peter, Meindl, Alfons, Couch, Fergus J, Southey, Melissa, Goldgar, David E, Evans, D. Gareth R, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Rahman, Nazneen, Robson, Mark, Domchek, Susan M, Foulkes, William D

“…An international group of cancer geneticists review the level of evidence for the association of gene variants with the risk of breast cancer. It is difficult…”
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A trade-off between plant and soil carbon storage under elevated CO2 by Terrer, C., Phillips, R. P., Hungate, B. A., Rosende, J., Pett-Ridge, J., Craig, M. E., van Groenigen, K. J., Keenan, T. F., Sulman, B. N., Stocker, B. D., Reich, P. B., Pellegrini, A. F. A., Pendall, E., Zhang, H., Evans, R. D., Carrillo, Y., Fisher, J. B., Van Sundert, K., Vicca, Sara, Jackson, R. B.

“…Terrestrial ecosystems remove about 30 per cent of the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emitted by human activities each year 1 , yet the persistence of this carbon sink…”
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Does National Income Inequality Affect Individuals' Quality of Life in Europe? Inequality, Happiness, Finances, and Health by Zagorski, Krzysztof, Evans, Mariah D. R., Kelley, Jonathan, Piotrowska, Katarzyna

“…This paper analyses the effect of income inequality on Europeans' quality of life, specifically on their overall well-being (happiness, life satisfaction), on…”
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Cancer Surveillance in Gorlin Syndrome and Rhabdoid Tumor Predisposition Syndrome by Foulkes, William D, Kamihara, Junne, Evans, D Gareth R, Brugières, Laurence, Bourdeaut, Franck, Molenaar, Jan J, Walsh, Michael F, Brodeur, Garrett M, Diller, Lisa

“…Gorlin syndrome and rhabdoid tumor predisposition syndrome (RTPS) are autosomal dominant syndromes associated with an increased risk of childhood-onset brain…”
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Contralateral mastectomy improves survival in women with BRCA1/2-associated breast cancer by Evans, D. Gareth R., Ingham, Sarah L., Baildam, Andrew, Ross, Gary L., Lalloo, Fiona, Buchan, Iain, Howell, Anthony

“…BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with breast cancer are at high risk of contralateral disease. Such women often elect to have contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy…”
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Mammographic density adds accuracy to both the Tyrer-Cuzick and Gail breast cancer risk models in a prospective UK screening cohort by Brentnall, Adam R, Harkness, Elaine F, Astley, Susan M, Donnelly, Louise S, Stavrinos, Paula, Sampson, Sarah, Fox, Lynne, Sergeant, Jamie C, Harvie, Michelle N, Wilson, Mary, Beetles, Ursula, Gadde, Soujanya, Lim, Yit, Jain, Anil, Bundred, Sara, Barr, Nicola, Reece, Valerie, Howell, Anthony, Cuzick, Jack, Evans, D Gareth R

“…The Predicting Risk of Cancer at Screening study in Manchester, UK, is a prospective study of breast cancer risk estimation. It was designed to assess whether…”
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Cancer Screening Recommendations and Clinical Management of Inherited Gastrointestinal Cancer Syndromes in Childhood by Achatz, Maria Isabel, Porter, Christopher C, Brugières, Laurence, Druker, Harriet, Frebourg, Thierry, Foulkes, William D, Kratz, Christian P, Kuiper, Roland P, Hansford, Jordan R, Hernandez, Hector Salvador, Nathanson, Katherine L, Kohlmann, Wendy K, Doros, Leslie, Onel, Kenan, Schneider, Kami Wolfe, Scollon, Sarah R, Tabori, Uri, Tomlinson, Gail E, Evans, D Gareth R, Plon, Sharon E

“…Hereditary gastrointestinal cancer predisposition syndromes have been well characterized, but management strategies and surveillance remain a major challenge,…”
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Use of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Mammographic Density Plus Classic Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Risk Prediction by van Veen, Elke M, Brentnall, Adam R, Byers, Helen, Harkness, Elaine F, Astley, Susan M, Sampson, Sarah, Howell, Anthony, Newman, William G, Cuzick, Jack, Evans, D Gareth R

“…Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have demonstrated an association with breast cancer susceptibility, but there is limited evidence on how to incorporate…”
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Importance of macroalgal fields as coral reef fish nursery habitat in north-west Australia by Evans, R. D, Wilson, S. K, Field, S. N, Moore, J. A. Y

“…Macroalgal fields are a feature of the shallow tropical benthos, yet their importance for coral reef fish population dynamics remains poorly understood. The…”
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Loss of SUFU Function in Familial Multiple Meningioma by Aavikko, Mervi, Li, Song-Ping, Saarinen, Silva, Alhopuro, Pia, Kaasinen, Eevi, Morgunova, Ekaterina, Li, Yilong, Vesanen, Kari, Smith, Miriam J., Evans, D. Gareth R., Pöyhönen, Minna, Kiuru, Anne, Auvinen, Anssi, Aaltonen, Lauri A., Taipale, Jussi, Vahteristo, Pia

“…Meningiomas are the most common primary tumors of the CNS and account for up to 30% of all CNS tumors. An increased risk of meningiomas has been associated…”
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Immunoglobulin G4-related disease presenting with nephrotic syndrome due to minimal change disease: a case report by Needleman, Amy, Sheaff, Michael, Pepper, Ruth J, Evans, Rhys D R

“…Immunoglobulin G4-related disease is an inflammatory disease affecting multiple organs including the kidney. Immunoglobulin G4-related kidney disease most…”
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Risk-reducing surgery increases survival in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers unaffected at time of family referral by Ingham, Sarah L., Sperrin, Matthew, Baildam, Andrew, Ross, Gary L., Clayton, Richard, Lalloo, Fiona, Buchan, Iain, Howell, Anthony, Evans, D. Gareth R.

“…The aim of this study was to establish if risk-reducing surgery (RRS) increases survival among BRCA1 / 2 carriers without breast/ovarian cancer at the time of…”
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A comparison of the accuracy of film-screen mammography, full-field digital mammography, and digital breast tomosynthesis by Michell, M.J, Iqbal, A, Wasan, R.K, Evans, D.R, Peacock, C, Lawinski, C.P, Douiri, A, Wilson, R, Whelehan, P

“…Aim To measure the change in diagnostic accuracy of conventional film-screen mammography and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) with the addition of digital…”
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Mortality in neurofibromatosis 1: in North West England: an assessment of actuarial survival in a region of the UK since 1989 by EVANS, D. Gareth R, O'HARA, Catherine, WILDING, Anna, INGHAM, Sarah L, HOWARD, Elizabeth, DAWSON, John, MORAN, Anthony, SCOTT-KITCHING, Vilka, HOLT, Felicity, HUSON, Susan M

“…Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a comparatively common autosomal dominant disorder. However, relatively few studies have assessed lifetime risk; and information…”
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Second Primary Tumors in Neurofibromatosis 1 Patients Treated for Optic Glioma: Substantial Risks After Radiotherapy by SHARIF, Saba, FERNER, Rosalie, BIRCH, Jillian M, GILLESPIE, James E, RAO GATTAMANENI, H, BASER, Michael E, EVANS, D. Gareth R

“…Optic pathway gliomas (OPGs) are the most common CNS tumor in neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) patients. We evaluated the long-term risk of second tumors in…”
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Variance components for bovine tuberculosis infection and multi-breed genome-wide association analysis using imputed whole genome sequence data by Ring, S C, Purfield, D C, Good, M, Breslin, P, Ryan, E, Blom, A, Evans, R D, Doherty, M L, Bradley, D G, Berry, D P

“…Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an infectious disease of cattle generally caused by Mycobacterium bovis, a bacterium that can elicit disease humans. Since the…”
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Phenotypic and genetic parameters for different measures of feed efficiency in different breeds of Irish performance-tested beef bulls by Crowley, J.J, McGee, M, Kenny, D.A, Crews, D.H. Jr, Evans, R.D, Berry, D.P

“…No genetic parameters for performance and feed efficiency traits are available for Irish performance-tested bulls. The objective of this study was to determine…”
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Microbial 13C utilization patterns via stable isotope probing of phospholipid biomarkers in Mojave Desert soils exposed to ambient and elevated atmospheric CO2 by JIN, V. L., EVANS, R. D.

“…Changes in plant inputs under changing atmospheric CO2 can be expected to alter the size and/or functional characteristics of soil microbial communities which…”
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Responses of coral reef wrasse assemblages to disturbance and marine reserve protection on the Great Barrier Reef by Lowe, J. R., Williamson, D. H., Ceccarelli, D. M., Evans, R. D., Russ, G. R.

“…Coral reefs are periodically impacted by disturbance events that reduce live coral cover and habitat complexity, with concomitant effects on fish assemblage…”
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