Search Results - "Iyengar, Sudha K."
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Genetic evidence for role of carotenoids in age-related macular degeneration in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS)
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (29-01-2014)“…We tested variants in genes related to lutein and zeaxanthin status for association with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in the Carotenoids in…”
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Inhibition of EGF Signaling Protects the Diabetic Retina from Insulin-Induced Vascular Leakage
Published in The American journal of pathology (01-09-2013)“…Diabetes mellitus is a disease with considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Breakdown of the blood–retinal barrier and leakage from the retinal…”
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Five-year progression of unilateral age-related macular degeneration to bilateral involvement: the Three Continent AMD Consortium report
Published in British journal of ophthalmology (01-09-2017)“…To assess the 5-year progression from unilateral to bilateral age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and associated risk factors. Pooled data analyses of three…”
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Joint Associations of Diet, Lifestyle, and Genes with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-11-2015)“…Purpose Unhealthy lifestyles have been associated with increased odds for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Whether this association is modified by…”
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Characterizing the pathogenicity of genetic variants: the consequences of context
Published in Npj genomic medicine (09-01-2024)“…Beyond initial discovery of a pathogenic variant, establishing that a variant is recurrently associated with disease is important for understanding clinical…”
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Genetic determinants of macular pigments in women of the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study
Published in Investigative ophthalmology & visual science (28-03-2013)“…To investigate genetic determinants of macular pigment optical density in women from the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS), an ancillary…”
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Feature-driven classification reveals potential comorbid subtypes within childhood apraxia of speech
Published in BMC pediatrics (13-11-2020)“…Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder with heterogeneous communication and other comorbid manifestations. While previous studies…”
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The Relationship of Cataract and Cataract Extraction to Age-related Macular Degeneration: The Beaver Dam Eye Study
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-08-2012)“…Objective To examine the associations of cataract and cataract surgery with early and late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) over a 20-year interval…”
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Differing roles for TCF4 and COL8A2 in central corneal thickness and fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy
Published in PloS one (23-10-2012)“…Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is the most common late-onset, vision-threatening corneal dystrophy in the United States, affecting about 4% of the…”
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Importance of copy number variants in childhood apraxia of speech and other speech sound disorders
Published in Communications biology (05-10-2024)“…Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a severe and rare form of speech sound disorder (SSD). CAS is typically sporadic, but may segregate in families with…”
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Vitamin D intake and season modify the effects of the GC and CYP2R1 genes on 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations
Published in The Journal of nutrition (01-01-2013)“…Vitamin D deficiency {defined by the blood concentration of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]} has been associated with many adverse health outcomes. Genetic and…”
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EPHA2 is associated with age-related cortical cataract in mice and humans
Published in PLoS genetics (01-07-2009)“…Age-related cataract is a major cause of blindness worldwide, and cortical cataract is the second most prevalent type of age-related cataract. Although a…”
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The Relationship of Atherosclerosis to the 10-Year Cumulative Incidence of Age-related Macular Degeneration: The Beaver Dam Studies
Published in Ophthalmology (Rochester, Minn.) (01-05-2013)“…Objective To describe the relationships of intima–media thickness (IMT), plaque in the carotid artery, angina, myocardial infarction (MI), and stroke to the…”
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Harmonizing the Classification of Age-related Macular Degeneration in the Three-Continent AMD Consortium
Published in Ophthalmic epidemiology (01-02-2014)“…Abstract Purpose: To describe methods to harmonize the classification of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) phenotypes across four population-based cohort…”
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Genome scan of M. tuberculosis infection and disease in Ugandans
Published in PloS one (31-12-2008)“…Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is an enduring public health problem globally, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Several…”
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Mitochondrial DNA variants of respiratory complex I that uniquely characterize haplogroup T2 are associated with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration
Published in PloS one (12-05-2009)“…Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a chronic neurodegenerative and neovascular retinal disease, is the leading cause of blindness in elderly people of…”
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Patterns of risk for diabetic retinopathy in the Mumbai slums: The Aditya Jyot Diabetic Retinopathy in Urban Mumbai Slums Study (AJ-DRUMSS) Report 3
Published in PLOS global public health (2023)“…Diabetes onset precedes diabetic retinopathy (DR) by 5-10 years, but many people with diabetes remain free of this microvascular complication. Our aim was to…”
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CKD Increases the Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Published in Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (01-04-2008)“…Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States and often coexists with chronic kidney disease. Both…”
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A multi-ancestry GWAS of Fuchs corneal dystrophy highlights the contributions of laminins, collagen, and endothelial cell regulation
Published in Communications biology (06-04-2024)“…Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) is a leading indication for corneal transplantation, but its molecular etiology remains poorly understood. We…”
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A translational genomics approach identifies IL10RB as the top candidate gene target for COVID-19 susceptibility
Published in Npj genomic medicine (05-09-2022)“…Recent efforts have identified genetic loci that are associated with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection rates and disease outcome severity…”
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