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Maternal Serum Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy and Offspring Neurocognitive Development by WHITEHOUSE, Andrew J. O, HOLT, Barbara J, SERRALHA, Michael, HOLT, Patrick G, KUSEL, Merci M. H, HART, Prue H

“…To determine the association between maternal serum 25(OH)-vitamin D concentrations during a critical window of fetal neurodevelopment and behavioral,…”
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Maternal Vitamin D Levels and the Autism Phenotype Among Offspring by Whitehouse, Andrew J. O., Holt, Barbara J., Serralha, Michael, Holt, Patrick G., Hart, Prue H., Kusel, Merci M. H.

“…We tested whether maternal vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy is related to the autism phenotype. Serum 25(OH)-vitamin D concentrations of 929 women were…”
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Early-life respiratory viral infections, atopic sensitization, and risk of subsequent development of persistent asthma by Kusel, Merci M.H., MBBS, PhD, de Klerk, Nicholas H., MSc, PhD, Kebadze, Tatiana, MD, Vohma, Vaike, BSc(Hons), Holt, Patrick G., DSc, Johnston, Sebastian L., MD, PhD, FRCP, Sly, Peter D., MD, FRACP, DSc

“…Background Severe lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and atopic sensitization have been identified as independent risk factors for asthma. Objective The…”
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Low maternal serum vitamin D during pregnancy and the risk for postpartum depression symptoms by Robinson, Monique, Whitehouse, Andrew J. O., Newnham, John P., Gorman, Shelley, Jacoby, Peter, Holt, Barbara J., Serralha, Michael, Tearne, Jessica E., Holt, Pat G., Hart, Prue H., Kusel, Merci M. H.

“…Pregnancy is a time of vulnerability for vitamin D insufficiency, and there is an emerging literature associating low levels of 25(OH)-vitamin D with…”
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Role of respiratory viruses in acute upper and lower respiratory tract illness in the first year of life : A birth cohort study by KUSEL, Merci M. H, DE KLERK, Nicholas H, HOLT, Patrick G, KEBADZE, Tatiana, JOHNSTON, Sebastian L, SLY, Peter D

“…Although acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in early childhood worldwide, little progress has been made in their…”
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Developmental regulation of type 1 and type 3 interferon production and risk for infant infections and asthma development by Holt, Patrick G., Mok, Danny, Panda, Debasis, Renn, Lynnsey, Fabozzi, Giulia, deKlerk, Nick H., Kusel, Merci M.H., Serralha, Michael, Hollams, Elysia M., Holt, Barbara J., Sly, Peter D., Rabin, Ronald L.

“…Virus-associated febrile lower respiratory tract infections (fLRIs) during infancy have been identified as risk factors for persistent wheeze development. We…”
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Atopy, eczema and breast milk fatty acids in a high-risk cohort of children followed from birth to 5 yr by Oddy, Wendy H., Pal, Sebely, Kusel, Merci M. H., Vine, Donna, de Klerk, Nicholas H., Hartmann, Peter, Holt, Patrick G., Sly, Peter D., Burton, Paul R., Stanley, Fiona J., Landau, Louis I.

“…Background: The incidence of atopic diseases such as eczema is increasing in westernized societies. The suggestion that there is a ‘protective’ association…”
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Progressive increase of FcεRI expression across several PBMC subsets is associated with atopy and atopic asthma within school‐aged children by Leffler, Jonatan, Read, James F., Jones, Anya C., Mok, Danny, Hollams, Elysia M., Laing, Ingrid A., Le Souef, Peter N., Sly, Peter D., Kusel, Merci M.H., Klerk, Nicholas H., Bosco, Anthony, Holt, Patrick G., Strickland, Deborah H.

“…Background Antigen‐specific IgE binds the Fcε receptor I (FcεRI) expressed on several types of immune cells, including dendritic cells (DCs). Activation of…”
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Assessment of bronchodilator responsiveness in preschool children using forced oscillations by Thamrin, Cindy, Gangell, Catherine L, Udomittipong, Kanokporn, Kusel, Merci M H, Patterson, Hilary, Fukushima, Takayoshi, Schultz, André, Hall, Graham L, Stick, Stephen M, Sly, Peter D

“…Background: The forced oscillation technique (FOT) requires minimal patient cooperation and is feasible in preschool children. Few data exist on respiratory…”
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Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring eating disorder risk in adolescence by Allen, Karina L., Byrne, Susan M., Kusel, Merci M.H., Hart, Prue H., Whitehouse, Andrew J.O.

“…ABSTRACT Objective To determine if maternal vitamin D concentrations at 18 weeks gestation predict offspring eating disorder risk in adolescence. Method…”
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Anti‐infective proteins in breast milk and asthma‐associated phenotypes during early childhood by Zhang, Guicheng, Lai, Ching Tat, Hartmann, Peter, Oddy, Wendy H., Kusel, Merci M. H., Sly, Peter D., Holt, Patrick G.

“…Background The impact of breast milk feeding on susceptibility to asthma in childhood is highly controversial, due in part to failure of the majority of…”
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Exhaled breath temperature in healthy children is influenced by room temperature and lung volume by Logie, Karla M., Kusel, Merci M.H., Sly, Peter D., Hall, Graham L.

“…Background Exhaled breath temperature (EBT) has been proposed for the non‐invasive assessment of airway inflammation. Previous studies have not examined the…”
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Trajectories of childhood immune development and respiratory health relevant to asthma and allergy by Tang, Howard Hf, Teo, Shu Mei, Belgrave, Danielle Cm, Evans, Michael D, Jackson, Daniel J, Brozynska, Marta, Kusel, Merci Mh, Johnston, Sebastian L, Gern, James E, Lemanske, Robert F, Simpson, Angela, Custovic, Adnan, Sly, Peter D, Holt, Patrick G, Holt, Kathryn E, Inouye, Michael

“…Events in early life contribute to subsequent risk of asthma; however, the causes and trajectories of childhood wheeze are heterogeneous and do not always…”
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Support for 2 variants of eczema by Kusel, Merci M.H., Holt, Patrick G., de Klerk, Nicholas, Sly, Peter D.

“…Studies investigating the natural history and risk factors for eczema have historically considered eczema as a single entity, without regard for the…”
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Management of childhood asthma in Western Australia by Calogero, Claudia, Kusel, Merci MH, Van Bever, Hugo PS, Sly, Peter D

“…Aims:  The study aimed to determine how childhood asthma is managed in Western Australia by general practitioners (GPs) and specialist paediatricians. Methods:…”
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Occurrence and management of acute respiratory illnesses in early childhood by Kusel, Merci MH, De Klerk, Nicholas, Holt, Patrick G, Landau, Louis I, Sly, Peter D

“…Aim:  Acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) impose massive economic burden on health services. The growing costs, limited benefits of pharmacotherapeutic agents,…”
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Respiratory impedance and bronchodilator responsiveness in healthy children aged 2-13 years by Calogero, Claudia, Simpson, Shannon J., Lombardi, Enrico, Parri, Niccolò, Cuomo, Barbara, Palumbo, Massimo, de Martino, Maurizio, Shackleton, Claire, Verheggen, Maureen, Gavidia, Tania, Franklin, Peter J., Kusel, Merci M.H., Park, Judy, Sly, Peter D., Hall, Graham L

“…Background The forced oscillation technique (FOT) can be used in children as young as 2 years of age and in those unable to perform routine spirometry. There…”
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Reply by Kusel, Merci MH, Sly, Peter D, Holt, Patrick G

“…Several studies have reported inverse relationships between larger family size and day-care attendance with hay fever, asthma, and wheezing, and the authors…”
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Occurrence and management of acute respiratory illnesses in early childhood by Merci MH Kusel, Nicholas de Klerk, Patrick G Holt, Landau, Louis I, Sly, Peter D

“…Acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) impose massive economic burden on health services. The growing costs, limited benefits of pharmacotherapeutic agents, and…”
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