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IL-33 drives group 2 innate lymphoid cell-mediated protection during Clostridium difficile infection by Frisbee, Alyse L., Saleh, Mahmoud M., Young, Mary K., Leslie, Jhansi L., Simpson, Morgan E., Abhyankar, Mayuresh M., Cowardin, Carrie A., Ma, Jennie Z., Pramoonjago, Patcharin, Turner, Stephen D., Liou, Alice P., Buonomo, Erica L., Petri, William A.

“…Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ) incidence has tripled over the past 15 years and is attributed to the emergence of hypervirulent strains. While it is…”
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Effect of Age and Dialysis Vintage on Obesity Paradox in Long-term Hemodialysis Patients by Vashistha, Tania, MD, Mehrotra, Rajnish, MD, Park, Jongha, MD, Streja, Elani, MPH, PhD, Dukkipati, Ramnath, MD, Nissenson, Allen R., MD, Ma, Jennie Z., PhD, Kovesdy, Csaba P., MD, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar, MD, MPH, PhD

“…Background In contrast to the general population, higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with greater survival in patients receiving hemodialysis (HD;…”
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A Generalized Combinatorial Approach for Detecting Gene-by-Gene and Gene-by-Environment Interactions with Application to Nicotine Dependence by Lou, Xiang-Yang, Chen, Guo-Bo, Yan, Lei, Ma, Jennie Z., Zhu, Jun, Elston, Robert C., Li, Ming D.

“…The determination of gene-by-gene and gene-by-environment interactions has long been one of the greatest challenges in genetics. The traditional methods are…”
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Nonsterile immunity to cryptosporidiosis in infants is associated with mucosal IgA against the sporozoite and protection from malnutrition by Kabir, Mamun, Alam, Masud, Nayak, Uma, Arju, Tuhinur, Hossain, Biplob, Tarannum, Rubaiya, Khatun, Amena, White, Jennifer A, Ma, Jennie Z, Haque, Rashidul, Petri, Jr, William A, Gilchrist, Carol A

“…We conducted a longitudinal study of cryptosporidiosis from birth to three years of age in an urban slum of Dhaka Bangladesh. Fecal DNA was extracted from…”
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Specific Cryptosporidium antigens associate with reinfection immunity and protection from cryptosporidiosis by Gilchrist, Carol A, Campo, Joseph J, Pablo, Jozelyn V, Ma, Jennie Z, Teng, Andy, Oberai, Amit, Shandling, Adam D, Alam, Masud, Kabir, Mamun, Faruque, A S G, Haque, Rashidul, Petri, Jr, William A

“…There is no vaccine to protect from cryptosporidiosis, a leading cause of diarrhea in infants in low- and middle-income countries. Here, we comprehensively…”
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Environmental Enteropathy, Oral Vaccine Failure and Growth Faltering in Infants in Bangladesh by Naylor, Caitlin, Lu, Miao, Haque, Rashidul, Mondal, Dinesh, Buonomo, Erica, Nayak, Uma, Mychaleckyj, Josyf C., Kirkpatrick, Beth, Colgate, Ross, Carmolli, Marya, Dickson, Dorothy, van der Klis, Fiona, Weldon, William, Steven Oberste, M., Ma, Jennie Z., Petri, William A.

“…Environmental enteropathy (EE) is a subclinical enteric condition found in low-income countries that is characterized by intestinal inflammation, reduced…”
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Natural History of Cryptosporidiosis in a Longitudinal Study of Slum-Dwelling Bangladeshi Children: Association with Severe Malnutrition by Korpe, Poonum S, Haque, Rashidul, Gilchrist, Carol, Valencia, Cristian, Niu, Feiyang, Lu, Miao, Ma, Jennie Z, Petri, Sarah E, Reichman, Daniel, Kabir, Mamun, Duggal, Priya, Petri, Jr, William A

“…Cryptosporidiosis is a common cause of infectious diarrhea in young children worldwide, and is a significant contributor to under-five mortality. Current…”
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The "Performance of Rotavirus and Oral Polio Vaccines in Developing Countries" (PROVIDE) study: description of methods of an interventional study designed to explore complex biologic problems by Kirkpatrick, Beth D, Colgate, E Ross, Mychaleckyj, Josyf C, Haque, Rashidul, Dickson, Dorothy M, Carmolli, Marya P, Nayak, Uma, Taniuchi, Mami, Naylor, Caitlin, Qadri, Firdausi, Ma, Jennie Z, Alam, Masud, Walsh, Mary Claire, Diehl, Sean A, Petri, Jr, William A

“…Oral vaccines appear less effective in children in the developing world. Proposed biologic reasons include concurrent enteric infections, malnutrition, breast…”
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The Relationship of Age, Race, and Ethnicity with Survival in Dialysis Patients by Yan, Guofen, Norris, Keith C, Yu, Alison J, Ma, Jennie Z, Greene, Tom, Yu, Wei, Cheung, Alfred K

“…Reports on the racial and ethnic differences in dialysis patient survival rates have been inconsistent. The literature suggests that these survival differences…”
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Humoral immunity trends in a hemodialysis cohort following SARS‐CoV‐2 mRNA booster: A cohort study by Goggins, Eibhlin, Sharma, Binu, Ma, Jennie Z., Gautam, Jitendra, Bowman, Brendan

“…Background and Aims Patients with end stage kidney disease on hemodialysis are vulnerable to SARS‐CoV‐2 infection. Current guidelines recommend boosters of…”
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Pathobiome driven gut inflammation in Pakistani children with Environmental Enteric Dysfunction by Iqbal, Najeeha T, Syed, Sana, Kabir, Furqan, Jamil, Zehra, Akhund, Tauseef, Qureshi, Shahida, Liu, Jie, Ma, Jennie Z, Guleria, Shan, Gewirtz, Andrew, Duggan, Christopher P, Hughes, Molly A, Sadiq, Kamran, Ali, Asad

“…Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED) is an acquired small intestinal inflammatory condition underlying high rates of stunting in children <5 years of age in…”
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Associations of variants in CHRNA5/A3/B4 gene cluster with smoking behaviors in a Korean population by Li, Ming D, Yoon, Dankyu, Lee, Jong-Young, Han, Bok-Ghee, Niu, Tianhua, Payne, Thomas J, Ma, Jennie Z, Park, Taesung

“…Multiple genome-wide and targeted association studies reveal a significant association of variants in the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 (CHRNA5/A3/B4) gene cluster on…”
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Gut integrity and duodenal enteropathogen burden in undernourished children with environmental enteric dysfunction by Jamil, Zehra, Iqbal, Najeeha Talat, Idress, Romana, Ahmed, Zubair, Sadiq, Kamran, Mallawaarachchi, Indika, Iqbal, Junaid, Syed, Sana, Hotwani, Aneeta, Kabir, Furqan, Ahmed, Kumail, Ahmed, Sheraz, Umrani, Fayaz, Ma, Jennie Z, Aziz, Fatima, Kalam, Adil, Moore, Sean R, Ali, Syed Asad

“…Environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) is a subclinical condition of intestinal inflammation, barrier dysfunction and malabsorption associated with growth…”
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Immune Profiling To Predict Outcome of Clostridioides difficile Infection by Abhyankar, Mayuresh M, Ma, Jennie Z, Scully, Kenneth W, Nafziger, Andrew J, Frisbee, Alyse L, Saleh, Mahmoud M, Madden, Gregory R, Hays, Ann R, Poulter, Mendy, Petri, Jr, William A

“…There is a pressing need for biomarker-based models to predict mortality from and recurrence of infection (CDI). Risk stratification would enable targeted…”
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Long‐term humoral immunity decline in hemodialysis patients following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 vaccination: A cohort study by Goggins, Eibhlin, Sharma, Binu, Ma, Jennie Z., Gautam, Jitendra, Bowman, Brendan

“…Background and Aims Dialysis patients are extremely vulnerable to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) infection with high rates of…”
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Systemic inflammation, enteropathogenic E. Coli, and micronutrient insufficiencies in the first trimester as possible predictors of preterm birth in rural Bangladesh: a prospective study by Gerety, Meghan K, Kim, Debora K, Carpenter, Rebecca M, Ma, Jennie Z, Chisholm, Christian, Taniuchi, Mami, Islam, Md Ohedul, Pholwat, Suporn, Platts-Mills, James A, Siraj, Md Shahjahan, Billah, Sk Masum, Haque, Rashidul, Petri, Jr, William A

“…An incomplete understanding of preterm birth is especially concerning for low-middle income countries, where preterm birth has poorer prognoses. While systemic…”
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Comparative survival of dialysis patients in the United States after coronary angioplasty, coronary artery stenting, and coronary artery bypass surgery and impact of diabetes by HERZOG, Charles A, MA, Jennie Z, COLLINS, Allan J

“…The optimal method of coronary revascularization in dialysis patients is controversial. The purpose of this study was to compare the long-term survival of…”
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SARS‐CoV‐2 booster effect and waning immunity in hemodialysis patients: A cohort study by Goggins, Eibhlin, Sharma, Binu, Ma, Jennie Z., Gautam, Jitendra, Bowman, Brendan

“…INTRODUCTION Patients with end-stage kidney disease on dialysis suffer high morbidity and mortality from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…”
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A meta-analysis of estimated genetic and environmental effects on smoking behavior in male and female adult twins by Li, Ming D., Cheng, Rong, Ma, Jennie Z., Swan, Gary E.

“…ABSTRACT Background  Numerous twin studies on smoking behavior have shown that genetic and environmental factors play significant and approximately equal roles…”
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Prediction of Smoking Behavior From Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms With Machine Learning Approaches by Xu, Yi, Cao, Liyu, Zhao, Xinyi, Yao, Yinghao, Liu, Qiang, Zhang, Bin, Wang, Yan, Mao, Ying, Ma, Yunlong, Ma, Jennie Z., Payne, Thomas J., Li, Ming D., Li, Lanjuan

“…Smoking is a complex behavior with a heritability as high as 50%. Given such a large genetic contribution, it provides an opportunity to prevent those…”
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