Search Results - "Mah, Sarah M."
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Sense of belonging to community and avoidable hospitalization: a population-based cohort study of 456,415 Canadians
Published in Scientific reports (10-09-2024)“…A sense of belonging to a community is a dimension of subjective well-being that is of growing population health interest. We evaluated sex-stratified…”
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The effect of genotype and in utero environment on interindividual variation in neonate DNA methylomes
Published in Genome research (01-07-2014)“…Integrating the genotype with epigenetic marks holds the promise of better understanding the biology that underlies the complex interactions of inherited and…”
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DNA methylation signature of human fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
Published in Epigenetics & chromatin (29-06-2016)“…Prenatal alcohol exposure is the leading preventable cause of behavioral and cognitive deficits, which may affect between 2 and 5 % of children in North…”
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Active living environments, physical activity and premature cardiometabolic mortality in Canada: a nationwide cohort study
Published in BMJ open (20-11-2020)“…ObjectiveTo evaluate sex-specific and age-specific associations of active living environments (ALEs) with premature cardiometabolic…”
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An international comparative study of active living environments and hospitalization for Wales and Canada
Published in SSM - population health (01-06-2022)“…Rationale: Previous studies indicate active living environments (ALEs) are associated with higher physical activity levels across different geographic…”
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Social Cohesion and Community Resilience During COVID-19 and Pandemics: A Rapid Scoping Review to Inform the United Nations Research Roadmap for COVID-19 Recovery
Published in International journal of health services (01-07-2021)“…Shock events uncover deficits in social cohesion and exacerbate existing social inequalities at the household, community, local, regional, and national levels…”
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Worldwide patterns of human epigenetic variation
Published in Nature ecology & evolution (01-10-2017)“…DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification, influenced by both genetic and environmental variation, that plays a key role in transcriptional regulation and…”
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A national cohort study of community belonging and its influence on premature mortality
Published in Journal of epidemiology and community health (1979) (01-04-2024)“…Community belonging, an important constituent of subjective well-being, is an important target for improving population health. Ageing involves transitioning…”
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Epigenetic correlates of neonatal contact in humans
Published in Development and psychopathology (01-12-2017)“…Animal models of early postnatal mother-infant interactions have highlighted the importance of tactile contact for biobehavioral outcomes via the modification…”
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Infinium monkeys: Infinium 450K array for the Cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
Published in G3 : genes - genomes - genetics (01-07-2014)“…The Infinium Human Methylation450 BeadChip Array (Infinium 450K) is a robust and cost-efficient survey of genome-wide DNA methylation patterns. Macaca…”
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Trends in DNA Methylation with Age Replicate Across Diverse Human Populations
Published in Genetics (Austin) (01-07-2017)“…Aging is associated with widespread changes in genome-wide patterns of DNA methylation. Thousands of CpG sites whose tissue-specific methylation levels are…”
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Exploring the use of experimental small area estimates to examine the relationship between individual-level and area-level community belonging and self-rated health
Published in Health reports (01-03-2024)“…Small area estimation refers to statistical modelling procedures that leverage information or "borrow strength" from other sources or variables. This is done…”
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Does living near hospital obscure the association between active living environments and hospitalization?
Published in Health & place (01-05-2022)“…Hospitals tend to be among the destinations that make densely populated, well-connected neighbourhoods more conducive to active living. In this study, we…”
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DNA methylation profiling in human Huntington's disease brain
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-05-2016)“…Despite extensive progress in Huntington's disease (HD) research, very little is known about the association of epigenetic variation and HD pathogenesis in…”
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Overcrowded housing during adolescence and future risk of premature mortality: a 28-year follow-up of 556,191 adolescents from Switzerland
Published in The Lancet regional health. Europe (01-08-2023)“…Few large-scale studies have examined the health impacts of overcrowded housing in European countries. The aim of this study was to assess whether household…”
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A pooling-based approach to mapping genetic variants associated with DNA methylation
Published in Genome research (01-06-2015)“…DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification that plays a key role in gene regulation. Previous studies have investigated its genetic basis by mapping genetic…”
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism influences the association of the methylome with maternal anxiety and neonatal brain volumes
Published in Development and psychopathology (01-02-2015)“…Early life environments interact with genotype to determine stable phenotypic outcomes. Here we examined the influence of a variant in the brain-derived…”
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Comprehensive analysis of mammalian miRNA species and their role in myeloid cells
Published in Blood (22-09-2011)“…Processing of pre-miRNA through Dicer1 generates an miRNA duplex that consists of an miRNA and miRNA* strand. Despite the general view that miRNA*s have no…”
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MicroRNA-223 dose levels fine tune proliferation and differentiation in human cord blood progenitors and acute myeloid leukemia
Published in Experimental hematology (01-10-2015)“…A precise understanding of the role of miR-223 in human hematopoiesis and in the pathogenesis of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is still lacking. By measuring…”
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Prenatal antidepressant exposure associated with CYP2E1 DNA methylation change in neonates
Published in Epigenetics (04-05-2015)“…Some but not all neonates are affected by prenatal exposure to serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SRI) and maternal mood disturbances…”
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