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Chronic Periodontitis Genome-wide Association Studies: Gene-centric and Gene Set Enrichment Analyses by Rhodin, K., Divaris, K., North, K.E., Barros, S.P., Moss, K., Beck, J.D., Offenbacher, S.

“…Recent genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of chronic periodontitis (CP) offer rich data sources for the investigation of candidate genes, functional…”
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Genome-wide Association Study of Periodontal Pathogen Colonization by Divaris, K., Monda, K.L., North, K.E., Olshan, A.F., Lange, E.M., Moss, K., Barros, S.P., Beck, J.D., Offenbacher, S.

“…Pathological shifts of the human microbiome are characteristic of many diseases, including chronic periodontitis. To date, there is limited evidence on host…”
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Development of clinical practice guidelines for allied health and nursing assessment and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Davidson, Z. E., Bray, P., Rose, K., Rodrigues, M. J., Corben, L., North, K. N., Ryan, M. M., Burns, J.

“…To provide evidence-based guidance specific to allied health and nursing practice for the assessment and management of individuals with Duchenne muscular…”
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Calpain cleavage within dysferlin exon 40a releases a synaptotagmin-like module for membrane repair by Redpath, G M I, Woolger, N, Piper, A K, Lemckert, F A, Lek, A, Greer, P A, North, K N, Cooper, S T

“…Dysferlin and calpain are important mediators of the emergency response to repair plasma membrane injury. Our previous research revealed that membrane injury…”
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BMI loci and longitudinal BMI from adolescence to young adulthood in an ethnically diverse cohort by Graff, M, North, K E, Richardson, A S, Young, K L, Mazul, A L, Highland, H M, Mohlke, K L, Lange, L A, Lange, E M, Mullan Harris, K, Gordon-Larsen, P

“…Objective: The association of obesity susceptibility variants with change in body mass index (BMI) across the life course is not well understood. Subjects: In…”
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Chronic Periodontitis Genome-wide Association Study in the Hispanic Community Health Study / Study of Latinos by Sanders, A.E., Sofer, T., Wong, Q., Kerr, K.F., Agler, C., Shaffer, J.R., Beck, J.D., Offenbacher, S., Salazar, C.R., North, K.E., Marazita, M.L., Laurie, C.C., Singer, R.H., Cai, J., Finlayson, T.L., Divaris, K.

“…Chronic periodontitis (CP) has a genetic component, particularly its severe forms. Evidence from genome-wide association studies (GWASs) has highlighted…”
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Cerebrovascular dysplasia in neurofibromatosis type 1 by Cairns, A G, North, K N

“…Objective:To assess the frequency and clinical characteristics of the increasingly recognised complication of cerebrovascular dysplasia in children with…”
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PNPLA3 gene-by-visceral adipose tissue volume interaction and the pathogenesis of fatty liver disease: The NHLBI Family Heart Study by Graff, M, North, K E, Franceschini, N, Reiner, A P, Feitosa, M, Carr, J J, Gordon-Larsen, P, Wojczynski, M K, Borecki, I B

“…BACKGROUND: Fatty liver disease (FLD) is characterized by increased intrahepatic triglyceride content with or without inflammation and is associated with…”
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Cyclooxygenase Polymorphisms and Risk of Cardiovascular Events: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study by Lee, C R, North, K E, Bray, M S, Couper, D J, Heiss, G, Zeldin, D C

“…Cyclooxygenase‐derived prostaglandins modulate cardiovascular disease risk. We genotyped 2212 Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study participants (1,023…”
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A maternal vegetarian diet in pregnancy is associated with hypospadias by North, K., Golding, J.

“…Objective To investigate the possible role of the maternal diet, particularly vegetarianism and consumption of phytoestrogens, in the origin of hypospadias,…”
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A “human knockout” model to investigate the influence of the α-actinin-3 protein on exercise-induced mitochondrial adaptations by Papadimitriou, I. D., Eynon, N., Yan, X., Munson, F., Jacques, M., Kuang, J., Voisin, S., North, K. N., Bishop, D. J.

“…Research in α-actinin-3 knockout mice suggests a novel role for α-actinin-3 as a mediator of cell signalling. We took advantage of naturally-occurring human…”
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Large trans-ethnic meta-analysis identifies AKR1C4 as a novel gene associated with age at menarche by Sarnowski, C, Cousminer, D L, Franceschini, N, Raffield, L M, Jia, G, Fernández-Rhodes, L, Grant, S F A, Hakonarson, H, Lange, L A, Long, J, Sofer, T, Tao, R, Wallace, R B, Wong, Q, Zirpoli, G, Boerwinkle, E, Bradfield, J P, Correa, A, Kooperberg, C L, North, K E, Palmer, J R, Zemel, B S, Zheng, W, Murabito, J M, Lunetta, K L

“…Does the expansion of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to a broader range of ancestries improve the ability to identify and generalise variants…”
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Development and preliminary evaluation of the Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Adult Quality of Life (NF1‐AdQoL) questionnaire by Crawford, H., North, K., Wilson, M. J., Berman, Y., McKelvey‐Martin, V., Morrison, P. J., Fleming, J., Barton, B.

“…Summary Background Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a variable and unpredictable multisystem genetic disorder that predisposes to medical complications,…”
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Exploring the relationship between α-actinin-3 deficiency and obesity in mice and humans by Houweling, P J, Berman, Y D, Turner, N, Quinlan, K G R, Seto, J T, Yang, N, Lek, M, Macarthur, D G, Cooney, G, North, K N

“…Obesity is a worldwide health crisis, and the identification of genetic modifiers of weight gain is crucial in understanding this complex disorder. A common…”
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Importance and challenge of making an early diagnosis in LMNA-related muscular dystrophy by MENEZES, M. P, WADDELL, L. B, HARBORD, M, NORTH, K. N, CLARKE, N. F, EVESSON, F. J, COOPER, S, WEBSTER, R, JONES, K, MOWAT, D, KIERNAN, M. C, JOHNSTON, H. M, CORBETT, A

“…To identify the most useful clinical and histologic markers that facilitate early diagnosis in LMNA-related muscular dystrophy and to assess the usefulness of…”
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Genes and human elite athletic performance by MACARTHUR, Daniel G, NORTH, Kathryn N

“…Physical fitness is a complex phenotype influenced by a myriad of environmental and genetic factors, and variation in human physical performance and athletic…”
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O08 A gene for speed: ACTN3, athletes, evolution and impact on human health by North, K, Danks, D

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Multivariate analysis of diet among three-year-old children and associations with socio-demographic characteristics by NORTH, K, EMMETT, P

“…Study objective: The study of the whole diet in combination rather than the consumption of individual food items or the intake of specific nutrients could be…”
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Genetic determinants of BMI from early childhood to adolescence: the Santiago Longitudinal Study by Justice, A.E., Chittoor, G., Blanco, E., Graff, M., Wang, Y., Albala, C., Santos, J.L., Angel, B., Lozoff, B., Voruganti, V.S., North, K.E., Gahagan, S.

“…Summary Background While the genetic contribution to obesity is well established, few studies have examined how genetic variants influence standardized body…”
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Outcome of noninvasive ventilation in children with neuromuscular disease by YOUNG, H. K, LOWE, A, FITZGERALD, D. A, SETON, C, WATERS, K. A, KENNY, E, HYNAN, L. S, IANNACCONE, S. T, NORTH, K. N, RYAN, M. M

“…To assess the effect of institution of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) on clinical outcome and quality of life (QOL) in a cohort of children with severe…”
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