Search Results - "Santana Rodríguez, R."
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Differential asthma odds following respiratory infection in children from three minority populations
Published in PloS one (05-05-2020)“…Severe early-life respiratory illnesses, particularly those caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human rhinovirus (HRV), are strongly associated…”
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Race and Genetic Ancestry in Medicine — A Time for Reckoning with Racism
Published in The New England journal of medicine (04-02-2021)“…U.S. health inequities won’t be eliminated by abandoning the use of race and ethnicity in research and clinical practice, since these variables capture key…”
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Effect of TiO2 Addition on Mortars: Characterization and Photoactivity
Published in Applied sciences (01-07-2019)“…In this study, mortar specimens were prepared with a cement:sand:water ratio of 1:3:0.5, in accordance with standard EN196-1. Portland CEM I 52.5 R grey (G)…”
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Dual-specificity phosphatase 1 as a pharmacogenetic modifier of inhaled steroid response among asthmatic patients
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-09-2010)“…Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are considered first-line treatment for persistent asthma, yet there is significant variability in treatment…”
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Genome-wide ancestry association testing identifies a common European variant on 6q14.1 as a risk factor for asthma in African American subjects
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-09-2012)“…Background Genetic variants that contribute to asthma susceptibility might be present at varying frequencies in different populations, which is an important…”
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A genome-wide association study of bronchodilator response in Latinos implicates rare variants
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-02-2014)“…Background The primary rescue medication to treat acute asthma exacerbation is the short-acting β2 -adrenergic receptor agonist; however, there is variation in…”
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In utero tobacco smoke exposure, DNA methylation, and asthma in Latino children
Published in Environmental epidemiology (01-06-2019)“…Maternal smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for chronic disease later in life and has been associated with variability of DNA methylation at specific…”
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Differential methylation between ethnic sub-groups reflects the effect of genetic ancestry and environmental exposures
Published in eLife (03-01-2017)“…Populations are often divided categorically into distinct racial/ethnic groups based on social rather than biological constructs. Genetic ancestry has been…”
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ORMDL3 Gene Is Associated with Asthma in Three Ethnically Diverse Populations
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-06-2008)“…Independent replication of genetic associations in complex diseases, particularly in whole-genome association studies, is critical to confirm the association…”
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Genome‐wide association study reveals a novel locus for asthma with severe exacerbations in diverse populations
Published in Pediatric allergy and immunology (01-01-2021)“…Background Severe asthma exacerbations are a major cause of asthma morbidity and increased healthcare costs. Several studies have shown racial and ethnic…”
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Racial/Ethnic‐Specific Differences in the Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroid Use on Bronchodilator Response in Patients With Asthma
Published in Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (01-11-2019)“…American Thoracic Society guidelines recommend inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy, plus a short‐acting bronchodilator, in patients with persistent asthma…”
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A genome-wide study of DNA methylation in white blood cells and asthma in Latino children and youth
Published in Epigenetics (04-05-2021)“…Latinos are heavily affected with childhood asthma. Little is known about epigenetic mechanisms of asthma in Latino youth. We conducted a meta-analysis of two…”
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The landscape of genomic imprinting across diverse adult human tissues
Published in Genome research (01-07-2015)“…Genomic imprinting is an important regulatory mechanism that silences one of the parental copies of a gene. To systematically characterize this phenomenon, we…”
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Early-Life Air Pollution and Asthma Risk in Minority Children: The GALA II and SAGE II Studies
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-08-2013)“…Air pollution is a known asthma trigger and has been associated with short-term asthma symptoms, airway inflammation, decreased lung function, and reduced…”
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Case-control admixture mapping in Latino populations enriches for known asthma-associated genes
Published in Journal of allergy and clinical immunology (01-07-2012)“…Background Polymorphisms in more than 100 genes have been associated with asthma susceptibility, yet much of the heritability remains to be explained. Asthma…”
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The role of LTA4H and ALOX5AP genes in the risk for asthma in Latinos
Published in Clinical and experimental allergy (01-04-2010)“…Summary Background Leukotrienes play an important role in allergic and inflammatory diseases, but reports on the involvement of arachidonate…”
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PAI‐1 gain‐of‐function genotype, factors increasing PAI‐1 levels, and airway obstruction: The GALA II Cohort
Published in Clinical and experimental allergy (01-09-2017)“…Summary Background PAI‐1 gain‐of‐function variants promote airway fibrosis and are associated with asthma and with worse lung function in subjects with asthma…”
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Childhood Obesity and Asthma Control in the GALA II and SAGE II Studies
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (01-04-2013)“…Obesity is associated with increased asthma morbidity, lower drug responsiveness to inhaled corticosteroids, and worse asthma control. However, most prior…”
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Genetic Ancestry to Improve Precision of Race/Ethnicity-based Lung Function Equations in Children
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Race- and Ethnicity-Based Spirometry Reference Equations: Are They Accurate for Genetically Admixed Children?
Published in Chest (01-07-2022)“…Variation in genetic ancestry among genetically admixed racial and ethnic groups may influence the fit of guideline-recommended spirometry reference equations,…”
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