Search Results - "Scurrah, K"

Structural intervention at one bridge decreases the overall jumping suicide rate in Victoria, Australia by Dwyer, J., Spittal, M. J., Scurrah, K., Pirkis, J., Bugeja, L., Clapperton, A.

“…AimsThere is clear evidence that installing safety barriers is effective in preventing jumping suicides from high-risk bridges with only moderate displacement…”
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Etiology of Hypomineralized Second Primary Molars: A Prospective Twin Study by Silva, M.J., Kilpatrick, N.M., Craig, J.M., Manton, D.J., Leong, P., Burgner, D., Scurrah, K.J.

“…The etiology of hypomineralized second primary molars (HSPM) is unclear, but genetic and environmental factors have been proposed. The aim of this study was to…”
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Genetic factors contribute more to hip than knee surgery due to osteoarthritis – a population-based twin registry study of joint arthroplasty by Magnusson, K, Scurrah, K, Ystrom, E, Ørstavik, R.E, Nilsen, T, Steingrímsdóttir, Ó.A, Ferreira, P, Fenstad, A.M, Furnes, O, Hagen, K.B

“…Summary Objective To explore and quantify the relative strengths of the genetic contribution vs the contribution of modifiable environmental factors to severe…”
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A twin study of body mass index and dental caries in childhood by Silva, M. J., Kilpatrick, N. M., Craig, J. M., Manton, D. J., Leong, P., Ho, H., Saffery, R., Burgner, D. P., Scurrah, K. J.

“…Sub-optimal nutrition and dental caries are both common with significant short and long-term implications for child health and development. We applied twin…”
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The Beneficial Effects of Physical Activity: Is It Down to Your Genes? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Twin and Family Studies by Zadro, J. R., Shirley, D., Andrade, T. B., Scurrah, K. J, Bauman, A., Ferreira, P. H.

“…Background There is evidence for considerable heterogeneity in the responsiveness to regular physical activity (PA) which might reflect the influence of…”
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Utilising surface-level data to explore surface, tooth, individual and family influence on the aetiology of hypomineralised second primary molars by Silva, M.J., Zheng, Y., Zaloumis, S., Burgner, D.P., Craig, J.M., Manton, D.J., Kilpatrick, N.M., Scurrah, K.J.

“…Hypomineralised second primary molars (HSPM) are common developmental enamel defects. The aims of this study were to use surface-level data to explore the…”
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Physical activity, body weight and risk of hip and knee arthroplasty due to osteoarthritis – causal inference from the nor-twin OA study by Magnusson, K, Scurrah, K, Ørstavik, R, Nilsen, T, Furnes, O, Hagen, K

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DNA methylation in childhood dental caries and hypomineralization by MJ, Silva, N, Mohandas, JM, Craig, DJ, Manton, R, Saffery, MC, Southey, DP, Burgner, J, Lucas, NM, Kilpatrick, JL, Hopper, KJ, Scurrah, S, Li

“…Objectives: Epigenetic modulation of gene expression may be important in dental conditions, including dental caries and enamel hypomineralisation. The aims of…”
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The association of PTPN22 rs2476601 with juvenile idiopathic arthritis is specific to females by Chiaroni-Clarke, R C, Li, Y R, Munro, J E, Chavez, R A, Scurrah, K J, Pezic, A, Akikusa, J D, Allen, R C, Piper, S E, Becker, M L, Thompson, S D, Lie, B A, Flato, B, Forre, O, Punaro, M, Wise, C, Saffery, R, Finkel, T H, Hakonarson, H, Ponsonby, A-L, Ellis, J A

“…A preponderance of females develop autoimmune disease, including juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), yet the reason for this bias remains elusive. Evidence…”
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Contemporary formulation and distribution practices for cold-filled acid products: Australian industry survey and modeling of published pathogen inactivation data by Chapman, B, Scurrah, K J, Ross, T

“…A survey of 12 Australian manufacturers indicated that mild-tasting acids and preservatives are used to partially replace acetic acid in cold-filled acid…”
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Survey for psychrotrophic bacterial pathogens in minimally processed lettuce by Szabo, E.A., Scurrah, K.J., Burrows, J.M.

“…A total of 120 minimally processed, cut and packaged lettuce samples were purchased from retail supermarkets or provided by a salad production facility over an…”
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Inactivation of Bacillus spores in reconstituted skim milk by combined high pressure and heat treatment by Scurrah, K.J, Robertson, R.E, Craven, H.M, Pearce, L.E, Szabo, E.A

“…To determine the resistance of a variety of Bacillus species spores to a combined high pressure and heat treatment; and to determine the affect of varying…”
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Variance components analysis for pedigree-based censored survival data using generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) and Gibbs sampling in BUGS by Scurrah, Katrina J., Palmer, Lyle J., Burton, Paul R.

“…Complex human diseases are an increasingly important focus of genetic research. Many of the determinants of these diseases are unknown and there is often a…”
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Genome-wide linkage analysis of population variation in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol by HARRAP, Stephen B, WONG, Zilla Y. H, SCURRAH, Katrina J, LAMANTIA, Angela

“…Lower plasma levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are associated with the metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance, obesity, hypertension) and…”
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Association and Linkage for Age at Onset of a Common Oligogenic Disease Using Genetic Variance Component Models by Scurrah, Katrina J., Sheehan, Nuala A., Burton, Paul R.

“…The aims of our analysis were: (1) to investigate association of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and other covariates with age at onset in the simulated…”
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A Genomewide Linkage Study of 1,933 Families Affected by Premature Coronary Artery Disease: The British Heart Foundation (BHF) Family Heart Study by Samani, Nilesh J, Burton, Paul, Mangino, Massimo, Ball, Stephen G, Balmforth, Anthony J, Barrett, Jenny, Bishop, Timothy, Hall, Alistair

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) and its most important complication, myocardial infarction (MI), are the leading cause of premature death in the Western world…”
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Heritability and shared environment estimates for myopia and associated ocular biometric traits : the Genes in Myopia (GEM) family study by CHEN, Christine Yi-Chin, SCURRAH, Katrina Jacqueline, STANKOVICH, Jim, GAROUFALIS, Pam, DIRANI, Mohamed, PERTILE, Kelly Kathleen, RICHARDSON, Andrea Jane, MITCHELL, Paul, BAIRD, Paul Nigel

“…To examine the familial correlations, heritability (h(2)) and common environmental components (c(2)) of myopia and ocular biometric traits (all treated as…”
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Baldness and the androgen receptor : the AR polyglycine repeat polymorphism does not confer susceptibility to androgenetic alopecia by ELLIS, Justine A, SCURRAH, Katrina J, COBB, Joanna E, ZAIOUMIS, Sophie G, DUNCAN, Anna E, HARRAP, Stephen B

“…Androgenetic alopecia, or male pattern baldness, is a complex condition with a strong heritable component. In 2001, we published the first significant evidence…”
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Adjusting for treatment effects in studies of quantitative traits: antihypertensive therapy and systolic blood pressure by Tobin, Martin D., Sheehan, Nuala A., Scurrah, Katrina J., Burton, Paul R.

“…A population‐based study of a quantitative trait may be seriously compromised when the trait is subject to the effects of a treatment. For example, in a…”
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Comprehensive multi-stage linkage analyses identify a locus for adult height on chromosome 3p in a healthy Caucasian population by Ellis, JA, Scurrah, K J, Duncan, A E, Lamantia, A, Byrnes, G B, Harrap, S B

“…There have been a number of genome-wide linkage studies for adult height in recent years. These studies have yielded few well-replicated loci, and none have…”
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