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Family history of immune conditions and autism spectrum and developmental disorders: Findings from the study to explore early development by Croen, Lisa A., Qian, Yinge, Ashwood, Paul, Daniels, Julie L, Fallin, Daniele, Schendel, Diana, Schieve, Laura A., Singer, Alison B., Zerbo, Ousseny

“…Numerous studies have reported immune system disturbances in individuals with autism and their family members; however, there is considerable variability in…”
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Parental exposures to occupational asthmagens and risk of autism spectrum disorder in a Danish population-based case-control study by Singer, Alison B, Burstyn, Igor, Thygesen, Malene, Mortensen, Preben Bo, Fallin, M Daniele, Schendel, Diana E

“…Environmental exposures and immune conditions during pregnancy could influence development of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in offspring. However, few studies…”
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An inducible nuclear body in the Drosophila germinal vesicle by Singer, Alison B., Gall, Joseph G.

“…When living egg chambers of Drosophila are isolated in a saline solution and gently squashed between a microscope slide and coverslip, prominent nuclear bodies…”
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Urinary metabolite concentrations of phthalate and plasticizers in infancy and childhood in the UNC baby connectome project by Thistle, Jake E., Liu, Chih-Wei, Rager, Julia E., Singer, Alison B., Chen, Dazhe, Manley, Cherrel K., Piven, Joseph, Gilmore, John H., Keil, Alexander P., Starling, Anne P., Zhu, Hongtu, Lin, Weili, Lu, Kun, Engel, Stephanie M.

“…Existing evidence suggests that exposure to phthalates is higher among younger age groups. However, limited knowledge exists on how phthalate exposure, as well…”
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Oral contraceptive use as a determinant of plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances among women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort (MoBa) study by Rush, Elise L., Singer, Alison B., Longnecker, Matthew P., Haug, Line S., Sabaredzovic, Azemira, Symanski, Elaine, Whitworth, Kristina W.

“…Because oral contraceptives (OC) tends to lessen menstrual fluid loss – a route of excretion for perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) – we hypothesized that such…”
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Menstrual cycle characteristics as determinants of plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort (MoBa study) by Singer, Alison B., Whitworth, Kristina W., Haug, Line S., Sabaredzovic, Azemira, Impinen, Antti, Papadopoulou, Eleni, Longnecker, Matthew P.

“…Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are fluorinated organic compounds that have been used in a variety of industrial and consumer applications. Menstruation is…”
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Prenatal phthalate exposures and child temperament at 12 and 24 months by Singer, Alison B., Wolff, Mary S., Silva, Manori J., Calafat, Antonia M., Engel, Stephanie M.

“…•Prenatal phthalates metabolites were measured in spot urine samples.•Temperament was assessed by parent report at 12- and 24-months.•Prenatal phthalates were…”
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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in Relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) by Singer, Alison B., Aylsworth, Arthur S., Cordero, Christina, Croen, Lisa A., DiGuiseppi, Carolyn, Fallin, M. Daniele, Herring, Amy H., Hooper, Stephen R., Pretzel, Rebecca E., Schieve, Laura A., Windham, Gayle C., Daniels, Julie L.

“…Background Prenatal alcohol exposure can affect neurodevelopment, but few studies have examined associations with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods We…”
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Bayesian Correction for Exposure Misclassification and Evolution of Evidence in Two Studies of the Association Between Maternal Occupational Exposure to Asthmagens and Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Singer, Alison B., Daniele Fallin, M., Burstyn, Igor

“…Purpose of Review Inference in epidemiologic studies is plagued by exposure misclassification. Several methods exist to correct for misclassification error…”
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Maternal Exposure to Occupational Asthmagens During Pregnancy and Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Study to Explore Early Development by Singer, Alison B., Windham, Gayle C., Croen, Lisa A., Daniels, Julie L., Lee, Brian K., Qian, Yinge, Schendel, Diana E., Fallin, M. Daniele, Burstyn, Igor

“…Maternal immune activity has been linked to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We examined maternal occupational exposure to asthma-causing agents…”
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Maternal Plasma Concentrations of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Breastfeeding Duration in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort by Rosen, Emma M, Brantsæter, Anne Lise, Carroll, Rachel, Haug, Line, Singer, Alison B, Zhao, Shanshan, Ferguson, Kelly K

“…Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been widely produced, many of them persist in the environment, and have been associated with various health…”
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Demographic profile of families and children in the Study to Explore Early Development (SEED): Case-control study of autism spectrum disorder by DiGuiseppi, Carolyn G., M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D, Daniels, Julie L., Ph.D, Fallin, Daniele M., Ph.D, Rosenberg, Steven A., Ph.D, Schieve, Laura A., Ph.D, Thomas, Kathleen C., Ph.D, Windham, Gayle C., Ph.D, Goss, Cynthia W., M.A, Soke, Gnakub N., M.D., Ph.D, Currie, Dustin W., M.P.H, Singer, Alison B., Ph.D, Lee, Li-Ching, Ph.D, Bernal, Pilar, Ph.D, Croen, Lisa A., Ph.D, Miller, Lisa A., M.D., M.S.P.H, Pinto-Martin, Jennifer A., Ph.D, Young, Lisa M., M.P.H, Schendel, Diana E., Ph.D

“…Abstract Background The Study to Explore Early Development (SEED) is designed to enhance knowledge of autism spectrum disorder characteristics and etiologies…”
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Beyond Crosswalks: Reliability of Exposure Assessment Following Automated Coding of Free-Text Job Descriptions for Occupational Epidemiology by BURSTYN, Igor, SLUTSKY, Anton, LEE, Derrick G, SINGER, Alison B, YUAN AN, MICHAEL, Yvonne L

“…Epidemiologists typically collect narrative descriptions of occupational histories because these are less prone than self-reported exposures to recall bias of…”
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