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Family History of Mental and Neurological Disorders and Risk of Autism

JAMA Network Open, 2019
Key Points Question Is family history of mental and neurological disorders associated with risk of autism spectrum disorders, and does this vary with vs without intellectual disability?
Sherlly Xie, H. Karlsson, C. Dalman, L. Widman, D. Rai, Renee M. Gardner, C. Magnusson, D. Schendel, C. Newschaffer, Brian K. Lee   +9 more
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Association between circulating adiponectin levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Low adiponectin levels in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have been largely attributed to obesity which is common among these patients. In addition, evidence also suggests that low adiponectin in PCOS may be related to insulin resistance (
Khan, Naveed Ali, Mirza, Saeed Mirza, Qureshi, Masood Anwar, Shafique, Kashif, Shaikh, Abdul Rauf   +4 more
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Longevity defined as top 10% survivors and beyond is transmitted as a quantitative genetic trait

Nature Communications, 2019
While human lifespan is only moderately heritable, “getting old” runs in families. Here, van den Berg et al. study mortality data from three-generation cohorts to define a threshold for longevity and find that individuals have an increasing survival ...
Niels van den Berg, Mar Rodríguez-Girondo, Ingrid K. van Dijk, Rick J. Mourits, Kees Mandemakers, Angelique A. P. O. Janssens, Marian Beekman, Ken R. Smith, P. Eline Slagboom   +8 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in the Population at High Risk for Aneurysm in the Rural Areas of Tianjin

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
Although the prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysm (UIA) lies between 2 and 5%, the consequences of aneurysm rupture are fatal. The burden of UIA is considerable in stroke patients. However, the best prevention and management strategy for UIA is
Jie Liu, Jie Liu, Jie Liu, Jie Liu, Xuan Zou, Yan Zhao, Zhangning Jin, Jun Tu, Jun Tu, Jun Tu, Jun Tu, Xianjia Ning, Xianjia Ning, Xianjia Ning, Xianjia Ning, Jidong Li, Jidong Li, Xinyu Yang, Jinghua Wang, Jinghua Wang, Jinghua Wang, Jinghua Wang   +21 more
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Family history and risk of breast cancer: an analysis accounting for family structure

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2017
PurposeFamily history is an important risk factor for breast cancer incidence, but the parameters conventionally used to categorize it are based solely on numbers and/or ages of breast cancer cases in the family and take no account of the size and age ...
Hannah R. Brewer, Michael E. Jones, M. Schoemaker, A. Ashworth, A. Swerdlow   +4 more
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Family history of breast and ovarian cancer and triple negative subtype in hispanic/latina women. [PDF]

, 2014
Familial breast and ovarian cancer prevalence was assessed among 1150 women of Mexican descent enrolled in a case-only, binational breast cancer study. Logistic regression was conducted to compare odds of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to non-TNBC ...
Anderson, Kristin, Bondy, Melissa, Brewster, Abenaa, Daneri-Navarro, Adrian, Gutierrez-Millan, Luis Enrique, Komenaka, Ian K, Madlensky, Lisa, Martin, Lorena, Martínez, María Elena, Meza-Montenegro, Maria Mercedes, Natarajan, Loki, Thompson, Patricia A, Tobias, Malaika, Wertheim, Betsy C   +13 more
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Case–control association mapping by proxy using family history of disease

Nature Genetics, 2017
Collecting cases for case–control genetic association studies can be time-consuming and expensive. In some situations (such as studies of late-onset or rapidly lethal diseases), it may be more practical to identify family members of cases.
J. Liu, Yaniv Erlich, Joseph K. Pickrell
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Challenges and Alternatives to Caribbean Family History and Genealogy: Archives and Sources in Puerto Rico. [PDF]

, 2016
This chapter discusses the state of genealogy in Puerto Rico, particularly regarding sources.
Antonio Sotomayor
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Heart rate recovery in normal and obese males with and without parental history of cardiovascular disease

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
Background: Parental history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and obesity is associated with delayed parasympathetic nervous system reactivation after exercise.
Rahul, Narsingh Verma, Mayank Agarwal, Pravesh Vishwakarma, Arvind Kanchan, Pravesh Kumar   +5 more
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Family and Households in History

American Journal of Islam and Society, 2004
From March 18-20, 2004, the American University in Cairo (AUC) hosted its annual history seminar entitled “Family and Households in History.” Dr. Nelly Hanna, chair of the Arab Studies department, welcomed the participants and audience and explained that
Sherry Gad Elrab
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