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High maternal body mass index (BMI) and smoking during pregnancy are risk factors for child overweight. Maternal smoking tends to reduce her BMI and the association of smoking with child overweight may be confounded by or interacting with maternal ...
Theresia M. Schnurr +5 more
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Multi-gene panel testing for hereditary cancer predisposition in unsolved high-risk breast and ovarian cancer patients. [PDF]
PurposeMany women with an elevated risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer have previously tested negative for pathogenic mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2. Among them, a subset has hereditary susceptibility to cancer and requires further testing.
Adams, Sophie B +8 more
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A continuum of psychosis, one human gene, and not much else - the case for homogeneity [PDF]
The contention of this paper is that psychoses are not a collection of separate and unrelated diseases, but a set of diverse expressions of a single underlying entity.
Crow, Prof TJ
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Genomics knowledge and attitudes among European public health professionals. Results of a cross-sectional survey [PDF]
Background The international public health (PH) community is debating the opportunity to incorporate genomic technologies into PH practice. A survey was conducted to assess attitudes of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) members towards their
Baccolini, V. +10 more
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Investigating the association of rs2910164 with cancer predisposition in an Irish cohort. [PDF]
IntroductionMicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that exert post-transcriptional effects on gene expression by binding with cis-regulatory regions in target messenger RNA (mRNA).
Bell, M +11 more
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Increased risk for other cancers in individuals with Ewing sarcoma and their relatives. [PDF]
BackgroundThere are few reports of the association of other cancers with Ewing sarcoma in patients and their relatives. We use a resource combining statewide genealogy and cancer reporting to provide unbiased risks.MethodsUsing a combined genealogy of 2 ...
Abbott, Diana +9 more
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Genetic predisposition for ovarian cancer development [PDF]
Ovarian cancer is a leading malignancy in the female reproductive system and is responsible for more deaths than any other type of cancer affecting this system. Ovarian cancers can be hereditary or sporadic.
Joksić Ivana +4 more
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Genetic predisposition is an important risk factor for cancer in children and adolescents but detailed associations of individual genetic mutations to childhood cancer are still under intense investigation.
Piedad Alba-Pavón +12 more
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Genetic Predisposition to Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
Background: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), one of the most common diseases of the oral mucosa, is characterized by the formation of painful oral erosions or even ulcers.
P. Bořilová Linhartová +2 more
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Developing synchronous bilateral Wilms tumor suggests an underlying (epi)genetic predisposition. Here, we evaluate this predisposition in 68 patients using whole exome or genome sequencing (n = 85 tumors from 61 patients with matched germline blood DNA),
Andrew J. Murphy +33 more
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