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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background There is a growing appreciation of the importance of health and well‐being and of the complex set of factors, within and outside the workplace, that interact to affect the well‐being of workers. Migrant and seasonal farmworkers experience particular challenges, and measurement of factors that influence their health and well‐being is
Tessa Bonney +3 more
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Workplace benefits such as paid sick leave and employer‐sponsored health insurance influence workers' ability to take time off when ill or injured. We examined whether and to what extent these workplace benefits complement each other in affecting health‐related work absences, and whether associations varied by employment status ...
Jim P. Stimpson +3 more
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Substance use right before or during work (hereinafter, “substance use in the workplace”) poses significant health risks to users, colleagues, and the public in the workplace. However, less clear are figures on recent prevalence, characteristics of those engaging in such behaviors, and variations across occupations.
Sehun Oh +2 more
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Gut Microbiome Pilot Study of Patients With CHARGE Syndrome and Sibling Controls
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Difficulties with feeding and digestion are common in individuals with CHARGE syndrome. Animal models with CHD7 gene variants demonstrate abnormal gut innovation and dysmotility. Our pilot study evaluated whether individuals with CHARGE syndrome have differences in their gut microbiome compared to unaffected siblings.
Emily R. Chedrawe +5 more
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Prader‐Willi syndrome (PWS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder typically caused by large deletions or imprinting defects on chromosome 15q11.2, encompassing multiple genes. While the contribution of individual genes to the PWS phenotype remains unclear, previous studies suggested that isolated deletions of MAGEL2, NDN, and MKRN3, excluding the ...
Jannis Buecking +6 more
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Growth Charts for Children With Beckwith–Wiedemann Spectrum
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Beckwith–Wiedemann spectrum (BWSp) is an overgrowth disorder caused by (epi)genetic alterations in chromosome 11p15. This study aimed to develop BWSp‐specific growth charts and explore genotype/phenotype correlations with respect to growth. Heights, weights, and head circumferences were retrospectively collected from 581 individuals with BWSp ...
Saskia M. Maas +11 more
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Exploring Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Rett Syndrome Using Directed Content Analysis
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT No validated oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQOL) instrument currently exists for those with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and who communicate non‐verbally. This qualitative study aimed to explore the domains that were important to the oral health‐related quality of life in individuals with Rett syndrome (RTT).
Yvonne Yee Lok Lai +4 more
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Perspectives on the Current and Future State of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Genetics
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming numerous aspects of daily life, including clinical practice and biomedical research. In light of this rapid transformation, and in the context of medical genetics, we assembled a group of leaders in the field to respond to the question about how AI is affecting, and especially how AI will ...
Benjamin D. Solomon +20 more
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