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2. F. Marie Brooker Survey

Author

Brooker, F. Marie, Brooker, F. Marie, Brooker-Burke, Marie, Brooker-Burke, G. H. (Mrs.), Brooker, F. Marie, Brooker, F. Marie, Brooker-Burke, Marie, and Brooker-Burke, G. H. (Mrs.)

Abstract

4 continuous tone images, Responses to survey mailed by the University of Michigan Alumnae Council to women who had attended the University in the period 1870-1924. The survey included information on activities, memories of faculty and college life, descriptions of influence of University on their lives, occupations, public services, etc., (dlps) 8730.0320.001, (voicesdb) 320, https://www.lib.umich.edu/about-us/policies/copyright-policy

3. The Double Chooz antineutrino detectors

Author

H. de Kerret, Y. Abe, C. Aberle, T. Abrahão, J. M. Ahijado, T. Akiri, J. M. Alarcón, J. Alba, H. Almazan, J. C. dos Anjos, S. Appel, F. Ardellier, I. Barabanov, J. C. Barriere, E. Baussan, A. Baxter, I. Bekman, M. Bergevin, A. Bernstein, W. Bertoli, T. J. C. Bezerra, L. Bezrukov, C. Blanco, N. Bleurvacq, E. Blucher, H. Bonet, M. Bongrand, N. S Bowden, T. Brugière, C. Buck, M. Buizza Avanzini, J. Busenitz, A. Cabrera, E. Caden, E. Calvo, L. Camilleri, R. Carr, S. Cazaux, J. M. Cela, M. Cerrada, P. J. Chang, P. Charon, E. Chauveau, P. Chimenti, T. Classen, A. P. Collin, E. Conover, J. M Conrad, S. Cormon, O. Corpace, B. Courty, J. I. Crespo-Anadón, M. Cribier, K. Crum, S. Cuadrado, A. Cucoanes, M. D’Agostino, E. Damon, J. V. Dawson, S. Dazeley, M. Dierckxsens, D. Dietrich, Z. Djurcic, F. Dorigo, M. Dracos, V. Durand, Y. Efremeko, M. Elnimr, A. Etenko, E. Falk, M. Fallot, M. Fechner, J. Felde, S. M. Fernandes, C. Fernández-Bedoya, D. Francia, D. Franco, V. Fischer, A. J. Franke, M. Franke, H. Furuta, F. Garcia, J. Garcia, I. Gil-Botella, L. Giot, A. Givaudan, M. Göger-Neff, H. Gomez, L. F. G. Gonzalez, L. Goodenough, M. C. Goodman, J. Goon, B. Gramlich, D. Greiner, A. Guertin, B. Guillon, S. M. Habib, Y. Haddad, T. Hara, F. X. Hartmann, J. Hartnell, J. Haser, A. Hatzikoutelis, D. Hellwig, S. Hervé, R. Hofacker, G. Horton-Smith, A. Hourlier, M. Ishitsuka, K. Jänner, S. Jiménez, J. Jochum, C. Jollet, F. Kaether, K. Kale, L. Kalousis, Y. Kamyshkov, M. Kaneda, D. M. Kaplan, M. Karakac, T. Kawasaki, E. Kemp, Y. Kibe, T. Kirchner, T. Konno, D. Kryn, T. Kutter, M. Kuze, T. Lachenmaier, C. E. Lane, C. Langbrandtner, T. Lasserre, C. Lastoria, L. Latron, C. Leonardo, A. Letourneau, D. Lhuillier, H. P. Lima, M. Lindner, J. M. López-Castaño, J. M. LoSecco, B. Lubsandorzhiev, S. Lucht, J. Maeda, C. N. Maesano, C. Mariani, J. Maricic, F. Marie, J. J. Martinez, J. Martino, T. Matsubara, D. McKee, F. Meigner, G. Mention, A. Meregaglia, J. P. Meyer, T. Miletic, R. Milincic, J. F. Millot, A. Minotti, V. Mirones, H. Miyata, Th. A. Mueller, Y. Nagasaka, K. Nakajima, D. Navas-Nicolás, Y. Nikitenko, P. Novella, L. Oberauer, M. Obolensky, A. Onillon, A. Oralbaev, I. Ostrovskiy, C. Palomares, S. J. M. Peeters, I. M. Pepe, S. Perasso, P. Perrin, P. Pfahler, A. Porta, G. Pronost, J. C. Puras, R. Quéval, J. L. Ramirez, J. Reichenbacher, B. Reinhold, M. Reissfelder, A. Remoto, D. Reyna, I. Rodriguez, M. Röhling, R. Roncin, N. Rudolf, B. Rybolt, Y. Sakamoto, R. Santorelli, F. Sato, U. Schwan, S. Schönert, S. Schoppmann, L. Scola, M. Settimo, M. A. Shaevitz, R. Sharankova, V. Sibille, J.-L. Sida, V. Sinev, D. Shrestha, M. Skorokhvatov, P. Soldin, J. Spitz, A. Stahl, I. Stancu, P. Starzynski, M. R. Stock, L. F. F. Stokes, M. Strait, A. Stüken, F. Suekane, S. Sukhotin, T. Sumiyoshi, Y. Sun, Z. Sun, R. Svoboda, H. Tabata, N. Tamura, K. Terao, A. Tonazzo, F. Toral, M. Toups, H. Trinh Thi, F. Valdivia, G. Valdiviesso, N. Vassilopoulos, A. Verdugo, C. Veyssiere, B. Viaud, D. Vignaud, M. Vivier, S. Wagner, C. Wiebusch, B. White, L. Winslow, M. Worcester, M. Wurm, J. Wurtz, G. Yang, J. Yáñez, F. Yermia, and K. Zbiri

Subjects
Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract

Abstract This article describes the setup and performance of the near and far detectors in the Double Chooz experiment. The electron antineutrinos of the Chooz nuclear power plant were measured in two identically designed detectors with different average baselines of about 400 m and 1050 m from the two reactor cores. Over many years of data taking the neutrino signals were extracted from interactions in the detectors with the goal of measuring a fundamental parameter in the context of neutrino oscillation, the mixing angle $$\theta _{13}$$ θ 13 . The central part of the Double Chooz detectors was a main detector comprising four cylindrical volumes filled with organic liquids. From the inside towards the outside there were volumes containing gadolinium-loaded scintillator, gadolinium-free scintillator, a buffer oil and, optically separated, another liquid scintillator acting as veto system. Above this main detector an additional outer veto system using plastic scintillator strips was installed. The technologies developed in Double Chooz were inspiration for several other antineutrino detectors in the field. The detector design allowed implementation of efficient background rejection techniques including use of pulse shape information provided by the data acquisition system. The Double Chooz detectors featured remarkable stability, in particular for the detected photons, as well as high radiopurity of the detector components.

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2022
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4. Real-time vision-based control of industrial manipulators for layer-width setting in concrete 3D printing applications

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E. Shojaei Barjuei, E. Courteille, D. Rangeard, F. Marie, and A. Perrot

Subjects
Robotic concrete 3D printing, Extrusion-based additive manufacturing, Real-time vision-based control, Edge detection algorithm, Layer-width setting, Industrial engineering. Management engineering, T55.4-60.8
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In this paper, to have control over geometry specifications of rectangular bar-shaped layers in a robotic concrete 3D printing process, a real-time vision-based control framework is developed and proposed. The proposed control system is able to set the layer-width by automatically adjusting the velocity of an industrial manipulator during the 3D printing process of concrete based materials relying on a vision system feedback. Initially, details related to the control system, vision and processing units, and robotic platform are discussed. In continue, technical descriptions related to the printhead design, conversion process from a digital 3D drawing model to numerical motion control commands of an industrial manipulator and building material used in this work are reported. The reliability and responsiveness of the developed system is then evaluated through experimental tests by printing several single bar-shaped layers with different wideness by means of an unique printhead geometry and also by printing two layers with the same dimension centrally above another. Overall, the high accuracy and responsiveness of the developed system demonstrate a great potential for real-time vision-based control of industrial manipulators for layer-width setting in concrete 3D printing applications.

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2022
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20. Meeting the Informal Learning Challenges of the Free Agent Learner: Drawing Insights from Research-Based Lessons Learned. Innovative Session 1. [Concurrent Innovative Session at AHRD Annual Conference, 2000.]

Author

Marsick, Victoria J., Volpe, F. Marie, Brooks, Ann, Cseh, Maria, Lovin, Barbara Keelor, Vernon, Sally, Watkins, Karen E., and Ziegler, Mary

Abstract

The concept of the free agent learner, which has roots in self-directed and informal learning theory, has recently emerged as a factor important to attracting, developing, and keeping knowledge workers. The literature on free agent learning holds important lessons for today's free agent learners, human resource developers, and work organizations. Self-directed learning occurs on a just-in-time basis in response to strongly felt challenges situated within highly relevant contexts. At least theoretically, free agent learners are highly self-directed in their learning. Organizations employing knowledge workers have generally changed the nature of the psychological contract between free agent learners and the organization; however, they have not always adjusted systems, rewards, and cultures to support proactive, free agent learners. Organizations that want to keep free agent learners motivated and engaged must take the following steps: make time and space for learning; provide mechanisms for continual scanning of the environment; stimulate heightened awareness around learning; build programs around goals and turning points; provide opportunities for reflection in action; and work around problems engendered by climates that are often riddled with a lack of trust and high rewards for individual achievement at the expense of others with whom employees should be collaborating. (Contains 41 references.) (MN)

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2000

21. AMONG CANADIAN SETTLERS

Author

Imandt, F. Marie

Subjects
Alberta -- Description and travel -- History, Women journalists -- Travel, Women, Universities and colleges, Journalists, History
Abstract

Introduction - In 1894, two Scottish journalists, Franziska Marie Imandt and Elizabeth Maxwell, were sent by the Dundee Courier on a tour 'to obtain full and accurate information as to [...]

Published
2019

26. Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of gestational diabetes mellitus highlights genetic links with type 2 diabetes

Author

Pervjakova, N. (Natalia), Moen, G.-H. (Gunn-Helen), Borges, M.-C. (Maria-Carolina), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Cook, J. P. (James P.), Allard, C. (Catherine), Beaumont, R. N. (Robin N.), Canouil, M. (Mickael), Hatem, G. (Gad), Heiskala, A. (Anni), Joensuu, A. (Anni), Karhunen, V. (Ville), Kwak, S. H. (Soo Heon), Lin, F. T. (Frederick T. J.), Liu, J. (Jun), Rifas-Shiman, S. (Sheryl), Tam, C. H. (Claudia H.), Tam, W. H. (Wing Hung), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Andrew, T. (Toby), Auvinen, J. (Juha), Bhowmik, B. (Bishwajit), Bonnefond, A. (Amelie), Delahaye, F. (Fabien), Demirkan, A. (Ayse), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Haller-Kikkatalo, K. (Kadri), Hardardottir, H. (Hildur), Hummel, S. (Sandra), Hussain, A. (Akhtar), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Keikkala, E. (Elina), Khamis, A. (Amna), Lahti, J. (Jari), Lekva, T. (Tove), Mustaniemi, S. (Sanna), Sommer, C. (Christine), Tagoma, A. (Aili), Tzala, E. (Evangelia), Uibo, R. (Raivo), Vääräsmäki, M. (Marja), Villa, P. M. (Pia M.), Birkeland, K. I. (Kare, I), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Duijn, C. M. (Cornelia M.), Finer, S. (Sarah), Groop, L. (Leif), Hamalainen, E. (Esa), Hayes, G. M. (Geoffrey M.), Hitman, G. A. (Graham A.), Jang, H. C. (Hak C.), Järvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Jenum, A. K. (Anne Karen), Laivuori, H. (Hannele), Ma, R. C. (Ronald C.), Melander, O. (Olle), Oken, E. (Emily), Park, K. S. (Kyong Soo), Perron, P. (Patrice), Prasad, R. B. (Rashmi B.), Qvigstad, E. (Elisabeth), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Stefansson, K. (Kari), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Tuomi, T. (Tiinamaija), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Franks, P. W. (Paul W.), McCarthy, M. I. (Mark, I), Lindgren, C. M. (Cecilia M.), Freathy, R. M. (Rachel M.), Lawlor, D. A. (Deborah A.), Morris, A. P. (Andrew P.), Magi, R. (Reedik), Pervjakova, N. (Natalia), Moen, G.-H. (Gunn-Helen), Borges, M.-C. (Maria-Carolina), Ferreira, T. (Teresa), Cook, J. P. (James P.), Allard, C. (Catherine), Beaumont, R. N. (Robin N.), Canouil, M. (Mickael), Hatem, G. (Gad), Heiskala, A. (Anni), Joensuu, A. (Anni), Karhunen, V. (Ville), Kwak, S. H. (Soo Heon), Lin, F. T. (Frederick T. J.), Liu, J. (Jun), Rifas-Shiman, S. (Sheryl), Tam, C. H. (Claudia H.), Tam, W. H. (Wing Hung), Thorleifsson, G. (Gudmar), Andrew, T. (Toby), Auvinen, J. (Juha), Bhowmik, B. (Bishwajit), Bonnefond, A. (Amelie), Delahaye, F. (Fabien), Demirkan, A. (Ayse), Froguel, P. (Philippe), Haller-Kikkatalo, K. (Kadri), Hardardottir, H. (Hildur), Hummel, S. (Sandra), Hussain, A. (Akhtar), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Keikkala, E. (Elina), Khamis, A. (Amna), Lahti, J. (Jari), Lekva, T. (Tove), Mustaniemi, S. (Sanna), Sommer, C. (Christine), Tagoma, A. (Aili), Tzala, E. (Evangelia), Uibo, R. (Raivo), Vääräsmäki, M. (Marja), Villa, P. M. (Pia M.), Birkeland, K. I. (Kare, I), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Duijn, C. M. (Cornelia M.), Finer, S. (Sarah), Groop, L. (Leif), Hamalainen, E. (Esa), Hayes, G. M. (Geoffrey M.), Hitman, G. A. (Graham A.), Jang, H. C. (Hak C.), Järvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Jenum, A. K. (Anne Karen), Laivuori, H. (Hannele), Ma, R. C. (Ronald C.), Melander, O. (Olle), Oken, E. (Emily), Park, K. S. (Kyong Soo), Perron, P. (Patrice), Prasad, R. B. (Rashmi B.), Qvigstad, E. (Elisabeth), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Stefansson, K. (Kari), Steinthorsdottir, V. (Valgerdur), Tuomi, T. (Tiinamaija), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Franks, P. W. (Paul W.), McCarthy, M. I. (Mark, I), Lindgren, C. M. (Cecilia M.), Freathy, R. M. (Rachel M.), Lawlor, D. A. (Deborah A.), Morris, A. P. (Andrew P.), and Magi, R. (Reedik)

Abstract

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with increased risk of pregnancy complications and adverse perinatal outcomes. GDM often reoccurs and is associated with increased risk of subsequent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes (T2D). To improve our understanding of the aetiological factors and molecular processes driving the occurrence of GDM, including the extent to which these overlap with T2D pathophysiology, the GENetics of Diabetes In Pregnancy Consortium assembled genome-wide association studies of diverse ancestry in a total of 5485 women with GDM and 347 856 without GDM. Through multi-ancestry meta-analysis, we identified five loci with genome-wide significant association (P < 5 x 10-8) with GDM, mapping to/near MTNR1B (P = 4.3 x 10-54), TCF7L2 (P = 4.0 x 10-16), CDKAL1 (P = 1.6 x 10-14), CDKN2A-CDKN2B (P = 4.1 x 10-9) and HKDC1 (P = 2.9 x 10-8). Multiple lines of evidence pointed to the shared pathophysiology of GDM and T2D: (i) four of the five GDM loci (not HKDC1) have been previously reported at genome-wide significance for T2D; (ii) significant enrichment for associations with GDM at previously reported T2D loci; (iii) strong genetic correlation between GDM and T2D and (iv) enrichment of GDM associations mapping to genomic annotations in diabetes-relevant tissues and transcription factor binding sites. Mendelian randomization analyses demonstrated significant causal association (5% false discovery rate) of higher body mass index on increased GDM risk. Our results provide support for the hypothesis that GDM and T2D are part of the same underlying pathology but that, as exemplified by the HKDC1 locus, there are genetic determinants of GDM that are specific to glucose regulation in pregnancy.

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2022

29. Prospective Neurocognitive Functions of Patients Treated With Concurrent Nivolumab and Stereotactic Brain Radiosurgery for NSCLC and RCC Brain Metastases

Author

Laurence Masson-Côté, Olivier Boucher, Valerie Panet-Raymond, Cynthia Ménard, Philip Wong, F Marie, David Roberge, Michel Pavic, S. Owen, Bertrand Routy, Normand Blais, Marc-Emile Plourde, Giuseppina Laura Masucci, and Mustapha Tehfe

Subjects
Oncology, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, Radiation, business.industry, medicine.medical_treatment, Trail Making Test, Neuropsychology, Abscopal effect, Verbal learning, Radiosurgery, Internal medicine, medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Cumulative incidence, Nivolumab, business, Neurocognitive
Abstract

Purpose/objective(s) Previous studies have suggested activity of anti-PD1 antibodies against brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and renal cell cancer (RCC). Our investigator-initiated phase 2 trial examined the neuropsychological effect of combining nivolumab with radiosurgery (SRS) in the treatment of patients with brain metastases from NSCLC and RCC. Materials/methods This is a multicenter open-label trial (NCT02978404) in which patients diagnosed with NSCLC or RCC, having ≤ 10 cc of un-irradiated brain metastases, no prior whole brain radiotherapy and no prior immunotherapy were eligible. Study treatment commenced with a dose of nivolumab (240mg or 480mg IV), which was continued until progression for up to 2 years at bi-weekly or monthly intervals. SRS (15-21 Gy) to all visible un-irradiated brain lesions was administered within 14 days of the first dose of nivolumab (cycle 1). Patients were followed by brain MRI and CT scans of the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Neurocognitive assessment was performed using the Hopkins verbal learning test-revised (HVLT-R), the Trail Making Test (TMT) and the Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWA) RESULTS: 26 study patients (22 NSCLC and 4 RCC) were enrolled between Aug 2017 and January 2020. Patients had a median of 2 (1-9) brain metastases treated with SRS. The median diagnosis-specific graded prognostic assessment (GPA) score was 2 (1-3). Forty-two percent of the patients had received prior cytotoxic chemotherapy, and 1 patient had received prior brain SRS. PD-L1 status was known for 21 of the 22 NSCLC patients (12 with ≥50% PD-L1 expression (DAKO 22C3)). Median icPFS was 5.0 months (6 intracranial progressions and 9 deaths without progression in the brain). Accounting for death as a competing risk, the 1-year cumulative incidence of intracranial relapse was 20%, whereas the rate of extracranial relapse was 48.3% at 1-year. Median overall survival was 14 months. Neuropsychological evaluation was completed in 16 and 9 patients at 3 and 6-month follow-up, respectively. Median age of the 16 patients was 63 (46-77). At 3 months follow up, there was no significant difference on the patient's mean performance in any of the neurocognitive assessments; a deterioration of ≥1 standard deviation in at least 1 assessment from baseline was observed in 8 (50%) patients. At 6 months, participants significantly improved on the TMT- Parts A (P = 0.04) and Parts B (P = 0.03). Conclusion Neurocognitive assessments suggest that upfront SRS concurrent with nivolumab PD1 inhibition is safe. Patient neurocognitive function showed potential improvements in patients able to complete 6-month assessments. A potential synergy between nivolumab and SRS loco-regionally within the brain may be present, leading to high intracranial control. However, the high rate of extracranial progression does not suggest an abscopal effect triggered by SRS during nivolumab. Author disclosure G.L. Masucci: Research Grant; BMS.O. Boucher: None. F. Marie: None. M. Plourde: None. V. Panet-Raymond: None. M. Pavic: None. S. Owen: None. L. Masson-Cote: None. C. Menard: Research Grant; Siemens Healthcare, Philips, Progenics, Varian. B. Routy: None. M. Tehfe: None. N. Blais: consultant; BMS.D. Roberge: Independent Contractor; CHUM, CDL Proton Therapy. Research Grant; Elekta. Honoraria; BrainLab, Varian Medical Systems, Siemens Medical Systems, EMD Serono, recordati. In-kind Donation; Accuray. ownership stake; afx, croton healthcare. P. Wong: Research Grant; BMS, AstraZeneca, NexPlasmaGen. Advisory Board; BMS, AstraZeneca. Travel Expenses; BMS, AstraZeneca.

Published
2021

32. Additional file 1 of Mediterranean diet and depression: a population-based cohort study

Author

Yin, Weiyao, L��f, Marie, Chen, Ruoqing, Hultman, Christina M., Fang, Fang, and Sandin, Sven

Abstract

Additional file 1 Fig. S1 The Women���s Lifestyle and Health Cohort. Fig. S2 The robustness of the adherence score of Mediterranean dietary pattern. Fig. S3 Test of assumption of proportional hazards by the standardized Schoenfeld residuals. Table S1 Baseline characteristics of women excluded due to missing value on main covariates by adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern. Table S2 The association between adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern and the risk of depression (excluding the first 2 or 5 years of follow-up). Table S3 The association between adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern and the risk of depression adjusted for history of other psychiatric disorder. Table S4 The association between adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern and the risk of depression among women without psychiatric history. Table S5 The association between adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern (based on red and processed meat) and the risk of depression. Table S6 The consumption of different components and their correlations with the score of Mediterranean dietary pattern. Table S7 The age specific analysis over the first 10 years and the second 10 years of follow-up.

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2021
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33. DNA methylation of blood cells is associated with prevalent type 2 diabetes in a meta-analysis of four European cohorts

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Juvinao-Quintero, D.L. (Diana L.), Marioni, R.E. (Riccardo), Ochoa Rosales, C.P. (Carolina), Russ, T.C. (Tom C.), Deary, I.J. (Ian), Meurs, J.B.J. (Joyce) van, Voortman, R.G. (Trudy), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Sharp, G.C. (Gemma C.), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), Elliott, H.R. (Hannah R.), Juvinao-Quintero, D.L. (Diana L.), Marioni, R.E. (Riccardo), Ochoa Rosales, C.P. (Carolina), Russ, T.C. (Tom C.), Deary, I.J. (Ian), Meurs, J.B.J. (Joyce) van, Voortman, R.G. (Trudy), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Sharp, G.C. (Gemma C.), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), and Elliott, H.R. (Hannah R.)

Abstract

Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a heterogeneous disease with well-known genetic and environmental risk factors contributing to its prevalence. Epigenetic mech

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2021
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34. Maternal anxiety during pregnancy and newborn epigenome-wide DNA methylation

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Sammallahti, S. (Sara), Cortes Hidalgo, A. P. (Andrea P.), Tuominen, S. (Samuli), Malmberg, A. (Anni), Mulder, R. H. (Rosa H.), Brunst, K. J. (Kelly J.), Alemany, S. (Silvia), McBride, N. S. (Nancy S.), Yousefi, P. (Paul), Heiss, J. A. (Jonathan A.), McRae, N. (Nia), Page, C. M. (Christian M.), Jin, J. (Jianping), Pesce, G. (Giancarlo), Caramaschi, D. (Doretta), Rifas-Shiman, S. L. (Sheryl L.), Koen, N. (Nastassja), Adams, C. D. (Charleen D.), Magnus, M. C. (Maria C.), Baiz, N. (Nour), Ratanatharathorn, A. (Andrew), Czamara, D. (Darina), Haberg, S. E. (Siri E.), Colicino, E. (Elena), Baccarelli, A. A. (Andrea A.), Cardenas, A. (Andres), DeMeo, D. L. (Dawn L.), Lawlor, D. A. (Deborah A.), Relton, C. L. (Caroline L.), Felix, J. F. (Janine F.), van IJzendoorn, M. H. (Marinus H.), Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (Marian J.), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Sunyer, J. (Jordi), Sharp, G. C. (Gemma C.), Houtepen, L. C. (Lotte C.), Nohr, E. A. (Ellen A.), Sorensen, T. I. (Thorkild I. A.), Tellez-Rojo, M. M. (Martha M.), Wright, R. O. (Robert O.), Annesi-Maesano, I. (Isabella), Wright, J. (John), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Wright, R. J. (Rosalind J.), Zar, H. J. (Heather J.), Stein, D. J. (Dan J.), London, S. J. (Stephanie J.), Cecil, C. A. (Charlotte A. M.), Tiemeier, H. (Henning), Lahti, J. (Jari), Sammallahti, S. (Sara), Cortes Hidalgo, A. P. (Andrea P.), Tuominen, S. (Samuli), Malmberg, A. (Anni), Mulder, R. H. (Rosa H.), Brunst, K. J. (Kelly J.), Alemany, S. (Silvia), McBride, N. S. (Nancy S.), Yousefi, P. (Paul), Heiss, J. A. (Jonathan A.), McRae, N. (Nia), Page, C. M. (Christian M.), Jin, J. (Jianping), Pesce, G. (Giancarlo), Caramaschi, D. (Doretta), Rifas-Shiman, S. L. (Sheryl L.), Koen, N. (Nastassja), Adams, C. D. (Charleen D.), Magnus, M. C. (Maria C.), Baiz, N. (Nour), Ratanatharathorn, A. (Andrew), Czamara, D. (Darina), Haberg, S. E. (Siri E.), Colicino, E. (Elena), Baccarelli, A. A. (Andrea A.), Cardenas, A. (Andres), DeMeo, D. L. (Dawn L.), Lawlor, D. A. (Deborah A.), Relton, C. L. (Caroline L.), Felix, J. F. (Janine F.), van IJzendoorn, M. H. (Marinus H.), Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (Marian J.), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Sunyer, J. (Jordi), Sharp, G. C. (Gemma C.), Houtepen, L. C. (Lotte C.), Nohr, E. A. (Ellen A.), Sorensen, T. I. (Thorkild I. A.), Tellez-Rojo, M. M. (Martha M.), Wright, R. O. (Robert O.), Annesi-Maesano, I. (Isabella), Wright, J. (John), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Wright, R. J. (Rosalind J.), Zar, H. J. (Heather J.), Stein, D. J. (Dan J.), London, S. J. (Stephanie J.), Cecil, C. A. (Charlotte A. M.), Tiemeier, H. (Henning), and Lahti, J. (Jari)

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Maternal anxiety during pregnancy is associated with adverse foetal, neonatal, and child outcomes, but biological mechanisms remain unclear. Altered foetal DNA methylation (DNAm) has been proposed as a potential underlying mechanism. In the current study, we performed a meta-analysis to examine the associations between maternal anxiety, measured prospectively during pregnancy, and genome-wide DNAm from umbilical cord blood. Sixteen non-overlapping cohorts from 12 independent longitudinal studies of the Pregnancy And Childhood Epigenetics Consortium participated, resulting in a combined dataset of 7243 mother-child dyads. We examined prenatal anxiety in relation to genome-wide DNAm and differentially methylated regions. We observed no association between the general symptoms of anxiety during pregnancy or pregnancy-related anxiety, and DNAm at any of the CpG sites, after multiple-testing correction. Furthermore, we identify no differentially methylated regions associated with maternal anxiety. At the cohort-level, of the 21 associations observed in individual cohorts, none replicated consistently in the other cohorts. In conclusion, contrary to some previous studies proposing cord blood DNAm as a promising potential mechanism explaining the link between maternal anxiety during pregnancy and adverse outcomes in offspring, we found no consistent evidence for any robust associations between maternal anxiety and DNAm in cord blood. Larger studies and analysis of DNAm in other tissues may be needed to establish subtle or subgroup-specific associations between maternal anxiety and the foetal epigenome.

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2021

35. Additional file 1 of Ultra-processed food advertisements dominate the food advertising landscape in two Stockholm areas with low vs high socioeconomic status. Is it time for regulatory action?

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Fagerberg, Petter, Langlet, Billy, Oravsky, Aleksandra, Sandborg, Johanna, LöF, Marie, and Ioakimidis, Ioannis

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Additional file 1. Proportion of ultra-processed food ads out of total food ads between the two areas when including subway escalator ads.

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2020
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36. DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence: meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies

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Vehmeijer, F.O.L. (Florianne O.L.), Küpers, A.M. (Marlijn), Sharp, G.C. (Gemma C.), Salas, L.A. (Lucas A.), Lent, S. (Samantha), Jima, D.D. (Dereje D.), Tindula, G. (Gwen), Reese, S.E. (Sarah E.), Qi, C. (Cancan), Gruzieva, O. (Olena), Page, C. (Christian), Rezwan, F.I. (Faisal I.), Melton, P.E. (Philip E.), Nohr, C. (Christian), Escaramís, G. (Geòrgia), Rzehak, P. (Peter), Heiskala, A. (Anni), Gong, T. (Tong), Tuominen, S.T. (Samuli T.), Gao, L. (Lu), Ross, J.P. (Jason P.), Starling, A.P. (Anne P.), Holloway, J.W. (John W.), Yousefi, P. (Paul), Aasvang, G.M. (Gunn Marit), Beilin, L.J. (Lawrence), Bergström, A. (Anna), Binder, E.B. (Elisabeth), Chatzi, L. (Leda), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Czamara, D. (Darina), Eskenazi, B. (B.), Ewart, S. (Susan), Ferre, N. (Natalia), Grote, V. (Veit), Gruszfeld, D. (Dariusz), Håberg, S.E. (Siri E), Hoyo, C. (Cathrine), Huen, K. (Karen), Karlsson, R. (Robert), Kull, C.A. (Christian), Langhendries, J.P. (Jean Paul), Lepeule, J. (Johanna), Magnus, M.C. (Maria C.), Maguire, R.L. (Rachel L.), Molloy, P.L. (Peter L.), Poppelaars-Monnereau, C. (Claire), Mori, T.A. (Trevor A.), Oken, E. (Emily), Räikkönen, K. (Katri), Rifas-Shiman, S.L. (Sheryl), Ruiz-Arenas, C. (Carlos), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Ullemar, V. (Vilhelmina), Verduci, E. (Elvira), Vonk, J.M. (Judith), Xu, C.-J. (Cheng-Jian), Yang, I.V. (Ivana V.), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Zhang, W. (Weiming), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Dabelea, D. (Dana), Muhlhausler, B.S. (Beverly S.), Breton, C. (Carrie), Lahti, J. (Jari), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Koletzko, B. (Berthold), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), Arshad, S.H. (Syed), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Melén, E. (Erik), Koppelman, G.H. (Gerard), London, S.J. (Stephanie J.), Holland, N. (Nina), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Murphy, S.K. (Susan K.), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Baccarelli, A.A. (Andrea), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), Snieder, H. (Harold), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Vehmeijer, F.O.L. (Florianne O.L.), Küpers, A.M. (Marlijn), Sharp, G.C. (Gemma C.), Salas, L.A. (Lucas A.), Lent, S. (Samantha), Jima, D.D. (Dereje D.), Tindula, G. (Gwen), Reese, S.E. (Sarah E.), Qi, C. (Cancan), Gruzieva, O. (Olena), Page, C. (Christian), Rezwan, F.I. (Faisal I.), Melton, P.E. (Philip E.), Nohr, C. (Christian), Escaramís, G. (Geòrgia), Rzehak, P. (Peter), Heiskala, A. (Anni), Gong, T. (Tong), Tuominen, S.T. (Samuli T.), Gao, L. (Lu), Ross, J.P. (Jason P.), Starling, A.P. (Anne P.), Holloway, J.W. (John W.), Yousefi, P. (Paul), Aasvang, G.M. (Gunn Marit), Beilin, L.J. (Lawrence), Bergström, A. (Anna), Binder, E.B. (Elisabeth), Chatzi, L. (Leda), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Czamara, D. (Darina), Eskenazi, B. (B.), Ewart, S. (Susan), Ferre, N. (Natalia), Grote, V. (Veit), Gruszfeld, D. (Dariusz), Håberg, S.E. (Siri E), Hoyo, C. (Cathrine), Huen, K. (Karen), Karlsson, R. (Robert), Kull, C.A. (Christian), Langhendries, J.P. (Jean Paul), Lepeule, J. (Johanna), Magnus, M.C. (Maria C.), Maguire, R.L. (Rachel L.), Molloy, P.L. (Peter L.), Poppelaars-Monnereau, C. (Claire), Mori, T.A. (Trevor A.), Oken, E. (Emily), Räikkönen, K. (Katri), Rifas-Shiman, S.L. (Sheryl), Ruiz-Arenas, C. (Carlos), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Ullemar, V. (Vilhelmina), Verduci, E. (Elvira), Vonk, J.M. (Judith), Xu, C.-J. (Cheng-Jian), Yang, I.V. (Ivana V.), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Zhang, W. (Weiming), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Dabelea, D. (Dana), Muhlhausler, B.S. (Beverly S.), Breton, C. (Carrie), Lahti, J. (Jari), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Koletzko, B. (Berthold), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), Arshad, S.H. (Syed), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Melén, E. (Erik), Koppelman, G.H. (Gerard), London, S.J. (Stephanie J.), Holland, N. (Nina), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Murphy, S.K. (Susan K.), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Baccarelli, A.A. (Andrea), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), Snieder, H. (Harold), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), and Felix, J.F. (Janine)

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Background: DNA methylation has been shown to be associated with adiposity in adulthood. However, whether similar DNA methylation patterns are associated with childhood and adolescent body mass index (BMI) is largely unknown. More insight into this relationship at younger ages may have implications for future prevention of obesity and its related traits. Methods: We examined whether DNA methylation in cord blood and whole blood in childhood and adolescence was associated with BMI in the age range from 2 to 18 years using both cross-sectional and longitudinal models. We performed meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies including up to 4133 children from 23 studies. We examined the overlap of findings reported in previous studies in children and adults with those in our analyses and calculated enrichment. Results: DNA methylation at three CpGs (cg05937453, cg25212453, and cg10040131), each in a different age range, was associated with BMI at Bonferroni significance, P < 1.06 × 10−7, with a 0.96 standard deviation score (SDS) (standard error (SE) 0.17), 0.32 SDS (SE 0.06), and 0.32 BMI SDS (SE 0.06) higher BMI per 10% increase in methylation, respectively. DNA methylation at nine additional CpGs in the cross-sectional childhood model was associated with BMI at false discovery rate significance. The strength of the associations of DNA methylation at the 187 CpGs previously identified to be associated with adult BMI, increased with advancing age across childhood and adolescence in our analyses. In addition, correlation coefficients between effect estimates for those CpGs in adults and in children and adolescents also increased. Among the top findings for each age range, we observed increasing enrichment for the CpGs that were previously identified in adults (birth Penrichment = 1; childhood Penrichment = 2.00 × 10−4; adolescence Penrichment = 2.10 × 10−7). Conclusions: There were only minimal associations of DNA methylation with childhood and adolescent BMI.

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2020
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37. What national governance codes say about corporate culture

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Lobrij, M.-F. (Marie-Fleur), Kaptein, S.P. (Muel), Lückerath-Rovers, M. (Mijntje), Lobrij, M.-F. (Marie-Fleur), Kaptein, S.P. (Muel), and Lückerath-Rovers, M. (Mijntje)

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Purpose: This study aims to provide insight into the current incorporation of corporate culture in national corporate governance codes. The authors identify three levels of incorporation for each of the following three dimensions: layers of corporate culture (the “what”), the alignment of corporate culture in the organization (the “for whom”) and the board’s roles regarding corporate culture (the “how”). Design/methodology/approach: To assess the extent to which national codes have incorporated corporate culture, the authors used a sample of 88 national corporate governance codes. The authors performed a content analysis of these codes using a computer-aided text analysis program. The first step involved the identification of dimensions of corporate culture per national code. These dimensions were then assessed based on three levels of incorporation. Finally, the authors ranked national codes with similar levels of incorporation per dimension and aggregated the dimensions. Findings: The data show that five of the 88 national corporate governance codes that the authors analysed scored the highest level in all three dimensions of corporate culture. Originality/value: This is the first study to provide an overview of what national corporate governance codes say about corporate culture. The authors address two gaps in the existing literature. First, the authors develop and use a richer conceptualization of how corporate culture can be addressed in national corporate governance codes. Second, the authors analyse these corporate governance codes worldwi

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2020
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38. Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational age

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Merid, S.K. (Simon Kebede), Novoloaca, A. (Alexei), Sharp, G.C. (Gemma C.), Küpers, A.M. (Marlijn), Kho, A.T. (Alvin T.), Roy, R. (Ritu), Gao, L. (Lu), Annesi-Maesano, I. (Isabella), Jain, P. (Pooja), Plusquin, M. (Michelle), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Allard, C. (Catherine), Vehmeijer, F.O.L. (Florianne O.L.), Kazmi, N. (Nabila), Salas, L.A. (Lucas A.), Rezwan, F.I. (Faisal I.), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Czamara, D. (Darina), Rifas-Shiman, S.L. (Sheryl), Melton, P.E. (Phillip E.), Lawlor, D.A. (Debbie A.), Pershagen, G. (Göran), Breton, C. (Carrie), Huen, K. (Karen), Baïz, N. (Nour), Gagliardi, L. (Luigi), Nawrot, T.S. (Tim S.), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Perron, P. (Patrice), Duijts, L. (Liesbeth), Nohr, C. (Christian), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Ewart, S. (Susan), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Zhao, S. (Shanshan), Page, C.M. (Christian M.), Herceg, Z. (Zdenko), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Lahti, J. (Jari), Baccarelli, A.A. (Andrea), Anderson, D. (Denise), Kachroo, P. (Priyadarshini), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), Bergström, A. (Anna), Eskenazi, B. (B.), Soomro, M.H. (Munawar Hussain), Vineis, P. (Paolo), Snieder, H. (Harold), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Arshad, S.H. (Syed), Holloway, J.W. (John W.), Håberg, S.E. (Siri E), Magnus, P. (Per), Dwyer, T. (Terence), Binder, E.B. (Elisabeth), Demeo, D.L. (Dawn), Vonk, J.M. (Judith), Newnham, J.P. (John), Tantisira, K.G. (Kelan G.), Kull, C.A. (Christian), Wiemels, J. (Joseph), Heude, B. (Barbara), Sunyer, J. (Jordi), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Munthe-Kaas, M.C. (Monica Cheng), Räikkönen, K. (Katri), Oken, E. (Emily), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), Weiss, S.T. (Scott T.), Antó, J.M. (Josep Maria), Bousquet, J. (Jean), Kumar, A. (Ashish), Söderhäll, C. (Cilla), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Cardenas, A. (Andres), Gruzieva, O. (Olena), Xu, C.-J. (Cheng-Jian), Reese, S.E. (Sarah E.), Kere, J. (Juha), Brodin, P. (Petter), Solomon, O. (Olivia), Wielscher, M. (Matthias), Holland, N. (Nina), Ghantous, A. (Akram), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Koppelman, G.H. (Gerard), London, S.J. (Stephanie J.), Melén, E. (Erik), Merid, S.K. (Simon Kebede), Novoloaca, A. (Alexei), Sharp, G.C. (Gemma C.), Küpers, A.M. (Marlijn), Kho, A.T. (Alvin T.), Roy, R. (Ritu), Gao, L. (Lu), Annesi-Maesano, I. (Isabella), Jain, P. (Pooja), Plusquin, M. (Michelle), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Allard, C. (Catherine), Vehmeijer, F.O.L. (Florianne O.L.), Kazmi, N. (Nabila), Salas, L.A. (Lucas A.), Rezwan, F.I. (Faisal I.), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Czamara, D. (Darina), Rifas-Shiman, S.L. (Sheryl), Melton, P.E. (Phillip E.), Lawlor, D.A. (Debbie A.), Pershagen, G. (Göran), Breton, C. (Carrie), Huen, K. (Karen), Baïz, N. (Nour), Gagliardi, L. (Luigi), Nawrot, T.S. (Tim S.), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Perron, P. (Patrice), Duijts, L. (Liesbeth), Nohr, C. (Christian), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Ewart, S. (Susan), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Zhao, S. (Shanshan), Page, C.M. (Christian M.), Herceg, Z. (Zdenko), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Lahti, J. (Jari), Baccarelli, A.A. (Andrea), Anderson, D. (Denise), Kachroo, P. (Priyadarshini), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), Bergström, A. (Anna), Eskenazi, B. (B.), Soomro, M.H. (Munawar Hussain), Vineis, P. (Paolo), Snieder, H. (Harold), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Arshad, S.H. (Syed), Holloway, J.W. (John W.), Håberg, S.E. (Siri E), Magnus, P. (Per), Dwyer, T. (Terence), Binder, E.B. (Elisabeth), Demeo, D.L. (Dawn), Vonk, J.M. (Judith), Newnham, J.P. (John), Tantisira, K.G. (Kelan G.), Kull, C.A. (Christian), Wiemels, J. (Joseph), Heude, B. (Barbara), Sunyer, J. (Jordi), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Munthe-Kaas, M.C. (Monica Cheng), Räikkönen, K. (Katri), Oken, E. (Emily), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), Weiss, S.T. (Scott T.), Antó, J.M. (Josep Maria), Bousquet, J. (Jean), Kumar, A. (Ashish), Söderhäll, C. (Cilla), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Cardenas, A. (Andres), Gruzieva, O. (Olena), Xu, C.-J. (Cheng-Jian), Reese, S.E. (Sarah E.), Kere, J. (Juha), Brodin, P. (Petter), Solomon, O. (Olivia), Wielscher, M. (Matthias), Holland, N. (Nina), Ghantous, A. (Akram), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Koppelman, G.H. (Gerard), London, S.J. (Stephanie J.), and Melén, E. (Erik)

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BACKGROUND: Preterm birth and shorter duration of pregnancy are associated with increased morbidity in neonatal and later life. As the epigenome is known to have an important role during fetal development, we investigated associations between gestational age and blood DNA methylation in children. METHODS: We performed meta-analysis of Illumina's HumanMethylation450-array associations between gestational age and cord blood DNA methylation in 3648 newborns from 17 cohorts without common pregnancy complications, induced delivery or caesarean section. We also explored associations of gestational age with DNA methylation measured at 4-18 years in additional pediatric cohorts. Follow-up analyses of DNA methylation and gene expression correlations were performed in cord blood. DNA methylation profiles were also explored in tissues relevant for gestational age health effects: fetal brain and lung. RESULTS: We identified 8899 CpGs in cord blood that were associated with gestational age (range 27-42 weeks), at Bonferroni significance, P < 1.06 × 10- 7, of which 3343 were novel. These were annotated to 4966 genes. After restricting findings to at least three significant adjacent CpGs, we identified 1276 CpGs annotated to 325 genes. Results were generally consistent when analyses were restricted to term births. Cord blood findings tended not to persist into childhood and adolescence. Pathway analyses identified enrichment for biological processes critical to embryonic development. Follow-up of identified genes showed correlations between gestational age and DNA methylation levels in fetal brain and lung tissue, as well as correlation with expression levels. CONCLUSIONS: We identified numerous CpGs differentially methylated in relation to gestational age at birth that appear to reflect fetal developmental processes across tissues. These findings may contribute to understanding mechanisms linking gestational age to health effects.

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2020
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39. MOOMIN - Mathematical explOration of 'Omics data on a MetabolIc Network.

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Pusa, T. (Taneli), Galvão Ferrarini, M. (Mariana), Andrade, R. (Ricardo), Mary, A. (Arnaud), Marchetti Spaccamela, A. (Alberto), Stougie, L. (Leen), Sagot, M.-F. (Marie-France), Pusa, T. (Taneli), Galvão Ferrarini, M. (Mariana), Andrade, R. (Ricardo), Mary, A. (Arnaud), Marchetti Spaccamela, A. (Alberto), Stougie, L. (Leen), and Sagot, M.-F. (Marie-France)

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MOTIVATION: Analysis of differential expression of genes is often performed to understand how the metabolic activity of an organism is impacted by a perturbation. However, because the system of metabolic regulation is complex and all changes are not directly reflected in the expression levels, interpreting these data can be difficult. RESULTS: In this work, we present a new algorithm and computational tool that uses a genome-scale metabolic reconstruction to infer metabolic changes from differential expression data. Using the framework of constraint-based analysis, our method produces a qualitative hypothesis of a change in metabolic activity. In other words, each reaction of the network is inferred to have increased, decreased, or remained unchanged in flux. In contrast to similar previous approaches, our method does not require a biological objective function and does not assign on/off activity states to genes. An implementation is provided and it is available online. We apply the method to three published datasets to show that it successfully accomplishes its two main goals: confirming or rejecting metabolic changes suggested by differentially expressed genes based on how well they fit in as parts of a coordinated metabolic change, as well as inferring changes in reactions whose genes did not undergo differential expression. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: github.com/htpusa/moomin. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supplementary data are available at Bioinformatics online.

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2020
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40. DNA methylation and body mass index from birth to adolescence:meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies

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Vehmeijer, F. O. (Florianne O. L.), Kuepers, L. K. (Leanne K.), Sharp, G. C. (Gemma C.), Salas, L. A. (Lucas A.), Lent, S. (Samantha), Jima, D. D. (Dereje D.), Tindula, G. (Gwen), Reese, S. (Sarah), Qi, C. (Cancan), Gruzieva, O. (Olena), Page, C. (Christian), Rezwan, F. I. (Faisal, I), Melton, P. E. (Philip E.), Nohr, E. (Ellen), Escaramis, G. (Georgia), Rzehak, P. (Peter), Heiskala, A. (Anni), Gong, T. (Tong), Tuominen, S. T. (Samuli T.), Gao, L. (Lu), Ross, J. P. (Jason P.), Starling, A. P. (Anne P.), Holloway, J. W. (John W.), Yousefi, P. (Paul), Aasvang, G. M. (Gunn Marit), Beilin, L. J. (Lawrence J.), Bergstrom, A. (Anna), Binder, E. (Elisabeth), Chatzi, L. (Leda), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Czamara, D. (Darina), Eskenazi, B. (Brenda), Ewart, S. (Susan), Ferre, N. (Natalia), Grote, V. (Veit), Gruszfeld, D. (Dariusz), Haberg, S. E. (Siri E.), Hoyo, C. (Cathrine), Huen, K. (Karen), Karlsson, R. (Robert), Kull, I. (Inger), Langhendries, J.-P. (Jean-Paul), Lepeule, J. (Johanna), Magnus, M. C. (Maria C.), Maguire, R. L. (Rachel L.), Molloy, P. L. (Peter L.), Monnereau, C. (Claire), Mori, T. A. (Trevor A.), Oken, E. (Emily), Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Rifas-Shiman, S. (Sheryl), Ruiz-Arenas, C. (Carlos), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Ullemar, V. (Vilhelmina), Verduci, E. (Elvira), Vonk, J. M. (Judith M.), Xu, C.-j. (Cheng-jian), Yang, I. V. (Ivana, V), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Zhang, W. (Weiming), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Dabelea, D. (Dana), Muhlhausler, B. S. (Beverly S.), Breton, C. V. (Carrie, V), Lahti, J. (Jari), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Koletzko, B. (Berthold), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Sorensen, T. I. (Thorkild I. A.), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), Arshad, S. H. (Syed Hasan), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Melen, E. (Erik), Koppelman, G. H. (Gerard H.), London, S. J. (Stephanie J.), Holland, N. (Nina), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Murphy, S. K. (Susan K.), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Baccarelli, A. (Andrea), Relton, C. L. (Caroline L.), Snieder, H. (Harold), Jaddoe, V. W. (Vincent W. V.), Felix, J. F. (Janine F.), Vehmeijer, F. O. (Florianne O. L.), Kuepers, L. K. (Leanne K.), Sharp, G. C. (Gemma C.), Salas, L. A. (Lucas A.), Lent, S. (Samantha), Jima, D. D. (Dereje D.), Tindula, G. (Gwen), Reese, S. (Sarah), Qi, C. (Cancan), Gruzieva, O. (Olena), Page, C. (Christian), Rezwan, F. I. (Faisal, I), Melton, P. E. (Philip E.), Nohr, E. (Ellen), Escaramis, G. (Georgia), Rzehak, P. (Peter), Heiskala, A. (Anni), Gong, T. (Tong), Tuominen, S. T. (Samuli T.), Gao, L. (Lu), Ross, J. P. (Jason P.), Starling, A. P. (Anne P.), Holloway, J. W. (John W.), Yousefi, P. (Paul), Aasvang, G. M. (Gunn Marit), Beilin, L. J. (Lawrence J.), Bergstrom, A. (Anna), Binder, E. (Elisabeth), Chatzi, L. (Leda), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Czamara, D. (Darina), Eskenazi, B. (Brenda), Ewart, S. (Susan), Ferre, N. (Natalia), Grote, V. (Veit), Gruszfeld, D. (Dariusz), Haberg, S. E. (Siri E.), Hoyo, C. (Cathrine), Huen, K. (Karen), Karlsson, R. (Robert), Kull, I. (Inger), Langhendries, J.-P. (Jean-Paul), Lepeule, J. (Johanna), Magnus, M. C. (Maria C.), Maguire, R. L. (Rachel L.), Molloy, P. L. (Peter L.), Monnereau, C. (Claire), Mori, T. A. (Trevor A.), Oken, E. (Emily), Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Rifas-Shiman, S. (Sheryl), Ruiz-Arenas, C. (Carlos), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Ullemar, V. (Vilhelmina), Verduci, E. (Elvira), Vonk, J. M. (Judith M.), Xu, C.-j. (Cheng-jian), Yang, I. V. (Ivana, V), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Zhang, W. (Weiming), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Dabelea, D. (Dana), Muhlhausler, B. S. (Beverly S.), Breton, C. V. (Carrie, V), Lahti, J. (Jari), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Koletzko, B. (Berthold), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Sorensen, T. I. (Thorkild I. A.), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), Arshad, S. H. (Syed Hasan), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Melen, E. (Erik), Koppelman, G. H. (Gerard H.), London, S. J. (Stephanie J.), Holland, N. (Nina), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Murphy, S. K. (Susan K.), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Baccarelli, A. (Andrea), Relton, C. L. (Caroline L.), Snieder, H. (Harold), Jaddoe, V. W. (Vincent W. V.), and Felix, J. F. (Janine F.)

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Background: DNA methylation has been shown to be associated with adiposity in adulthood. However, whether similar DNA methylation patterns are associated with childhood and adolescent body mass index (BMI) is largely unknown. More insight into this relationship at younger ages may have implications for future prevention of obesity and its related traits. Methods: We examined whether DNA methylation in cord blood and whole blood in childhood and adolescence was associated with BMI in the age range from 2 to 18 years using both cross-sectional and longitudinal models. We performed meta-analyses of epigenome-wide association studies including up to 4133 children from 23 studies. We examined the overlap of findings reported in previous studies in children and adults with those in our analyses and calculated enrichment. Results: DNA methylation at three CpGs (cg05937453, cg25212453, and cg10040131), each in a different age range, was associated with BMI at Bonferroni significance, P < 1.06 × 10⁻⁷, with a 0.96 standard deviation score (SDS) (standard error (SE) 0.17), 0.32 SDS (SE 0.06), and 0.32 BMI SDS (SE 0.06) higher BMI per 10% increase in methylation, respectively. DNA methylation at nine additional CpGs in the cross-sectional childhood model was associated with BMI at false discovery rate significance. The strength of the associations of DNA methylation at the 187 CpGs previously identified to be associated with adult BMI, increased with advancing age across childhood and adolescence in our analyses. In addition, correlation coefficients between effect estimates for those CpGs in adults and in children and adolescents also increased. Among the top findings for each age range, we observed increasing enrichment for the CpGs that were previously identified in adults (birth Penrichment = 1; childhood Penrichment = 2.00 × 10⁻⁴; adolescence Penrichment = 2.10 × 10⁻⁷). Conclusions: There were only minimal associations of DNA methylation with childhood and adol

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2020

41. Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of blood DNA methylation in newborns and children identifies numerous loci related to gestational age

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Merid, S. K. (Simon Kebede), Novoloaca, A. (Alexei), Sharp, G. C. (Gemma C.), Kupers, L. K. (Leanne K.), Kho, A. T. (Alvin T.), Roy, R. (Ritu), Gao, L. (Lu), Annesi-Maesano, I. (Isabella), Jain, P. (Pooja), Plusquin, M. (Michelle), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Allard, C. (Catherine), Vehmeijer, F. O. (Florianne O.), Kazmi, N. (Nabila), Salas, L. A. (Lucas A.), Rezwan, F. I. (Faisal I.), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Czamara, D. (Darina), Rifas-Shiman, S. L. (Sheryl L.), Melton, P. E. (Phillip E.), Lawlor, D. A. (Debbie A.), Pershagen, G. (Goran), Breton, C. V. (Carrie V.), Huen, K. (Karen), Baiz, N. (Nour), Gagliardi, L. (Luigi), Nawrot, T. S. (Tim S.), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Perron, P. (Patrice), Duijts, L. (Liesbeth), Nohr, E. A. (Ellen Aagaard), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Ewart, S. L. (Susan L.), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Zhao, S. (Shanshan), Page, C. M. (Christian M.), Herceg, Z. (Zdenko), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Lahti, J. (Jari), Baccarelli, A. A. (Andrea A.), Anderson, D. (Denise), Kachroo, P. (Priyadarshini), Relton, C. L. (Caroline L.), Bergstrom, A. (Anna), Eskenazi, B. (Brenda), Soomro, M. H. (Munawar Hussain), Vineis, P. (Paolo), Snieder, H. (Harold), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Jaddoe, V. W. (Vincent W.), Sorensen, T. I. (Thorkild I. A.), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Arshad, S. H. (S. Hasan), Holloway, J. W. (John W.), Haberg, S. E. (Siri E.), Magnus, P. (Per), Dwyer, T. (Terence), Binder, E. B. (Elisabeth B.), DeMeo, D. L. (Dawn L.), Vonk, J. M. (Judith M.), Newnham, J. (John), Tantisira, K. G. (Kelan G.), Kull, I. (Inger), Wiemels, J. L. (Joseph L.), Heude, B. (Barbara), Sunyer, J. (Jordi), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Munthe-Kaas, M. C. (Monica C.), Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Oken, E. (Emily), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), Weiss, S. T. (Scott T.), Anto, J. M. (Josep Maria), Bousquet, J. (Jean), Kumar, A. (Ashish), Soderhall, C. (Cilla), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Cardenas, A. (Andres), Gruzieva, O. (Olena), Xu, C.-J. (Cheng-Jian), Reese, S. E. (Sarah E.), Kere, J. (Juha), Brodin, P. (Petter), Solomon, O. (Olivia), Wielscher, M. (Matthias), Holland, N. (Nina), Ghantous, A. (Akram), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Felix, J. F. (Janine F.), Koppelman, G. H. (Gerard H.), London, S. J. (Stephanie J.), Melen, E. (Erik), Merid, S. K. (Simon Kebede), Novoloaca, A. (Alexei), Sharp, G. C. (Gemma C.), Kupers, L. K. (Leanne K.), Kho, A. T. (Alvin T.), Roy, R. (Ritu), Gao, L. (Lu), Annesi-Maesano, I. (Isabella), Jain, P. (Pooja), Plusquin, M. (Michelle), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Allard, C. (Catherine), Vehmeijer, F. O. (Florianne O.), Kazmi, N. (Nabila), Salas, L. A. (Lucas A.), Rezwan, F. I. (Faisal I.), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Czamara, D. (Darina), Rifas-Shiman, S. L. (Sheryl L.), Melton, P. E. (Phillip E.), Lawlor, D. A. (Debbie A.), Pershagen, G. (Goran), Breton, C. V. (Carrie V.), Huen, K. (Karen), Baiz, N. (Nour), Gagliardi, L. (Luigi), Nawrot, T. S. (Tim S.), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Perron, P. (Patrice), Duijts, L. (Liesbeth), Nohr, E. A. (Ellen Aagaard), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Ewart, S. L. (Susan L.), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Zhao, S. (Shanshan), Page, C. M. (Christian M.), Herceg, Z. (Zdenko), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Lahti, J. (Jari), Baccarelli, A. A. (Andrea A.), Anderson, D. (Denise), Kachroo, P. (Priyadarshini), Relton, C. L. (Caroline L.), Bergstrom, A. (Anna), Eskenazi, B. (Brenda), Soomro, M. H. (Munawar Hussain), Vineis, P. (Paolo), Snieder, H. (Harold), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Jaddoe, V. W. (Vincent W.), Sorensen, T. I. (Thorkild I. A.), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Arshad, S. H. (S. Hasan), Holloway, J. W. (John W.), Haberg, S. E. (Siri E.), Magnus, P. (Per), Dwyer, T. (Terence), Binder, E. B. (Elisabeth B.), DeMeo, D. L. (Dawn L.), Vonk, J. M. (Judith M.), Newnham, J. (John), Tantisira, K. G. (Kelan G.), Kull, I. (Inger), Wiemels, J. L. (Joseph L.), Heude, B. (Barbara), Sunyer, J. (Jordi), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Munthe-Kaas, M. C. (Monica C.), Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Oken, E. (Emily), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), Weiss, S. T. (Scott T.), Anto, J. M. (Josep Maria), Bousquet, J. (Jean), Kumar, A. (Ashish), Soderhall, C. (Cilla), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Cardenas, A. (Andres), Gruzieva, O. (Olena), Xu, C.-J. (Cheng-Jian), Reese, S. E. (Sarah E.), Kere, J. (Juha), Brodin, P. (Petter), Solomon, O. (Olivia), Wielscher, M. (Matthias), Holland, N. (Nina), Ghantous, A. (Akram), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Felix, J. F. (Janine F.), Koppelman, G. H. (Gerard H.), London, S. J. (Stephanie J.), and Melen, E. (Erik)

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Background: Preterm birth and shorter duration of pregnancy are associated with increased morbidity in neonatal and later life. As the epigenome is known to have an important role during fetal development, we investigated associations between gestational age and blood DNA methylation in children. Methods: We performed meta-analysis of Illumina’s HumanMethylation450-array associations between gestational age and cord blood DNA methylation in 3648 newborns from 17 cohorts without common pregnancy complications, induced delivery or caesarean section. We also explored associations of gestational age with DNA methylation measured at 4–18 years in additional pediatric cohorts. Follow-up analyses of DNA methylation and gene expression correlations were performed in cord blood. DNA methylation profiles were also explored in tissues relevant for gestational age health effects: fetal brain and lung. Results: We identified 8899 CpGs in cord blood that were associated with gestational age (range 27–42 weeks), at Bonferroni significance, P < 1.06 × 10⁻⁷, of which 3343 were novel. These were annotated to 4966 genes. After restricting findings to at least three significant adjacent CpGs, we identified 1276 CpGs annotated to 325 genes. Results were generally consistent when analyses were restricted to term births. Cord blood findings tended not to persist into childhood and adolescence. Pathway analyses identified enrichment for biological processes critical to embryonic development. Follow-up of identified genes showed correlations between gestational age and DNA methylation levels in fetal brain and lung tissue, as well as correlation with expression levels. Conclusions: We identified numerous CpGs differentially methylated in relation to gestational age at birth that appear to reflect fetal developmental processes across tissues. These findings may contribute to understanding mechanisms linking gestational age to health effects.

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2020

43. Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and DNA Methylation in Newborns Findings From the Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics Consortium

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Kazmi, N., Sharp, G.C. (Gregory), Reese, SE, Vehmeijer, F.O., Lahti, J. (Jari), Page, CM, Zhang, W.M., Rifas-Shiman, S.L. (Sheryl L.), Rezwan, F.I., Simpkin, A.J., Burrows, K., Richardson, T.G., Ferreira, D. L. S., Fraser, A, Harmon, Q.E., Zhao, S.S., Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Czamara, D. (Darina), Binder, E.B. (Elisabeth), Magnus, M.C., Håberg, S.E. (Siri E), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Nohr, C. (Christian), Starling, A.P., Kechris, K.J., Yang, I.V., Demeo, D.L. (Dawn), Litonjua, AA, Baccarelli, A., Oken, E. (Emily), Holloway, J.W. (John), Karmaus, W, Arshad, S.H. (Syed), Dabelea, D., Sorensen, H.G., Laivuori, H, Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Felix, J.F. (Janine), London, S.J. (Stephanie), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Gaunt, T.R. (Tom), Lawlor, D.A. (Debbie), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), Kazmi, N., Sharp, G.C. (Gregory), Reese, SE, Vehmeijer, F.O., Lahti, J. (Jari), Page, CM, Zhang, W.M., Rifas-Shiman, S.L. (Sheryl L.), Rezwan, F.I., Simpkin, A.J., Burrows, K., Richardson, T.G., Ferreira, D. L. S., Fraser, A, Harmon, Q.E., Zhao, S.S., Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Czamara, D. (Darina), Binder, E.B. (Elisabeth), Magnus, M.C., Håberg, S.E. (Siri E), Nystad, W. (Wenche), Nohr, C. (Christian), Starling, A.P., Kechris, K.J., Yang, I.V., Demeo, D.L. (Dawn), Litonjua, AA, Baccarelli, A., Oken, E. (Emily), Holloway, J.W. (John), Karmaus, W, Arshad, S.H. (Syed), Dabelea, D., Sorensen, H.G., Laivuori, H, Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Felix, J.F. (Janine), London, S.J. (Stephanie), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Gaunt, T.R. (Tom), Lawlor, D.A. (Debbie), and Relton, C.L. (Caroline)

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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with low birth weight, shorter gestational age, and increased risk of maternal and offspring cardiovascular diseases later in life. The mechanisms involved are poorly understood, but epigenetic regulation of gene expression may play a part. We performed meta-analyses in the Pregnancy and Childhood Epigenetics Consortium to test the association between either maternal HDP (10 cohorts; n=5242 [cases=476]) or preeclampsia (3 cohorts; n=2219 [cases=135]) and epigenome-wide DNA methylation in cord blood using the Illumina HumanMethylation450 BeadChip. In models adjusted for confounders, and with Bonferroni correction, HDP and preeclampsia were associated with DNA methylation at 43 and 26 CpG sites, respectively. HDP was associated with higher methylation at 27 (63%) of the 43 sites, and across all 43 sites, the mean absolute difference in methylation was between 0.6% and 2.6%. Epigenome-wide associations of HDP with offspring DNA methylation were modestly consistent with the equivalent epigenome-wide associations of preeclampsia with offspring DNA methylation (R2=0.26). In longitudinal analyses conducted in 1 study (n=108 HDP cases; 550 controls), there were similar changes in DNA methylation in offspring of those with and without HDP up to adolescence. Pathway analysis suggested that genes located at/near HDP-associated sites may be involved in developmental, embryogenesis, or neurological pathways. HDP is associated with offspring DNA methylation with potential relevance to development.

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2019
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44. An integrative cross-omics analysis of DNA methylation sites of glucose and insulin homeostasis

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Liu, J. (Jun), Carnero-Montoro, E. (Elena), Dongen, J. (Jenny) van, Lent, S. (Samantha), Prokić, I. (Ivana), Ligthart, S. (Symen), Tsai, P.-C. (Pei-Chien), Martin, T.C. (Tiphaine C.), Mandaviya, P.R. (Pooja), Jansen, R. (Rick), Peters, M.A.D. (Marjolein), Duijts, L. (Liesbeth), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Tiemeier, H.W. (Henning), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Chu, A.Y. (Audrey), Levy, D. (Daniel), Hwang, S.-J. (Shih-Jen), Bressler, J. (Jan), Gondalia, R. (Rahul), Salfati, E. (Elias), Herder, C. (Christian), Hidalgo, B. (Bertha), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Moore, A.Z. (Ann Zenobia), Lemaitre, R.N. (Rozenn N.), Jhun, M.A. (Min A.), Smith, J.A. (Jennifer A), Sotoodehnia, N. (Nona), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Arnett, D.K. (Donna), Grallert, H. (Harald), Assimes, T.L. (Themistocles L.), Hou, L. (Lifang), Baccarelli, A.A. (Andrea), Whitsel, E.A. (Eric), van Dijk, K.W. (Ko Willems), Amin, N. (Najaf), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Meigs, J.B. (James), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Meurs, J.B.J. (Joyce) van, Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret I.), Bell, J.T. (Jordana T.), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van, Liu, J. (Jun), Carnero-Montoro, E. (Elena), Dongen, J. (Jenny) van, Lent, S. (Samantha), Prokić, I. (Ivana), Ligthart, S. (Symen), Tsai, P.-C. (Pei-Chien), Martin, T.C. (Tiphaine C.), Mandaviya, P.R. (Pooja), Jansen, R. (Rick), Peters, M.A.D. (Marjolein), Duijts, L. (Liesbeth), Jaddoe, V.W.V. (Vincent), Tiemeier, H.W. (Henning), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Geus, E.J.C. (Eco) de, Chu, A.Y. (Audrey), Levy, D. (Daniel), Hwang, S.-J. (Shih-Jen), Bressler, J. (Jan), Gondalia, R. (Rahul), Salfati, E. (Elias), Herder, C. (Christian), Hidalgo, B. (Bertha), Tanaka, T. (Toshiko), Moore, A.Z. (Ann Zenobia), Lemaitre, R.N. (Rozenn N.), Jhun, M.A. (Min A.), Smith, J.A. (Jennifer A), Sotoodehnia, N. (Nona), Bandinelli, S. (Stefania), Ferrucci, L. (Luigi), Arnett, D.K. (Donna), Grallert, H. (Harald), Assimes, T.L. (Themistocles L.), Hou, L. (Lifang), Baccarelli, A.A. (Andrea), Whitsel, E.A. (Eric), van Dijk, K.W. (Ko Willems), Amin, N. (Najaf), Uitterlinden, A.G. (André), Sijbrands, E.J.G. (Eric), Franco, O.H. (Oscar), Dehghan, A. (Abbas), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Rotter, J.I. (Jerome I.), Meigs, J.B. (James), Palmer, C.N.A. (Colin), Meurs, J.B.J. (Joyce) van, Isaacs, A.J. (Aaron), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret I.), Bell, J.T. (Jordana T.), Demirkan, A. (Ayşe), and Duijn, C.M. (Cornelia) van

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Despite existing reports on differential DNA methylation in type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity, our understanding of its functional relevance remains limited. Here we show the effect of differential methylation in the early phases of T2D pathology by a blood-based epigenome-wide association study of 4808 non-diabetic Europeans in the discovery phase and 11,750 individuals in the replication. We identify CpGs in LETM1, RBM20, IRS2, MAN2A2 and the 1q25.3 region associated with fasting insulin, and in FCRL6, SLAMF1, APOBEC3H and the 15q26.1 region with fasting glucose. In silico cross-omics analyses highlight the role of differential methylation in the crosstalk between the adaptive immune system and glucose homeostasis. The differential methylation explains at least 16.9% of the association between obesity and insulin. Our study sheds light on the biological interactions between genetic variants driving differential methylation and gene expression in the early pathogenesis of T2D.

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45. Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in neonates reveals widespread differential DNA methylation associated with birthweight

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Kupers, L. K. (Leanne K.), Monnereau, C. (Claire), Sharp, G. C. (Gemma C.), Yousefi, P. (Paul), Salas, L. A. (Lucas A.), Ghantous, A. (Akram), Page, C. M. (Christian M.), Reese, S. E. (Sarah E.), Wilcox, A. J. (Allen J.), Czamara, D. (Darina), Starling, A. P. (Anne P.), Novoloaca, A. (Alexei), Lent, S. (Samantha), Roy, R. (Ritu), Hoyo, C. (Cathrine), Breton, C. V. (Carrie, V), Allard, C. (Catherine), Just, A. C. (Allan C.), Bakulski, K. M. (Kelly M.), Holloway, J. W. (John W.), Everson, T. M. (Todd M.), Xu, C.-J. (Cheng-Jian), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), van der Plaat, D. A. (Diana A.), Wielscher, M. (Matthias), Merid, S. K. (Simon Kebede), Ullemar, V. (Vilhelmina), Rezwan, F. I. (Faisal, I), Lahti, J. (Jari), van Dongen, J. (Jenny), Langie, S. A. (Sabine A. S.), Richardson, T. G. (Tom G.), Magnus, M. C. (Maria C.), Nohr, E. A. (Ellen A.), Xu, Z. (Zongli), Duijts, L. (Liesbeth), Zhao, S. (Shanshan), Zhang, W. (Weiming), Plusquin, M. (Michelle), DeMeo, D. L. (Dawn L.), Solomon, O. (Olivia), Heimovaara, J. H. (Joosje H.), Jima, D. D. (Dereje D.), Gao, L. (Lu), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Perron, P. (Patrice), Wright, R. O. (Robert O.), Hertz-Picciotto, I. (Irva), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Karagas, M. R. (Margaret R.), Gehring, U. (Ulrike), Marsit, C. J. (Carmen J.), Beilin, L. J. (Lawrence J.), Vonk, J. M. (Judith M.), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Bergstrom, A. (Anna), Ortqvist, A. K. (Anne K.), Ewart, S. (Susan), Villa, P. M. (Pia M.), Moore, S. E. (Sophie E.), Willemsen, G. (Gonneke), Standaert, A. R. (Arnout R. L.), Haberg, S. E. (Siri E.), Sorensen, T. I. (Thorkild I. A.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Yang, I. V. (Ivana, V), Kechris, K. (Katerina), Nawrot, T. S. (Tim S.), Silver, M. J. (Matt J.), Gong, Y. Y. (Yun Yun), Richiardi, L. (Lorenzo), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Litonjua, A. A. (Augusto A.), Eskenazi, B. (Brenda), Huen, K. (Karen), Mbarek, H. (Hamdi), Maguire, R. L. (Rachel L.), Dwyer, T. (Terence), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Baccarelli, A. A. (Andrea A.), Croen, L. A. (Lisa A.), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Anderson, D. (Denise), de Vries, M. (Maaike), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Kere, J. (Juha), Karlsson, R. (Robert), Arshad, S. H. (Syed Hasan), Hamalainen, E. (Esa), Routledge, M. N. (Michael N.), Boomsma, D. I. (Dorret, I), Feinberg, A. P. (Andrew P.), Newschaffer, C. J. (Craig J.), Govarts, E. (Eva), Moisse, M. (Matthieu), Fallin, M. D. (M. Daniele), Melen, E. (Erik), Prentice, A. M. (Andrew M.), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Oken, E. (Emily), Dabelea, D. (Dana), Boezen, H. M. (H. Marike), Melton, P. E. (Phillip E.), Wright, R. J. (Rosalind J.), Koppelman, G. H. (Gerard H.), Trevisi, L. (Letizia), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Sunyer, J. (Jordi), Munthe-Kaas, M. C. (Monica C.), Murphy, S. K. (Susan K.), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Wiemels, J. (Joseph), Holland, N. (Nina), Herceg, Z. (Zdenko), Binder, E. B. (Elisabeth B.), Smith, G. D. (George Davey), Jaddoe, V. W. (Vincent W. V.), Lie, R. T. (Rolv T.), Nystad, W. (Wenche), London, S. J. (Stephanie J.), Lawlor, D. A. (Debbie A.), Relton, C. L. (Caroline L.), Snieder, H. (Harold), Felix, J. F. (Janine F.), Kupers, L. K. (Leanne K.), Monnereau, C. (Claire), Sharp, G. C. (Gemma C.), Yousefi, P. (Paul), Salas, L. A. (Lucas A.), Ghantous, A. (Akram), Page, C. M. (Christian M.), Reese, S. E. (Sarah E.), Wilcox, A. J. (Allen J.), Czamara, D. (Darina), Starling, A. P. (Anne P.), Novoloaca, A. (Alexei), Lent, S. (Samantha), Roy, R. (Ritu), Hoyo, C. (Cathrine), Breton, C. V. (Carrie, V), Allard, C. (Catherine), Just, A. C. (Allan C.), Bakulski, K. M. (Kelly M.), Holloway, J. W. (John W.), Everson, T. M. (Todd M.), Xu, C.-J. (Cheng-Jian), Huang, R.-C. (Rae-Chi), van der Plaat, D. A. (Diana A.), Wielscher, M. (Matthias), Merid, S. K. (Simon Kebede), Ullemar, V. (Vilhelmina), Rezwan, F. I. (Faisal, I), Lahti, J. (Jari), van Dongen, J. (Jenny), Langie, S. A. (Sabine A. S.), Richardson, T. G. (Tom G.), Magnus, M. C. (Maria C.), Nohr, E. A. (Ellen A.), Xu, Z. (Zongli), Duijts, L. (Liesbeth), Zhao, S. (Shanshan), Zhang, W. (Weiming), Plusquin, M. (Michelle), DeMeo, D. L. (Dawn L.), Solomon, O. (Olivia), Heimovaara, J. H. (Joosje H.), Jima, D. D. (Dereje D.), Gao, L. (Lu), Bustamante, M. (Mariona), Perron, P. (Patrice), Wright, R. O. (Robert O.), Hertz-Picciotto, I. (Irva), Zhang, H. (Hongmei), Karagas, M. R. (Margaret R.), Gehring, U. (Ulrike), Marsit, C. J. (Carmen J.), Beilin, L. J. (Lawrence J.), Vonk, J. M. (Judith M.), Jarvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Riitta), Bergstrom, A. (Anna), Ortqvist, A. K. (Anne K.), Ewart, S. (Susan), Villa, P. M. (Pia M.), Moore, S. E. (Sophie E.), Willemsen, G. (Gonneke), Standaert, A. R. (Arnout R. L.), Haberg, S. E. (Siri E.), Sorensen, T. I. (Thorkild I. A.), Taylor, J. A. (Jack A.), Raikkonen, K. (Katri), Yang, I. V. (Ivana, V), Kechris, K. (Katerina), Nawrot, T. S. (Tim S.), Silver, M. J. (Matt J.), Gong, Y. Y. (Yun Yun), Richiardi, L. (Lorenzo), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Litonjua, A. A. (Augusto A.), Eskenazi, B. (Brenda), Huen, K. (Karen), Mbarek, H. (Hamdi), Maguire, R. L. (Rachel L.), Dwyer, T. (Terence), Vrijheid, M. (Martine), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Baccarelli, A. A. (Andrea A.), Croen, L. A. (Lisa A.), Karmaus, W. (Wilfried), Anderson, D. (Denise), de Vries, M. (Maaike), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Kere, J. (Juha), Karlsson, R. (Robert), Arshad, S. H. (Syed Hasan), Hamalainen, E. (Esa), Routledge, M. N. (Michael N.), Boomsma, D. I. (Dorret, I), Feinberg, A. P. (Andrew P.), Newschaffer, C. J. (Craig J.), Govarts, E. (Eva), Moisse, M. (Matthieu), Fallin, M. D. (M. Daniele), Melen, E. (Erik), Prentice, A. M. (Andrew M.), Kajantie, E. (Eero), Almqvist, C. (Catarina), Oken, E. (Emily), Dabelea, D. (Dana), Boezen, H. M. (H. Marike), Melton, P. E. (Phillip E.), Wright, R. J. (Rosalind J.), Koppelman, G. H. (Gerard H.), Trevisi, L. (Letizia), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Sunyer, J. (Jordi), Munthe-Kaas, M. C. (Monica C.), Murphy, S. K. (Susan K.), Corpeleijn, E. (Eva), Wiemels, J. (Joseph), Holland, N. (Nina), Herceg, Z. (Zdenko), Binder, E. B. (Elisabeth B.), Smith, G. D. (George Davey), Jaddoe, V. W. (Vincent W. V.), Lie, R. T. (Rolv T.), Nystad, W. (Wenche), London, S. J. (Stephanie J.), Lawlor, D. A. (Debbie A.), Relton, C. L. (Caroline L.), Snieder, H. (Harold), and Felix, J. F. (Janine F.)

Abstract

Birthweight is associated with health outcomes across the life course, DNA methylation may be an underlying mechanism. In this meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies of 8,825 neonates from 24 birth cohorts in the Pregnancy And Childhood Epigenetics Consortium, we find that DNA methylation in neonatal blood is associated with birthweight at 914 sites, with a difference in birthweight ranging from −183 to 178 grams per 10% increase in methylation (PBonferroni < 1.06 x 10−7). In additional analyses in 7,278 participants, <1.3% of birthweight-associated differential methylation is also observed in childhood and adolescence, but not adulthood. Birthweight-related CpGs overlap with some Bonferroni-significant CpGs that were previously reported to be related to maternal smoking (55/914, p = 6.12 x 10−74) and BMI in pregnancy (3/914, p = 1.13x10−3), but not with those related to folate levels in pregnancy. Whether the associations that we observe are causal or explained by confounding or fetal growth influencing DNA methylation (i.e. reverse causality) requires further research.

Published
2019

47. Gamma Glutamyltransferase Reduction Is Associated With Favorable Outcomes in Pediatric Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

Author

Deneau, M.R. Mack, C. Abdou, R. Amin, M. Amir, A. Auth, M. Bazerbachi, F. Marie Broderick, A. Chan, A. DiGuglielmo, M. El-Matary, W. El-Youssef, M. Ferrari, F. Furuya, K.N. Gottrand, F. Gupta, N. Homan, M. Jensen, M.K. Kamath, B.M. Mo Kim, K. Kolho, K.-L. Konidari, A. Koot, B. Iorio, R. Martinez, M. Mohan, P. Palle, S. Papadopoulou, A. Ricciuto, A. Saubermann, L. Sathya, P. Shteyer, E. Smolka, V. Tanaka, A. Valentino, P.L. Varier, R. Venkat, V. Vitola, B. Vos, M.B. Woynarowski, M. Yap, J. Miloh, T.

Subjects
digestive system, digestive system diseases
Abstract

Adverse clinical events in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) happen too slowly to capture during clinical trials. Surrogate endpoints are needed, but no such validated endpoints exist for children with PSC. We evaluated the association between gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT) reduction and long-term outcomes in pediatric PSC patients. We evaluated GGT normalization (< 50 IU/L) at 1 year among a multicenter cohort of children with PSC who did or did not receive treatment with ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA). We compared rates of event-free survival (no portal hypertensive or biliary complications, cholangiocarcinoma, liver transplantation, or liver-related death) at 5 years. Of the 287 children, mean age of 11.4 years old, UDCA was used in 81% at a mean dose of 17 mg/kg/day. Treated and untreated groups had similar GGT at diagnosis (314 versus 300, P= not significant [NS]). The mean GGT was reduced at 1 year in both groups, with lower values seen in treated (versus untreated) patients (99 versus 175, P= 0.002), but 5-year event-free survival was similar (74% versus 77%, P= NS). In patients with GGT normalization (versus no normalization) by 1 year, regardless of UDCA treatment status, 5-year event-free survival was better (91% versus 67%, P< 0.001). Similarly, larger reduction in GGT over 1 year (> 75% versus < 25% reduction) was also associated with improved outcome (5-year event-free survival 88% versus 61%, P= 0.005). Conclusion:A GGT < 50 and/or GGT reduction of > 75% by 1 year after PSC diagnosis predicts favorable 5-year outcomes in children. GGT has promise as a potential surrogate endpoint in future clinical trials for pediatric PSC. © 2018 The Authors. Hepatology Communications published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc., on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.

Published
2018

48. Erratum: Unique electron polarimeter analyzing power comparison and precision spin-based energy measurement [Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 7, 042802 (2004)]

Author

J. M. Grames, C. K. Sinclair, J. Mitchell, E. Chudakov, H. Fenker, A. Freyberger, D. W. Higinbotham, M. Poelker, M. Steigerwald, M. Tiefenback, C. Cavata, S. Escoffier, F. Marie, T. Pussieux, P. Vernin, S. Danagoulian, V. Dharmawardane, R. Fatemi, K. Joo, M. Zeier, V. Gorbenko, R. Nasseripour, B. Raue, R. Suleiman, and B. Zihlmann

Subjects
Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Published
2010
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49. Genome-wide association study of offspring birth weight in 86 577 women identifies five novel loci and highlights maternal genetic effects that are independent of fetal genetics

Author

Beaumont, R.N. (Robin N.), Warrington, N.M. (Nicole), Cavadino, A. (Alana), Tyrrell, A.W.R., Nodzenski, M. (Michael), Horikoshi, M. (Momoko), Geller, F. (Frank), Myhre, R. (Ronny), Richmond, R.C. (Rebecca C.), Paternoster, L. (Lavinia), Bradfield, J.P. (Jonathan), Kreiner-Møller, E. (Eskil), Huikari, V. (Ville), Metrustry, S. (Sarah), Lunetta, K.L. (Kathryn), Painter, J.N. (Jodie N.), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Allard, C. (Catherine), Barton, S.J. (Sheila), Espinosa, A. (Ana), Marsh, J.A. (Julie), Potter, C. (Catherine), Zhang, G. (Ge), Ang, W.Q. (Wei), Berry, D. (Diane), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Das, S. (Shikta), Hakonarson, H. (Hakon), Heikkinen, J. (Jani), Helgeland, Ø. (Øyvind), Hocher, B. (Berthold), Hofman, A. (Albert), Inskip, H.M. (Hazel), Jones, S.E. (Samuel E.), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Lind, P.A. (Penelope), Marullo, L. (Letizia), Medland, S.E. (Sarah), Murray, A. (Anna), Murray, J.C. (Jeffrey C.), Njølstad, P.R. (Pa l R.), Nohr, C. (Christian), Reichetzeder, C. (Christoph), Ring, S.M. (Susan), Ruth, K.S. (Katherine S.), Santa-Marina, L. (Loreto), Scholtens, D.M. (Denise M.), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Sengpiel, V. (Verena), Tuke, M.A. (Marcus A.), Vaudel, M. (Marc), Weedon, M.N. (Michael), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Wood, A.R. (Andrew R.), Yaghootkar, H. (Hanieh), Muglia, L.J. (Louis J.), Bartels, M. (Meike), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), Pennell, C.E. (Craig), Chatzi, L. (Leda), Estivill, X. (Xavier), Holloway, J.W. (John W.), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant W.), Murabito, J. (Joanne), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Power, C. (Christine), Järvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Ritta), Bisgaard, H. (Hans), Grant, S.F.A. (Struan F.A.), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild I.A.), Jaddoe, V.W. (Vincent W.), Jacobsson, B. (Bo), Melbye, M. (Mads), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark I.), Hattersley, A.T. (Andrew), Hayes, M.G. (M. Geoffrey), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Hyppönen, E. (Elina), Lowe, W.L. (William L.), Evans, D.M. (David M.), Lawlor, D.A. (Debbie A.), Feenstra, B. (Bjarke), Freathy, R.M. (Rachel), Beaumont, R.N. (Robin N.), Warrington, N.M. (Nicole), Cavadino, A. (Alana), Tyrrell, A.W.R., Nodzenski, M. (Michael), Horikoshi, M. (Momoko), Geller, F. (Frank), Myhre, R. (Ronny), Richmond, R.C. (Rebecca C.), Paternoster, L. (Lavinia), Bradfield, J.P. (Jonathan), Kreiner-Møller, E. (Eskil), Huikari, V. (Ville), Metrustry, S. (Sarah), Lunetta, K.L. (Kathryn), Painter, J.N. (Jodie N.), Hottenga, J.J. (Jouke Jan), Allard, C. (Catherine), Barton, S.J. (Sheila), Espinosa, A. (Ana), Marsh, J.A. (Julie), Potter, C. (Catherine), Zhang, G. (Ge), Ang, W.Q. (Wei), Berry, D. (Diane), Bouchard, L. (Luigi), Das, S. (Shikta), Hakonarson, H. (Hakon), Heikkinen, J. (Jani), Helgeland, Ø. (Øyvind), Hocher, B. (Berthold), Hofman, A. (Albert), Inskip, H.M. (Hazel), Jones, S.E. (Samuel E.), Kogevinas, M. (Manolis), Lind, P.A. (Penelope), Marullo, L. (Letizia), Medland, S.E. (Sarah), Murray, A. (Anna), Murray, J.C. (Jeffrey C.), Njølstad, P.R. (Pa l R.), Nohr, C. (Christian), Reichetzeder, C. (Christoph), Ring, S.M. (Susan), Ruth, K.S. (Katherine S.), Santa-Marina, L. (Loreto), Scholtens, D.M. (Denise M.), Sebert, S. (Sylvain), Sengpiel, V. (Verena), Tuke, M.A. (Marcus A.), Vaudel, M. (Marc), Weedon, M.N. (Michael), Willemsen, G.A.H.M. (Gonneke), Wood, A.R. (Andrew R.), Yaghootkar, H. (Hanieh), Muglia, L.J. (Louis J.), Bartels, M. (Meike), Relton, C.L. (Caroline), Pennell, C.E. (Craig), Chatzi, L. (Leda), Estivill, X. (Xavier), Holloway, J.W. (John W.), Boomsma, D.I. (Dorret), Montgomery, G.W. (Grant W.), Murabito, J. (Joanne), Spector, T.D. (Timothy), Power, C. (Christine), Järvelin, M.-R. (Marjo-Ritta), Bisgaard, H. (Hans), Grant, S.F.A. (Struan F.A.), Sørensen, T.I.A. (Thorkild I.A.), Jaddoe, V.W. (Vincent W.), Jacobsson, B. (Bo), Melbye, M. (Mads), McCarthy, M.I. (Mark I.), Hattersley, A.T. (Andrew), Hayes, M.G. (M. Geoffrey), Frayling, T.M. (Timothy), Hivert, M.-F. (Marie-France), Felix, J.F. (Janine), Hyppönen, E. (Elina), Lowe, W.L. (William L.), Evans, D.M. (David M.), Lawlor, D.A. (Debbie A.), Feenstra, B. (Bjarke), and Freathy, R.M. (Rachel)

Abstract

Genome-wide association studies of birth weight have focused on fetal genetics, whereas relatively little is known about the role of maternal genetic variation. We aimed to identify maternal genetic variants associated with birth weight that could highlight potentially relevant maternal determinants of fetal growth. We meta-analysed data on up to 8.7 million SNPs in up to 86 577 women of Eu

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2018
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50. Reliability and validity of the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-12: Attachment dimensions in a clinical sample with eating disorders

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Tasca, G.A. (Giorgio A.), Brugnera, A. (Agostino), Baldwin, D. (Danielle), Carlucci, S. (Samantha), Compare, A. (Angelo), Balfour, L. (Louise), Proulx, G. (Genevieve), Gick, M. (Mary), Lafontaine, M.-F. (Marie-France), Tasca, G.A. (Giorgio A.), Brugnera, A. (Agostino), Baldwin, D. (Danielle), Carlucci, S. (Samantha), Compare, A. (Angelo), Balfour, L. (Louise), Proulx, G. (Genevieve), Gick, M. (Mary), and Lafontaine, M.-F. (Marie-France)

Abstract

Objective: Attachment insecurity is a potential risk factor for the development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs). To date, there are multiple psychometrically sound questionnaires for the evaluation of attachment in both clinical and healthy populations, such as the Experience in Close Relationships (ECR) scale. Composed by two subscales (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance), the ECR scale was recently adapted to a shorter, 12-item version (ECR-12). However, a validation of the ECR-12 among patients with EDs is still lacking. The present study sought to investigate the psychometric properties of the ECR-12

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2018
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