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Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring eating disorder risk in adolescenceThis is the first study to link low gestational vitamin D to increased eating disorder risk in female offspring of Caucasian mothers.
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Updated model of group A Streptococcus M proteins based on a comprehensive worldwide studyGroup A Streptococcus (GAS) M protein is an important virulence factor and potential vaccine antigen, and constitutes the basis for strain typing (emm-typing).
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Common variation contributes to the genetic architecture of social communication traitsSocial communication difficulties represent an autistic trait that is highly heritable and persistent during the course of development.
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A "bottom-up" approach to aetiological research in autism spectrum disordersAutism spectrum disorders (ASD) are currently diagnosed in the presence of impairments in social interaction and communication, and a restricted range of...
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The Differential Influence of Contextual Risks on Psychosocial Functioning and Participation of Australian Aboriginal YouthMethodological issues and implications for interventions to support young Aboriginal people's adaptation are discussed.
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A population-based study of risk factors for severe hypoglycaemia in a contemporary cohort of childhood-onset type 1 diabetesThe aim of this study was to examine the incidence rates and risk factors associated with severe hypoglycaemia in a contemporary cohort of children and...
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Alternative Recruitment Strategies Influence Saliva Sample Return Rates in Community-Based Genetic Association StudiesUsing data from three large-scale genetic association studies we compared recruitment strategy and sample return rates.
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Familial aggregation of childhood and adult cancer in the Utah genealogyWe explored familial aggregation of cancer in a population-based case-control study using genealogical record linkage and designed to overcome limitations of...
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Socioeconomic Status Accounts for Rapidly Increasing Geographic Variation in the Incidence of Poor Fetal GrowthThis study assessed the temporal stability of spatial patterns in the incidence of preterm and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) in regional Western Australia,...
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Dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and risk of depressive symptoms in adolescentsPrevious randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) are beneficial in reducing symptoms of depression.