Reports and Findings
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Olfactory identification deficits at identification as ultra-high risk for psychosis are associated with poor functional outcomeWe have previously reported that olfactory identification (OI) deficits are a promising premorbid marker of transition from ultra-high risk...
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Application of a marginal structural model and simulation of a cash transfer programmeParental investments in children are an important determinant of human capability formation.
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Optimization is required when using linked hospital and laboratory data to investigate respiratory infectionsDespite a recommendation for microbiological testing, only 45% of children hospitalized for respiratory infections in our previous data linkage study linked...
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Telomerase reverse transcriptase regulates microRNAs.This study reports that telomerase reverse transcriptase extensively affects the expression levels of mature microRNAs.
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Lifecourse adiposity and blood pressure between birth and 17 years old.Childhood obesity creates a predisposition to develop adult hypertension and diabetes.
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Oesophageal atresia and tracheo-oesophageal fistula in Western Australia: Prevalence and trendsA recent international study reported a higher prevalence of oesophageal atresia with or without tracheo-oesophageal fistula (OA±TOF) in Western Australia (WA).
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Birthweight and childhood cancer: Preliminary findings from the international childhood cancer cohort consortium (I4C)Background Evidence relating childhood cancer to high birthweight is derived primarily from registry and case-control studies.
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The effect of the social and physical environment on children's independent mobility to neighborhood destinationsRelationships between context-specific measures of the physical and social environment and children's independent mobility to neighborhood destination types...
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ARHGEF12 influences the risk of glaucoma by increasing intraocular pressure.Two important risk factors for this disease are a positive family history and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP), which is also highly heritable.
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Aspects of speech-language abilities are influenced by MECP2 mutation type in girls with Rett syndromeThis study investigates relationships between methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 gene (MECP2) mutation type and speech-language abilities in girls with Rett syndrome.