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Folate pathway gene polymorphisms, maternal folic acid use, and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemiaSeveral studies suggest that maternal folic acid supplementation before or during pregnancy protects against childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).
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Translating aboriginal genomics — four letters closing the gapEstablishing a genomic reference for Australian Aboriginal populations
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Genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of hypospadiasThe increasing use of assisted reproductive techniques and hormonal manipulation during pregnancy may have been associated with an apparent rise in the...
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Comparative analysis of the full genome of Helicobacter pylori isolate sahul64 identifies genes of high divergenceGenome sequence of Sahul64, an H. pylori strain isolated from an indigenous Australian
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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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A "Candidate-Interactome" Aggregate Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Data in Multiple SclerosisThe interaction between genotype and Epstein Barr virus emerges as relevant for multiple sclerosis etiology.
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New findings in the pathogenesis of otitis mediaThis study was the first to concurrently identify middle ear pathogens in both bacterial biofilm and intracellularly in the middle ear mucosa of children and to identify extensive DNA stranding in the MEF from children with AOM
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Genetic and functional evaluation of the role of CXCR1 and CXCR2 in susceptibility to visceral leishmaniasis in north-east IndiaIL8RA and IL8RB, encoded by CXCR1 and CXCR2, are receptors for interleukin (IL)-8 and other CXC chemokines involved in chemotaxis and activation of...
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Unraveling the genetics of otitis media: From mouse to human and back againOtitis media (OM) is among the most common illnesses of early childhood, characterised by the presence of inflammation in the middle ear cavity...