An Increase in Bronchial Responsiveness is Associated with Continuing or Restarting Smoking (Publications)
Rationale: Bronchial responsiveness has been found to be associated with smoking, atopy and lower lung function in cross-sectional studies, but there is little information on determinants of change in
The effect of cyclin D1 (CCND1) G870A-polymorphism on breast cancer risk is modified by oxidative stress among Chinese women in Singapore (Publications)
Cyclin D1 (CCND1), an intracellular cell-cycle regulatory protein with checkpoint function, can promote cell proliferation or induce growth arrest and apoptosis depending on the cellular context. We h
Whole-genome sequencing of rifampicin-resistant <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> strains identifies compensatory mutations in RNA polymerase genes (Publications)
Epidemics of drug-resistant bacteria emerge worldwide, even as resistant strains frequently have reduced fitness compared to their drug-susceptible counterparts. Data from model systems suggest that t
Approach to estimating participant pollutant exposures in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air) (Publications)
Most published epidemiology studies of long-term air pollution health effects have relied on central site monitoring to investigate regional-scale differences in exposure. Few cohort studies have had