Nick Gottardo NG MBChB FRACP PhD Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research nicholas.gottardo@telethonkids.org.au Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Professor Nick ...

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We found no evidence of positive associations between risk of childhood brain tumours overall and childhood or parental pre-pregnancy radiological procedures. ...

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• 2014
• January 2014

Childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood malignancy and brain tumors (CBTs) are the leading cause of cancer death in... ...

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• 2013
• January 2013

In asthma, a significant portion of the interaction between genetics and environment occurs through microbiota. The proposed mechanisms behind this interaction are complex and at times contradictory. This review covers recent developments in our understanding of this interaction: the "microbial hypothesis" and the "farm effect"; the role of endotoxin and genetic variation in pattern recognition systems; the interaction with allergen exposure; the additional involvement of host gut and airway microbiota; the role of viral respiratory infections in interaction with the 17q21 and CDHR3 genetic loci; and the importance of in utero and early-life timing of exposures. ...

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• 2021
• March 2021

Genetic predisposition to proteome instability may be a determinant in the pathogenesis of paediatric brain cancers ...

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• 2020
• April 2020

We investigated the potential association of maternal coffee and tea consumption during pregnancy with childhood acute myeloid leukemia risk ...

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• 2019
• October 2019

Skin exposure to ultraviolet radiation alters the faecal microbiome, and further investigations to explore the implications of this in health and disease are warranted ...

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• 2018
• August 2018

We show that vlincRNAs genes likely function in cis to activate nearby genes ...

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• 2016
• January 2016

ORIGINS has several sub-projects exploring allergy development within the cohort, with a focus on nutritional strategies for allergy prevention. ...

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Perth's Telethon Kids Institute is excited to announce the appointment of Professor Alex Brown, Ms Nicole O'Connor and Professor Jozef Gecz to its Board. ...

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