Reading Disability is often characterized by difficulties in the phonology of the language. While the molecular mechanisms underlying it are largely undetermined, loci are being revealed by genome-wide association studies. ...

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• 2022
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Progesterone receptor (PGR) plays diverse roles in reproductive tissues and thus coordinates mammalian fertility. In the ovary, rapid acute induction of PGR is the key determinant of ovulation through transcriptional control of a unique set of genes that culminates in follicle rupture. However, the molecular mechanisms for this specialized PGR function in ovulation is poorly understood. ...

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These findings add additional evidence to the hypothesis that regular contact with animals in early childhood is inversely associated with childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...

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• 2018
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Vibrio hibernica is capable of metabolizing a unique carbohydrate profile at low temperatures ...

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• 2020
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The associations between childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and several proxies of early stimulation of the immune system, that is, day-care center... ...

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The aim of this analysis was to investigate whether maternal coffee or tea consumption during pregnancy was associated with the risk of CBT. ...

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• 2014
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Paternal exposure to solvents in the year before conception was associated with an increased CBT risk. This increased risk appeared to be mainly attributable... ...

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• 2014
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Using individual data from fathers of 8,185 cases and 14,210 controls, the pooled OR for paternal exposure around conception and risk of acute lymphoblastic... ...

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This Australian case-control study of CBT investigated whether exposures to pesticides before pregnancy, during pregnancy and during childhood, were... ...

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• 2013
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An Australian study of childhood leukaemia (Aus-ALL) previously reported that control participation was positively associated with socio-economic status... ...

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• 2012
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This study investigated whether household exposure to paints and floor treatments and parental occupational painting were associated with CBT risk... ...

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• 2013
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Nick Gottardo NG MBChB FRACP PhD Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research nicholas.gottardo@telethonkids.org.au Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Professor Nick Gottardo co-leads the Brain Tumour Research Programme at the Telethon Kids Institute. He is also Head ...

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