Findings from this study indicate that even in the absence of stroke, being at high polygenic risk of ischemic stroke is associated with lower cognitive ability ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• February 2016

Leishmania (Viannia) parasites present particular challenges, as human and murine immune responses to infection are distinct from other Leishmania species ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• June 2011

Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) is a cutaneous form of disease that develops at variable times after individuals have received treatment. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• January 2010

Metformin is the most commonly used pharmacological therapy for type 2 diabetes. We report a genome-wide association study for glycemic response to metformin... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• February 2011

Findings from this study provide empirical evidence for the heterogeneity of sleep problems and their development ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• December 2016

GWAS results provide firm confirmation for the importance of antigen presentation and the regulation of IFNγ in determining the outcome of Leishmania infections ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• June 2020

Overall the analyses do not suggest individual sequence variants account for differences in clinical outcome or adaptation to different hosts. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• September 2017

To investigate whether variants in cardiovascular candidate genes, some of which have been previously associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), diabetic... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• September 2011

Our data set provides a useful reference point for genomic studies on Aboriginal Australians ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2020
• April 2020

Addressing the recognized challenges and inequalities in providing high quality healthcare for rare diseases such as children's interstitial lung disease (chILD) requires collaboration across institutional, geographical, discipline, and system boundaries. The Children's Interstitial Lung Disease Respiratory Network of Australia and New Zealand (chILDRANZ) is an example of a clinical network that brings together multidisciplinary health professionals for collaboration, peer learning, and advocacy with the goal of improving the diagnosis and management of this group of rare and ultra-rare conditions. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• March 2023

Jenefer Jonathan Blackwell Carapetis AM JM JR BSc with First Class Honours, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAA AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Head, Genetics & Health Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 ...

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We emphasize that barriers to planetary health and the clinical application of lifestyle medicine are maintaining an unhealthy status quo ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019