Published in Health Phys on January 01, 2005
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Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation. Nat Genet (2008) 22.35
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Estimating long-term average particulate air pollution concentrations: application of traffic indicators and geographic information systems. Epidemiology (2003) 5.23
Common genetic variants of the FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster and their reconstructed haplotypes are associated with the fatty acid composition in phospholipids. Hum Mol Genet (2006) 4.13
Seven new loci associated with age-related macular degeneration. Nat Genet (2013) 3.81
Air pollution from traffic and the development of respiratory infections and asthmatic and allergic symptoms in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 3.71
Air pollution and markers of inflammation and coagulation in patients with coronary heart disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 3.36
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Two new Loci for body-weight regulation identified in a joint analysis of genome-wide association studies for early-onset extreme obesity in French and german study groups. PLoS Genet (2010) 3.21
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Effect of breast-feeding on the development of atopic dermatitis during the first 3 years of life--results from the GINI-birth cohort study. J Pediatr (2004) 2.42
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FADS genotypes and desaturase activity estimated by the ratio of arachidonic acid to linoleic acid are associated with inflammation and coronary artery disease. Am J Clin Nutr (2008) 2.42
Lifelong reduction of LDL-cholesterol related to a common variant in the LDL-receptor gene decreases the risk of coronary artery disease--a Mendelian Randomisation study. PLoS One (2008) 2.37
The association of a SNP upstream of INSIG2 with body mass index is reproduced in several but not all cohorts. PLoS Genet (2007) 2.35
Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a cohort of young adults according to the presence of chronic cough and phlegm. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 2.33
Long-term air pollution exposure and living close to busy roads are associated with COPD in women. Respir Res (2005) 2.32
Variants in ADCY5 and near CCNL1 are associated with fetal growth and birth weight. Nat Genet (2010) 2.30
Genome-wide scan on total serum IgE levels identifies FCER1A as novel susceptibility locus. PLoS Genet (2008) 2.29
Physical activity and bronchial hyperresponsiveness: European Community Respiratory Health Survey II. Thorax (2006) 2.27
Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and cardiopulmonary mortality in women. Epidemiology (2006) 2.21
Meeting report: atmospheric pollution and human reproduction. Environ Health Perspect (2008) 2.19
Residential radon and lung cancer--detailed results of a collaborative analysis of individual data on 7148 persons with lung cancer and 14,208 persons without lung cancer from 13 epidemiologic studies in Europe. Scand J Work Environ Health (2006) 2.18
Annoyance due to air pollution in Europe. Int J Epidemiol (2007) 2.14
Comparison between different traffic-related particle indicators: elemental carbon (EC), PM2.5 mass, and absorbance. J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol (2003) 2.10
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Effect of five genetic variants associated with lung function on the risk of chronic obstructive lung disease, and their joint effects on lung function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 2.07
Loss-of-function mutations in the filaggrin gene and allergic contact sensitization to nickel. J Invest Dermatol (2007) 2.04
SNPs of the FADS gene cluster are associated with polyunsaturated fatty acids in a cohort of patients with cardiovascular disease. Lipids (2008) 2.02
Smoking cessation, lung function, and weight gain: a follow-up study. Lancet (2005) 2.01
Maternal smoking in pregnancy and asthma in preschool children: a pooled analysis of eight birth cohorts. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 1.98
Long-term effects of ambient air pollution on lung function: a review. Epidemiology (2008) 1.92
Traffic-related atmospheric pollutants levels during pregnancy and offspring's term birth weight: a study relying on a land-use regression exposure model. Environ Health Perspect (2007) 1.91
New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism. Nat Genet (2012) 1.90
Timing of solid food introduction in relation to eczema, asthma, allergic rhinitis, and food and inhalant sensitization at the age of 6 years: results from the prospective birth cohort study LISA. Pediatrics (2008) 1.87
Allergies in high-risk schoolchildren after early intervention with cow's milk protein hydrolysates: 10-year results from the German Infant Nutritional Intervention (GINI) study. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2013) 1.84
Pet-keeping in childhood and adult asthma and hay fever: European community respiratory health survey. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2003) 1.83
Association of ankle-brachial index and plaques in the carotid and femoral arteries with cardiovascular events and total mortality in a population-based study with 13 years of follow-up. Eur Heart J (2006) 1.82
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German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS) - design, objectives and implementation of the first data collection wave. BMC Public Health (2012) 1.72
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Effects of particulate air pollution on blood pressure and heart rate in subjects with cardiovascular disease: a multicenter approach. Environ Health Perspect (2004) 1.70
The cost of persistent asthma in Europe: an international population-based study in adults. Int Arch Allergy Immunol (2012) 1.70
Evidence for an association between genetic variants of the fatty acid desaturase 1 fatty acid desaturase 2 ( FADS1 FADS2) gene cluster and the fatty acid composition of erythrocyte membranes. Br J Nutr (2008) 1.69
Genome-wide association and functional follow-up reveals new loci for kidney function. PLoS Genet (2012) 1.68
Association of eGFR-Related Loci Identified by GWAS with Incident CKD and ESRD. PLoS Genet (2011) 1.68
Parental smoking and children's respiratory health: independent effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure. Tob Control (2006) 1.66
Air pollution exposure and lung function in children: the ESCAPE project. Environ Health Perspect (2013) 1.65
A genome-wide association study of plasma total IgE concentrations in the Framingham Heart Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2011) 1.65
Fibrinogen genes modify the fibrinogen response to ambient particulate matter. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2009) 1.60
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies three new risk loci for atopic dermatitis. Nat Genet (2011) 1.60
Metal-rich ambient particles (particulate matter 2.5) cause airway inflammation in healthy subjects. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.59
Maternal personal exposure to airborne benzene and intrauterine growth. Environ Health Perspect (2009) 1.59
Sex-specific association of the putative fructose transporter SLC2A9 variants with uric acid levels is modified by BMI. Diabetes Care (2008) 1.58
Informed conditioning on clinical covariates increases power in case-control association studies. PLoS Genet (2012) 1.57
The influence of sensitisation to pollens and moulds on seasonal variations in asthma attacks. Eur Respir J (2013) 1.53
Lung cancer risk among former uranium miners of the WISMUT Company in Germany. Health Phys (2006) 1.52
Genome-wide joint meta-analysis of SNP and SNP-by-smoking interaction identifies novel loci for pulmonary function. PLoS Genet (2012) 1.52
Common variants at 6q22 and 17q21 are associated with intracranial volume. Nat Genet (2012) 1.51
GIS-based estimation of exposure to particulate matter and NO2 in an urban area: stochastic versus dispersion modeling. Environ Health Perspect (2005) 1.51
Lack of relation between bitter taste receptor TAS2R38 and BMI in adults. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 1.50
Secondhand smoke exposure in adulthood and risk of lung cancer among never smokers: a pooled analysis of two large studies. Int J Cancer (2004) 1.48
Genetic variants of the FADS1 FADS2 gene cluster as related to essential fatty acid metabolism. Curr Opin Lipidol (2010) 1.48
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Early-life risk factors and incidence of rhinitis: results from the European Community Respiratory Health Study--an international population-based cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2011) 1.45
Comparison of oxidative properties, light absorbance, total and elemental mass concentration of ambient PM2.5 collected at 20 European sites. Environ Health Perspect (2006) 1.45
Risk factors for new-onset cat sensitization among adults: a population-based international cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2011) 1.44
Hormonal factors and risk of lung cancer among women? Int J Epidemiol (2003) 1.42
Effects of ultrafine and fine particulate and gaseous air pollution on cardiac autonomic control in subjects with coronary artery disease: the ULTRA study. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol (2005) 1.42
Time Trends in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Adults. Dtsch Arztebl Int (2016) 1.42
Respiratory diseases are associated with molar-incisor hypomineralizations. Swiss Dent J (2014) 1.41