Published in Nat Clin Pract Oncol on November 01, 2005
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Novel loci for adiponectin levels and their influence on type 2 diabetes and metabolic traits: a multi-ethnic meta-analysis of 45,891 individuals. PLoS Genet (2012) 3.21
Objectively measured physical activity and fat mass in a large cohort of children. PLoS Med (2007) 3.14
Genetic variation in LIN28B is associated with the timing of puberty. Nat Genet (2009) 3.09
Sleep duration and mortality: The effect of short or long sleep duration on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in working men and women. Sleep Med (2002) 3.06
Multiple novel prostate cancer predisposition loci confirmed by an international study: the PRACTICAL Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2008) 3.05
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Alcohol intake and blood pressure: a systematic review implementing a Mendelian randomization approach. PLoS Med (2008) 2.61
A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci. Nat Genet (2012) 2.60
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Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and subsequently measured cardiovascular risk factors. Obstet Gynecol (2009) 2.56
What are the causal effects of breastfeeding on IQ, obesity and blood pressure? Evidence from comparing high-income with middle-income cohorts. Int J Epidemiol (2011) 2.54
Best-practice interventions to reduce socioeconomic inequalities of coronary heart disease mortality in UK: a prospective occupational cohort study. Lancet (2008) 2.53
The burden of disease associated with filaggrin mutations: a population-based, longitudinal birth cohort study. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2008) 2.53
Height in young adulthood and risk of death from cardiorespiratory disease: a prospective study of male former students of Glasgow University, Scotland. Am J Epidemiol (2002) 2.52
The standardisation of terminology in nocturia: report from the Standardisation Sub-committee of the International Continence Society. Neurourol Urodyn (2002) 2.46
Relationship between body mass and gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms: The Bristol Helicobacter Project. Int J Epidemiol (2003) 2.46
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A common haplotype of the glucokinase gene alters fasting glucose and birth weight: association in six studies and population-genetics analyses. Am J Hum Genet (2006) 2.44
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Analysis of self-selection bias in a population-based cohort study of autism spectrum disorders. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol (2013) 2.42
Towards a new developmental synthesis: adaptive developmental plasticity and human disease. Lancet (2009) 2.35
Patterns, distribution, and determinants of under- and overnutrition: a population-based study of women in India. Am J Clin Nutr (2006) 2.34
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Substantial intergenerational increases in body mass index are not explained by the fetal overnutrition hypothesis: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. Am J Clin Nutr (2007) 2.28
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'The public is too subjective': public involvement at different levels of health-care decision making. Soc Sci Med (2002) 2.19
Binge pattern of alcohol consumption during pregnancy and childhood mental health outcomes: longitudinal population-based study. Pediatrics (2009) 2.16
Exploring the developmental overnutrition hypothesis using parental-offspring associations and FTO as an instrumental variable. PLoS Med (2008) 2.16
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Association between birth weight and blood pressure is robust, amplifies with age, and may be underestimated. Hypertension (2006) 2.14
Suicide and the internet. BMJ (2008) 2.13
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
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A common genetic variant in the 15q24 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster (CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4) is associated with a reduced ability of women to quit smoking in pregnancy. Hum Mol Genet (2009) 2.02
Meta-analyses of observational and genetic association studies of folate intakes or levels and breast cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst (2006) 2.01
Why is recruitment to trials difficult? An investigation into recruitment difficulties in an RCT of supported employment in patients with severe mental illness. Contemp Clin Trials (2008) 2.00
Common variants in the region around Osterix are associated with bone mineral density and growth in childhood. Hum Mol Genet (2009) 1.99
Height, wealth, and health: an overview with new data from three longitudinal studies. Econ Hum Biol (2009) 1.95
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Prediction of childhood obesity by infancy weight gain: an individual-level meta-analysis. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol (2011) 1.93
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New loci associated with birth weight identify genetic links between intrauterine growth and adult height and metabolism. Nat Genet (2012) 1.90
Using genetic loci to understand the relationship between adiposity and psychological distress: a Mendelian Randomization study in the Copenhagen General Population Study of 53,221 adults. J Intern Med (2011) 1.89
Adipose and height growth through childhood and blood pressure status in a large prospective cohort study. Hypertension (2012) 1.89
Obesity and cancer: Mendelian randomization approach utilizing the FTO genotype. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 1.87
Reduced risk of atopic disorders in adults with Helicobacter pylori infection. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (2003) 1.87
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Exposures in childhood, adolescence and early adulthood and breast cancer risk: a systematic review of the literature. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2003) 1.85
Alcohol, ALDH2, and esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis which illustrates the potentials and limitations of a Mendelian randomization approach. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2005) 1.84
Income inequality and the double burden of under- and overnutrition in India. J Epidemiol Community Health (2007) 1.82
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Early life determinants of adult blood pressure. Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens (2005) 1.75