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Lize van der Merwe

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1 Errors in the completion of the death notification form. S Afr Med J 2007 2.94
2 A prospective gait analysis study in patients with diplegic cerebral palsy 20 years after selective dorsal rhizotomy. J Neurosurg Pediatr 2008 2.23
3 Antiretrovirals for reducing the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 2.07
4 Low lopinavir plasma or hair concentrations explain second-line protease inhibitor failures in a resource-limited setting. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2011 1.98
5 GSTM1 and GSTT1 polymorphisms as modifiers of age at diagnosis of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) in a homogeneous cohort of individuals carrying a single predisposing mutation. Mutat Res 2006 1.51
6 Protease inhibitor resistance in South African children with virologic failure. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2009 1.37
7 Antiretroviral resistance patterns and factors associated with resistance in adult patients failing NNRTI-based regimens in the Western Cape, South Africa. J Med Virol 2011 1.12
8 Gene-gene interaction between tuberculosis candidate genes in a South African population. Mamm Genome 2010 1.05
9 A rapid method for detection of five known mutations associated with aminoglycoside-induced deafness. BMC Med Genet 2009 1.01
10 Investigating SAPAP3 variants in the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder and trichotillomania in the South African white population. Compr Psychiatry 2010 1.00
11 Mycotoxin contamination of dietary and medicinal wild plants in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. J Agric Food Chem 2006 0.96
12 Appetite regulation genes are associated with body mass index in black South African adolescents: a genetic association study. BMJ Open 2012 0.93
13 COX-2 promoter polymorphisms and the association with prostate cancer risk in South African men. Carcinogenesis 2008 0.93
14 Neuropsychological task performance in bipolar spectrum illness: genetics, alcohol abuse, medication and childhood trauma. Bipolar Disord 2008 0.92
15 Prospective hospital-based surveillance to estimate rotavirus disease burden in the Gauteng and North West Province of South Africa during 2003-2005. J Infect Dis 2010 0.89
16 Fas and FasL gene polymorphisms are not associated with cervical cancer but differ among Black and Mixed-ancestry South Africans. BMC Res Notes 2009 0.88
17 Polymorphisms in MC3R promoter and CTSZ 3'UTR are associated with tuberculosis susceptibility. Eur J Hum Genet 2011 0.88
18 Troponin T and beta-myosin mutations have distinct cardiac functional effects in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients without hypertrophy. Cardiovasc Res 2007 0.86
19 Comorbid obsessive-compulsive personality disorder in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): a marker of severity. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2011 0.86
20 Tumor necrosis factor-alpha gene -308 G/A polymorphism modulates the relationship between dietary fat intake, serum lipids, and obesity risk in black South African women. J Nutr 2010 0.86
21 Genotype and childhood sexual trauma moderate neurocognitive performance: a possible role for brain-derived neurotrophic factor and apolipoprotein E variants. Biol Psychiatry 2007 0.86
22 Neuropsychological status of bipolar I disorder: impact of psychosis. Br J Psychiatry 2009 0.86
23 Dysthymic and anxiety-related personality traits in bipolar spectrum illness. J Affect Disord 2008 0.86
24 Recall of intestinal helminthiasis by HIV-infected South Africans and avoidance of possible misinterpretation of egg excretion in worm/HIV co-infection analyses. BMC Infect Dis 2006 0.85
25 Catechol-o-methyltransferase genotype and childhood trauma may interact to impact schizotypal personality traits. Behav Genet 2009 0.85
26 Associations between human leukocyte antigen class I variants and the Mycobacterium tuberculosis subtypes causing disease. J Infect Dis 2013 0.85
27 The relationship between childhood abuse and dissociation. Is it influenced by catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) activity? Int J Neuropsychopharmacol 2007 0.85
28 Hypomanic, cyclothymic and hostile personality traits in bipolar spectrum illness: a family-based study. J Psychiatr Res 2007 0.84
29 Ascaris, co-infection and allergy: the importance of analysis based on immunological variables rather than egg excretion. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2007 0.84
30 The association of interleukin-18 genotype and serum levels with metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Eur J Endocrinol 2007 0.83
31 A South African mixed ancestry family with Huntington disease-like 2: clinical and genetic features. Mov Disord 2007 0.83
32 The frequency of the H402 allele of CFH and its involvement with age-related maculopathy in an aged Black African Xhosa population. Ophthalmic Genet 2008 0.83
33 Extracellular matrix proteins interact with cell-signaling pathways in modifying risk of achilles tendinopathy. J Orthop Res 2015 0.83
34 Identification of a novel functional deletion variant in the 5'-UTR of the DJ-1 gene. BMC Med Genet 2009 0.83
35 A Fas gene polymorphism influences herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in South African women. J Med Virol 2010 0.82
36 BDNF Val66Met and DRD2 Taq1A polymorphisms interact to influence PTSD symptom severity: a preliminary investigation in a South African population. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2012 0.82
37 Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphisms are associated with disease severity in Black South Africans with rheumatoid arthritis. Joint Bone Spine 2008 0.81
38 The -308 G/A polymorphism of the tumour necrosis factor-α gene modifies the association between saturated fat intake and serum total cholesterol levels in white South African women. Genes Nutr 2011 0.81
39 Investigation of variants within the COL27A1 and TNC genes and Achilles tendinopathy in two populations. J Orthop Res 2012 0.81
40 Case/control studies with follow-up: Constructing the source population to estimate effects of risk factors on development, disease, and survival. Clin Infect Dis 2012 0.81
41 Genetic variation at selected SNPs in the leptin gene and association of alleles with markers of kidney disease in a Xhosa population of South Africa. PLoS One 2010 0.81
42 Estimating the burden of disease attributable to lead exposure in South Africa in 2000. S Afr Med J 2007 0.81
43 The apoptosis pathway and the genetic predisposition to Achilles tendinopathy. J Orthop Res 2012 0.81
44 5-HTTLPR polymorphism: analysis in South African autistic individuals. Hum Biol 2010 0.80
45 Using multi-way admixture mapping to elucidate TB susceptibility in the South African Coloured population. BMC Genomics 2014 0.80
46 Patterns of variation influencing antipsychotic treatment outcomes in South African first-episode schizophrenia patients. Pharmacogenomics 2014 0.80
47 The fat mass and obesity-associated FTO rs9939609 polymorphism is associated with elevated homocysteine levels in patients with multiple sclerosis screened for vascular risk factors. Metab Brain Dis 2014 0.79
48 A pathway-based approach investigating the genes encoding interleukin-1β, interleukin-6 and the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist provides new insight into the genetic susceptibility of Achilles tendinopathy. Br J Sports Med 2011 0.78
49 Abnormal blood pressure response to exercise occurs more frequently in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with the R92W troponin T mutation than in those with myosin mutations. Heart Rhythm 2009 0.78
50 BDNF Val66Met modifies the risk of childhood trauma on obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Psychiatr Res 2013 0.78
51 Associations of MC3R polymorphisms with physical activity in South African adolescents. J Phys Act Health 2012 0.78
52 Genomic medicine and risk prediction across the disease spectrum. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2015 0.77
53 Significance of dietary folate intake, homocysteine levels and MTHFR 677 C>T genotyping in South African patients diagnosed with depression: test development for clinical application. Metab Brain Dis 2014 0.77
54 Comparisons of body size, composition, and whole body bone mass between North American and South African children. J Bone Miner Res 2007 0.77
55 Neurocognitive function in an extended Afrikaner-ancestry family with affective illness. J Psychiatry Neurosci 2007 0.77
56 Pre-treatment mycobacterial sputum load influences individual on-treatment measurements. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2014 0.77
57 A linkage and family-based association analysis of a potential neurocognitive endophenotype of bipolar disorder. Neuromolecular Med 2007 0.77
58 Association analysis of two single-nucleotide polymorphisms of the RELN gene with autism in the South African population. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers 2012 0.77
59 Negative association of MC3R variants with weight and blood pressure in Cape Town pupils aged 11 - 16 years. S Afr Med J 2011 0.76
60 Association of MB-COMT polymorphisms with schizophrenia-susceptibility and symptom severity in an African cohort. Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 2012 0.76
61 A novel energy expenditure prediction equation for intermittent physical activity. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2005 0.76
62 CYP2D6 genotyping and use of antidepressants in breast cancer patients: test development for clinical application. Metab Brain Dis 2012 0.76
63 Genetic variation in angiotensin II type 2 receptor gene influences extent of left ventricular hypertrophy in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy independent of blood pressure. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2010 0.76
64 Maternal and early life influences on calcaneal ultrasound parameters and metacarpal morphometry in 7- to 9-year-old children. J Bone Miner Metab 2006 0.75
65 Patient-control association study of the Leucine-Rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene in South African Parkinson's disease patients. Mov Disord 2013 0.75
66 The identification of novel genetic variants associated with antipsychotic treatment response outcomes in first-episode schizophrenia patients. Pharmacogenet Genomics 2016 0.75
67 Glucocorticoid administration and brief occlusion of the main pancreatic duct are likely to increase islet mass by a similar mechanism. Pancreas 2005 0.75
68 Islet neogenesis is stimulated by brief occlusion of the main pancreatic duct. S Afr Med J 2004 0.75
69 Design of surface electrode array for measuring conduction velocity in the human genioglossus muscle. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2007 0.75