2013
Genome‐Wide Association Study of Pre‐Eclampsia Detects Novel Maternal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Copy‐Number Variants in Subsets of the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study Cohort
Zhao L, Bracken MB, DeWan AT. Genome‐Wide Association Study of Pre‐Eclampsia Detects Novel Maternal Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Copy‐Number Variants in Subsets of the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study Cohort. Annals Of Human Genetics 2013, 77: 277-287. PMID: 23551011, PMCID: PMC3740040, DOI: 10.1111/ahg.12021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCopy number variantsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsAssociation studiesGenome-wide SNP dataMaternal single nucleotide polymorphismsGenome-wide association studiesTop single nucleotide polymorphismsNucleotide polymorphismsWide association studyEuropean ancestry subjectsCandidate genetic variantsSNP dataBeadChip microarrayGenetic variantsCase-control datasetEuropean ancestryCandidate copy-number variantsIllumina Human610-QuadCNV findingsPolymorphismVariants
2010
PDE11A associations with asthma: Results of a genome-wide association scan
DeWan AT, Triche EW, Xu X, Hsu LI, Zhao C, Belanger K, Hellenbrand K, Willis-Owen SA, Moffatt M, Cookson WO, Himes BE, Weiss ST, Gauderman WJ, Baurley JW, Gilliland F, Wilk JB, O’Connor G, Strachan DP, Hoh J, Bracken MB. PDE11A associations with asthma: Results of a genome-wide association scan. Journal Of Allergy And Clinical Immunology 2010, 126: 871-873.e9. PMID: 20920776, PMCID: PMC3133448, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.06.051.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
Complement Factor H Polymorphism in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Klein RJ, Zeiss C, Chew EY, Tsai JY, Sackler RS, Haynes C, Henning AK, SanGiovanni JP, Mane SM, Mayne ST, Bracken MB, Ferris FL, Ott J, Barnstable C, Hoh J. Complement Factor H Polymorphism in Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Science 2005, 308: 385-389. PMID: 15761122, PMCID: PMC1512523, DOI: 10.1126/science.1109557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAgingAllelesAmino Acid SubstitutionCase-Control StudiesChoroidChromosomes, Human, Pair 1Complement Factor HComplement Membrane Attack ComplexExonsFemaleGenetic MarkersGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHaplotypesHistidineHumansImmunity, InnateIntronsLinkage DisequilibriumMacular DegenerationMaleOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPigment Epithelium of EyePolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsSmokingConceptsAge-related macular degenerationComplement factor H (CFH) geneMacular degenerationLikelihood of AMDComplement Factor H PolymorphismRisk allelesC-reactive proteinFactor H geneAmino acids 402H polymorphismCFH geneFamily-based studyMajor causeSingle nucleotide polymorphismsCommon variantsDegenerationPolymorphismH gene
2000
A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery
Shah N, Bracken M. A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on the association between maternal cigarette smoking and preterm delivery. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2000, 182: 465-472. PMID: 10694353, PMCID: PMC2706697, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(00)70240-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm deliveryMaternal smokingCigarette smokingDose-response relationshipProspective studyMantel-Haenszel fixed-effect modelMaternal cigarette smokingPreventable risk factorsNumber of cigarettesPooled odds ratioFixed-effects modelPooled point estimatesGestational ageSmoking intensityRisk factorsOdds ratioInclusion criteriaStudy populationSmokingSystematic reviewPublication biasMultiple studiesCausal roleNonsignificant levelsDelivery
1995
Measurement of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pregnant Women
O'Connor T, Holford T, Leaderer B, Hammond S, Bracken M. Measurement of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Pregnant Women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1995, 142: 1315-1321. PMID: 7503052, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a117599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrine cotinineEnvironmental tobacco smokePregnant womenTobacco smokeWork exposureAir nicotine concentrationsSelf-reported exposurePersonal air monitorsExposure assessment methodsAir nicotineMeasurement of exposureHome exposureCotinineNicotine concentrationsExposure classificationWomenCohen's kappaExposureSpearman rank-order correlation coefficientAir monitorsRank-order correlation coefficientKappaSocial exposureSmokeHigh levelsOccupationally related magnetic field exposure and male subfertility*
Lundsberg L, Bracken M, Belanger K. Occupationally related magnetic field exposure and male subfertility*. Fertility And Sterility 1995, 63: 384-391. PMID: 7843447, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57373-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase groupMale subfertilityInfertility clinicOdds ratioExposure categoriesMagnetic field exposureSemen analysisMale reproductive healthCase-control studyFirst semen analysisStandard control groupLack of associationMultivariate adjustmentRisk factorsLaboratory confirmationEstimates of riskControl groupReproductive healthSignificant associationField exposureMale partnersSubfertilityClinicDeleterious effectsExposure
1992
Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study
Dlugosz L, Vena J, Byers T, Sever L, Bracken M, Marshall E. Congental Defects and Electric Bed Heating in New York State: A Register-based Case-Control Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1992, 135: 1000-1011. PMID: 1595686, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a116394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBedsCase-Control StudiesCleft LipCleft PalateConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicEducational StatusElectricityEmploymentFemaleFeverHeatingHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMaternal AgeNeural Tube DefectsNew YorkOdds RatioParityRacial GroupsRegistriesResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesVitaminsConceptsCase-control studyCleft palateOdds ratioCleft lipCongenital defectsOral cleft defectsRespective odds ratiosNew York State Congenital Malformations RegistryConfidence intervalsElectric blanket usePotential confounding factorsCongenital Malformations RegistryNeural tube defectsOdds ratio estimatesElectric blanketHeated waterbedsNew York residentsSeason of conceptionLast mensesRisk factorsChildhood cancerMaternal raceCleft defectsConfounding factorsMalformations Registry
1989
LOG-LINEAR MODELS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MATCHED COHORT STUDIES
HOLFORD T, BRACKEN M, ESKENAZ B. LOG-LINEAR MODELS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MATCHED COHORT STUDIES. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1989, 130: 1247-1253. PMID: 2589315, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesEnvironmental ExposureFemaleGestational AgeHumansModels, StatisticalPre-EclampsiaPregnancy