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A data analysis of the Chilean housing stock and the development of modelling archetypes (2019)
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Chile is a South American country experiencing greater social and economic development than the majority of its neighbours and whose economy is transitioning from developing to developed status. It is committed to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emis... Read More about A data analysis of the Chilean housing stock and the development of modelling archetypes.

Editorial: understanding differences in patient response to ondansetron in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea-are we any closer? Authors' reply (2019)
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Setting the standard: The acceptability of kitchen ventilation for the English housing stock (2019)
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Exposure to particulate matter with diameter ?2.5??m (PM2.5) is associated with an elevated risk of adverse health effects and cooking is a primary source of PM2.5 in non-smoking households. Therefore, it is important to investigate PM2.5 concentrati... Read More about Setting the standard: The acceptability of kitchen ventilation for the English housing stock.

Exposure to lippolysaccharide (LPS) reduces contractile response of small airways from GSTCD+ mice (2019)
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Introduction: Genome-Wide Association Studies suggest glutathione S transferase C terminal domain (GSTCD) may play a role in development of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. We aimed to define the potential role of GSTCD in airway inflammation a... Read More about Exposure to lippolysaccharide (LPS) reduces contractile response of small airways from GSTCD+ mice.

Defining a role for lung function associated gene GSTCD in cell homeostasis (2019)
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Genome wide association (GWA) studies have reproducibly identified signals on chromosome 4q24 associated with lung function and COPD. GSTCD (Glutathione S-transferase C-terminal domain containing) represents a candidate causal gene in this locus, how... Read More about Defining a role for lung function associated gene GSTCD in cell homeostasis.

Abnormalities of mucosal serotonin metabolism and 5-HT3 receptor subunit 3C polymorphism in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea predict responsiveness to ondansetron (2019)
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Background Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea (IBS‐D) is a common condition, greatly reducing the quality of life with few effective treatment options available. Aims To report the beneficial response shown in our trial with the 5‐hydroyxtr... Read More about Abnormalities of mucosal serotonin metabolism and 5-HT3 receptor subunit 3C polymorphism in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhoea predict responsiveness to ondansetron.

Challenges of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in rural Nepal (2019)
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New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries (2019)
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Reduced lung function predicts mortality and is key to the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a genome-wide association study in 400,102 individuals of European ancestry, we define 279 lung function signals, 139 of which ar... Read More about New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries.

Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell type and phenotype associations (2019)
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the leading cause of respiratory mortality worldwide. Genetic risk loci provide novel insights into disease pathogenesis. We performed a genome-wide association study in 35,735 cases and 222,076 control... Read More about Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell type and phenotype associations.

Investigating measurements of fine particle (PM2.5) emissions from the cooking of meals and mitigating exposure using a cooker hood (2019)
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There is growing awareness that indoor exposure to particulate matter with diameter ≤ 2.5μm (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk of adverse health effects. Cooking is a key indoor source of PM2.5 and an activity conducted daily in most homes.... Read More about Investigating measurements of fine particle (PM2.5) emissions from the cooking of meals and mitigating exposure using a cooker hood.

Moderate-to-severe asthma in individuals of European ancestry: a genome-wide association study (2018)
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Background Few genetic studies that focus on moderate-to-severe asthma exist. We aimed to identity novel genetic variants associated with moderate-to-severe asthma, see whether previously identified genetic variants for all types of asthma contribut... Read More about Moderate-to-severe asthma in individuals of European ancestry: a genome-wide association study.

Genetic risk factors for the development of pulmonary disease identified by genome-wide association (2018)
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Chronic respiratory diseases are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) combined affect over 500 million people worldwide. While environmental factors are important in disease progression, as... Read More about Genetic risk factors for the development of pulmonary disease identified by genome-wide association.

Urinary extracellular vesicle protein profiling and endogenous lithium clearance support excessive renal sodium wasting and water reabsorption in thiazide induced hyponatremia (2018)
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Introduction Thiazide diuretics are amongst the most widely used anti-hypertensive medicines worldwide. Thiazide-Induced Hyponatremia (TIH) is one of their most clinically significant adverse effects. A priori TIH must result from excessive saliur... Read More about Urinary extracellular vesicle protein profiling and endogenous lithium clearance support excessive renal sodium wasting and water reabsorption in thiazide induced hyponatremia.

Clinical and molecular features of thiazide-induced hyponatremia (2018)
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Hypertension affects more than 30% of the world’s adult population and thiazide (and thiazide-like) diuretics are amongst the most widely used, effective and least costly treatments available, with all-cause mortality benefits equivalent to ACE inhib... Read More about Clinical and molecular features of thiazide-induced hyponatremia.

A Genome-Wide Association Study in Hispanics/Latinos Identifies Novel Signals for Lung Function. The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (2018)
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Rationale: Lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are heritable traits. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified numerous pulmonary function and COPD loci, primarily in cohorts of European ancestry. Objectives:... Read More about A Genome-Wide Association Study in Hispanics/Latinos Identifies Novel Signals for Lung Function. The Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.

Chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1) contributes to modulation of cyclic AMP-activated whole cell chloride currents in human bronchial epithelial cells (2018)
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Chloride channels are known to play critical physiological roles in many cell types. Here we describe the expression of anion channels using RNA Seq in primary cultures of human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (hBECs). Chloride intracellular channel (CLIC... Read More about Chloride intracellular channel 1 (CLIC1) contributes to modulation of cyclic AMP-activated whole cell chloride currents in human bronchial epithelial cells.

Genetic variants associated with susceptibility to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in people of European ancestry: a genome-wide association study (2017)
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Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic progressive lung disease with high mortality, uncertain cause, and few treatment options. Studies have identified a significant genetic risk associated with the development of IPF; however,... Read More about Genetic variants associated with susceptibility to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in people of European ancestry: a genome-wide association study.

Targeted inhibition of Gq signaling induces airway relaxation in mouse models of asthma (2017)
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Obstructive lung diseases are common causes of disability and death worldwide. A hallmark feature is aberrant activation of Gq protein–dependent signaling cascades. Currently, drugs targeting single G protein (heterotrimeric guanine nucleotide–bindin... Read More about Targeted inhibition of Gq signaling induces airway relaxation in mouse models of asthma.

Azithromycin for treatment of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in adult lung transplant recipients (2017)
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This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: This review aims to look at the benefits and harms of azithromycin for the treatment of BOS in adult lung transplant recipients.

Phenotypic and pharmacogenetic evaluation of patients with thiazide-induced hyponatremia (2017)
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Thiazide diuretics are among the most widely used treatments for hypertension, but thiazide-induced hyponatremia (TIH), a clinically significant adverse effect, is poorly understood. Here, we have studied the phenotypic and genetic characteristics of... Read More about Phenotypic and pharmacogenetic evaluation of patients with thiazide-induced hyponatremia.