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Nepalese indoor cookstove smoke extracts alter human airway epithelial gene expression, DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation (2023)
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Household air pollution caused by inefficient cooking practices causes 4 million deaths a year worldwide. In Nepal, 86% of the rural population use solid fuels for cooking. Over 25% of premature deaths associated with air pollution are respiratory in... Read More about Nepalese indoor cookstove smoke extracts alter human airway epithelial gene expression, DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation.
Genome-wide association study of chronic sputum production implicates loci involved in mucus production and infection (2023)
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Chronic sputum production impacts on quality of life and is a feature of many respiratory diseases. Identification of the genetic variants associated with chronic sputum production in a disease agnostic sample could improve understanding of its cause... Read More about Genome-wide association study of chronic sputum production implicates loci involved in mucus production and infection.
Evaluation of outpatient treatment for non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19: The experience of a regional centre in the UK (2023)
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Introduction Antivirals, such as molnupiravir, and SARS-CoV-2 neutralising monoclonal antibodies (nMAbs), such as sotrovimab, reduced the risk of hospitalisation and death in clinical trials of high-risk non-hospitalised patients with Covid-19. Howev... Read More about Evaluation of outpatient treatment for non-hospitalised patients with COVID-19: The experience of a regional centre in the UK.
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk (2023)
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Lung-function impairment underlies chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and predicts mortality. In the largest multi-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of lung function to date, comprising 580,869 participants, we identified 1,020... Read More about Multi-ancestry genome-wide association analyses improve resolution of genes and pathways influencing lung function and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk.
Association study of human leukocyte antigen variants and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (2023)
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Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic interstitial pneumonia marked by progressive lung fibrosis and a poor prognosis. Recent studies have highlighted the potential role of infection in the pathogenesis of IPF, and a prior ass... Read More about Association study of human leukocyte antigen variants and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Genome-wide association study of chronic sputum production implicates loci involved in mucus production and infection (2022)
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Background Chronic sputum production impacts on quality of life and is a feature of many respiratory diseases. Identification of the genetic variants associated with chronic sputum production in a disease agnostic sample could improve understanding o... Read More about Genome-wide association study of chronic sputum production implicates loci involved in mucus production and infection.
Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal (2022)
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Drawing on village-based data from Nepal, this paper explores the transferability of the Integrated Behavioural Model for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IBM-WASH) to the clean cooking sector and its potential to elucidate how barriers to improved coo... Read More about Domesticating cleaner cookstoves for improved respiratory health: Using approaches from the sanitation sector to explore the adoption and sustained use of improved cooking technologies in Nepal.
A Hybrid Architecture (CO-CONNECT) to Facilitate Rapid Discovery and Access to Data Across the United Kingdom in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development Study (2022)
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Background: COVID-19 data have been generated across the United Kingdom as a by-product of clinical care and public health provision, as well as numerous bespoke and repurposed research endeavors. Analysis of these data has underpinned the United Ki... Read More about A Hybrid Architecture (CO-CONNECT) to Facilitate Rapid Discovery and Access to Data Across the United Kingdom in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Development Study.
Mendelian randomisation of eosinophils and other cell types in relation to lung function and disease (2022)
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Rationale Eosinophils are associated with airway inflammation in respiratory disease. Eosinophil production and survival is controlled partly by interleukin-5: anti-interleukin-5 agents reduce asthma and response correlates with baseline eosinophil c... Read More about Mendelian randomisation of eosinophils and other cell types in relation to lung function and disease.
Genetic Associations and Architecture of Asthma-COPD Overlap (2022)
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Background Some people have characteristics of both asthma and COPD (asthma-COPD overlap), and evidence suggests they experience worse outcomes than those with either condition alone. Research Question What is the genetic architecture of asthma-CO... Read More about Genetic Associations and Architecture of Asthma-COPD Overlap.
Patient-related outcomes in patients referred to a respiratory clinic with persisting symptoms following non-hospitalised COVID-19 (2022)
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Survivors of COVID-19 can present with varied and persisting symptoms, regardless of hospitalisation. We describe the ongoing symptoms, quality of life and return to work status in a cohort of non-hospitalised COVID-19 survivors with persisting respi... Read More about Patient-related outcomes in patients referred to a respiratory clinic with persisting symptoms following non-hospitalised COVID-19.
Understanding the burden of interstitial lung disease post-COVID-19: the UK Interstitial Lung Disease-Long COVID Study (UKILD-Long COVID) (2021)
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Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has led to over 100 million cases worldwide. The UK has had over 4 million cases, 400 000 hospital admissions and 100 000 deaths. Many patients with COVID-19 suffer long-term symptoms, predominantly breathlessness a... Read More about Understanding the burden of interstitial lung disease post-COVID-19: the UK Interstitial Lung Disease-Long COVID Study (UKILD-Long COVID).
Functional genomics of GPR126 in airway smooth muscle and bronchial epithelial cells (2021)
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Hall, R. J., O'Loughlin, J., Billington, C. K., Thakker, D., Hall, I. P., & Sayers, I. (2021). Functional genomics of GPR126 in airway smooth muscle and bronchial epithelial cells. FASEB Journal, 35(7), Article e21300. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202002073RGPR126 is an adhesion G protein-coupled receptor which lies on chromosome 6q24. Genetic variants in this region are reproducibly associated with lung function and COPD in genome wide association studies (GWAS). The aims of this study were to define t... Read More about Functional genomics of GPR126 in airway smooth muscle and bronchial epithelial cells.
CHAARM: A model to predict uncertainties in indoor pollutant concentrations, ventilation and infiltration rates, and associated energy demand in Chilean houses (2020)
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Molina, C., Jones, B., Hall, I. P., & Sherman, M. H. (2021). CHAARM: A model to predict uncertainties in indoor pollutant concentrations, ventilation and infiltration rates, and associated energy demand in Chilean houses. Energy and Buildings, 230, Article 110539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2020.110539
A data analysis of the Chilean housing stock and the development of modelling archetypes (2019)
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Molina, C., Kent, M., Hall, I., & Jones, B. (2020). A data analysis of the Chilean housing stock and the development of modelling archetypes. Energy and Buildings, 206, Article 109568. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109568Chile 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.
Setting the standard: The acceptability of kitchen ventilation for the English housing stock (2019)
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O'Leary, C., Jones, B., Dimitroulopoulou, S., & Hall, I. P. (2019). Setting the standard: The acceptability of kitchen ventilation for the English housing stock. Building and Environment, 166, Article 106417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106417Exposure to particulate matter with diameter ≤2.5 μm (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.
Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell type and phenotype associations (2019)
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Sakornsakolpat, P., Prokopenko, D., Lamontagne, M., Reeve, N. F., Guyatt, A. L., Jackson, V. E., …Cho, M. H. (2019). Genetic landscape of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identifies heterogeneous cell type and phenotype associations. Nature Genetics, 51(3), 494–505. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0342-2Chronic 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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O 'Leary, C., Kluizenaar, Y., Jacobs, P., Borsboom, W., Hall, I., & Jones, B. (2019). Investigating measurements of fine particle (PM2.5) emissions from the cooking of meals and mitigating exposure using a cooker hood. Indoor Air, 29(3), 423-438. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12542There 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.