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Methylome-wide association study of central adiposity implicates genes involved in immune and endocrine systemsWe conducted a methylome-wide association study to examine associations between DNA methylation in whole blood and central adiposity and body fat distribution, measured as waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio adjusted for body mass index, in 2684 African-American adults in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study.
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Global consensus on nutritional rickets: Implications for AustraliaWe conclude that updated global recommendations for therapy of nutritional rickets complement previously published position statements for Australia and New Zealand
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In “high-risk” infants with sufficient vitamin d status at birth, infant vitamin D supplementation had no effect on allergy outcomes: A randomized controlled trialEarly infancy oral vitamin D supplementation does not appear to reduce the development of early childhood allergic disease
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Lessons from schools with high levels of support for students with type 1 diabetes: A qualitative studyThis project aimed to investigate how schools provide support for the psychosocial wellbeing and disease management of students with type 1 diabetes
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ApoB48-remnant lipoproteins are associated with increased cardiometabolic risk in adolescentsPlasma apoB48 remnant lipoproteins associate with cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents and provide support for the screening of remnant cholesterol in youth
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Machine learning and clinical epigenetics: a review of challenges for diagnosis and classificationWe now have a growing number of epigenetic alterations in disease, and this offers a chance to increase sensitivity and specificity of future diagnostics and therapies
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Characterisation of peripheral bone mineral density in youth at risk of secondary osteoporosis - A preliminary insightNeuromuscular disorders, chronic diseases and low motor competence have a strong correlation to bone health for appendicular bone parameters in youth
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Clinical characteristics of Western Australian children diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before 10 years of ageWe aimed to describe the characteristics of Western Australian children aged less than 10 years diagnosed with type 2 diabetes between June 2000 and June 2017
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Feasibility of conducting an early pregnancy diet and lifestyle e-health intervention: The Pregnancy Lifestyle Activity Nutrition (PLAN) projectA lifestyle intervention starting in the first-trimester pregnancy utilising e-health mode of delivery is feasible
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Modelling the effects of beverage substitution during adolescence on later obesity outcomes in early adulthood: Results from the raine studySugar-sweetened beverage intake during adolescence was associated with higher body mass index, waist circumference, and being overweight in early adulthood