2024
Brain Health Outcomes in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups: Results From the All of Us Research Program.
Huo S, Rivier C, Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S, Renedo D, Sunmonu N, de Havenon A, Sarpong D, Rosendale N, Sheth K, Falcone G. Brain Health Outcomes in Sexual and Gender Minority Groups: Results From the All of Us Research Program. Neurology 2024, 103: e209863. PMID: 39321407, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain health outcomesSexual minoritiesGender minoritiesSGM groupHealth outcomesSGM personsLate-life depressionGender identitySexual orientationHigher odds of dementiaUS population-based studyElectronic health record dataOdds of dementiaHealth record dataGender minority groupsPopulation-based studyOdds of strokeCross-sectional studyMultivariate logistic regressionHealth disparitiesBaseline questionnaireNon-SGMSubgroups of genderTransgender womenUS adultsNeighborhood Deprivation, Race, Ethnicity, and Undiagnosed Hypertension: Results From the All of Us Research Program
Rivier C, Renedo D, Sunmonu N, de Havenon A, Sheth K, Falcone G. Neighborhood Deprivation, Race, Ethnicity, and Undiagnosed Hypertension: Results From the All of Us Research Program. Hypertension 2024, 81: e10-e12. PMID: 38232143, PMCID: PMC10962384, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.123.22055.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Association of Poor Oral Health With Neuroimaging Markers of White Matter Injury in Middle-Aged Participants in the UK Biobank.
Rivier C, Renedo D, de Havenon A, Sunmonu N, Gill T, Payabvash S, Sheth K, Falcone G. Association of Poor Oral Health With Neuroimaging Markers of White Matter Injury in Middle-Aged Participants in the UK Biobank. Neurology 2023, 102: e208010. PMID: 38165331, PMCID: PMC10870735, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000208010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPoor oral healthOral healthBrain healthRisk factorsNeuroimaging markerWMH volumeHealth profileMD scoreSelf-reported poor oral healthCross-sectional neuroimaging studiesFractional anisotropyWhite matter hyperintensity volumeModifiable risk factorsWhite matter injuryPresence of denturesMendelian randomizationMiddle-aged personsFA scoreMiddle-aged participantsLoose teethCardiovascular diseaseHyperintensity volumeBrain MRIModifiable processEarly interventionUnderstanding Patterns of Missingness in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trials: A Secondary Analysis of Pooled Participant-Level Follow-Up Data
de Havenon A, Bangad A, Skolarus L, Aldridge C, Braun R, Cole J, Cramer S, Lindgren A, Sunmonu N, Worrall B, Lohse K. Understanding Patterns of Missingness in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trials: A Secondary Analysis of Pooled Participant-Level Follow-Up Data. Stroke 2023, 54: e201-e202. PMID: 36896708, PMCID: PMC10133020, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.122.042168.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
First report: Rare RNF213 variant associated with familial moyamoya disease in an African American family
Sunmonu N, Ambati N, Thomas M, Ulep R, Worrall B. First report: Rare RNF213 variant associated with familial moyamoya disease in an African American family. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2021, 30: 106123. PMID: 34666234, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2021.106123.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMoyamoya diseaseAfrican American familiesEthnically diverse participantsPotential genetic susceptibilityFamilial moyamoya diseaseFirst-degree relativesAmerican familiesLate presentationFatal courseNeurological eventsRNF213 geneMild diseasePhenotypic spectrumNeurovascular imagingThalamic strokeFatal childhood diseaseIschaemic infarctionYoung probandsGenetic susceptibilityHeritable genetic diseaseDiverse participantsChildhood diseasesDiseaseGenetic diseasesRNF213
2020
Multiple Cerebrovascular Insults in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Sunmonu N. Multiple Cerebrovascular Insults in Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 30: 105524. PMID: 33360520, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiplatelet therapyPatients of European ancestryClinically significant haemorrhageSystemic genetic disordersRight internal carotid arteryIschaemic cerebral infarctionIncreased risk of GIRisk of ischaemic strokeHistory of GIInternal carotid arteryRisk of GIHaemorrhagic strokeSecondary stroke preventionRetinal bleedingVascular risk factorsVariable presentationPseudoxanthoma elasticumQuality of lifeSignificant haemorrhageNo historyIncreased riskCerebrovascular insultCerebral infarctionCarotid arteryPrimary disorder
2011
Numerous isoforms of Fgf8 reflect its multiple roles in the developing brain
Sunmonu N, Li K, Li J. Numerous isoforms of Fgf8 reflect its multiple roles in the developing brain. Journal Of Cellular Physiology 2011, 226: 1722-1726. PMID: 21506104, PMCID: PMC3071877, DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVertebrate developmentDevelopment of multicellular organismsSplice variantsIsoform proteinsIntegration of cell proliferationRNA alternative splicingMouse Fgf8 geneFibroblast growth factorIn vivo functionMulticellular organismsAlternative splicingFate determinationSoluble growth factorsFgf8 geneN-terminiPolypeptide growth factorsGrowth factorFgf8Ligand-receptor systemSplicingVertebratesCell proliferationFunction of FGF8IsoformsProtein
2006
Electrical impedance myography: Transitioning from human to animal studies
Nie R, Sunmonu N, Chin A, Lee K, Rutkove S. Electrical impedance myography: Transitioning from human to animal studies. Clinical Neurophysiology 2006, 117: 1844-1849. PMID: 16807097, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2006.03.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectrical impedance myographyHamstring musclesRat models of neuromuscular diseasesSciatic nerve crushPrimary outcome variableHealthy adult ratsHuman subjectsAdult ratsNerve crushModels of neuromuscular diseasesRat modelNeurogenic injuryOutcome variablesAnimal studiesRatsImpedance myographyEIM dataPost-injuryRat muscleNeuromuscular diseaseMuscleHamstringRecordsSurface recordingsSubjects