2007
Respiratory symptoms among infants at risk for asthma: association with surfactant protein A haplotypes
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Respiratory symptoms among infants at risk for asthma: association with surfactant protein A haplotypes. BMC Medical Genomics 2007, 8: 15. PMID: 17407567, PMCID: PMC1852548, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-8-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent coughSurfactant protein ARespiratory symptomsWhite infantsClinician-diagnosed asthmaInfant respiratory symptomsRespiratory symptom frequencyRisk of wheezeCohort of infantsSingle nucleotide polymorphismsMonths of ageQuarterly telephone interviewsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityStudy infantsNewborn infantsSymptom frequencyInfant's birthStandardized questionnaireCoughWheezeAsthmaInfantsTelephone interviewsOlder children
2006
Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma
Pettigrew MM, Gent JF, Zhu Y, Triche EW, Belanger KD, Holford TR, Bracken MB, Leaderer BP. Association of surfactant protein A polymorphisms with otitis media in infants at risk for asthma. BMC Medical Genomics 2006, 7: 68. PMID: 16884531, PMCID: PMC1557482, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-7-68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOtitis mediaWhite infantsInfant respiratory symptomsPhysician-diagnosed asthmaCohort of infantsLarger confirmatory studiesSurfactant proteinsInnate immune responseMonths of ageQuarterly telephone interviewsLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityRespiratory symptomsCommon infectionsProspective studyImmune responseStudy populationInfant's birthStandardized questionnaireInfantsConclusionThese resultsAsthmaTelephone interviewsConfirmatory studiesWhole blood
2005
Immunogenetic Determinants of Preeclampsia and Related Pregnancy Disorders
Saftlas A, Beydoun H, Triche E. Immunogenetic Determinants of Preeclampsia and Related Pregnancy Disorders. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2005, 106: 162-172. PMID: 15994633, DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000167389.97019.37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionRisk of preeclampsiaGrowth restrictionHuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele frequenciesMaternal homozygosityPossible etiologic factorsHLA-DR locusSpecific HLA allelesAdditional pertinent studiesBasic science research studiesHLA allele frequenciesImmunogenetic factorsOriginal research studiesExposure definitionPregnancy disordersEtiologic factorsHLA genotypeSTUDY SELECTIONHLA sharingImmunogenetic determinantsPreeclampsiaHLA allelesPubMed databaseYielded inconsistent resultsComputerized search