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Anke Hüls

Assistant Professor, Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University
Verified email at emory.edu
Cited by 1813

Methodological challenges in constructing DNA methylation risk scores

A Hüls, D Czamara - Epigenetics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Polygenic approaches often access more variance of complex traits than is possible by single
variant approaches. For genotype data, genetic risk scores (GRS) are widely used for risk …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation as a potential mediator of the association between prenatal tobacco and alcohol exposure and child neurodevelopment in a South African …

…, KA Donald, HJ Zar, DJ Stein, A Hüls - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Prenatal tobacco exposure (PTE) and prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) have been associated
with an increased risk of delayed neurodevelopment in children as well as differential …

[HTML][HTML] Medical vulnerability of individuals with Down syndrome to severe COVID-19–data from the Trisomy 21 Research Society and the UK ISARIC4C survey

A Hüls, ACS Costa, M Dierssen, RA Baksh… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Health conditions, immune dysfunction, and premature aging associated with
trisomy 21 (Down syndrome, DS) may impact the clinical course of COVID-19. Methods The …

Epidemiological evidence that indoor air pollution from cooking with solid fuels accelerates skin aging in Chinese women

M Li, A Vierkötter, T Schikowski, A Hüls, A Ding… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Recently, we showed that outdoor air pollution exposure from traffic and industry
is associated with an increased risk of skin aging in Caucasian women. In China, indoor …

[HTML][HTML] Association between maternal depression during pregnancy and newborn DNA methylation

…, MS Kobor, HJ Zar, DJ Stein, A Hüls - Translational …, 2021 - nature.com
Around 15–65% of women globally experience depression during pregnancy, prevalence
being particularly high in low- and middle-income countries. Prenatal depression has been …

Long-term effects of elemental composition of particulate matter on inflammatory blood markers in European cohorts

…, K de Hoogh, K Fuks, B Hoffmann, A Hüls… - Environment …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Epidemiological studies have associated long-term exposure to ambient particulate
matter with increased mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory disorders. Systemic …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of environmental injustice on children's health—interaction between air pollution and socioeconomic status

S Mathiarasan, A Hüls - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Air pollution disproportionately affects marginalized populations of lower socioeconomic
status. There is little literature on how socioeconomic status affects the risk of exposure to air …

Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of prenatal maternal stressful life events and newborn DNA methylation

…, G Herberth, TT Hoang, LC Houtepen, A Hüls… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Prenatal maternal stressful life events are associated with adverse neurodevelopmental
outcomes in offspring. Biological mechanisms underlying these associations are largely …

[HTML][HTML] Polygenic risk for obesity and its interaction with lifestyle and sociodemographic factors in European children and adolescents

A Hüls, MN Wright, LH Bogl, J Kaprio… - International Journal of …, 2021 - nature.com
Background Childhood obesity is a complex multifaceted condition, which is influenced by
genetics, environmental factors, and their interaction. However, these interactions have …