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Augusto LitonjuaProfessor, University of Rochester Medical Center Verified email at urmc.rochester.edu Cited by 39760 |
Ambient pollution and heart rate variability
Background—We investigated associations between ambient pollution levels and cardiovascular
function in a repeated measures study including 163 observations on twenty-one 53- …
function in a repeated measures study including 163 observations on twenty-one 53- …
[HTML][HTML] Maternal intake of vitamin D during pregnancy and risk of recurrent wheeze in children at 3 y of age
CA Camargo Jr, SL Rifas-Shiman, AA Litonjua… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background:Vitamin D deficiency and asthma are common at higher latitudes. Although
vitamin D has important immunologic effects, its relation with asthma is unknown. Objective:We …
vitamin D has important immunologic effects, its relation with asthma is unknown. Objective:We …
Serum vitamin D levels and markers of severity of childhood asthma in Costa Rica
Rationale: Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy has been inversely associated with
asthma symptoms in early childhood. However, no study has examined the relationship …
asthma symptoms in early childhood. However, no study has examined the relationship …
[PDF][PDF] DNA methylation in newborns and maternal smoking in pregnancy: genome-wide consortium meta-analysis
Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for
environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an …
environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an …
[HTML][HTML] Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy and early childhood wheezing
Background:Maternal intake of vitamin D in pregnancy is a potentially modifiable but
understudied risk factor for the development of asthma in children. Objective:We investigated …
understudied risk factor for the development of asthma in children. Objective:We investigated …
Rapid DNA methylation changes after exposure to traffic particles
…, V Bollati, L Tarantini, AA Litonjua… - American journal of …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Exposure to particulate air pollution has been related to increased hospitalization
and death, particularly from cardiovascular disease. Lower blood DNA methylation content …
and death, particularly from cardiovascular disease. Lower blood DNA methylation content …
Serum vitamin D levels and severe asthma exacerbations in the Childhood Asthma Management Program study
BACKGROUND: Asthma exacerbations, most often caused by respiratory tract infections,
are the leading causes of asthma morbidity and comprise a significant proportion of asthma-…
are the leading causes of asthma morbidity and comprise a significant proportion of asthma-…
Is vitamin D deficiency to blame for the asthma epidemic?
AA Litonjua, ST Weiss - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2007 - Elsevier
In the 1960s, the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases began to increase worldwide.
Currently, the burden of the disease is more than 300 million people affected. We …
Currently, the burden of the disease is more than 300 million people affected. We …
Decline in genomic DNA methylation through aging in a cohort of elderly subjects
Loss of genomic DNA methylation has been found in a variety of common human age-related
diseases. Whether DNA methylation decreases over time as individuals age is unresolved. …
diseases. Whether DNA methylation decreases over time as individuals age is unresolved. …
Parental history and the risk for childhood asthma: does mother confer more risk than father?
AA Litonjua, VJ Carey, HA Burge… - American journal of …, 1998 - atsjournals.org
Although heredity plays a major role in asthma and in other allergic diseases, mechanisms
underlying the inheritance of these disorders are poorly understood, as is the relative …
underlying the inheritance of these disorders are poorly understood, as is the relative …