https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Low-frequency variation in TP53 has large effects on head circumference and intracranial volume https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45073 TP53, with 0.5 cm wider heads in increaser-allele carriers versus non-carriers during mid-childhood, suggesting a previously unrecognized role of TP53 transcripts in human cranial development.]]> Wed 26 Oct 2022 11:49:10 AEDT ]]> Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39718 270,000 independent mQTLs, of which 8.5% comprise long-range (trans) associations. Identified mQTL associations explain 15-17% of the additive genetic variance of DNAm. We show that the genetic architecture of DNAm levels is highly polygenic. Using shared genetic control between distal DNAm sites, we constructed networks, identifying 405 discrete genomic communities enriched for genomic annotations and complex traits. Shared genetic variants are associated with both DNAm levels and complex diseases, but only in a minority of cases do these associations reflect causal relationships from DNAm to trait or vice versa, indicating a more complex genotype-phenotype map than previously anticipated.]]> Tue 21 Mar 2023 17:20:57 AEDT ]]> Vaginal progesterone for prevention of preterm birth in asymptomatic high-risk women with a normal cervical length: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43855 Tue 04 Oct 2022 12:00:48 AEDT ]]> Preterm labor with and without chorioamnionitis is associated with activation of myometrial inflammatory networks: a comprehensive transcriptomic analysis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51190 Thu 24 Aug 2023 14:39:18 AEST ]]> Genome-wide Association Meta-analysis of Childhood and Adolescent Internalizing Symptoms https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50952 overall) detected no genome-wide significant hits and showed low single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) heritability (1.66%, 95% CI = 0.84-2.48%, neffective = 132,260). Stratified analyses indicated rater-based heterogeneity in genetic effects, with self-reported internalizing symptoms showing the highest heritability (5.63%, 95% CI = 3.08%-8.18%). The contribution of additive genetic effects on internalizing symptoms appeared to be stable over age, with overlapping estimates of SNP heritability from early childhood to adolescence. Genetic correlations were observed with adult anxiety, depression, and the well-being spectrum (|rg| > 0.70), as well as with insomnia, loneliness, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism, and childhood aggression (range |rg| = 0.42-0.60), whereas there were no robust associations with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or anorexia nervosa. Conclusion: Genetic correlations indicate that childhood and adolescent internalizing symptoms share substantial genetic vulnerabilities with adult internalizing disorders and other childhood psychiatric traits, which could partially explain both the persistence of internalizing symptoms over time and the high comorbidity among childhood psychiatric traits. Reducing phenotypic heterogeneity in childhood samples will be key in paving the way to future GWAS success.]]> Mon 14 Aug 2023 14:36:09 AEST ]]> A Genome-Wide Association Study of Total Child Psychiatric Problems Scores https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50392 0.49), but not with autism or the less common adult disorders (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or eating disorders) (rG < 0.01). Importantly, the total psychiatric problem score also showed at least a moderate genetic correlation with intelligence, educational attainment, wellbeing, smoking, and body fat (rG > 0.29). The results suggest that many common genetic variants are associated with childhood psychiatric symptoms and related phenotypes in general instead of with specific symptoms. Further research is needed to establish causality and pleiotropic mechanisms between related traits.]]> Mon 13 May 2024 11:16:33 AEST ]]> McDonald versus Shirodkar cerclage technique in the prevention of preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50550 Fri 18 Aug 2023 11:44:05 AEST ]]> Genetics of early-life head circumference and genetic correlations with neurological, psychiatric and cognitive outcomes https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53089 Fri 17 Nov 2023 11:51:13 AEDT ]]> Single dose v two-dose antenatal anti-D prophylaxis: a randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46858 P < 0.001). Compliance was not significantly different between the single dose (86 of 138, 61%) and two‐dose groups (70 of 139, 50%; P = 0.06). Conclusions: The two‐dose RAADP schedule currently recommended in Australia provides better protection against Rh(D) sensitisation than a one‐dose regimen. Trial registration: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12613000661774).]]> Fri 02 Dec 2022 11:01:30 AEDT ]]>