GANESA REBECCA WEGIENKA

..Racial differences in allergic diseases have been reported, with black subjects suffering disproportionately compared with white subjects, although such studies have been more commonly done in pediatric populations...

..Racial disparities in allergic disease outcomes have been reported with African Americans suffering disproportionately compared to White individuals...

..g., focus on anti-inflammatory pathways), which would substantially reduce the morbidity costs of these tumors and reduce a known health disparity...

..e.; premenstrual, pregnancy, etc.). This pilot study sought to demonstrate the feasibility of data collection methods to investigate the effects of sex hormones on lung function in women...

..Prior research about whether keeping a dog or cat at home causes allergies to that pet has been limited to outcomes in early childhood...

..A 5% increase in E1C was associated with a 2.3% increase in Treg cell percentage. A larger study of contiguous cycles to better determine within-woman cyclicity of the observed patterns is needed...

..Future work to better identify the role of Treg cells in successful pregnancy would ideally include a set of well characterized women sampled serially starting prior to pregnancy and throughout the postpartum period...

..However, our data indicate that, with only a few additional questions, information on usual menstrual cycle characteristics can be collected and used to evaluate bias in any given study...

..Women are often asked to recall the first day of their last menstrual period (LMP date) in a clinic setting (i.e., pregnancy dating, x-rays). There are no data supporting the validity of these reports...

..The incidence of wheeze is unknown and the role of early life wheeze in subsequent health is not clearly understood...

..Breastfeeding provides the best possible nutrition for newborns, but its role in the development of allergies is complex...

..We further examined the relationship between birth order and cord blood IgE in a racially diverse birth cohort...

..Early-life exposure to household pets has been shown to be protective against allergic sensitization in childhood...

..Gestational age at blood draw did not affect the associations. We conclude that Treg cell levels during pregnancy vary in association with both dog and cat exposure and atopic status...

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..Comprehensive analyses on the effect of household dogs on dog allergen levels in the home are lacking...

..Previously, we described gene-environment interactions between the endotoxin receptor polymorphism C-260T of the CD14 gene and endotoxin exposure on total serum IgE level; however, the mechanism of this interaction is not known...

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..To estimate the impact of body mass index (BMI) on surgical outcomes in patients undergoing robotic myomectomy...

..Findings suggest good reliability of young adult pet reporting for ages 0-6 years but that childhood pet exposure may need to be assessed separately depending on the participant's sex and the outcome of interest...

..Allergic sensitization is increased among offspring of sensitized parents...

..This study describes the prevalence of low vitamin D levels in pregnancy in a diverse urban population...

..Increased body mass index is associated with asthma and frequent respiratory complaints. Bariatric surgery often results in rapid weight loss associated with an improved respiratory status...

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