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Sam S. Oh

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[PDF][PDF] DNA methylation in newborns and maternal smoking in pregnancy: genome-wide consortium meta-analysis

BR Joubert, JF Felix, P Yousefi, KM Bakulski… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - cell.com
Epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, represent a potential mechanism for
environmental impacts on human disease. Maternal smoking in pregnancy remains an …

[HTML][HTML] Diversity in clinical and biomedical research: a promise yet to be fulfilled

SS Oh, J Galanter, N Thakur, M Pino-Yanes… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Diversity in Clinical and Biomedical Research: A Promise Yet to Be Fulfilled | PLOS Medicine
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Early-life air pollution and asthma risk in minority children. The GALA II and SAGE II studies

KK Nishimura, JM Galanter, LA Roth, SS Oh… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Air pollution is a known asthma trigger and has been associated with short-term
asthma symptoms, airway inflammation, decreased lung function, and reduced response to …

Differential methylation between ethnic sub-groups reflects the effect of genetic ancestry and environmental exposures

JM Galanter, CR Gignoux, SS Oh, D Torgerson… - elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
Populations are often divided categorically into distinct racial/ethnic groups based on social
rather than biological constructs. Genetic ancestry has been suggested as an alternative to …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenome-wide meta-analysis of DNA methylation and childhood asthma

SE Reese, CJ Xu, HT Den Dekker, MK Lee… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Epigenetic mechanisms, including methylation, can contribute to childhood
asthma. Identifying DNA methylation profiles in asthmatic patients can inform disease …

Childhood obesity and asthma control in the GALA II and SAGE II studies

LN Borrell, EA Nguyen, LA Roth, SS Oh… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Obesity is associated with increased asthma morbidity, lower drug
responsiveness to inhaled corticosteroids, and worse asthma control. However, most prior …

Cohort profile: pregnancy and childhood epigenetics (PACE) consortium

JF Felix, BR Joubert, AA Baccarelli… - International journal …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetics refers to mitotically heritable changes to the DNA, which do not affect the DNA
sequence, but can influence its function. Currently, DNA methylation is the most studied …

Socioeconomic status and childhood asthma in urban minority youths. The GALA II and SAGE II studies

N Thakur, SS Oh, EA Nguyen, M Martin… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The burden of asthma is highest among socioeconomically disadvantaged
populations; however, its impact is differentially distributed among racial and ethnic groups …

Genetic ancestry influences asthma susceptibility and lung function among Latinos

M Pino-Yanes, N Thakur, CR Gignoux… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Childhood asthma prevalence and morbidity varies among Latinos in the
United States, with Puerto Ricans having the highest and Mexicans the lowest. Objective To …

Whole-genome sequencing of pharmacogenetic drug response in racially diverse children with asthma

ACY Mak, MJ White, WL Eckalbar… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Albuterol, a bronchodilator medication, is the first-line therapy for asthma
worldwide. There are significant racial/ethnic differences in albuterol drug response …