St Mary's Hospital

Detection of an unstable fragment of DNA specific to individuals with myotonic dystrophy

POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME: A CHANGING PERSPECTIVE

Association between total, processed, red and white meat consumption and all-cause, CVD and IHD mortality: a meta-analysis of cohort studies

An association between processed and red meat consumption and total mortality has been reported by epidemiological studies; however, there are many controversial reports regardi...

Novel insights into the genetics of smoking behaviour, lung function, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UK BiLEVE): a genetic association study in UK Biobank

Improved imputation of low-frequency and rare variants using the UK10K haplotype reference panel

Abstract Imputing genotypes from reference panels created by whole-genome sequencing (WGS) provides a cost-effective strategy for augmenting the single-nucleotide polymorphism (...

Evidence for a single gene effect causing polycystic ovaries and male pattern baldness

Summary OBJECTIVE Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common endocrine disorders but its aetiology remains unknown. It is highly prevalent within families, suggesting a...

The relationship of insulin insensitivity to menstrual pattern in women with hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries

Summary OBJECTIVE Insulin insensitivity is a recognized feature of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) but previous studies have suggested that circulating insulin concentrations a...

PREDISPOSING LOCUS FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE ON CHROMOSOME 21

Obesity in pregnancy: a major healthcare issue

Abstract The prevalence of maternal obesity is rising, up to 20% in some antenatal clinics, in line with the prevalence of obesity in the general population. Maternal obesity po...