1.
Prevalence of PALB2 mutations in Australasian multiple-case breast cancer families
Zhi
L
Teo,
Daniel
J
Park,
Elena
Provenzano,
Catherine
A
Chatfield,
Fabrice
A
Odefrey,
Tu
Nguyen-Dumont,
K
ConFab,
James
G
Dowty,
John
L
Hopper,
Ingrid
Winship,
David
E
Goldgar,
Melissa
C
Southey
Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15 :R17 (28 February 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Carrying a high risk of breast cancer, PALB2 mutations appear in 1.5% of familial breast cancer cases studied in Australasia, supporting inclusion of the gene in breast cancer genetic screens.
2.
Ab initio calculation of valley splitting in monolayer delta-doped phosphorus in silicon
Daniel
W
Drumm,
Akin
Budi,
Manolo
C
Per,
Salvy
P
Russo,
Lloyd
C L
Hollenberg
Nanoscale Research Letters 2013, 8 :111 (27 February 2013)
Abstract | Provisional PDF
3.
FAVR (Filtering and Annotation of Variants that are Rare): methods to facilitate the analysis of rare germline genetic variants from massively parallel sequencing datasets
Bernard
J
Pope,
Tu
Nguyen-Dumont,
Fabrice
Odefrey,
Russell
Bell,
Sean
V
Tavtigian,
David
E
Goldgar,
Andrew
Lonie,
Melissa
C
Southey,
Daniel
J
Park
BMC Bioinformatics 2013, 14 :65 (25 February 2013)
Abstract | Provisional PDF
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4.
SPRING: an RCT study of probiotics in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus in overweight and obese women
Marloes Dekker
Nitert,
Helen
L
Barrett,
Katie
Foxcroft,
Anne
Tremellen,
Shelley
Wilkinson,
Barbara
Lingwood,
Jacinta
M
Tobin,
Chris
McSweeney,
Peter
O’Rourke,
H David
McIntyre,
Leonie
K
Callaway
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13 :50 (25 February 2013)
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5.
Look, no hands! Spectral biomarkers from genetic association studies
Michael
Inouye,
Gad
Abraham
Genome Medicine 2013, 5 :14 (15 February 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Michael Inouye and Gad Abraham discuss the clinical importance of a study describing how to identify potential associations between genomic loci and metabolic biomarkers without a reference spectrum.
6.
Diatom attachment inhibition: limiting surface accessibility through air entrapment
Alex
H-F
Wu,
Kenichi
Nakanishi,
KL
Cho,
Robert
Lamb
Biointerphases 2013, 8 :5 (7 February 2013)
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Using a decline in serum hCG between days 0–4 to predict ectopic pregnancy treatment success after single-dose methotrexate: a retrospective cohort study
Monika
Skubisz,
Philip
Dutton,
William Colin
Duncan,
Andrew
W
Horne,
Stephen
Tong
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2013, 13 :30 (1 February 2013)
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8.
Falling through the cracks: a qualitative study of HIV risks among women who use drugs and alcohol in Northeast India
Michelle
Kermode,
Collins
Z
Sono,
Chingzaning Hangzo
Songput,
Alexandra
Devine
BMC International Health and Human Rights 2013, 13 :9 (29 January 2013)
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9.
Investigation of human cationic antimicrobial protein-18 (hCAP-18), lactoferrin and CD163 as potential biomarkers for ovarian cancer
Ratana
Lim,
Martha
Lappas,
Clyde
Riley,
Niels
Borregaard,
Holger
J
Moller,
Nuzhat
Ahmed,
Gregory
E
Rice
Journal of Ovarian Research 2013, 6 :5 (22 January 2013)
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10.
Discovery and analysis of consistent active sub-networks in cancers
Raj
K
Gaire,
Lorey
Smith,
Patrick
Humbert,
James
Bailey,
Peter
J
Stuckey,
Izhak
Haviv
BMC Bioinformatics 2013, 14 (Suppl 2):S7 (21 January 2013)
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11.
CoNVEX: copy number variation estimation in exome sequencing data using HMM
Kaushalya
C
Amarasinghe,
Jason
Li,
Saman
K
Halgamuge
BMC Bioinformatics 2013, 14 (Suppl 2):S2 (21 January 2013)
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12.
18 F-florbetaben Aβ imaging in mild cognitive impairment
Kevin
Ong,
Victor
L
Villemagne,
Alex
Bahar-Fuchs,
Fiona
Lamb,
Gaël
Chételat,
Parnesh
Raniga,
Rachel
S
Mulligan,
Olivier
Salvado,
Barbara
Putz,
Katrin
Roth,
Colin
L
Masters,
Cornelia
B
Reininger,
Christopher
C
Rowe
Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2013, 5 :4 (16 January 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Higher levels of amyloid-β deposition, measured using 18F-florbetaben imaging, was associated with more severe memory loss in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients, proving its utility in early MCI diagnosis.
13.
Knowledge and confidence of Australian emergency department clinicians in managing patients with mental health-related presentations: findings from a national qualitative study
George
A
Jelinek,
Tracey
J
Weiland,
Claire
Mackinlay,
Marie
Gerdtz,
Nicole
Hill
International Journal of Emergency Medicine 2013, 6 :2 (15 January 2013)
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14.
Extending ICPC-2 PLUS terminology to develop a classification system specific for the study of chiropractic encounters
Melanie
J
Charity,
Simon
D
French,
Kirsty
Forsdike,
Helena
Britt,
Barbara
Polus,
Jane
Gunn
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2013, 21 :4 (14 January 2013)
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15.
Over-expression of microRNA171 affects phase transitions and floral meristem determinancy in barley
Julien
Curaba,
Mark
Talbot,
Zhongyi
Li,
Chris
Helliwell
BMC Plant Biology 2013, 13 :6 (7 January 2013)
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16.
Health seeking behavior for cervical cancer in Ethiopia: a qualitative study
Zewdie
Birhanu,
Alemseged
Abdissa,
Tefera
Belachew,
Amare
Deribew,
Hailemariam
Segni,
Vivien
Tsu,
Kim
Mulholland,
Fiona
M
Russell
International Journal for Equity in Health 2012, 11 :83 (29 December 2012)
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17.
Contraception matters: indicators of poor usage of contraception in sexually active women attending family planning clinics in Victoria, Australia
Jason
Ong,
Meredith
Temple-Smith,
William
CW
Wong,
Kathleen
McNamee,
Christopher
Fairley
BMC Public Health 2012, 12 :1108 (23 December 2012)
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18.
Patient characteristics associated with hospitalisations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in Victoria, Australia
Zahid
Ansari,
Syed Imran
Haider,
Humaira
Ansari,
Tanyth
de Gooyer,
Colin
Sindall
BMC Health Services Research 2012, 12 :475 (21 December 2012)
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19.
The relationship between retinal vessel calibre and knee cartilage and BMLs
Miranda
L
Davies-Tuck,
Ryo
Kawasaki,
Anita
E
Wluka,
Tien
Y
Wong,
Lauren
Hodgson,
Dallas
R
English,
Graham
G
Giles,
Flavia
Cicuttini
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012, 13 :255 (20 December 2012)
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20.
Obesity and increased burden of hip and knee joint disease in Australia: Results from a national survey
Ilana
N
Ackerman,
Richard
H
Osborne
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2012, 13 :254 (20 December 2012)
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21.
Multidisciplinary approach to management of maternal asthma (MAMMA [copyright]): the PROTOCOL for a randomized controlled trial
Angelina
Lim,
Kay
Stewart,
Michael
J
Abramson,
Susan
P
Walker,
Johnson
George
BMC Public Health 2012, 12 :1094 (19 December 2012)
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22.
Understanding the association between injecting and sexual risk behaviors of injecting drug users in Manipur and Nagaland, India
Khrieketou
Suohu,
Chumben
Humtsoe,
Niranjan
Saggurti,
Shrutika
Sabarwal,
Bidhubhusan
Mahapatra,
Michelle
Kermode
Harm Reduction Journal 2012, 9 :40 (18 December 2012)
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Treatment and outcomes of an Australian cohort of outpatients with bipolar I or schizoaffective disorder over twenty-four months: implications for clinical practice
Jayashri
Kulkarni,
Sacha
Filia,
Lesley
Berk,
Kate
Filia,
Seetal
Dodd,
Anthony
de Castella,
Alan
JM
Brnabic,
Amanda
J
Lowry,
Katarina
Kelin,
William
Montgomery,
Paul
B
Fitzgerald,
Michael
Berk
BMC Psychiatry 2012, 12 :228 (17 December 2012)
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Evidence for transcript-specific epigenetic regulation of glucocorticoid-stimulated skeletal muscle 11β -hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 activity in type 2 diabetes
Warrick
J
Inder,
Varuni
R
Obeyesekere,
Christina
Jang,
Richard
Saffery
Clinical Epigenetics 2012, 4 :24 (17 December 2012)
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Will environmental flows increase the abundance of native riparian vegetation on lowland rivers? A systematic review protocol
Kimberly
A
Miller,
J Angus
Webb,
Siobhan
C
de Little,
Michael
J
Stewardson
Environmental Evidence 2012, 1 :14 (17 December 2012)
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